WOW......
I guess my little Wizard Guys are really loved on ArtFire.....
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=1119217
They are now a part of a wonderful Collection called "The Wizards Of Winter"
Go check out the collection. :
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=8650
And check out ArtFire.
What a wonderful place......
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I'M A FEATURED ARTIST....... YAY!!!!
As you know I've been selling stuff on ArtFire but this week I had two very nice surprises.
1. - I am a "FEATURED ARTIST" on the Krafty Max Originals Blog: http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/2010/10/wicked-wednesday_20.html
Yes, those are my cute little wizards!!!!
I feel so honored.......
Thank You - Thank You - Thank You......
2. - I sold another instruction book. I really hate to sell these because I alway think that one day I'll find time to create the projects in these books, but who are we kidding..... I would have to live till I'm 1,000 to finish everything so needless to say, I need to put lots and lots of more books up for sale.....
If you have not checked out ArtFire yet, I strongly suggest that you do..... http://www.artfire.com/
It's a wonderful place not only to buy but to showcase your art.
Here is a link to my store: www.artfire.com/users/MYCREATIVEROSEGARDEN
1. - I am a "FEATURED ARTIST" on the Krafty Max Originals Blog: http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/2010/10/wicked-wednesday_20.html
Yes, those are my cute little wizards!!!!
I feel so honored.......
Thank You - Thank You - Thank You......
2. - I sold another instruction book. I really hate to sell these because I alway think that one day I'll find time to create the projects in these books, but who are we kidding..... I would have to live till I'm 1,000 to finish everything so needless to say, I need to put lots and lots of more books up for sale.....
If you have not checked out ArtFire yet, I strongly suggest that you do..... http://www.artfire.com/
It's a wonderful place not only to buy but to showcase your art.
Here is a link to my store: www.artfire.com/users/MYCREATIVEROSEGARDEN
PROVIDENCETOWN, MASSACHUSSETS
Bob has been telling me that he wanted to take me to Providencetown for years so for my Birthday he decided that we should take a day-trip up there. We had such a good time.
First stop was the Pilgrim Monument. This was the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Monument.
We actually climbed aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way to the top. Acording to their web site ( http://www.pilgrim-monument.org/ ) "The heart-healthy walk to the top on 116 steps and 60 ramps only takes about 10 minutes at a leisurely pace." Are they kidding me???????? OMG I thought I was going to pass out!!!!!!!!!
Well, at least from the top of the tower I got some really great pictures - Here are some, plus a picture of the staircase looking down from the top....... - Uh... Did I mention I'm scared of heights!!!!
After the Pilgrim Monument we went into the town where there is a strip of all sorts of stores. It was fun to browse at everything in the stores but actually it was a lot of fun to browse at what was going on outside the stores...... Providencetown is a very popular place for homosexual couples. There were several shows with men either wearing barely anything or dressed fully in drag. I tried to get Bob to go see one of the shows but he wasn't going for it....
Well, at least I got a couple of pictures.......... LOL
Providencetown is definitely an interesting place.......
First stop was the Pilgrim Monument. This was the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Monument.
We actually climbed aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way to the top. Acording to their web site ( http://www.pilgrim-monument.org/ ) "The heart-healthy walk to the top on 116 steps and 60 ramps only takes about 10 minutes at a leisurely pace." Are they kidding me???????? OMG I thought I was going to pass out!!!!!!!!!
Well, at least from the top of the tower I got some really great pictures - Here are some, plus a picture of the staircase looking down from the top....... - Uh... Did I mention I'm scared of heights!!!!
After the Pilgrim Monument we went into the town where there is a strip of all sorts of stores. It was fun to browse at everything in the stores but actually it was a lot of fun to browse at what was going on outside the stores...... Providencetown is a very popular place for homosexual couples. There were several shows with men either wearing barely anything or dressed fully in drag. I tried to get Bob to go see one of the shows but he wasn't going for it....
Well, at least I got a couple of pictures.......... LOL
BIRTHDAY LUNCH & DINNER............ YUMMMMMMY!!!!!
One of the best things about birthdays is that people want to take you out to eat...... As far as I'm concerned, any food eaten while celebrating your birthday has absolutely no fat, no carbs and no calories.
