31 days of clouds

I have been doing a lot of blog reading of late and when I came across Nester's 31 Days of ______ challenge to commit to blogging 31 days in a row on the same topic, I just knew it would be something that I would want to do. For the past few days I have been tossing around the idea of joining and trying to decide on a topic.

• 31 days of making a house a home
• 31 days of finishing old projects    
• 31 days of removing clutter           
• 31 days of scrapbooking                
• 31 days of my cats (LOL!)                

Then it hit me. I don't really have the time. It is so hard for me to admit that. Normally I would join and then worry later about my homework, housework, etc. But then, I realized this is what has caused me so much stress in the past. I always put my homework (and of course the housework) off to the side. And since I don’t think anyone wants to read about 31 days of homework, I may just have to sit this one out. 

But this thing is big! You should see all the other bloggers that have joined (611 so far). It probably would take 31 days just to read them all! Maybe that should be my topic, 31 days of 31-dayer blogs.

If I was going to participate it would have to be something that would work for me. Something simple. Something that would not cause my brain to overload and explode. I don’t know if my topic really fits in with all the other 31-dayers. I don’t really have any secrets or ideas or tips to share.

So on that note, welcome to:

I just like them.

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Wordless Wednesday: 19 years ago

Out with the old, in with the new

I thought it was about time for a bit of a change.

I really love the look of blogs that have white backgrounds, but when I try to use white as a background it just never looks right. I always end up with the darker colors. Go figure.

So tell me, what do you think?

Before

After

It's that time again

I am almost finished with my current yarny project, so you know what that means. That's right, it means it's time to start a new one. That seems to be my M.O. Start a project, get close to finishing (as in only a few rows left to go). Start a new project. Rinse and repeat.

This is the pattern I will use.

Neat Ripple Pattern

And this is the yarn.

And I shall call him {Ripple}. Brownie {Ripple}.

feel better [a card]

Last month, a friend of mine managed to injure herself quite a bit. I wanted to send her something, so I made a simple little card to send her way. She should have it by now, so that means I get to share.

In the midst of my card making process, I have discovered (and become addicted to) Liquid Pearls. Have you used these? Am I the last person to jump on the Liquid Pearls bandwagon? On a whim, I grabbed the last 3 colors that I saw on the shelf at the local scrapbook store and now I am hooked. I had never used them before but now I feel the need to own every color.

Supplies used:
Liquid pearls (platinum pearl)
Colorbox chalk (burnt sienna)
My minds eye (fresh linens: kitchen curtains)
Chatterbox (greenhouse scarlet paisley)
Making Memories rub-ons (destination)
Prima flower

How I spent my evening

ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Viruses suck!

In fact, I am still trying to make sure everything is working okay. Every single file and program under my user name is hidden. I have a lot of files I need to go through and edit. Luckily, it didn't seem to touch the husband's files. Thank goodness!

more circles

....and now for the superhero section of the blanket.

Why yes, the husband did choose these colors. Why do you ask?

Yarny things

My poor neglected Something Scrumptious blanket. It has been so long since I worked on it. Actually, it has been awhile since I have worked on any crochet or knitting project. It has just been way too hot to work on anything yarn related. Evening temps inside my house average about 82 degrees and it is usually only down to 80 by the time I drag myself to bed. I cannot wait until cooler weather arrives. Until then, you get a photo from last year. So far this is my favorite color combo when it comes to these circles.

This one's my favorite

This commercial makes me laugh every single time I watch it. :-)

[Things I ♥ Thursday] Cupcakes

I really love cupcakes. Not for how they taste, but for how they look. I bet the cupcakes in these pictures taste as good as they look. At least I hope they would. I must admit, I have never eaten a yummy looking cupcake such as these. Maybe that is a good thing. If I ever discovered a cupcake that I liked.....I would be in trouble.

1. Cherry Limeade Cupcake, 2. Toffee Crunch Cupcake, 3. Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcake with Creamy Vanilla Almond Frosting, 4. Tres Leche Cupcake

All photos in this mosaic © their respective owners.

Today is the day

3-day weekends are awesome. It's the first day back to work that is hard.

I took a day off from work yesterday to start on my new online course that I purchased last week. After I made my purchase I received a message that it would take 3 days to activate the course. By time I got the email yesterday afternoon, I was not in the mood to start.

I had a wonderful weekend full of doodling, card making, and scrapbooking. There was no way I was going to ruin it by actually doing classwork. So, today is the day.

And because every blog post needs a photo you get this one of my Cairo kitty (taken almost exactly a year ago). She had just started on a new med & was not looking too happy.

Scrappity-Doo-Dah

Well I did it. I scrapped a page. Can you believe it? The last time I attempted to scrap was a few months after we bought our house in 2009 and I still haven't finished that page.

Last month, I came across the sketch of the week over at Sketchy Thursdays and decided it was about time to scrap again. I started the layout that week but didn't actually finish it until this week, almost a month later. Yes, you read that correctly. It took me a month to do a page. A month!

It is such a simple layout too. It would have taken everyone else 10 minutes to complete. But not me. For me...it took about a month.

Supplies:
Patterned paper: 
Basic Grey Kioshi "Yuriko"
Basic Grey Wisteria "Pond"
Lettering:
Doodlebug Simply Sweet mini rub-ons,
Thickers Lullaby Charcoal
Basic Grey Fruitcake mini monograms
Fun stuff:
Maya Road sheer mini birds
Effervescence Border Punch
Signo white Uni-ball pen
Bazzill cardstock

Wordless Wednesday: downtown

I have been Retweeted!

I am not really that big into Twitter,  my postings are few. But the chance to win a gift card for simply posting a tweet was easy enough. So, I did it. I posted a tweet. A tweet that other people actually liked. 

Whoa! What?  8 people that I don't even know like my tweet? Woo Hoo! Seriously, I feel so popular.

I didn't win anything, but that is perfectly okay because I think being retweeted is just as good as winning, at least for me.

I'm such a dork.

Wordless Wednesday: butterfly kisses

It's been awhile

I took a month off, maybe more.

A month off from school, the computer, and pretty much anything computer related.

I've enjoyed not having to study. Being stress free and not under any type of deadline really does help a person get a wonderful night's sleep.

I've enjoyed watching the rain. The thunderstorms that pass through most afternoons (monsoons for all you southwestern folks) will forever be exciting to me. I could do without the humidity though.

I've enjoyed watching Battlestar Galactica, the new one. I had never watched it when it originally aired on TV. I thought it was too boring. But thanks to Netflix, I got to watch each episode from the beginning and I have to say, I really did love it. I even loved how it ended.

But my time off is quickly coming to an end. It is about time for me to get back to doing computer things, like sign up for my next class or pay bills or maybe even order some new checks, seeing as I am now down to only three.

50th Wedding Anniversary

This past weekend, my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

They celebrated this special milestone by having a party with lots of family, friends, good food, laughs and mariachis. It was a great night. It was wonderful to see all the people that came out to celebrate this happy occasion with my parents.

I love them both and I am so proud of my parents to have been married this long. They really are an inspiration.

m.o.j.o.

I feel the scrappy mojo slowly returning.....

My cat's eyes are awesome

....and it is not just me that thinks so. Check out this blog post which features none other than my spoiled kitty, Cleo.