We finally got moved into the new office.

Phones and computers are up and running smoothly. Bid’ness is getting back to normal.

Although we are officially moved in, we are nowhere near finished.

The french doors to Rico’s inner sanctum have yet to come in and decorating is coming to a slow halt due to exhaustion and lack of funds.

Rico thinks it looks great. I see potential…shelves being adorned with eclectic Southern art…a desk with an antique ink well…leather lined books, etc.

Rico likes to think this is where the big bid’ness deals take place.

Notice the flat screen TV, leather couch and rifle in the corner? He thinks that’s crucial for big bid’ness deals.

I think it’s crucial for slackin’.

He spent all this money for ”crucial” things for the office but when I told him I needed to go buy office essentials like art, accent pieces and of all things….A TOILET PAPER HOLDER…he said, “WE DON’T NEED THAT CRAP!”

But I know the truth…THIS is where he does his BIG BID’NESS and that placing the TP on the plastic storage bin beside the crapper is not conducive to efficienct BID’NESS. And God forbid, we don’t have any Chili Cheese Frito’s in the bathroom…your guess is as good as mine.

And with that being said, TP holders are now installed.

OH YES I DID!!!!!

I not only wore this around the house…but out in public. (Well, to work on Rico’s office.

I am on a budget.

Since the “great tax raping of 2008″, I am only spending money for daily living necessities or tax deductions…such as my NEW SCARLET RED BLACKBERRY….OH, YES I DID!!!!

My feet aren’t tax deductible for two reasons…

1. I am not a foot model.

2. I am not employed as an “ESCORT” servicing the needs of people with foot fetish’s.

Also, I can’t get a government bail out since I don’t recieve a multi-million dollar bonus.

Therefore, I will continue the at home pedicure even though it’s not the same…

How can I relax and enjoy a pedicure when I have a two year old’s back porch in my face needing to be wiped and nobody calling me “stupid blond girl with NASTY feet” in Vietnamese????

Oh, I miss you #1 Nails!

And in my best Scarlett voice…

“ As God is my witness, as God is my witness they’re not going to lick me! I’m going to live through this and when it’s all over, I’ll never have SKANKY FEET again! No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill! As God is my witness, I’ll never be without a PEDICURE again!

As long as you have checks, you can still shop? Right?

I have a friend…and I’m not naming names…but she has this fixation with yellow clothes and shoes.

I mean, everything she picked out on our recent shopping trip was mustard yellow.

I was OK with it until she tried on these shoes…and then I had to do an intervention.

I mean, can I really be friends with someone who would wear these????

These shoes are a deal breaker. Yes, Farm Chick my anonymous friend…I’m talking to you.

My New Philosophy

On my recent trip to Gulf Shores, we dined one evening at Lulu’s. Lulu’s is owned by Jimmy Buffett’s sister, Lucy. It seems that the “laid back life on the sea” runs in the family.

I am insanely jealous and wish they would adopt me.

I bought this t-shirt for my husband…it is the closest thing to my philosophy on life.

Here is Peet’s Philosophy…

1. Read often, including the classics.

2. Accept everyone for who they are, not what they do.

3. Be well travelled.

4. Learn to be a listener.

5. Live by the sea.

6. Listen to your spirit and find joy.

7. Education, like money, doesn’t make you happy-but it sure helps.

8. Love and Family are the best things we have.