Today Marge took Bobby and I out to an Italian restaurant right by my job. Have wanted to try this place for years but never got around to it. I am so glad we went there. The food was delicious and the service was good. Even talked to the owner about delivering lunches to our office - Cause lunch is certainly a high priority at our office.......
Thank you Marge.............
I was so full after lunch but ofcourse nothing was going to stop me from going out for Hibatchi with my friend - uh... I mean my Sister Lori. Lori and I have known each other since the third grade and no matter what life throws at us to try to keep us apart, Lori and I will always be friends.
Mmmmmm - Hibachi - Yummmmmm
Thank you Lori.........
Today Marge took Bobby and I out to an Italian restaurant right by my job. Have wanted to try this place for years but never got around to it. I am so glad we went there. The food was delicious and the service was good. Even talked to the owner about delivering lunches to our office - Cause lunch is certainly a high priority at our office.......
Thank you Marge.............
I was so full after lunch but ofcourse nothing was going to stop me from going out for Hibatchi with my friend - uh... I mean my Sister Lori. Lori and I have known each other since the third grade and no matter what life throws at us to try to keep us apart, Lori and I will always be friends.
Mmmmmm - Hibachi - Yummmmmm
Thank you Lori.........
BIRTHDAY IN NEW YORK CITY
So my birthday is just around the corner (August 3rd) Yup.... 45
For my Birthday, my BFF Laura really surprised me.... She took me for a fun weekend in New York City. We really dont live that far from the City but I hardly ever get to spend any time there and have never actually stayed over for the night. This was truly a memorable weekend........
Train Ride to NYC
Cupcakes at Crumbs: http://www.crumbs.com/
Late Nite Snacks at Planet Hollywood: http://www.planethollywoodintl.com/locations_newyork.php
Stay in NY hotel: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycmd-courtyard-new-york-manhattan-times-square-south/
Lunch at Grand Central Station: http: http://www.manhattanchili43.geomerx.com/
Train Ride back home.....
Weekend in NYC with BFF: UNFORGETTABLE!!!!!!
THANK YOU LAURA!!!!!!!!!
For my Birthday, my BFF Laura really surprised me.... She took me for a fun weekend in New York City. We really dont live that far from the City but I hardly ever get to spend any time there and have never actually stayed over for the night. This was truly a memorable weekend........
Train Ride to NYC
Cupcakes at Crumbs: http://www.crumbs.com/
Dinner at Bubba Gumps: http://www.bubbagump.com/
(We wont talk about my stupid over priced camera purchase in Times Square - I'm such an impulse buyer!)
Comedy Club: http://www.broadwaycomedyclub.com/Late Nite Snacks at Planet Hollywood: http://www.planethollywoodintl.com/locations_newyork.php
Stay in NY hotel: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycmd-courtyard-new-york-manhattan-times-square-south/
Lunch at Grand Central Station: http: http://www.manhattanchili43.geomerx.com/
Train Ride back home.....
THANK YOU LAURA!!!!!!!!!
UNCLE KRACKER - STAMFORD, CT
The City of Stamford, CT puts on some pretty good free concerts during the summer. On Thursdays they have "Live At Five" and Bob usually goes to work for the City - They're the ones that get the fun job of putting away all the barriers that were set up during the day to block off several streets for these concerts.
He never really goes to the concerts, they just show up mostly after the crowds clear out.
This time Uncle Kracker was going to be there. I LOVE UNCLE KRACKER.....
He sang so many great songs but my favorite part was when he did "Good To Be Me" followed up by "All Summer Long"
"All Summer Long" was my Summer Song last year and "Good To Be Me" is my Summer Song this year.
You can imagine how amazing it was for me to hear him singing those two songs one after the other....
YAY!!!!!!!!!
After the concert Bob stayed to work and I drove home with a HUGE smile on my face.
This was soooooooooo much FUN.......
DAMN, IT'S GOOD TO BE ME!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDhtTrr2FQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjugKA
He never really goes to the concerts, they just show up mostly after the crowds clear out.
This time Uncle Kracker was going to be there. I LOVE UNCLE KRACKER.....
He sang so many great songs but my favorite part was when he did "Good To Be Me" followed up by "All Summer Long"
"All Summer Long" was my Summer Song last year and "Good To Be Me" is my Summer Song this year.
You can imagine how amazing it was for me to hear him singing those two songs one after the other....
YAY!!!!!!!!!
