hooray!

ok, not much to say. i just wanted to write down, that i did it!

i went a whole day with out soda (yesterday, june11). so hopefully the days after yesterday go much easier! now if i can stop dreaming of Dr. Pepper... i did pilates 2 times this week so far! thats exciting for me. i usually give up now, ha! but i need to be more determined. my darling sister is getting married next fall. (Sept.) Which is plenty far away of course, but that gives me plenty of time to (hopefully) succeed. i have a goal of 20 pounds to lose. and i did cut out my soda. i hope that helps! :) Not much else here. it keeps raining. there has been lots of flooding and tornados. my weatherbug is always going crazy with new alerts! todays playlist: (created by itunes, party shuffle)

• crazy town ( who doesn't like Butterfly?) hehe
• Garbage, i <3>
• the Killers, Hot Fuss
• Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
• Blue October, Foiled
• 30 Seconds to Mars, A Beautiful Lie
• Plain White T's, All That We Needed

I love this photo, so cute. kira found this bandana and wanted me to put it on her head. when everything was all situated, she turned around, looked at me and said, "look at me mommy! i'm a pirate!" xoxo, danielle

i'm not good at blogging :(

it's true *sigh* every time i sit down to blog,

i think, eh. i can't remember what i was going to say. or, hmm thats not too interesting. hehe. i've never been good at keeping a journal either. but i really want to remember random moments of what i was thinking at any given time.any given time. here i am trying to get out there what i've been up to. say a little more about myself: i had someone tell me that all my blog really was was photos and scrapboking. and not much about myself (or my fam) ok, about me? i'm begining to realize that i may be a hypochondriac of sorts. i am always thinking i should see a dr for some reason. i am nerd, i know. but i feel better after someone explains whats wrong, so i don't sit and analyze things into a panic attack. (yeah, i constantly have them) (gosh you'd think i was a mess :) ) anywayyyy! the point of my story is that i stopped at the clinic on my way to work yesterday. my eye was super red, and i had yucky cold like symptoms. i wanted to make sure i didn't have pink eye. i would hate to take that to the nursing home with me. Yuck! needless to say, i was sent home with a drs note and pink eye. the goop i have to put in my eyes is gross. nice, i know. kaci, she's 7. had her field trip to the Madison Zoo last Thursday. My mom and I and Kira (she's 3) followed the bus up. It was alot of fun. Kira was so excited to see the bears and penguins! and Kaci had a blast running around with her girlfriends. and wouldn't you know it that i forgot my camera and mom remembered hers? that never happens! ha. i'll have to get her photos and show them off :) the trip to the zoo made me think of my top ten lists. it's been a few months... 1. watching the giraffes run! wow! the mom and babe were chasing each other. sooo adorable. 2. just relaxing on the couch while the girls watch tv. 3. The anticipation of waiting for LOST. "Jesus Christ is not a weapon" 4. summer time excitement that comes with the end of school! 5. summer means the swimming pool! 6. Love, Elsie papers. How yummy. 7. Red Velvet and the Dozens kit clubs. 8.making mini albums: you can see more here. 9. listening to itunes. my faves: NIN and Arcade Fire. Garbage and Death Cab. what a combo! :) 10. the new puppers. Apollo. i think thats all for now. wow, just like christmas. <3>

its chilly out for may

they say its may. that means spring time.

brrr. its been a pretty chilly spring so far. oh well. go ahead. make some yummy trail mix :) it will cheer you up.or make cupcakes. (the ones i made for karate)the karate competition was good. Kaci got a first place trophy for her forms. 2nd for sparring and 3rd in board breaking. oh yeah she's good. she beat 2 boys! its so good to see her do things she loves. <3 hooray, kira is using the potty at least once a day. thats great! i'm so excited for her. she's lovely too. she likes to hang out in my scrap room with me and look the window at everything that goes on. and checking out the lilacs is always fun too! ooh! and for the karate competition, i actually made myself look nice! ha! so i did a few self-portraits. it was fun, i hadn't done any in quite awhile. the headband. it's my new fave, its just a scrap of fabric that fit perfect! ok, off to bed, off to bed. 3:30AM comes way too soon. xoxo danielle

scrapbooking makes me happy!

i've gotten quite a few LO's done lately. it feels good. i feel so fulfilled. <3 pretty paper. lovely embellies. endless possibility. its huge! it can be anything you want it to, there are no boundries! wow... today I: planted daisy and colored sunflower seeds into peat pots. (wish them luck!) i made cupcakes for Kaci's karate tournament tomorrow. (frosting coming soon) i am in the process of scrapping my 2nd LO. played with Kira outside. took Kaci to school.(she's wanted to stay w. Grandma tonight, so we'll spend more time together tomorrow) and now it's time to make tacos. yummy! happy TGIF! xoxo

