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random thoughts, ideas and chaoshappiness is… [day 181]
I had a conversation with a friend of mine over lunch today, and he's trying to understand the 'black friday' thing as much as I am. It made me think about a book I started to read recently called Absorbing Spongebob: Ten Ways to Squeeze More Happiness Out of Life....
ready. set. action! [day 180]
I have to go shopping today. It's for work, so I can't ditch my job to not shop. I have to get paint, glitter and fabric for a stage set. I'm not looking forward to going shopping, even though Home Depot has always been one of my favorites. I've always liked doing...
the person with the most toys, wins [day 179]
With my halfway point coming soon, and in efforts to do something fun and creative, I wanted to test out a couple of ideas I had. As I was playing around, my dining room table completely covered with junk, a friend called me to see if I had a specific camera lens....
no what??!! yes, that’s what I said, know what! [day 178]
Thanksgiving day will be day 183 of no retail shopping, marking the one-half year point in my challenge. Along with a recap of what I've learned so far, I'll have a 1/2 year celebration surprise challenge, adding it on to the no retail shopping. Clues? it's an art...
what day is this??!!? [day 177]
So today is day 179 and somehow I'm off on my days? I knew I was one day behind in blogging, but it's really 3? I messed up somewhere, so I'll get caught up today. I should use a calendar sometime. :) I don't know when or why I made this graphic, but I'm aware...
made in china [day 176]
I heard something interesting on the radio yesterday morning. It was on KRLD news talk radio, and I've looked for it online, but I couldn't find it. I did find something similar, but the radio version must have been the recap. Basically, they were blaming the...
to infiniti and beyond… [day 175]
I decided to take my 14 year old car in to be repaired, as it's been 5 years since I've had any major work done to it. Of course, I do keep up with the oil changes and regular maintenance items. My car is old, and runs wonderfully well. It's an Infiniti QX4, a car...
life in the fast lane [day 174]
It's definitely the holiday season, as life is very busy. I haven't even had time to blog today, I've been working and had to take my car in for repairs. Here's an image of what life feels like right now. Wait, I have no car right now and the repair bills are going...
get out of the trees [day 173]
My video is finally done and available! Click here to watch it. :) This stop motion video project was created for a contest that AT&T is doing through zooppa.com. Here’s the concept, as posted on AT&T’s site. The AT&T Simplify Your Life video contest is...
the making of "get out of the trees" video
This project was created for a contest that AT&T is doing through zooppa.com. Here's the concept, as posted on AT&T's site. The AT&T Simplify Your Life video contest is a chance for you to make your own video about AT&T’s Online Services, such as...
could you move out of your house in 6 hours? [day 172]
My initial answer to that question would be no, but not anymore, after seeing what happened to my friend yesterday. I'm sure this question had never crossed her mind, nor did she ever think she would have to move in a matter of hours. I got the 911 text message...
your car is leaking [day 171]
Duh. My car is 14 years old, of course it has some leaks. I was refused an oil change yesterday because my car has a few leaks. This is a first. I've never had this happen before, so I asked about it. First, he said my car had several leaks, the oil pan, the...
black friday shopping: the new olympic sport [day 170]
Okay, so it's not an olympic sport... yet. I do however, find this black friday business very interesting. The idea for this blog post started with an article I found in a local magazine, called Black Friday: Survival Tips. Please understand, if you choose to...
sleep productivity [day 169]
I wish, just some of the time, that I could turn off my brain. It's full of active monkeys, as one of my friends said. Another says I have crossed-wire mentality, that's why I can be creative and artistic, but at the other end of the spectrum, do computer...
addiction? maybe… [day 168]
One of my favoriet scriptures is James 4:17. 17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. I have so many ideas in my head, many of which are goodwill ideas. I know I should be doing a lot of them, so prioritization is hugely important. I...
to buy or not to buy [day 167]
I promised my kids a movie and a trip to Game Stop yesterday. They had their own money to spend on games and I paid for the movie. Interesting lessons learned: New release days. Yesterday was the release date for the Call of Duty: Black Ops game. I had no idea...
sot barnslig is my new mascot [day 166]
Today, I am showcasing something Amy bought for me. Now I don't encourage buying anything from a retail store, but I have to say, this little guy is funny and I think he might be my new mascot for trash society. !!??!?!??? Seriously? I can understand one tag, but...
do I need to look on craigslist to find a freecycle? [day 165]
I love the concept of freecycle.org, however, I have the worst luck actually getting anything. I've responded to emails the second they hit my inbox, and the stuff seems to be gone. It's like calling into a radio station to be the 63rd caller. Do they even do that...
stuff(ing) [day 164]
I stumbled upon this photo while doing some research on recycling. A design student created it, a plastic chair form and you stuff it with recycled, or in the case, reused stuff(ing). According to the info given, he got a poor grade because the stuff(ing) would...
less is more [day 163]
This week has been crazy. There's been no time to shop, even if I had wanted to. This next week, I will be working on a cool project, so I'll be keeping the blog posts short. Here's a preview of the project. Yes! Of course it has to do with trash society!!