Recovering TapFish addict

I guess I'll admit it now-I was a TapFish junkie.  Every day i'd take care of those little electronic fish.  I even spent some real money to buy fake money to use in there.  NO MORE!  They let me down for the very last time.
Have you tried Farm Story?

Priorities

I just realized that my last three posts were all product-endorsement-related and it looks like I'm trying to be some sort of advertising person or critic or something.  I'm NOT!  I won't do that again, well, not three posts in a row anyway :)

I don't seem to have my life's priorities figured out.  Well, maybe in my head, but I certainly haven't really embraced them in my heart, it would seem.  I keep getting pulled off in "other" directions, finding myself in foolish choices and being badly affected by things that have no real value according to my own priorities.

And then God  puts one or two good people in my path to help me remember what I was intending.  And who light a little larger section of my path with their own "this little light of mine".  I'm not very grateful by nature, but I could cry when I realize how much He must care for me to send me little gifts like those people.

The secret to a lasting "natural" home manicure

I swear by this stuff.  It is a thin coat of rubber that really makes your polish last longer.

Dansko Professional clogs

I was pretty hesitant about spending $125.00 for a pair of shoes (I'm just cheap that way, I guess) however--- THESE CLOGS ARE GREAT!  After a four-hour stint on my feet, my back and feet were fine.  I highly recommend them.

Dinner of champions

For those nights when you don't have the energy, time or ingredients to make anything good for dinner. ;-)

A cool old rocker

And I don't mean Steven Tyler.  I got it at a resale shop.  It needs new fabric but I think it will only need one yard so I can get something pretty stunning (expensive-ish).  It also folds up, another handy feature for my tidy little condo, n'est ce pas?  It's a little hard to see in this light but there is some simple carving on the neck.

Resolve to...

I don't like saving up resolutions for the beginning of a new year, but it is just practically inevitable, right?  And also practically inevitable that by this, the twelfth day of the year, I'm already a little behind on those things I wanted to keep on top of....  sigh

What does this look like to you?

At first glance, it appears to be a nifty old knitting machine and a red bag full of accessories and such.  When I look a little closer, however, the truth is revealed.  It is a handy-dandy excuse to put off working on my living room project.  I REFUSE THE HEAR THE SIREN'S CALL, however.  Like that ancient sailor I will lash myself to the mainsail and forge ahead on my chosen path. Once the carpet is down and the furniture puchased and the walls painted and the drapes hung, then--and ONLY then-- will I allow myself the pleasure of opening the latches and learning how to knit with a machine from 1961---see, it already lured me to look in the instruction manual!!!  (It was manufactured in Japan? How cool is that? I wonder if it's written with better English than the e-mails I get...)

What have I gotten myself into???

It's gonna be fine, right?  I can do this, right?  Today I lifted ten thirty-pund boxes of carpet into my car, drove home and carried ten thirty-pound boxes of carpet up the stairs and into my home.  Now I just have get the stuff installed.  :'(
What have I gotten myself into???  Wait-wait---it's EXERCISE, right?

Crocheted teacups and such

I've been crocheting coffee cups and teacups and recently a couple of teapots as well.  I really like the free-form nature of the process, but also the restriction of the form and the final shape, too.  So far no one seems to object to getting one as a gift.  I've started a mis-matched set for a coworker's birthday present-at her request, I might add.  Keeping Mrs. Potts and Chip in mind as I work...

Popcorn floor for now

I'm getting there.  I just wish my living room didn't suddenly look so TINY.  Although that should be an encouragement to work harder since it no longer has the nightmarishly large proportions it had when it was just a looming project in my head.

I can't get this to turn, so tip your head to your left shoulder :)

There is still plastic draped over way too much of my living/dining room, but the photo below has given me hope!

This one also needs action on your part to work right (or left, as the case may be!)  Finally enough book shelves, thanks to Ikea and the sweat of my brow.

New technology

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be cryptic - my last smart phone just wasn't, so I got a new one that is better a few weeks back.  It takes nicer photos than my camera and now has the blogger app too, so I should be putting both of those things to good use.  I will catch up on the photos today.

Put this technology to (good?) use

It May not be Jan first anymore, but when a good idea hits your gray matter, you should act.  This is the first (horrible) picture in a long line of pictures to come.  This is also my one-hundred-and-first post to this blog.