Jul
1
Category Everyday Life, Scrapbooking & Rubberstamping | 3 Comments
I joined in on a challenge today and was able to create this adorable project using odds and ends out of my ephemera drawer.
It’s a piece of acrylic, and I put vintage receipts underneath it from 1832, a vintage bingo card, button and lace. I used walnut ink on the Heidi Swapp flowers to age them up a bit. I added a vintage french phrase card that says le songe, which means to think about, dream about…how fitting!!
Today is day 1 of Sharon and my journey with Project 365. We hope you’ll visit our blog often. There is no collaboration between Sharon and I, so our photo for the day is going to be a surprise to each other also. Here is picture 1/365
A lot on my mind, but not too sure where to begin. Sharon suggested bullet points. Yep, she is a comedian!!
Well, we are going to watch Dark Knight…so until tomorrow sometime…
xO-Jenny
Jun
30
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Another day spent studying. Nikki and I were able to get thru GI, Neuro and Part I of Maternity. Of course, if you remember I had a hard time during our Maternity rotation, so needless to say this part of the studying was pretty brutal to me. Trying to keep it inside my brain, and pray it doesn’t disappear before I sit for the NCLEX.
Speaking of the NCLEX. My original date was July 15th, and this morning I rescheduled to July 11th. In an attempt to move it up a bit closer. I need this over, because I am so ready to start reading Twilight, especially since Jeryn won’t stop talking about it, and now Aymee is involved the conspiracy also!
[Reading a good book is like spending time with a dear friend.
Cannot believe tomorrow is July 1st!! Unfortunately we didn’t have too many enjoyable days in June.
Project 365 with Sharon and I begins tomorrow, and I have to tell you that I am excited, and ready!! We hope you’ll follow us, and if you are doing a Project 365 be sure to let us know so we can add your blog to our links.
Oliver and I went on a walk tonight. 5 miles…but of course that is how much I walked…he had to be carried a few times, and man, you wouldn’t think 11 pounds is much, but my arm is saying otherwise.
Oh, and Watermelon is in the house!!
I love Dannon, and especially love the new flavors. Two of these a day and life is good! Here’s to hoping Dannon decides to keep watermelon and cantaloupe all year long!!
Well, that’s my Tuesday in a nutshell, and it’s time to start thinking and {hoping} that sleep will find me. HOpe your day has been a great one. Until tomorrow.
xO-Jenny
Jun
29
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Spent the day studying with Nikki. Will be so happy when this exam is behind me {us}.
11 days and counting…
Need a quick pick me up? LOving Lady Ga Ga and Poker Face!!
Good NIght friends!!
xO-Jenny
Jun
28
Category {Simply Sunday} | 1 Comment
{Simply Sunday} will be focused on simple living, healthy living, frugal ideas, helpful links etc.
To-Do and This’n That
I’ll be tackling my usual Sunday system in an attempt to keep me organized this week, and more importantly, hopefully I am able to get a few things accomplished.
I came across this great article at Men’s Health. Another reason to love avocado’s, and grapefruit! I have tried to get the taste of green tea, but can’t seem to. While I’m talking about drinks, The 20 Unhealthiest Drinks in America. Seriously, if you don’t do anything, take a minute to look at #1! The amount of calories in that one shake is what I consume in calories in two days of food!! 8 Foods You Should Eat Every Day, they list great substitute ideas also.
I love whole living, body + soul magazine, and look forward to finding it in my mailbox every month. On page 26 of the August edition there is A Nice Gesture:
I can’t end hunger, but I can donate cans to a food bank. I can’t fix needy schools, but I can give them my kids’ old books. I can’t end the war, but I can send a phone card so a soldier can be comforted by calling home. –Do One Nice Thing By Debbie Tenzer
I challenge you to do one of these gestures this week.
