tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43736063143016750552024-03-05T09:13:21.855-06:00Jenny's Thrifty ThoughtsCreating something out of nothing is being thrifty! This blog is dedicated to crafts of all kinds, using materials on a tight budget.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04755396567772966073noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-37126088601162069922012-11-09T14:08:00.000-06:002012-11-09T14:08:00.416-06:00Preschooler ArtWe were given a stool for the kid to decorate for a local arts and crafts store, and we decided to make it the only one actually done completely by a kid. It's friggin awesome.<br />
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She painted a good bit of it, then declared it done. Her dad and I filled in the negative space with more paint, covered it with clear coat, and turned it in. They didn't think it was the awesomest one ever, but I do. And that's what counts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-9635280326203462572012-11-07T14:04:00.000-06:002012-11-07T14:04:00.180-06:00Melty Beads In our house we have discovered melty beads, also known as Perler beads. Somehow, we have three buckets of these things and they were all free. Once someone knows you dig melty beads, they start coming in like crazy!<br />
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My boyfriend's dad works at a bakery, and occasionally he brings me a treat. This little baby cost $9. I feel special!</div>
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The kid asked me for some puppets one day, so I said, "Why don't we make some?" I had this project template from an old crayola magazine, so I copied it and cut it out for her.</div>
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I'd make it available for download, but I don't hold the copyright. Sorry guys, but don't like jail. :)</div>
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Here's the result (she tacked them up on her bulletin board, don't ask me why):</div>
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I homeschool the kid now, and as a surprise I busted out the origami my bestie Jen sent me a while ago. </div>
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She did all her handwriting work right, so I whipped this up in less than 5 minutes.</div>
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Thanks, Jen!</div>
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I have been looking for a necklace holder FOREVER. None of the ones I have come across seem to fit my needs. And they all require dresser space, which I don't have. So when I saw these embroidery hoops at the thrift store, my gears started turning....</div>
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First I tore off that God-awful 80's lace trim that was hot glued on the wooden frames. Then I picked off the hot glue, but gave up after a while because it was damaging the wood. <i>Never underestimate 80's hot glue.</i></div>
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The next step was to plan out where I wanted the necklaces to hang. I used a ruler and a sharpie.</div>
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I decided to use some S-hooks to loop through the mesh, and chose this plant hanging chain because it was easy to bend. </div>
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T<span style="background-color: white;">hese hoops with the hooks in them lay in my craft area for days, while I contemplated spray paint. Then I saw the most adorable duct tape EVER.</span></div>
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Can you even believe they make <i>damask duct tape?? </i></div>
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I had to line it all up correctly, and fold it over all weird because they were circles, after all.</div>
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I poked the S-hooks back through, mounted them on the wall, and fell in love!</div>
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Here they are loaded up with my dozes of unnecessary bracelets and necklaces.<br />
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But a girl can never have too many pretties, amirite?</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-44685545137039229702011-12-13T10:33:00.000-06:002012-10-21T13:19:37.014-05:00Felt Christmas Tree<div style="text-align: center;">
I found <a href="http://emptybobbinsewing.com/2010/12/12/o-christmas-tree-o-felt-christmas-tree/" style="text-align: left;">this post</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;"> on my feed reader, and just had to marvel at the genius and simplicity. A lot of things get pinned it to </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/jenny712/" style="text-align: left;">my Pinterest</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;"> and never get completed, but this one got done right away! Here's the original project at </span><a href="http://emptybobbinsewing.com/" style="text-align: left;">Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;">.</span></div>
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It only took me about 15 minutes to make my own! My preschoolers love it.</div>
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My boss decided it would be a <i>faaaahhbulous </i>idea to have a pumpkin-decorating contest and then cancel it at the last minute without telling anybody. Well, I was really sick that weekend, but I think I did ok.</div>
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I took a smallish pumpkin and spray painted it red. I tied the gold glittery ribbon around the middle and hot glued it to the pumpkin. I covered the stem with brown ribbon and hot glued that. Then I called it good and passed out.<br />
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When I started in the Preschool classroom in June, it was ugly. It was more than ugly. It was supremely horrible. Holes in the walls, splotchy paint, broken tiles, busted furniture, stains everywhere.</div>
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The first thing I did was to clean, clean, clean. Then I rearranged the furniture to better serve my classroom. Here's what it looked like before:<br />
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Yep, above that red chair is where the drywall has been peeled off.</div>
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Mint green on three walls and gray on the fourth. Ew.</div>
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Note the art easel next to the wall. What you can't see is the splotches of paint all around it. Also note the ugly as sin bookshelf. Someone took that poor thing and painted it blue with sponge painted white clouds. And they did a terrible job.</div>
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For some reason the bulletin board was sideways. The drywall on this side is peeling off on the bottom from water damage.</div>
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We started taking everything off of the walls and using joint compound to fill the holes. Here's a better shot of the fugly book shelf.</div>
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It took two coats of primer and three coats of paint, but now it is a nice, neutral beige. Thank goodness! That thing hurt my head just looking at it. </div>
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Muuuuuuuch better. After spending about 18 hours with another lady painting, here it is! The theme is "garden." Bugs and flowers. It's nifty.</div>
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I moved the cubbies, parent info boards, and file cabinet to this wall. On the door is a beehive with little bees with their names.</div>
