Another water rafting trip in the books!!! I love it!! Planning on a single venture. Me. One Kayak. & the River! Perfect!!
Some photos of my time spent in lil ole' Ohiopyle!
I camp!
I'm going Camping/White Water Rafting this weekend!! For the first time in my Life!! Everyone from my best friend to my neighbor have money riding on the fact that, I won't survive! I plan to prove them wrong!
Details and pictures of the Fabulous trip will be posted after I return!!
I've decided to dive back into getting to know my sewing machine on a more personal level. It has sat in my basement for the last 3 years. I had a love for trying my hand at sewing a few years back. However, I became discouraged after things did not come together as I planned....must be the Specialist in me. I gave up. I packed up. I forgot about it. Fast forward to this past month-I had a yearning to try my hand at it again. After dusting it off and re-threading it-I thought I was set to go. No! I'm having needle issues. It goes down....but refuses to come back up! Hmmmm....
I threw the towel back in.
I was on a mission to make a bathing suit. Yes, Bathing Suit. I took to sewing it by hand. It turned out so-so. My sewing machine would have been able to make it A+. I'm taking my machine to the real doctors. Let's hope they can help!!
If youre into fabulous finds-run to Rogers, Ohio! It is the states largest open air market. They have 1,000's of vendors, selling everything from Antiques to Fruit. You can't comprehend the greatness of it, until you go! It's open @ 7:30am every Friday!! Go Now!!! Don't believe me-Google it!!
I've decided to take a moment and post some of my finer floral moments from the past few months.
All done with love.
I received the best piece of advice from a girl no older than 11 yesterday. She and her family are friends of mine. I was visiting there place yesterday, when she asked if I wanted to play Wii Bowling. Now, I know everyone and their mother is on the Nintendo train…me?....Not so much. I never played video games as a child nor was I ever exposed to them on an adult level. I decided to give her Wii Bowling a whirl. Controller in hand-I was ready to roll the ball….But not before I let her know-“I wasn’t going to be much of an opponent, considering my lack of skill level”. That very moment, she hopped in front of me and spoke these fine words…”Valarie, Never doubt yourself”.
I was amazed, at how focused she was when she said it. Just Brilliant!!
I guess where there’s a Wii, there’s a Way……
Oh, and I’m pretty sure I’m now addicted to this fabulous gaming system….
Yes! Yes, it's True!! I'm having a blowout Hi-End Moving Sale of the Century!!
Sunday July 20th 2008.
I chose the term 'Hi-End Moving Sale' for two reasons.
One: I don't own junk-therefore I will not be selling Junk. (which usually is associated with garage sales)
Two: I feel the words 'Moving Sale' will get more people to consider it. Yes, a little bit of trickery on my part....but then again....
life is an illusion.....
I'm moving!!
I'm also suffering from creative asphyxiation. I've tried taking some of my built up energy out on my oil paintings, but they all turn out looking kinda 'kindergarten-ish'. Oh well, one persons art is anothers trash. I'm pretty sure I was born with the creative wandering gypsy gene embedded deep down inside. I get bored, so very bored with anything routine.
Proof is in the Painting Pudding.....
I think I'm going to focus on my jewelry making....
Finish that brilliant T-Shirt line of mine I started.
The west coast looks very enticing as of lately. But then again so does Brooklyn. My friends who have moved there-love it. One problem: I hate snow.
...and it snows there and here! Miami would be great. I go there regulary. One problem: It gets TOO hot there. The west coast is the best coast.
I need a vacation.....
I consider myself reliable to a fault. But the last few days I pulled out some not so kosher excuses as to why I was having to miss work. What can I say, having the opportunity to work with some of the coolest people around would be worth any reprimand I may had to endure. I had the pleasure of working with Cupid Productions on the set of My Bloody Valentine. A 3-D Horror movie being shot in Pittsburgh. Did a little stand in work. The 14 hr day was horrible but the crew made it all the worth while! Should be a tight movie!
The following week consisted of doing some extra work on Hollywood & Wine. A comedy also being filmed in Pittsburgh, directed by Kevin Farley. Fun Times again!!
Since I'm pretty sure I have used up all my excuses, I think the next approach will have to be my mother calling me in sick. Just Brilliant.
I am an avid watcher of the food network. Not because I have an interest in actually cooking flamboyant dishes-but because they have some of the best shows on. Diners, Drive-In & Dives, Unwrapped and Ace of Cakes-are the greatest! Fast-Forward to my own challenge. I caught a clip of a contest they were advertising for.
Betty Crocker cook off....Here I come!!
A large retail chain of cookies was looking for their new and updated version of the chocolate chip cookie. Score me-because I am a genius when it comes to baking chocolate chip cookies. Not because I enjoy them-but because thats one of the many ways I use to bribe the boys at the car wash to detail my car for free. Fair Exchanges-always work!!
After some flour here, shortening there and a few bags of hammered down frozen peanut butter cups....the challenge was on. I whipped batch after batch out. Gave them to friends, family and of course-the shop boys. I got the feed back...
A+ Winners!! Score!!
The contest was based on creativeness, appearance and I'm sure a host of other things. Unfortunaltey here is where the bad news comes in. We had to photograph the cookies, along with mailing in the recipe and a short story as to the love that went into baking them. I thought I was golden on this end, but I was wrong. I didn't place. No shame! No shame! I'm sure it wasn't because I didnt have an award winning recipe or because my 'story' wasn't worthy-I am pretty sure it is safe to say my cookies didn't place due to......
Bad Lighting.
Because nobody photographs well in bad lighting.....
See Example Below.
