do you ever...

Hi :)

Do you ever catch someone or people staring at you? And they either play it off like they weren't staring when you look at them or they keep staring?

Well, I saw this GIF and it totally reminded me of the face I make when I'm super irritated and people seem to just keep staring:

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It looks a little crazy with Bellatrix doing it, but I'm sure I look pretty coo-coo when I do it too lol But sometimes people are just so rude and you have to just be like, "BOO!! Wtf is your problem?!"


Ever get that mad/irritated like this?

Sometimes I'd just rather be home and not deal with people haha



Have a great Friday and weekend. Hope this gave you a little smile :)

xoxo

in the meantime...

Hi :)

I am currently still working on that huge commission project I mentioned a little while back, so I'm just trying to get that all finished so that I can share it all with you guys!

I found some stuff on Pinterest and they made me smile... So, naturally, I wanted to share with all of you :)

"My mom’s been with us for the past 2 weeks and it’s been driving me nuts! Out of desperation, I gave her a whole bunch of crappy yarn to keep her occupied.

Then this happened…"

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I'm not gonna lie... If I had chickens, I would probably have done the same.



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Hope that brightened your day a little :)

if you're reading this...

Hi :)

So this post is sort of a bad news post...

If you're reading this post, then that means that my computer isn't back from the computer hospital yet and I am posting from my cell phone. This means there will be no posts until I have my computer back :'(

I have posts scheduled for Monday and Tuesday of next week already, but if you don't see any posts other than those in the next few days, then know that I have not forgotten about you!

I will be back as soon as my computer is home and working again.

In the meantime, however, you can keep up with what I'm doing on Facebook or Instagram, and you can always send me a message through the contact form (located in the ABOUT tab at the top of the main blog page).

Thank you for understanding!


XxOo
{big hug little hug big kiss little kiss}

[↑ this might be funny
 to you if you recognize the Nacho Libre reference :)]

black friday

Hi :)

How was your Thanksgiving?

Mine was great! I ate so much though... like always haha I tend to over eat at this time of year because, well I wait all year to eat all these yummy things and I just get over excited about it and start shoveling the food in. Anyone else have that same problem?

Anyone doing Black Friday shopping today?

One of these years I will partake in the Black Friday madness, but for today, I'll be snuggling under some covers with a book, maybe some hot chocolate drinking, and a nap. I think my hands and wrists need a day of rest from all of the knitting and crocheting that's been going on here.
{Can't wait to share!!!}


I found this while perusing Pinterest the other day and I thought I'd share with all you brave Black Friday shoppers out there:

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LOL!
Good luck!

Have a great day and enjoy your weekend!!

the day after

Hi :)

I hope you all had a great Halloween!

Happy November! [WTH... Where are the days going?!]

This was me last night when we got home from trick-or-treating:

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"I eats all the candies!!!!!"

When we get home from Trick-or-Treating, I like to sort (and inspect) my son's candy. I keep most of the chocolate candies and give my son only a few of the other candies. A little bit of sugar really gets him going so I try not to give him too many sweet things, especially since I have to repeat myself infinity times before he never does what I asked him to do and I give up.

I came across this funny chart on Pinterest about Halloween candies after I did my sorting last night:

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I laughed a little longer than I should have at the raisins part, which is why I thought to share.
(I actually like raisins though, so...)

Before bed, I had a few (maybe a lot) of the chocolates, and this is me today:
 
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I totally feel chocolate wasted.
And I have a splitting migraine. [The kind where I wear my sunglasses all day... even if I'm inside.]
No more chocolates for me for a while.

Today, I plan on laying on the couch (with my sunglasses on), maybe taking a nap (if my guys don't bother me), and praying that this headache will go away very soon.

I hope you have a great weekend!!
If you are going out and doing adult things for Halloween, please be safe!

I will see you Monday, friend.

blog updates + a little tour

Hi :)

I've been doing some small changes here and there lately on the blog so I wanted to take this moment to show you around the different parts of my blog.