I love my camera. I try to take her every where with me. But, I have decided it is time to move up in megapixels once and for all, and am contemplating the Canon XSi. {update: my d-rebel is going to a good home!!}
July 1st Sharon and I are going to tackle the Project 365 together. We’ll be sharing our daily picture and weekly layout design on our blog, we hope you’ll bookmark and visit us daily, and of course if you haven’t began a Project 365 we hope that we’ll inspire you to begin yours also.
Busy week ahead of me…here’s to a wonderful week for all of us!
In the Kitchen
Homemade Strawberry Tart, click here for recipe.
Did you know that Strawberries rival citrus fruits for vitamin C content, and are packed with antioxidants. Strawberries have more vitamin C than an orange.
1 cup of sliced, raw strawberries = 53 calories.
Fat 0.5g
Fiber 3.3 g = 13% of DRI
Vitamin C 97.6 mg = 130% of DRI
Folate 40 mcg = 10% of DRI
Potassium 254 mg = 5% of DRI
Or that the Strawberry is technically not a fruit. What we think of as the berry is actually the strawberry’s fleshy receptacle. The 200 or so tiny golden seeds that dot the outside of each strawberry are the actual fruits, called achenes. The achenes only account for 1 percent of a strawberry’s weight, but are responsible for 14 percent of its antioxidant power.
I just came across this information and thought it was pretty interesting, and figured since my recipe was a Strawberry Tart, that I would throw out this information. {Strawberry information found in the August 2009 body + soul magazine}
In the Stores {couponing}
Well friends, I hope you enjoy this Simply Sunday post, and I would love to hear some comments/feedback from all of you who are reading. Until later…
xO-Jenny
Jun
27
Category Everyday Life, Simple Living | 2 Comments
Happy Saturday friends! Still cannot believe how quickly Saturday got here, but here it is…and we all know that means Saturday Yardsaling!! $10.00 cash and Oliver in tow, and here’s a peek at a few of the goodies I found…{and no, I did not spend all of my money}.
7 Silver Pails to match the three I already have, .25 cents each!! The three smaller tins were .25 cents for all three of them. I am going to spray paint them white, and use them for my windowsill herb garden along with the silver pails. And finally a brand new Wilton cupcake stand for $3.00.
And of course, a few books! {Toni, the bottom 4 will be heading your way}.
Watched Gran Torino this afternoon. Great movie.
Remember a few posts back I shared a very chaotic looking scrapbooking area. Well, the moon and stars were all lined up straight and last night I finished my organizing. What a project that turned into. Must remind myself to leave things alone. You know, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it…Need to stop making extra work for myself!
On this shelf originally was pink cardboard like boxes filled with stamps. I went thru them, organized and packed up them up into one of my vintage suitcases, and decided to get more of my embellishments out into the open. This shelf will eventually be all different sized mason jars filled with goodies…
And of course, the all important iPod player, and a picture of my grammie…
I hope your Saturday has been a wonderful one. For here I am going to run along. Until tomorrow’s {Simply Sunday} post…
xO-Jenny
Jun
27
Category Unscripted Sketches | 3 Comments
Good Saturday Morning friends!!
This weeks sketch is up at Unscripted Sketches. The Unscripted Design Team have created some gorgeous projects.
Ready for the day to begin, so for here I must run along….talk to you all later! Hope your day is a beautiful one!
xO-Jenny
Jun
26
Category Everyday Life, Oliver | 1 Comment
I found this complete set of Currier & Ives seasonal plates. Ohhhhh, how I love vintage!! Not sure exactly where I’ll be hanging these…
Quick run into PetCo, and I had to pick Oliver up a special treat…
He was so excited about his little treat I had a hard time getting a picture of him as I couldn’t get him to get into the back of the truck.
I am going to do a search for a good recipe so I can make them for Oliver.
My heart and thoughts go out to the family and loved ones of Michael Jackson. A true Pop Icon, that as a teenager I grew up with. Driving down the road this afternoon I was offended to hear that one of the DJ’s was not going to play a tribute to Michael Jackson during her program. Seriously folks, we all have ‘our opinions’, but unless we were there at that moment that the supposed crime/inappropriateness took place, we do not know the truth, and never will. I feel confident that he was acquitted by a jury of his own peers for a reason. Keith mentioned that he read …Michael Jackson never had a childhood, now he will never know old age. And we have missed out on his return scheduled for next month. As said, Michael Jackson was a part of my teen years. I loved his music then, and I still love it now.