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My boss found a TON of butterfly wall decals on clearance at Michael's, so that's what you see on the wall. I also hand painted some wooden bugs to hang around the room. In addition, I changed the posters and decor to match the garden theme.</div>
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The door to the room with clouds and trees is so much better!</div>
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That's the kitchen/dress-up center over there. All the art is at child height, because here it is all about them.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed seeing my new classroom! It's been four months since the makeover, and I just got around to photographing the new walls and decorations. Thanks for reading!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-35682837723433682022011-09-24T22:42:00.006-05:002011-09-25T13:38:53.140-05:00My Invisible Illness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " >Many prominent bloggers were asked to participate in this simple blog post meme to help spread awareness during Invisible Awareness Week (September 11-18th). Sadly, I was not one of those bloggers. I guess you must actually post every once in a while to be considered "prominent." </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Alas, I think this is very important and it holds true for my life. Definitely check out <a href="http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/category/the-spoon-theory/">this website</a>. Be informed. It's sexy.<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " ><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br />1. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The illness I live with is:</span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> Celiac Disease (a.k.a. gluten intolerance). This has caused me a whole heap of other issues, including debilitating abdominal pain, vision problems, extremely low immune system, irritable bowel syndrome, joint pain/inflammation/tissue buildup, depression, anxiety, atopic dermatitis, thinning hairline, low fertility, miscarriage, heart palpitations, syncope, migraine, aphthous stomatitis (canker sores), athsma, anemia, and probably ten more I have forgotten about for the moment. Oh, and I have hypoglycemia.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">2. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">I was diagnosed with it in the year:</span> 2006, when I was 23. It took five years and an intestinal biopsy to rule out everything else.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">3. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">But I had symptoms since:</span> I was born. In the fall of 2006, however, I developed the debilitating stomach pain that led to the intestinal biopsy.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">4. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is</span>: the gluten-free diet. It's never easy. I always risk contamination unless I am preparing it myself, using a sterilized work surface and using clean, sterilized utensils. Then I'd feel pretty safe.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em; ">5. </span></span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Most people assume:</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em; "> that it's easy - just don't eat bread. The truth is, there is gluten in nearly everything. Even when I'm the most careful I can be, I still </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; ">occasionally</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em; "> get contamination and then the onslaught of illness begins. </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">6. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The hardest part about mornings are:</span> finding something to eat. Because of my hypoglycemia, I <u>must</u> eat, and because I'm not a morning person, I'm not exactly firing on all pistons when I wake up. Some mornings I look at what I have, and just wish I could eat a bowl of oatmeal, or a pop-tart. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em; ">7. </span></span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">My favorite medical TV show is:</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em; "> none. I don't watch very much </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; ">TV</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em; "> due to the fact that I don't have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; ">TV </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em; ">service. Don't look at me like that, my co-pay is $40! When I visit the doctor at least once a month, there goes the TV budget.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">8. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">A gadget I couldn’t live without is:</span> my cell phone. It has internet access, so I can look on a restaurant's website to see what on their menu is gluten free (if anything). Then I can use my GPS to find the restaurant.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">9. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The hardest part about nights are:</span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> insomnia. I need about 10 hours of sleep to function at my best, and each night I struggle to sleep for hours.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">10. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Each day I take:</span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> between 5 and 10 pills (both prescription and OTC).</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">11. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Regarding alternative treatments I</span>: know there isn't one for Celiac Disease. Maybe there are alternative treatments to my various secondary illnesses, but I haven't looked into them.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">12. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose</span>: visible. Maybe that makes me weak, but I have had enough of people telling me I'm just being difficult, or I'm making up my illnesses, or I'm a wuss and I should just tough it out. I would love for people to stop judging me and my decisions regarding my own health. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">13. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Regarding working and career:</span> if I say I can't work today, then I can't work today. No amount of guilt-tripping or second-guessing will make me better. I have an <i>autoimmune disease.</i> Please don't tell me, "Nobody can be <i>that</i> sick," because yes, they can. I also need more down-time than most people to just recover from the normal work period, even when I'm not sick. I hate hearing, "So did you enjoy your day off?" No, I didn't enjoy my day off. I spent the day in bed wishing I were well enough to do one of a hundred things that needs done. I spent the day on the couch sleeping, because I haven't gotten enough sleep in a week. I spent the day crying, because the pain was so bad. I spent the day in the bathroom, and you don't even want to know what I did in there. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">14. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">People would be surprised to know:</span> how hard this is emotionally. I never expected to be judged the way I am today. I also never expected the level of frustration with food preparation, food choices, and eating out. People would also be surprised to know that gluten-free food is <i>expensive</i>. Six dollars for half a loaf of bread? That's cheap. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">15. