tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21346570007747181452024-03-17T23:03:49.336-04:00Priss This...for the love of all things priss!Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-6908050489190257382012-04-05T15:47:00.001-04:002012-04-06T10:06:41.423-04:00Now Accepting Clients!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
Noelle O'Reilly Web and Graphic Design Company is now open and ready for business! As you <a href="http://prissthis.blogspot.com/2011/07/back-to-school-back-to-school.html">may remember</a>, I decided to take web design classes and last week I finished up with my final project - my <a href="http://noelleoreilly.com/index.html">portfolio website</a>. </div>
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I'm really happy with the way it turned out... I think the design reflects my personality and I finally have a home on the internet. When I get a chance, I'll probably switch the blog to wordpress and host it on my site as well. Now that I am finished with my class, I'm looking for clients who would like to work with me to design their websites. Since I'm just starting out I'm running a special for my first five clients: $1000 for a five-page custom site! <a href="mailto:nf.oreilly@gmail.com" target="_blank">Email me</a> if you'd like to talk about your website. </div>
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Other services I am offering include SEO, graphic design including ads and blog headers, and pretty much anything else you can think of. I can also give your existing websites a makeover. At this time I'm not creating e-commerce websites, but look for that in the future! I also offer any of my graphic design services on a freelance basis, including identity and branding (logo design), brochures, flyers, mailers, etc.</div>
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In other news, I'm trying to move away from the "Priss" part of my company name, and I'm trying to rebrand everything. My etsy shop name is now <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/noelleoreilly" target="_blank">NoelleOReilly</a>. My twitter name is now <a href="http://www.twitter.com/noelleoreilly" target="_blank">@noelleoreilly</a>. When my friend Rachel and I initially thought up the idea for "Priss This", the idea was to make cute prissy things and make prissy comments about the world in general on the blog.... that lasted for a couple weeks then I kept using the name to add my artwork to etsy, and then I started to veer into more nature-centric subject matter and the "Priss" part just never fit. Instead of trying to come up with another name and have it try to encompass all the different work I do and hope that it always does, I'm going to stick with my name right now and hope that it doesn't confuse people too much. </div>
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Once I host my blog on my own site I can change the name of it from "prissthis", but the one thing that is not easy to change is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PrissDesigns" target="_blank">facebook</a>. Once you have 100 "fans" they won't let you change the name of your page. I see the point of it, but it's making like difficult for me right now. Because I have 145 fans. I wonder if at least 45 of them are people I know and I can ask them all to unlike me so I can change my name then ask them to like me again... haha that would be so funny.</div>
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Anyway, so tell your friends if they're looking for graphic or web design services to come see me!</div>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-4280496262972785272012-02-13T15:34:00.001-05:002012-04-02T14:53:06.671-04:00exciting news!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">when it comes to marketing myself, i'm not very good at putting myself out there. i've known forever that if i want to grow my business, i need to put together a press kit and send to blogs and magazines, and get featured to get more exposure. the problem is, i just never do it. well, in a twist of fate, one of the biggest magazines to be featured in contacted me last week and wanted to feature one of my prints in their magazine. This print, called Shades of Blue, is a twist on the chevron pattern you see everywhere these days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, this summer, you'll see "Shades of Blue" as part of a feature in MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS! As far as I know, they'll be making different things using patterns and numbers (table numbers and other wedding-y things), then they'll offer a download of all the patterns on their website along with different numbers, so you can make fun printed table number stands! The feature will be in the summer issue... not sure which one yet. It's kind of crazy that now I just basically have to wait 4-6 months for the issue to come out. Considering I have no idea what I'll be doing at that point, it's kind of crazy to think I might get some good exposure and who knows what will happen as a result. Regardless, I'll have something super exciting to put in my bio: Featured in Martha Stewart Weddings!</span></div>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-52339200366119311432012-02-03T10:45:00.001-05:002012-02-03T10:45:34.176-05:00fill in the blank friday<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">It's Friday! I don't know why but I have been absolutely exhausted this week. My husband rolled his ankle last weekend so I've had more house-ly duties since he can only hobble around on crutches with his fat purple foot. But NO he won't go to the doctor! Stubborn! (like i'm one to talk haha, i'm the most stubborn person ever.) I've got some web design class homework time to look forward to this weekend, and "the big game" on sunday that I'm sure we'll go somewhere to watch but that I couldn't care less about. Have you seen the ridiculous restrictions the NFL has put on media/advertisements/anyone who's not the NFL? You're not allowed to say "Super Bowl" or even "New England Patriots" - how dumb is that? It is promoting your product, dummies! Anyway, obviously I'm rambling... Time to fill in the blanks! And be sure to link up at <a href="http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/2012/02/fill-in-blank-friday.html">the little things we do</a>.</span></div>