After the concert Bob stayed to work and I drove home with a HUGE smile on my face.
This was soooooooooo much FUN.......
DAMN, IT'S GOOD TO BE ME!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDhtTrr2FQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjugKA
TIKI BAR - Playland
Ever since I took the Tiki Hut Mini Book Class with Cheryl Mezzetti I've been trying to figure out what in the world I was going to use for pictures in that book.... I mean it's not like I"m going to be going to any tropical islands any time soon.... Sigh.......
Well, recently I heard that Playland has a new Tiki Bar. Note - I absolutely can not stand Playland...... I know it is supposed to be a great amusement park but I have never been and probably never will be a fan of the place. But a Tiki Bar??????? Now that is a different subject...... Especially when that Tiki Bar is right on the water and there is a live band playing great music....... Ohhhhh Yeahhhhh...
http://pierrestaurantandtikibar.com/
Drinks
Buffalo Calamari
Summer breeze
Now all I have to do is actually get some pictures into my album........ LOL
CHA SNEAK PEAKS - Sigh...........
CHA = The Craft & Hobby Association Trade Show is coming up at the end of the month.
Everywhere you look you can see "Sneak Peaks" - Some great, some good, some not so good and some just plain What The Heck Were They Thinking!!!
Then I saw "MOONRISE" from SEI.......
Gorgeous..... Gorgeous..... Gorgeous........
The bottom three papers are very nice and I'll definitely get them but the top six...... Well they just make my heart skip a beat..... Sigh........
If you want to see more SEI Sneek Peaks and great inspiration then click here for their blog:
http://seilifestyle.blogspot.com/
Everywhere you look you can see "Sneak Peaks" - Some great, some good, some not so good and some just plain What The Heck Were They Thinking!!!
Then I saw "MOONRISE" from SEI.......
Gorgeous..... Gorgeous..... Gorgeous........
The bottom three papers are very nice and I'll definitely get them but the top six...... Well they just make my heart skip a beat..... Sigh........
If you want to see more SEI Sneek Peaks and great inspiration then click here for their blog:
http://seilifestyle.blogspot.com/
CROPPING WITH FRIENDS
Hope you had a great weekend.
Mine was wonderful. I spent Saturday at a Crop in Connecticut.
Cant say I got a lot accomplished - Not like a lot of the girls who whip out 10-20-30 scrapbook pages.
Nope, not me. I didn't even do one. What I did work on was a couple of simple cards and two mini books.Still need to add some die cut flowers to the cards and need to do a LOT of embelishing of the mini books but hey, it's a start.......
The best part of the day for me is never how much I get done - It's always about the fun I have with my friends........ This time I sat with Laura, Barbra, Jean, Rose and her daughter, and Barbara Z.
Ofcourse all the food is the second best part.......... OMG - I ate so much I thought I was going to pop.
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SIGNS........
I was just on Facebook and saw Marah Johnson's Status which read: " It's hard to wait around for something that you know might never happen, but it's even harder to give up when you know it's everything you want."Well, I'm taking this quote as just one more sign that there are some serious changes that need to be made in my life......
I wish I could put into words what exactly those changes are but there are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many things to list.
Let's just say that I really need to figure out how I can be who I want to be....
So let's start here..........
Today is Friday - June 25th.......
There are 39 more days till August 3rd....... - THAT IS MY 45th BIRTHDAY - YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do I know it's 39 more days?????? Cause I've been counting down - From 45 more days, to 44 more days, to 43 more days, etc..........
I've been planning on counting down till THE BIG DAY......
Then I plan on counting forward.........
Maybe I should say looking forward........
Because THAT is what I need to start doing -
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A BETTER ME......
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A TRUE ME........
"Be True To Yourself"......
Easier said then done - But it's time to try....
Okay people.........
We're in for a bumpy ride but here we go.........
Hopefully some of you who are reading this are willing to hang in there with me to help my on my little journey........ Cause some of you have heard me say it before and I'll say it one more time.......
THAT is who I need in my life - People who are there to inspire me, to encourage me, to tell me it's okay to just be ME..........
Hugs to those who are willing to be there.........
And
Kiss my ass to those who are not............
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I wish I could put into words what exactly those changes are but there are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many things to list.
Let's just say that I really need to figure out how I can be who I want to be....
So let's start here..........
Today is Friday - June 25th.......
