So, umm, yeah, that was a month break I wasn't planning on taking, but alas, life happens. And good thing too, because if ife didn't happen I'd have nothing to come blog about, right?!
Anyway, vacation was fun - we had a blast - I expect to share more about it in the coming weeks. We've also had some more illness going on around here - blech. We've had some warm days (yay!) and so we've been trying to get out to take advantage of them. And of course there is the cleaning, cooking, schooling, twittering, hanging out at The Motherhood, and reading to keep myself busy with these days!
Anyway, going to try to be around here more often. I have lots of ideas swirling around this head of mine and so that should lead to many many things to share with you all - if I can manage to find the time to do it all in of course ;-)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Sewing project ...
I told you that I had a sewing project this week. I'm not quite done with it, but I thought I'd share my progress so far!
These are the parts I have finished:
And the purse and cell phone are in progress:
I think they are turning out so cute! These will be a present for a special one year old (her mom blogs here)
My girls are very sad I am not making this for them though - well, mostly the 7 year old but the 10 year old has tried to play with it too! LOL!
Now I must return to the sewing so that I can finish it on time! =)
These are the parts I have finished:
And the purse and cell phone are in progress:
I think they are turning out so cute! These will be a present for a special one year old (her mom blogs here)
My girls are very sad I am not making this for them though - well, mostly the 7 year old but the 10 year old has tried to play with it too! LOL!
Now I must return to the sewing so that I can finish it on time! =)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Alive!
I am alive over here - barely, but I am.
Life got busy and then last week was a lot of bad things followed by a lot of bad things.
So I haven't had much time to create/knit/sew/crochet anything lately. Which makes me so sad - but yet so glad we survived our bad week.
In the last 7 days: 4/5 of us have had a very bad stomach virus (3 of us are still suffering from it in some form as I type this), 4 yo visited urgent care, his pediatrician, then had an overnight stay in the hospital. He also is sporting 4 stitches in his ear. We felt an earthquake. We had a snow storm (although it wasn't that bad compared to what hit the East coast). My car had almost $1000 of repairs on it. We discovered the 7yo needs glasses, and her foot inserts came in from the podiatrist (we found out she needed those 1 1/2 weeks ago - also when she went in to be treated for a wart on her foot and we realized we needed to get her into a neurologist).
Um, yeah, it's been quite the week. I am praying, hoping, and wishing that this week is just completely boring, filled with lots of knitting (yes, I did join the ravelympics - did you?!) and watching the Olympics on tv, and cuddling with my kiddos. Hopefully as the week progresses I'll have lots of great photos to show you - I am hoping to completely finish one sweater and make significant progress on another, not to mention I have a fun sewing project coming up that has to be done by Friday!
Also, Happy Valentine's Day. I hope yours is much healthier than ours! =)
Life got busy and then last week was a lot of bad things followed by a lot of bad things.
So I haven't had much time to create/knit/sew/crochet anything lately. Which makes me so sad - but yet so glad we survived our bad week.
In the last 7 days: 4/5 of us have had a very bad stomach virus (3 of us are still suffering from it in some form as I type this), 4 yo visited urgent care, his pediatrician, then had an overnight stay in the hospital. He also is sporting 4 stitches in his ear. We felt an earthquake. We had a snow storm (although it wasn't that bad compared to what hit the East coast). My car had almost $1000 of repairs on it. We discovered the 7yo needs glasses, and her foot inserts came in from the podiatrist (we found out she needed those 1 1/2 weeks ago - also when she went in to be treated for a wart on her foot and we realized we needed to get her into a neurologist).
Um, yeah, it's been quite the week. I am praying, hoping, and wishing that this week is just completely boring, filled with lots of knitting (yes, I did join the ravelympics - did you?!) and watching the Olympics on tv, and cuddling with my kiddos. Hopefully as the week progresses I'll have lots of great photos to show you - I am hoping to completely finish one sweater and make significant progress on another, not to mention I have a fun sewing project coming up that has to be done by Friday!
Also, Happy Valentine's Day. I hope yours is much healthier than ours! =)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Steaz
Exactly one week ago, I was at the Whole Foods in Lincoln Park (Chicago). Now this was no ordinary visit to the store. Nope. I was treated to a tour of the store - it was amazing! How much thought and care they put into every aspect of that place - it really made wish that I lived much much closer so I could be there all the time (and also, there is a great little cafe/sitting area to just chill out in!). How much more fun would grocery shopping be if you could take the kids for lunch, treat them to something and then get the groceries? Well, that might be just my dream - but it sounds so nice!
If that wasn't enough, I was there with some pretty amazing women - ecochic, Duong Sheahan, Mary Beth, Miss Lori, Serena Beltz, and Kim Moldofsky! In addition to these great women - who I am in awe of - we got to meet with Eric Schnell, the co-founder of Steaz.
We had such a wonderful time. We were able to try out a few Steaz drinks (and bring a few more home to try out - which my kids are SO excited about! LOL!). It was such a nice time! And I have to tell you that the Steaz drinks are pretty good - I am in love with the berry energy drink. Like, I would be happy drinking it all the time. And for a girl who is seriously addicted to drinking too much soda - it's nice to find an alternative that tastes good, is good for the earth, is made responsibly and has no high fructose corn syrup. Because every time I open a can of pop, these things are on my mind and I know it's not only bad for me to drink, but it's not all that great for the environment. But Steaz is all that and more!
And I could go on and on about how awesome their products are - fair trade, organic, sustainable - this is a company that cares about so much more than just making a product. This is a company that cares about me, you, the planet, those who produce the ingredients ... well they care about a lot of things! And it's amazing. And for me, that makes them an awesome company. And oh yeah, I actually like most of their drinks. I even liked the tea - and I'm not generally a tea drinker. I will admit the diet drinks weren't a hit with me. Although, I've never met a diet drink of any kind that was a hit with me. My kids are over the moon about the sparkling green tea though! Which is nice - because they are asking to drink soda more and more and so far I've mostly been able to steer them back towards other alternatives, because frankly, I don't want them drinking pop. So it's great to find something they like and I like!