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Hi Everybody! Welcome to February! I've created a desktop wallpaper with or without February calendars. Hope you enjoy them! Click on your monitor resolution size to open the picture, then click on "Save file". Open the file from wherever you saved it, and right click then choose "set as background" (that's for a PC, don't ask me how a mac works!).</div>
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I know it's a little cheesy since it's Love for Valentine's month, but it's based off <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43617255/love-print-purple-pink-with-heart-8x10?ga_search_query=love&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_5604587">this print from my shop</a> that I love.</div>
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And this is my first time doing the whole link-to-download-from-flickr thing, so I'd appreciate if you'd let me know if you find any issues trying to download these, or if you know of a simpler way to do it! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">1. <b> My favorite place i've ever traveled to is </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> italy. i was there for a couple weeks in high school then i studied abroad for about 2 months in tuscany in college. it's just so beautiful. tuscany has a lot of hills though. tell your calves to beware. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> Ireland</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b>is somewhere I'd love to go someday</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b>. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b>My favorite travel companion is</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> my husband Conor </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So apparently I only do once a week blogs now, and it's all thanks to Lauren at <a href="http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/">the little things we do</a> for hosting these link-ups. And Lauren's going to have a baby, probably this week, so congrats!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. <b> The last thing I ate was </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> I'm actually eating right now, we had our monthly birthday party at work and I'm eating celery sticks and dip, some fruit, and a macadamia nut cookie. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> The last song I listened to was </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> I hear my co-worker's radio over there playing rain by bruno mars</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>Using the letters in my name I can spell </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> {noelle}...LEONE, LONE, NOEL, ENOL, LENO, EON, LEE, EEL, ELL, NEE, ONE, OLE, NO, OE, ON, NE, EL, EN, LO. totally used <a href="http://scrabblecheat.com/Default.aspx">scrabble cheat</a> for that</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">4. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>If I had to dress in one color for the rest of my life I would pick </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> blue,because it's my favorite and i love all shades of blue. although gray would be a close second. everything i pick up in the store that i'm drawn to tends to be gray. </span></span></span></u><u><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>If you were to look in my bag right now you'd find</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> wallet, coupon holder, a winter hat and gloves (it's cold today!) some lip gloss, keys, receipts and probably more random paper. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> .</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. <b> One of my favorite things to do when I have free time is </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> watch tv. i'm sort of a tv junkie. and my husband makes fun of me because basically all the shows i watch are about high schoolers. anything on the cw or abc family</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b><br />
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</u></span>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-46612362126699177502012-01-04T20:11:00.000-05:002012-01-04T20:26:01.776-05:002012!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
Well, here we are again. The beginning of another year, the motivation to set new goals and change yourself for the better. I've never been good at new years resolutions... It's so hard to really change yourself, I just get so complacent and go with the flow. I turned 27 last month, and I really feel like this is the year I've got to get it together. This is the year when I've really got to decide what I want to do and get out there and (as my husband said this morning) "attack the day, don't let it come to you." So, with that in mind, here are my 2012 resolutions!</div>
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<li><b>Advance my career.</b> I will finish my web design certificate program in April, and I'm really hoping to start a web design business, or at least get a super awesome new job in a new field. I am a graphic designer right now, but when looking for jobs it's really rare to find a graphic design job that doesn't also require you to know about web design. So I feel like I am moving in the right direction- I have this fantasy of being a big hot shot designer, and I think I have the skills, but not the confidence. So really my resolution is to work on my confidence in my abilities, and to know that I deserve to be a super awesome hot shot web/graphic designer. </li>
