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Finally
Alright. Fellow bloggers, fellow readers, women and men. I finally did it... I got my winter tires changed out! I know, a tad late in the season, but it never was a super priority to me. As it should've been. You see, here I was at the liquor store yesterday to pick up a nice bottle of wine after my log day of work.. Well the man infront of me at the till was loud, obnoxious and oddly friendly. He paid for his purchases and went on his way, leaving the cashier and I to exchange glances of odd curiosity. Well turns out that extremely different character had the decency to point out my back passenger tire was going quite flat. Thanks weird man! You made me get off My lazy but and splurge on some tires. Can my next pay check come a little sooner please? I am sure I will be changing back to my winter tires sooner than I think too... Oh humph!
Happy Tuesday my lovvies, it is a beautiful splendid day! I took a light lunch to my wonderful boyfriend and we sat together and munched away, something which hasn't happened before. It was wonderful. Yep. He makes me smile. :)
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Happy Tuesday my lovvies, it is a beautiful splendid day! I took a light lunch to my wonderful boyfriend and we sat together and munched away, something which hasn't happened before. It was wonderful. Yep. He makes me smile. :)
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Brand New
Here I go again, accepting a new journey, a new path in life. I am handing in my 2 weeks today and am utterly sick about it. I also being training at my new job today, something in which I despise doing, but must be done. I will be the new girl. The brand new zoo animal everyone can gawk at, everyone can judge, and take turns asking a bazilion questions about.. yay!! (note the sarcasm).
It is a bold move, but something in which I feel must be done. I wasn't particularly unhappy with my old position, just felt extremely unaccomplished and as if I weren't quite learning anything. I am walking out of there with the same knowledge that I walked in with.
With that, I wish myself luck, and a big thank you to my support system!
Creativity
Where does it come from? I often ask myself this... not only because I have the creativity in me to take on new projects and tasks, but because it is not something in which I carry in my immediate family.
Sure my aunt is creative, but not in the sort of way that I am.
It's like I see a picture, or a piece of work, and I think... "how can I make something out of that, or how can I make it my own?"
One day, when I have my own place, I don't want to buy my pieces of art, or my little nicks and knacks. I want to have a house full of my own little interesing pieces that I myself have done.
I want a house alive and full of my energy and personal creations. Something that people can come and say "wow, that's something else, how did you ever think of that?"
I am a blogger fanatic.I love reading and seeing other projects that other people have taken on themselves. Because I think, my goodness, how did they come up with that? It's so neat to see what other people dream up and put from their mind into real life.
I have a number of things that I soon want to try. To find the time, the energy, and the consistancy to actually do it is something that I really want to do...for myself!
My new favorite website/Blog is about a cute couple who do things together. Who create projects together and have turned their home into a piece of art. It's gorgeous, and I have to say..I am slightly jealous!
Now Mr.T, will you please do this with me? I want to share the life experience of creating beauty with you. It will be fun..frustrating..and you may get fed up..but, together, we can do it!!
I am off for my holidays, so to the lake I go! Strawberry Margaritas call my name, and so..I shall sip away!
The Lettered Cottage, you have to visit, it's a must!
The Lettered Cottage
Sure my aunt is creative, but not in the sort of way that I am.
It's like I see a picture, or a piece of work, and I think... "how can I make something out of that, or how can I make it my own?"
One day, when I have my own place, I don't want to buy my pieces of art, or my little nicks and knacks. I want to have a house full of my own little interesing pieces that I myself have done.
I want a house alive and full of my energy and personal creations. Something that people can come and say "wow, that's something else, how did you ever think of that?"
I am a blogger fanatic.I love reading and seeing other projects that other people have taken on themselves. Because I think, my goodness, how did they come up with that? It's so neat to see what other people dream up and put from their mind into real life.
I have a number of things that I soon want to try. To find the time, the energy, and the consistancy to actually do it is something that I really want to do...for myself!
My new favorite website/Blog is about a cute couple who do things together. Who create projects together and have turned their home into a piece of art. It's gorgeous, and I have to say..I am slightly jealous!