There are 39 more days till August 3rd....... - THAT IS MY 45th BIRTHDAY - YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do I know it's 39 more days?????? Cause I've been counting down - From 45 more days, to 44 more days, to 43 more days, etc..........
I've been planning on counting down till THE BIG DAY......
Then I plan on counting forward.........
Maybe I should say looking forward........
Because THAT is what I need to start doing -
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A BETTER ME......
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A TRUE ME........
"Be True To Yourself"......
Easier said then done - But it's time to try....
Okay people.........
We're in for a bumpy ride but here we go.........
Hopefully some of you who are reading this are willing to hang in there with me to help my on my little journey........ Cause some of you have heard me say it before and I'll say it one more time.......
THAT is who I need in my life - People who are there to inspire me, to encourage me, to tell me it's okay to just be ME..........
Hugs to those who are willing to be there.........
And
Kiss my ass to those who are not............
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I'M STILL HERE
Yikes..... It's been a LOOOOOONG TIME since I've posted....
BAD BLOGGER!!!!!
BAD BLOGGER!!!!!
Sorry about that......
Will need to come and spend some time......
Please stay tuned.....,
Thanks!!!
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BAD BLOGGER!!!!!
BAD BLOGGER!!!!!
Sorry about that......
Will need to come and spend some time......
Please stay tuned.....,
Thanks!!!
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AND THE WINNER IS..........
And the winner of the Spring Flower R.A.K. is.........................
KRISTIE MEEKER!!!!!!!!!!
Yay Kristie,
Send me an e-mail with your address & I'll get those flowers right out to you.
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KRISTIE MEEKER!!!!!!!!!!
Yay Kristie,
Send me an e-mail with your address & I'll get those flowers right out to you.
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SPRING - EARTH HOUR - FLOWERS - OH MY.......
Oh my aching back.......
I just spent the entire morning working in the garden. Pruning roses, raking dead stuff from last year, cutting back pesky vines that want to take over the world.........
It's a lot of work but it will have it's rewards once everything starts blooming.
I already have a few daffodils blooming and the hyacinths and tulips are coming up fast.
So........... Just to remind you.
TONIGHT is when I'm going to give away a set of my hand made flowers.
Right after Earth Hour.
Yes, Earth Hour is tonight.........
So right after I turn on the computer again I will be giving them away.
Send me an e-mail to YARASAVICH@AOL.COM with "Spring Flowers" as the subject line and I'll enter your name to win these pretty flowers.
I just spent the entire morning working in the garden. Pruning roses, raking dead stuff from last year, cutting back pesky vines that want to take over the world.........
It's a lot of work but it will have it's rewards once everything starts blooming.
I already have a few daffodils blooming and the hyacinths and tulips are coming up fast.
So........... Just to remind you.
TONIGHT is when I'm going to give away a set of my hand made flowers.
Right after Earth Hour.
Yes, Earth Hour is tonight.........
So right after I turn on the computer again I will be giving them away.
Send me an e-mail to YARASAVICH@AOL.COM with "Spring Flowers" as the subject line and I'll enter your name to win these pretty flowers.
HAPPY SPRING!!!!! = And a RAK...........
Ah, Spring.......... Who doesn't LOVE Spring???? A time for new beginnings. A time for all things beautiful.
I am so looking forward to watching my garden starting to bloom with all the flowers that my Mother had planted in our garden. She was the green thumb of the family. She and my grandfather.
I am so looking forward to watching my garden starting to bloom with all the flowers that my Mother had planted in our garden. She was the green thumb of the family. She and my grandfather.Me, well........ Not so much........ But I try. I HAVE TO TRY...... I can not let the garden go completely. Ofcourse it will never be like it was when my Mother cared for it and nurtured it. I doubt that I will ever win trophies like she did. But still the blooms will come and they will bring joy to anyone who takes the time to enjoy them...........
I will wait till later this year to see if anything blooms and will make a decision at the end of the year to see if I must cut it down completely.
But we must move on........ IT IS SPRING!!!!!!!!!!! A time for new beginning..... A time for joy...... A time for beauty.........
Oh........ Did I mention there would be a RAK????
Lately I've been seeing just about everyone making hand made flowers for their scrapbooks and art projects. Some have me absolutely speecless!!!
I'd love to share with you the flowers I've been making the last couple of weeks.
