The Boss Man

Busy Supervising. Very busy.

The new digs

Moved into my new place over the last few weeks... it's been slow moving though, since I've been super busy with my other jobs (other than moving).

So here's the studio:

It doesn't look like that anymore. It looks worse.

I haven't quite moved ALL the furniture over, and have been sewing quite a bit as well.

so... I guess I should get working on that instead of this?

I'll post the "after" photo when I'm not quite as ashamed!

Cargoh re-hauled their website and it looks great!

My store needs some serious work to get up to par with the design of the rest of the site, so I'm working on it. A new banner is on its way to fit the new design and a bunch of new camera straps and covers will be featured soon! Soon, I promise!

Another Snow Storm

is coming! 3-6", which isn't too bad, but I have a some place to be in the AM and wasn't planning on shoveling my car out!

In happier news, the impending snow makes Aidan's friends (the thistle eating chickadees and finches) crazy for food and come visit. He's been lonely lately and some visits with friends is the highlight of his day (well next to coffee, dinner and snack times)!

Well, time to run out and get my paycheck, milk, bread and bananas!

Welcome Spring!

View from my bedroom window this lovely spring day!

Weather

It's 65 degrees out. Feels tropical.

It's awesome.

Holy Bat Batman!

and speaking of the coupons...

CVS had a deal this past week where if you bought $15 worth of Planters NUT-rition bars, you got $5 Extra Bucks back. I love the energy ones- the boxes are normally $3.39/each for 5 bars... but they were on sale for $2.50 each.

So I bought 6 of them. Had $1 off coupons for each one, got $5 back... final cost: $0.67 a box.

Sweet.

Won't have to buy those again for awhile- just need to pace myself. They're so delicious and really fill me up.

Got a good deal on cereal and milk too- which is great since I'm beyond broke! =]

Extreme Couponing

Ok, I thought of something to report on.

TLC has ordered 12 episodes of Extreme Couponing and I'll be watching every single one.

Please, please, please shoot me if I ever do this. I'm all for the deals, but I'm not going to be buying and STOCKPILING 140 years worth of TP or deodorant.

I've started doing the couponing thing for real- I've tried it before, but it just turns into a mess. This time, I'm much more organized... but I'm not going to be dumpster diving either. There are LINES that I'm NOT willing to CROSS. Sorry.

It is so amazing that people can get $5000+ worth of stuff for $250, but what's he going to do with 100 toothbrushes? Why aren't these people donating more to the foodbanks and spending more time with their significant others? 70 hours a week isn't awesome. Time is money, and they're not saving anything, certainly not their marriages. It's hoarding. And scary.

*steps off soap box*

Spring

I'm ready for it!

It's pouring out today- but at least we have little risk of a tsunami hitting CT any time soon. There are always things to be thankful for.

I need sunshine. No winter has been as hard on me as this one has been, and I think I'm SEVERELY vitamin D deficient!!

I don't have any news to report, nothing interesting to say. Sorry! Bring me some sun and we'll talk... until then....

Cabin Fever

I've got it. I mean, I got in.

I'm going to be showing at the Cabin Fever craft fair in Boston, on February 13th. I'm super nervous about it, and I'm a huge procrastinator when it comes to things like this, so I really need to get my ass in gear and start sewing. I've been focusing on how to best utilize a 7'x7' space to display camera straps and guitar straps- without spending a ton of money.

So instead of sewing, I'm writing a blog, which I haven't done since like October. Good job Liz, good job.

Ok- I'm off- wish me luck!!

Gorgeous Day

The heat is NOT on today! Have some windows open and enjoying a warm spell before winter comes and beats us up!

update:

the heat is now officially on!

brrrr

Like I said in my last post, "we" don't believe in turning on the heat until Thanksgiving... well, it's on, because it's roughly 40 degrees out and the thermostat stays at 60. It's cold. My fingers are kind of numb, but you know what? I'd much rather be bundled up, than sweaty.

But that's just me.

There's still time to register to vote for the election on November 2nd if you've somehow forgotten that there is one. The political ads are so nasty... I'm lucky I'm running in an uncontested race, and didn't have to campaign at all, although it would have been awesome to have my name on a lawn sign. Having my name on the ballot is cool enough!