<li> <b>Finish my office redesign and get more organized.</b> I am the most unorganized person ever. Actually, I take that back - I am just messy. I know where everything is, but it's all over the place. A couple months ago I started redesigning my office (which is actually my basement), and I painted the birch tree wall I've been wanting forever. I also got shelves and a million storage cubes and magazine holders, and I've been slowly putting together the storage boxes (damn you IKEA, you make putting together a storage cube an hour-long job!) and I'm going to paint them. I also bought a countertop, with the intention of making cabinets/shelves for the countertop to sit on for my desk, but I haven't actually started making the desk, so everything is just spread out all over the place. I think if I can get everything organized and have a place for everything, it will be a lot easier to be more productive.</li>
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<li value="3"> <b>Take some trips!</b> I got a credit card last year that gave me a lot of free airline miles, so now i have about 110,000 miles - they're British Airways miles, and I had the intention of taking a trip to London or Ireland, but apparently a trip to another country costs just as much in fees as non-miles airfare (ok, maybe not as much, but still like $500 for a round trip ticket, plus 50,000 miles each). Staying in the U.S., on the other hand, is super cheap. For example, I can go to Miami for 9,000 miles plus $5. Yes, $5. I can go to New York for something like 15,000 miles plus $5. Considering I've never been to New York or California and have always wanted to go, I'm deeming this the year that I'm going to do some traveling. </li>
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<ol style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> And sure, I've got the stock resolutions that I have every year - exercise, diet, be better with my money... But after a million years of never really keeping those resolutions, they're not even worth mentioning now. I am eating healthier, thanks in part to the fact that my husband has resolved to get leaner, so it's easier to diet when he's not complaining about the dishes. </ol>
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I can't believe it's already New Years.... I never really felt like it was Christmas because I was stuck in bed for a couple weeks because of my wisdom teeth surgery, so I'm definitely not feeling the New Years vibe.</div>
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</span>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-72329172774892919262011-12-28T15:58:00.003-05:002011-12-30T13:05:33.986-05:00what i got for christmasi've gotta tell ya, having a wishlist really made this christmas great, because i got so many things i had been wanting for a long time. a lot of them were even featured in my "what i want wednesday" posts.<br />
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Too bad I haven't really been able to enjoy any of my gifts, because I had my wisdom teeth out last Tuesday and I'm still in a lot of pain, and I learned the hard way that painkillers make me really sick. I couldn't go to holiday festivities, I couldn't even get out of bed on Christmas morning, I opened my presents in bed. I'm back at work today (begrudgingly - I was supposed to come back yesterday but couldn't) and still in a lot of pain, but my friend Aleve is helping me get through the day. I do have one pretty funny picture of my super swollen cheeks, but I think we'll keep that one to ourselves.<br />
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I got the ring I had been wanting for a while from my hubby, I love it!<br />
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I got the Daily Fact Calendar that I shared in my last post! It's pretty cool - it does take a lot of rubbing to get the fact to show up, but maybe i just have cold fingers? from my mom-in-law<br />
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Got the Orla Kiely book from my mom-in-law, it's full of pretty pictures and how orla got started, so i'm excited to read it.<br />
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I got the yellow Old Navy Peacoat I wanted from my grandma!<br />
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I got the Silver Nest Table Runner from Z Gallerie from my mom, love it!<br />
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I also got 6 (yes SIX) scarves between my bday and Christmas, so I think I'm all set on the scarf front.<br />
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I got boots from JCPenney that I wanted, but they ended up being too small and they didn't have them in stock anymore, so I got the money and got these Cathy Jean boots for $35 the day after Christmas: <br />
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I also got <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607053551/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d1_g14_i5?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0XNJVV991WYGME06WNH1&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846">this fabric design book</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Joie-Toast-Top-Egg-Shaper/dp/B004NYB4ZO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325268185&sr=8-2">this toast-shaped egg mold thing</a>, <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/style-co.-sweater-short-sleeve-spacedyed-knit-scarf-tunic?ID=601675&CategoryID=260&LinkType=&swatchColor=Neutral#fn=sp%3D1%26spc%3D651">this sweater</a> (it's not as long as it looks like on the girl, which is disappointing but it's still cute), <a href="http://us.myflavia.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3442363">this coffee maker</a> (I ruined the surprise on this one and actually opened it a couple weeks early) and lots of other fun stuff! <br />
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<br />Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-67177105671171468312011-12-07T13:30:00.001-05:002011-12-07T14:45:07.589-05:00what i want wednesday!With the holidays fast approaching, my wish list has been getting pretty full lately. I can always find a million things I want as long as I keep up with my wishlist and pinterest - as opposed to having no idea what I want and then getting presents that you'll just take back to the store anyway.<br />
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Really, if you don't have a wishlist, start one asap! It's so easy! I use amazon, but there are a ton of sites out there that let you make a wishlist - you just install a button on your browser toolbar, and whenever you see anything you like, you just click "add to wishlist" and it's done! Here's <a href="http://amzn.com/w/1CVLOJZWDWQAQ">my wishlist</a>.<br />