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been:</span> finding out who cares enough to take my illness into consideration, or even to remember that I have one. Some people can be surprisingly uncaring.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">16. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was:</span> eat at a restaurant. If I speak to the chef and the manager, if they understand the guidelines for non-contamination, if I go there enough so that they remember me, I <i>might</i> get to go to Applebee's once in a while without spending the next four days regretting it. Also, some restaurants have a gluten-free menu. It's usually severely limited, but hey.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">17. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The commercials about my illness</span>: don't exist. That would be useful.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">18. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is</span>: traveling. It's extremely hard to eat gluten-free while traveling.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">19. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">It was really hard to have to give up</span>: cheesecake, LOL. But seriously, it was really hard to give up on some friends and relatives who refused to understand.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">20. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is</span>: not cooking. You'd think that would be the easiest, but I've developed a love/hate relationship with food that makes me not even want to enter the kitchen. My husband does our cooking because I can't stand it.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">21. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would</span>: take my dogs to the off-leash dog park and play frisbee.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">22. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">My illness has taught me</span>: to check every label, every ingredient, every time. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">23. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is</span>: "oh, that really sucks." Yes, it does. Thanks for reminding me how much having Celiac Disease sucks, and that it is permanent. You can contemplate it for a moment and move on with your life. I must contemplate it forever.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">24. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">But I love it when people</span>: surprise me with gluten-free food they have made themselves. It really shows me that they care when they take the time and energy to make me something gluten-free. My grandma has started cooking gluten-free for <i>everybody</i> when I'm going to be there, and then doesn't tell anybody but me. :)</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">25. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is</span>: "With God, all things are possible."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">26. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them</span>: be prepared. Be prepared to feel better once you start eating gluten-free, but also be prepared to feel awful when someone you love tries to judge or guilt you on something you have no power over. One Easter dinner, my husband's grandmother told a table of 25 people that I was "making it up" and I was just "looking for attention." The only gluten-free thing at that meal was a plate of fresh strawberries. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">27. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is</span>: people's reactions. They vary from completely understanding to accusing me out outright lying, and every shade in between. I actually thought everyone was as compassionate as I am about illness. I'm a glass is half full kind of person, and I was genuinely surprised at people's ignorance, and choosing to remain ignorant.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">28. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was</span>: called in sick to work for me. I got the day off to rest <i>and</i> I didn't have to hear the judgement in my boss's voice.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">29. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">I’m involved with <a href="http://www.invisibleillness.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Invisible Illness Week </a>because</span>: the only way to remedy ignorance is education.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">30. <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; ">The fact that you read this list makes me feel</span>: hopeful that you will be compassionate and understanding now that you know. Hopeful that you won't continue your life as if you had never read this, and actually make an effort to change your way of thinking. Grateful that you even clicked over to read this. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Some websites with information on Celiac Disease:<br /><a href="http://www.celiac.com/">Celiac.com</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><a href="http://www.celiac.org/">Celiac Disease Foundation</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319">Mayo Clinic article</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><a href="http://www.celiaccentral.org/">Celiac Central</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">One website with extremely helpful information on what it feels like to have an invisible illness:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><a href="http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/">But You Don't Look Sick</a></p></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-40338860445752632062011-06-06T02:00:00.000-05:002011-06-06T02:00:10.032-05:00Magazine Holder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello kittens! It's been a while since a crafty post, but I have been crafting away with my little ones at Y Care. School is over now for the summer, but I have lots of pics to share with you. This is one, and there will be more to come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take this ugly magazine/periodical holder:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioIUDSSiH3T7namSUpvj6uJ6H4fIzY7tmPg9Kkg2fX8NGP4kYGmAJWjAOF1hFa7_nTmmrBGc7TwsWUhqCmIPKvPvwO3MAv04q2fvlxtceexdxZnycaAyaJ7PJcVBvfKksvXE4nULHeZA/s1600/April+%252711+092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioIUDSSiH3T7namSUpvj6uJ6H4fIzY7tmPg9Kkg2fX8NGP4kYGmAJWjAOF1hFa7_nTmmrBGc7TwsWUhqCmIPKvPvwO3MAv04q2fvlxtceexdxZnycaAyaJ7PJcVBvfKksvXE4nULHeZA/s400/April+%252711+092.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And turn it into this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_2C402uqui50CRrsco12kVfHSn-9TJ7aWYV0JT6rX1ASbf9Zi4GsOEmAvMZMNrKJAm23pyb8Jc-xes6KU_dNXI9SbeFsc91tsBm9SApSQtpeFPRz3EoKsxRDPci3SBXF_5eZi9ZqjrI/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_2C402uqui50CRrsco12kVfHSn-9TJ7aWYV0JT6rX1ASbf9Zi4GsOEmAvMZMNrKJAm23pyb8Jc-xes6KU_dNXI9SbeFsc91tsBm9SApSQtpeFPRz3EoKsxRDPci3SBXF_5eZi9ZqjrI/s400/018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I must say, looking at that brown cardboard thing (and its cousin, not pictured, equally hideous white with red cross hatch) made me want to fall asleep. What to do? We could have painted it, but that seemed boring. We could have stickered it, but that would be too kitschy. Finally, I decided to bestow upon my charges the awesomeness of <a href="http://www.plaidonline.com/mod-podge/brand/home.htm">Mod Podge</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Supplies:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Magazine holder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Brightly colored paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Mod Podge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Foam brush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Time:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Varies; as little as 10 minutes (plus drying time), or as long as you want</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Steps:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1.Gather brightly colored paper and ugly as death magazine holder. Slather the surface of the cardboard with Mod Podge using the foam brush.