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So you may remember that when I went to NZ I stumbled onto the fact that Labello is now Nivea, a little too late and I was kicking myself for not buying more lip balm while I had the chance. Today via Not Martha I learned that Nivea Lip Care products will be available soon (no date as to when) at a bunch of retailers, many of them will be convienient. Yeah! My lips are so happy! Thanks Megan!

This past weekend M&I were joined by my dad and grandfather upstate to get some work done, and boy did we ever! This is the bench that we put together with the outhouse in the background. You can’t see but my project this weekend was creating a mulch path that leads to the outhouse. Grandpa is going to paint us a sign for it. We also made a rain cover with the largest tarp I have ever seen AND got the floor put together for our ReadyMade shed! Phew! I can’t thank those guys enough. They come up, we laugh we set things on fire, we get things done. It is fantastic. I hope that one day soon they will be able to come up and laugh and set things on fire and relax a little. Maybe next time Grandpa, you can keep the fire inside the burn barrel? (If you look closely at the following picture you will notice a not so little fire to the right of the burn barrels.)

This weekend M&I will have company upstate! Grandpa and Dad are coming to help. They are good builders so we are going to work on some building projects. I like seeing those guys. It is always a lot of laughs. I wonder what Grandpa’s nickname will be this trip.

I have been using the Fliqlo screensaver for a while now and although I didn’t realize it, I needed a change. That is until I saw World Clock. Now I want to go and do something else just so that the screensaver will kick in.  via

Even when I did have cable I was too cheap to pay for premium channels such as Showtime. I felt it was $15 a month that I could use for something else. Recently while I was home scanning photos and clicking around what Netflix has to watch instantly I stumbled upon Weeds. While scanning and working on other assorted crafts I watched seasons 1 & 2 straight through. It is a half hour show so it was easier than it sounds, but that is still a lot of Weeds. The show is great, as many Showtime series shows tend to be. Interesting characters, good story line and fabulous jewelry. (The main character wears Me & Ro almost exclusively) And surprisingly little pot smoking for a show about a Suburban soccer mom who becomes a dope dealer to support her family after her husband dies. I have had to pace myself with season 3, but only because I have to wait for the DVDs.

This weekend was great. It was the first in a long time we were at home and we did a lot of puttering and we saw Batman. Batman was excellent by the way. If you liked the first one you will probably like this one a whole lot better. We have a few action packed weekends coming up. This weekend we are upstate trying to clear out a few areas. What else is new… I will take some pictures so you can see the progress. Next weekend is family reunion in WV. I am not looking forward to the travelling, but it should be fun. In general I am just trying to relax a little more every day. In NY it is really easy to be amped up all the time, but that is exhausting. I am doing my best to find quiet time where and when I can find it.

With fuel costs on the rise and airlines charging extra for everything (really JetBlue, pillows?) it is becoming harder and harder to afford a getaway. In you are in NY, Boston, or DC you might consider the BoltBus. With fares starting at a buck each way and topping out at around $24 you can get from NY to DC for the weekend without breaking the bank. The word is the seats are comfortable and you get free wifi. Neat. M&I have been talking about going to DC for a while now maybe this is just the incentive we need. via

These retro maryjanes are super cute. I have always been a sucker for maryjanes of just about any sort, although my all time favorite were my green doc martin maryjanes. (thanks again for going to get them, Mom) I wore then all the time with orange socks back in my college days. I wonder where they are now… via

If you are like me you have probably been taught that it is quality not quantity that counts. Well that doesn’t apply to everything. When it comes to creative endevours, it is quantity that counts. It counts because your first few may not be all that great but as you practice over and over you get better, perfect your process, make the finished product something of which you will be proud. This applies to drawing, sewing, knitting, blogging… anything creative. So get out there and try. Learn from your mistakes. Then try again. via

I am still getting used to wordpress and haven’t found a blog design I like yet… I hope you can hang in there. I am bound to find something soon but for the next little bit, expect to see something different.