We have a trip to Walt Disney World coming up, and I gotta tell ya, Disney’s spending mucho bucks in order to track how many churros I consume in a five-day period. Our room keys, park passes and FastPass+es are/will…
Archives for 2014
Throwback Thursday: My autograph book
This Thursday, I continue to plumb the depths of my memory box. I received this autograph book at the end of sixth grade, when we were about to graduate out of elementary school. That September, we’d be assimilated into the…
Throwback Thursday: The first Walt Disney World souvenir
In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, I’ve been digging through my memory box – a literal box – of things I’ve accumulated on my journey from miss to ma’am. I have a lot of Disney merchandise hanging around. From the…
Shamrocks and half-birthdays
Other than Christmas, I don’t usually decorate for holidays. But WM’s mom is a quilter, so in addition to the large snuggly quilts, we have a stack of small, decorative wall hangings. Here’s the one she made for March. It’s…
Stupid beading tricks: Green
Last night, as I sighed dejectedly at a weather forecast that included anywhere from 5 to 14 inches of snow, I decided to pull out my beads. Inspired by St. Patrick’s Day and spring in general, I focused on a…
Throwback Thursday – JCPenney Store 305
More Throwback Thursday memorabilia! This was my last name tag from my very first job. I worked at the JCPenney at Echelon Mall through college. I spent most of the time in the Catalog/Credit/Customer Service department where I learned how…
Stupid beading tricks: Hooty hoo
Anyone who knows anyone who has a Pinterest board knows that Radiant Orchid has been chosen as the color of 2014. This means 2 things: 1) No stores have one piece of clothing in that color, because retail buyers order…
Friday Five: Accessories
Happy Friday! The snow is melting! The temperature made it into the 50s today, which allowed me to finally walk to the library at lunch to renew my card. I really need to go there once a week. I also…
Throwback Thursday: TNP Interview 1
I know the spirit of Throwback Thursday is supposed to be old pictures of yourself, but I’ve been doing that for 11 years now, and if you’re looking for a catalog of my bad hair and wardrobe styling through the…
Stupid beading tricks: Seahorse set
Happy Presidents Day! Mom’s birthday was on Thursday, and unfortunately, our get-together was snowed out. (Surprise, surprise.) Instead we went out last night to Iron Hill Brewery. As part of her gift, I made her this bracelet/earrings set: The cream…
Throwback Thursday: iSpot
I used to design ads for the Courier-Post’s website. This was from June, 2005 and is remarkably crappy. I could do such a better job now, but it wouldn’t matter because people don’t buy iPods anymore. (although mine from 2006…
On disorganization: my bead table
What works at my job doesn’t always work at home. Here is my shameful beading table: But that sloppitude means I’ve actually been working on beads again. I made a bracelet for each of the ladies in my department, and…