Fickle exs turned friends turned traitor

My ex had always said he wanted to keep being friends even after we broke up. We were doing that until a new girl showed up in his life. They're going out now and he has entirely transformed into a male imitation of his new girlfriend. With that I've been banished from hanging out with him and can only talk to him rarely if at all. She would of course prefer not at all. Zero contact. So much for how much he said he cared about me even as a friend. My father was right, at any moment a friend will toss you aside. Unfortunately ties are so weak these days that even some family will toss you aside if they have something to gain by it. It makes me sad to know this.

Friendship with Exs

Is it possible to have a real friendship with an ex?

House Sitting

So I'm house sitting for my godmother. Only things I have to do is take care of the pets. Easy enough job with $75 in pay for 4 days. Although it is more like 3 since they come back on Friday and they lefy today. I brought all my usual travel stuff along with the Midnight Margarita Bar sample made by SimplySoap. So far I find it to have been a good choice.

Today I went to Mitsuwa, a Japanese marketplace. It is all enclosed within one building and houses a grocery store, book store, video store, food court, sweets shop, and tea shop. From the grocery store I bought some snacks I've been wanting to try that aren't available in my area. Such as Melon pan. I also bought some snacks from the sweets shop. In the food court I ate a bowl of authentic ramen. The one I had was the miso ramen. It was good, although I could have done without the green onions.

Other then that little trip I didn't do much. Just browsed a beauty store and went back to check on the dog. Two dvds, a walk, and dinner later, here we are. House sitting has turned out to be quite unevenful. I think I'll check out the Orange County Fair tomorrow.

Delivery Dilemma, Solving Mysteries, Order Mishaps, and Soapy Happiness

As I said last time, I placed and order with SimplySoap. I ordered the Wylde Faerie sampler. They did notify me of both my purchase and that they sent it. On the day of delivery the package nor the delivery notice arrived. After several phone calls and a trip to the post office I was dumbfounded as to where my package could be.

The mystery was solved with an e-mail to SimplySoap. They had accidentally sent it to my billing address instead of my shipping address. After checking the mail at home (which we rarely check), I found the delivery notice. The next day I went to the post office and picked up my package.

When I opened the package I received a surprise. They had sent me the Wylde Wytch sampler instead of the one I ordered! I notified SimplySoap and they were very polite and helpful. So my correct order will be in the mail on Monday for no extra charge. They were kind enough to let me keep the Wylde Wytch sampler for the trouble.

Even though it was because of the order mishap, conversing with Carol Ochs (the soap maker of SimplySoap) was enjoyable. As I mentioned before she was more then polite and her personally really shone through in her e-mails. They were not dry responses from a company, but lively and personalized replies from a woman that clearly is a fun soul. I plan on purchasing from her again and as my Mother has a Flower and Gift Shop, having my Mother start a wholesale account with SimplySoap. From the scent and look of the samples I have so far, they would be a wonderful product to stock in the store.

I'll let you all know how the soaps are when used next time. 'Til then!