The mystery is gone.

Girls understand that much product/vitamins/exercise/prayer is needed to look this good. Or at least, I understand it.

 In our small apartment josh has one small, non-walkin closet for his clothes, while i have a large room that could double as another room- dedicated to my clothes and a "linen" closet dedicated to baskets and boxs full or half used beauty products.

I have tried them all and i have found what works for me. But as i moved in my stuff to our new shared home i realized how much i didnt want josh knowing i need all this stuff to look non beastly. and to make things worse the bottle actually describes the horrible uglyness i have and what it can do to help.

aka-



for- dry skin. literally says the word "pimples"




for- "frizzy. dry. unmanageable hair. thanks garnier.

 

All im sayin is.

I miss the mystery. And i dont like to have to have an obvious drawer dedicated to tampons.

my idea.

secret stash behind a picture. or a tunnel to an underground storage area. but that would be hard to draw.

the end.

A Time article

I get time magazine (though from where i dont know, i never signed up for it)

and this was the cover story.

very interesting... though if its true.. good grief. Lots of pressure on a pregnant mom.

But it would be nice to be that in control of your childs future health too.

here ya go.

Fetal Origins: How the First Nine Months Shape the Rest of Your Life

                              http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2020815,00.html



Nifty giftys. Their nifty!

I want to try this for christmas.

The debate on skinny jeans

Recently kids brands like GAP (above) and Old Navy have been making "skinny jeans"

for kids sizes as well, which has caused much debate the skinny jean for kids if a harmless trend

passed down from adult fashion or if its something more sinister... dun dun dun....

Team flare jean debate-

*Skinny jeans in kids can cause body image issues.

*Doesnt appreciate the term "super skinny" being put in the jean tags as their kids might feel the need to live up to the name on their jeans tag

*The jeans can cause "Meralgia Paresthetica" or "numb thighs" from being too dang tight

*Shows our culture is moving towards "sexifying" our children. and whats next!? plunging neckline dresses!?

Team skinny jean-

*Body images issues in kids come from the people they idiolize. worry more about why ariel has a body shaped like a toothpick with a grape stuck to each end rather than if your kid will want to look good in skinny jeans.

*They are comfy and easy to play in. like leggings. and most are made out of

a different material than jean.

* And..they are cute.

so which team are you on?

and yes this is shiloh jolie-pitt.



Our future cubs

In my opinion there is a serious gap in the market for original kids clothes.

Do you know how hard i would have to look to find my 2 year old a

 leather jacket and not a fleece one that says "mommys little puker"? very hard.

so while at baby gap with josh (trying not to spend money

while still having fun shopping) i made my future childs everyday outfit.

tada!!!



striped hat
striped sweater
fuzzy pants (awesome!)
and serious boots.





However this is my dream child.
check out that bandana!



My Day

I do like the colors of the pills.

However it hurts to breathe.

Learning Fabric

I decided to resew covers for our couch pillows. Our current ones are salmon, yikes. i have no idea why i picked it. So i bravely walked the aisles of a family owned fabric store with my eyes closed trying to envision which fabric would match my living room (or decidedly unmatch, but not clash. There is a difference.) eventually i picked out the blue at the very bottom picture, the right side. I like it, but i realized literally our whole house is various shades or blue,brown, or orange. oh well.

Another realization is i don't understand fabrics.

Sewing is really quite a bit like cooking, you have to know your ingredients, how they are going to mesh together and what the end result will be and preferably you need to know these things before the final product. Or else you will have to do it over again.

So i want to learn, don't really know how. But i learned to cook by practicing so why not?

I shall practice.

Me Cat

trying to hide

hanging out

Smelly Good.

Tired of burning candles day and night to have something yummy to smell i decided to make something that would smell yummy without the need for fire.

So i made these.

Orange Hangers

 To make orange hangers you need-

    Oranges

      Whole cloves

     and

      Ribbon (I used a whole role)

Step one-
Shove as many cloves as your feel

into your oranges. (cloves not only have their own nice

spicy fragrance but the juices of the orange can come out through the cloves)

 

Step two-

Wrap ribbon any way you like, leaving extra ribbon to hang.

and voila!

hang and you have a smellygood.

                                                                                                              

The first time i used coupons.

 Yesterday i used coupons for the first time. If you use coupons go to couponmom.com cause, this mom will hook you up. I learned that coupons will not only save you money, but you can get middle aged men to sarcastically hit on you with just the flashing of a coupon.

Here is what i mean.

  The guy behind me in line was a middle aged man. I had in my grocery pile, dr pepper, cat food (buy one get one free of whiskas!) cheese, so on so forth, and i pulled out my newly clipped coupons and gave them to the lady and the guy behind me tells the check out lady "wow cat food and coupons?! if she  wasnt already married i would hit on her!".

now you tell me if thats sarcasm.

What i look like to men since i got married.

On the bright side i saved $3.23 off of twenty dollars. and got free peanut m&ms.

Modern Art. Modern Technology.

                          These are the things i found during the weekend.

                                           Meet Clocky!-

These super nifty clocks let you hit snooze once, then... they will roll off your dresser and hide! When your

snooze time is up, your going to wake up looking for it to shut off the stupid beeping.

very affective. and pretty cute.

Spidey art-

This modern art was done with packing tape. My favorite kind of art. Huge. Visual. Climby. Textury. Imaginative. Makes you think of spiders.

You get pizza by being direct.

Two days ago i texted josh. "please dont eat the frozen food. please eat the perishables in the fridge so they dont go to waste." i came home. opened the freezer. what was missing? the frozen pizza i planned on eating myself. dang it. but i cant say anything. beause then he will know i wanted the pizza for myself.  yesterday we got another pizza and put it in the freezer. today i come home from work and head to the freezer. whats missing?! the friggin pizza!!!!!!! so thats it. no more conspiracys. no more manipulating. i came out with it. ALL PIZZA IS AMYS!