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I know a lot of people just use <a href="http://pinterest.com/noellepriss/">pinterest</a>, too, and just have a specific board for their wishlist. Also super easy because there's a toolbar button that just says "pin it"!<br />
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So anyway, here are things that I've been loving lately!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2012 Mountain Calendar by<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75907300/2012-mountain-calendar-blue-mist"> pamlostracco</a> - love this. i think i might have to buy it for myself.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This beautiful photo from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84355950/christmas-photography-holiday-decor-blue">CarolynCochrane</a> on etsy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretzels, chocolate, caramel, and pecans - these are so good, yall. My mother-in-law made them a couple years ago, and I loved them, and I've made them a couple times since then because they are so good. Just put rolos (yes, the candy) on top of a pretzel, then put in the oven for 5-10 minutes, then just press the pecans down on top and they're soft from the oven so they just smoosh (smush?) down. So easy. Unrolling all the rolos is a little time consuming, get a little elf to help with that part.</td></tr>
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It's my bday tomorrow!!! Don't forget to use the code BIRTHDAY to get 27% off in the shop through Sunday. (I'll be 27, in case that isn't obvious!)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">7. <b>If I were to rate my excitement about the holiday season on a scale from 1-10, I would say I am at about a </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> 6ish, I'm excited about the season but not so excited about getting my wisdom teeth out right before christmas <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-17664254223704803862011-11-30T14:36:00.001-05:002011-11-30T14:42:49.765-05:00It's My Birthday (almost)! -- 27% Off!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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etsy shop through Sunday! My calendars would make a great Christmas
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I got inspired by <a href="http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2011/11/im-blank-because.html">this post from Little Miss Momma</a> (love her!) and decided to make my own "I'm (Blank) Because" post. </div>
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<i><b>I'm weird because:</b></i></div>
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I have a thing for numbers - my birthday is Dec 3 (12-3), my anniversary is Jan. 23 (1-23) - so if my husband ever can't remember 1-2-3 then he has issues. Also I love the numbers 7 and 3. I have to set my alarm clock at numbers ending in 7 or 3 (right now it's 6:43).</div>
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I don't know if I ever want kids. </div>
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I wear my hair in a ponytail at least 6 days a week - I go to work with my hair wet sometimes 3 days a week. I'm not a morning person, so I stay in bed until the last possible moment, leaving no time to dry my hair.</div>
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I very very rarely wear makeup, I never wear dresses or skirts or heels unless it's a very special occasion.</div>
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My go-to meal if I'm cooking for myself is rice and black beans with diced tomatoes and chili powder and cumin. I could eat that every night (too bad my husband doesn't like rice OR beans).</div>
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I sleep as far away from my husband as possible in our king bed - I get hot! </div>
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<i><b>I'm a bad friend because:</b></i></div>
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I'm horrible at keeping in touch - I never call anyone, I'm more of a homebody and I like to sit around and watch TV as opposed to talking on the phone at night.</div>
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I'm not good at being sympathetic. I just don't know what to say to people when I'm trying to console them.</div>
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I love my best friends no matter what.</div>
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I'll stick by you and defend you.</div>
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I'll cry with you over cheap wine.</div>
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<i><b>I'm sad because:</b></i></div>
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I feel complacent a lot - I tell myself to be a go-getter and have more confidence to work toward things I want, but I rarely ever take the steps to put myself out there.</div>
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I wish I was better at keeping in touch with my friends and family and that I was motivated to go out and do things with people.</div>
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I just got a call from the oral surgeon with my expected out-of-pocket cost for getting all of my wisdom teeth removed, and it came in at a whopping $182! I was expecting more around the $1000 to $2000 range, so you can imagine how much better this is!</div>
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I get a few days off work for the holidays. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At a football game - We're a little sweaty, just overlook that part, it was hot!</td></tr>
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I just finished my Dreamweaver 2 class and I feel pretty confident
that I could make a good website at this point and I still have a few
more classes left to take in my Web Design Certificate program.</div>
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get to cuddle on the couch with my husband and my Caesarbear for like 5