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Place the first section of paper (mine was the yellow) and press down, eliminating the bubbles. Continue with each additional section until done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Cover the whole thing with a coat of Mod Podge. Let it dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Behold your awesome new magazine holder! Be prepared for dozens of questions: "How'd you DO that?" He he he.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_2C402uqui50CRrsco12kVfHSn-9TJ7aWYV0JT6rX1ASbf9Zi4GsOEmAvMZMNrKJAm23pyb8Jc-xes6KU_dNXI9SbeFsc91tsBm9SApSQtpeFPRz3EoKsxRDPci3SBXF_5eZi9ZqjrI/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_2C402uqui50CRrsco12kVfHSn-9TJ7aWYV0JT6rX1ASbf9Zi4GsOEmAvMZMNrKJAm23pyb8Jc-xes6KU_dNXI9SbeFsc91tsBm9SApSQtpeFPRz3EoKsxRDPci3SBXF_5eZi9ZqjrI/s400/018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><u>Tips</u>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">First, measure and mark horizontal lines for later guidance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Start with the lightest color first, layering the shades by light to dark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Wrap corners like a Christmas present wrapping to avoid bunching.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-73506882711543871642011-05-15T19:51:00.000-05:002011-05-15T19:51:22.886-05:00My Goodness, Where Has All The Time Gone?Hello readers,<br />
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I have participated in dozens of swaps and have blogged about almost none. My bad! I'm going through a load of personal laundry right now, so I'll blog when I feel like it again. Could be a week. Could be a month. Definitely this summer, though.<br />
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Hugs,<br />
JennyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-70461352502485434082011-05-07T17:17:00.001-05:002011-05-07T17:19:15.767-05:00Today Was A Good DayI am truly blessed to have such a good friend as J! Check out her blog at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://sugarpeep.wordpress.com/" style="color: #2171a6; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Just Another Anonymous Witch</a></span>. Today she sent me this gigantic box of goodies. And it was wrapped like a ninja. I told her she should wrap for the secret service, lol.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZAqAzd1WscP23DUATtrxdjYgzAfAl0iJY7Kq5O45tbu4LHkH475AzyAYonIS7ZrddYR1n2LCXDyhtVam9VQwNKxy5efKiA6_lJbb8mGRx9prismR90BwsHg31-Vlp2dvlPccWuI0XzI/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZAqAzd1WscP23DUATtrxdjYgzAfAl0iJY7Kq5O45tbu4LHkH475AzyAYonIS7ZrddYR1n2LCXDyhtVam9VQwNKxy5efKiA6_lJbb8mGRx9prismR90BwsHg31-Vlp2dvlPccWuI0XzI/s400/013.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is everything she sent me in one teeny-tiny-ninja-wrapped box.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8UgECb0M9NPKJ4vKgqqbH_vELoqxDBRuGrepQhNSI6UhuR4yBaLpTaZeRQf0GbPRL1U5KOCeuQq67Q0AuypMBnijgv-TYVJqMcYnHE2Av00vrL3liVKYZzBA0KGYJempBq_gAvtl-Js/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8UgECb0M9NPKJ4vKgqqbH_vELoqxDBRuGrepQhNSI6UhuR4yBaLpTaZeRQf0GbPRL1U5KOCeuQq67Q0AuypMBnijgv-TYVJqMcYnHE2Av00vrL3liVKYZzBA0KGYJempBq_gAvtl-Js/s400/014.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A beautiful journal with one of those magnetic closing covers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzGAvuD6Ga9kTFqY1WvILQx4dQr5K8Z3RaYWLhWFcZCXKaIB3pPKERxY5Y9AAllNjXVOyBdeXOC4agvWUDxWbmXxBK1WlmUwHtCTAhB7A423kijJ3zfugFJZu7qPjVI_hHu66zsmFqMU/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzGAvuD6Ga9kTFqY1WvILQx4dQr5K8Z3RaYWLhWFcZCXKaIB3pPKERxY5Y9AAllNjXVOyBdeXOC4agvWUDxWbmXxBK1WlmUwHtCTAhB7A423kijJ3zfugFJZu7qPjVI_hHu66zsmFqMU/s400/028.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cupcake cuteness inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkJvrMFJWJNU3ly91yeXN3c9voVDmKzp6iclg2U3G5RrnvAfvDVz_5AvmV98Tis6ufTedTa86mJLBp4KknzBBvvO3MXUIwfaaDRJgLvfsNPA-BpilWTvtrocNMKBd2FUy6cxmfyuMQeg/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkJvrMFJWJNU3ly91yeXN3c9voVDmKzp6iclg2U3G5RrnvAfvDVz_5AvmV98Tis6ufTedTa86mJLBp4KknzBBvvO3MXUIwfaaDRJgLvfsNPA-BpilWTvtrocNMKBd2FUy6cxmfyuMQeg/s400/027.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty note inside almost made me cry!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguehT-7eyT58PZduunVP8m_k6vstguNsomUNae8N9wm5Lm4ZdbAJyhVyCMij3k_cQS5NqbsB1DU2fyskCmqN7471A3BOByR5mz8q-SIx0_GeJKIVaLVPSjPK39Xg2R6Kp3VoYquJA4rM/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguehT-7eyT58PZduunVP8m_k6vstguNsomUNae8N9wm5Lm4ZdbAJyhVyCMij3k_cQS5NqbsB1DU2fyskCmqN7471A3BOByR5mz8q-SIx0_GeJKIVaLVPSjPK39Xg2R6Kp3VoYquJA4rM/s400/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She MADE me this necklace. And two turquoise stones came along for the trip. Awesome!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUqOhK8NoBQqJgf2llEt-sL_7JYFHoAVe3GMtsKKO777vQCY5mwyGS2191or-MgArbOdkLWyvqI3lr87pr9CtUK7N_P84NP3848DiqqUIgR0eVuK4ko4dwbpL8wcuHzGpMYe2KhEi_Xo/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUqOhK8NoBQqJgf2llEt-sL_7JYFHoAVe3GMtsKKO777vQCY5mwyGS2191or-MgArbOdkLWyvqI3lr87pr9CtUK7N_P84NP3848DiqqUIgR0eVuK4ko4dwbpL8wcuHzGpMYe2KhEi_Xo/s400/016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A super thoughtful coupon.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwwGwa434BM25klpWYPAzOPYvVyonWy_d_bZ9QXf1ELTc8L7uG0w-NAa9CQwK8Wpj0jztAeT6hOSip1eAbn-aVPXcuZR1_cg8x6eE30XVjyjJX14eLIeacRnvz0bKs-RYQEvZUXnzaOI/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwwGwa434BM25klpWYPAzOPYvVyonWy_d_bZ9QXf1ELTc8L7uG0w-NAa9CQwK8Wpj0jztAeT6hOSip1eAbn-aVPXcuZR1_cg8x6eE30XVjyjJX14eLIeacRnvz0bKs-RYQEvZUXnzaOI/s400/017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A purpley purse for all my purple purse needs.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-rLnE8WR5uKKlJ80kfW1oOVmiVB-OOY-a61_iUZ8m2FYYMcEMEdZYW3rBwInT_B2FjnYOpwbrXhi136aLmV6VMN11m4jPW98y0H0MzqbbBuk3crZ-p2I55kDReQ2xXI2Dmu1Ghp0GtQ/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-rLnE8WR5uKKlJ80kfW1oOVmiVB-OOY-a61_iUZ8m2FYYMcEMEdZYW3rBwInT_B2FjnYOpwbrXhi136aLmV6VMN11m4jPW98y0H0MzqbbBuk3crZ-p2I55kDReQ2xXI2Dmu1Ghp0GtQ/s400/018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A crap-ton of stamps for crafting.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2wRuza_OEpfkJUNWCTj1_T-kkNkfVS7874ZAgkzr8dCc4X5U27pFwW96YcHF_YVWFN9m4I-blMX9b2Oi2CnhkWP_58Lbr_Y8fFr5E7PzlxMn_hOO0YJBwscddtet7RR8-DqFRcy-WxI/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2wRuza_OEpfkJUNWCTj1_T-kkNkfVS7874ZAgkzr8dCc4X5U27pFwW96YcHF_YVWFN9m4I-blMX9b2Oi2CnhkWP_58Lbr_Y8fFr5E7PzlxMn_hOO0YJBwscddtet7RR8-DqFRcy-WxI/s400/019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 nail polishes, and some makeup samples.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7g3F2mZj9Cq8LYASDZM1yJtnrKeHyVd32C5y70wxwQ5DGMdotp-VdfU56_ck4sUj6Bj_iCHDkLrfTUrb4mcsl1ua-ZePlcEJ9ePs2qtNTX8aBMbTBReEgZ_dM_26L5_ej6ts2yYjn5Y/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7g3F2mZj9Cq8LYASDZM1yJtnrKeHyVd32C5y70wxwQ5DGMdotp-VdfU56_ck4sUj6Bj_iCHDkLrfTUrb4mcsl1ua-ZePlcEJ9ePs2qtNTX8aBMbTBReEgZ_dM_26L5_ej6ts2yYjn5Y/s400/022.