Showing posts with label Skipping work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skipping work. Show all posts

12/12/09

Lovely finds

I was trawling through bins at the Goodwill last weekend when I came across a whole stack of sweet, great condition vintage children's books. They are so sweet! I've got quite a collection now and am finding a lot of great titles in the local thrift stores.

I keep telling Pappa Starbucks that I will sell them on etsy but once I get them home I always find excuses not to.

Excuses like how sweet is this!!? and oops, this one is a little scuffed up! and well..I don't know how to price them...




This last one, the Shopping Book? It is SO stinkin' cute! It has the best illustrations I've seen in a while, I love it!


Oh, I love vintage story books so! It's a bit of a thrill still to find ones in good condition for inexpensive prices simply because I know how much love they will get around here.
What's your favorite children's book?

11/30/09

24 things

24 things because It's my 24th birthday!
Sweet things I love:
1) My Little Berry
2) My wonderful Pappa Starbucks
3) "Crazy" by Seal
4) Handmade toys
5) Phish Food ice cream from Ben and Jerry's
6) Co-sleeping
7) Vintage children's books
8) Sewing
9) Dogs
10) The color yellow
11) Bicycle rides
12) City life (and the bookstores that come with that)
13) Chap stick
14) Mint, paprika, rosemary, lavender....
15) Trader Joe's (and their mangoes!)
16) Sunshine
17) Rain
18) Pride and Prejudice
19) Chocolate
20) Cloth diapers-I'm especially loving the Bum Genius right now
21) These printable bookplates
22) These sweet fabrics
23) Vintage paper dolls like these
24) My new etsy shop! More dolls coming soon!

11/23/09

Missing

We all know what it's like to be busy, to be overwhelmed, to have more on our plate than we'd like. And sometimes it's not that we're busy, or too busy to do what needs to be done, it's just that we don't want to do what we need to. Oh, procrastination. The truth is, if I applied myself, I could accomplish a lot. A whole lot. I'm not what I would call a lazy person, but I am creatively motivated. By that, I mean I am highly motivated when it comes to things creative. Organizing the bookshelf thoroughly? Oh, I can do that. Baking bread? Absolutely! Folding the towels and patching Little Berry's pants where she wiped out too many times wore them out? Yes, yes! Sign me up. But when it comes to seeing that the bedroom isn't exactly in tip top shape or that the scum in our tub has began turning pink, well. I'm not the best at this. I look at it like this:
How long ago did I get on my hands and knees and scrub the bathroom/kitchen floor/ etc? And if the answer is more than a week ago I think
"well...I will clean it tomorrow."
And then the next day I actually DO follow through on those tasks and usually also end up doing way more than I *realized* needed doing. Of course. And then I get all huffy when Pappa Starbucks doesn't comment on how great everything looks, but that's another post.


What about you? How do you maintain a clean home?
(I'm talking to you, Nichole, Sharla, and Lynette!)
***And anyone else who might be following along here :)

8/21/09

Proof

I had so many ideas for blog posts this week and didn't get around to any of them. Things are hectic again here because Pappa Starbucks has decided he's applying for that program he wants placement into so badly, again.
Deadline is tonight.

I realized yesterday that I was letting a lot of things go that I normally wouldn't in order to help him out as much as possible, Little Berry confirmed that this morning, energetically pointing out my 'unkempt' nature taken yesterday: when I brushed my hair, she stood up in the crib, pointed, and said "WOwwwwwwwww!!!"

3/31/09

My baby

Smelling like milk and sunshine, she crawls to me at the couch. Squeals, shrieks, hands over her head holding an imaginary blanket over her face. Another shriek yanking it down and I say There she IS!!! to be rewarded with grins as wide as the Mississippi. She's in my lap, a half second latch on for milk because what she wants is to snuggle under a blanket and have her toes tickled, for me to let her smack my hand with her little ones and say bam! boing! bam! boing! as she does so. I pick her up and find her toes are squishy with lint, puppy hairs, and bits of lettuce and begin to clean them GEEEAAIH she says, loudly. Bbbblahblahbbbblahaaaaaaaaa then in a deep, manly voice that has mostly bass habaaaaabbaaaa maamamam I kiss her forehead, twirl her single curl around my finger to make it loopy, she lies her head against my shoulder and sighs. Then, off again, to investigate the kitchen chairs, a piece of ribbon, the mail.
I love that.

