How many of us have a lot of jewelry?I do! I do! I do!I never 'knew' what all I had though because I couldn't find it or see it all. It was in drawers or in piles in a couple of different places in the bedroom.Not any more! I can see almost all of my earrings and brooches now. A few select necklaces are out as well.You...

So I know we all have  things pinned under the "I want to try this" file.Personally - almost everything I've pinned is in that file.I can knock one of my pins to the "I've done that" file!I saw this project a while ago and I knew I wanted to try it.I like to think of myself as artsy. Not in the painter-can-draw sort...

Have you missed me? I've been busy.I've been busy - sweating.up.a.storm.How many calories does one burn just by the act of sweating?Its been so hot and our a/c is out, which means everything feels like I'm doing 10 times more because of the amount of sweat that is produced.I've stayed pretty good with my calories though,...

Well I finally bit the bullet and made myself a new skirt. I've been avoiding making stuff for me for the longest time because of my weight, but I've lost 40 pounds so sewing and outfitting myself with new clothes is fun again, not to mention why should I make myself some clothes that may not fit in a few months? Why?...

So what started off as a very long project has finally reached completion!Wahoo!So the journey started like this.She's really beat up, but she's got such pretty potential. I love her lines and her femininity. Unfortunately, there's no saving the veneer. It has to come off.It was tough going at times, and then I just...

Last night, on a whim, I decided to paint my nails. I never paint my nails. The polish doesn't last. And here's proof. I did this lovely damage by assembling the vanity that I've finally finished. I am so pleased with everything and how it all came together!! I just need to snap some pictures of the finished product(s)...

Yep. You heard that right, 40 pounds. I've officially lost 40 pounds since I started on this trek last summer.Feels pretty good honestly. I know I haven't run in like two weeks, or really done much of anything the last few days, but I've still been mindful of what I've been eating and I'm still losing. From my last weigh-in...

Hey folks!  I'm working on something very exciting tomorrow, so I'll be sure to share it as soon as I'm do...

So last Friday was the last day of teacher appreciation week and Dev and I made his teachers some crayon monograms. Now these have been done and done and done but I'm still going to share the ones that Dev and I made. First I glued the crayons to some matte black poster board and then put it in a simple unfinished frame...

I hate you. I mean like if I could unscrew you from my body and replace you with a new one - I totally would. This is not the post I was going to write today. Today's original post was going to be full of glee and whoop ass, but no - now it is full of anger and frustration at the limitations of my stupid broken knee(s)....

It's been awhile since I've shown up here hasn't it? I apologize for my absence, but he reality is still that I haven't crafted anything. At least until last night/this morning and the night before. Yesterday kicked off teacher appreciation week at Dev's school and today was bring in flowers for your teacher. Since I'm...

Today is a good day. Not because of the cooler weather or the aches and pains I'm feeling in my joints because of said weather but because I have returned to 261 pounds! Yay! Back down to 35 pounds lost. I know it may not seem like much since I've been hovering between 263 and 265, but since I've been on this plateau it's...

So I was first introduced to Nike+ back around Christmas time when the hubs got me the Nike sportband. I was overwhelmed and inundated with information and possibilities. I tried to calibrate the sportband but every time I went on a run it wouldn't bring up the calibrate option. I would later learn it was because I was...

Want to hear a sad story?  I tried making Mike a cheesecake a few weeks ago, and it was awful!  There were so many things I did wrong.  The end result was a gross lump of white that splooged out everywhere.  Terrible, just terrible.Want to hear a happy story?  I tried again, smarter this time,...