Elvis Has Left The Building
Home is truly where the heart is. Sorry that I have been MIA for the past couple of weeks, but I have been busy building a new chapter in my life and I’m so excited!!! Before I get into that let me do this the right way, and say farewell to the last chapter of my life in Memphis. The best word to describe the five years I spent in the land of Elvis would have to be bittersweet. Memphis really taught me a lot about the highs and lows of life. What truly matters, and what should just be chalked up to spilled milk. It seemed as though whenever I was truly in the slums and wishing I had never decided to move there something amazing would happen to me. Some listener would tell me how I made their day by doing what I do. I would find out that I’m going to LA for the Grammys and American Idol. Or I would just so happen to meet some of the most amazing people I have ever encountered and make them my lifelong friends. Memphis for me was always a “calm before the storm” type of experience. My time there was sprinkled with some pain, a little regret, a lot of love, and exciting times that I will never forget. Kind of like most major chapters in life I suppose. And not to mention I did get the greatest furry gift ever while in Memphis, my little P!nk Presley Couture. Dang I love my puppy girl!
Some people say once a Memphian always a Memphian. If you said this to me before I left there I would have scoffed at you!! But now that I am sitting in my brand new apartment in Nashville feeling so blessed…I realize that a huge part of this is true, even for me. So with that said…Thank you Memphis! You will always have a special place in my heart. So enough of the wah-wah talk. I suppose I should get back to what this blog is truly about…being a CHEAP DIVA. Well let me start with that Home Sweet Home door mat that you see above. I got that sucker at Ross for $6.99! Your probably wondering why I am so excited over a door mat, but seeing as how they run about $15.99 at Walmart you would be excited about that deal too. I mean who likes to spend money on something your going to wipe mud on? So is it just me or do you get the itch whenever you move you tend to toss the old and look for the new? Well that is exactly what I did with my knife set.
I’m not normally a chick that gets excited over cutlery but $30.00 for this stainless steal set makes me happy 🙂 I know I have posted about the deals I’ve scored on Yankee candles at Ross before, but I figured I would share this because its the holidays….
I cannot get over how yummy this limited addition holiday candle smells. I light it and five minutes later my whole apartment smells like Christmas! What’s even more yummy is that I payed ten bucks for something that usually costs $26.00.
OK. So I suppose I could end this post with something mushy, but for me new beginnings and the sentiment that goes along with them usually comes with a lot of boo-hooing ( which I have done plenty of). And we all know that equals…..WRINKLES. No thank you! So for now i’ll just end this one like I always do….
~ Hugs and Smiles ~ R!LEY COUTURE