For the week of 1/12-1/18:
****MENTAL BREAKDOWN! Not only was I premenstrual, I was also suffering from Lexapro withdrawl! My doctor took about a week to verify my refill, so I was dying ova hea! I felt dizzy, lightheaded, confused, on the verge of passing out and GROUCHY! Poor James spent most of the week saying “what is WRONG with you?” and “why are you freaking out about THAT?!”…which is like fuel to the mental instability fire…which means…accelerated anger (the not-so-fun-sister product to accelerated math—HA! RCS humor!). FYI, I finally got my meds, Fred came to visit, so things are looking up.
*Perhaps because of my mental state, I had a lot of energy. I found myself going to kickboxing almost every night of the week (only missed 2 nites—when it wasn’t offered). I know I need to mix up my workouts, but kickboxing is FUN!
*High winds: we’ve had beautiful weather for almost 2 weeks now—gorgeous sunny skies, clear nights, and WIND! Holy crap! I love me some winds (growing up on the coast has made me a wind-lover), but these winds were cah-raaaaazy! Gusts up to the 50 mph, trees falling down, roofs blowing off… Thankfully the only damage we suffered was my barbeque cover blowing away (never to be seen again) and my windchimes breaking.
*Sunday, I had a friend come over to do some “speed scrapping”—just cut, paste, and GO. No embellishing or journaling, just giterdone. I wasn’t able to take that approach, but I at least started on my wedding album. I forget how fun scrapping is, but I just wish I could drag out allllll my stuff and spread it out. It’s all packed away in little spots so I forget what I have. I want a craft room where I can do my mess. Real estate is just nuts in town, STILL! Sheesh! That’s a topic for another time….
Peace OUT!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
stitch bitch
ha HA! I did it! I used my new sewing machine that i got for xmas! I downloaded a simple pattern for a sewing machine cover, bought some pretty fabric, and in no time had a darling cover! The hardest part was threading the machine and SEWING ON THE FEATHER TRIM!! It was perfect until the damn trim. Whatever.
Here it is: black and white on front/back; black on top; yellow with white polka dot seersucker on sides.
The little pockets hold small 'notions'. FUN! (fyi, the buttons are decorative, they don't actually button. that's WAAAAY down the road).
yippee!!
Here it is: black and white on front/back; black on top; yellow with white polka dot seersucker on sides.
The little pockets hold small 'notions'. FUN! (fyi, the buttons are decorative, they don't actually button. that's WAAAAY down the road).
yippee!!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
quick, quick!
I think i'll just jot down small random things that came up last week (1/5-1/11). Maybe easier than trying to think of an entire story or something. I'm all about quick and easy!
*Facebook addiction: omg. how did i let this happen?? i swear, i must go on there like 100 times a day. i'm totally addicted....which leads to...
*Flashbacks to high school: between FB and my new "do" (see below), all those awkward, inadequate feelings from high school have been flooding over me lately. in fact, the other night i had a dream where i was in a very narrow stairwell in my high school and i was literally being trampled by people from my school. Um. I'm no Freud, but I think there's something there.
*My new do: i was expecting a trim and ended up with something both wonderful and horrific. When it's straight I feel terribly chic and suri-cruise-like. When it's curly, i feel like i need to break out my doc martins, flannel shirt and Wine With Everything lipstick. it's like my head went right back to 1992... with the addition of crow's feet, bright and shiny grey hairs and forehead wrinkles.
*I'm bummed that one of my favorite co-workers, myra, has gone on to greener (and I DO MEAN GREEEEEN...as in MOOLAH!!) pastures. She is so funny and smart and wise and fun. I miss her already.
*I GOT AN IPHONE!!! I've been wanting one for a few months and used some xmas cash to get it. I still think it's just a dang phone, but people keep telling me it will change my life. I guess it has, seeing how all i use it for is to check FB and twitter.
*I bought 9 bottles of wine at costco the other day. Each bottle was under $10, but when you're at the martinez-owen household it's all about quantity, not quality. I love seeing my list of items at the checkout: 9 bottles of wine, toilet paper, and a giant bag of Kettle Chips. Homegirl must be stocking up for something VILE!