*goodies*

lol, got me some goodies lately! i have been enjoying a good read: so much inspo here! very awesome! go, get one. seriously! I've flipped thru the cute little cards like, countless times. my head is so full of great ideas. i'm worried i won't be able to keep up! yikes :) hmm, and this:i won a random drawing from this lovely scrapper. i got some rad claire goodies! so exciting, bc i had gotten an order with claire papers, but realized i didn't buy enough embellies. so...yee-ah! her LOs are quite beautiful. i like. and RVKC had a clearence sale. Sale, cannot stay away from sales. looks like theres a few things left...here is what i picked out. [i love watching for the mailman][i'm not lame, promise! :)] cannot wait to try out the super cute embroidery iron-ons! fun!fun! now...you go have fun! you deserve it! what better time than now to have some scrappy fun!? ok, if work stands in your way? whip out that little notebook, and write down all your super duper ideas before you forget! don't forget to smile!! :) ps LOST is on tonight, don't forget.

look at me!

she is such a silly! my little kira. she's 3, and is so girly!

{as i stated earlier} she loves to run around in my shoes! any pair she can find. these are just too cute. she runs around the house and yells *look at me! look at me mommy!* so much fun! she finally used the potty! that is also very exciting. early mothers day present i like to think of it as. she did it the night before mothers day <3this is my mothers day gift from the *boy* i love it! and yummy cupcakes to celebrate the day!

new *pretties*

some scrapbooking going on lately! i'm not exactly sure how

i feel about them yet though. not that i don't like them. no no. don't get me wrong. it's hard to explain. i like them, i love the colors, the stories i hear in my heart. BUT, (lol) i just am not sure they are my 'style' if i even have a style. maybe I'm evolving? or not. its different everyday... ha! i must sound like some sort of crazy! anyhoo...here is the eye*candy... all the LOs are 12x12s. I finally figured out how to use my 81/2 x 11 sized printed to scan and piece LOs. I'm so slow and can't believe i hadn't figured it out earlier :) I don't have any fancy photo programs or anything and really didn't think it could do many cool things! i feel so crazy happy today, so please excuse me if none of my blog makes sense or seems silly. i don't know why, everything seems to be fitting together a little better lately i guess. (except for money, but thats a long way in the works...) have a lovely day, xoxo des

finally!

the weather is getting nice. it only took forever! considering, i think only2 weeks ago it was snowing. anyhoo, nice weather means rummage sales!! yay! city wide sales her were pretty fun, it was rainy and chilly and windy. but oh well. you just go with it! ha. here are my few faves: this is an old medicine cabinet. the paint is chipping super bad and i'm going to peel it off and redo it. i'm super excited about this project!

not sure what to call this. a mirrored shelf cabinet? i <3>

and here is a super cute thrift store find! i love seeing what everybody has, or used to have but doesn't hold their interest anymore :) oh and here is good one too! *bride bingo*! my sister is getting married next September and i get to be the maid of honor. ooh, that means bridal shower and games. and...bachlorette party. hehe.

and i can finally show this off! Ari, from Happy Cactus, set up a private swap a few weeks ago. she made these super cute pin cushions. and i wanted one. so we decided to have a swap to make it even. i made her this crafty/baking apron. she'll look super cute in the kitchen :) i love it! i almost didn't want to send. i liked it that much. the cute apple fabric is from the dozens march kit. gotta love it! super cute and so much fun! this is what has been filling my time. plus lots of *girl* time with kaci & kira :) happy thrifting to all those who love it! everyone else, have an amazing day too! <3>

just kind of lurking in the shadows

thats kind of what i've been doing. i'm not sure why. i haven't had much to say. feeling kind of bummed lately. its the weather. every one always says how they love spring and its supposed to be so cheery and so on... for me, i hate spring. i have no clue what it is, but ever since i was 14, {yikes, over 10 years ago, time does fly!} i get super depressed. from about march until the end of May. *sigh* i always know its coming so i try to prepare myself. oh well. what i have done over the last few days: *i'm finally sewing squares together for Kaci's quilt *bought Juno for my Ipod *cleaning up my computer of unneeded *stuff* *listening to the best music ever. i've fallen in love w/ Garbage all over again! *played in the rain! *found some awesome sewing books, they actually have how-tos on how to make rad curtains! anyway...this is what i did buy: downtown DIY Sewing *most recently? cleaning and rearranging. i got my goodies that i ordered from my boyfriends mom! hooray! here are a few photos of my home: oh and one more cute thing!!! are these not the cutest foam stickers ever!? have an amazing weekend! later <3