Wallpaper: January

My Favorites: Vintage Travel Trailers

Over the summer I decided that I must have a vintage trailer to restore. I did a lot of searching and eventually found one which I am in the process of fixing up. This seems strange to those I happen to tell. But what they have not seen are these beauties.

From Big Bang Studio

From Snail Trail

This is a Shasta like mine only it is a bit longer

From here

A little bigger than mine. From here

This is the inspiration for mine. Same size and everything.
If all goes as planned it will be as cute as this when completed. 

From Fresher Than Fresh

Cute Things: Dresses

I live in dresses so I'm always on the lookout for cute ones. Here are a few of my favorites from here.

Pretty Hair

This 1920's hairstyle video is so cute and the end result is darling. Someday, when I wake up more than 10 minutes before I have to leave for work I will do this. Grant my words.

Music Du Jour: Mindy Gledhill

If I could estimate how many times I have listened to this song the past couple weeks I would say about fourteen million thousand. Hundred.

Bangs

I woke up today and my bangs looked like this

Good morning sunshine!

I slapped some bobby pins in to just hold them back but hot-dang! They are not being very submissive to my will. I am holding myself back from forcing them down with a little spit glue. But, since hygiene is important to me I think I will just avoid mirrors and pretend nothing is going on up there.

Christmas (in no particular order)

  

Music Du Jour: Astro Coast

These guys are good. They have a little Vampire Weekend vibe with a very beachy feel. Have a listen.

My Favorites

I love cute things. Especially these cute things.

Some Christmas Cheer

This "cracks" me up (sorry, couldn't help myself)

Christmas Baking Marathon 2010

This year I decided that it would be fun to bake up a bunch of treats and package them up prettily for people at work. For the last month I have been scouring the internet for delicious looking baked goods to give. I narrowed it down to four different kinds of treats.

Homemade Samoas

Chocolate Dipped Ritz Crackers

Crisp Salted Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

Aunt Jane's Sugar Cookies (with this frosting)
Ingredients:

4 Cups Flour                  1 tsp. Baking Powder

1 Cup Margarine         1 ½ Cup Sugar

2 Eggs                           1 tsp. Soda

1/3 Cup Milk                  ½ tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and margarine as for pie crust. In another bowl add the soda to the sugar and when blended add the beaten eggs, milk and vanilla. Roll out on a floured board and cut into desired shapes. 

Bake in oven at 375* for 12 to 15 minutes.

I went grocery shopping after work (which was crazy since everyone was out doing last minute Christmas shopping) but kept forgetting things so ended up going to the grocery store 3 times (!!!) not my favorite.

I baked ALL night long. I baked until I thought I would collapse in a heap of flour covered exhaustion. I finished baking and packaging around 4 am and then spent another couple hours cleaning up the disaster that I left in my wake. All in all it went well though. Everything looked and tasted good (I think) and people seemed to like them.

I honestly never want to see another cookie again in my life though and I was kind of grossed out all day as I watched people eat them but that's probably a good thing ;)

Here's how everything ended up....

Cute Things: Glasses

I am pretty sure I need glasses but pretty much in denial. Finding these cute ones though makes me actually want a pair.

From here

From here

From here

From here

A Short Story

There once was a girl who decided to make cookies. Before making cookies she went to the grocery store and somewhere along the way lost her shopping list (which she had painstakingly written down even though she hates making shopping lists). She shopped thinking that she had gotten every single thing but indeed she did not. The girl went back to the store. When she got home the girl realized that, against all odds, she had forgotten more things.

Always remember to check if you have enough vanilla extract for SO many cookies boys and girls.

Once again the girl braved the cold dark world to venture out and buy ALL needed things for baking so many freaking cookies. Making cookies did not seem like a good idea anymore. The End

Music Du Jour: Florence and the Machine

I Wants

Found here

This backpack is the bomb dot com. If all goes well in life, one day I will own one in Uncle Blue.

Video Du Jour: Pretty Makeup

I love watching this girls makeup tutorials. She has some mean makeup skills! I also like her English accent!!! Here is one inspired by Bridgette Bardot.

Part two

Pretty Things: Textile Patterns

If there is one thing I know about myself it is that I love pretty patterns. As long as I remember I have loved doodling them whenever I have a pen, paper and free time (or not). Here is some pretty patterned fabric I found here which makes me really happy.

Thinking

Expresses my sentiments exactly. From here

I don't understand pepper. Why do people put it on things when they have salt? It makes no sense.

Music Du Jour: April Smith

This is a fun song.

A Short Story

There once was a girl who wore her iPod shuffle clipped on her shirt at the gym. Later this girl washed the shirt and still attached was her iPod shuffle. This was tragic. The iPod would play music no more. However maybe not all was lost - the earphones still worked perhaps?? Yes! The earphones could be saved. She wore the earphones hooked to the treadmill sometimes later. They seemed to work just fine and the girl was happy. Until they started giving her periodic, mild electric shocks. Not one to buy earphones at the drop of a hat, the girl continues to use them still. The end.

Miscellaneous Things of Note

Billshrink.com - this site is awesome! It helps you find better rates on your cell phone, savings account, credit cards, gas stations and television service. And it's really easy to use. And I give it two thumbs up.

Video Du Jour: Double Dream Hands

When I saw this I realized that life is awesome. Sometimes we forget but then things like this help us remember.

Recipes I want to try

I have been stumbling across some Israeli recipes that I want to try. I dont think I have ever had Israeli food but it looks yum.

I bet this salad would be good during the summertime

I have never heard of this but it seems pretty easy, looks good & would be relatively healthy.

I Wants

 

I have fallen in love with 1960's BMW 1600's. They. Are. So. Sweet.