*Went to see The Reader. I wanna a booty like Kate Winslet's.
*Went to the Bath and Body Works sale 3 times in 4 days. Each time I went to pick up something specific and ended up with something totally different. I just gave up at the end. Anyone need body creme? Ooo! I got one that I think Steph will like! Heads up, I'll send it your way, girl!
* After Sara mentioned it, I got the Japanese eyelash Fiber mascara stuff from Sephora. Save your $. Sara, I was gonna try it out before giving it to you for your bday. It SUCKS. Pros: doesn't smudge and only comes off with water. CONS: doesn't lengthen or fatten your lashes, feels weird when it comes off (like slimy grime), and costs $20+. Also sucky: Benefit Bad Gal Lash. Smudgy, makes my eyes water and messy to apply. So far, nothing's better than my Queen Latifah Cover Girl whatever.
*I started the application online for a graduate program for Multicultural Early Intervention. Hopefully this will put me in a position to be able to seek greener pastures in the future, too!!
*This was my ovulation week and we had the mom-in-law visiting. James didn't feel romantic with his mama 12 feet away in our tiny house, or he was tired, blah blah blah. Thank goodness we're BOTH apathetic about this baby-making thing! ;)
peace OUT!
*Facebook addiction: omg. how did i let this happen?? i swear, i must go on there like 100 times a day. i'm totally addicted....which leads to...
*Flashbacks to high school: between FB and my new "do" (see below), all those awkward, inadequate feelings from high school have been flooding over me lately. in fact, the other night i had a dream where i was in a very narrow stairwell in my high school and i was literally being trampled by people from my school. Um. I'm no Freud, but I think there's something there.
*My new do: i was expecting a trim and ended up with something both wonderful and horrific. When it's straight I feel terribly chic and suri-cruise-like. When it's curly, i feel like i need to break out my doc martins, flannel shirt and Wine With Everything lipstick. it's like my head went right back to 1992... with the addition of crow's feet, bright and shiny grey hairs and forehead wrinkles.
*I'm bummed that one of my favorite co-workers, myra, has gone on to greener (and I DO MEAN GREEEEEN...as in MOOLAH!!) pastures. She is so funny and smart and wise and fun. I miss her already.
*I GOT AN IPHONE!!! I've been wanting one for a few months and used some xmas cash to get it. I still think it's just a dang phone, but people keep telling me it will change my life. I guess it has, seeing how all i use it for is to check FB and twitter.
*I bought 9 bottles of wine at costco the other day. Each bottle was under $10, but when you're at the martinez-owen household it's all about quantity, not quality. I love seeing my list of items at the checkout: 9 bottles of wine, toilet paper, and a giant bag of Kettle Chips. Homegirl must be stocking up for something VILE!
*Went to see The Reader. I wanna a booty like Kate Winslet's.
*Went to the Bath and Body Works sale 3 times in 4 days. Each time I went to pick up something specific and ended up with something totally different. I just gave up at the end. Anyone need body creme? Ooo! I got one that I think Steph will like! Heads up, I'll send it your way, girl!
* After Sara mentioned it, I got the Japanese eyelash Fiber mascara stuff from Sephora. Save your $. Sara, I was gonna try it out before giving it to you for your bday. It SUCKS. Pros: doesn't smudge and only comes off with water. CONS: doesn't lengthen or fatten your lashes, feels weird when it comes off (like slimy grime), and costs $20+. Also sucky: Benefit Bad Gal Lash. Smudgy, makes my eyes water and messy to apply. So far, nothing's better than my Queen Latifah Cover Girl whatever.
*I started the application online for a graduate program for Multicultural Early Intervention. Hopefully this will put me in a position to be able to seek greener pastures in the future, too!!
*This was my ovulation week and we had the mom-in-law visiting. James didn't feel romantic with his mama 12 feet away in our tiny house, or he was tired, blah blah blah. Thank goodness we're BOTH apathetic about this baby-making thing! ;)
peace OUT!
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