my blog needs a little color.....

So I am adding some photos today....
to the left is an example of what you do when everyone else is taking digital photos on Hello and you have no digi cam.
And you're on Vicodin.
Cuz you got out of bed funny.
Cuz that happens to everyone...
So you draw.
With Sharpie.
Heck yes!



Next we have... hmmmm.... what else can I find???
Oops!
It's a Veronica related shot.....
There's a shock...
My Logan Echolls tshirt....
Tee hee...
Only 3 more hours.


Last but not least...
<--- Jello.
Striped jello.
12 hour jello.
THIS is funny to me....






Also.
I'm just going to prepare you guys.
Gulp.
OK, who am I kidding. I'm preparing myself.
On Monday, I leave for Orlando for a week.
Yes. Until Friday. For that time-- I will be disconnected. Entirely. Not like DC where I can sometimes sneak online for a quick email or blog check... Nothing. Nada. I'm sensing I may lose my mind and aimlessly wander the halls, rocking back and forth and muttering things like: I must get on 2peas-- I wonder who posted a layout-- I wonder what's happening on the boards-- how many posts will April have when I return ;)-- how can I survive without a Wednesday post-Veronica chat-- Rhymes with Connie-- How Did I Get Here-- Ain't Nothing But an E Thang-- Is This Thing On-- ah yes. People will wonder. And I like it that way....
Tee hee...

OK... what I also wanted to say was THANK YOU GUYS so much for all the congrats and sweet words and support about Scrapologie. It means the world to me... I'm so excited... and humbled. The group of girls over there-- the whole site and the DT-- amazes and inspires me. And so do all of you...

Alright.
Tomorrow is extended remix Veronica post day. I know you all can't wait!
xo,
g

one page down.......

I completed a page tonight!
Woo hoo...
Is it wrong that this is such an accomplishment for me lately that it deserves a post??
Thanksgiving weekend was SO good.
I am not happy that it's over.
I am not happy that I had to go to work today.
I am not happy that I may or may not have to head to DC again tomorrow.
I am not happy that everyone is sick.
That is not me being thankful right there. Not very in the holiday spirit of me...
So... some things that are happy...

• My dearest Hanni making the Top 25 in the Basic Grey album contest. How fantastic is that? And how incredibly humble and wonderful is she? Yeah. She's pretty much the coolest.
• Erin's bloggage and the joy of online friends. Erin was saying that she's a proud geek. Yeah, well, me too! Bwahahaha... gotta be like my tiara twin.
• Pop culture emails with Laura (I still think they may get married after all. True love always wins out, right?!;)).
• Leftover pumpkin pie. Sorry e....
• The beach. Always. There's something I love about beach culture-- what was that sign, e? If you're lucky enough to live near the water, you're lucky enough? I agree...
• The ornaments we HAD TO BUY Saturday... sigh. No puffer fish. But there WERE sparkly starfish, beaded seahorses, and bright orange crabby pants. Those were all necessary.
• My crazy beautiful Christmas tree. I admit, at first I thought to myself-- this is just crazy. But now I love it. Without e and Colin, tho, I think Mike and I would've left it in the box. Tee hee... Max disagrees wholeheartedly that a Christmas tree is necessary and would've preferred it stayed in said box.
• My sisser. Always have the best time with her...
• Impending updates on Mel's recipe blog. YUM-O.
• Secret Santas! Woo hoo... I love gift giving...

And now for bed...
Mmm. Bed. That's a happy thing.
Oh, and peapraise. I shall catch up on that soon. Cuz I feel like all these amazing pages are passing me by. And we can't have that.
Sending get-well-soon vibes to all my sickies...
xo,
g

DUDE! I just realized I forgot last week's Veronica post.
Ohmygoodness.... be prepared (scared?) for an extended version this Thursday... ;)

have you ever seen 16 candles?

OK.
And Joan Cusack's character??
With the big mouth brace thingie...
Yeah.
That's how I feel today.
I woke up, and stretched, and something in my neck went pop...
and now I can't so much turn my head to the right...
(driving to work was an adventure)
or look up.....
or dry my hair.
And now I ask myself: who hurts themself getting out of bed?
Now you know the answer:
Me.
Feel free to laugh amongst yourselves.
So I'll be heading to the doctor to try to explain that I need to clean my house, cook my apps, and be prepared for turkey day-- all these things require some range of motion-- that I do not have...
Uh huh.
I had a big long post about DC prepared-- but that shall wait.
Cuz I'm in pain.
*sniff*
Moral of the story??
Stay in bed.
(I missed you guys... :))
xox,
g

... and i'm out...