Anyway, I could keep raving about how great all their products are - but I'm thinking by now you get the picture! And I love that the drinks taste good and are good - but that's not the biggest thing I walked away with last Wednesday.
While we were eating lunch, Eric (one of the co-founders) was talking to us. He said he didn't really want to talk about himself, but we encouraged him - and that for me was the best part. He talked about the company, how it came to be, and he talked a little bit about growing up and the path his life led him to get to this point. I was fascinated - I wish we had more time to talk with him about all of that. You could tell the passion he has, you could see how this company was just a natural extension of who he was, how he was raised and what he believed in. He talked about his family - and his mom. And let me just say, I hope in 20-30 years, my son talks about me like that. I was so touched and moved (and also, I want to meet his mother!). Steaz now has a blog, and I am crossing my fingers that Eric shares more about himself on there because I have a feeling he has amazing things to share with us! And in a way, learning about him and how he came to be a founder in this company really helped me fall in love with Steaz even more!
Notes: I did take pictures that day and I lost the little thing I need to pull them off the memory card. :( But some other bloggers put together some whrrl stories so you can see the here and here!
If you want to try Steaz - it is available at Whole Foods and most Targets. On their website you can also put in your zip code and see where it's sold by you! And here is a coupon to buy one, get one free!!
Disclosure: I did receive free product samples from Steaz but no monetary compensation. The
opinions expressed here are my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other
representation about the product should be verified with Steaz.
If that wasn't enough, I was there with some pretty amazing women - ecochic, Duong Sheahan, Mary Beth, Miss Lori, Serena Beltz, and Kim Moldofsky! In addition to these great women - who I am in awe of - we got to meet with Eric Schnell, the co-founder of Steaz.
We had such a wonderful time. We were able to try out a few Steaz drinks (and bring a few more home to try out - which my kids are SO excited about! LOL!). It was such a nice time! And I have to tell you that the Steaz drinks are pretty good - I am in love with the berry energy drink. Like, I would be happy drinking it all the time. And for a girl who is seriously addicted to drinking too much soda - it's nice to find an alternative that tastes good, is good for the earth, is made responsibly and has no high fructose corn syrup. Because every time I open a can of pop, these things are on my mind and I know it's not only bad for me to drink, but it's not all that great for the environment. But Steaz is all that and more!
And I could go on and on about how awesome their products are - fair trade, organic, sustainable - this is a company that cares about so much more than just making a product. This is a company that cares about me, you, the planet, those who produce the ingredients ... well they care about a lot of things! And it's amazing. And for me, that makes them an awesome company. And oh yeah, I actually like most of their drinks. I even liked the tea - and I'm not generally a tea drinker. I will admit the diet drinks weren't a hit with me. Although, I've never met a diet drink of any kind that was a hit with me. My kids are over the moon about the sparkling green tea though! Which is nice - because they are asking to drink soda more and more and so far I've mostly been able to steer them back towards other alternatives, because frankly, I don't want them drinking pop. So it's great to find something they like and I like!
Anyway, I could keep raving about how great all their products are - but I'm thinking by now you get the picture! And I love that the drinks taste good and are good - but that's not the biggest thing I walked away with last Wednesday.
While we were eating lunch, Eric (one of the co-founders) was talking to us. He said he didn't really want to talk about himself, but we encouraged him - and that for me was the best part. He talked about the company, how it came to be, and he talked a little bit about growing up and the path his life led him to get to this point. I was fascinated - I wish we had more time to talk with him about all of that. You could tell the passion he has, you could see how this company was just a natural extension of who he was, how he was raised and what he believed in. He talked about his family - and his mom. And let me just say, I hope in 20-30 years, my son talks about me like that. I was so touched and moved (and also, I want to meet his mother!). Steaz now has a blog, and I am crossing my fingers that Eric shares more about himself on there because I have a feeling he has amazing things to share with us! And in a way, learning about him and how he came to be a founder in this company really helped me fall in love with Steaz even more!
Notes: I did take pictures that day and I lost the little thing I need to pull them off the memory card. :( But some other bloggers put together some whrrl stories so you can see the here and here!
If you want to try Steaz - it is available at Whole Foods and most Targets. On their website you can also put in your zip code and see where it's sold by you! And here is a coupon to buy one, get one free!!
Disclosure: I did receive free product samples from Steaz but no monetary compensation. The
opinions expressed here are my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other
representation about the product should be verified with Steaz.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Jump in!
Greeblemonkey is hosting a photography contest this month and the theme is inspiration. Normally I don't enter these sorts of things - a photographer I am not. But this contest is unique in that for every entry, $1 will be donated to UNICEF. So I'm tossing this photograph into the mix because how could I not!
So my picture is Jump In!
Because I love how kids just jump into a pile leaves, with all their might and strength and joy!! It's awesome! It inspires me to jump into life with the same vigor!
There isn't much time, you have to enter by 10pm mountain time tonight! Which is only about 6 hours from now! So hurry over, find a picture, and jump in and enter it. And who knows, maybe you'll be picked as a finalist! =)
So my picture is Jump In!
Because I love how kids just jump into a pile leaves, with all their might and strength and joy!! It's awesome! It inspires me to jump into life with the same vigor!
There isn't much time, you have to enter by 10pm mountain time tonight! Which is only about 6 hours from now! So hurry over, find a picture, and jump in and enter it. And who knows, maybe you'll be picked as a finalist! =)
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