These little Needlepoint On Plastic Canvas flowers may not be anything fancy but I think they are very cute. They can ofcourse be dressed up with the addition of pearls or buttons or glitter or anything else your heard desires. I've just been too preoccupied in makeing the basic flower to go any further.
Please drop by my shop on ArtFire to see the flowers I have up for sale: http://www.artfire.com/users/MYCREATIVEROSEGARDEN
So in honor of the first day of Spring, I'd love to share a few of these flowers with you.
Just send me an E-mail to Yarasavich@AOL.com with "SPRING FLOWERS" as the subject line and I will put your name into a basket. On March 27th I'll pick one winner and they will receive the flowers shown in this picture.
What are you waiting for?????
Send me an E-mail so maybe you can win these cute flowers.
HAPPY SPRING!!!!!!!
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THE SHOP IS OPEN
PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF MY BLOG.
Or just go here: http://www.artfire.com/users/MYCREATIVEROSEGARDEN
Okay - So far it is nothing to be impressed with I guess but all good things start with a single step, right???
Hey, and how do you like my new banner??? Thank you again Laura for helping me out.
If anyone needs a good - make that GREAT - web designer, contact Laura:
http://www.laurahartwigdesign.com/
Now I've just got to take some more pictures of my crafts and my craft supplies and start posting, posting, posting.........
And hopefully SELLING, SELLING, SELLING!!!!
WISH ME LUCK...............
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AS SEEN ON TV
QVC - HSN - Late Nite Infomercials...........
I remember yelling at my Mom because she was constantly watching QVC and HSN. Between her and the lady a few houses down, the UPS Man was on our block practically every day.....
Okay, Okay..... So the apple does not fall far from the tree........
Yeah, I admit it. I've been known to buy stuff (a whole lot of stuff) purely on impulse.
Today I was going through some boxes and look what I found: The GT Express 101 machine.
When the heck did I buy this thing??????
WHY the heck did I buy this thing????????????????
I have no clue but here it is.
Now what do I do with it???????
Maybe I'll get some refridgerated cinnamon rolls, bake them in my handy dandy machine and watch QVC..........
No...... Wait.... Maybe I'd just better get back to cleaning.
Lord knows what I'll find next!!!!!!!!!!
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I remember yelling at my Mom because she was constantly watching QVC and HSN. Between her and the lady a few houses down, the UPS Man was on our block practically every day.....
Okay, Okay..... So the apple does not fall far from the tree........
Yeah, I admit it. I've been known to buy stuff (a whole lot of stuff) purely on impulse.
Today I was going through some boxes and look what I found: The GT Express 101 machine.
When the heck did I buy this thing??????
WHY the heck did I buy this thing????????????????
I have no clue but here it is.
Now what do I do with it???????
Maybe I'll get some refridgerated cinnamon rolls, bake them in my handy dandy machine and watch QVC..........
No...... Wait.... Maybe I'd just better get back to cleaning.
Lord knows what I'll find next!!!!!!!!!!
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JULIE & JULIA
I recently signed up for Netflix & the other night we watched Julie & Julia.
As we started watching the movie I jumped up, ran to the kitchen and grabbed two books.
Ran back and yelled "LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Yup - There they were. Two cookbooks that I've had for at least 20 years. Where did they come from????? I have no clue.......... I just know that they've been in my kitchen for years and I don't think I've used one recipe from either one.
Bob & Bobby looked at me like I was crazy but I thought it was funny that
As we started watching the movie I jumped up, ran to the kitchen and grabbed two books.
Ran back and yelled "LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Yup - There they were. Two cookbooks that I've had for at least 20 years. Where did they come from????? I have no clue.......... I just know that they've been in my kitchen for years and I don't think I've used one recipe from either one.
Bob & Bobby looked at me like I was crazy but I thought it was funny that
I had not one but two Julia Childs cookbooks and didn't even know it until the books in the movie started to look awfully familiar.... So there we were: The two guys, the dog, the bird and me with my two books watching Julie & Julia.
The movie itself was cute. I'm pretty sure I enjoyed it more than the men did but they put up with me anyway.......
(Bob thought it was going to be about them meeting & cooking together.... I think I've forced him to watch the Food Network a little too much.........)