Off to DC.
Be back Tuesday.
Try not to miss me too much...
:)
xox,
g

the post you've all been waiting for...

Last night's Veronica?
Ranks up there in my mind as one of the best of the season...
I know, I say that all the time....
But this one.
So good.
And the powers that be (ummm, that would be Em, Missy, April (newly converted! woo hoo!), and me, of course) gave it an average LSF of 7.
Shirtless? Check.
FUNNY FUNNY LINES?? Check.
Time with Veronica? Check.
Yeah.
It was good.
Real good, as we say in North Cack.
In addition to the joy of Logan, we had MANY more reasons to dislike (the royally skeevy) Duncan (can the Donut Run episode happen soon enough?! I think not....), Veronica watching the Big Lebowski (yeah, Mike pretty much adores her now), Lamb momentarily redeeming himself, some clarification on what in the world happens in Meg's life (although I'm still thinking there is WAY more going on than just the wee bit of flowers in the attic (shout out, e;)) action we had going on), random scenes with Gia, and Doogie Howser-esque emails to Wallace (how cute was that?!)... So grateful for another episode w/o Bad-Acting-Girl aka Wallace's girlfriend... So want to adopt Beaver-- err, Cassidy-- to save him from his family...
Favorite lines of the episode??
--> I owe your village a goat.
--> My code word is "Endurance."
--> Was Option A "See ya"?
Sigh.
All delivered masterfully by... you guessed it... Logan.
Swoon.
How many more days til Wednesday?!?!
;)
xoxox,
g

hermit crab

Oh dear.
Even my Yahoo mail knows I'm a hermit.
I just went to see if I had anything new... a little break from the evil blackhole of work... and it sent me to some weird screen with my horoscope.
Sigh.

Daily extended (by Astrology.com)
You're not in the mood to party, but if there's any way at all you can force yourself to go out, even if it's just for a little while, you won't regret it. The heavens are brimming over with fun energy -- the stuff that lively, unexpected conversations are made of -- and if you've been hiding out, that might be just what the doctor ordered. Even if you haven't, get out there. Too much time alone isn't good for anyone -- especially you.

Well, I personally think it's just fine for me.
So there....
Dang horoscope making me feel all bad about myself...
First Google, now Yahoo.
Conspiracy I say.
xo,
g

PS I KNOW you all are waiting for your Thursday VMars update, but that takes thought and time. I promise a new LSF and updates tonight... ;)xoxo. Let me just say that I owe your village a goat, though.

wednesday wonderings... (yeah, i don't think wonderings is a word either)

Why oh why am I not yet sick of my Halloween candy???
(although, the real question could be, if we don't have kids, WHY do we have so much candy anyway?!)
Why is work so busy right now??
Why does it sometimes take me 15 minutes to get to work and sometimes 45 when I leave at the same time?
Why was the Season Finale of Laguna so unsatisfying?
Why am I so impatient?
Why do I not want to get off my lazy butt to exercise right now?
Why does Max always want to sleep on my side of the bed?
Why is it not yet time for Veronica Mars when I've been patiently waiting all the livelong day for it to start?
Why does the word fedora make me laugh so hard?
(no, wait, I know that answer....)
Why do I have to go to DC next week for work when there's this crazy invention called "videoconferencing"?
Why does it make me giggle so much that Max got his picture taken with Santa today?
Why is Yahoo email not so much working right now?
Why do I not have a clue what to get anyone (except Mara, gummy bears, I know) for Christmas/Hanukkah??
Why do I not have oodles of money?
... or, for that matter, a pet penguin?!?!
Why does my mojo leave me at least once a month?
Why oh why am I still really enjoying Ashlee Simpson when it just feels so wrong?!
Why does pizza ALWAYS sound good (especially from Cinelli's)??
Why do I have something called a Veronica Mars quote of the Day when I update it biweekly?
(that, I'm fixing. Like, now.)
Why do I have to pay bills during the holidays?
Why do I feel inclined to nearly run my car off the road on the way to and from work checking the progress on the new Starbucks with a drivethru?
(sidenote: sign up, lighting in, trees planted)
(sidenote 2: why are starbucks with drivethrus just SO much better than the ones without?!)
Why is there still another WEEK until RENT comes out?
Why do I already wonder if that little store will be sold out of puffer fish ornaments before E and I get down to the beach next weekend?
(yeah, they're real cute. you'd all be jealous if we got 'em...)

