10 on Tuesday 1.18.10

OK I know I was suppose to do this yesterday...Ive just been super busy lately. Oops..so here it is anyway. :)

Questions for Tuesday, January 18, 2011!

1. What’s your favorite color to paint your nails? I just like clear..it makes me feel like they look healthy and clean. When I go get a pedicure I get french manicure on my toes..maybe with a flower on my big toe..

2. Do you like to sneeze?
No..who likes to sneeze.


3. How often do you fill up your car with gas?
Very rarely..only if i have to. I hate to do.

4. Were you named after anyone?
Not that I'm aware of.


5. Have you made any good recipes lately?
Last week I made:

beef and bean burritos...yum..yum..recipe here. Also made:

steak bites..Jere is telling everyone i need to give them the recipe..here it is.
I served it with whisky glazed carrots..you have to try..super easy. Recipe here.

6. What’s an easy money-saving tip that you use regularly? I bought an expensive bottle of olive oil--the bottle is cool. I leave it by stove. I go through a lot of olive oil. I then refill it with cheap bottles.

7. Would you rather have a sore throat or an ear ache?
I don't think Ive ever had an ear ache,, I'll go with that,,I hate sore throats.

8. Do you have any scars? What are they from?
I have 2. 1 is on hand. Someone sent me this video. (look really closely,, you will see a ghost following the car) I did this. I was sitting in a office chair, i bounced and my hand got smashed between the desk and the chair. I have a little scar. Also, when i was little i was walking barefoot on a railroad tie that was lining a friends driveway and stepped on a railroad spike. I have a broken blood vessel on the bottom of my foot.--kinda a scar.


9. What are you “known for” in your circle of friends/family?
I would hope good things. I bet it would be for certain recipes: Cherry pie, Oreo balls, corned beef & cabbage, my lasagna,oatmeal cookies to name a few. Also, I am called often to help with organizing/cleaning projects.

10. How do you like to eat your pancakes?
For basic pancakes I like warmed maple syrup with butter. Sometimes I try different recipes that call for chopped pecans, bananas, macadamia nuts , blueberries or oatmeal which is fun.

Design Crush=Mismatched Chairs

Hi ya,

Here is another design inspiration folder I'm sharing: mismatched dining room chairs.
I hate my kitchen chairs. They are old, tall,wicker & top heavy. I can't even imagine how to make them better. The design is awful, I cant hide that with paint.

Well, I have had an obsession for mismatched chairs for a long time. I can't believe how many photos I've collected. I just have to decide if I want mismatched chairs of different designs & different colors or different designs but the same color, or same design & different colors. Blerg. You'll understand my dilemma after seeing these cool photos. This is definitely on my list of things to do. ~jess~

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Design Crush: Framed Kitchen Chalkboard

I have a big open wall above my kitchen table and I really want a BIG framed chalkboard to fill it. There is something very Bistro/Coffeehouse feel about them. Here are the pics I've saved for inspiration. Take a look. Now I just need to find a big old frame-jess~

Photography Envy: Johnny Depp :)

I love this photo of Johnny Depp. Everything about this photo is awsome. Favorite part, besides the subject :) is the lighting.~jess~

Design Crush:Collages

I am dumping my design inspiration folders to share with all of you. Every now and then I'll see something on a blog that I love, I'll save the pic to my computer so that I will have ideas to decorate my new home. I was cleaning it out tonight when I noticed themes. The first "crush"is: collages. I think our office would be great room for one of these. Let me know what your favorite is. Oh, and I feel bad, but since I saved these for my personal folders..I don't have the source. Sorry. Happy crushing.~Jess~

10 on Tuesday 1-11-11

Every Tuesday I plan to post "10 on Tuesday."

The questions come from Roots & Strings Blog. Go to the site and copy questions to either post on your blog or--comment to my post :)
So here is the first 10 on Tues..drum roll please..or trumpet call..or both..

Questions for Tuesday, January 11, 2011!

