Craft With May

I have to share this. If you went over to the big picture blog you saw my pic at my desk taken last week.

Well, in the interest of full disclosure (and harsh reality) this is what you’d more likely see:

no make up. no cute top. hair pulled back. no jewelry. This is actually the photo I took first- then thought… sheesh. If this is going to be up on the BPS blog I’d better pretty up a bit! But then I thought- this cracks me up so I think I’ll share the ‘reality’ on my blog. However- that really is exactly how my desk looks most days.

Back to my batcave (as pictured above)

I don’t even know where to start. First off, I got a nasty case of food poisoning. Not the flu- it was food poisoning and yes my gut is sure. Still not eating much outside the basic bread group… but my massive headache is gone and I’m hydrated. I can promise you that I was REALLY sick, because anyone who knows me will tell you that I’d do just about anything befor volunteering to go in for an IV. The fact that I was WANTING the IV of fluids really freaked me out. My fear of needles trumps all but severe health… so yeah. I was in a bad way.

Ok- so last 3 or 4 days or something have been a blur. On couch. in bed. sitting. sleeping. sipping clear fluids SLOWLY and eating a cracker every 30min or so. Yesterday my brain started waking back up, but today it’s WIDE awake and wanting to play. To prevent such madness I’ve chained myself + juice + laptop to sofa for e-mail catch up. Keeps body still but brain busy. good plan.

I wish I could tell you I have fabulous blog posts just waiting… but I don’t. I did read the most awesome, gut busting book yesterday- more on that another time. Gotta give her a full post. In the meantime- if you check out the B.P.S. Blog they did a teacher feature on me. http://bigpicturescrapbooking.typepad.com/scrap_big/2008/06/teacher-feature.html

If you’re already in the kit class- I hope you’re having FUN!! I have so many cool things to reveal and prizes to give… can’t wait! 🙂

I am a big fan of Doodlebug despite the fact that their customer service needs work. 2-3 years ago I had defective ribbon that they insisted I go to the retailer. Well it was an expo purchase and I couldn’t. Then they said I could mail it to them (to prove it’s broken-ness) and so I mailed them the ribbon, and never heard one word back. Now- I know that’s a tiny little incident, but it still chaps this hide when I think about it. But never mind. They’re always nice at the trade shows and such so I have let that go, and still buy their products when I simply must have them.

They just released a line of simple/basic papers that I am in LURVE with. Really. While I love cool and trendy products, I also love really timeless, simple, easy to blend stuff too. These basic papers will rock!! Oh, and speaking of rock they released flocking.

I was skeptical of it’s stick-ability and how it would look. dang. LOVE IT! Will be on a quest for MORE now. My tip? Use a generous amount of liquid adhesive for best effects. sticky tape didn’t get a thick enough coating, and thin liquid adhesive left gaps too. Slather it on, and ENJOY. I know I will…

happy Monday  Tuesday.

I know enough to get by usually. I know home runs are for baseball and that touchdowns are football. But- I don’t follow sports. I have a husband who does, and who from time to time tells me what’s going on. Why, I’m not sure. I think he’s just making conversation.

Anyhow- here is this morning’s conversation via phone:

Jason: Guess who I just said hello to in the hotel lobby?

me: I have no idea.

Jason: Tommy Lasorda!

me: and that is???

Jason: Baseball.

me: and I should know that name because???

Jason: Dodgers! Geez. Nevermind. (I heard an exasperated sigh here too)

me: well cool. Maybe you should hang in the lobby for a while then. (having no clue who this person is)

I then did my ‘may thing’ and googled the name. Ok- long time manager of Dodgers. Got it. Like I said- I don’t follow sports too closely. My knowledge of people and names is very limited. I am the girl who didn’t recognize that the ‘familiar’ guy I was helping was actually Joe Montana. After he left and I commented he seemed familiar someone told me so.

but show me a piece of patterned paper or an embellishment, and I can probably tell you who made it. I’ve got my priorities.

I know enough to get by usually. I know home runs are for baseball and that touchdowns are football. But- I don’t follow sports. I have a husband who does, and who from time to time tells me what’s going on. Why, I’m not sure. I think he’s just making conversation.

Anyhow- here is this morning’s conversation via phone:

Jason: Guess who I just said hello to in the hotel lobby?

me: I have no idea.

Jason: Tommy Lasorda!

me: and that is???

Jason: Baseball.

me: and I should know that name because???

Jason: Dodgers! Geez. Nevermind. (I heard an exasperated sigh here too)

me: well cool. Maybe you should hang in the lobby for a while then. (having no clue who this person is)

I then did my ‘may thing’ and googled the name. Ok- long time manager of Dodgers. Got it. Like I said- I don’t follow sports too closely. My knowledge of people and names is very limited. I am the girl who didn’t recognize that the ‘familiar’ guy I was helping was actually Joe Montana. After he left and I commented he seemed familiar someone told me so.

but show me a piece of patterned paper or an embellishment, and I can probably tell you who made it. I’ve got my priorities.