What could someone possibly come up to say about me, that's negative? What, I spend all day sewing? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh burrrrrrrrrn.

P.S. That was a rhetorical question. If any of you dares answer the question, we're no longer friends! =]

October Musings...

My mother has a policy of not turning on the heat in the house until Thanksgiving. I'm not going to say we've ever made it that far... but... it's like 53 degrees in the house right now. I prefer sleeping in cold air, burrowed in a lot of blankets, but it makes for cold fingers and sleeping in way later than I should.

Especially since what I should be doing is a lot of sewing.

Things are going well in the Aidan's Attic/ Sweet Strap world- I started making guitar straps this week, and they look awesome. My ex-boyfriend still has my guitar that I bought for myself for my 22nd birthday... so I can't actually put one of my straps to use, but whatever!

Also- it's been raining for the last few days, really windy. Which is taking down my pretty autumn colors and ruining the beauty of the season for me. I'm not impressed! I need to get to the orchard and get some cider. None of the orchards around here make apple cider doughnuts though. That's just a crime.

Dinner

From Ree- The Pioneer Woman - Sesame Noodles

I added some marinated steak and zucchini sticks. And it was awesome.

my last post

was 3 months ago... I've been working at the Cone, breaking hearts and sewing up a storm. Aidan's Attic is slowly becoming my main source of income, but when the summer is over (and the Cone closes), it's going to have to be 100% and that's pretty scary!

And so... I'm going back to the sewing machine now. I hope I'll have something interesting to talk about in another 3 months or so...

Birthday Dinner

Happy Birthday to my Mum- Big year for her!

We went to the Still River Cafe for dinner last night- I wish I had ordered the beef entrée rather than the lobster (especially since my mom ended up getting the lobster as well so we didn't have much variety), but it was a beautiful location, the service was lovely and I wouldn't say no if somebody really wanted to take me some time. Connecticut magazine called it the best overall restaurant in the state for 2010, but I'd prefer Bella's or 85 Main any day. The balsamic vinegar at Bella's is out of this world delicious (I have a bottle of it in the cabinet downstairs that I treasure), and I have intense cravings for the wild mushroom ravioli at 85 Main.

I made a citrus bundt cake for Thanksgiving last year that went over real well, and that's what my mom wanted for a birthday cake this year. Ask and ye shall receive! I plan on making a kahlua mocha cake later in the month too. Just because it's the birthday month and a good excuse to try something new!

Tonight it sounds like I'll be playing some beer pong- which I love. And so on that note, check out my friend Kate's blog in which she makes amazing creations and shows them off. I should note, this Kate drank lots of beer and ate lots of easy mac kind of foods when we were in college... I am sooooooo impressed with this endeavor of her's, and really think she should start taking cake design classes and become the next ace of cakes! =]

Check it out: Kakie Murray

H2O

we got some here if you want some. with the rain the last few days the water table rose so high that water was coming back up through a drain in the basement. we have doors in the basement so the water level never got over a 4-5 inches, but it ruined a lot of stuff. the fire department came and pumped us out and my mom and i did a lot of work over the course of the last few days. mike came over last night with an industrial shop vac and really got a lot of water up.

so. what i mean to say is...

sorry they're pretty crappy photos- but it's almost 7:30pm and I just caught the last light of the day (yes- it's still a little light out! whoo!)

And isn't it amazing that the little pansy popped up? I'm not even sure how that's possible! Fell out of the pot last year and rooted itself in the moss? Pretty freakin' cute!

stuffed up

I have had a cough/ cold/ sinus issues for a full month. I'm done with it. Seriously. Get it out. Things are starting to bloom around here and I want to be able to enjoy them and not be a sniffling mess in the corner!

In other news, I broke my glasses and got contacts again. Do not have back up pair of glasses. Not a good thing. Going to get a cheap pair online and see how that works for me. Photos below. Total cost for 2 pairs of prescription glasses including shipping? $20.95.

I'm about to make some (what I hope to be) delicious treats for my trek out to Stafford tonight...

Other things are new and wonderful too. I like new and wonderful. =]