oh hello friend

all of these beauties are from the ohhellofriend etsy shop. the president told me we have 100$ in our paypal account after we bought everything we needed/wanted on ebay. i have a new blackberry, a new dress, we bought the angel we live with a new phone, two new wireless remotes for the car, a new wing for the car and a radio transmitter for the ipod. and some other stuff i can't remember like RAM for the computers and other small stuff..
anyway, the last 100 is for me to spend and i've been shopping around and all of these things look pretty wicked adorable.

can't choose + don't have to = yay!

shipping is 3.00US or .60 if you combine more then one purchase. all money is in us dollars.

oh also you should check out oh hello friends blog. your really going to like it. you will. trust me.

bonded by hope - silver bow necklace. 16.75

without you - lace heart deer necklace. 13.25

delight - small silver tree necklace. 10.00

grandmas linens - set of 12 round circle art nouveau stickers, labels, seals, tags. 5.00

flower nest - whimsical birdcage necklace. 18.50

will you find me - victorian style detailed key necklace. 19.50

keep you forever - 'love me' yes or no spinning arrow necklace. 13.20

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

fixed it fixed it!!!!

thanks green lava. whoever you really are.

blogger help me!!!!

i cant get rid of these stupid strike outs!! how did it even happen?! i published a post with strikeouts and now everything in my sidebar has a line through it. WTF?

please if you know anything please help me. this is so dumb and it is bugging me soooo much!

WTF Why is everything in strikeouts?!?!?!?!?! am i the only person who can see this? please tell me i'm crazy and not everything written on my blog has a f ing line through it?!!?!?!?!! 

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTT????????

(and how on earth do i fix this?)

two days off

today i do not need to poor any drinks or carry anything on a tray and i couldn't be MORE happy about it!!!

this picture is killing me right now, can't get enough of it. hahahahahah from married to the sea.

i feel like i have 100 and one things to get done in these two days off so here is my list. wish me luck to get it all accomplished.

LISTY WISHTY
-read chapter 8 in textbook
-do quiz 3 before sunday night
-clean the bathroom
-paint my toe nails
-pick up my new glasses!!!!!!
-visit my mom
-make a good wholesome dinner with lots of leftovers
-bake oatmeal cookies
-email my teacher final thesis proposal (sooooooo much to do on that one yikes)
-clean the bedroom
-fold the laundry
-go for a bike ride
-take pictures of sellables for ebay
-visit leanne at her cottage
-go strawberry picking!
-get my hair cut and dyed
-weed the garden
-spend some time with the president <3 (this list is clearly not in order of importance hehe)
-work on my website

i am absolutely lusting over everything alyssa ettinger makes in her etsy shop.

today

too much to do, too little time. 

so much done, so much more to do. 

ITS SUMMER. no really ITS SUMMMMMMMMER. 

right now. today. tomorrow. its here. 

every year i always think how i never fully enjoy summer, embrace it everyday and let it sink into me. it makes it harder when i work anywhere from 8 to 13 hour days six days a week, running around the whole time, head on my shoulders smile on my face. to be honest i enjoy it, its one of the few places where i get paid to stay in constant motion and the ability to roll with the punches is rewarded with money. and really, im serving people who are on vacation, drinking beers and relaxing on the patio its not like i'm stuck in a cubicle wearing collared shirts and writing progress reports. i had enough of that last year. its tough, for sure, but at the end of the day with a stack of twenties in my pocket i feel good, i feel like it was all worth it. 

i got this from chez larsson and i feel like it is helping me feel thankful for what i have and figure out how im going to spend the rest of the day.

Today...

Outside my window... the humidity has broken and even though it means a rainy day i am welcoming it. 

I am thinking... about how much homework i really need to get done. like yesterday. 

I am thankful for... the choices that we made that are finally starting to take shape. 

From the kitchen... a delicious tomato cucumber and taziki sandwich with lettuce from the garden. 

I am wearing...bluh..pjs that i spilled the above sandwich on. 

I am creating... a website! really. actually. 

I am going... to bake some cookies, or maybe muffins or something now that this heat is gone. 

I'm reading... "Tara Road" by Maive Binchy

I am hoping... that the president does well at his physical testing today in the city for the OPP. 

I am hearing... the rain pitter patter on the deck outside. so soothing. 

Around the house...there are many bodies and friendly faces. bringing me coffee and making lunch. 

One of my favorite things... to have a hugely productive day that makes me feel accomplished and not so guilty about all the other days. 

A few plans for the rest of the week... work work and work. next week i have thursday friday off and the president and i might try and make it up to my cottage for the first time this summer. 

A picture to share...

enjoy the day! xox

aka the paper lady

i have a thing for white porcelain. clean, pure, so full of potential. my nana is a lovely painter, she is so talented and full of inspiration. i used to paint a lot more -when i was younger we would sit together at the cottage painting all afternoon on rainy days. she would love to see me paint more and i would love to do it but even though we share the desire to express ourselves through the same process we do not share the same vision of beauty. my nana loves pastels, flowers, cherubs and portraits whereas i prefer clean lines, geometrical, symmetrical, and bold colours. i am hoping to buy some white china to paint soon though and possibly open up my own etsy shop or online store. i want to paint big tea mugs, square plates, modern serving platters and if it falls under the category of dust collector then it better be adorable. much like these cute little guys. 

all the plain white adorable porcelain is from kg+ab etsy's shop

amongst these midnight souls

i've been spending a lot of time on my computer lately. i have a lot of projects to complete and they lay around me in various stages of done-ness. 

im happy to have things to do with deadlines and reasons to push myself to learn and try new things. i've been learning how to make my own website and i am beyond happy about that. its really something i enjoy doing and combines a lot of the interests i have. and well, if i can make the internet a little bit more beautiful then i would feel very satisfied with myself. 

i also made my first flash video yesterday. didn't really expect it to be as fun as it was but seeing your own little movie play around on the screen was super cool for me. i'm nowhere near grasping the program but i'm liking where its going so far. 

here is the beginning of my website!

a couple colour combinations that have just been twirling around in my head and i had to get them out.