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A totally uplifting book.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01-02xZ1eCMpQD2WVAB_HKGwGSjNKQs2F7natKeEzTT-JRREMTxkaZEIAs2CQ66LRjLGBYeX2T-W1TBqcDmyhiwUSSLXOOuEyHIRgulatBMS9JOc6vhzL_OtOjW2NqjmVMVMto-YmsLs/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01-02xZ1eCMpQD2WVAB_HKGwGSjNKQs2F7natKeEzTT-JRREMTxkaZEIAs2CQ66LRjLGBYeX2T-W1TBqcDmyhiwUSSLXOOuEyHIRgulatBMS9JOc6vhzL_OtOjW2NqjmVMVMto-YmsLs/s400/023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the book.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsp43ZZ76U0qmGcbhs3OdwUXNW22I9kwSBILpvnymat2EcQEX-Xzq5TDDrgYdJ5js0Xs_-7x87Aig2WP8Na9rNoE8lEDVA1jZBVTAtmlxBD2Pvfys0xH66HutdoV-rYdEd2xhgUXbi67o/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsp43ZZ76U0qmGcbhs3OdwUXNW22I9kwSBILpvnymat2EcQEX-Xzq5TDDrgYdJ5js0Xs_-7x87Aig2WP8Na9rNoE8lEDVA1jZBVTAtmlxBD2Pvfys0xH66HutdoV-rYdEd2xhgUXbi67o/s400/024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love you, Jen!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSxc9VvE-qb9J0O9V-SMcVxjmZZZbF2YUZ6wsaxPkOYGgF5WrDGF2jGIyu1k-86kkRMI1HIJqBVlQFFINX-5n0C6DA85gMM5Ff2CHXv-GVl8SVaS9czbeRwLuNHSd0M1dZ3Bexx88fBw/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSxc9VvE-qb9J0O9V-SMcVxjmZZZbF2YUZ6wsaxPkOYGgF5WrDGF2jGIyu1k-86kkRMI1HIJqBVlQFFINX-5n0C6DA85gMM5Ff2CHXv-GVl8SVaS9czbeRwLuNHSd0M1dZ3Bexx88fBw/s400/025.JPG" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She knows I hate scary stuff.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJic70JkPGTL_jNSa3Z9m-2AWQdASma2GFIeS3c9e2StI2HzSfPKyqX1SO8QBqHnZPUmBaUjQc4SUf0H6oyipg5FBQU3rorUwzjy7rMpsQs5BEHJFvCC_0Rz5HRVb6wRh4VssTAid7Gps/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJic70JkPGTL_jNSa3Z9m-2AWQdASma2GFIeS3c9e2StI2HzSfPKyqX1SO8QBqHnZPUmBaUjQc4SUf0H6oyipg5FBQU3rorUwzjy7rMpsQs5BEHJFvCC_0Rz5HRVb6wRh4VssTAid7Gps/s400/026.JPG" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This purple shirt, no joke, I have been wanting for 2 years. I even have the magazine ad clipping to prove it...somewhere. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In addition to my bff's awesomeness, I had some postcard stuff too, today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's some of what I sent out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKZBqN7QF16eFkffBOdusk72ZBPDvmfyvxKuIFTN9_HL14UwzjutcI8T3yFmMeJU8kpnwjpL_NRtLLHV758oQQfmG5IiaRAyoonCdZi9FEQq7qhM9b1RH20kVju3FWmTUxRJ-Hfk50eY/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKZBqN7QF16eFkffBOdusk72ZBPDvmfyvxKuIFTN9_HL14UwzjutcI8T3yFmMeJU8kpnwjpL_NRtLLHV758oQQfmG5IiaRAyoonCdZi9FEQq7qhM9b1RH20kVju3FWmTUxRJ-Hfk50eY/s400/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's one I got in return.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5g08mIoYTQdmVu8rSxdwdd15B7pGYmCY35TlYj6nXGLC7Eif_uuQCUb8Pi2iQOdUawehrhHXnwC6tBJi6PNt1bFCoC2_D0nnWRM__iThTJB0O16pMq6GeN3KfN1kKMoaiBWMorRtRIw/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5g08mIoYTQdmVu8rSxdwdd15B7pGYmCY35TlYj6nXGLC7Eif_uuQCUb8Pi2iQOdUawehrhHXnwC6tBJi6PNt1bFCoC2_D0nnWRM__iThTJB0O16pMq6GeN3KfN1kKMoaiBWMorRtRIw/s400/009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PLUS, my 4 year anniversary with my husband was yesterday. Here's the card he got me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0p-aetWFfqYttuJHv26R4EUVwMsaZ98PK7DC8dQJwBTmgZGrgYiaj-YMLiNywkjPlLPVttgrrnVdPNfl1Y4VgG4nGBV8LbWB4OsmC_MQK2uw91keCtXV6vW3-SRh1QPLGyB2Gww119Y/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0p-aetWFfqYttuJHv26R4EUVwMsaZ98PK7DC8dQJwBTmgZGrgYiaj-YMLiNywkjPlLPVttgrrnVdPNfl1Y4VgG4nGBV8LbWB4OsmC_MQK2uw91keCtXV6vW3-SRh1QPLGyB2Gww119Y/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And Mother's Day is tomorrow, so he got me a Dog Mom card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EsT4Vj9jd1c_dAYA39cJaZlCIoUU7aocSG8D5QEOIwUkn-QR9IIbUPev-OFILkEHcKkbDWGO2EOFt6pN13ZZ18m1M6j0JtkdMjbndkgpZGELoZp0lKr_p5E6dReGWlDfolgTImr_nVc/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EsT4Vj9jd1c_dAYA39cJaZlCIoUU7aocSG8D5QEOIwUkn-QR9IIbUPev-OFILkEHcKkbDWGO2EOFt6pN13ZZ18m1M6j0JtkdMjbndkgpZGELoZp0lKr_p5E6dReGWlDfolgTImr_nVc/s320/006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSsFbC3gqTvHz3EGcLHU8WUXb_4gWIO2MuvcvhavEm7q2sQL32FUAXMpUh5fABZCV1DatqztVhiP9rHeKuthK-aCw3INnFURveqvZ8WOjbbQn91rQclApOsfHLuYSuh26geoladreiKI/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSsFbC3gqTvHz3EGcLHU8WUXb_4gWIO2MuvcvhavEm7q2sQL32FUAXMpUh5fABZCV1DatqztVhiP9rHeKuthK-aCw3INnFURveqvZ8WOjbbQn91rQclApOsfHLuYSuh26geoladreiKI/s320/007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See? Today was a good day.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-6776842669794726222011-04-13T16:36:00.000-05:002011-04-13T16:36:00.938-05:00Swap-bot: Let's Fly Away! Postcard Swap<a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/86874" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Let's Fly Away! Postcard Swap"><img alt="Swap-bot swap: Let's Fly Away! Postcard Swap" src="http://static.swap-bot.com/images/swaps/86874/swap.png" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><strong style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/">I swap with Swap-bot!</a></strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i>For this swap, we'll be swapping postcards that feature things with wings ... birds, butterflies, planes, anything that flies! (Have postcards featuring birds that can't fly? Penguins? Ostriches? That's okay, too!) Store-bought postcards only, please. Postcards can be sent naked or in an envelope, sender's choice.</i></span></span><br />
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<div style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here's what I sent:</span></span></div></div></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5593488961_d674ce9df5_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5593488961_d674ce9df5_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what I got in return:</div></div></div><div style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5608189336_d443259855_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5608189336_d443259855_b.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Received April 10, 2011 from Aimee in NY.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't it awesome?</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-59666440876891163742011-04-12T19:19:00.003-05:002011-04-12T19:19:00.184-05:00Swap-bot: Food PC Swap<a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/87586" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Food PC Swap"><img alt="Swap-bot swap: Food PC Swap" src="http://static.swap-bot.com/images/swaps/87586/swap.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/">I swap with Swap-bot!</a></span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">This swap is going to be a postcard featuring any type of food.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Everyone will have one partner and you can send a homemade card or a store bought card. The food can be either a cartoon, have a recipe on the front or the back, or just something that you like or have in your stash.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here's what I sent:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5594076378_e0071b32a1_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5594076378_e0071b32a1_b.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure I got this out of a Seventeen Magazine about 11 years ago. It has an ad for Target on the back.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what I got in return:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5608188450_0ae94b64ca_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5608188450_0ae94b64ca_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Received April 7, 2011 from Lollipop Marie.