Hmm.
Yup.
These are the things I'm thinking about today....
This could be why I ramble so so so much on the phone... ;)
90 minutes til Veronica.....
xox,
g

i'm such a gamer

So last night... I REALLY wanted to watch our own personal DVR-d CSI marathon-- Miami, New York, and then the regular ol' CSI (which, OK, was like watching Mike play Grand Theft Auto-- and what was up with Nicky's moustache!?!)... Anyhoo, Mikey decided that sleeping sounded better... so I decided to pop on upstairs for a bit to see if there were any cake-lovers around... ;)

I found an incoming google talk call from my Mel...
This results in me digging around my desk
Finding two game controlers, a stack of games, unidentified computer objects, a partridge in a pear tree, and a gaming headset thing-- with the little microphone thingie?? Something compelled me to put it on (cuz I was channeling my inner super spy)-- and it worked as a microphone...

OK, not really.
This was the conversation...
I would say something like:
"I got 5 packs of Heidi Swapp letters"
It would sound like-- thanks to cheapie game headset:
"UI adklfadfawetlkthlk adklfja tkjtilj fadkjad faskf"
Which resulted in this from both of us:
bwwwwahahahhahahahhahahhahahah

So our conversation essentially consisted of listening to each other CRACK UP over the ridiculousness of the situation... and typing what we wanted to say-- which sorta defeated the "chat" purpose... I was crying I was laughing so hard... Plus, I might add, I think I heard some online gaming going on while I was chatting... Had I been more Veronica Mars-- I totally would've shouted OWNAGE! But I didn't want to scare Mel more than I already was.... ;)

Yeah.
The computer is sucking me in these days...
Alright, I am off-- to see my sisser. We are going to make lists, eat food, and do some retail therapy, cuz we're both a little stressed. I am bringing the carpet shampooer. If I write it here, I shall remember it... And, yes, I know that my shopping should be for Christmas right now. I shall keep that in mind. And perhaps buy some more Christmas decorations or something... ;) I am NOT going to think about work for a day. HURRAY!

Hope you all have wonderful Fridays...
xoxoxo,
g

new chair + LSF returns + tagged x 2 = 1 long post

Ohmygoodness.
Would just like you all to know that MAX is sitting in the NEW CHAIR and not acting like I've ruined his life...
That's a praise!
I am a happy dog mommy right now.....
Feeling less like I've traumatized him
:)
Phew.....

AND-- Missy, Em and I had a very involved chat about the JOY that is Veronica Mars last night. We came to a consensus that: the LSF was an average of 3.5 last night, Logan makes argyle look HOT, continuity is the best thing that could happen on a show, I am obsessed with Weevil (but did he not ROCK the 3 minutes and 15 seconds he was on last night?!!?), Em has a mind like a steel trap for show lines, there may be a Donut baby in the future (but I say drug ring/stripper baby), Veronica is way nicer than the 3 of us are, and this is the best show on television. OK, we had way more to talk about, but I shan't bore you with all the details...

And, yes, EriCa-- when I blog, I mean business... tee hee... :)

So I've been tagged twice-- by my darling scrappies, April and Melly... So here goes-- hope it's somewhat entertaining... :)

names you go by
1. gabs
2. gabster
{gabriella, gabbers, gabbylicious, gabbylectric, gabbyfek, fek, fekster, etc...)

2 parts of your heritage
1. Swedish (dad's side)
2. Irish (so my dad says)

2 things that scare you
1. something happening to the Maxwell or Mikey or anyone else I love
2. cockroaches...............

2 of your everyday essentials
1. my necklace with the mustard seed and hope charms
2. same as Mel ---> pajama pants [worn every evening as soon as i get home]

2 things you are wearing right now
1. JEANS-- cuz it's really Friday, you know...
2. flip flops-- cuz it's STILL hot...

2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment)
1. The Faders (thank you, Veronica Mars)
2. Nickel Creek

2 favorite songs (at the moment)
1. LOVE by ashlee simpson [did i really just admit that? good gym music.]<-- yes, Mel, you did, and so did I.... ;)
2. No Sleep Tonight-- faders

2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love)
1. someone that can make me laugh
2. someone who GETS me-- like Mike does-- knows when I need to be left alone, knows when I need someone to say, let's just order pizza, knows to tuck me in at night... :)

2 truths
1. I talk to my dog. Full on conversations.
2. I am contemplating putting up my Christmas decorations already...

