As some of you know, Mother's Day isn't a particularly happy day for me. If anyone that's reading this has lost their Mother, than you know what I mean when I say that this time of year is hard. The media, TV, sale ads, etc ... bombard you with Mother's Day ads, and just rub it in your face. I miss my Mom enough already without being reminded every 10 seconds of the month before Mother's Day that she's not here, and that I won't be able to get her anything.

SO ... how do I make up for being sad and angry and annoyed at all the attention given to Mother's Day?

I buy myself stuff instead! I've splurged WAY TOO MUCH this month. My credit card is going to come back and bite me in the ass, I know (it's happened before so you'd think I would have learned from my mistakes) But NO.

Thanks to QVC for this one.



The Edge 500 Manual Treadmill. It's manual. No power, or motor. You just get on it and walk and as slow or as fast as you go, your motions move the belt. It was odd at first but I got use to it. It's on a constant incline (which can be adjusted 3 different ways, but I have to use the easiest one) so it feels like you're walking uphill always. Just 10 minutes on it and I'm already sweating and feel like I've really worked out! I'm really happy with it!

Next up is my new bike.



I saw this at Target and just had to have it. I needed a new bike. This is just a cruiser, so it's perfect for just biking around the neighborhood. I've only been able to go riding once since I've gotten it, but I really like it, I just hope I get to use it more! Plus, it was one of their "Breast Cancer" items so I feel even better knowing some of the money went to charity.

I also treated myself to a pedicure!




And last ...



I already have Sarah Jessica Parker's Lovely perfume, which I bought a few years ago. Patrick is allergic to it, so I don't wear it that often, but I saw that she had come out with 3 new fragrances and I had to check them out! This is the one I loved the best. To me it smells like fresh soap with just a hint of roses or something like that. I love it!


So to those of you that see me on a weekly basis, if I'm not around for awhile it's because I'm either walking or biking, somewhere with my new perfume, or crying over my credit card bills.