Breaking the rules!!

Rule Number 1: break all rules

Rule Number b: don't make rules

Rule Number Three: never look back

 

Okay, in all seriousness I have a little seed that has been planted in my life. A little bit that I would like to bite. Plain and simple "Don't have any regrets." A friend shared on Facebook that she was inspired by this idea this morning while listening to the radio. I also observed these words on another friends wall yesterday:

I feel serene in knowing that I have always lived my life by this "rule." I am also grateful for the little reminders:)

Admiration. . . .

I had a very la de da Friday. I owe it all to an old friend and a very old friend. They will always be near and dear to me. The best part about having them in my life is that they have seen the best parts of me and that's all that they see in me. They don't dwell on my downfalls. Instead they see me for who I am and who I am capable of being. We should all strive to improve ourselves in some small way. Otherwise we stay stagnant and we never learn from our mistakes. Which can only lead to unhappiness. I refuse to be unhappy and my dear friends will always be there to make sure I never become that person. For that I am grateful:)

Looking back on happier times

This was my little franknprada. She was always the happiest part of my day no matter what. I think of her often and miss her more. I was going to edit this picture but this is one memory I want to keep just the way it is.

A Litte Light...

I wish I could just fast forward ahead a few months. I know I will look back and admire the process someday. For right now everything just feels like it is moving in slow motion allowing me to painfully agonize over every little thing. I need to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I need that glimmer of hope.

 

 

By Leonard Cohen

 I found this quote here.



Mmm. . .

I love pizza. Especially when it is homemade. I usually go for just cheese but these veggies just look so good. Can't wait to eat.

So, this is a very old post that I found in my draft folder. I'm sure I had intentions of adding more to it or changing it in some way. When I look at it now it has such a different effect on me. Then it was just the day-to-day happy stuff that went on in my household. It also reminds me how I used to put so much into cutting up the vegetables. A family friend calls it salad therapy. It makes you kind of slow down and live in the moment. Now, it reminds me of how different my life is and how different my life will be. I just read a quote that I think I will apply to this post:

“Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it. ~Marianne Williamson”

With that I say goodbye to the days of homemade pizza.
 

Logo Inspiration

 

I made this picture last year for my sister to hang in her office. Now, I am redesigning her logo and need some inspiration. Hopefully this will help. I found some old drafts for posts that somehow fell through the cracks. Please take note that the next few posts will be a little dated for me but at least they will be new for you. 

Little Vera and her Blue Moose

My little monster with her best buddy Blue Moose (it's really a hippo but she doesn't know the difference). I wish life could stay just like it is in this picture. A happy little puppy snuggling with her friend by my side.

home decor project

We recently moved and our new place didn't have any blinds. So what did I do? I bought curtain sheers that were too long. Why, you say, didn't I buy the correct size especially when the store had them in stock.

Well, you see the longer ones were on sale. I couldn't bring myself to pay more for less. I was obviously not taking into account that my time has to be worth something.

I also figured I could use the leftover fabric for another project. So we moved in and we were busy so we just hung them to get them out of the way for the time being. Then I started to think that we could just leave them at the length that they are.

Then I realized that this monster likes to get caught up in the extra fabric. Now here I am shortening curtains.

 

A little cutting, a little ironing and a little sewing and voila! Curtains that are no longer

too long. 

Falling in Love

I just found this really fabulous book. I don't normally look in the home decor section but I did and there it was with all of it's wonderful goodness.

Lots of inspiration, images and projects. I can't wait to try out some of the techniques.



Lazy Sunday

What does Sunday mean to you. For some people it is the beginning of a new week. For others it is just another day. Some people may even dread Sundays because they consider it to mark the end of a weekend away from their nine to five. For me Sunday is a day that I can relax and do all the things that I like to do. Very rarely plans are made on Sundays so I get to wake up and see where the day takes me.

Today I got up and made myself breakfast and a cup of my new favorite tea. It's called passion and it's made by Tazo.

A few years back I was more of a coffee drinker but now I prefer tea. My boss always told me it was healthier. To this day I really have no clue if it is or not but I don't miss the side effects of drinking coffee. I don't miss the horrible coffee that they make at my office either. It even smells bad when they are brewing it. I've never known fresh coffee to smell bad. After a nice breakfast, some hot tea and some babbling on I am off to the dog park to socialize my monster.

Less than 4 days...

I can't believe that Valentine's Day is just a few days away.

I am finally feeling put back together after our move. It feels good to get back to normal and back to blogging. Just wanted to stop by and share my Valentine's Day inspiration. I wish I could have gotten into the spirit sooner but thankfully there is still a little time. Hopefully I will have more to share over the weekend.

Vera appliqué

This week just flew by. I have to say that there really wasn't any time for being creative. Luckily I have a project from a few weeks back that I can share. Hopefully this will inspire me and put me back on a creative path.

For My Niece

I decided to get creative with my niece's birthday present. I let her pick out the fabric and the pattern. She picked a really cute jumper and pink fabric. I think she did a great job. I can't wait to see it on her. I'm sending it off in the mail on Monday.

New Beginnings

I found this little sprout in my flower box the other day. I like the timing of its arrival. New beginnings for the New Year. Although my blog is still very new I am excited to see where it takes me. I'm also looking forward to the year ahead. I hope this year continues to bring me the inspiration and drive that it has already given me.

Happy New Year!

With high hopes for the year to come my heart is heavy as I say goodbye to 2010. In some ways I can’t believe that an entire year has gone by but at the same time we went through so many changes that our life has transformed into something so new. It feels like the life we had at the beginning of 2010 is so far away. We said goodbye to several friends. Some went not so far away and some moved too far away. Either way we still miss being able to just walk over and knock on the door. I wish them well in their new adventures in Orlando, Gainesville, Parma Heights (Ohio), Chicago and Guantanamo Bay. We also sold our little one bedroom condo. It was our first place together. We adopted a little black pug named Vera. We thought Prada needed a friend since so many of her friends had also moved. Sadly they didn’t get the chance to become good friends. We buried Prada on October 24th and have missed her every day since. I’ve done a lot of thinking and planning over the past year. At the beginning of 2010 I guess you could say I was a little lost. Though it felt like a long process I started a journal and wrote a lot, read, researched and finally decided what I want to do with my life. I think 2011 is going to be the year of action where I can finally set things in motion.

an introduction

Since my last post I turned 30. I had a great time and I am looking forward to life as a 30 something. Christmas came and went. We decided not to renew our lease and we currently have no idea what we are going to do next. I also decided that my blog posts need to be more frequent. I do want to say that this is all new to me and I have surrendered to the fact that I need to just go for it and learn as I go. So welcome to my work in progress. Hopefully by the time someone actually reads any of my posts I will feel a little more put together.

Prada

I lost my little girl. It happened one month ago. I miss her so much.

I still worry about her. Is she happy, does she have someone to love her? Does her heart ache the way mine does? Her death was very unexpected and sudden. Although it all happened very quickly, it was very painful and traumatic. I can't help but to wonder what that does to a soul.

There are so many future plans I wish she could be a part of.

There are a million little things that she did that I miss so much. She was so sweet and she loved everyone.

I love my little piggy.