Pier 1

I am not really sure why, but my mom loves to spend money on me when she comes to visit me. she should come more often :) jk. i have been wanting an ottoman that i can put stuff in for storage. i casually mentioned it a long time ago and when she was here she decided she was buying me one. so we went all over town looking for one. she was willing to spend sooooo much money, but i finally decided on one at Pier 1. i like it. it doesn't match so well, but i do really like it and i am sure my furniture/style will change with time.

Vain

Sometimes I am really vain, but this is my blog and I will use it how I want. Here are some great shots of me and my hott eyes! ohh la la!

I inherited some great blue eyes. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Light Bulbs

I feel like Nicole sometimes (that is a good thing). I took her idea of using light bulbs to make vases. I also took her idea to put stuff in a tall, round, vase as decorations. I think she still likes me even though I steal her ideas :) Here is what I have done with the two ideas.
I combined the ideas. I think it is fun!

Plastic Bags

I am pretty sure everyone thought I was crazy when I started to collect plastic bags from stores to make stuff. Lindsey N (my old roommate) thought i was going to make clothes out of them...she is silly. Here is what I did make out of them. They are little change purses (I guess). I am using them to help me budget my money. I am going to start using cash for groceries, and going out to eat, or doing fun stuff, and buying household stuff...you know. I think I am going to have one for each category. At the beginning of the month I will put the allotted amount in and when it is gone that month, it is gone. No more credit cards. No more spending money whenever, wherever, and however much I want. Good idea right? Outside/Front

Top flap open. Velcro is what keeps it closed.

For my groceries

The inside is Target!
I melted the plastic bags together with an iron and then cut it out like fabric. Then I just sewed it like fabric. The only draw back from this "fabric" is if you make a mistake and have to rip out all the stiches, the holes don't go away and if you go over that spot too many times, it makes so many holes it practically cuts it right off. I hope my pictures describe what it is well enough.

Ladies Night

Ladies Night is unfortunately a thing of the past, but back in the day when it happened once a week, it was my lifeline. Nicole, Amy, and I had some good times, and it was great to get away from my normal stresses. Over the holidays we were lucky enough to have another ladies night. We beaded for hours. That is so classic of us to spend our time arranging beads.

This picture is mostly for Ames, so she can continue practicing on "channeling Nicole".

This is after the somewhat failed attempt. Let's be honest. It was a pretty great look from ames, but just not "Nicole". It's cool Ames. You got your own style. Work it, baby!

Top 10

Back in the days when i lived with some of the most fabulous people alive, in Maine, this really great girl named Nicole would always talk about movies she would put in her Top 10. I am not positive that she has ever nailed down the final list, but it was fun to talk about. The other day I rearranged my dvds from my favorite to my least favorite (instead of alphabetical). I decided to list my Top 10 since it was so frequently talked about back in Maine. (#1 and #2 are interchangeable...I just can't decided.)

1./2. Moulin Rouge

1./2. Pride and Prejudice

3. A Walk to Remember

4. Ever After

5. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

6. The Holiday

7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

8. The Count of Monte Cristo

9. 13 Going on 30

10. Never Been Kissed

I will say that this list changes just about every time I look at it. It doesn't usually change much, but I switch things around sometimes.

Interesting how out of the top 3, two of them have one of the main characters dying. I am not really sure what that means about me, but it doesn't sound good. I also think it is funny that every one of these movies is a love story. You could argue with me on #8, but it's got it in there...