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love it! So cute, yet so simple!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-39209829271303406892011-04-11T21:00:00.000-05:002011-04-11T21:00:00.487-05:00Swap-bot: Crowd Postcard Swap<a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/87376" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Crowd postcard swap"><img alt="Swap-bot swap: Crowd postcard swap" src="http://static.swap-bot.com/images/swaps/87376/swap.jpeg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><strong style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/">I swap with Swap-bot!</a></strong></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Description:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: normal;"><i>Send one postcard to one partner of anything with hundreds or thousands of people on it. A stadium, fairgrounds, the beach, a rally, etc. Store bought only, and written on and stamped.</i></span></strong></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Here's what I sent:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5594076196_0b93db28b6_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5594076196_0b93db28b6_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Does this count as a crowd? It's all I had.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here's what I received:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5607604199_b9b0d22491_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5607604199_b9b0d22491_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Received on April 7, 2011 from Aladyde in Germany.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">The description reads, " Bahnstation, 1844. Railway station - Gare. Bundespostmuseum Frankfurt am Main." No idea what that says. :)</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-77312239525209024742011-04-10T19:09:00.000-05:002011-04-10T19:09:31.627-05:00Swap-bot:The Super Boring Scenery Postcard Swap<a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/87340" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="The Super Boring Scenery Postcard Swap"><img alt="Swap-bot swap: The Super Boring Scenery Postcard Swap" src="http://static.swap-bot.com/images/swaps/87340/swap.png" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/">I swap with Swap-bot!</a></span></span><br />
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I used to speak about my illnesses to anyone who asked, because I understood the need for educating people about it. What I didn't understand until I got a bit older is that just because they ask doesn't mean they really want to know. As I became a teacher, I declared myself fully mentally healthy to the public and kept the Klonopin by the bedside. I couldn't reveal my struggles for fear of never working again. <br />
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Someone once said to me that I was the strongest person they knew. I said, "I don't feel strong. Not at all." He said, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"You're so used to fighting to be strong, you don't even realize you do it."</span> I'll never forget that moment.<br />
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Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-40022903697327345182010-11-26T20:55:00.002-06:002010-11-26T21:05:48.297-06:00Goodwill is Better than Salvation ArmyYes, folks, it's true. At least in my town. Goodwill has more stuff, and it's cheaper, even if it is further away from my house. I am <i>so</i> glad I got a Station Wagon for my <a href="http://jennysthriftythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-dangerous-being-me.html">replacement car</a>, because I'm able to haul home the good stuff!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">$4.99 - We think it had been a butcher's block at one time, but right now it has a formica-looking thing on the top. This is after I cleaned all the nastiness off the thing. I shoulda taken a "before" pic, but I want you to keep your lunches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-1Xp8RTSDmYQVtxfPoPmfl6AgyLlbj5Rr50AlyhTpbwf-oT0-zGmze4wKKg3uEhBNOegA3NmzURT2YWrD33xQwyk3bcM0GfClHgUstgJnuaX-1dPUUa-HeGjqz1VeKGheTcJ5XKg_Dg/s1600/Oct+-+Nov+2010+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-1Xp8RTSDmYQVtxfPoPmfl6AgyLlbj5Rr50AlyhTpbwf-oT0-zGmze4wKKg3uEhBNOegA3NmzURT2YWrD33xQwyk3bcM0GfClHgUstgJnuaX-1dPUUa-HeGjqz1VeKGheTcJ5XKg_Dg/s400/Oct+-+Nov+2010+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So now I keep all my candles and candle holders in the bottom drawer, all the doggy stuff in the middle drawer, and nothing in the top drawer (yet).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu8cDA5E-tBQXXTA7twk_XXQ6dBVQScij5-ViYsZEuI0KR34pkkjiXAcdtxOziH3P4bSVc1GK5Gfabk8VaVikQuB_YV5IvrQXCe-eikKUx7A6Is034y0Az8qYNtOlvGeeFmoYfQOKV_M/s1600/Oct+-+Nov+2010+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu8cDA5E-tBQXXTA7twk_XXQ6dBVQScij5-ViYsZEuI0KR34pkkjiXAcdtxOziH3P4bSVc1GK5Gfabk8VaVikQuB_YV5IvrQXCe-eikKUx7A6Is034y0Az8qYNtOlvGeeFmoYfQOKV_M/s400/Oct+-+Nov+2010+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$2.99 - This beauty was mentioned in <a href="http://jennysthriftythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/11/getting-thrifty-is-hard-to-do.html">this post</a>. I plan to paint the wicker parts an ivory-tanish color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4ifofqgRc0cVNaLCtyimkyvPeR8ouKId1ePktKNYyUe6AlniuAXQFD-PEUYjRZ5A_arMYoIxVlp-u2g7EfbvaoCdIa7a-7r00soAE1boLXhCyXvUyOHM_VM33JTCH3gSZN5JBS_S-yM/s1600/Oct+-+Nov+2010+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4ifofqgRc0cVNaLCtyimkyvPeR8ouKId1ePktKNYyUe6AlniuAXQFD-PEUYjRZ5A_arMYoIxVlp-u2g7EfbvaoCdIa7a-7r00soAE1boLXhCyXvUyOHM_VM33JTCH3gSZN5JBS_S-yM/s400/Oct+-+Nov+2010+040.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and Hannah says hi.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-90062159204216777772010-11-04T22:14:00.000-05:002010-11-04T22:14:57.710-05:00Getting Thrifty is Hard To DoI have not done anything thrifty or crafty to speak of since I moved to Missouri in August. *hangs head in shame*. I'm too busy trying to be awesome at my job (and failing pretty miserably). I haven't unpacked all the boxes from the move, and I literally have no where to even store my craft stuff, let alone craft it. Here's a list of my half-hearted efforts:<br />
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Boxes: I piled them up against the wall in the bedroom and draped unused curtains over them so I wouldn't have to look at my failures every time I went to bed.<br />
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Goodwill: I bought a really really ugly book shelf and planned to paint it some groovy colors, but then the towering piles of books overcame me and I just shoved books on it. And now I have a really really ugly book shelf.<br />
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Salvation Army: I needed a purse with different pockets/etc that my current one didn't have, and I wanted to pay almost nothing, so off I went. I want to tell all of you that the Salvation Army does not mess around getting their $ for the value. <b>Most of the purses were more than $10.</b> Wtf? I found a bright red one for $2.49, with visions of fabric dye dancing in my head. Alas, fail again.<br />
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At work: Just about the only way to cover the cabinets and carts during the day while they're not being used is to use thumbtacks and fabric. I used a lime green sheet with a white pattern to do the job. I got them at Goodwill three years ago, intending to make curtains. They never made it to curtain status, but did a wonderful job as packing blankets in the move. But it looks like hell. I am itching to hem the edges, use stitch witch on them, or <i>something</i>, but I do not have the time or space.<br />
