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Showing posts with label it's the little things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label it's the little things. Show all posts
Monday, November 28, 2011
Saturday, April 17, 2010
.it's the little things #3.
these are some photos i took of things that make me infinitely happy.
1) finding oregon beer in rhode island. honing my tastebuds to alcohol in the lovely city of microbrews (portland, oregon) soorrrrrt of ruined me to most other (esp mass-produced) beers. i didn't realize i was being grown into a beer snob. it sort of just happened. happily, we can sometimes find the taste of home on the shelves of RI liquor stores (also the first place i've lived where you can't buy beer and wine in a grocery store, or on a sunday . . . hm). you have to shell out a pretty penny . . . but my motto is "life is too short to consume things you hate. why not fork over the extra dollar or two for something you enjoy?" yes, i am aware that this is shallow and does not apply in all situations. but it does apply where my acoholic beverage consumption is involved. please enjoy responsibly.
2) when the man-friend buys me flowers. it doesn't happen often, but when it does i cherish them and try to make them last as long as possible. daffodils are my favorite. i planted some bulbs in the garden last fall and they are all coming up and blooming now! squeeeee!!!!
3) Great thrift store finds. like this picnic basket that i've decided to use as my container for all my sewing supplies.
and this great owl piggy bank. $1.99. it is missing the gummy thing that keeps all the change from leaking out of his bottom . . . suggestions???? i'd like to actually use this to store change in.
what sort of things have been making you happy lately?
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tried on bridesmade dresses today . . . we found something pretty awesome that looks great on everyone!!!
1) finding oregon beer in rhode island. honing my tastebuds to alcohol in the lovely city of microbrews (portland, oregon) soorrrrrt of ruined me to most other (esp mass-produced) beers. i didn't realize i was being grown into a beer snob. it sort of just happened. happily, we can sometimes find the taste of home on the shelves of RI liquor stores (also the first place i've lived where you can't buy beer and wine in a grocery store, or on a sunday . . . hm). you have to shell out a pretty penny . . . but my motto is "life is too short to consume things you hate. why not fork over the extra dollar or two for something you enjoy?" yes, i am aware that this is shallow and does not apply in all situations. but it does apply where my acoholic beverage consumption is involved. please enjoy responsibly.
2) when the man-friend buys me flowers. it doesn't happen often, but when it does i cherish them and try to make them last as long as possible. daffodils are my favorite. i planted some bulbs in the garden last fall and they are all coming up and blooming now! squeeeee!!!!
3) Great thrift store finds. like this picnic basket that i've decided to use as my container for all my sewing supplies.
and this great owl piggy bank. $1.99. it is missing the gummy thing that keeps all the change from leaking out of his bottom . . . suggestions???? i'd like to actually use this to store change in.
what sort of things have been making you happy lately?
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tried on bridesmade dresses today . . . we found something pretty awesome that looks great on everyone!!!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
.craft swap!.
so, i am very excited to be joining in with miss janel from run with scissors for a craft swap!
there are going to be about 30 of us all sending in little handmade treasures for miss janel to parcel out and send back to us.
i am really looking forward to seeing what creative and amazing things other people make. and i am also REALLY looking forward to creating 30 of the same, but unique little crafties to share as well.
bet you wanna know what i end up making, huh?
you'll just have to wait and see.
there are going to be about 30 of us all sending in little handmade treasures for miss janel to parcel out and send back to us.
i am really looking forward to seeing what creative and amazing things other people make. and i am also REALLY looking forward to creating 30 of the same, but unique little crafties to share as well.
bet you wanna know what i end up making, huh?
you'll just have to wait and see.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
.meet john barleycorn.
this is john barleycorn. he lived in our garden all last year. he's getting a brother soon. i'll name him tom bombadil. together they will guard our garden. i plan on getting a new gnome every year that we garden.
so happy!!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
.it's the littles things #2.
things that make me happy . . . matryoshkas.
