Stop by, stay awhile, have a pint or two...
Wishing all my friends many happy Irish blessings this St. Patrick’s Day! May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold. And at the end of your rainbows, may you find a pot of gold.
Now pass me a pint and let’s celebrate with my ALL TIME favorite band – Enter the Haggis.
céad míle fáilte
The uber savvy Linda, formally known as Short Pump Preppy, and I have a fun weekly photo challenge for you.
Do you take photos of yourself?
Then you are backwards, right?
You are seeing life on the flipside.
Mirror shots
Reflections in glass
Shadows of you
You might just be feeling backwards some days and now, you are….
Each week we want to see your other side. The idea is easy, just snap a photo of you. It can be a reflection, a shadow or self portrait. There’s lots of room for creativity. Then each week link up the photos you have posted on your blog or flickr.
A different perspective on life.
Life on The Flip Side.
Grab our button…link in your post.
Tuesday’s we will have a linky up for you to link to.
“<a href=”http://www.shortpumppreppy.com/the-flip-side/”target=”_blank”><center><img border=”0″ alt=”The Flip Side”src=”http://www.shortpumppreppy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/theflipsidebutton.png”/></center></a>”
We can’t wait to see the other side of you!
This Lassie was quite the little crafter the past few days. While I would love to take all the credit for these uber fabulous ideas – I cannot. While I would love to say I even discovered the “it’s so easy to make your hate yourself for not making it” teacher gifts – I cannot. It was all my friend Danielle. But what I can say is I made BOTH of these crafts in one afternoon. One!
Super Easy Back To School Teacher Gift
As I said, my friend Danielle posted that she made these super cute and easy back-to-school teacher gifts for her kiddos teachers. What teacher doesn’t want a little love (and candy) the first day back to school? I sure would! So I decided to share the wealth and make these for the boys’ teachers. One quick visit to Michael’s and I was ready to go. You can get all the directions and variations of this project at The Gift Closet.
Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board
I have been pondering something like this for a LONG time. I need to have a weekly meal plan. Without it my week nights quickly turn to random chaos in my kitchen. So, since the school year has begun and I am back at work, I decided it was time to take some action! Plus, now I don’t have to answer the daily question of “What’s for dinner?!?“
This was another super easy craft once I got all the supplies. Now I will say that I opted for a bit nicer frame then the Dollar Store one suggested in this post, but it is hanging in my kitchen and I wanted it to look nice. My frame was $9.99 (on sale) from Michael’s and I used scrapbooking letter stickers (also from Michael’s). Total cost for this project was $15. I really like the fact that I can change the background paper as often as I want. Oh yeah, that is a total added bonus! Now I just need someone to come up with the meals. Anyone???
If you have been reading along you have probably read that I have been doing the Engine 2 Diet with Hubby. The first 28 days you are basically vegan. Well not basically – you ARE vegan. While the first two days went off without a hitch, day 3-5 hit me like a ton of bricks. I, like many others, am a stress eater. I am also a lover of cheese. So when I can’t have my staple of Wheat Thins and cheese, I tend to get a bit cranky. Don’t even get me started about how cranky Hubby has been without his candy and potato chips! Did I mention we can’t have processed sugar either? Yeah, we can’t. grumble grumble
Now, I realize I just wrote a post about how much I love spring and truth be told, I do. But spring also comes with a lot of things that I am not particularly fond of. While I realize I should just sit and relish all the good spring has to offer but today I am going to throw spring under the bus. Yep, today I am going to do my my Top Ten list about all the things that irk me about spring. Bring on the pessimism!
1. Weeds. Along with all the beautiful flowers of spring come their evil cousins – weeds.
2. Drastic temperature changes. Here in the Midwest we never know what to expect when spring rolls around. One days we are basking in the warm sunshine and the next day there is 4 inches of snow on the ground.
3. Allergies. Who out there loves the puffy eyes, groggy voice and runny nose associated with spring allergies? *crickets* Yeah… that’s what I thought.
4 Asian Beetles. They turn up everywhere!!!
5. Pasty white legs. Oh you know them! Those scary white legs that bare themselves to sunlight after 7 months of hibernating in pants. *shivers* Scary!
6. Feeling that you HAVE to do spring cleaning. Why is it that once it is finally warm you feel the need to stay inside and clean everything? Who’s idea was that??
7. Not knowing what to wear OR what to dress you kids in as they head off to school. See #2 for weather reference.
8. Muddy clothes. As if I don’t have enough laundry to do! Boy + spring = MUD.
9. . Spring projects that result in injuries. This weekend while fixing some of the boards on the deck Hubby…. well….. Hubby fell through the deck. It wasn’t pretty. He did let me photograph his leg though. Thanks Hubby!
10. Stays light later. How am I supposed to get these boys in bed if it is still light out?!
What irks you about spring? Don’t forget to head over to ohAmanda’s and check out what other people are listing this fine spring Tuesday.
5. Deep dish pizza. The oooey gooey goodness that is packed in a Chicago style deep dish pizza is beyond description.
What is your favorite city? Don’t forget to head over to ohAmanda’s and check out what other people are listing this Tuesday.