Now Mr.T, will you please do this with me? I want to share the life experience of creating beauty with you. It will be fun..frustrating..and you may get fed up..but, together, we can do it!!
I am off for my holidays, so to the lake I go! Strawberry Margaritas call my name, and so..I shall sip away!
The Lettered Cottage, you have to visit, it's a must!
The Lettered Cottage
Fairy Dust
M: Toss..turn, grumble, kick the covers off, put the covers back on, push him over a bit..grumble some more..
T: zzzzz,,,,snore..snore..snore.. jibberjabber..snore...
T:'what are you doing?'
M: 'I can't sleep'
T: Looks, smiles, mumbles something, 'pass me the water', 'dakoyu'
T: 'You have to work in the morning too you know'
M: 'I know, I will be up at 6 with you...I slept until 10 this
morning, I can't sleep!'
T: 'It's going to come a lot sooner if you don't try...'
T: Rolls back over....zzzzz..snoooorree....
M: smiles...thanks for pointing out the obvious Mr, silly boy.
T: zzzzz,,,,snore..snore..snore.. jibberjabber..snore...
T:'what are you doing?'
M: 'I can't sleep'
T: Looks, smiles, mumbles something, 'pass me the water', 'dakoyu'
T: 'You have to work in the morning too you know'
M: 'I know, I will be up at 6 with you...I slept until 10 this
morning, I can't sleep!'
T: 'It's going to come a lot sooner if you don't try...'
T: Rolls back over....zzzzz..snoooorree....
M: smiles...thanks for pointing out the obvious Mr, silly boy.
*very cute idea, will be doing this sometime soon
Security
To be alone is a scary thought. Again. I fear being alone, I have in the past, and I do again. But as I grow, I overcome that fear, I have opened my heart and my heart has let something and someone amazing into it.
In the past I have been reluctant to let others in, to open the door to my life and see the person who I am, who I was, and who I have become.
Times change, people change, and I have changed.
We become stronger from past relationships, from past mistakes, and we learn to grow from the things we have been determined to overcome.
se·cu·ri·ty
1.
freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
2.
freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-foundedconfidence.
3.
something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.
I now know what it feels like. I now know that it is okay to be scared sometimes. Not only because I know he is there to guard me...to save me from the monsters of life, but also because he opened his heart to me. He wasn't scared to open his life up, show me the person that he is, let me in and allow me to love the person that he is. And so I wasn't afraid to open my heart to him.
1.He protects me from the perils that life passes us.
2.His lack of anguish has put a feeling of light to my soul, no fear, no pressure
3.I know as the days pass he will assure me that in the end, it's all okay.
*(you made me a sap...!!)*
fatigued
We do this to ourselves, over and over, and it's rather silly..but we do!
We sit up, on our computers, weatching tv, reading a book, etc etc, until we can barely keep our eyes open..but..we..must..go..on..
Why!? It's so silly! I do it all the time, and I know many others do to! Do we find that there isn't enough time in a day? So we all must over exert ourselves and exhaust our bodies until we can't function at a human level anymore?
Go to bed Meghan! and YOU TOO!
Note to self: Find one of these adorable pillows!
We sit up, on our computers, weatching tv, reading a book, etc etc, until we can barely keep our eyes open..but..we..must..go..on..
Why!? It's so silly! I do it all the time, and I know many others do to! Do we find that there isn't enough time in a day? So we all must over exert ourselves and exhaust our bodies until we can't function at a human level anymore?
Go to bed Meghan! and YOU TOO!
Warmth
This brought warmth to my heart. July 24th, 2011, New York City legally passed the union of Gay Marriages.
The look book from the site that is provided is so kind and the stories are so real and magical.
Check them out here
The look book from the site that is provided is so kind and the stories are so real and magical.
Check them out here
Lampshade DIY
So I bought these 2 huge lampshades last year at V V and I have been meaning to recover them. But, knowing me, I will wreck it, or screw one of them up somehow..It's just in my nature to be an absolute clutz. So, I figured may as well do a trial run with project and so, that is just what I did.
