Wednesday Catch Up

This week was a good one.

On Thursday my Mom came up from NM to visit for a few days. We went thrift store shopping and I got some great finds! We also had a lot of time to sit and talk about life.

I worked all weekend as we had Summer Bash at work. We’ve also been showing the World Cup games so the restaurant has been opening earlier than normal, but the money is nice.

I feel like this week has given me a new lease on life. I have so much to look forward to and am excited and scared about the next month.

I’m going to Pittsburgh next Wednesday to visit family – stay tuned for pictures and updates.

Wednesday Catch Up

I’m going to try to post the latest news on Wednesday’s, just to give myself a reason to stay updated with blog posts.

This last week I was able to do a nice refashion, but I have no pictures yet to share. I took a pair of thrifted jeans that were way too short and turned them into a cute jean skirt. It was a nice refashion done in less than 1 hour. I promise to post pictures sometime soon

Sunday was the annual Walk for Lupus that I have participated in for 2 years now, raising $100 to support research for the disease. I walked with a friend, C, who was diagnosed over 2 years ago. Here is a picture from last year’s walk as I haven’t gotten any from this year’s yet.

 

My Mother is coming in to town this evening and we are planning to hit multiple thrift stores tomorrow. Stay tuned to see what exciting gems I find!

Some Win, Some Fail

First, the winners…

As I recently posted, I had been asked to make some fabric play food for a Friend’s daughter. Here are the pictures of the two I’ve made so far:

Almost good enough to eat!

Now, the not so good…

I bought this dress at a thrift store last week for about $5.00

I really like the pattern, but the figure was extremely unflattering.

So I set off to remake the dress in to a cute skirt

I cut the top off…

… and sized some elastic…

But, in the end, the skirt was WAY too big. My un-educated guess would be that I didn’t size the elastic tight enough for my waist

So, I decided to cut the skirt and make it more like a pencil skirt.

This also failed miserably…

I think I’ve decided to just turn the fabric into a pillow…

At least, now I have some extra fabric to play with, and still have the top portion of the dress that I could play around with…

I think I’ve decided I need to go down to NM and spend a week with my mom re-teaching myself how to sew.

Or perhaps I should stick with sewing fruits and veggies…

New Beginnings

Today was a magnificent day. I am feeling happy and whole. Full of everything that makes for a perfect day. I made someone happy today. I got my friend Katie a job, granted, it’s just waitressing, but I did something good. These are the things that make days good. These are the things that make me happy.

I continue to work on my “ideal day” courtesy of my step-father who is leading me on a path of self-awareness to help me understand what it is I want out of life.

I also have some pictures from the most recent craft I created. A friend, L, wanted me to make some safe and healthy versions of fake food for her daughter, E, so I made a fuzzy banana and carrot. I only need to take pictures that aren’t on my phone so I can post them. Check back soon.

Many things are changing in my life, and I’m excited to share them with you, and keep journaling as I continue on this journey. I feel healthier and happier than I have in many months. Cheers to me!

If I were a mom…

These are a few of the things that would make me happy on Mom’s day.

This book looks amazing! Found at amazon or half.com

Awesome orange boots! I would wear these in the imaginary garden I have and go run around in rain puddles with the imaginary orange rain coat I would wear!

A Few of My Favorite Things

I fell in love with Yoga all over again today. I also fell in love with Netflix streaming movies because I can stream various workout DVD’s like Yoga and Pilates and stop them and re-start them as often as I like, and I can always switch it up, so as not to get bored with the same old videos over and over again.

I also fell in love with Quinoa chips today. Yummy! I had bought a bag at Big Lots (1) for my birthday gathering, and today I toasted a few in the toaster oven with a little bit of cheese and dipped them in organic black bean salsa. They were extremely crisp, and not too greasy, which tends to be my issue with tortilla chips.

I had grandeur ideas of doing something extremely creative today, but ended up just researching the reasons I should or should not become a Mary Kay Consultant. Any thoughts? The prospect of having extra money to put in to starting the non-profit I’ve always dreamt of creating is motivating, but the fear of getting wrapped up in a pyramid scheme makes me very very hesitant. Plus, I feel like Mary Kay stands for everything that I don’t. Pretty, Pink, frilly, submissive, etc. etc. etc.

Could someone please direct me to a feminist writer who has published a stance on Mary Kay? Just curious. Or perhaps I could start a sub-blog about the femi-nazi who became a Mary Kay Consultant… Hmmm…

Footnotes:

1- Big Lots is a perfectly acceptable place to shop for edible products as long as you always always always check the expiration date. I have heard horror stories about rotten or moldy food, but my experience has been that anything with an expiration date in the future tastes just as good as that which you would buy in a grocery store.

Guilty Pleasures and Completed Measures

I’m regrettably making a very unhealthy version of macaroni and cheese right now. While I’m waiting for the water to boil, I decided to post. I’m using Amy’s organic regular flavor mac n cheese, using Smart Balance light butter, Vanilla flavored soy milk and adding about 1/8 cup shredded cheddar cheese and 10 chopped turkey pepperoni’s.

Mac n cheese has always been one of my guilty sins, along with pizza, peanut butter, and homemade nachos. Today is the type of day that comfort food is much deserved.

I’ve been very non-creative over the last few days, mostly because I’ve been extremely busy with Safonia rehearsals and concerts. It’s been a joyful season, but I must admit that I’m thrilled to be done with it for some time. Now that the choir music has left my brain, I seem to have more room for inspiration of my own. Stay tuned to see what I come up with!