Thursday, June 16, 2011
And I Thought I Started Rural....
I like maps. I really like Google Maps. Andrew showed me the great feature of Print Screen. I really like prt sc. This is what happens when two things I really like, come together! In the spirit of a blog (where they use prt sc all the time, i see now) and updating where I'm at these days....
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Ambitious Morning
So remember that time I said I was going to do 10 things that day? That was awfully ambitious of me. This is what I said I would do:
- Decorate a cake for my sister
- Play with Greta outside
- Exercise
- Call Ohio Dental Board
- Unpack/clean room
- Job search
- Pick pictures to print
- Print Inspiration Album pages
- Make Greta an apron
- Check my email/facebook/blogger 10 more times
This is what I actually did:
1. Decorated a cake for my sister
2. Checked my email/facebook/blogger 10 more times
Turns out making a cake takes me all day. Here is my photo journey of my first decorated layered cake! I bought a coupler, bag, and a bunch of tips at an Amish store the other weekend and I was quite eager to use them. Now don't be too critical, I know I'm no Lindsey Tolino, or Kim Friesen, but I had fun and enjoyed it. :)
First Greta helped me bake the cakes |
Then I put them together |
Did the "ever-important" crumb coat |
Iced the cake! |
smoothed the icing with water |
started the nerve-racking decorating |
Please don't look too closely! |
Probably should've stopped here.... |
All Done! |
My sister has her PhD. She's pretty cool like that.
Tomorrow is another day off... so hopefully I can get #2-9 done!! haha
Monday, April 4, 2011
Lists
As many of you may know... I LOVE lists. I make at least one every day, but usually more. I realized today that I not only like making lists, but I also love to read lists. Maybe you like lists, too, so I'm going to make some lists here:
A list of....
1. Things I'll Do Today
2. Things I've Done Today
3. Things I Should Do Soon
4. Things About Me
5. Things About My Family
A list of....
1. Things I'll Do Today
2. Things I've Done Today
3. Things I Should Do Soon
4. Things About Me
5. Things About My Family
Things I'll Do Today
- Decorate a cake for my sister
- Play with Greta outside
- Exercise
- Call Ohio Dental Board
- Unpack/clean room
- Job search
- Pick pictures to print
- Print Inspiration Album pages
- Make Greta an apron
- Check my email/facebook/blogger 10 more times
Things I've Done Today (at 10:00)
- Baked a cake
- Drove up to Michelle's... twice
- Checked email/facebook/blogger 4 times
- Played with Greta inside
- Searched for cake decorating ideas
- Brushed my teeth
- Changed my clothes
- Licked cake batter off the spoon
- Taught Greta how to lick cake batter off the spoon (shhh don't tell!)
- Watched the elephant song with Greta
Things I Should Do Soon
- Make lasagna for a friend
- Take a shower
- Make a massage appointment
- Make an appointment for my car
- Finish Micah's birthday present (his bday was march 25)
- Work on my Israel powerpoint
- Write some letters
- Charge my cell phone
- Get new tires for my car
- More CRAFTS!!!
Things About Me
- I really enjoy lists
- I like to organize
- I love to see/feel/make the change from dirty teeth to clean teeth
- I am disappointed when my patients don't get as excited as I do when their teeth are clean
- I have a niece, a nephew, and another nephew on the way!
- I've been dating my best friend for 3 1/2 years
- I'm moving to Ohio in May
- I'm ready for summer to be here
- I'm ready for football season- there better be one!
- I love to CRAFT!
Things About My Family
- We used to all fit in the Buick Century
- Once my nephew is born, we will have doubled in size... requiring TWO Buick Centuries
- We used to live in Chester County
- Now we live in Somerset County... except my sister's family
- My sister becomes a doctor today (PhD in History)
- My sister-in-law is a doctor already (of Physical Therapy)
- My other sister has her Master's Degree.
- I have TWO associate's degrees. :)
- My family is Swiss, German, and French.
- My great grandparents died at a really old age- 100s.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Discouraged
I'm discouraged... finding a job these days is very difficult. I hate that. Who doesn't? I'm still temping around home (i use the word 'around' loosely) but getting 3 days in a week is such a HUGE blessing. Unfortunately, I need to be working more than that!!! With bald tires, worn out brakes and rotors, and the impending move- I need more work!!! Anyway- I'm moving to Ohio, and I'm sooooooo ready to! I'm going to be living in a basement for one small flat rate and that is a true blessing! Unfortunately- NO ONE is hiring out there. It makes me so sad to think that I'm not going to be doing hygiene for a while until something opens up. It also makes me sad that I won't have a hygiene paycheck!!! Anyway... I need a job in northwest Ohio.... and I'm discouraged.
