1.29.2008
I have been trying to be more green, reduce my carbon foot step, and lower my intake of just plain old stuff.
This has been rather troubling lately because our toaster broke making it so we had to stand and hold the lever down to toast our bread. It only takes three extra minutes of a day. Still, that is three minutes that could be the difference between wet toddler pants and dry toddler pants.
So I researched and found the above
toaster that is basically heaven sent. It is pretty, cooks a lot of bread at once and it is at my local Costco. It is lovely.
However, my conscience kicked in and I did not want to send a toaster to the land fills. I don't think they decompose well and I don't know what I am supposed to do with it. Also, there is probably some four year old somewhere who made it and the new one. It was just a nagging feeling, and I would have loved to welcome a new beautiful product into my home.
Instead, I got out a screw driver took it apart and
fixed it myself. Can you believe it? Suddenly it is the good karma toaster and just as beautiful as the other. I am so proud.
Labels: One Day
1.28.2008
Isn't this the bedroom sweet dreams are made of?
I love the dark floors and white of everything else. But the splashes of colors are just so delicious. This is the kind of decorating I float towards on a fluffy white bedspread.
This photo is from the bedroom planning at
Ikea.
Labels: One Day
sometimes when one person is missing,
the whole world seems depopulated.
:: lamartine ::
you will be missed.
Labels: One Day
1.26.2008
I was tagged by Robin of
RedRobinLand because I fit into the following: if you are feeling hum-drum, despondent, left-out, lackluster, dingy, lethargic, or morose. Okay, apathetic too.
one: jj and I are not
True Aggies together. In fact, jj is not a True Aggie at all, even though we both graduated from
here.
two: I want to be better.
three: I like clutter in small amounts. The perfectly clean and shiny house freaks me out a little bit. I feel like I cannot sit down. Or laugh. Or play. Or be myself. And where do I put my purse? It does not match your love seat?
four: I am doing this instead of planning a lesson for
church tomorrow.
five: My own open wounds freak me out so bad that I start to feel like I am going to passout. However, I can calmly handle all blood that is Gentry's.
six: I still have love letters from boys as far back as junior high. I go through them every year-ish and get rid of ones that are no longer sentimental.
seven: I would rather stay at home and read a book with a cup of tea by my side and a warm blanket on my lap, than do pretty much anything else. Except maybe getting ice cream.
eight: My favorite color is starting to emerge as white and textures there of.
I am tagging all those who feel the same as me and fit into the list above.
Labels: One Day
1.25.2008
jj: Their entry level speakers are $500 - 800 per pair.
m : Do they really sound that much better?
jj: Some audiophiles would say they are a lot better speakers.
m : Like pedophiles?
jj: Yes. Audiophiles are like pedophiles.
Labels: One Day
:: nap/bedtime ::
:: weekends :: being able to tag team ::
:: sleeping in ::
Labels: I love, One Day
1.24.2008
Wow, friends! Thanks for all the shoe love. I want to wear them so badly, but cannot since my area is buried in at least a foot of snow.
I wanted to share the following blog with you all. It is the wedding blog
Style Me Pretty, and the most beautiful one I have seen. I use it for daily inspiration of the beautiful.
Today they are featuring a green wedding and I love the way she has used old mason, jars, tin cans, and everyday objects in such a classy beautiful way. These pictures are from the wedding planner
Alice Charlier.
Labels: Inspiration, One Day
1.22.2008
I went shoe shopping yesterday and there were such good deal I got three, and I am basically in love. Are these not the cutest shoes you have ever seen? The red ones remind me of
Marie Antoinette, which is such an extravagantly beautiful movie. I love the visual candy of it. So here is to my own foot candy.
Labels: One Day
1.21.2008
In the new issue of
Real Simple Magazine, there is an article titled
Love Letters. A couple writes each other a love letter, kind of a chronological history of their love.
The husbands letter ends with the following:
"It's for you," said my housemate nearly two decades ago, holding out the phone, looking frazzled. She didn't say who you were or explain your offer. She just wanted to pass you on and get back to her work.
Happy to oblige, I stood up and took the phone, "Hello? I said, to my life.
Love, DanLabels: One Day
1.20.2008
I just finished reading
this, which I would not recommend. I kept waiting for it to get good. I guess it is good because it gets the autistic mind right, but that is not something I am looking for. Perhaps if I had read it with that in mind, it would have been better for me.
However, there is this quote that I found humorous, "But Siobhan said we have to use those words because people used to call children like the children at school
spaz and
crip and
mong, which were nasty words. But that is stupid too because sometimes the children from the school down the road see us in the street when we're getting off the bus and they shout, "Special Needs! Special Needs!" But I don't take any notice because I don't listen to what other people say and only sticks and stones can break my bones and I have my Swiss Army knife if they hit me and if I kill them it will be self-defense and I won't go to prison."
Sometimes I feel like that as well.
Labels: Books, One Day
1.18.2008
:: filling my bed with eraser rubbings :: working creatively :: clients who keep coming back for more ::
:: kisses from my boys ::
:: workouts that make me sore :: snacks :: post-dinner ice cream :: others new years resolutions running their course :: barren gyms ::
:: alone time with a book and a warm cup of tea ::
:: friends :: honesty :: trust :: truth ::
:: small warm hand wrapped around my finger :: curious mind :: laughter ::
:: new found caring from those who have always been there ::
Labels: I love, One Day
1.17.2008
working on a project for a waxing studio. cute sketches.
Labels: One Day, The Biz
1.16.2008
did the best with what was given
not enough
for some
hope for more
it will not come
readjustment needed
badly
Labels: One Day, The Circus
1.14.2008
I found
this today. Kind of a fun + quirky website filled with things people find that other people have lost. Entrancing.
Labels: One Day
1.12.2008
Watch
this. It is truly inspiring and will change the way you think about your stuff.
As I said before, I was in Las Vegas for the week at a tradeshow. The booth I was in had a green room to showcase the way their product can change the way your house uses energy. Did you know that there are 11 watt lightbulbs that shine way brighter than the normal ones you are using? I didn't, and I found it truly amazing until someone else told me they contain mercury. Mercury = toxic, right?
As I was at this tradeshow, I thought of enormous amount of resources used. If companies were truly going green, wouldn't they try harder to put less promotional crap out there. Most of the stuff other people don't really need and just take home and throw away. And then there are the huge banners that cover entire sides of hotels, and parking garages. These are one time use things.
I found the technology amazing, it is always inspiring to go to this show. However, I had a slight pit in my stomach when I thought of the hole we had left in the earth.
Labels: One Day, The Biz
1.06.2008
I am in Las Vegas this week.
I am excited to get some good food and going out to play at night. It is going to be hard work during the day, but thank goodness for a break from real life. Breaks are nice.
Labels: One Day, The Circus
1.02.2008
Here is a photoset that made me giggle.
Labels: One Day
1.01.2008
my resolutions:: open an etsy shop / use my gocco machine ::
:: keep exercising ::
:: get over my fear of being pregnant ::
:: do a homemade Christmas and start now so that I am not frantic at the end ::
:: figure out a way to keep the the little guy happy, the check book balanced and toilets clean ::
Labels: Frankly, One Day, Squishy, The Biz