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Mail: I get so many fliers and so much junk mail living here it's friggen ridiculous. Instead of sorting and recycling, I dumped all of it onto a food serving tray and stashed it on top of my printer. Let's see if I can remember to ever go through it, lol.<br />
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Dogs: My shih tzu Teddy is in desperate need of a haircut. I have always done his haircuts myself, but since we've moved here I haven't had the time. So I'm shelling out $36 on Saturday to have it done. My aunt knows a place near her that does it for $25, but my place is a block from my house and I've got shit to do. Thrifty FAIL.<br />
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Butterflies and daffodils to you my lovelies.<br />
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Something actually thrifty: Remember that car wreck? We bought another, better car for less than our settlement check, and with the difference, I bought a laptop (cheapest I could find) for work. Booya!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-33768845378060034042010-10-25T22:06:00.000-05:002010-10-25T22:06:35.782-05:00Pleurisy Steals My Will to BlogI have pleurisy. I blame the kid who had pneumonia. It hurts like a stake is being driven through my chest. Also I'm crazy busy catching up from all the work I missed from the pleurisy. Bah! Vicious circle.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4373606314301675055.post-21041171628614284982010-10-10T17:41:00.000-05:002010-10-10T17:41:47.619-05:0010.10.10I feel like I should be doing something significant today. Instead I am lounging in my pj's writing lessons for next week and feeling like poo. Well, here are some photos from an awesome time yesterday at the KC RenFest. *ahem* Renaissance Festival. This weekend was the "Hounds of Canterbury" theme and patrons were encouraged to bring their doggies in costume.<br />
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I fully believe the devil has it out for me. I have had a major car accident, totaling the car, for every car I've ever owned. And I've never hit anyone. However, I've never had any serious injuries. So if the devil has it out for me, I fully believe that God has it "in" for me. I don't know about guardian angels or whatever, but I think the hand of God protects me each time the devil causes one of my major accidents. I'm going to tell you the stories, and show what pictures I have. Some I don't have any of, but I will try to do my best.<br />
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Let's start at the beginning.<br />
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My very first car, when I was 16 (2000), was a 1997 Chevrolet Corsica. I loved that car. So sturdy and safe, it always kept me safe. In May 2002, I was driving down a busy road in light rain. A man pulled out of the K-Mart parking lot and hit me broadside on the passenger side, between the two doors. I don't have a photo of that one, but this photo from Google Images shows almost exactly the damage.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://0.tqn.com/w/experts/Auto-Insurance-Claims-2055/2010/07/car-totaled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://0.tqn.com/w/experts/Auto-Insurance-Claims-2055/2010/07/car-totaled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately, none of the windows busted out like shown in the picture. My car was totaled, but I suffered no medical maladies (other than a concussion). I was 18 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My next car was a 2002 Dodge Neon, brand-new off the lot. I know, I know, it was a stupid idea to get a brand new car. But I could afford it with my full time job, and I loved it. I drove it from Iowa (where I lived) to Florida (where my mom lived) for a road trip in June 2003, taking my then boyfriend with me. While we were visiting, we were in a horrible accident. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was driving on the far left lane of a 3 lane highway. It was night time, and being Florida, there was sand all over the road. I tried to merge into the center lane. I noticed at the last second another driver trying to merge into the center lane from the far right. I jerked the wheel to avoid hitting that person, and that's where it went all wrong. The sand caused the car to sort of hydroplane, and we spun 360 degrees on the highway blacktop before plummeting into the 20 foot deep median ditch. Once in the ditch, the car flipped twice end over end, landing on the roof, the tires, the roof, the tires, and finally came to rest with the nose of the car in the sand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had been following a friend of mine, and when she saw my car flipping in her rear view mirror, she thought I was dead. She pulled over and threw up. Ambulances were called, my parents were called, and my younger brother hiked a mile back to reclaim the contents of my purse, scattered when the rear window shattered. My neck hurt, so I was taken by ambulance to the hospital, but miraculously was fine. I only had a "stinger," as they call it in football, from the ground smashing my head as the car was overturned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5053189480_4fbbd366fd_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5053189480_4fbbd366fd_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have better pictures of the car somewhere, but I'd have to scan them. This one was sent to me by my ex, who was in the car with me at the time, and whom you see here posing with the remnants of my car. He later referred to the accident as "that one time you almost killed me." Yeah, that was bullshit and he's not on my nice list. Concussion #2. June 2003. I was 19 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On to the next. I got a 2000 Ford Taurus. I drove it for a while with good luck, despite a guy rear-ending me and poking a hole in the fiberglass of the bumper. That hardly qualified as a true auto collision, in my experience. But as I was preparing another trip to see my mother, I drove literally 45 miles from my home and the transmission exploded. While I was going 65 mph. On a highway. In 100 degree heat. I don't have a picture of that one, either, but this is pretty much what it looked like, only red (courtesy of Google Images).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.romerican.com/post060728_dacia_brasov_car_engine_fire_explosion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="http://img.romerican.com/post060728_dacia_brasov_car_engine_fire_explosion.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apparently this has happened to a lot of Ford Taurus owners, and coincidentally happened to my uncle about a month later. His car was much worse, however, as it was completely consumed by engine fire. I was fortunate enough to be able to coast to a stop on an off-ramp, and the engine fire immediately went out. May 2005. I was 21 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">MORE you say? Yes. Much more. The next car was a 2003 Nissan Sentra. It wasn't pretty but it was a good car. I had that one for a while, with road trips never being a problem. I named it Frank, lol. It even survived being driven up onto a high curb by an ex boyfriend (concussion #3). When I was student teaching, I was assigned to a school in the country about 35 miles away from my city. One day in April 2007, a blizzard came upon me as I was driving to my student teaching placement. For those of you who have never student taught, <i>you cannot be late</i>. Or miss any days. You might not graduate. I'm serious. So off I went, and I drove 25 mph in a 55 zone to be extra careful. My car hit a patch of ice on the back country road, and voila:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5052663363_8b88b1fc05_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5052663363_8b88b1fc05_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I missed the electric transformer by <i>inches.