yummy.
i posted earlier here about these awesome matryoshka measuring cups made by fred and friends. the company had sold out of them over the holidays and i waited patiently for them to be back in stock. sadly, when they did show up online, they were over $25 with shipping to order online!!! lucky for me, i took a guilty pleasure trip for dinner with my roommate L for crepes followed by a roam through urban outfitters and what did i find? these for $12!!!!
each half of each doll is perfectly measured out. 1 cup, 3/4 cup, 1/2 cup, 2/3 cup. 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup. so sweet!
the other thing that makes me happy is REAL russian staking dolls. i made friends with this one while i was living in Alaska . . . it took me a while to find one that was actually made in russia instead of china. and i really really really loved these bare wood colored dolls with gold glitter - so pretty!
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well, off to make granola and wait impatiently to hear if i have passed to scrimmage status for roller derby (we took our rules and scrimmage assessments on tuesday)! if i did that means i get to start using my name and attending sunday night scrimmages! hello and welcome more bruises to my body (got a nice bruise on my jaw at practice last night followed by a purple toenail from dropping a pan on my foot this morning . . . booooo . . . but at least i can feel these things because i am ALIVE and LIVING MY LIFE! yes!).
yummy.
i posted earlier here about these awesome matryoshka measuring cups made by fred and friends. the company had sold out of them over the holidays and i waited patiently for them to be back in stock. sadly, when they did show up online, they were over $25 with shipping to order online!!! lucky for me, i took a guilty pleasure trip for dinner with my roommate L for crepes followed by a roam through urban outfitters and what did i find? these for $12!!!!
each half of each doll is perfectly measured out. 1 cup, 3/4 cup, 1/2 cup, 2/3 cup. 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup. so sweet!the other thing that makes me happy is REAL russian staking dolls. i made friends with this one while i was living in Alaska . . . it took me a while to find one that was actually made in russia instead of china. and i really really really loved these bare wood colored dolls with gold glitter - so pretty!
----------well, off to make granola and wait impatiently to hear if i have passed to scrimmage status for roller derby (we took our rules and scrimmage assessments on tuesday)! if i did that means i get to start using my name and attending sunday night scrimmages! hello and welcome more bruises to my body (got a nice bruise on my jaw at practice last night followed by a purple toenail from dropping a pan on my foot this morning . . . booooo . . . but at least i can feel these things because i am ALIVE and LIVING MY LIFE! yes!).
Thursday, January 21, 2010
.it's the little things #1.
ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first installment of "it's the little things." these posts will contain small lists of little things that make me happy.
yessssssssss!!!!!
#1) compost makes me happy! i LOOOOVE fresh fruits and veggies and greens and herbs (esp from the farmer's market and from my OWN GARDEN). and I HATE throwing away the beautiful nutritious left-overs (peels, cores, ends, etc) after i've chopped up the goodies and put them in my belly. it makes me so happy to take those brightly colored odds and ends and put them in my cute ceramic compost bucket (with a charcoal odor filter) to later take to the garden so they can return nutrients to the soil for next year's gardening expedition.
#2) this guy makes me happy! my bearded man-friend. he makes me coffee in the mornings, and often ends up being the one who has to take the smelly compost outside. :) he walks our pup every morning without complaining (even though it was MY IDEA to get a dog). he loves me through the ups and downs of life and the ups and downs of ME. he's been constantly by my side even when it was the hardest choice for almost 9 years. what adventures we've had! what adventures are yet to come!
#3) farm fresh eggs make me happy!! these are from zephyr farm in cranston, ri. the eggs are always so colorful and lovely - i almost don't want to eat them. but when i DO i find how much more amazing they taste than store-bought eggs. plus, how awesome is it to know that the chickens these eggs came from are NEVER CAGED and live in pastures! so great. also awesome? the fact that this farm is SO CLOSE by that i can go visit any time to meet those darn wonderful gals (the chickens that is) myself!