nights straight! And I get to go to the Georgia/Georgia Tech game on
Saturday.</div>
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Oh yeah, PS I dyed my hair brown, what do you think? I think I probably need to learn to not look so weird when I'm taking pictures of myself in the mirror.</div>
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<br /></div>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-43607822295848269652011-11-18T12:49:00.001-05:002011-11-18T13:16:55.732-05:00fill in the blank friday<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
Friday kinda snuck up on me this week. I started my Dreamweaver 2 class on Tuesday so I was in class 2 nights this week, so I'm all discombobulated. Wow, no squiggly red line, maybe I actually spelled that right haha.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. <b> A nervous habit I have is </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> messing with my fingernails. I'll rub my fingernail against my thumb. It's ironic because it's something my mom does that really irks me, and I've told her before, and now I can't stop doing it </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> Something that makes me sad is </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span">those sarah mclachlan animal rescue commercials. omg you're killing me!</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>Today I am thankful for </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> FRIDAY! and that my dog has made it almost 5 weeks since his surgery without re-injuring himself.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">4. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>My favorite room in my house is </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> my
living room. It's cozy and has a fireplace and a couch and it's where
my husband and I spend the (vast) majority of our time</span></span></span></u><u><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>I can't stand</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> misspellings. especially in public places. the worst are the ads on the back of the bathroom doors in public restrooms, they really need a spell checker. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-76685246651293432552011-11-09T13:51:00.000-05:002011-11-09T13:51:03.689-05:00dream home - pinterest stylePinterest is so great. I know I've sung its praises <a href="http://prissthis.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-i-want-wednesday-pinterest-edition.html">before</a>, but it's just such a good organizing tool for all the inspiration you can get on the internet. Plus I use it to find recipes, gifts, workouts, clothes, vacation ideas...<br />
I pin a lot of ideas to specific rooms to keep my boards organized, but I also have a "Lovely Rooms" board that isn't what I'd put in a certain room in my house, but just because they're so pretty and I like to look at them and ooh and ahh over them. So here are some beautiful rooms I've found via <a href="http://pinterest.com/noellepriss/">pinterest.</a><br />
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These first two pictures are all about my love of cabins. They just make me feel so cozy and happy. All the wood and the snow outside and the fireplace, makes me want to bundle up by the fire in my PJ's with a good book and some hot chocolate!</div>
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Isn't the room above so cute? It looks like both kids sleep up top and they put two mattresses together to span the wall, then they have their secret alcove down below. I would've loved this when I was little.</div>
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Isn't this dining room/kitchen awesome? Love the modern table and chairs, and OH MY! at that silver ceiling tile!</div>
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More of my wood/cabin love coming out.</div>
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I'm a sucker for window seats. More of my curling-up-with-a-good-book-and-hot-chocolate fantasies coming out. I love the dark walls (they look almost teal) with the yellow/green chartreuse accents. Not a huge fan of that mop on the floor, but look how awesome that chandelier is!</div>
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So, what do you guys think? I'd love for you to send me your pinterest links so I can see what you've been obsessing over!Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-88436398247792676172011-11-04T15:59:00.002-04:002011-11-04T15:59:14.908-04:00fill in the blank friday<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. <b> My favorite thing about this week was/is </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> that it is finally over. so ready for the weekend.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> Colder weather makes me </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span">kinda happy. I like the "idea" of winter, and I like being inside all cuddled up and I love wintry decorations like branches and snowflakes and CHRISTMAS!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>Three things that make me terribly happy as of late are </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> hmm, i don't know that anything lately has made me "terribly happy", for the next few weeks our lives are pretty boring becuase our dog had surgery and we can't leave the house</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">4. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>If I could only wear one kind of shoe for the rest of my life, I'd choose</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> flip flops. as long as it can be warm outside for the rest of my life</span></span></span></u><u><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>My personality type is</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.personalitypage.com/ENFJ.html">INTJ</a>. This is what the website said: </span></span></span></span>You are:<ul>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thank goodness it's almost the weekend! It's been a not-great week, I cried at work yesterday... I won't get into the specifics because I'd </span>just end up going off on a rant, and if someone from work read it I'd probably get fired, so... whatever. Halloween! Yay!