I haven't had a chance to do this yet, so I thought this post might be helpful for my new readers (HI!!) as well as for some of you who may not have had a chance to explore this space yet.

So, let's start at the top of the blog:

::TABS::

HOME - Clicking this tab will take you to the main front page of my blog.

ABOUT - Clicking this tab will take you to a page where I share a little bit about myself. You can also fill out a form to send me a message or if you would like to share a picture of anything you have made using my tutorials, you can do so in this section.

CROCHET 101 - Clicking this tab will take you to a page where I have linked all of the tutorials from my first tutorial series here on the blog. I have split the tutorials into 3 sections: Stitches, Techniques, and Getting Started; for easier finding.

CROCHET LINGO - Clicking this tab will take you to a page where I have common crochet terms and abbreviations listed and defined, in alphabetical order for easy finding.

BLOG LOVE - Clicking this tab will take you to a page where I have listed and linked my daily blog reads (blogs that I love!) in alphabetical order for easy finding.

And 2 new tabs that I recently added:

FREE - Clicking this tab will take you to a page where I share free patterns and printables from my 'Monday, Funday' posts and from around the internet.

TUTORIALS - Clicking this tab will take you to a page where I have linked tutorials for projects that I have shared on the blog.

Moving to the left side bar you will see:

A (very old) picture of me and a little message from me to you :)

Select Language​▼

A drop down translation bar for all my non-English readers.

My follow section, which includes links to all of the places you can 'follow' or 'add' me.

(Explained below.)

 Clicking this image will take you to Bloglovin' where you can click the 'follow' button to follow my blog and be updated in your Bloglovin' feed whenever I post here on the blog.

 Clicking this image will take you to my Instagram profile where you can click the 'follow' button to follow me and be updated in your Instagram feed whenever I post a new picture.

 Clicking this image will take you to my Twitter profile where you can click the 'follow' button to follow me and be updated in your Twitter feed whenever I send a tweet.

 Clicking this image will take you to my Flickr profile where you can 'add' me to your contacts and be updated whenever I post a new picture.

 Clicking this image will take you to my Ravelry profile where you can 'add' me to your friends and can see what projects I'm working on or what patterns I have 'favorite'-d.

 Clicking this image will take you to my Google+ profile where you can 'add' me to one of your circles and be updated whenever I share something or post to my profile.

 Clicking this image will take you to my Pinterest profile where you can 'follow' all of my boards that I pin to, or choose some of my boards to follow to see what I'm pinning.

 Clicking this image will take you to my YouTube profile/channel where you can 'subscribe' and be updated whenever I post a new video.

 Clicking this image will take you to the 'About' page where you can fill out the form to send me a message or picture and I will receive it in my email inbox.

My Instagram feed slideshow.

A 'Fat Acceptance' blog badge I snagged from the amazingly wonderful Rachele of The Nearsighted Owl.

(She has all kinds of colors so snag one for yourself here!)

An 'Ally' button I made from an image I saw to show my support.

Under this section, you will find all of the tags I use for my posts.

Click on a tag and it will take you to all the posts that have that tag.

And finally,

Under this section, you will find every post I have ever posted on this blog.

Categorized by year, then sub-categorized by month.

And that's that! A breakdown tour of my blog. I hope you found some of this helpful and informative :)

See you tomorrow!!

'post'-poned

Hi :)

Firstly, I want to say to you, "HAPPY OCTOBER!"
I can't believe we are already into the beginning of a new month.
*sigh*

Secondly, I know today's post was supposed to be a Crochet 101 lesson, but I didn't get the pictures/video that I needed so it will be postponed until next Tuesday. Tomorrow's Crochet 101 will also be posted next Wednesday instead of tomorrow, as it is going to be part 2 of the lesson.

So, with that out of the way, I thought that for today's post, I would share this amazingly inspiring video by Marielle of Magical Day Dream.
(We need more people like her in the world!!)


