Happy Easter, everybody!
We dressed the boops in their yellow Easter best.
We put some plastic eggs on the floor.
I'm spending it home with my cousins, Claudia & Michael, my sister, mom, aunt, & the boops.
Nothing major.
Very low key.
We're eating mountains of perogies, and lasagna for dinner.
Maybe a nap in between.
Tonight: The Walking Dead, Season III Finale.
I'M SO EXCITED.
(something so funny about The Walking Dead)
That's all.
Have a blessed and lovely Sunday.
Yesterday, I traveled some miles away because
"I had to see about a [bike]." -- Will Hunting.
I ended up purchasing this bike.
I'm visualizing everything you see above along with it:
this helmet to be tied down with these bungees,
and this basket to hold this bag.
I have a dress similar to that one from Old Navy, and
I plan to wear it with brown boots that match the handle bars.
Spring Fever = Bike Fever
...and I'm burnin' up, baby!
Want some more? See my bicycleLOVE pin board.
Thursday I participated in Ali Edwards' documenting exercise of capturing a 'day in the life' of yourself.
I'm not usually one to 'exact replica' another's style of doing something. Usually I'm more of a 'oh-that's-cool-I'm-inspired-How-can-I-make-that-more-my-style' kind of crafter, but when I saw Ali's January DayintheLife insert, I was floored. It was so beautiful and appealed to the designer/life-artist in me more than I can describe, so I really wanted to give it a shot JUST LIKE SHE DID IT.
I purchased and downloaded Ali's templates...HERE and HERE.
I printed her recording sheet which helped me track my day...HERE.
I woke up Thursday excited for the project, and I did it.
It was a heck of a good time.
I love the end result:
Some of the happenings from the morning:
...and the highlights from the afternoon and evening:
Here's how I fit it into the |week 9| spread of my Project Life album.
I strongly recommend giving the next 'Day in the Life' a try.
I'm definitely going to give it another go, and it will be interesting to compare my day in March to this day from February, especially since my 'Day in the Life' March edition is going to take place during Spring Break off from teacher work. Woo hoo! How much more exciting it might be! (OR NOT! Pajamas all day, anyone?) Haa haa! We'll see!
Have a happy Sunday in the life!
;)
This is my monthly intention for March.
Self-explanatory, really, and the fact alone that it's March has me smiling.
With this month is:
the end of Daylight Savings,
Spring,
a cousin's Sweet 16 party,
Easter Break,
...lots of happy things lined up.
I've also enlisted in this month's 30 Days of Lists, that I blogged about here.
I just want to smile. I want to try to NOT let external circumstances dictate my smiling and happiness. I will be MAKING smiles happen on my face.
Let's see how this month goes.
Happy March!
T.G.I.F.
*thanks for all the help yesterday, instagram buddies
(past, not passed...haa haa!)
This is my monthly intention for February. Now that the enchantment that comes with the first few weeks of a new year is fading, it has really started to sink in: I'm without him.
After six years with Tomas, and a couple weeks since 'breaking up', I feel like we are broken up. That's actually the first time I've used that phrase. I haven't officially said we're broken up outloud. I guess I still haven't. Haa haa! (You see why I need this month for mourning?)
I've never done this before, so excuse me if it's all coming out weird. I've crushed on guys, who didn't crush back, and sure, that hurt a bit. I've fallen for guys who sorta fell back, and when it didn't amount to a relationship, felt full-fledged heartbreak. I'm no stranger to heartbreak, but I've never been through this before.
I've been with Tomas for six years, and he's been my constant. He's been my phone calls, my cuddle buddy, the one I share news with first, and...well...'the one' in general.
He's been my one.
...and we didn't work out.
Now what do I do?
It's been hitting me really hard since my grandmother left. I'm just starting to wrap my head around it and I find myself going, "Am I single? I'm alone again, aren't I?" I am without an other.
I miss him terribly. I love him very much, but it was me who ended it. ? ? ? Yeah. It was me who thought it wasn't fair to him for we to be 'us'. He's been wanting so much more from me for such a long time and I...can't. So, on top of feeling alone, I feel guilty, and it's placed me in a FUNK.
