Progress

Last night we painted the basement, it is amazingly pretty and retro looking.  The stair area is a happy semi-soft yellow and the rest of the room is a soft blue with a touch of green in it.  No clue what the name of the blue is, it was one of the oops cans the day we got lucky at Home Depot and I can't find the card for the yellow anymore so it will remain nameless for now.  I did the rolling of the blue and ended up with a blister on one of my fingers, I went down to see what it looked like today and I missed a few spots, will have to fix that on Thursday.  I have been looking for a red clock and some retro wall art to decorate with, i'm positive that with my owl obsession there will be a few that will find their way down there.  I am really happy that I will have a place of my own where I can get away for a few hours at a time.  It will be the art area of the house, all crafty thing will happen there.

Do you have a place to run off to when you need time to yourself?

super soft

Another late night post

I've noticed this year that my hands started to crack much earlier in the season than usual.  I've tried a few products that work for a short while but nothing that I would write home about.  Petroleum Jelly ended up being my go to cure, it works but you can't do or touch anything after putting it on, sleeping with your hands up int he air not to get it on the sheets.  I had a pair of those white gloves before but I kept waking up with them no longer on my hands, apparently I'm pretty busy while I sleep.  On a recent visit to Home Depot for paint I was intrigued by a little green jar, as I got closer I noticed it was hand cream.  O'Keeffes working hands, not too expensive either, around $7-$9 a jar depending where you get it.  I figured that no harm could be done by giving it a whirl.  I tossed it into the cart then chased Ollie around the paint department while our cans were being mixed.  The girl called out our colours to let us know it was ready and as I was collecting them to put in the cart I noticed that the staff had the little green jar on their desk.  I asked what she though about it and she went on and on about how much she loves it.  With this new knowledge I was even more excited to try it out.  It's been about 2 weeks now and my hands are always super soft.  I put it on twice a day usually, in the morning and before bed, it's not greasy and doesn't smell like anything either.  Working in clothing retail really dries out your hands and with this product I no longer have issues.  

No more bleeding knuckles.

53 in 3

I've been inspired to write a list, put down on "paper" what I want to accomplish.  I have given myself 3 years to do it because there are some pretty big goals on it, some that would require us to save money for.
so here are 53 things I want to do in 3 years, 31 December 2014.

Visit a Province that I haven’t been to yet.(NS, PEI, MB, SK, AB, NWT, YK)
Actually get our passports done
get a tattoo (Ollie’s footprint at birth)
get up to date pictures printed and put into albums
Take more pictures of Ollie and us
have an ETSY christmas
donate blood
do a home photo tour on the blog
take photos of everything in the house for insurance
Invite people over for dinner
buy a pair of toms shoes
take a class
Walk some of the many Ottawa trails
Go back to Marineland
read more books. 
Finish reading catching fire
drink more water in a day
take a cooking class
Visit Japan
set foot on all of the 7 continents as a family. 

(North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctic)
do a fundraising walk
Hang up more pictures of us 
clean out my e-mail inboxes
figure out how to knit so I can make Ollie a scarf
attempt to crochet a amigurumi
eat supper at home at least 6 times a week
make more muffins for snacks and lunches
Cook something from the Julia Child cookbooks
Make a habit of folding the laundry after it’s washed
Finish our MCC (movie cabinet challenge)
make a timecapsule and hide/bury it somewhere
Pick a wedding date
plan our wedding
write a letter to Ollie for him to open when he leaves the house
write a letter to Louis, have him open it when he turns 50
Find at least 4 geocaches per month
wear makeup more often
clean out the junk on the computer

dump out files from the time capsule
do up our wills 
get recipes from my grandmother and mother
write a 5 year plan
Make more cakes, cupcakes & cookies for occasions
Take a CPR-First Aid class
learn new cake icing techniques
Get into the routine of doing the dishes after we eat
get my haircut
Finish the sewing projects that I bought the supplies to do
Go to the Highland Games (in Ontario)
weekly meal plan

