Can you smell it?

There is just something about a box of unused, brand new Crayola Crayons that makes me want to smile... and grab a piece of construction paper, scissors, and elmer's glue! I'm not a very good artist however, so I'd probably get bored fairly quickly. Instead, I will use what creative juices I do have to capture these color sticks (ha!)

I heard once that Crayola Crayons are one of the most recognizable smells in the world. Isn't that incredible? I mean, I'm sure Rose Art crayons can smell ok too, but they can't be as good as Crayola. :)

As I was pondering art supplies, I remembered back to elementary school when we all were required to have art boxes. Oh man, the worst thing ever was when you were walking back from art class and you dropped your art box. Crayons, pencils, erasers, scissors flew everywhere! And people would titter and laugh and sometimes help pick up the rogue art supplies. All the cool kids had Spacemaker art boxes.. Remember those?

Check out those floppy discs! Shows my age a little eh? Did you have a spacemaker, and do you have any memories of those dreaded art-box-drop-supplies-strewn-everywhere moments? Share! I want to hear! :)

I can't resist

I know I post a lot of tree shots but I just couldn't resist sharing this one.

So, it's March 1st! How thrilled am I? I can't wait for that first sniff of spring. You know what I'm talking about - when you walk outside and you stop for a second and think, "Hmm... I daresay that smell is familiar! I believe it may be, why yes it just might be, SPRING! On the WAY!"

Ok, you might not say that. You better believe I will though! This weekend we lose an hour of precious sleep here in the Eastern timezone. I'm okay with that, because it's yet another sign of my favorite month.

March is going to be a little bit difficult this year however. I've decided to give up the use of my debit card. Seriously. I will be cash only for the next 31 (well, 30 now) days. Hopefully this will teach me (again) what a dollar really is and how few of them come each Friday in my paycheck!

Oh! I almost forgot to mention (although I'm sure you have noticed) my new blog design! I hope it works for you because I think I really like it! Saturday ended up being really productive for me after all. I even got something up on my website, which is a feat in itself. We'll see how long it takes me to get sick of it again but here's hoping it lasts! :)

I really wish you all the best Monday you can think of, because I know they can be rough. My goal is to only snooze my way from 8 to 8:10 tomorrow. Wish me luck...

Agenda for Today

My goal for today is to sit at this desk and GET STUFF DONE!! Apart from lunch, laundry, and bathroom breaks, I am glued to this thing! Wish me luck... Hope you all are doing fun things this Saturday!

Currently listening to: The Format

Made it!

I was a happy girl when my package came in the mail yesterday! Woohoo to finally getting a camera! It didn't happen the way I thought it all would go down, but I am very thankful and very excited to be able to say I officially own a new camera.. WOot!

It should be a relatively busy weekend. I have laundry to do tomorrow and I really should get around to a redesign of this blog & some code writing for my site. I feel the weight of these projects looming over me, and it has started to stress me out. Getting out and about to test out the new cam is a priority as well. I'm so thrilled!

Anybody have any projects that take the backburner but still weigh heavily on ya? It's rough isn't it?!


focus focus focus focus! Here's to a productive weekend, all!

Cheers!

It just clicked.

Me, circa 4:45PM Thursday, 26 February 2009


I'm sending flowers to some of my favorite blogs:

A Cup of Jo
The Drifter and the Gypsy
Cannelle et Vanille
Kris's Color Stripes
Color Me Katie


Thanks to these lovely blogs for their creativity and talent. And thanks for the inspiration it brings!

Piano Camp

I've been to piano camp. Seven times. I've spent around 7 weeks of my life in Kingston, Ontario at a Suzuki Music Camp - and it was some of the best memories I have of my teen years. I started playing the piano when I was in 1st grade, but my first year at piano camp (that was really more than piano, as it had violin, cello, voice, and even theater) was in 1997 and this photo is from my Grand Recital that year. I made some amazing friends here and I would say that we sort of grew up together. For one week each year we spent every waking moment with each other. It was an experience I get made fun of for but would never ever take back.

So here's some us in 1998:


and some of us in 2000:


And again in 2002:


And our last year, 2003:


So yea.. this one time, at piano camp...

Mardi Gras

Upon arriving home from Fat Fish Blue, I decided to play around with some of the mardi gras beads that I got (innocently) tonight. Look closely!

Boys Will Be Boys

The boy has recently taken upon himself a new project. He put on a tool belt, plugged in the power tools, and started speaking in a lower voice. I have been neglected, and replaced. Sigh.

So while he was grunting and wiping away the sweat from his brow, I ventured down to the "man cave" and brought the cam with me. After all, if he was going to ignore me, I might as well make the best of it.

He's done now with his projects, and has a 'sweet' amp case to show for it. Perhaps I will photograph his pride and joy sometime in the near future, so you can appreciate his new girlfriend.

Sound Booth Sundays

I volunteer to work the song slides at my church every other month, and as this was the last Sunday in February, I am officially off the clock until April. I enjoy working the Powerpoint during the service. To me, it's a test each week to see if I can create flawless transitions in the song slides. I think the ultimate goal is to have the congregation forget that a person is running the slides altogether, and just focus on the songs. It's a small, mediocre personal challenge but it's mine, and I enjoy it.

Obviously a picture of all the knobs and buttons of a sound board is highly more interesting than a computer screen, so that's what you get to see. :)

A Very Messy Tea Party!

Remember a few weeks ago when I mentioned my niece turning one? Well, today we had her official birthday party and it was quite the tea party! Mmm, cucumber sandwiches and delicious chocolate cupcakes - I managed to eat more calories in 30 seconds than I should be eating all day. Sigh.. this is what I call a vacay-day. All for a good reason too, because the food was delicious. Eisley was simply adorable in her birthday outfit. Oh, and she absolutely smashed her birthday cake, complete and utter destruction! That girl can eat!! Takes after her auntie...