POST OF RAMDOMNESS

All kinds of thoughts are rambling around my mind with nothing broad enough to dedicate a whole post to.  So come take a stroll around my brain for some randomness...

Our family started a Biggest Loser Competition the first of January.  Some have dropped out, some have kicked butt and some (me) have gradually lost a few pounds.  My current total is 15 lbs.  My goal is 30 lost by March 31.  I am going to have a serious talk with myself about how to make this happen.

Chicken Pot Pie is wonderful comfort food for me.

I usually do our taxes and am SOOOO dragging my feet this year.  Let me check.......

um nope.....

I still don't want to do them.

I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with Facebook.  Love that I can keep up with friends and family. Hate it when some facebook 'friends' never post anything of their own but cruise everyday looking for a way to contest something I post about. (This person has complete opposite views about things than I do and always feels the need to contend and leave smart aleck comments.)  Said person has been unfriended by me.  I don't know why I didn't do it sooner, what a POWER RUSH!  Who needs friends like that?

I am in a winter time funk. 
 Can't stay focused,
want to sleep in late,
 unmotivated to shop, cook, clean, read or craft.

I could seriously sit and cruise the internet ALL! DAY! LONG!

TODAY I AM SADDENED TO HEAR THAT TWO MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DIED BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING YESTERDAY.  WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO??? My heart breaks for their families.

And That Concludes My Mindless Ramblings For Today.  I couldn't even find a picture to post, it is that random.

Pinterest Inspired Projects

Once again Pinterest has inspired me and I actually made a couple of projects.  To the left is the finished project.  It is made with a scrap piece of 2x6, some scrap book paper and some embellishments.   Below is the inspiration I found on Pinterest.  Her blog is called Lovely Little Snippets and this particular post is all about using up scrap pieces of wood.  Lots of cute things to see.

The next project is also done with a 2x6 scrap piece of wood.  The inspiration for this block came from
pinterest but unfortunately the link was messed up so I am unable to give credit for this one.  I just love the way this word is written.
Be YOU tiful.  What girl or woman couldn't use this reminder.

I am so glad some brilliant person somewhere had the vision to create Pinterest.  It is such a great place to go for ideas and inspiration.  I now have two more projects finished for my bazaar thanks to all that great "Pinspiration".

BEGINNING BAZAAR INVENTORY

 I have decided to do an in-home bazaar in November.  Kinda scary, to say the least.  I have done craft fairs and bazaars in the past but never one in my home, this is new territory I am venturing into and is quite exciting.  I know that I need to get an early jump on my inventory, starting with supplies I already have on hand, I dug out an old calendar holder I bought at Goodwill last year.  I had even sanded it down and painted it but then it got set aside. 

Here is a close up shot of the finished project

This is the calendar holder from GW.

Next I chose some coordinating scrapbook papers.

I cut twelve 12" wide strips measuring from 2"-3.75"

Next it was time to lay out the strips in a complimentary pattern.

I just used regular all purpose white glue to adhere the strips to the board.

I then cut vinyl lettering on my Silhouette using some family rules that are pretty generic.  Mostly common sense rules for any household.

I did add some bling and embellishments, polka dot ribbon down the sides and some sequins and flowers to different areas.  I then took some tulle and tied a bow at the top.  Hopefully this is the first of many items finished before November.

I hope you all have a wonderful three day weekend.

MS PAIGE UPDATE

OK, so we are three weeks into this new puppy adventure and this is what we have learned and what she is learning:

She knows her name and comes when called, um, that is when she chooses to come.

She is learning to fetch and actually is coming right along with that.

She has discovered where our clothes and shoes are housed and routinely drags them out and proceed to chew on them. (Dirty socks and underwear are her chew toys of choice.)

Her favorite place to explore and hang out is in our master bath shower.

She loves to chew our pant legs and shoes while we are trying to walk.  She especially loves shoes with laces.

She believes that biting your hands is great fun...she is also learning what the word NO means.  After approximately 93,467 "NO's" she sometimes complies.

She can now jump off of places more than two feet high and thinks it is quite fun.

Hearing the door open to the closet where her dog food is kept will catch her attention from 2 miles away.

We are STILL working on the whole 'go to the door when she has to go potty' idea.  We are far more trained in this area than she is, every fifteen minutes we go to the door to let her out.  (Let's just say we need to have the carpet professionally cleaned SOON.)

She is definitely  bonding with us all and gets so excited when company comes.  One thing she has mastered is that she doesn't tinkle when she get excited. (Thank goodness).

I am sure we are in for many more adventures with her,I am not looking forward to the day when she starts to dig in the yard, flower beds and garden beds.

PINTEREST ETIQUETTE

As you are well aware I am quite fond of Pinterest and all it has to offer.  So many wonderful ideas have been shared that have inspired so many people to try new things.  With that being said, I found this link that confronts one of the issues that has arisen with all the pinning that has taken place.  I know I find it frustrating when I "pin" or even "like" something on Pinterest and when I go to the link it is either just from a picture file like Flickr with no link to the original souce or the link it sends me to is on someone elses blog or web site and I have to search through many other articles to find the one I am interested in.

I know I will try to be better about pinning and linking to the proper source from now on.  Now that I am nearing 1000 pins I am not sure I will go back and check each one but I will try to make sure I have the correct source to link to from now on.

One other thing that I have noticed about Pinning is the description of a particular picture.  I don't think people realize that you need to put a brief description of what the picture is of rather than your opinion of it.  For instance if there is a picture of a beautiful wedding cake that you adore then put something like "Beautiful Wedding Cake", NOT, "Susie would love this" or "Cute".   By appropriately identifying what the picture is makes it easier to SEARCH for a particular item.  To see what I am talking about type in "I love this" or "Cute" into the search box and see how many pictures pop up.  You will see everything from adorable puppies to outfit ensembles to baby photo's and everything in between.  I have even seen things like this " : 0)" in the description area. 

Thanks for taking the time to read my ramblings, I hope it explains a little about some common courtesies associated with Pinterest.