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How great is she? :)


I also wanted to take this moment to remind anyone that is interested in the Fall KAL that I mentioned in this post, that today is the official starting date! If you are interested and have a Ravelry account, you should join the Instagram-Along-Ers group on Ravelry to stay up to date with all KAL news.
I went to Michael's yesterday and got all my supplies:

Can't wait to start!!!

See you tomorrow!

shows I miss :: part 2

Hi :)

Yesterday I shared with you a few shows I'm looking forward to coming back this fall.

Today I'm sharing the rest of the list:

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THE VOICE

Season 4 airs: Monday, September 23rd 8/9c (NBC)

I enjoy this show more than American Idol (sorry, not sorry). I'm glad the original judges are coming back this season.

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THE BIGGEST LOSER

Season 15 airs: Tuesday, October 8th 8/7c (NBC)

So, I'm not super big into dieting and thinking that 'thin is in' or anything like that, but I'm super nosy and I like shows that get all up in people's business. Plus I feel like when I'm ready to start a fit journey or if I ever decide, "Hey, I want to start working out" I'll know what works and what the hell I'm doing. Plus their transformations are super dramatic sometimes.

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THE SING-OFF

Coming soon (NBC)

Oh. My. Gosh. Do you remember when I first mentioned my love for this show? I think maybe the network got a lot of angry emails about this show not being on last year so they're bringing it back this year! I haven't told hubby yet... He will be so happy! I just have to keep looking on the website to find the actual air date I guess lol

I watch a lot of other reality tv shows, but some of them are airing now so I can't really miss them, and some I need to catch up because I missed the whole last season's episodes.

What shows are you looking forward to seeing this fall?

I'm not sure what the plan is for this weekend. If the weather is going to be cold, I'll most likely be sitting on my couch crocheting, knitting or reading. And I'll for sure be programming my DVR box to record these series' so I don't miss anything!!

See you Monday, friend.

shows I miss :: part 1

Hi :)

I love this time of year! Not only because it is finally cooling down and that makes for good yarny crafting weather, but because all of the best shows are coming back!!

Here are a few that I can not wait to start watching again:

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Criminal Minds

Season 9 airs: Wednesday, September 25th 9/8c (CBS)

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Las Vegas)

Season 15(?) airs: Wednesday, September 25th 10/9c (CBS)

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ONCE UP A TIME

Season 3 airs: Sunday, September 29th 9/8c (ABC)

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GRIMM

Season 3 airs: Friday, October 25th 9/8c (NBC) 

These shows are SO amazing!

They're also introducing 2 new shows that I want to see:

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND

Season 1 airs: Thursday, October 10th 9/8c (ABC)

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DRACULA

Season 1 airs: Friday, October 25th 10/9c (NBC)

Do you watch any of these shows?

What shows are you looking forward to coming back?

Come back tomorrow to see part 2 of this list! :)

moving forward...

Hi :)

So this week... Kind of went by SUPER SLOW. Anyone else feel that way?

I've been surfing around Pinterest lately (you can see my pins and boards here) and I came across this:

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I felt like I needed to share this because I do a lot of the things on this list.

One of the reasons I started this blog was to share my love of crochet and my finished projects with others and to make new friends with similar interests, but I also wanted to start blogging because I really want to turn my love of making things into a small business.

Right now I am a stay-at-home-mom because, unfortunately, pre-school and daycare and asking people to watch your child for you costs money. It's hard to pay for such when you have only one income coming in... I feel like it is a blessing in disguise though, because I have been able to be there for all the firsts and I've seen my baby grow into a very smart little boy. I would love to be there for him when he starts school and they need parent volunteers and things like that and I feel the only way for my schedule to be open for these types of things is to work from home; doing something that I love!

There are a lot of things that need to happen before I start selling anything though, which I am trying to work on and make things in the meantime. But this list really hit home for me, so I thought I'd share.

Anyone else do any of these things?

Have a great weekend, and I will see you back here Monday, friend :)