plan our family's escape route in case of fire

Make an emergency preparedness kit

have family portraits taken

A-Z

I've seen this around the internets a lot lately so I decided to jump on the band wagon.
A. Age: 26
B. Bed size: Queen
C. Chore that you hate: Most of them
D. Dogs: eventually will have one.
E. Essential start to your day: Toast and blog reading
F. Favorite color: green
G. Gold or Silver: Silver or white gold
H. Height: 5’3"ish
I. Instruments you play(ed): Saxophone, took guitar lessons
J. Job title: Part Time stay at home mom - part time clothing sales
K. Kids: 1 son, Olivier
L. Live: Gatineau
M. Mother’s name: Danielle
N. Nicknames: Chrissy
O. Overnight hospital stays: 3 nights - C-section
P. Pet peeves: When people at work complain about the schedule all the time then call in sick on weekends, I know your not sick.
Q. Quote from a movie: "Mad Hatter: Have I gone mad?    Alice: I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.  (alice in wonderland)
R. Right or left handed: right
S. Siblings: no biological, 1 sister-in-law and a best friend who is pretty much my sister
T. Time you wake up: around 7 or 8 depends on the kid
U. Underwear: everyday
V. Vegetable you hate: easier to name the ones I like
W. What makes you run late: a last minute diaper change
X. X-Rays you’ve had: teeth, wrist(broke), abdomen(kidney stone)
Y. Yummy food that you make: Cakes and cookies
Z. Zoo animal: Love the Elephants and the Hippos

Age

With my birthday coming up at the end of the month and the fact that I found out that Shia LaBeouf is younger then I am, I decided to look up who would need to be nice to me since I am an elder.

People I am surprised that I am older then...

Kaley Cuoco (big bang theory)

Shia LaBeouf (transformers)

Amber Heard (drive angry)

Lady Gaga

Shaun White (snowboard-skateboard)

Florence Welch (Florence and the Machines)

Robert Pattinson (twilight)

Ellen Page (Juno-inception)

Maria Sharapova (Tenis)

Louis' birthday is in about 2 weeks and I'm still not sure what to get for him.  If you have any ideas leave me a comment.

Creative

If you are looking to get your creative juices flowing.  If you are wanting to express yourself.  If you have a pile of journals with nothing in them, even if you don't go pick a couple up, they are useful in many ways.  Or if you just want something to do for the next 30 days.  You should click here.

I'm doing it, are you?

Crafting

Today will be spent crafting while the little one sleeps.  Making some things for Christmas.  Oh and I got the e-mail this morning telling me that my Christmas cards are being shipped.

That is all for today.

Off to the crafting table.

There will not be a quiz

10 things about me that you probably didn't know

1. When I use the microwave, I end the cook time with a 3

2. Christmas time is my favourite because the after eight mints come out in the stores

3. I would love to be craftier then I am, I have tons of crafty ideas, I just need to follow through on them.  If I get craftier I could sell stuff on Etsy

4. I LOVE the colour green, I have no clue why

5. I have dyed my hair since grade 7.  That's 12 years of hair dye

6. Getting mail makes me really really happy, unless it's bills, those make me sad

7. I own every other Nintendo console system. NES, Nintendo 64, Wii.

8. I have an issue with finishing books, especially if there is no sequel.

9. I love going to the movies, something that is nearly impossible to do when you have a baby.  Whenever we get the chance to go we jump on it.

10. I procrastinate, a lot.  I am getting much better though.

christmas preperation

I always try and finish my christmas shopping before December.  I am pretty good at getting the bulk of it done by mid-November and pick up a few last minute things in December.  I don't like malls near christmas.  I think that this year I started shopping earlier than any other year.  My favourite place to shop this year is on Etsy.  It is a great online world where artisans can sell their work all over the world.  It is like going to a craft show without the massive crowds.  I have already purchased a few things and am looking almost daily for other gift options. I am also planning on making a few things this year.  We pulled out the sewing machine over the weekend, I think I finally understand how to use it properly with all of it's selections.  I have a nice selection of fabrics that I have been collecting over the past little while with the idea of making some things for Ollie.  My big project that I would love to do soon is a new carrier.  I will practice on smaller projects for now and work my way up to that one.  I hope to finish my shopping and crafting a few weeks before so I can focus on decorating the house for our first christmas as a family in our new house.

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