Jingling of the Bells and All that Jazz

Ho! Ho! Ho! It is Christmas! Yes, the day we've waited for all year. The day that is held to such high standards. The day that you wake up and then a few hours later the festivities are over... I mean lets be real here for a second if we have christmas commercials  that play for months and unrealistic expectations for holiday perfection, why can't we celebrate it for at least a week? Christmas is too short. I love Christmas, and the day seems to disappear too quickly.
(Unlike you mainstream whipper snappers we celebrated Christmas yesterday, January 3rd, so don't be crushing my candy cane.)

This year my whole immediate family was in attendance. That hasn't happened in a few years due to the fact that siblings have moved  away so it makes it difficult to get everyone together. ah logistics.
 This was also the first Christmas with my niece and nephew. (Technically this is my niece's first christmas ever since she is only two months old  but small details.) I love being an aunt, and christmas shopping for your niece or nephew is so much more fun! Everything is smaller and cuter. You just want to spoil them with everything. Your wallet may not agree, but you do.

So  yes, once again my house was invaded by relatives. I love my family, but I had finally gotten the bathroom arranged just right.  Now multiple people are using it and messing it up instead of just one person...me. Now I don't care if you mess up the great room or the kitchen(its not like I use the kitchen anyways), but do not mess up my bathroom. I like having all of my beauty products and lotions in the right place otherwise I end up being late to an occasion because I take forever rearranging the chaos left by others. Being fabulous is a process. You can't just have someone come in and mess up the fab. Not cool.

Holidays can be stressful (not that I should know I'm not really in charge of anything.) But there are many ways to cope with holidays. I have a few ways.. only 3 really so maybe you shouldn't be listening to my advice. You see I'm  more of a hot mess than a functioning adult..well a hot mess minus the hot...and double the mess. But who cares? Lets not get stuck in christmas pudding over small details like my lack of sanity. This is my advice on how I live my life during the holiday season. Its not the best...but its all I've got.

No. 1 Never put the lights on the christmas tree, have someone else put lights on. For example choose a brother or family member who doesn't enjoy decorating, but be in complete control of the ornament enhancement portion.  (If you give someone an annoying task, they won't volunteer to do more decorating. This step is very important for ornament control.)  This is very pivotal moment in tree decorating. It will make or break your  christmas tree. Remember to hang your basic beautiful bulbs and color coordinated ornaments first, then add the touch of family ornaments! You don't want to be to carried away with the handmade ornaments, otherwise it might make your tree look a bit bulky. I mean really the only person who appreciates your homemade  gingerbread man which resembles chuckie after a chainsaw accident, is your mother.

No. 2 If you at any point feel overwhelmed and stressed, embrace it. We have all at one point found ourselves sitting in a dark corner going full Adele on all the presents we need to buy but can't afford. "Never mind!! I'll find someone like you!!!" But don't worry you burst out those Adele lyrics. You don't have time for shame or sanity during the holiday season. Or maybe you can take the T Swizzle approach and just shake it off. Because nothing solves debt and desperation like thrusting your body around in an awkward turkey like fashion.  You normally end up looking  more like you're having a Benny Hinn experience than shaking off your problems. And trust me having a body shaking healing experience is never a good way to start the holidays.. people tend to think you are dying. Its unfortunate.

No. 3 I firmly believe in avoiding the real problem in any given situation. I hate conflict. I like to avoid the problem until it eventually goes away or it completely consumes your life so the pathetic mess, that you have always been, is exposed to the public. It's not pretty folks.. not pretty. But someone has to be the poster child of "how not to deal with responsibilities," and that just so happens to be my job. If your problem gets too stressful to deal with just go hide in your nephews tent fort and watch netflix. Normally by the time your family has figured  out where your "adult" self is hiding the situation will have been resolved. No need for you to get your tinsel in a knot.  Its just holidays folks.

As you can see I have great holiday stress handling skills. (I am still waiting for Oprah to call and have me on her show. I could expound so much wisdom to the masses.)  So if there is anything you need advice on or topics you want me to cover, just ask. I am always up for giving inexperienced but  fabulous advice. I think its my true calling in life.