3/10/09

We went to the beach





 


 

We took a day-trip to the ocean. It was Little Berry's first time seeing the big waves, and as you can see from the photos,

She wasn't that crazy about it.

As long as she was facing away, she was fine- but I think the wind was a little too much.
It was nice for us though. I always find a trip to the ocean soothing, even if it's only for a

grand total of about fifteen minutes. Seriously, it was too chilly by the time we got there to stay any longer.

    



This last photo is my favorite. I just love how sweet she is. When her gums don't hurt and she isn't stuck in a car-seat, that is.

What relaxes you when you're stressed out?

2/20/09

A survey because I am still feeling like a warthog

What are your middle names?
Mine is Elizabeth. He doesn't have one. Therefore, our daughter has two middle names to make up for his mother's oversight in that department.

How long have you been together?
Almost three years. Three!

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Mmmm...about six months, though he spent that six months asking me out almost daily. Weekly at least.

Who asked whom out?
He asked me. See above :)

How old are each of you?
I'm old, he's not AS old. Just kidding. We're both 23, there's a period of about 70 days though where I am older.

Whose siblings do you see the most?
His, definitely. She's 7 and lives about 15 minutes away so we babysit her rather regularly. Which is why I plan to move away (FAR!!)from here before she turns 14.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Definitely my desire to stay home with Little Berry instead of entering the job force. Yeah, I know. I'm a prick.

Did you go to the same school?
Still do. Met at one school, and together transferred to our current institution. In fact, if it weren't for a particular literature class that SOMEONE didn't want to take, we never would have met at all.

Are you from the same home town?
No. Way.
He doesn't count mine as a "town" but as ehm, "the STICKS." HE grew up in Ithaca New York. Oh yes, he's northerner.

Who is smarter?
Wellllllll...... you're a presumptuous little survey aren't ya! What makes you think either of us are smart?
I'd say that together we make an excellent team and alone we are just average, although our grades and achievements say differently at times.

Who is the most sensitive?
Mrm, next question!

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Too many places! I prefer this AMAZING place called Lime and Basil on Franklin Street (yes, the Franklin Street) and he likes California Pizza Kitchen and The Cheesecake Factory.

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
I guess Maryland? But we got a travel scholarship that's paying for us to go to Ireland this spring. So does that count?


Who has the worst temper?
Meeeeeeee. Let's just say that hormones are taking the fall for a LOT these days.

Who does the cooking?
Both of us, but rarely together. He always cleans the kitchen before he starts cooking, this makes no sense to me and I do it after.

Who is the neat-freak?
Again,both. He's great at keeping papers organized. I can't stand if the clothes are folded wrong. And yes, there is a wrong way to fold a towel/tee shirt/ onesie. He insists that any other woman would be grateful for a man who even TRIED and to that I say "fine, but I don't see you with that other woman, so the sleeves go IN."

Who is more stubborn?
Pshaw. I can't even answer this because we. are. both. stubborn. to a fault.

Who hogs the bed?
Pappa Starbucks, and Little Berry. They both take up a lot more space than babies (and skinny people) should be allowed to take.

Who wakes up earlier?
Me. Gawd, I love mornings. He looooves the snooze button. In fact, he has never gotten up to the (first) buzz of the alarm clock since we have been together. Maybe the third.

Where was your first date?
Asheville....
He took me to Malaprops :) and it rained. All in one day.

Who is more jealous?
Hm, I dunno. I get very jealous of the energy his mother requires from him. He is definitely a Mamma's boy.

How long did it take to get serious?
It was serious from the get-go. Once I realized I liked him, I knew he was the one. But I should have gotten to know his mother better first. Did I already say that?

Who eats more?
I eat more FOOD. But he easily consumes more calories. Have you seen that man's starbuck's drink? HELLO. It's got more calories than a family in Cambodia consumes in a month.
((Triple (or quad, depending upon JUST how tired he is) Venti Breve Milk Black and White Mocha, WITH Whip)).

Who does the laundry?
Mmmmme. Except the whites, because I cannot pour bleach without spilling it. I kid you not.

Who's better with the computer?
Him. He's so smart it's disgusting, and he's always telling me to do this or that and makes sure my laptop is charged. Isn't that sweet?

Who drives when you are together?
HIM! But only 'cause I have to be ready at the little lady's demanding for entertainment and such. You'd be amazed, but I can nurse while she's in the car seat. Talk about convenient!

11/24/08

Wow, I am loving this new means of avoiding what I really should be working on...