My own personal rainbow

Your rainbow is shaded violet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is says about you: You are a creative person. You appreciate beauty and craftsmanship. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you've mastered it.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

The Simple Woman's Daybook meme

Outside my window... There is something very large and noisy!

I am thinking... That I should be finishing up my last pro-blog post of the day instead of playing with my personal blog!

I am thankful for... Being healthy, employed and happily married.

From the learning rooms...(if this applies)... My studio is filled to the brim with treasured books - I'm sure this counts :-) And this is the room where I plan my lessons for the classes I teach...

From the kitchen... There could be a peach smoothie...

I am wearing... Cozy socks and a fleece vest - my studio is the coldest room in the house.

I am creating... Well I should be created a blog post...

I am going... To the library and pick up a few groceries.

I am reading... I just finished "Thief Of Time" by Terry Pratchett and haven't decided what book I'm going to pick up next.

I am hoping... To find the perfect house :-)

I am hearing... The large and noisy thing outside is still being large & noisy. Inside my studio is a lot more pleasant, with the noise of the fish tank and a happy parrot beeping on my shoulder.

Around the house... Dogs. Several dogs.

One of my favorite things... I have to pick one? Fresh coffee, sleeping in on the weekends with a bed full of dogs, sunny days in winter, plants blooming on my window sill.

A few plans for the rest of the week: ... Blogging, blogging and more blogging. Getting together with family and hopefully having a date night with my DH

That meme that's going 'round the interwebs...

It's meme-tastic over here! Here are 25 basically random things you may or may not have known about me...

1. I love having weird coloured hair - seriously, I don't feel like myself if I don't have pink hair (or blue, or purple...)
2. I've never lived without at least one pet.
   
3. Which brings us to #3, my hubby & I have three dogs, two goldfish, two zebra finches and a parrot.
4. I'm down to drinking half-caff coffee, but I just can't seem to give up caffeine all together.
5. One of my jobs is writing a bunch of blogs - I'm up to 5 pro-blogs.
6. I also teach kids arts & craft classes and adult jewelry classes.
   
7. Given the option, I like to sleep until 9 in the morning... or later.
   
8. I am not a morning person!
9. I'm happily married.
10. But we don't have any kids... yet.
11. Generally - I'm pretty messy.
12. But I can usually find whatever I need in my studio.
13. I'm nervous on small boats - I'm still scared of water.
14. And no, I can't swim.
15. I don't generally wear high heels - I love my kitten heels though!
16. I'm a pretty good baker - bread, cakes, cookies - I'm your girl :-)
    
17. I'm a nerd... or a geek - which is which again?
18. Horror movies are very, very bad. Seriously, I saw I am Legend months ago and it still gives me nightmares.
    
19. I think I am officially addicted to fabric.
    
20. I get along great with my in-laws.
21. Red roses are a great way to put a smile on my face. Luckily, my husband knows this :-)
22. I enjoy sitting down and reading the "real" edition of the paper - reading the online version just doesn't interest me as much.
23. I've had the same cell phone for almost 3 years. When I like something, I try and keep it around for a long time.
    
24. Which may explain why my car was manufactured when I was a teenager...
25. I am still a fan of animated kids movies. I try and not drag my hubby to them too often, but he's got to pay me back for seeing 28 Weeks Later somehow...
    

Things I Love Thursday

It's been awhile since I've participated in TiLT - but I felt inspired this week :-)

• Being a Canadian - what can I say, Remembrance Day always makes me feel patriotic and proud :-)
  
• Being an army wife - it's that whole patriotic thing...
• Pink hair - although I seriously need to dye mine again
• the library - free books!
• cuddling up on my couch with a cup of hot chocolate on a cool and blustery day
• My family!
  

Carpe Diem

Tell your friends and family you love them - every day.

Don't put things off... you'll never know if you'll have the chance again.

Life is short & precious - make sure you're living the way you want to.

Yes, it's been a brutal couple of weeks... and then there was more bad news this morning.

Hug more, criticize less.

Make the art you want to.

meme-tastic

I shamelessly stole this meme from Bluepoppy :-)

Song you love: "Can't Help Falling In Love With You"

Word you love: Creativity

Academic subject you love: Art

Hobby you love: Hand-sewing yo-yos

Type of baked good you love: Fresh, home-baked bread.

Type of sky you love: Bright blue sky in September - it's the most amazing colour ever.

Beverage you love: White chocolate frappuchino from Starbucks.

Vacation you love: Camping in the Rocky Mountains

Restaurant you love: Mt Fuji - they have outrageously good sushi.

Way of getting around that you love: Toodling around in my purple tea cup on wheels.

Person you love: Well, there are lots of people I love - but my DH has got to be at the top of the list.

Room in your home (or ideal home) you love: Tie between my studio and my bedroom.

Movie you love: I have to pick just one? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Labyrinth, LOTR Trilogy, Harry Potter movies...

Book you love: Not possible to pick just one - I've got a houseful!

City you love: Vancouver, BC

Future plan you love: Moving to an island

Form of communication you love: Butterfly kisses.

Junk food you love: Really, really good ice cream.

birthday joys

I had a lovely birthday... the wild roses were in bloom - just outside our front door.I baked gluten-free carrot cupcakes for my mom...
More roses...
And my hubby made the most luscious dark-chocolate drizzled angel food cake!