This is going to happen to you next time you walk through leaves, sand, or anywhere remotely covered up.
*Dry heaving*
This is literally my worst nightmare. So glad I’m not a cricket.
Gonna get some Sh*t for free today!
Hopefully to include:
- Cat food. ( I don’t have a cat, but always welcome at the gparents’ house or the local shelter)
- Shave gel
Dip ( $.09, close enough)Internet lied.
And there’s always the chance of stumbling upon that hidden sale!
truebluemeandyou: DIY Newspaper Nails. Original Source/original instructions. Posted May 27th, 2011.
DIY Newspaper Nails. Tutorial in French at La Passion du Nail Art here. But basically you’ll need scissors, a pale nail polish color with a base coat, a newspaper, alcohol (such as vodka) and a top coat.
- Apply base coat and 2 coats of varnish and dry.
- Cut small pieces of newspaper big enough to cover your nails.
- Soak your nails in alcohol.
- Cover your nails with small pieces of newspaper, then remove the newsprint slowly.
- Let dry and apply top coat.
I’d really love to try this, but I botch my nails every stinkin’ time I paint them. The work (and vodka) probably wouldn’t be worth my end result.
Want-to’s and Have-to’s
I want to:
- Lay in the sun and finish The Unbearable Lightness of Being. (Not happening since the bright sunshiny day outside is only a cover for a chillingly cold January wind.)
- Start a new crafty craft project. (Which will only add to the clutter in my house.)
- Make Forrest Gump jokes with Bill. (Always a favorite pasttime of ours.)
- See my nieces, who are growing up way too fast without me. (The one I might be able to convice Bill to do this evening.)
I have to:
- Get the new shelving unit up in the kitchen. (Two man project)
- Get the nude Christmas tree out of the living room. (Again, not going to attempt this one solo.)
- File, organize, declutter my office. (Can you say “CAVE… OF… DOOM”?)
- Do dishes. (Blah.)
- Do laundry. (More blah.)
Maybe if I alternated the chores with the fun? But who am I kidding, I’d wind up never leaving the sewing machine or put an end to playing school with the girls.
truebluemeandyou: Anti Valentines Day Cross Stitch. Reblogging because it sends such a positive message.
Anti Valentines Day Cross Stitch. This is for all of you who are gagging at all my Valentines Day posts (and it’s not my favorite “holiday”). From the Etsy Store Katiekutthroat here.
Not particularly something I need or want in my decor, but I thought AJ might like it for anti-valentines day.
Can not tell you how in love with this quilt I am.
So, I will be teaching myself yet another domestic skill. However, I will not make the same mistake as with crochet. My first hooking project was a full-sized chevron blanket for my brother which I did in the wrong stitch and made super thick.
I’m definitely starting small with a laptop cover. Not nearly as much skill and time required.
Plus, this gives me an excuse to spend more time at Hancocks and Hobby Lobby. Always a plus.
Anyone want to learn how to quilt with me? Please?
I love couponing reason #43:
Being welcomed to my inbox by the most random combination of emails.
And yes, I probably will be printing off all those coupons.
Since I work at a competing store, I decided to click on this article about JC Penney’s decision to change their sales strategy. I am kind of floored. And confused.
Basically, they’re doing away with weekly and monthly sales. Starting soon they’ll be depending on a storewide price cut to at least 40% off to draw in customers to their (often times shabby) stores. The holiday season seems to have drained their profit margins with massive discounts to compete with stores like Khol’s, Macy’s and Dillards.
The decision doesn’t surpise me since I’ve seen their reported numbers, but the strategy just doesn’t make any sense to me. Customers are looking for huge discounts, precieved or real. 40% is great, but not compared to a 50%-60% bi-monthly sale. Yeah, this plan will simplify shopping for customers who don’t want to keep up with who’s got what for what price when, but that kind of takes the fun out of shopping.
Can JC Penny really hold on with this new plan, or should they be taking a look at what else is holding them back?
Bye-Bye TV. Maybe.
For a couple of months, I’ve toyed with the idea of axing my cable subscription. Since my provider has gotten glitchy and I spend more time looking for something to watch than actually watching anything, it seems like a good plan. Plus, that’s almost $40 a month back in my pocket. And when is the last time there’s been something worth while to watch. I mean, The Big Bang Theory is great, but I can only watch reruns so many times.
There’s only two big hurdles: getting Bill to agree and actually calling up and cancelling.
Wired.
It has always been hard for me to fall asleep the night before I know I have to be up early in the morning. I start thinking about how I have to go to bed early and I’m not tired and how I don’t want to be groggy and useless the next morning. All of it is in my head. And knowing this, I still can’t tell myself that putting in a movie at 10pm when I have to be up at 4am is a terrible idea.
So I’m going to surf the web, too. That should help, right?
I bet reading the book I bought today would work. I’ve heard things about The Incredible Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera) for a while here and there. Mostly snooty writing circles where I don’t really listen, but finding it pretty cheap ($5) on the used shelf in a bookstore in Arkansas, I couldn’t pass it up. I even put it down twice thinking I couldn’t afford it. I’ll update you on its read-worthiness.
I also picked up some fabric to make a laptop cover. I’m excited to get crafting, been itching too for weeks now. Unfortunately, the old, clunker PC is still sitting on my desk and the whole house is a distracting mess. So I’m using the project to motivate myself to clean. Got the bedroom in pretty good order, the living room is half way there. Just the kitchen and office left to tackle.
I’m still not sleepy, but I’ve run out of things to talk about. I foresee naptime, tomorrow.