2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex)
1. smile
2. eyes

2 of your favorite hobbies (besides scrapbooking??)<--- yes, that's the obvious
1. With Mel again ---> cooking/baking
2. Reading-- I get lost in books, I really do...

2 things you want really badly
1. Mel, I'm stealing half your answers ---> To find something I'm truly passionate about for my career.
2. A digital camera. *sigh*

2 places you want to go on vacation
1. Belize to see Kenzie
2. Italy

2 things you want to do before you die
1. (OK, last one I'm stealing) ---> be a mom
2. Find my passion in life. Yup, same as above, really... but I'm cheating...

2 ways that you are stereotypically a dude/chick
1. I am completely irrational 3 days a month on a 28-ish day cycle
2. I love flowers...

2 things you are thinking about now
1. how GOOD Veronica was last night
2. that I'm REALLY hungry

2 stores you shop at
1. SUPERTARGET (that's not a store, it's a mecca)
2. Barnes and Noble

I tag... Hmmmm.... Hanni and *e*!!!
Love you girlies...
Phew.
That's all.
Now off to the piles and piles and piles of work I have to do. Try not to miss me too much...
Happy Thursday that's really a Friday,
xoxo,
g

real tree or not real tree, that is the question...

OK.
So.
We get to have our first BIG Christmas tree this year... in our apartment, there was never really room for a big ol' tree-- but this year-- oh yes, it's on... I'm decorating the whole house. Every square inch. And I want a big ol' tree. I'm talking huge. Christmas Vacation size... OK, maybe not... BUT-- my dilemma: real tree or fake??? If we still lived in the Midwest-- I'd say real in a heartbeat... but down here-- they seem to, umm, not last so long, those real trees. So-- what should I do??
Discuss, please....

If you do not care about cooking...
Or recipes...
You can stop reading now... Otherwise, this one may just be for Miss Mel, chef extraordinaire-- and e-- cuz I'm her own personal test kitchen....

Courtesy of Rachel Ray's new EveryDAY magazine, I present to you- "Cheddar Crusted Chicken with Smooshy Applesauce" (serves 4)-- yes, it sounds bizarre, but it is sooooooo YUM-O. And if I had a digicam, I would've taken a picture... Sigh... Now I'll never be as cool as Mel...
5 McIntosh apples-- peeled (yeah, I didn't do this step), quartered, cored, and chopped
2 t fresh lemon juice
1 cup apple cider
3 rounded T brown sugar
one 1-inch piece of peeled ginger
1/2 t ground cinnamon

4 chik boobies
1 cup salted baby pretzels
1 c plain bread crumbs
1 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 T fresh thyme, chopped (I used dried because I'm cheap like that)
1/8 t freshly grated nutmeg
freshly ground pepper
1 large egg
all-purpose flour, for dredging
veggie oil for frying
salt

1. Preheat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the apples, lemon juice, cider, brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon and stir. Cook, stirring frequently, until mushy, about 15 minutes (ummm, more like 20). Remove the ginger (it's sorta hard to find).
2. While the applesauce is cooking, pound the chicken until evenly thin. Rachel explains this whole long process for using a pan-- just pound the suckers...
3. Place the pretzels, cheese, bread crumbs, thyme, nutmeg, and pepper in a food processor and pulse to grind until all the consistency of the bread crumbs. Gab's helpful hint: do JUST the pretzels and cheese together first or you end up with weird pretzel clumps. I learned this the hard way. Transfer the mix to a shallow dish.
4. Crack the egg into a second shallow dish and lightly beat with a splash of water. Place some flour in a third dish. Coat the chicken first in flour, then in egg, and finally in the pretzel mixture.
5. In a large skillet, heat a couple of turns of the pan of oil over medium-high heat and add the coated chicken. Cook in a single layer, 3-4 minutes on each side-- AHEM. This is why Rachel's recipes only take 30 minutes, she tries to give you salmonella. It needs to be closer to 5, watch the chik carefully-- until the juices run clear and the breading is evenly browned. Season with salt. Serve the chik with the applesauce.
YUM-O.

Alright.
I have crazy amounts of work to do this week.
Ack.
Ack I say.
I think I need cake.
Happy Wednesday, all-- 12 hours 'til Veronica....
xox,
g

PS oooh, JESSIE-- we had a DELISH shrimp tempura roll last night... SO good... SO SO SO good... :)

PC load letter?!?!