#4) hudson makes me happy! he's our 5 3/4 yr old (6 in march!) alaskan malamute. it's been amazing for the man-friend and i to learn to take care of a living mammal together . . . totally a challenge and there are definitely days that are harder than others. imagine living with a 3 yr old who weighs 80 pounds and has teeth and claws and sheds cotton ball sized clumps of fur all over your house? i say a 3 yr old, because malamutes are known to have very stubborn temperments. but they are also SO FUN and LOVING and SMART. hudson has definitely taught us a thing or two about love and sacrifice and consistency . . . and so much more. he definitely changed our lives for the better when we adopted him back in sept 2007.
#5) rice milk lattes make me happy!! since i am allergic to soy milk and i can't really digest regular milk too well (makes me all clogged up, ew!), rice milk lattes are where it's at for me. sadly, NO ONE in the state of Rhode Island believes in offering rice milk as an option in their coffee houses . . . so i am stuck drinking americanos until the man-friend can fix our espresso machine. while we were home in OREGON for the holidays, i had 3 GLORIOUS WEEKS full of delicious, steamy, rice milk lattes (like the one pictured above, purchased and consumed in the sellwood area of portland, oregon). sigh.
there you have it. the first installment of "it's the little things!"
what are some little things that make you happy!??!
yessssssssss!!!!!
#1) compost makes me happy! i LOOOOVE fresh fruits and veggies and greens and herbs (esp from the farmer's market and from my OWN GARDEN). and I HATE throwing away the beautiful nutritious left-overs (peels, cores, ends, etc) after i've chopped up the goodies and put them in my belly. it makes me so happy to take those brightly colored odds and ends and put them in my cute ceramic compost bucket (with a charcoal odor filter) to later take to the garden so they can return nutrients to the soil for next year's gardening expedition. 
#2) this guy makes me happy! my bearded man-friend. he makes me coffee in the mornings, and often ends up being the one who has to take the smelly compost outside. :) he walks our pup every morning without complaining (even though it was MY IDEA to get a dog). he loves me through the ups and downs of life and the ups and downs of ME. he's been constantly by my side even when it was the hardest choice for almost 9 years. what adventures we've had! what adventures are yet to come!
#3) farm fresh eggs make me happy!! these are from zephyr farm in cranston, ri. the eggs are always so colorful and lovely - i almost don't want to eat them. but when i DO i find how much more amazing they taste than store-bought eggs. plus, how awesome is it to know that the chickens these eggs came from are NEVER CAGED and live in pastures! so great. also awesome? the fact that this farm is SO CLOSE by that i can go visit any time to meet those darn wonderful gals (the chickens that is) myself!
#4) hudson makes me happy! he's our 5 3/4 yr old (6 in march!) alaskan malamute. it's been amazing for the man-friend and i to learn to take care of a living mammal together . . . totally a challenge and there are definitely days that are harder than others. imagine living with a 3 yr old who weighs 80 pounds and has teeth and claws and sheds cotton ball sized clumps of fur all over your house? i say a 3 yr old, because malamutes are known to have very stubborn temperments. but they are also SO FUN and LOVING and SMART. hudson has definitely taught us a thing or two about love and sacrifice and consistency . . . and so much more. he definitely changed our lives for the better when we adopted him back in sept 2007.
#5) rice milk lattes make me happy!! since i am allergic to soy milk and i can't really digest regular milk too well (makes me all clogged up, ew!), rice milk lattes are where it's at for me. sadly, NO ONE in the state of Rhode Island believes in offering rice milk as an option in their coffee houses . . . so i am stuck drinking americanos until the man-friend can fix our espresso machine. while we were home in OREGON for the holidays, i had 3 GLORIOUS WEEKS full of delicious, steamy, rice milk lattes (like the one pictured above, purchased and consumed in the sellwood area of portland, oregon). sigh.there you have it. the first installment of "it's the little things!"
what are some little things that make you happy!??!
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