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. <b> When I was a kid I wanted to be </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> a dance teacher, ghost hunter, author, astronomer, tornado chaser, race car driver, singer, actress </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>when I grew up</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>W</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> hen I was younger I wanted to be just like</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> mariah carey</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">4. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>The childhood Halloween costume that I remember most was when I was</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;">a gypsy. I wore the shortest daisy duke shorts I had and a flowy shirt and colorful makeup. Come to think of it, that's the only halloween costume I even remember, and I love love love halloween. hmm.</span></u><u><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>My favorite childhood toy was</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span">books (I just called my mom on these next two questions because I had no idea, she said I wasn't a big doll person, and all I ever asked for were books- I loved the Babysitter's Club Little Sister books and Goosebumps)</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> .</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"> Be sure to link up to Fill in The Blank Friday on Lauren's blog, <a href="http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/2011/10/fill-in-blank-friday_27.html">The Little Things We Do!</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-35072848042933272772011-10-27T16:28:00.000-04:002011-10-27T16:28:48.365-04:00Things I Love ThursdayJust a sampling of things that make me feel good.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.burkedecor.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EMM%2D19923">This</a> blue and green teardrop/fish/swirly rug.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/221472838/">This mug</a> that turns white and says "Mischief Managed" when it's filled with hot liquid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/393411922/">This quote</a> from Sweet Home Alabama, my favorite movie.</td></tr>
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<br />Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-91639702347001034102011-10-27T15:34:00.000-04:002011-10-27T15:34:17.440-04:00finally!Just finished a big project at work- a price book that normally takes a couple weeks but got dragged on for over two months. so that was fun. at least it's done. now i'm gearing up for halloween! my favorite holiday! we always dress up as a group in my department at work (I work at a chemical company so this year we're all dressing up as different chemicals!) so that will be for Monday. My husband and I are going to a halloween party for a couple hours on Saturday - instead of our football game - we have to stay close to home since my dog just had surgery and we can't leave him alone for the 7-8 hours we would probably be gone for football. we're dressing up as the Spartans Cheerleaders from SNL for our party.<br />
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I bought our costumes online, and I just have to say, costumes are way too expensive considering the poor quality with which they are made. The skirt and pants don't even have waistbands, they have a thin band of elastic. hmm I just thought about something- I need some Keds to finish off my costume. A thrift store visit might be in my future.<br />
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I'm feeling like today should be Friday... this week needs to hurry up and end. </div>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-16940237441823527152011-10-19T14:33:00.003-04:002011-10-19T14:34:23.885-04:00randomness<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
when i was in 5th grade(ish), I remember going to the library and checking out this book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Loved-Poems-American-People/dp/0385000197">Best Loved Poems of the American People.</a> It has over 575 poems in it, and was originally published in 1936. i have no idea why, but i read the whole book. i've never been a huge poetry reader, but i kept re-checking out this book for a couple months. i hadn't thought about the book in about 15 years, but the other day i was at barnes & noble and i saw the book and recognized it from the cover, and the memories flooded back of reading this book. i remembered i had a favorite poem from this book, and i searched the book until i found it again-</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of the Rose Garden Door - Johnson Park, Tenafly, NJ found <a href="http://armymomhaven.com/turnernb/index.php">here</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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Death is only an old door<br />
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When the thrushes call<br />
Along the lintel are green leaves<br />
Beyond the light lies still;<br />
Very willing and weary feet<br />
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There is nothing to trouble any heart;<br />
Nothing to hurt at all.<br />
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Now, let me remind you, I was in 5th grade. This was also around the same time I was obsessed with ghosts and "true" ghost stories, and asking every grown-up I knew if they had ever seen ghosts (by the way, my grandma and aunt have pretty extensive ghost-seeing pasts). So I'm not sure if that had anything to do with me being taken by this seemingly morbid poem, but if you read it a couple times, it's actually really soothing. There's just an old door in a garden wall, and one day, when you've lived your life and you're ready to go, you can step over the sill and there's nothing troubling or hurtful beyond that wall. It paints such a serene picture of this old door in an ivy-covered wall. </div>
