What I {Am Into} Today

Good thing: Baby drinking out of a big girl cup

Better thing: Baby yelling at me to get her a paper towel so she could wipe up the milk she spilled.

Having snack outside is loverly. So is my new nail polish.  I bought it last night and couldn't figure out why this wacky color was appealing to me so much...

Then I remembered it's the same color as my least favorite book. I guess it was my subconscious inspiration.  Perhaps my nails will now inspire me to crack the book open? Ha! Only time will tell...

Art wise I'm exploring taking an image and creating repetitive patterns.  Here's a plate I did for work

I think my both my nieces need one

I chopped off my hair.  11 inches to be exact. It took a bit to get used to but I'm in the groove now.  I've gotten so used to it that somehow I forget that I did it.  Then I run into people that haven't seen me since I cut it and they give me crazy stares and then I'm like, why are they staring at me? And then I remember. Duh. I swear I'm a smart girl.

Before...

After...

I really like these bags.  But how does one pick a color??

Also, I've never really worn a backpack but if I did it would be one of these. But again I am stuck with the question, what color??

Post Script: Sorry for the crappy photos.  I'm kind of in the process of purchasing a camera for myself so hopefully no more shitty cell phone shots. 

What I {Threw Together} Today

Here's a list of um random.

I made a birthday card.

Yes, that's a Snuggie.

No, I have no idea how to draw a soccer ball.

I sewed Mia's costume with help from this and this.

I have more to show you about this later.  We're going to wine country again this year so I'll have plenty of pics to share.

I want to read this book.

And this book.

But I still have all these books to start.

I carved my pumpkin. 

Not as classy as last year but equally fun. (holy crap look how small Mia is!)

Michelle found something called a ghost pumpkin the innards are melon colored. Tres cool.

I have an art crush on Helmut Smits.

I want to try to bake my own bread, any recipes or tips?

I really love cutting things with my new pinking shears.

One time Michelle and I cleaned the entire kitchen floor with wet wipes.

I'm going to make some friendship bracelet and/or necklace type things.  If your lucky I might make you one too...maybe.

I'm seriously craving a vanilla latte.  

And some new boots.

And scarf wearin time.

Oooh and I want a pom pom maker! 

Seriously, where's my latte?

What I {Lurve} Today

1.     My brand spanking new MacBook Pro

Does the blog seem mac-ier? It is.

They were running a promo for college students (oh yeah, I'm a college student again) for a FREE iPod Touche.  I went ahead and got it but haven't opened it.  I'm afraid the device might be a bit redundant considering the fact that I have my G1 with Android.  But it's so new and shiny and calling my name. 

open me! pleeease Rachel? you know you want to!

Do any of YOU have an iPod Touche?  Thoughts?

2.     The idea of getting a tattoo...someday...

I want this

or perhaps this

Or this

And maybe even this

This translates to, "I am unknown here, tell everyone!"

I was supposed to get one for my 21st birthday.  Still haven't cashed in on that one. 

Speaking of 21...

3.     Watching my baby bro Jeremy got completely wasted on his 21st birthday.

Captain and Coke was his drink of choice for the evening.

 It kinda went waaay down hill from here.  I'll spare you the images. I have the sounds in my head to last a lifetime.

4.     Discovering a new blog

A CUP OF JO

5.     My new JOB

Yeah I got one. Jealous?

6.    Getting back to a routine with the bubs

Almond Butter...yumm

7.     Making art with Mia

Sticker Art

What do you lurve today?

What I {Am Glad I Didn't Try To Do} Today

So I have a confession.

I almost lied to you today.

What I'm about to tell you about actually happened yesterday.  I was going to try to pass it off as something I did today.  If you are in Georgia you would know that I was obviously lying because it is a rainy rainy day. But because of this nasty rain I'm glad I didn't try to do this today...

While feeding Mia her bananas (yup, I still have to sing the Gwen Stefani song) all she wanted to do was stick her hand in the bowl.

She spit up the other day when I wasn't looking.  I discovered her on her tummy smearing it all across the floor.

I figured, this kid wants to paint.

So I googled how to make homemade finger-paint safe for a 7 month old.

All you need is

Flour, salt, food coloring, and water

measure two cups of flour and two tsp of salt

pour in 2 and 1/2 cups cold water

stir until smooth

give the baby some reading material while you get 2 cups of water to a boil

pour your flour mixture into the boiling water.  Stir until thick and smooth.

It's super thick.  What I imagine "gruel" would look like...and probably taste like.
"Pu-pu-pu-please sir, can I 'ave s'more?"

I thought it was too thick, so I added more water. I also didn't realize this recipe was for a small army of children.  So next time I would half it.

Hurry up the baby's getting impatient!

divide into little cups

 Drop in some food coloring and give it a stir

Now strip baby down to a diaper

and let the magic happen

watch her as she contemplates her next move

this is exactly what I hoped would happen

That was fun!

 I hope that glob in the center will dry.

 Bold use of visible brushstrokes.

I can't wait for them to dry so we can hang them in her room.

What should we title them?