Decorations and Ranting

Yesterday I went to the Dollar Store, where everything is $1 or less and purchased a bunch of Halloween goodies. I love the Holidays, so decorating early is not an issue for me. I get that Halloween is still 1 1/2 months away, but I don't care. I have a 4 year old who loves it just as much, and these spooky little treats put a smile on her face!

I got everything you see above from Dollar Tree, except for the Mason Jar, which we had at home, the witch painting which I did myself, the glass pumpkin jar, which my mother gave to me, and the skeleton wax warmer, which I purchased from Yankee Candle.

The wax warmer is amazing and one of the best purchases I have ever made. It literally fills the entire house with whatever wax you have placed inside. Our current scent is "Halloween", also purchased from Yankee Candle. Right now if you purchase 5 wax scents ($2 each) you get the skeleton wax warmer for $10! That is a steal because normally the wax warmer itself is $25.

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Normally I don't post bitch rants, but it is my blog, so I'm going to go ahead and vent it out here. Within the past month I have noticed certain blogs that have over 500 followers. I assume they think that since they have a certain # of people who read their blog, they no longer feel the need to communicate with people who are just starting out. I've noticed certain bloggers who comment and socialize with fellow bloggers who have a high number of followers as well. Basically if you're not pushing 1,000+ you're nothing...let me tell you. I comment on blogs when the post touches me to do so. Whether it's because the post is funny, silly, sad, or for whatever reason. I am blogging to look back years from now to see pictures, feelings, memories and also to make new friends out here in this big ole blog world. Sometimes I feel though that even fellow bloggers, especially those who have a well known blog, could care less about us who are just starting out, and it's a damn shame.

I blog for me, so I'm going to keep doing what I do. I'm not going to change me or post something I wouldn't normally post to gain more followers. You either love me or leave me, it's that simple.

I don't have money to buy outrageous purchases like the new Louis Vuitton bag or those gorgeous Manolo's...trust me I sure wish I did, but I don't, so don't expect to see that here. I love buying nice makeup from the Mac counter, but that's a splurge that I don't do often, because I'd rather spend my hard earned money on a new outfit, not makeup. Don't get me wrong, if you have it, spend it. You only live once and I would do the same thing, I just don't have that luxury,

and I'm OK with that, because I have all the essentials I need.

My family, their health, my health, food, a home and their love.

I'm not going to name names, but the other day a gal with over 4k followers emailed me regarding a question I had wrote on one of her blog posts. We talked via email for over an hour and she was so genuine and down to earth. A gal with a little over 1k followers who I had replied to via a blog post, never replied back, and it was a sincere question about a purchase she had posted about. I then commented to her via Instagram, again, no response. I thought surely she just hadn't seen it yet, but someone else had commented about the same purchase (after my comment) and wouldn't you know she responded to her instead...and the person whom she responded to was another blogger with a high amount of followers. #ohwell #overit

Maybe I'm over exaggerating, because Lord knows I've been known to do that, however, where I come from you talk to others when they talk to you. I have to remind myself daily that not everyone was raised the same way I was, and there's nothing wrong with that. It takes all kinds to make this big ole world spin around.

Posted with love...

P.S. Maybe I'm just PMSing...you know how that can be ;)