That's an exciting blog now isn't it?!?
How about some craft pictures?? Here are a few things I've made recently:
YUMMY caramels!! |
Greta's Silhoette |
T-shirt Necklace |
Doily Shirt |
Headband from Mom's Wedding dress material |
Lace bracelet: bad pic! |
flower! |
Yarn necklace |
the pin on Greta |
Hankie Skirt |
Positive blanket |
Neck Pillow |
Love Note pillow |
I also finished my blanket (the one above is Andrews) but my mom still needs to bind it. I asked her to do it about a month ago and it's still sitting where it was. Boo.
Anyway- I'm going to go work on Micah's book.....
Thursday, February 17, 2011
More growing up... and more growing up to do...
Hello Friends and Family-
My best friend is over for the day. We've had some fun, and some tears. That girl can be a little dramatic sometimes. She won't mind that I said that. Probably because she's only 17 months old and can't read. Though she was pretending. She's convincing. Anywho- she's taking a nap and I don't feel like putting my laundry away so I decided to waste some time on Blogger. :) Thanks crafty blogs that I check 5 times a day, for not letting me down.
Would you like an update on what's going on in my professional life? Sure, ok... The Ohio dental board met last Wednesday- the 9th- (the day my dad turned 56... whoa) so it's just more of this waiting game. Last week I went to Ohio to hand deliver some resumes. I probably put about 200 miles on my car (and A's) just driving around to the different offices!!! The first day was pretty discouraging, since I only got rid of 3 out of 20!! A couple were wrong names, a couple were wrong addresses, and one dentist did his own cleanings- pah! Anyway, the next day was much more successful- I delivered 12 in one day!
I got my name out there, which is a start. I got put on a couple sub lists, which is nice. AND one office said they might be hiring soon. SCORE! well... not quite yet, but there is HOPE!! Once I get my license- who knows when- I will call them all back, starting with the hiring one, and let them know I'm available immediately!!!! :)
Of course, 1 out of 20 aren't good odds (isn't good odds?) so I may have to apply in Toledo... Let's cross our fingers for an under an hour commute......
Hopefully Ohio doesn't let me down and I get that license letter soon.
So what's a job if you have no place to live??? Well, I'm [hopefully] going to be living in my friend's old apartment. She just moved out last weekend. I didn't actually talk to the landlady yet, but I'm confident it will work out. I'm planning to move mid-April. In some ways I'm super excited- to be living on my own again, to decorate my own place, to have a warmer craft area, and most importantly- TO SEE ANDREW!!!! And in other ways I'm not so excited- mainly because I'm going to miss that best friend that's sleeping upstairs. also her pretty cool momma. and my momma. and just sad that I'll be missing family life at home. I guess that's just a part of what happens when you grow up and move away. Sometimes I just wish so bad that Andrew lived closer, but then I remind myself that we're lucky we're only 5 hours apart, and not the whole country apart... which is just as likely considering where we met.
Another way to show I'm growing up??? I got a new driver's license.... and it's HORIZONTAL!!! wooot! Hopefully I wasn't unwise in renewing my PA license instead of getting an OH one... since I'll be moving before my old one expires anyway... haha! I still don't know what to do about permanent addresses, taxes, and all that. Part of me feels like I should just move and make it for real by changing my license and all that jazz.... but then another part says why bother now? I'll have to change it all again when I change my name.
boom.
nope.
6 1/2 years. get used to it.
Enough babbling... I think I'm done now... Time to put my laundry away. :)
My best friend is over for the day. We've had some fun, and some tears. That girl can be a little dramatic sometimes. She won't mind that I said that. Probably because she's only 17 months old and can't read. Though she was pretending. She's convincing. Anywho- she's taking a nap and I don't feel like putting my laundry away so I decided to waste some time on Blogger. :) Thanks crafty blogs that I check 5 times a day, for not letting me down.
Would you like an update on what's going on in my professional life? Sure, ok... The Ohio dental board met last Wednesday- the 9th- (the day my dad turned 56... whoa) so it's just more of this waiting game. Last week I went to Ohio to hand deliver some resumes. I probably put about 200 miles on my car (and A's) just driving around to the different offices!!! The first day was pretty discouraging, since I only got rid of 3 out of 20!! A couple were wrong names, a couple were wrong addresses, and one dentist did his own cleanings- pah! Anyway, the next day was much more successful- I delivered 12 in one day!
