The gorgeous header was made by Russ Hutto (for info on getting one for yourself, check out his blog at RussHutto.com) and I tweaked the colors. It’s not perfect yet, but it’s better than it was – not nearly so boring.
How often do you change your toothbrush?
~ When the old one wears out – depends on the individual toothbrush I guess.
What is your favorite item of clothing to shop for?
~ Shoes!
Do you use social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)? Which do you use most often?
~Yes! I use Twitter & Facebook pretty regularly… and I usually blog pretty regularly too!
If I was a car, I’d be:
~ Most likely the one I drive… Suby Outback Turbo. Fast, likes to get out in the hills & get dirty, likes to go fast, has plenty of ways to carry everything the family needs, has a decent stereo for music to be pumped out.
If I was a drink, I’d be:
~ this is a tough one, as I don’t have any knowledge in this area. tea? Yes, I know, not the kind of drink intended there…
If I was emotion, I’d be:
~ I thought these were going to be super easy… at the moment I would be frustration, but that isn’t always the case! Life is just a bit frustrating at the moment (had fevers and illnesses in the house for a solid 3+ weeks)
I’m just testing to see how long it will be before my dear husband actually reads my blog. I know, he’s a busy guy, and during his down time he generally prefers to browse through music and the Monty Python channel over on YouTube.com, but all I’m asking for is a little reader love from the man that supports me in everything else that I do.
How long do you think it will take? I did have him looking at the blog tonight… I was showing him the videos I posted this week. I’m just wondering how long a re-visit will take.
So everyone else can ignore this post… it’s all for the Eric-Man… they guy who shares this blog with me (but has only posted once – kinda)
Love ya honey, even if you are watching Feist videos (that suck) while I type this.
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3/2/09 UPDATE – I have the blog set to auto-repost over on my Facebook page… and he visited there today to leave a comment. Close enough I guess!
Um, yes it does deserve a re-post, although I object to the notion that it’s just women drivers that are idiots behind the wheel. I generally park a little more like the last one… What? It works better if you give it a little bit of gas (helps with the turning velocity)
I have to say though, I would have gotten out and parked the car for that woman as well. No, I actually may have just parked there while she was pulling forward to try again. Idiots don’t deserve good parking spots if it takes that many tries!
So I’m a couple of hours late, but c’est la vie. Yesterday was a headache-filled day (literally). It started out fun – field trip to see an African Folk Tale performance… but I think the ride in the back of a school bus did me in. Ugh.
Well, here goes…
What’s one of the simple pleasures in your life?
~ chocolate
What do you like to snack on when you watch a movie?
~ pizza
If you were a Survivor contestant, what would be your luxury item?
~I assume that having watched at least one episode would help with this question… What’s allowed? What’s not? These are questions I have… eye drops would be needed if I couldn’t take my contacts out (although I guess I could wear glasses instead). Migraine meds would be a good thing too – are those allowed?
house and yard maintenance
1. get stairs on the deck
2. clean and plant flower bed in backyard
3. build a sunflower house for the girls
4. clean and maintain the flowerbed outside the office
5. finish planting the pathway to garden
6. finish making stepping stones for path
7. terrace back hillside for garden
8. find a new home for the evergreen trees before they get too large to move
~any takers?
9. paint the outside of the house
10. finish M's mural
11. finish A's mural
12. get laundry room remodeled
13. finish bathroom remodel
14. put down hardwood floors
15. re-carpet the downstairs
16. tile the stairs
17. clean out the garage
18. fix the garage door opener
19. fix the side fence & gate
office
20. get all the fabric organized and PUT AWAY
21. get filing done
22. KEEP filing done - do all filing 1x per month
23. get all buttons, clasps & hooks organized (95% there!)
24. make and hang a ribbon organizer
25. hang pictures/whiteboards up
26. get rid of the extra boxes
27. post unwanted fabrics to sell every 6 weeks
28. unpack & put away office supplies from move
29. donate/pass on patterns that are too small for the girls
work
30. get rid of excess flowers
31. remove flowers from website
32. find a new home for Carole's table runners
33. finish moving TC products over
34. Clean up website - delete old product pages
35. sell/donate purchased bags
36. build wholesale site
37. send out newsletter to wholesale companies every 6 weeks
38. make swatch books
39. hire a bookeeper
40. get all patterns copywritten
41. review 2 products each month
42. update/catalog orders & donations 1x per month
43. send out newsletter 2x per month
44. post new blog 1x per week for Mimsi
45. post 6 blogs per month for gift guides family (recipes, reviews, etc)
46. find wholesale supplier for fabric
47. make 1 RTS/art bag each week
48. do inventory
49. meet with mastermind group each week
Health/cooking
50. cook 3 vegeterian/vegan meals per week
51. learn to use 1 new ingredient per month
52. post 2 new recipes per month (1/24)
53. exercise 3x per week
54. drop 4 dress sizes
55. learn to use the dutch oven well
56. bake bread once per week (0/52)
57. clean out the fridge 2x per month
58. use/freeze leftovers
59. grow corn
~ the seeds have sprouted!
60. go on a walk with the girls & eric at least 1x per week (0/7)
61. climb the stairs at the end of the road 2x per week (0/7)
62. make healthy snacks for the girls
63. use up the CSA produce each week
64. learn to bake with flours other than wheat
65. make 1 entire meal from a different country 2x per month
66. get a bike
67. get up by 7 every day
68. go to bed on time
69. eat 1 raw meal per week
personal
70. read psalms each morning
71. make Eric's pants
72. make Mom H's piano bench cushion
73. keep the granite cleaned off
74. have a clean, empty sink each night before going to bed
75. make at least 1 trip to goodwill each month
CHECK 76. save up for a new car
~new car purchased May 2nd!!!<br?
77. build up an emergency fund
CHECK 78. post cd's to swap or take to sell/trade in
~ freecycled a BIG box of cd's
79. get last summer's camping trips scrapbooked
80. teach the girls to sew
81. teach the girls to garden
82. memorize 1 scripture per week
83. memorize with the girls!
84. find the cord the the keyboard
85. practice the piano again
86. teach the girls the basics of playing the piano
87. get M into violin lessons
~ talked with a teacher & have plans to start in June!
88. go on a date with Eric 1x per month
89. find a good babysitter
90. have QUALITY 1-on-1 with M each week (1/7)
91. have QUALITY 1-on-1 with A each week
92. have QUALITY 1-on-1 with Eric each week (1/7)
93. finish A's curtains
94. have "girlfriend time" 1x per month
95. send a handwritten letter 1x per month
96. send a letter to Norma 1x per month
97. pray more
98. read the bible through
99. read 1 book every 6 weeks (but don't ignore everything else!)
100. be a better mom
101. be a better wife
