beauty and the beads

beauty and the beads, originally uploaded by tinkerellen.

my latest hobby involves all things pretty.

so i was hoping today would be gorgeous and sunny and i could take tons of photos of all the beautiful trees and flowers that are blooming but alas, it's 'raw' here. you know it's bad when they use the word 'raw' to describe the current weather. so instead i went shopping. grocery and clothes...there's some great deals out there right now, too bad i can't go hog wild (big expensive shoes remember?).

anyway, i'm lounging around in the sweats, doing a little laundry and work, and drinking some white tea in my fabulous new mug. hava great weekend everyone.

happy birthday cousin

jens bday book, originally uploaded by tinkerellen.

today's my cousin's b-day. i made her a book. that was the other fun gift i was working on but couldn't give any hints about, since she lies and says she read this every few days. anyway, i hope she had a good one out there in the LA sun. jerk.

so do you ever hear a song and think, you know, i need that album. well, i did that today. i want ray charles greatest hits. and then at the end of the song i realized it wasn't even ray charles. but still, it made me think of his deep raspy voice and i still want that CD.

haircut today! i'm sporting the summer short do and loving it. my head feels three pounds lighter. AND i picked up a pair of Born shoes yesterday, or should i say invested in them. those things cost a small fortune. anyway, i needed some since i threw away (yes, threw away) a pair that i used constantly EVERY summer. why, you ask, would i throw them away? because i'm an idiot. (tell us something we don't know) hey! and they had a small tear in the stretchy canvas that was only bound to get bad and i would still be wearing them around until half my shoe fall off in the middle of the street leaving me shoeless in the grungy part of town. that's why.

a new low

you know things are rock-bottom when shaving your legs ends up on your 'to do' list.

goodies

goodies, originally uploaded by tinkerellen.

don't you just love gifts that arrive out of the blue and for no reason at all? me too. i came home yesterday to a box! a box, i said? what could it be? for me? yes please.

inside was a gift sent from the great sara as a thank you, all for creating a nifty little header for her blog. but i say thank you, to you, sara. i have been wanting a glass tea mug since i read about them last year, and it's green and fabulous. i can't wait to brew my next cup and watch the colors appear before my eyes...

cheescaheaven

cheescaheaven, originally uploaded by tinkerellen.

easter was ok this year. it's becoming tradition that we head to our pastor's house. they invite over all the relative-less people each year. and this year i didn't even show up empty-handed. i brought these little cheesecake suckers and some good ol' mashed taters. i even mashed them myself. unfortunately i have an entire tupperware full of leftover cheesecake bars.

i weigh 114 as of this morning. i'll weigh myself at the end of the week and let you know how many pounds of cheesecake i finished off...

happy easter

mean_bunny.jpg, originally uploaded by tinkerellen.

and i mean that from the bottom of my fuzzy little tail.

scrapping example

heather's gift, originally uploaded by tinkerellen.

here it is folks. this was the baby shower gift i was telling you about. picture this, but in about 12 pages. and i won't post all 12 either...

i heart chocolate cake

ok, so i'm gonna stop talking about my 21 day goal, since you're all probably sick of hearing about it. after this of course: my body has completely adjusted to working out in the mornings (i'm exhausted by 9 and there's no problems falling to sleep anymore) and i love how free my schedule feels, so i plan on keeping to it.

in other news, i love my new hobby: digital scrapbooking. seriously. who has the time to scrapbook entire albums? not me. so i've resorted to creating 8x8 printable pages in photoshop. and i've discovered an entire online community of people who do this, and even digital products you can buy like fonts, tags, papers, etc. i love it. i'll have a couple of samples up soon. that was my baby gift for heather's shower a few weeks ago that i still haven't shown you, so sorry!

and another shout out to heather for the fabulous hand-me over sweater i'm sportin today. green is the new green baby.

current music: soothing seas to fall asleep to (reminds me of all that precious beach time)
current reading: real simple's article on why thin people stay thin
current mood: anticipation, for that piece of chocolate cake (it's friday you know, chocolate cake day)

day fourteen. million.

it feels like it anyway. so tired. BUT energized at the same time, really weird.

tonight i need to clean clean clean. it's a mess and it's freaking me out. dishes, laundry, floors, etc. and etc. i also plan to try to make this cute necklace i saw the other day. looks easy enough. we'll see. and i need to paint my toenails! this nice weather has had me pulling out the comfy bass sandals, but my toes looks like crap. (not to mention my skin is still white as a ghost that just saw a ghost.) (oh and i plan to reorganize the laundry room as read on real simple this morning.) and charge the phone and the ipod, so much to do...

current listening: missy higgins.
currently reading: nothing even though several books are waiting patiently on my shelf.
current mood: meh. but the day's not over yet.

too much of a good thing is an awesome thing

this morning was a success. not only did i get my butt up early and to the gym, but the husband's butt went with me. he's so proud of himself. it helps that the weather is so nice. it just changes your entire attitude. and wardrobe. i'm wearing a cute new 5 dollar skirt and people can't stop complimenting me on it. i love compliments! then, before i was leaving the house the dhl guy showed up with our completed tax forms courtesy our nyc accountant. i can't believe how much we're getting back this year. being a full-time student was good to us. now we can plan our trip to los angeles and hire someone to remodel the bathroom. God is awesome.

i'm also submitted a couple photos tonight for a local craft store contest. sounds stupid, i know, but if i win i get a gift certificate and i love free money. especially now that i have a budget to stick to...