just because you're skinny

doesn't mean you're in shape. last week a ten floor stair climb proved that to me. don't get me wrong, a couple of months ago i was a diehard exerciser but then i had surgery and it was a good medical excuse to avoid the gym. BUT now that i'm trying to get back there it's so hard. the husband and i went running together lastnight and i was a sorry state of slacker. it was sad. i really need to pump me up. SO i'll be making my best attempt this week to conquer the stairmaster, the run and the weight room. i'ld love to get there in the am so i can avoid all the meatheads and the post-work traffic but i'ld need to go to bed early than 11 every night...wish me will power cause it has to be this week. since i've been trying this for 3 weeks now.

it's a wonderful life

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this weekend was fantastic. the weather cooperated, so i picked some blueberries {blueberry crisp, yum..} and got a sunburn yesterday. finished three grettas on saturday! two are in the shop, one i'm waiting on a reserve conformation...we shall see. that one may be up for sale as well. check them out, i'm loving red right now and it shows...BUT the cutest thing i thought i made this weekend was these. adorable little tiny polka dotted earrings. aren't they awesome? they're only 3/8ths of an inch so they're pretty petite looking. i like these that i had seen on other etsy sites but they were all too honking for my ears so i think these are perfect...yay.

hope everyone else had a perfect weekend!

walk away happy

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they're finished! sarah would be happy to know that they'll be going in the mail today. a day ahead of schedule. sort of. so this concludes the two-part invitations project! i like how both turned out, i think they're fun and a great addition to the portfolio {which i really need to get online}.

i bought some more ballet flats from payless. i adore their american eagle line. everything is so comfortable and cheap. i scored these for 12.50, way within my weekly budget. in fact, i could've bought two pair and still had money for a healthy lunch.

happy weekend everyone, i'll have grettas {2-3} in the store for next week! along with some more earrings and possibly some small pendants. {and if i get really motivated, tissue holders and headbands...}

christmas in july

well much to my surprise the new target {4-5 miles from me} opened a week early! {even though there's a "open july 29th" sign hanging on the building} and not only did my husband tell me it was open early but he went with me to check it out. it's so nice and i can't wait to go again tonight...ok, maybe i'll wait until tomorrow. stick it walmart across the street!

You know it's a bad day when you put your bra on backwards and it fits better.

{if she only knew what i was about to post on the world wide internet right now.}

i helped a friend {let's call her "Jacky"} move this past weekend and it was pretty run of the mill, bed frame, hand me down dressers, 1972 twin matress. until: the unpacked dresser drawers. and there, staring back at me, were two complete drawers full of bras. and not just any bras, victoria secret bras. granted, they could have all been on clearance {although she's not much of a bargain shopper} BUT if they had been 20 bucks a piece {not likely} i counted 700 dollars worth. of bras. seriously. and she openly admitted to paying much more than that for several of them. so we're talking about 1,000 dollars on bras. my angels account would love me if i stock piled bras like that. maybe she's planning on using them as weapon-vaulting boomerangs should we ever find ourselves in a flesh-eating zombie infestation? and she would kill them in style. i however would surely get eaten after about 7 bra-flings...

new fun fabrics on their way

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so what do i do with them when they get here??

audrey hepburn never had to deal with this

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because one little blister will not stop me from wearing you.

things to look forward to this week

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6 more years with this guy who sometimes drives me crazy but we have way too much fun together to worry about that.

4 completed Grettas.

clean laundry.

vintage Rhode Island map showing up in the mail.

more fun beads showing up in the mail and a pair of earrings that will become a contest prize...

jennifer's first sonogram photo.

go team go green

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manda over at wannabe is focusing her posts on green week, which got me thinking. so here's what i do to save "mother earth" or rather to be a good steward of what God created for me to spend my days on...

these super swell super cheap ikea bags make grocery shopping eco-friendly {and fashionable, i have the two on the right} and they're super sturdy so i can cram everything in them and still be able to carry it all out to the car. {and i think i paid $1.50 each...}

over the past few years i've started weeding out all the chemicals in our hair care and body care routine. it's all natural soaps and shampoos, hair gels and toothpastes for us. it's a nice feeling knowing you're not ODing on chemicals that can haunt you with illnesses later on in life. and it's not as expensive as you'ld think. most of the stuff lasts twice as long as non-natural products so you're actually saving money.

just recently we also switched over to all natural dish soap and laundry soaps and i love the organic scents. and again, not as expensive as you'ld think. trader joes is a great little store to find reasonable {if not downright cheap} products. we don't have one close so when we visit family we make a stop and stock up. i've got a warehouse of shampoos, soaps and shave gels in our linen closet....

ask and ye shall...

look who said something nice about me. she also included a photo of the wonderful invitations i slaved over for two nights last week. i shouldn't say slaved because i loved making these but it's hard work! all the cutting and sticking and picking those stupid paper flowers apart...i am glad they're done and more glad that the parents of the groom loved them.

my project i slaved over for two nights THIS week was a cow hat. yeah, just imagine that. {and i can say slaved because i hated this project sooo much.}

this weekend, i'm slaving over three logo designs. i really really am craving the sewing machine but i just can't promise i'll get time to satisfy my need, so the shop may not get anything fun and pretty for another week or so...