I was inspired by Julie. A young girl living in a not so perfect apartment over a pizza shop in Brooklyn who works in a boring job by day, who has a problem with finishing any project she starts, who likes to cook but is no expert. She starts a blog about cooking. Taking one full year and over 500 recipes and going through each one until she's done.
I was also inspired by Julia. A not so young woman who seriously adores food......
At the suggestion of her husband she takes some cooking classes and discovers that food is truly her passion. It must be amazing to find something that you are so passionate about, that you are good at, AND it is something that people admire you for.
Unfortunately after the movie the cookbooks were once again put away in the kitchen to collect more dust......... The movie was returned to Netflix....... and I still have no desire to try any of Julia's recipes...
But in the end, I still think it's funny I have those books. I still think it's great that Julie was able to start & finish a project that she was interested in. And ofcourse I am truly amazed by Julia Childs who in her 40's discovered her passion and ended up changing the world of cooking.......
Hey, if those two did what they did then maybe there is still hope for this mid-40's chick who is bored out of her mind and is desperate to find something to be passionate about..........
BUT WHAT???????????
What is there that I LOVE to do?????
Something that I am truly good at?????????
Something that I am passionate about???????????
I have no clue..........
Sigh.............
Oh well...... Maybe in time I will find that one thing that I will LOVE to do.
In the mean time there are so many things that I LIKE to do.......
So instead of just waiting around for "Love" I'd better stop wasting time and enjoy every single second of "Like" cause life is way too short............
MAY YOU ALL FIND YOUR PASSION.......
But until you find it, have a good time looking...........
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The movie itself was cute. I'm pretty sure I enjoyed it more than the men did but they put up with me anyway.......
(Bob thought it was going to be about them meeting & cooking together.... I think I've forced him to watch the Food Network a little too much.........)
I was inspired by Julie. A young girl living in a not so perfect apartment over a pizza shop in Brooklyn who works in a boring job by day, who has a problem with finishing any project she starts, who likes to cook but is no expert. She starts a blog about cooking. Taking one full year and over 500 recipes and going through each one until she's done.
I was also inspired by Julia. A not so young woman who seriously adores food......
At the suggestion of her husband she takes some cooking classes and discovers that food is truly her passion. It must be amazing to find something that you are so passionate about, that you are good at, AND it is something that people admire you for.
Unfortunately after the movie the cookbooks were once again put away in the kitchen to collect more dust......... The movie was returned to Netflix....... and I still have no desire to try any of Julia's recipes...
But in the end, I still think it's funny I have those books. I still think it's great that Julie was able to start & finish a project that she was interested in. And ofcourse I am truly amazed by Julia Childs who in her 40's discovered her passion and ended up changing the world of cooking.......
Hey, if those two did what they did then maybe there is still hope for this mid-40's chick who is bored out of her mind and is desperate to find something to be passionate about..........
BUT WHAT???????????
What is there that I LOVE to do?????
Something that I am truly good at?????????
Something that I am passionate about???????????
I have no clue..........
Sigh.............
Oh well...... Maybe in time I will find that one thing that I will LOVE to do.
In the mean time there are so many things that I LIKE to do.......
So instead of just waiting around for "Love" I'd better stop wasting time and enjoy every single second of "Like" cause life is way too short............
MAY YOU ALL FIND YOUR PASSION.......
But until you find it, have a good time looking...........
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Mom = Monk.........
A friend told me a while ago he wanted to run away, become a Monk and bake bread..........That's exactly how I feel right now. I want to run away and bake bread.......
My son once told me I was like Monk. You know - Monk from T.V.
I forgot why he told me that but what ever the situation was, I could not argue with him because I had been caught - I was probably doing something stupid that seemed to mean something to me when it was happening but it was just something trivial to the rest of the world......
I am by no means trying to make light of the fact that some people really do have serious OCD but I definitely do think that I have a serious problem........
Call it OCD, call it Monk-ism, call it just plain crazy - What ever you want to call it I definitely do have a problem.......
Call it OCD, call it Monk-ism, call it just plain crazy - What ever you want to call it I definitely do have a problem.......
I confess - I am probably one of the most disorganized people you will ever meet.
I am late for everything and I lose just about anything........
I am late for everything and I lose just about anything........
But then there are these crazy times - Like today - Where I have this crazy need to organize things........ I will spend hours lining up all the boxes and cans in my pantry. Yes, I know it is a waste of time and I know it will not stay like that but for a brief time things are in order and I know where things belong and somehow at least one little part of my life is in order.........