I'm allowing myself to mourn this month.
I'm going to grant myself the space, the time, and the silence to heal.
I'm going through a break-up and it feels like a death, but I want to MAKE IT PAST THIS.
Thanks for understanding.
Happy love month!
xOxO,
I have to publicly say here: "Sorry, mom."
She said those words above to me this morning, and I just lost it.
Yes, it's Friday, but even still it's the fifth day in a row I've waken up at 3:30 am to figure out what I'm going to teach these kids, and another 8-to-3 I have to anxiously drudge through. I kiss any semblance of a "Friday night" goodbye because - like yesterday - I'll probably be sleeping by 7pm.
Nobody seems to understand, but that's okay. :) January's always tough for me, and I'm having a bit of a hard time. Lately, when someone tries to make me feel better, with words like , "Oh, it goes fast," or "..at least it's Friday," I feel worse. It being June will make me feel better, and I know I've got a while.
However, it usually does feel fast once it's here, and at least it is Friday, so...that's awesome...
...and I am trying my best to MAKE JANUARY AWESOME INSTEAD OF NOT AWESOME.
Let me focus on that.
T.G.I.F.
Hope the weekend move s-l-o-w-l-y.
The title of this post from the beginning of this song:
...and please play it because I'm a WALKiNG DEAD GUUURRRRRLLLL!!!
OMG! 'Tis so true! The Season 3 Premeire of my favorite show on television -- The WALKING DEAD -- is on tonight! I could think of no other way to celebrate other than dedicate an outfit post to the glorious, thrill-tastic occassion!
If you can remember, I got quite emotional last season when my favorite character was killed off. What will a season without Shane be like?
I've been watching the marathan on AMC since yesterday, in between teacher work, pumpkin painting, fun cousin weekend things. I'm so excited, ya'll! There are only hours before season 3 is upon us!
I wonder how many people will be Michonne for Halloween...I was thinking about it, not gonna lie.
For now, I'm gonna rock my DIY cut t-shirt, hold my 'Zombie X-ing' sign all day today, and ready myself to sit in front of the TV for a much-anticipated zombie hour. Oh yeaaahhh...
Enjoy this last day of the weekend, and
the first hour of The Walking Dead - Season 3!
See ya tomorrow!
Same time, same place.
What do you think, guys? :)
I loved my pastel pink|mint|mustard look that summer had and my STAMP SHOP will still have, but I needed a new design to say 'Fall'.
I think the most fun thing about this new design is the ---> right side bar --->
I love the images with the label captions. Came out cute.
Alright, folks, that's it. Just poppin' in.
School starts Tuesday.
The kids come in for the first day on Thursday.
I'm in a 5K Mud Run Saturday.
All will most probably be shared.
OH!
...and come back tomorrow to find out about
THE SPECiAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL DEALS IN MY STAMP SHOP
that's going to be in effect
ALL NEXT WEEK!
Yippee!
Happy Saturday!
HERE THEY ARE::
DK Canned Whale
Arsenal White
Earwig Factory
FULL Moon On Mars
Stars From Our Eyes
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Today I'm kicking off this new feature called Five Friday Favs.
To maintain my sanity when the new school year starts up in a few short weeks (and for some of you it already has) I've been coming up with quick and easy things I could do to still be able to blog, craft, create, make, etc. in an attempt to NOT be swallowed up by my teacher-role (like I was last year).
This here's one of them.
Simply, every Friday I'm going to feature five certain things that are my favorite.
Feel free to do the same on your blog,
and link to the post in the comments.
Okay, tootle loo!
xOxO,
Gah! August already!
I'm making a promise to myself that it will be a great month. I plan to do lots of what the above picture shows: bike-riding, photoshop-playing, and soul-soaring.
Maybe you'll stop by to see how it's all coming along.
I'm still road trippin' and plan to be back in my Queens, New York craftroom tomorrow or the day after tomorrow...
...or the day after that. ;)
I don't know.
I've got lots of sightseein' to do before I completely check in to reality and
admit to myself it's August.
It's going to be a great month.
It's going to be a great month.
It's going to be a great month.
We'll see.
Ready. Set. August.
xOxO,