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Random, I know- I just read a different poem and it made that book and poem pop into my head. </div>Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-39616319529603275002011-10-07T11:50:00.003-04:002011-10-07T11:50:54.577-04:00fill in the blank friday!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
I'm so ready for this weekend. I'm done with my 4 saturdays in a row of class from 9-5, and I finally get to go to a football game since i had to miss two. my html/css class was good, i definitely felt ahead of the curve as far as the other people in my class went. some people were just completely lost, but hey, at least they're trying to better themselves. next thursday i'm leaving to go up to a cabin in the mountains with my husband and another couple, so hopefully that will be fun, i'm hoping the leaves are changing to orange and the weather will be brisk but not too cold. </div>
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on another note, my dog needs $4000 surgery for a torn ligament in his knee. so that's fun. we're going to see a specialist on tuesday to see what he says about the surgery. the hard part is going to be trying to get my super hyper dog to stay still for 6 weeks so his leg can actually heal. and he'll probably need rehab which is probably as expensive as the surgery. yay. but i love my baby and i feel like we've failed him as parents by not exercising him as much as we should have, or something. and just so you know, CCL or ACL ligament tears in dogs are extremely common, and surgery is expensive, so i would probably get some pet insurance if i had a dog. you always just hope nothing super expensive will ever come up, but from the people i know, there's usually something that happens in a dog's life that will warrant surgery, and having to come up with thousands of dollars at once is a lot harder than just paying the $30 a month.</div>
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anyways, on with fill in the blank friday, and don't forget to link up at <a href="http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/2011/10/fill-in-blank-friday.html">the little things we do!</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. <b> Something popular that I can't stand/just don't "get" is </b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> beyonce. she just really bothers me for some reason</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> and while we;re on the subject i also dislike lady gaga, rihanna, and ke$ha (it just killed me to type a dollar sign in her name, how lame) .</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> Something unpopular that I secretly love is </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span">high school shows. I love gossip girl, 90210, the lying game, pretty little liars, the vampire diaries, secret circle. i can't help it, that's just what i like to watch!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>When I've had a bad day I</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> snap at people. i'm not good at holding in my emotions</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> .</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>Something that makes me nervous is</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span">trying to market myself, i just don't have enough self-confidence in my abilities</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> .</span></span></span></div>
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Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-55457737602133846962011-09-21T10:37:00.003-04:002011-09-21T10:38:01.244-04:00what i want wednesday!<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">i know i have an unhealthy obsession with wood - trees, branches, woodgrain... but i can't help it! i like what i like people! so this edition of what i want wednesday is more woodsy things- mostly from etsy!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Birch Tree Embroidery Hoop by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64955807/birch-tree-punch-needle-embroidery-hoop">erinf115 on etsy</a> - would be so cute in my living room</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I just have to share a story- about a year ago we needed to have a tree cut down because it was really close to our house and it was basically dead, but I had all these grand ideas - I'll make a stump table! I'll make little candle holders! I'll make clocks out of slices of wood! So I had my husband get the tree-cutters to leave all the wood there (this was a pretty giant tree too, btw) and I even had him cut pieces into 1.5" slices so I could make my clocks.... it turns out that when a tree is dead and has holes in it and the bark is all nasty... there's just no way to make usable pieces. Well, I'm sure maybe there is, but I couldn't figure it out. And now, I've got a million tree stumps all sitting out behind my house, isn't that nice? And just in case you're in need of some "tree slices", I happen to have found some at <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/walnut-hollow-basswood-shapes/">Dick Blick</a> for my clock project... which I never completed. I do that a lot. oops.</span></div>
Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468587153453331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134657000774718145.post-43856946275667474672011-09-08T11:40:00.000-04:002011-09-18T22:47:55.981-04:00DIY Painted Birch Tree Wall Forest Mural<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’ve wanted a birch tree wall mural for so long… in case you haven’t noticed from my etsy shop, my living room décor, or my pinterest account, I’m a little obsessed with trees, branches, and woodgrain anything. So when I decided to redo my office and I knew it would be my area and I could do whatever I wanted, I determined I had to have a wall-o-trees. I did a lot of research and looked at vinyl tree decals, but I decided since I can make my own tree art with a computer then I should be able to make my own tree wall mural with paint. Here are the two pictures I used as my inspiration (the one on the left is my own art, the one on the right is a vinyl decal.)
