I rarely craft during the summer because when the weather is warm and the sun is shining I'd rather be outside reading in my hammock or screaming at my garden. Now that we are firmly back into the miserable months that have 'r' in the name, it's time to get back to the crafting table. I signed up for a card swap in order to force myself to make cards again and it worked! I tried to keep the cards simple. To start, I cut brown paper into 6"x6" panels. Next I stamped a floral ...
Good and Meh 2023 Wk 47
Good Things: Tuesday: Our HVAC guy, who I've known my entire life, came by for our scheduled furnace check/tuneup/cleaning. I always feel very accomplished when I schedule a service and thankful I had money to do it. When you don't have a lot of money, you can't afford regular service/maintenance tasks and your large items break down faster. Never forget your lean days.Wednesday: HALF DAYYYYYY.Thursday: Thanksgiving, lovingly hosted by J&K. It was full of food and warmth, and no ...
Friday 5: I want the fairy tale
Happy Friday, which is also You're Welcomegiving Day (truly the silliest one I've seen while compiling this list each week), National Native American Heritage Day, and Buy Nothing Day. Which, sigh. If you want to stay home today, stay home. If you want to go out and shop, go shop. Today Mom and I went shopping. Black Friday looks very different now than it did in the past when we'd hit the stores at six am. Starting sales two weeks in advance will do that. We hit Kohl's, Target, and Ulta. ...
Happy Thanksgiving
Dropping in before dinner to say I'm thankful for the group of you who swing by to check up on me and my very boring life. I'm also thankful for my boring life - high dramatics isn't my thing. I hope today is everything you need it to be. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for being there. Thank you for loving me... ...
Wordless Wednesday 2023 Wk 47
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Travel tip for achy people
Through the years my physical condition has devolved from "fine!' to "ugh something always hurts these days" to "man, multiple things hurt these days" and vacations where there is a lot of walking involved seem to exacerbate that. And you know? Whatever. I'm not going to let it keep me home. On my most recent Disney trip, I packed a half-gallon size Stasher bag and filled it with ice when I got back to the room. It was BLISS. The bags pack flat and weigh nothing at all. This is now a ...