Queen Diva out.

Stay Saucy, 

              Cherry XOXO

P.S. A sign you might be from Wisconsin is if at your family christmas dinner, you spend a large portion of it discussing cheese and the great things of Wisconsin. We are Wisconsinites. We are loud. We are proud. 

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Hey Beautiful! So You're probably thinking where  have you been? Well I've been here just busy and well uninspired. I couldn't think of any topics I wanted to write about. However I am back with a few ideas and I am ready to go! I should probably fill you in on a few things that have happened.

College... that happened. I'm only in my second week but I already have questions like.. "what?, why are we doing this?, and can I drop out to help feed my shopping addiction?" ( Yes I  have seriously considered dropping out of school so I could have money to shop. Don't judge me ok. We all have our struggles.)  I mean what is college? Just an extension of the tyranny called high school where all of sudden we have to shell out thousands of dollars and a kidney just to attend. .. Please I'm so over it.

Work..yep. So if you are like me, struggling but somehow surviving, you have a job. Thats essentially all I did this summer. Work. Sounds like a party right? You have no idea.  You would think with all the work I would be rolling in dough but no.. because I am a college student. Ahh the glamorous life a college student leads.

Vacation.. yes. So at the end of the summer a few friends of mine and I went on a mini little trip to Chicago. It was a fun time. We walked the city. Road on a boat through the city. Went to a concert. We are pretty much high class sophisticated people. We think so at least.  We also had this really good stuffed cheese pizza! Yummy! You know us Wisconsinites love our cheese! However Chicago you really need to work on your directing of traffic when there is a concert. Also dear Soldier Field employee whose job is to show people to their seats and rudely asked us if we could read and didn't help us at all.. if we were at Lambeau we wouldn't have had to ask for help! Seriously I could not believe how rude. We weren't the only people who couldn't figure out how to get to your seats. And You charged us $50 to park! To park for 4 hours.. at Soldier field... ugh.  However the trip over all was very enjoyable. Chicago is a lovely city.

Well my dear divas for now I must say goodbye. But expect another post in the next few days.  And don't forget to follow, share, and tell your friends to follow! Love you all! Queen Diva out.

                                          Stay Swazzy,
                                                      Cherry XOXO

I am Fabulous

   Hello dear bloggerians or whatever it is you call yourselves! This is my blog, Life of Fabulous. My life obviously.  I am royalty. A queen diva to be exact (but you can call me Cherry.)  I lead a life of grandeur, mystery, and excitement, or at least thats what I wish it to be. In reality I am just an easily distracted girl who has a major shopping problem. I talk more than I should, online shop more than I should. Lets just say I don't do things half way. Its an all or nothing kind of deal. As in the wise words of somebody I can't remember who "if you're going to hit somebody, you might as well hit them hard." People tell me I'm witty, however I'm not really aware of my wit till after the fact. Its awkward. I don't do nature or camouflage of any kind...ever.  Oh and yes Cherry is my real name. Its not a nickname. Its not fake name. Its my REAL name. And yes I am fully aware I am named after a fruit. You don't have to point it out.

You may be thinking "where did such an unfortunate human crawl from her hole?." And the answer to that question is Wisconsin, my glorious homeland. We got cheese. We got Beer. We got the packers, and the FFA (Future farmers of America... sounds like a party right?)
ya no.. not unless that party includes trucks and cows.. I have lived here my whole life and I love my state of green and gold, but lets just says its not the most musical or fashion forward state.

 I try to bring color into my friends and family's life however my sass and humor goes unappreciated most of the time. I have one legitimate talent and that is singing..at least attempting to. I lead a talentless life.. I'm ok with it though. No need to pity me and my unfortunate skills. I survive. Besides I'm fabulous. Who needs to be able to cook, clean, or draw when you can shop instead!  

Well see you soon my loves! 
    Stay classy, sassy, but never trashy! 
                          Cherry 
     


P.S!!! One thing you must never forget! My eye's are HAZEL! Hazel People! Not brown. Not green. I mean is it so hard to grasp the concept of an eye color? Anyways carry on with your wonderful day. XOXO