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I have a confession.

I lost my camera.

Also this.

http://www.freetetris.org/game.php

Brace yourselves...winter is coming

Because it's cold. I bring you this.

   I have recently learned that a very good friend of the family has passed away.  Although I share no blood ties to this man I call him my uncle and consider him a second father. I had hoped to have him walk me down the aisle with my father on my wedding day.
   
     My uncle Tim was a wonderful human being. He had a laugh that would fill up the room and always kept me entertained with some newly learned fact or his latest conspiracy theory. His two favorite choices: aliens and government. Much like my Grandpa Jim, a man who did things in an old school small town way and a pocket full of WWII ex-marine stogies, uncle Tim did things the old fashioned way. He played football in his hometown where they almost went to state and he loved every minute. He joined the Army and served at the tail-end of Vietnam, where he became a sniper as he put it "just for fun".  He returned to his small town where he eventually found employment as a prison guard where he met my father. The two of them would go hunting together and were best friends.

I've known my uncle Tim since I was about 8 years old. He showed me about football and life, he taught me how to stand my ground in an argument and be a good sport in softball when I won. He never missed a Christmas or an OSU Michigan game. These two things will not be the same this year. I have no one to brag about Michigan's victory (my team of choice)  over OSU (his team) and I won't be able to see the glee on his face when he unwraps my carefully selected gift at Christmas. I will no longer be able to hear his infectious laugh while he sips his Coke. There will no longer be early morning whitetail hunting.

I have an empty void in my life that will no longer be filled with his laughter of guidance and I will miss him more than I can say. To the man that helped to shape me as a woman and as a human I love you.  I will miss your guidance and assurance to do what is right.



 I will always keep you in my heart.

Falling Behind

Since I've fallen behind I bring you this.

How to catch up when you've fallen behind

1. Let yourself be angry.
                                         
       I'm pretty upset with myself for letting my blog get this far behind. I'm angry that I have had all this extra      
       time these last few months yet I haven't been using it wisely. I'm disappointed in the fact that I didn't take a personal project seriously enough to work on it consistently.

2. Now that that's out of your system, move on.
                                                         
       Sitting here thinking about how I screwed up isn't going to make a time machine appear and whisk me away to fix it all. The best thing to do is to figure out why I didn't accomplish my goal, address it and more forward. I didn't update my blog because I didn't find it important enough to work on, to make time for or to update regularly.

3. Meditate and collect your composure
      Understand why you didn't accomplish your goal and figure out where to go from here. I realize that not posting regularly doesn't get me any closer to documenting my life or reaching out to people.

4. Manage your goals and expectations
    Maybe updating every day is too difficult, maybe working out every day is too much. So scale back just a touch. Just a touch. Don't forget what your goal is but maybe be more realistic about it. Setting the bar too high can some times set you up for failure. So instead of doing something every day, try every other day, or maybe even once a week, then work up from there.

5. Don't give up
    Just because you've messed up this time doesn't mean you can throw your hands in the air and just give up completely. It's never to late to fix things and catching up is always cool.

6.  DO IT!
                            
    Now that you've taken time to be upset and gotten it out of your system, figured out what went wrong and then possibly re-worked your goal GET TO IT!

How to thrift shop

This one is all about thrift store shopping.

1.) Find a place.
Now don't be fooled by outer apperances. Some of the best peices come from the homliest looking places. Try googling places to donate in your area, or try looking up thrift shops, which also go by consignment centers. You can even ask a friend if they've heard of any. And once you find a place don't be ashamed to go in their. People donate really ncie things to even very low income areas, you will be shocked what you can find in the shops that have low overhead.

2.) Do your homework
Call ahead and ask what kind of payment(s) they accept. Most thrift stores and consignment shops don't take credit of debit cards becasue they have to pay an extra fee to use them. Sometimes they pass this fee on to you. Some are cash only. Either way know what to bring ahead of time.



3.) Go with a list of items to look for.
There is no point walking into a store with no clue what your bearing is. yes it's true you may find something you werent looking for, like a beatiful scarf or a fabulous belt. But know ahead of time what your aiming for. This will also allows you to be extra vigilant in finding the perfect peice for your closet.
 I'm always keeping my eye out for tailored peices, or warm thick knit sweaters with cute details for the winter.

4.) Take your time.
Look through the racks carefully and slowly. If you find something you like, inspect it. Look for stains and tears that are too large to repair, missing buttons or unwanted extras( like sewn in shoulder pads).
Once youve looked at the cut, pattern and condition THEN look at the size. If it's close like within one or two sizes, or looks like it could fit, TRY IT ON!!!

5.) Try Everything On! Even if somethign is labeled in your size, the previous owner may have donated it because it has streched out or shrank, or it may have been donated because it is incorrectly sized. Also you want to do the try one dance.

6.) Take the piece into consideration.
Is this piece exactly what you want? Do you really need it? Is it comfortable? Will it mix well with what you already have? Can you think of at elast 3 ways to wear it? or 3 occasions? Is it a quality piece?

7.) Wash and Care
   Check the label to find out what materials the item is made of and what type of care is required.

8.) Wear with pride
Rock your fab new find!

Bad day

I'm having one.  Im frustrated about money and being single. So I am rejecting reality and making up my own.

This is my house.

Welcome to my living room where we will drink tea and chat about out days in front of a cute little fire.

And then we'll go into the kitchen to make cupcakes.

I dream about dreaming in this bed

and getting ready for the day in this bathroom.

I would then spend that day picking flowers and weeding this garden.

I love my dream house.