Oh my goodness gracious.
Where have I been???
Well, somehow work managed to get busy this week... and now will be through the holidays-- how wrong is that?! Aren't things supposed to slow down around the holidays?!?! Egads... Not here, apparently. And, speaking of holidays-- you all helped me get my butt in gear to start my shopping. Eeeek.... my list is frighteningly long and out of control...
So.
What's new in my life...
I'm a little flustered.
But this? This is not new...
Hmmmm....

Exciting news in my life: I now own a dining room table and chairs. Well, they are not yet in my possession, but they are paid for. That's a praise!

Horrible news in Max's life: We now own a dining room table and chairs. These will be taking the place of "his" chair in "his" dining room-- which has been this way since we moved in 8 months ago. He's pretty traumatized by us merely moving the chair from one side of the window to the other. Any suggestions for alleviating his trauma????

Embarrassing moment #12020399378 of my life: Accidentally emailed my brother-in-law a question about a certain issue meant for my sister yesterday. Caused said BIL to end up nearly in tears he was laughing so hard... Caused the Gab to turn 87 shades of red upon realizing what she did.

Delicious recipe in my life: Rachel Ray's crispy chicken with smooshy applesauce from the new EveryDay magazine. Interested??? It is YUM-O... and did you know that you can BUY a t-shirt that says YUM-O?!?! I sorta have to have that....

In other news:
-- I ordered my Thanksgiving turkey today... YESSSSSSSSSS...
-- Is it odd to still be wearing flip flops in November? I'm going with it... but it still seems bizarre....
-- I'm going out for sushi tonight. This obviously means that Mike (aka picky eater extraordinaire-- but I love him anyway) is out of town... am trying to avoid tuna (watch for my PSA on tuna later-- err, umm, sometime soon I shall try to get that on le blog)-- which is problematic in that it makes up all my fave rolls. Suggestions?? Beautiful Miss Sushi herself, Jess?? Can you help me?!?
-- Only two more work days this week....

That's the news as I know it...
OK.
Back to work.
Mucho love....
xox,
g

she drinks beer with coca cola, and that's the way i like it...

Tee hee...
Sorry, my radio was playing Ben Lee on the way to work today...
... and that line got stuck in my head....

Anyhoo. It's FRIDAY... and you all know what that means...
Gabby's random post day... HURRAY!!

First, a confession.
A scrapbooking confession.
This may get me banned from twopeas.
It just might.
Actually, I'm thinking it's an affirmative....
Guess what I'm ordering today?
And am SOOOOOO excited about??
REFILLS.
Yup, refills.
For what? My CREATIVE MEMORIES tape runners... tee hee. How many of my scrappies (yes, word stolen from my dear Mel) just fell out of their chairs in laughter or in horror?!?! All of you?? Yup, I thought so... Have I mentioned my love/hate relationship with Hermafix? The fact that I go through Hermie's like they're disposable? The fact that I've only ever managed to refill ONE and have it work??? See, I love my CM tape runners. I do. But then, one dark day in March, I was at a crop with my old design team, and they made so much fun of me that I broke down. And bought my first Hermie. I've never loved it the way I loved my CM. Never felt Hermie really loved me back. But my CM?? Ah, those were the days.
And I'm bringin' 'em BACK!
Crap. Now I'm laughing at myself....

On an unrelated note (yup, they get to be unrelated because it's random post Friday)-- so, I got a comment the other day from someone I REALLY admire... I LOVE her scrapping, I LOVE her blog (yup, I just totally called myself out as a lurker... tee hee...), and I adore her outlook on things-- namely, that "OK pages aren't OK"-- and that she seems so grounded... Plus, I think we'd get along real good like. AND-- every time I look at her location line on 2peas, I immediately start singing Counting Crows and thinking I want to visit the Omaha zoo again... one more hint-- I've never emailed this person... the plot thickens, eh?!!?
Wow.
That was like a riddle.
Who can figure out who I'm talking about?!?
No cheating.
You must figure it out just from those clues...
Tee hee.
I feel like I should give the winner of this puzzle a prize.
So-- whoever figures this out first...
Gets-- umm, some HS stuff from Target?
Is that a good prize??