</i> BTW, electricity + blizzard + leaky fuel oil = bad situation for everyone. I was suffered a concussion (#4) and mild frostbite on my fingertips, because I was in shock and forgot to get my gloves when I left the car. Hey, at least had enough wits to leave a car that was standing in slush next to an electric box leaking fuel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some closer shots of the damage to the car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5052570121_6f8b6d518d_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5052570121_6f8b6d518d_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5053190016_c33bdfbec1_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5053190016_c33bdfbec1_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">April 2007. I was 23.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By now, you're probably thinking, <i>more?</i> <i>How much bad luck can a person have??</i> I'll tell you. I don't believe it's bad luck. I believe it is the devil trying to kill me, and God's hand saving me each time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next car was a 1992 Buick Park Avenue. That car was totaled because of something completely unrelated to accidents - the "timing chain" (whatever the f that is) among other things. When we got rid of that car, the body was perfect, so there's no use in showing you a picture. January 2008. I was 24.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now my current car. A 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier. It had problems from the start. Nevertheless, it got me from A to B, and I was grateful. On Christmas Eve, 2009, I was working at a book store in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Some of you may remember the horrendous blizzard that day. I do. As it got darker and darker I kept reminding my supervisor that I lived in the country 30 miles away, and I needed to go. He refused. I got out of there at 6:00pm, just like everyone else. I <b>crept</b> along that highway. I was going maybe 15 mph, maybe 10, in a 70 zone. This time, the wind was so strong that it lifted and rolled my car into the median. <i>The friggen wind.</i> No joke. The car rolled over, side over side, and came to rest like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5053190514_2ed731287a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5053190514_2ed731287a_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other side was completely buried.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The paramedics came and got me out of the car, blizzard swirling all around us. Some kind stranger offered to drive me home, and honestly, I have no idea why I let him, but it ended in my husband getting a job, lol. All that snow must have served as a buffer, because the car suffered absolutely no damage, other than the front wheels needing realigned. Me? Concussion #6. (Concussion #5 happened earlier that week when a sign holder fell on my head at that stupid book store.) 12/24/09. Merry Christmas. At least it got us out of having to go to my in-laws' for Christmas. I was 26.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We kept the same car. This is a horrible economy, the car was paid off, it still ran, and we were losing our house. So we moved to Kansas City in it, where we now live. Kansas City, not the car. Snort. Anyways, last week on Wednesday morning, I was turning left at a green light when out of nowhere BAM! It was pitch black out, so I didn't even know what had happened until a guy ran over, opened my car door, and told me, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I fell asleep!" It was a broadside collision on the driver's side, and although it was not the worst collision or accident I've ever had, it left a lot of damage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both airbags deployed, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5052732809_5b569a6607_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5052732809_5b569a6607_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the dash board was shifted to the left, and so the passenger side door won't open, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5053348168_a41a12bc98_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5053348168_a41a12bc98_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the hood was crumpled, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5053348716_dabfd8111a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5053348716_dabfd8111a_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the windshield was shattered (but intact, thank God). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5053347160_46b36023fb_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5053347160_46b36023fb_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The force of the car hitting me was so great that my covered coffee exploded all over the passenger window. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5053364550_48d613f660_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5053364550_48d613f660_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was the worst damage to me of any accident. I got air bag burns on my arm, leg, and face, coughed up a lung, and now I have burning nerve damage in my face. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5053349650_a5210994a8_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5053349650_a5210994a8_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Oh yeah, and concussion #7. September 2010. I am 27.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did I mention I haven't gotten a ticket since I ran a yield sign when I was 16?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The car feels like a death trap. Thank God it is still drivable, because we have absolutely no money to get another one. I had to put packing tape and duct tape all over it so I can still get to work. My attorney said it would take 6-8 months for the other guy's insurance to pay on the damage. When I think of driving this car for that much longer, it makes me queasy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you live in the Greater Kansas City Area, please help me get my husband a job so I don't have to drive this nightmare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hubs took the car to get an estimate on "repair" (psh like it would be worth repairing), but anyway, we had to get one, and it came to $9066. LMAO. The blue book value of the car is only $3000 or something. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, the dilemma: ask the guy's insurance company to pay for the car so I can get a new one pronto, or hire the lawyer my uncle found for me so I can possibly get medical and pain and suffering along with it, but that would be 6-12 months from now. I vote pronto car, because I basically have a panic attack every time I get in the thing, and I have to drive a lot for my job. So much that, for example, last month my mileage reimbursement was $196.00. Life: please get better. Love, me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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