Eleni

I've been tagged

Ok, so my friend Christine is slowly trying to kill me I mean, tagged me, and here are the rules:

1.  link to who tagged you

2.  put the rules on your blog

3.  post six stupid and non relavant things about yourself

4.  tag six peeps at random

5.  let them know by leaving a comment

Ok, sooooo six random, unrelated, non relavant things about myeslf, here goes:

1.  I will spend exorbanant amounts of dough on the latest and greatest skincare products only to rarely use them and have them take up lots of room.  I fall asleep with makeup on all the time and continue to whine and moan about the status of my skin, go figure.

2.  I'm OBSESSED with photoshop these days, really trying to hone my inner photographer skills.  Here is the link to a new Flickr set where I am trying to expand my skills.  Note that I did not say I was any good at it, but I am trying and I believe that my first grade teacher said that trying is all that really counts - thank GOD! 

3.  I hate my wardrobe, really I do, getting dressed everyday is a chore because I hate my clothes so much.  I actually liked getting dressed up for work everyday and actually liked my wardrobe, shopping was so much fun and I thought I could pull together an outfit here and there.  Nowadays, the only thing I am pulling together is my hair into a greasy ponytail and pulling dried up banana off of my shirt. 

4.  I want, no I need, a house on the beach.

5.  I like really really really bad television, click here for a clip , or here , or here to see what I have been filling my brain with.

6.  In my effort to be more organized, I am starting to list some fabric for sale on ebay. I am slowly learning about how to upload the pics and stuff so please bare with me, but it will all be below retail price, I want to get rid of this stuff!

ok I think that's it, here's who I tag back jess carrie amanda and mary.  I am only tagging four because I can't think of anyone else of the top of my head and I need to go to the post office!

Bright and Cheery

One of the things I love about doing parties is seeing what people come up with.  I have had this bolt  Michael Miller fabric sitting in my fabric closet for quite some time now, in fact I've sold off some of it on ebay.  I bring a sample with me to each party, and no one has quite the "you know whats" to pick it.  That is until my friend Gina came to the last party.  If a bag and it's owner ever had matching personalities, well this is that time.  Gina and I have been friends now for over 10 years, and like this bag, she's not afraid to let you know she's in the room. 

In terms of my organizing stint and being positive, I'm trying, really I am.  However, I am being much more successful at being positive than organizing (if you look at the background in that picture up there, you know I am not lying).  I did however, get myself organized enough to bake some delicious cupcakes for my honey.  They are from Ina Garten and they are damn good.

I give you permission to lick the screen, it's calorie free!  Have a great day!

New year, new me (I hope!)

No I didn't fall off the face of the earth, I've just been busy - well not really actually just lacking in blog related topics, and feeling kind of lazy.  But it's a new year and I'm back with a vengeance!  Seriously, here are my rezzies for the new year:

1.  Be more positive

2.  Be more organized

For rezzie number one I've enlisted the help of  Jack Canfield.  You may know him from this book series.  Now, being the glass is not even half- full type of gal I am, I'm always a little skeptical about jumping on the bandwagon of some motivational speaker.  I was thinking, maybe it's all in my head, do I really need to be more positive?  But then watching The Today Show the other day, I saw this interview and the stats are pretty scary -  1 in 5 American women are on anti-depressants!?  Um, that's not good.  So I gave it a bit more thought and I figure the only thing I've got to lose is a bad attitude, and there's nothing to be scared of it's not like I am joining a cult, so and I'm jumping on the bandwagon, I've bought some CD's and a book and I am already seeing a difference. 

BUT!  Knowing myself as I do, I know that I have a tendency to fall back into the same old same old and I really don't want to do that again.  I want to try to figure out a way to post something positive on my blog at least once each and every week.  To get inspired I'll be looking here and here and probably other places as well, sharing with all of you so two things get accomplished: you get a dose of positive energy and I keep my blog regularly updated (which had been a bit of a struggle lately).  See already this is a good thing!

So, for rezzie number two, I've enlisted the help of this book, which I found here and I think is relevant even if you do not suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder. If you look around your house and just general life today, I think that we all operate in a world that has ADD, and I think more so for women because not only are we supposed to take care of ourselves, but everyone else around us.  It's been hard keeping track of just myself at times, and since having a child last year, I've really come to recognize that I need to simplify and streamline if I want life to run smoothly and have a life of my own.  I've read millions (well, maybe not millions) of books and articles about organizing things, I've been through a gazillion day planners, calendars, electronic gizmos and other crap and nothing has worked, so far this book has worked for me.  it's broken into little manageable parts that are relevant and immediately useful, and best of all it gives me hope that I too can have a organized sock drawer. 

So I am sorry for no picture today peeps, I'm sure that this new year is finding everyone well.  Happy Friday.