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<span style="font-size: small;">The only supplies you need to paint your own birch tree wall are painter’s tape (I love the 2” wide green Frogtape, I think it works so much better than the blue tape), an X-acto knife, and paint. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> To begin, tape two straight-ish lines for each tree, flaring them out slightly at the bottom. Don’t push your tape too tightly onto the wall at this point. I just randomly made little groupings of trees, although looking back I wish I had done 1-2 more trees instead of having the two bigger spaces, but I couldn’t go back in and add them without it looking weird and cluttered. </span></div>
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Next, using your X-acto knife, cut slivers of your tape out so your tree isn’t just straight up and down. Think about a real tree and how it has knots sticking out- To begin with, I was just cutting little slivers out of short sections, but by the end I was literally running my X-acto from the very top of the tape to the bottom, weaving slightly in and out as I went down, and it ended up being much easier to remove the tape that way. If you have a brand new super sharp X-acto, you really don’t need to push hard at all on the tape, just lightly score the surface and when you pull off the cut part, it will naturally want to break at your score line.
I did need to go back and re-cut parts that tried to tear at the wrong points, and I did make a couple too- deep cuts in my wall (but you can’t tell now that everything is painted), but I really think if you don’t push the tape down too hard to begin with then the tape-wall bond won’t be as strong and the tearing off part will be easier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">No lie, the taping/cutting part probably only took me about 30 minutes. Just eyeball your trees and then go to town with your X-acto knife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Next, I decided I wanted a few branches to fill in the spaces between the trees, and I used my tree artwork as inspiration for my branches. Looking at my wall now (and considering the extra work it cost me- I’ll get to that later), I’m not sure I’m in love with the branches. Although someone who has seen it now that it is finished said the branches make it look more like trees (you know, for people who haven’t been lusting over tree walls for years like me, they might not immediately realize that lines on a wall are supposed to be trees). I used my tape to “draw” some rough branch shapes then used my X-acto to cut out the actual shape I wanted. You also have to cut through the part of your original tree’s tape to connect the shapes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When you are finished with all your cutting, then go around the edge of the tape that you will be painting on and really push down on the tape, trying to adhere it as well as possible to the wall. I use a couple fingers or the heel of my palm and rub back and forth. I’ve also heard of using the bottom of a spoon to go around everything. And just on a side note, if you are doing a smaller project and really want crisp paint lines, you can use clear nail polish along the edge of the tape and let it dry, and it seals the tape line so no paint can get under the seal. I did it when I painted one tree on my niece’s wall, but a lot of trees on a big wall would need a whole lot of nail polish! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, so now you’re ready to paint! I got my white paint from the Oops bin at Home Depot, $7 for a gallon of Martha Stewart paint, so I think it’s a pretty good deal… not sure why it was in the oops bin, it said “bright white” and the paint looked pretty bright white to me, but maybe they tinted it a little or something. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I painted my first coat with a small paint roller and it looked like this: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Not so great, I know. My husband came downstairs and said “whoa, how many coats are you gonna have to do to cover the gray?”… probably should’ve primed it, but oh well. Well, the answer is three. Three coats of paint. After using the roller for the first coat, I used a paint brush for the second two coats and it really didn’t leave paint strokes and it covered a million times better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After my third coat of paint, I got to the “birch bark” part of my trees. While my tape was still in place, I just started painting lines with a smaller paint brush… some were more like long U’s, some were just straight, some were more like little sideways U’s, and I made a couple ovals that looked like knots. I just kinda free-handed it on the first tree, then took off the tape after a couple minutes to make sure I liked how it was looking before I did the rest of my trees. A couple tips from a design standpoint: I think it looks a little better if you have more “bark” on one side of all your trees (as in, left instead of right) just because there would be more shadows on one side of your tree in a forest. Also, keep in mind that you can always add more, but you can’t take away (well, I guess you could paint over some lines with your white paint again if you wanted less lines, but that would be extra work.
So, I did my bark on all my trees, and then removed the tape! This is the exciting part, when you really start to see your vision coming together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I loved my trees… the branches, not so much. They looked all huge and wonky and I was really considering completely painting over them, but then I decided I just needed to make them skinnier. So I freehand painted around them with a smaller paintbrush. I also went back and filled in some of my “bark” with an even smaller round brush to eliminate some of my paint strokes on the ends of my lines where the paintbrush hairs left little trails.
And voila! DIY painted mural birch tree wall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Next up on my office makeover is DIY painted <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80115484">IKEA storage boxes</a> with a yellow chevron pattern. Here's a sneak peak:</span></div>
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