1. Is there a band/artist that you HATE?

I dislike Ke$ha....alot.. I hate that she uses a $ in her name.. seriously..what if i signed my name Je$$..would you take me seriously..she sounds drunk in all her songs. I looked her up on wikipedia--just to see if she was the winner on my non-affection--(i don't think about who I hate too often.) I could barely read it--she annoys me so much. They said she uses the "spoken word rapping style"-which just means she cant sing. She does annoy me but..I do enjoy making fun of her songs..which also means..I know some lyrics..makes me want to "rinse my mouth with a bottle of jack"

2. What do you do when you get a gift that you do not like? How do you react? I am a list girl--My husband asks "what do you want for Christmas"..I give him my list. These things I have wanted for soo long..i had been waiting for X-mas just so I could ask for them..in the chance I might get one of them..I open my present thinking it will be something on the list--instead its none of them.He says I get mad if he just picks something off the list and that it shows he didn't try. I say..buy something on the list..then try on something else. I will be disappointed...I am so bad at hiding my feelings..If it's my husband--I'll tell him--he know me too well and would know immediately anyway. If it were my child or family-I would try to lie. I trust that my friends would not even need a list--they would make me some cool crafty thing that I would love.

3. How is your work office/cubicle decorated? Stay at home mom's don't have cube's--but our home office is still a work in progress. I'll post pics when I'm proud of it. But I would describe my vision for it as a Indie DIY craft hub

4. Do you use all of your vacation every year? Don't have a vacation. If I did-I would have to take my work with me--my baby.

5. Did you have a real or fake Christmas tree? We have a fake.

6. If you could have anything for dinner tonight, what would it be? My Grandma's homemade Potato Soup. I wish I could get the recipe right. It's not the same. :(

7. Do you bite your fingernails? No. Not since I had Eli..pregnancy made my nails stronger..I clip them..I like them short, clear coat & healthy.as Vacation..no thank you. Next year I want to get one

8. How many cups of coffee do you drink each day? I got a Kuirig Coffee Pot for Christmas from my Mother-in-Law. I love it. It can do so much. I drink 1 cup of coffee in the morning while I'm feeding Eli breakfast. I make a Chai Tea at lunch and maybe a black tea or hot chocolate at night.

9. Do you have a nervous tick? Not sure...I'm going to try to pay attention it now.

10. How often do you vacuum? Living room at least 1x week..dog sheds and we lay Eli on blanket on the carpet..bedrooms--maybe 1x month.

It's my Life Week #1

I saw this awesome planner on one of my favorite blogs Homegrown Hospitality. It is a datebook/planner consisting of daily and monthly calendar pages, weekly challenge prompts, a variety of questionnaires, and lots of room to jot down memories, doodle, sketch, etc. I love that this planner has a theme. Each month there is a focus related to the theme and then weekly challenges to help focus on it. I am a planner..I love lists, I love order and I love having an objective. You can check it out at Log Your Memories. They has a print option and that is what I did last week. I was able to order the pages how I wanted them. I'll show pictures soon. I love it. I also thought it would help me be focused on my blog postings and will inspire ideas to share.

My 2011 theme is= "It's My Life"--sorry for the Bon Jovi song in your head right now. This is a great theme for me right now. This is the first year of my "stay at home mom" years and its hard spending so much time with myself. That may sound funny, but I have worked so long for other people and spending my days busy with mindless work that now it's like I'm walking around holding a mirror all day. So its time to focus on my life and the life I want to live.

January's theme is: Find your Focus (goals, challenges, projects, dreams): A chance to put the past in perspective and begin thinking about the year ahead.

Week #1 = Journal Challenge=Creat a list. See my list in the "Goals" page above..it's still a work in progress.

Week #2=One Word Challenge=Choose a single word as my focal point for the year. I'm still trying to figure that out, I'll let you know.

So every week expect a post about my weekly challenge. I'm excited. Even if you don't have the planner you can still join me with the challenges. ~~Jess~~