So, here's a little most about what I have been up to these past two months. Besides cleaning and looking for jobs, of course.
I spent some time with my new niece. Isn't she just the cutest?! Ok, she may be scowling a bit in this photo and it's one of the only ones we have together, so you'll just have to trust me on this one. She's adorable!
I visited a great friend in Colorado and enjoyed wonderful company and 70 degree temperatures when everyone else was freezing in Michigan. Yes!
Started drinking green smoothies. Yum!
Planned to run a 10k but accidentally ran a 5k on Thanksgiving Day instead. Don't ask. But, look at that fabulous sparkle skirt I wore. I was inspired by this wonderfully obnoxious skirts at Team Sparkle. I couldn't bring myself to paying $30 for a skirt to wear over my running clothes, so I made one myself for approximately $7. I am quite confident that the workmanship is much higher on the real sparkle skirts, but I figured I was running and it didn't matter if the ruffles were attached perfectly.
And then, most recently, I celebrated my wonderful husband's 31st birthday with a long weekend getaway to rural Ontario. We rented a home right on Lake Erie and enjoyed relaxing by the fire overlooking the snowy lake. Just beautiful.
What kind of birthday cake do you make for your husband who eats two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches a day? A PB&J cake, of course! :)
We may have built a snowman while it was blizzarding too.
So now that I have the dreaded catch up post over, maybe I'll keep you updated with some more sewing projects soon. I actually HAVE finished a few quilts.
9 comments:
You're on my blogroll, so still reading here. Your niece is adorable and so is your sparkle skirt. I hope you find inspiration soon - I was floundering for a bit but have since recovered and you will too. Can't wait to see your newly finished quilts.
You're back! yay! You're on my google reader, so when I saw you had a post, I flew right in to say hello again... I hope you find your inspiration and motivation soon, too. I could have written your first paragraph, substituting unemployed with my move to a new city. Thinking of you!
your niece is adorable! :) it's tough getting adjusted to a new lifestyle-- you'll get back into sewing stuff soon, i'm sure. miss you!
Great update - thanks for sharing some personal things :)
How did the vanilla extract turn out, by the way? Are you using it for your holiday baking?
I'm in Ontario myself right now, but much farther north, in Sudbury... Cute picture of you and your niece! I also have very few pics of me and my little family members - no one seems to be taking photos when I hold them - maybe they're all busy watching that I don't drop them???? :)
i am loving this post...what a cute niece...that sparkle skirt for the marathon is a riot...i love the cake you made....do you have a recipe for those green smoothies? it looks amazing, please share
Merry Christmas Nicole. I'm still reading. Looks like you've been doing wonderful things. I am unemployed too, so I understand your first paragraph completely as well. What helps me is to remember that when I was working, I wasn't working 24/7. I could still enjoy time off everyday, and now that I had more time, I should use it well - even if it is doing things I enjoy.
I still read and very much enjoyed your catch up post.
Cool sparkle skirt! And I can totally tell that your niece is very cute. And I'm unemployed, too, and struggle with the same "to sew or not to sew" dilemma. So I sew. It makes me happy. Esp. after looking in vain for a job. :)
I was unemployed for 3 months last year and I had the same feelings about sewing/quilting. Sometimes though you need the creative outlet so you can get inspired in other areas of your life.
My husband and I just started doing green smoothies as well and I'm quite enjoying it. Any suggestions for a good combo?
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