unruly things

wake up with a crick in your neck?
wish that you could go *poof* and be somewhere else?
get down in the dumps for no reason at all?
just really want to go home and curl up on the couch?
have those days when you just don’t feel like blogging?

I do.
and I’ll be back tomorrow.
but in the meantime, I like these.
and this.
and I want to make these
and this always makes me happy.

update: so we have this little candy dispenser at my office, you know, the kind where you put a quarter in, turn the knob, and like 10 pieces of candy fall out into your hand… anyway, since I was feeling a bit “blue” I decided to break the rules and get a handful of peanut m & m’s, which I never eat.
do you think it means something that 7 out of the 10 in my hand turned out to be blue? {the other 3 were green} hm….. though I do have to say, it made me smile.

I took the plunge.
365 of me for my 26th year.

joslyn of simply lovely! she said:
“i’m most proud of my husband’s most recent b-day party…it was a milestone party and he had just begun woodworking, so we made handmade invitations using wood grain for the background, used wood veneer to make tons of hurricanes for candles and asked all the guests to bring him a piece of wood found or bought that he could craft something from. All our family members pitched in for the band saw and we served German food and red velvet cake (his favorites)…it was pretty swell if i do say so myself.”
sounds pretty amazing huh?! thanks to dlb for helping pick the winner. I think you won him over with tools being involved. :) thanks to everyone for their great stories. it was hard to pick just one.
{joslyn, email me your info and I’ll send out a special valentine’s day set of cards which are available in my shop!}

if you haven’t seen the collection series over at poppy talk, you’re really missing out. I love seeing what other people collect and search for. I’ve never really had a collection to speak of, but I’ve always had ideas of things I’d love to have when I have more room to house them. like letters. I love letters and I love the idea of having lots of them on a wall or dresser, so needless to say I was very inspired when I saw the collections from Lisa Congdon and her collection of the letter E.
when I was at the craft store yesterday, I was tempted to buy some letters, but I knew I’d get home and not want to put them anywhere. so, they will wait for another day.
{from poppy talk}

I too have been completely in love with Jen’s polaroids. the color, the styling, the simplicity. the way they are so over girly. the perfect pink hues and pretty props. so inspiring.
check out my polaroid blog, it’s hers, not mine.
{via simply lovely and frolic}

• guiltless shopping
• manicured nails
• syrah and french onion soup
• finally hanging out with Jess
• receiving her awesome gift – it’s in a frame, I’ll photo it later today
• laying in bed while dlb made pancakes
• stumptown coffee
• antique shopping
• digging for more skeleton keys, and still wanting that giant one
• the photobooth
• thai food and a belgium strong ale
• once
• chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing
• grayson and super natural cooking
• going to bed, satisfied that I had the best birthday in awhile

thanks to those who wished me a happy birthday!

and I can’t get over this song and this part of the movie.
her voice.
those slippers.

ah maze ing.

ok, since I’ve been tagged by three of you lovely bloggers, I thought what better day to do it than on my birthday, so… here goes:
01. I don’t pay attention very well sometimes, and it gets me into trouble.
02. I’m mildly obsessed with Google. when I need the answer to something, I Google it. when I hear a song I like, but don’t know who it’s by, I pick out some lyrics and Google them. I’ve even Googled my name.
03. regardless of the situation, the first thing I do whenever I get home from work is change into a comfy pair of pants and a t-shirt.
04. I’m so vain. if there is a mirror, I can’t help but look at my self in it. even reflections in windows. and I do think that song is about me.
05. I generally “look” at magazines. rarely do I “read” them.
06. I love to cook but I hate to clean. sometimes I literally have to plow into cleaning. I get myself worked up for it, and usually end up cleaning the whole kitchen or bathroom. I don’t like vacuuming though. dlb does it.
07. I really really really really really really really really really really want to learn how to sew.
08. I once was de-shelling and de-veining shrimp and one still had the head on. I couldn’t step into the kitchen until dlb got rid of it. all the way through dinner, I couldn’t stop thinking about those ugly antenna. so, needless to say, I’m a little squeamish.

happy birthday to me!
so, I’m tagging Jess because you know you want to do it, Tiff because you could use a little sunshine, Pia Jane, because happy birthday to you too!, Rachel, Courtney, Sarah, and Amy. go for it ladies!