Did you know?

*  Did you know that I ditched the minivan?
I totally did. Out with the old and in with a pretty, red SUV. I loved my mini, but it had lots of miles on it for only being 3ish years old. Multiple trips to Florida is probably what did it. Now, I'm sporting a 2012 Dodge Journey. I wasn't keen on it being red, as it's not a color I typically gravitate towards, but I love it. I truly love it and all of the fancy things inside it and hidden compartments.


*   Did you know that my daughter starts Kindergarten next month?
It's true and it's exciting and sad and I'm not sure how I will feel come the first day of school. Will I cry? I don't think I will, but then again, I didn't think I'd cry at her preschool graduation and I did.  Time flies and before you know it, your first born is starting school.

*   Did you know that I still have not posted pictures of my house to show my friends?
Some may be wondering, "yeah, why haven't you?" Honestly, it's a big, ol' work in progress and I'd rather show the after than the before. It's getting there, but it's one project at a time. (I groan at that statement, because I wish money grew on tress and we could finish these projects sooner than later)

Speaking of money growing on trees... I saw this on Facebook (or was it Pinterest?) yesterday. It's kinda funny.

The kid's got a point.

*   Did you know that my life is chaotic?
But if it's not, then I don't know what to do. The chaos wears on me, but when I have time to relax, I just don't know how to. It's confusing and tiring. I will say that these last two nights, I've crawled into bed and grabbed my kindle and just read and it felt great to just do nothing but read.

*   Did you know that I got a tattoo?
Yup, I did, a cute little anchor on my wrist. I got it with my friend, who also got the same thing. I loved it... yes, past tense. I still love it, but something changed and now, I don't know... Can't change what's been done, but in all honesty, it hurt. Oh well.

*   Did you know that I'm horrible at communication?
HORRIBLE! Especially if something is bothering me. I never, ever, ever feel that my feelings stand any ground. I know that they do, but I always feel that the other person has a point to what they say and in a way I feel as if it cancels my feelings out. Bottling things up isn't fun, either. I'm working on speaking my mind. I may be the only one noticing it, but it's a tiny improvement. I'm trying, but I don't like upsetting people so I tend to just keep what bothers me inside.

*   Did you know that sometimes I feel lonely?
Sometimes. Not all the time. Sometimes I feel that I'm not important. Is that a sign of depression? It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it just puts me in a crappy, don't bother me mood. I hate this mood. I am important. I have a family who loves me. But sometimes, I need more.

*   Did you know that I got my butt back on Etsy?
I did! I did! I really, really did! I received my statistics the other day on how many people my page and/or designs reached and let's just say it's not bad... not bad at all.
Check it out: Alissa Lee Designs (my etsy page)

*   Did you know that I cannot stand when I call someone and get their voicemail?
It makes me want to scream. Do I? No, I may grunt or sigh, but I don't scream. Busy signals are no fun either. Speaking of... I called my doctor's office two days in a row and had to keep redialing, redialing, redialing because all I heard was that dumb eehh eehh eehh sound (that's my busy signal, by the way). It also made it difficult to get ahold of them because they close up for lunch from 11:30 to 1 or 1:30 and you know I always seemed to pick up the phone to call them at 11:25. Needless to say, I got threw today only to have the receptionist tell me that my doctor was not in today and that she'll give me a call back tomorrow. SON OF A.... !!!!! At least it wasn't another busy signal.

*   Did you know that I'm super proud of my husband?
He's been working his tail feather off (Gosh, I need to lay off the Disney movies as I am reciting lines from Rio (it's an adorable movie, by the way)) to get this house to where we want it to be. He's doing a great job and I'm so happy to be married to such a handy, handsome guy. Keep up the good work, babe!

*   Did you know that I feel like I left a great group of friends behind when I moved away? I did and thinking about it makes my nose want to twitch. When my nose twitches, watery eyes tend to follow. I miss them. I miss them a lot. :(

*   Did you know that I'm developing a love for the beach? It may seem like that's a no brainer since I live in the Sunshine State, but to be honest, I used to hate the sun when I grew up here. I'm trying to be smarter about it -- sunscreen is a must! A cute hat doesn't hurt either. Plus, I want my kids to be able to enjoy the beach and they do!

*   Did you know that I purchased tickets to go swim with the manatees? I cannot wait to go and experience this with my husband. I have no idea what to expect, but I'm sure it'll be fun. A date hasn't been decided yet, but I'm thinking it has to be summertime as the water is pretty chilly since it's a spring and all. BRRR! Note to self: find/bring a water camera!

I'm running out of  'Did You Knows' so I'll stop here. I'm getting sleepy and I have another 8 hour day tomorrow for training. Thankfully, tomorrow is the last day of it.