I got my name out there, which is a start. I got put on a couple sub lists, which is nice. AND one office said they might be hiring soon. SCORE! well... not quite yet, but there is HOPE!! Once I get my license- who knows when- I will call them all back, starting with the hiring one, and let them know I'm available immediately!!!! :)
Of course, 1 out of 20 aren't good odds (isn't good odds?) so I may have to apply in Toledo... Let's cross our fingers for an under an hour commute......
Hopefully Ohio doesn't let me down and I get that license letter soon.
So what's a job if you have no place to live??? Well, I'm [hopefully] going to be living in my friend's old apartment. She just moved out last weekend. I didn't actually talk to the landlady yet, but I'm confident it will work out. I'm planning to move mid-April. In some ways I'm super excited- to be living on my own again, to decorate my own place, to have a warmer craft area, and most importantly- TO SEE ANDREW!!!! And in other ways I'm not so excited- mainly because I'm going to miss that best friend that's sleeping upstairs. also her pretty cool momma. and my momma. and just sad that I'll be missing family life at home. I guess that's just a part of what happens when you grow up and move away. Sometimes I just wish so bad that Andrew lived closer, but then I remind myself that we're lucky we're only 5 hours apart, and not the whole country apart... which is just as likely considering where we met.
Another way to show I'm growing up??? I got a new driver's license.... and it's HORIZONTAL!!! wooot! Hopefully I wasn't unwise in renewing my PA license instead of getting an OH one... since I'll be moving before my old one expires anyway... haha! I still don't know what to do about permanent addresses, taxes, and all that. Part of me feels like I should just move and make it for real by changing my license and all that jazz.... but then another part says why bother now? I'll have to change it all again when I change my name.
boom.
nope.
6 1/2 years. get used to it.
Enough babbling... I think I'm done now... Time to put my laundry away. :)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
CRAFTS!
OK kids- Here's the reason I STILL have a blog, even though I rarely post anything worthwhile... I LOVE CRAFTS! I check my blogger dashboard probably a minimum of 5 times a day- sometimes 25. (i'm not exaggerating) I follow about 20 blogs, most of which are crafty blogs. I bookmark AND print out all the ones I like and think I might like to make someday. I have a huge binder I affectionately call my Inspiration Album. Most of these crafts are from said blogs. I thought I'd share them here. If you follow me on FB, I apologize for the redundancy. Below each picture is where I received the inspiration.
multiple sites (these are all bookmarks)
made from pictures Mom & I took in Vegas this summer. This was her Christmas gift
made this up for my sister-in-law
made this up... didn't really turn out
Have any things you'd like me to make?? Be creative. I'll see what I can round up. :)
Taking Down Christmas
On my list of things to do today was "Take down Christmas."
How sad. I LOVE to decorate for Christmas. I have done it for my mom for the past... probably 10 years. I blare my Mannheim Steamrollers music...
You should take a listen to one of my favorite songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68j6Ceof8QQ
I bring up all the Christmas decorations at once and unwrap each of them in glee before I figure out where I'm going to put each piece.
My personal favorite part is decorating the tree. Some people have decorating the tree as a family affair... my family doesn't do affairs, so I just do it in solitaire. I enjoy it just the same. Oh... and I put the angel on first. :)
Here is this year's tree. Mom took it down the other week when I was away, which made me sad... but luckily after only removing a few items, she took a picture:
How sad. I LOVE to decorate for Christmas. I have done it for my mom for the past... probably 10 years. I blare my Mannheim Steamrollers music...
You should take a listen to one of my favorite songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68j6Ceof8QQ
I bring up all the Christmas decorations at once and unwrap each of them in glee before I figure out where I'm going to put each piece.
My personal favorite part is decorating the tree. Some people have decorating the tree as a family affair... my family doesn't do affairs, so I just do it in solitaire. I enjoy it just the same. Oh... and I put the angel on first. :)
Here is this year's tree. Mom took it down the other week when I was away, which made me sad... but luckily after only removing a few items, she took a picture:
Unfortunately for us, it's not a very good picture. It was much prettier and fancier with the lights on, I promise.
Anyway, so today- since it is now February 1st, I thought that was a good day to change up the decorations, especially since I was supposed to work today but didn't on account of the ice.
Now this is what our house looks like:
Isn't life so empty without Jesus??
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