An unexpected day off because of weather/road conditions, so I'm home instead and getting a head start on cooking for tomorrow (now instead of tonight? Yes please!)
The apartment smells delish...
Made or in process:
- Stained glass jello
- Better green bean casserole
- Cheese appetizer
- Roasted carrots
- Mashed potatoes & sweet potatoes
- crustless quiche (egg, green onion, bacon)
- turkey
The jello is done, the green bean casserole will be ready to just bake tomorrow, the cheese appetizer is done, the carrots will be ready to roast, the potatoes will be ready to heat through the small crock pot, the quiche contents will be ready to pour into the dish and bake, and the turkey breast will cook in the large crockpot overnight :)
Friday, December 24, 2010
A different kind of gift
It's Christmas Eve day. I love the anticipation of this day. Christmas Eve plans are oh so close, but not yet here. Christmas is tomorrow. But first, an entire day!
I was supposed to have worked, but because a winter storm and slick roads and adequate coverage at work, I am instead at home.
I feel like I've been given a gift. I was planning to be at work all week, get off at midafternoon, and then spend time with family tonight and tomorrow and spend Sunday with my church family and head back to work on Monday. Instead, I have an extra day. A day to work on projects, a day to cook ahead a little for this weekend, a day to do some organizing and filing that has been pushed aside for months.
I love this :)
It's not like there's even the option of going anywhere, since maintenance apparently isn't planning to plow our parking lot for a while and the streets are slick and snow-laden still. Once the snow tapers, I might run some errands nearby. Mostly, though, it's a day to be at home, Christmas lights glowing, and cozily getting things accomplished <3
Pics of decor and craftiness later...
Merry Christmas, friends :)
I was supposed to have worked, but because a winter storm and slick roads and adequate coverage at work, I am instead at home.
I feel like I've been given a gift. I was planning to be at work all week, get off at midafternoon, and then spend time with family tonight and tomorrow and spend Sunday with my church family and head back to work on Monday. Instead, I have an extra day. A day to work on projects, a day to cook ahead a little for this weekend, a day to do some organizing and filing that has been pushed aside for months.
I love this :)
It's not like there's even the option of going anywhere, since maintenance apparently isn't planning to plow our parking lot for a while and the streets are slick and snow-laden still. Once the snow tapers, I might run some errands nearby. Mostly, though, it's a day to be at home, Christmas lights glowing, and cozily getting things accomplished <3
Pics of decor and craftiness later...
Merry Christmas, friends :)
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Break has coming and crafting is on the agenda!
I've spent a lot of this First Day of Break guiltlessly browsing some of the craft blogs I came across during finals week ;)
I come bearing much linkage to some of the neat things I've found:
- Advent plans + a stocking calendar - cute and I love the others-focus of it
- Another cute Advent calendar style. The versatility is what I like most, I think :)
- I love these pillows and intend to cover some pillows in our living room so they look like this. (Though, I think I'll do embroidery stitches for the branches instead)
- This minimalist Christmas tree is a fun idea - I'd love to do something like this but incorporate garland and color too. But I really like the basic lines it has!
- These decorative music-wrapped candles look fab and super easy & cheap!
- I cannot wait to make this super cute/cheap/easy Tuna can pin cushion :)
- This Jointed Letter Banner is so versatile & easy too!
- Those large glass apothecary jars are SO versatile for decorating, but can be so expensive. What if you could make some for around $6?
- Or, here are some great candlesticks made from tin cans [Oh, actual instructions here, I guess]
- I love these framed felt snowflakes too :)
- This Mom's Ultimate Purse Survival Kit is pretty sweet, and way compact and convenient
- I AM MAKING THIS ORANGE/PINECONE WREATH :D
- These Blossom Ear Warmers are super cute, as are these variations!
I also found a cute smocked red pillow I want to copy for our living room, plus adorable ornaments made by covering foam balls in either yarn or burlap (hers was red). They're adorable and would be super cheap and easy to make.
It's a good thing I'll be working this week or I can see all of my time disappearing into crafting :)
I come bearing much linkage to some of the neat things I've found:
- Advent plans + a stocking calendar - cute and I love the others-focus of it
- Another cute Advent calendar style. The versatility is what I like most, I think :)
- I love these pillows and intend to cover some pillows in our living room so they look like this. (Though, I think I'll do embroidery stitches for the branches instead)
- This minimalist Christmas tree is a fun idea - I'd love to do something like this but incorporate garland and color too. But I really like the basic lines it has!