On to more randomness...
I missed my Mel on googletalk last night. Sigh.
Emily found me a NEW VMARS quote.
And is getting pubbed.
HURRAY for Emily!!
Ash is gone...
My sisser is STILL gone...
There's like 5 whole days til VMars...
Sigh cubed.

OK. I leave you with two questions.
Wow, this post has been chockfull of excitement.

#1-- If you had a secret santa, would you prefer one BIG present or a bunch of littles and then a sorta-big at the "reveal"?
#2-- How many of you have started/finished Christmas shopping? That's right-- give me a kick in the pants to get going....

Happy Friday, darlings...
Have wonderful weekends...
xoxo,
g

it's official....

... I can no longer make a decision without first asking the blog universe-- thank you guys SO MUCH for all your comments on my magazine question. I've decided just to order EVERY SINGLE ONE I WANT... tee hee.... kidding... I haven't made any decisions yet, but I feel far more informed than I did before, that much is for certain...

In unrelated news-- HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED ERIN KEENER!! You are such a blessing to me.... your happy, colorful nature just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy... AND-- you're my tiara twin... which makes me adore you all the more... So *e* and I had to make this b-day surprise together... It was only right for our surrogate sister. Can I just tell you all how IN AWE I am of that sister of mine?? Seriously. I was a WHINEY BRAT going into doing this because I thought I would mess it up (e can attest to this).... But she had this incredible vision... and she put it into action-- perfectly. She cut out that train by hand and let me make random sunshines and presents and hills.. We had so much FUN together... I sometimes forget just how incredibly LUCKY I am to have this sister of mine-- I have fun with her, I laugh with her, I cry in panicked hysterics to her and she calms me down-- AND she's incredibly gifted. I don't think I tell her that enough.. By the way, miss e, I think we should go into business making these... ;)

In further unrelated news-- things that are making me happy today (other than the Erin LOVE filled gallery):
-- April and cat food tacos (coming soon to a blog near you-- tee hee, you crack me up, friend!)
-- Peppermint Stick Decaf green tea (heck yes! it makes me ready for the holidays... fa la la la la)
-- the stack of mail love in my car and more at home (I'm putting all those *e* b-day packaging pieces to good use!!)
-- stinky dog Max getting a bath today
-- the fact that it seems to finally be FALL here-- my drive to work was gorgeous....
-- that it's ALMOST holiday movie season... (heck yes again! Kelly, get your cute self out here to go see RENT with me!!)
-- Emily looking for new VMars quotes for me-- cuz about the quote of the day. Yeah. If it could be updated, that would be great... Alright!

Happy Thursday, darlings... I hope you all are having wonderful days....
xox,
g

help.......

*e* says you have to entertain me while she's gone. Neener neener neener... that means you HAVE to help me with my dilemma. Not that it's a serious dilemma...

I love magazines.
I do.
Not scrap ones so much lately, but moreso everything else that comes in glossy mag form... in fact, I just picked up some random Rachel Ray EveryDay magazine this weekend (cuz, really, why don't I have her job?!)-- and a cookie one-- and I'm so happy that the Martha Christmas cookbook comes out today... yeah, it's an illness. I think I have a need for shiny paper that tels me how to make every aspect of my life oh-so-much better and more perfect... Sigh. So-- your mission-- tell me which of these to subscribe to, which to buy only in the store, which subscriptions to cancel... OK? Go team go!

Currently, I subscribe to and refuse to cancel:
-- Cooking Light
-- Everyday Food
Cuz, well, I love to eat and I can't make Mel tell me all her secrets... :)

I subscribe to all of these:
-- Self
-- Fitness
-- Shape
-- Health
And, really, do I need 4 magazines to tell me to eat less, exercise more, and love myself?! I think not. So, which should go? Especially considering the fact that I think my yoga mat is dusty-- I don't think I deserve all four... tee hee....

I am considering subscribing to:
-- Domino (I *heart* house stuff)
-- Lucky (cuz as I told Jessie today, I'm getting to be in serious need of an Extreme Makeover Gab Edition)
-- Cottage Living (yup, because I'd really like to pretend my house is a happy beach cottage)
-- Real Simple (had it, let it lapse, miss it?!)
Anyone have any input on these???

And then... I feel like I *should* subscribe to something scrappy....
Yay? Nay?
Opinions on the oodles of mags out???

Thanks, peeps....
I would be so lost without you...
Oh, and if y'all know of any like VMars fanzines or anything, I probably need those, right?! tee hee....
xoxo,
g