So here I am now with enough pasta, tuna fish, Chef-Boyardee and Chicken Broth to last a year.
Why do I have this much??? Well, cause it was on sale ofcourse....... Gotta stock up when it's on sale - That is when you do it - It's like an unwritten law in my little mind...... And then for a brief time at least, all that stuff has to be nicely lined up - And all is well in the world........
Now if I could just get everything else in my life to be all nicely lined up so I could find things and everything else could be all nicey, nicey in neat little piles so I would not have to think so much about how to make things work out.
I know the answer is to take things one step at a time. If you start at one end of the house - or one part of your life - and work your way through to the end, one day you will find yourself "done" and you can sit back and look at your house - or your life - and say "It is perfect".
Problem is I just cant figure out where to start...... So I start here and there and everywhere and absolutely nothing gets "perfect" and I end up getting frustrated and just stop trying..........
Last year I got motivated....... I felt like I really wanted to change........ I felt pretty damn good...
Then I got a little off track....... Took a brief sidetrip from the journey.........
Now I know I need to get back to trying to reach my goals.........
I still dont know where to start..... I still dont know how long the journey will be........
And I really, really hate trying to do this by myself........
But for now........... For now at least I have all my pasta, tuna fish & chicken broth all lined up.
Maybe when the rest of the kitchen is organized, I'll bake some bread.
Maybe when the rest of my life is organized, I'll even invite some friends over and we can laugh about me ever wanting to run away to become a Monk...........
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Happy New Year everyone..... Today is 01-01-10.
As many of you know, I've spent quite a bit of time recently thinking and planning and plotting all the things that the New Year would bring........ How I was going to change so many things in my life......
Yes, there is even A LIST.........
It's not exactly a New Years Resolution List.... It's actually more than that.
You see, for me this is soooooooooo much more than just a "New Year" - Or at least I had planned on making it so much more.......
I'm not going to bore you with details..... I just did not want to let the day go by without a post for the new year.......
I guess the whole thing can be summed up by showing you pictures from Mary Engelbreit.
I LOVE MARY ENGELBREIT!!!!
I LOVE MARY ENGELBREIT!!!!
The first picture is how I had planned on ringing in the new year......
Sort of Super Hero-ish. The Queen with her magic List...... All sorts of great things written on there - All sorts of things to transform her life into something marvelous......
The second picture is of of The Queen as a little girl making a long list of all the things she wants..... - Yes, ofcourse it is a loooooooooooooooong list.........
But in the end she realizes that all the stuff on her list were not what Christmas was all about.
The third picture is more realistic.......
Yup - It's the Queen sitting in her big comfy chair with her bunny slippers sipping a drink.
Unfortunately I dont have bunny slippers (and yes, even at this age I would wear them if I did....) and the drink that I am sipping is just tea to wash down the medicine to hopefully help me get over this dreaded cold that I have.......... - I swear I feel like my head is going to burst that is how congestide I am!!!
Unfortunately I dont have bunny slippers (and yes, even at this age I would wear them if I did....) and the drink that I am sipping is just tea to wash down the medicine to hopefully help me get over this dreaded cold that I have.......... - I swear I feel like my head is going to burst that is how congestide I am!!!
So the Queen Mother sits and looks at the previous sides of her......... The little girl queen who wants everything......... The young girl queen promissing herself that she will change into this new person - The person who will surely be HAPPY.........
In the end - The Queen Mother sits there realizing she is too damn old for this shit..........
Yes - I will keep having lists of things that I want - But I will not be sad if I dont have it all.
Yes - I will keep having lists of things that I want to change about myself - But I will also be happy with who I am and will cherish the people who love me this way.........
Yes - I will keep having lists of things that I want to change about myself - But I will also be happy with who I am and will cherish the people who love me this way.........
So...........
This is the many sides of me............
What about YOU???????
Will you be there for me as my friend??????? Will you be there to encourage me to try to make changes that will make me feel better but will still love me if I'm a little (lot) bitchy???
Will you be there for me as my friend??????? Will you be there to encourage me to try to make changes that will make me feel better but will still love me if I'm a little (lot) bitchy???
I know many of you will......... There are so many dear friends that I know I can count on.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE..........
I still say it's going to be an amazing year........
(The Queen has spoken................ LOL)
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