- These decorative music-wrapped candles look fab and super easy & cheap!
- I cannot wait to make this super cute/cheap/easy Tuna can pin cushion :)
- This Jointed Letter Banner is so versatile & easy too!
- Those large glass apothecary jars are SO versatile for decorating, but can be so expensive. What if you could make some for around $6?
- Or, here are some great candlesticks made from tin cans [Oh, actual instructions here, I guess]
- I love these framed felt snowflakes too :)
- This Mom's Ultimate Purse Survival Kit is pretty sweet, and way compact and convenient
- I AM MAKING THIS ORANGE/PINECONE WREATH :D
- These Blossom Ear Warmers are super cute, as are these variations!
I also found a cute smocked red pillow I want to copy for our living room, plus adorable ornaments made by covering foam balls in either yarn or burlap (hers was red). They're adorable and would be super cheap and easy to make.
It's a good thing I'll be working this week or I can see all of my time disappearing into crafting :)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Almost there...!
It is finals week.
It is the sort of week where a list of projects and commitments and tests on the dry-erase board on the door is key in making sure I know what I should be working on and when.
It is also pretty exciting when I get to erase things and can see more and more background and less text :)
It's December.
Christmas is coming.
Presents are stashed away, awaiting post-finals time when I'll be able to get things wrapped :)
My Amazon order is pending as I try to decide what else I want to add to my free-shipping purchase.
I'm avoiding our spare room, which is a storehouse of crafting supplies, jewelry-making things purchased the day after Thanksgiving, the decorative pillows I'm making for our bed, the Christmas decorations I want to decorate with already!!!
I had a lot of studying to do still yesterday.
I'd seen a picture that inspired an idea I wanted to try.
I wanted so much to run to Michaels to pick up supplies instead of continuing to study.
I made a deal with myself: "If you get _______ finished, then you can go to the store!!"
I am very motivated by deals :)
I finished, we ran to the store, I picked up a fab assortment of Christmas AND winter decorating supplies (all way on sale too, of course). [In my mind, Christmas decorations are a hodge-podge of red, green, silver, gold, burgundy, etc. colors. Winter decorations, however, are of the blue/silver variety. And... the bright pink, purple, silver/blue/green are later-winter decor. I know, right? But that's what they look like in my mind.]
I crafted when I came home. We strung some lights, hung some garland, I arranged and styled to my heart's content.
And then, it was time for homework again.
My Christmas totes are still stashed away in the closet of our spare room.
I have a CLEP test (college math) I'm taking tomorrow.
Until that is taken, I am "not allowed" to get into those bins or decorate any more. But once that test is over... oh yes, there will be decorating in abundance tomorrow night!!!! :D
It is the sort of week where a list of projects and commitments and tests on the dry-erase board on the door is key in making sure I know what I should be working on and when.
It is also pretty exciting when I get to erase things and can see more and more background and less text :)
It's December.
Christmas is coming.
Presents are stashed away, awaiting post-finals time when I'll be able to get things wrapped :)
My Amazon order is pending as I try to decide what else I want to add to my free-shipping purchase.
I'm avoiding our spare room, which is a storehouse of crafting supplies, jewelry-making things purchased the day after Thanksgiving, the decorative pillows I'm making for our bed, the Christmas decorations I want to decorate with already!!!
I had a lot of studying to do still yesterday.
I'd seen a picture that inspired an idea I wanted to try.
I wanted so much to run to Michaels to pick up supplies instead of continuing to study.
I made a deal with myself: "If you get _______ finished, then you can go to the store!!"
I am very motivated by deals :)
I finished, we ran to the store, I picked up a fab assortment of Christmas AND winter decorating supplies (all way on sale too, of course). [In my mind, Christmas decorations are a hodge-podge of red, green, silver, gold, burgundy, etc. colors. Winter decorations, however, are of the blue/silver variety. And... the bright pink, purple, silver/blue/green are later-winter decor. I know, right? But that's what they look like in my mind.]
I crafted when I came home. We strung some lights, hung some garland, I arranged and styled to my heart's content.
And then, it was time for homework again.
My Christmas totes are still stashed away in the closet of our spare room.
I have a CLEP test (college math) I'm taking tomorrow.
Until that is taken, I am "not allowed" to get into those bins or decorate any more. But once that test is over... oh yes, there will be decorating in abundance tomorrow night!!!! :D
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