And who didn’t/or couldn’t love Farrah Fawcett. Not many of us didn’t have that poster of her wearing the red bathing suit hanging in our bedroom…my thoughts and prayers to her family. So sad that Cancer has taken another life! But, how damn brave of this woman to video her fight against Cancer. You know when bad things happen to us we can choose to be a victim. Sometimes, I think its much easier for people to label themselves as victims. Farrah refused to be a victim, and fought to be a survivor. If her story reaches to prevent one person to stop being a victim, and to be a survivor, she will have made a huge difference.
Goodnight, and hold your loved ones close…
xO-Jenny
Jun
24
Category Everyday Life, Photography, Simple Living | 3 Comments
Happy Wednesday friends! Another overcast semi-wet day here on the East Coast. I snapped a picture of my back deck this morning. Anxious to be able to get back out there for our meals, and my morning cup of coffee. I found the fencing down cellar and added it to keep Oliver safe and it has worked out perfectly…and I think it kind of looks cute.
[Carry your light with you wherever you are
Can you say, Yum!? More pictures, and a great recipe on Sunday.
I’ve been lazy, lazy, lazy today {insert a huge surprise grin here}, and cannot believe that it is almost 8pm. The days just seem to ‘fly by’, and again I realize that I was able to find a lot more time and got a lot more accomplished when I was working full time! Amazing, I know!
So, on that note…Nikki is going to be here bright and early in the morning so we can study together, and I have a few things to pick up around the house, so until later…
xO-Jenny
Jun
23
Category Everyday Life, Oliver | 2 Comments
Seriously, I really try to stay upbeat, but this rain is killing me! My body is hurting, I am hurting and I feel like crap. I took a shower this morning and put clean pajamas back on…not so good for ambition and productivity!
I did call the Registrar’s office, and did enroll in three classes for the Fall semester. I am on the fence regarding a fourth. I need to take a Statistics class, but the one I need is full at this time. If there is a cancellation I will grab the seat, if not, I’ll take statistics in the Spring. So, right now my schedule is: Journalism {I needed another English}, Pharmacology for Nurses, and Healing and Spirituality.
I checked my calendar book this morning and today marks 14 days since I began my new regimine of cymbalta. From what I have read it can take up to four weeks for therapeutic results. I am hoping that this medication is not related to my 5 nights of horrible insomnia!!
{Laugh at life more than cry about it
So folks! It’s about time that Sharon and I begin our Project 365 and that is exactly what we are going to do together. So stay tuned for our weekly project shares as we motivate and challenge each other to get this project begun, and more importantly, completed!
Here’s a recent self portrait of Oliver and I. Oliver of course had other more important things in mind that he would have preferred to do. Man, he is so much fun!!
Well friends, in an attempt to not waste my tomorrow, I am going to find myself in the medicine cabinet for something to help me sleep tonight, {I think it’s time to resort to a benadryl}…Until later.
xO-Jenny
Jun
22
[Give up on the idea that more is better.
I am attempting to better organize my scrapbook and rubberstamping ‘collection’. Sharing a space in the diningroom has proven to be difficult for me, as I feel it is important for us to have a functional diningroom, but at the same time I want to be able to ‘play/create’. I do not use things that are ‘hidden’ out of sight. So in an attempt to use what I have I began going thru two drawers of my work table. Two drawers and this is what I created:
Yeah, one hell of a mess! But, I have gotten a lot of embellishments more visible. I came across a little pink plastic container to put things in that are used regularly so I can just grab it and create {scissors, glue stick, ruler, brayer etc}.
Hoping this rain will finally come to an end, but in the meantime my scrapbook area is going to be so organized!!
xO-Jenny