I am going to apologize beforehand, but the following pictures are garbage! I don't know if I just don't know how to take a picture with my iPhone or what....but hopefully sometime I can save up for a Canon Rebel *drrroooolllll* and take some REAL pictures!
Step 1: Head to a discount store, once again, Value Village is where I stopped and shopped. Pick up a super ugly, old, you paid to much money for it ($5!!) lamp.
I am going to apologize beforehand, but the following pictures are garbage! I don't know if I just don't know how to take a picture with my iPhone or what....but hopefully sometime I can save up for a Canon Rebel *drrroooolllll* and take some REAL pictures!
Step 1: Head to a discount store, once again, Value Village is where I stopped and shopped. Pick up a super ugly, old, you paid to much money for it ($5!!) lamp.
Step 2: If you have fabric scraps around the house..perfect, if not, I ran to Fabricland and picked some up. I had tons laying around the house, but I needed something to match this god awful base color. I came across this super adorable paisley bit for $6 in a discount bin. The picture sucks, don't mind the tag, just look at the prettttttty fabric!
Step 3: I traced out the triangle shaped sides of the shade and came up with something like this, I needed 4, as it is 4 sided :)
Just to clarify, I couldn't turn the darn picture, uffda.. technology and I are not meant to be!
Step 5: I used fabric glue that I picked up at Michaels to gluethe fabric to the sides of the shade. I made sure the pieces were large enough so that I could glue the fabric to the underside of the shade as well, so there was a tight pull to the fabric.
Step 6: You can do this step, or you don't have to, up to you. But I cut out a 1/2" wide strip that ran from top to bottom of each corner to the sides of the shade. It just gave it a cleaned up, crisp look to me.
Voila! Beauty..now about that base..maybe cream colored??
This fabric would look uber cute as curtains? No?
Welcome
Welcome August, here you are once again. I would be happy to say that I am glad to see you, but boy you sure did spring upon us quite fast! tsk tsk tsk..
Well, after a hard day yesterday, I am ready to begin today. August. Goodness. I can't quite get over it. July flew by so fast, I must've blinked too many times.
I have this new project that I want to try out today *fingers crossed* it will work. Definitely will post pictures of the process, if all goes well.
I am laying here contemplating my day today, as I should get up, (11:30, that's not TOO late in the morning is it?!) but, I am thinking a lazy day is allowed. Why don't people take lazy days more often? Is it because we feel completely unaccomplished when the day is over? Or is it because we always seem to be in super speed, trying to get everything done at once, taking on a million tasks and trying to complete them all at once, and really forgetting to breathe?
Lazy days are awesome!! I can stay in my pajamas half the day if I really want to. Of course I won't, because, like every other person, I feel I have to much to do. But, a lazy morning, SURE! I have half an hour until noon, and I am just going to lay here and enjoy my bed, read some news online (because it's important you know), read some blogs, and just breathe....
aaaaaawwwwwwhhhhhhh..........
What my heart feels like today. Calm, collected and free.
Well, after a hard day yesterday, I am ready to begin today. August. Goodness. I can't quite get over it. July flew by so fast, I must've blinked too many times.
I have this new project that I want to try out today *fingers crossed* it will work. Definitely will post pictures of the process, if all goes well.
I am laying here contemplating my day today, as I should get up, (11:30, that's not TOO late in the morning is it?!) but, I am thinking a lazy day is allowed. Why don't people take lazy days more often? Is it because we feel completely unaccomplished when the day is over? Or is it because we always seem to be in super speed, trying to get everything done at once, taking on a million tasks and trying to complete them all at once, and really forgetting to breathe?
Lazy days are awesome!! I can stay in my pajamas half the day if I really want to. Of course I won't, because, like every other person, I feel I have to much to do. But, a lazy morning, SURE! I have half an hour until noon, and I am just going to lay here and enjoy my bed, read some news online (because it's important you know), read some blogs, and just breathe....
aaaaaawwwwwwhhhhhhh..........
