and my next project will be....

here's a link to a video with Martha Stewart. the creator is an editorial assistant for Martha and this is her "side" job

and here is the link to her website with sooooo many different kinds of flowers, and brooches and hair pieces

LARGE crepe paper roses, and i mean large

pending projects

these are some projects i'm finishing up while i'm packing and stuff

the purple and red binders are for my new tenant

one for me and one for her

these are little pots for "anything"

i'm thinking in the bathroom

pink and metallic brown

and i couldn't resist buying this high heel tape dispenser

it's too damn cute and it was 40% off

and this is going to be a jewelry holder when i'm finished

but here's what i have to do next

it will stand on a candlestick holder

and have some sort of knob on top and yes, those are boobs.  i stole a page from Jamie's Playboy!!!!

photo to follow......

hi there

well it must be real

we rented a huge freakin' truck yesterday

Jeff's got his "to-do-before-SHE-arrives-in Wilmington" list going and actually working on some of it!  wahoo Jeffy!

Our tenant, Judy will be here monday to sign the lease and hand over a deposit check.  Then closer to when we actually leave, she'll give me first months' rent and i'll give her the keys and the cute little binder i've put together with all the "must know" stuff.

i am going to be the best landlord EVER.

stuff

i send Mom flowers every morning to her phone

and this is Don's grand daughter and her morning bed head.

isn't she the cutest??

Pookie Update

His days are, well, how should i put it..... lazy

napping with his favorite pig

watching Jme paint

another nap with his pig

more watching of the painting

this is what a dog's life is like

i am definitely doing this

and here's where you can buy it or steal it's design

gardeningwithkids

i need more scarves...........

video showing 25 ways to wear a scarf

check out this scarf tutorial. you won't believe how easy it is to wear a scarf

shemar shemar shemar

ran across these pics of "my boy" and had to share

seriously, he must be a real creep cuz he's got EVERYTHING else going on for him

and i'm always so jealous with his relationship with Kristin on Criminal Minds.

damn, every time he calls her BabyGirl, my knees give out and i get this shitty kind of grin on my face

seriously

i got this thing for arms and shoulders

and grins

and

i think i'm hormonal today 

this made me smile, so i'm sharing

birthday

if i was a young princess, i would want one of my birthday's to be filled like this:

Don

tomorrow will be six months since Don left my world.  

am i really going to feel this way every time i lose someone?

i'm going to be wiped out if i live to be real old

i want to go one day before everyone i love

so i won't have to miss them

Well

as i sit and mull over what lies ahead of me, i'm feeling a little sad

i don't want to leave

it's not that i don't want to leave the area...

it's that i don't want to leave because of the people i get to see here....... 

i'm hoping that some of you will find a cheap round trip ticket and come & sleep on my couch.

the accommodations won't be the greatest but you'll so much fun

we'll lay like lizards in the sun on the beach,  eat wonderful food every night, and dance to old school songs done by some great cover bands

now, really?  doesn't that sound like fun, even if you have to sleep on a couch?

Wilmington! Here We Come!

we have a renter!!!!!

she's a college student and going to an oriental medicine school here in san diego

originally from Boston, then Davis, CA and currently in the mountains of Palm Springs

credit and background check are good to go and i'll call her last place of residence in the morning

i feel really good about her and liked her from the beginning

she's low key and has a steady boyfriend and not a partyer

she's coming back into town next week to sign the lease and can move in the first of November

sooooo

it looks like we'll be moving by the end of the MONTH!

OMG

so many things I need to do

make lists

and

make more lists

change of address list

list of what needs to stay with us for the road

pookie's need list

list

list

list

i know there has to be more list i need to do

i did order an road atlas today; that's a start

Wrightsville Beach

anyone going to come and visit me?

Pookie Update

well he's nine months old now and he poos and pees OUTSIDE.  he was having trouble a couple weeks ago and peeing ALL OVER THE PLACE and not on his pee pad.  we think it was because of all the commotion going on in the house, i.e. repairs, furniture moving and packing.  but now we take him out and he PEES and in the morning, with Jamie, he POOS.  OMG

RENT ME

Living room

bathroom vanity

shower

kitchen

bedroom

closet

dining room

front entry and bathroom peeking out

make your own eye make-up remover

three ingredients

that's it

and you probably already have all three ingredients

1 cup of water

1-1/2 cup of baby shampoo (no tears)

1/8 teaspoon of baby oil, olive oil or coconut oil

that's it

here are the directions at kristanlynn blog

I will wake up everyday and read this...  okay, not every day but i will try to always remember these things:



How to inject happiness into your life
Whether you are 18 or 88, there's always time to change your possibly limiting beliefs about happiness.
You can tap into your inner happiness starting this very day.




1. Accept yourself Don't be critical of yourself. Learn to accept yourself as you are.


2. Happiness is a state of mind No one can make you unhappy, if you decide that you will be happy in most situations.


3. Take care of your health You need a healthy body to ensure a happy state of mind.


4. Balance your life Learn to organize your tasks and responsibilities by setting and meeting priorities.


5. Surround yourself with positive and happy people Avoid people who are unhappy and negative, as they will direct your mind toward unhappy and negative thinking.


6. Be grateful and thankful for what you have When you stop and think for a moment, we all have a lot to be thankful for.

make up and brush storage

click here for lizmarieblog and it's where the directions are....

and this goes along with it

click here to link of lizmariablog for magnetic directions

paper globes

when i have time....

ha ha ha

i'm going to makes these paper globes

and here's where i found them.....

here at ladyladybird from the UK

and these are going to fun to make too.  especially since i found that recipe for making liquid soap from bar soap!!!

and here's where i found the directions.......here at Blissfully Content

and then there's....

and this

and this is where i found the directions.......    at papervinenz.blogspot.com

and then there's this.......

Take your favorite liquid fabric softener and soak an old hand towel or flour cloth completely with it. Wring it out and let it dry completely, then throw it in with your next load. This mega-fabric softener sheet should be good for at least 40 loads of laundry, stretching out softener use and lessening waste.

and this....

Large empty oatmeal canisters are just the right size for two rolls of toilet paper!!!!

okay, now i must leave you.  i have one more modpodge project that i have to finish and mail by the end of the month and then i'm going to bed..... sweet dreams everyone!!!!

hi there

we're still painting and moving and cleaning and and and

we've posted on craig's list and have received one email inquiry

yeahhhhhh!!

but here's some thing's i found while waiting for paint to dry....

recycled bottled water cardboard boxes covered with cute paper

i think i could type without the letters

and i have no clue why every diy pedestal i see, i want to make