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So, I admit that I'm a little PS-Challenged... Been trying to learn some new tricks the past few weeks... My friend, and fabulous Digi-PS-Expert Jessica Sprague has an awesome Photoshop Tutorial posted on her blog today... with a lesson on photo-masks and a fun-grungy mask to download... Check it Out! And Thanks Jess - I totally need all the help that I can get... :)
Here's my result of learning Jess's mask-technique....
{a waterlilly, as seen in Key West, Florida}
One year ago, when I looked out my bedroom window, I saw this:
Now, one year later, I see this:
And....
Instead of waking up to the sounds of sirens, buses, and the occasional shouts from a homeless person --- I wake up to the sounds of birds chirping and the occasional barking of Red, the dog next door.
And....
Instead of taking an elevator down 8 flights, saying goodmorning to the doorman, and walking a mile through the city to work each day --- I walk downstairs and into my studio (usually still in PJ's). :)
And....
Instead of grocery shopping and stockpiling goods once a month --- I am at Cub Foods at least every other day.
And....
Instead of living off of Qdoba take-out and sushi to-go --- I've actually learned how to cook some really great dishes (but that's also due in part to the lack of adequate take-out around here!).
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This weekend marks the 1 year anny of Eric and I becoming homeowners... Looking back, it's absolutely amazing how much can change in just a single year. I loved life in PA, and I love life here in MN, too. Each place seemed to be just right, and just what I needed, at the time. Moving to MN brought me a suprising sense of peace and calm that I really enjoy -- and it's forced me slow down, which is good. :)
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PS -- just a little note about the Veggie Corn Dogs (which seem to have gotten a good response!)... If you try them -- Leave me a comment, and let me know what you think... My mom was daring and tried them for dinner the other night and just thought that they were "OK" - hah! I still love 'em tho!
Have a few things to say today... (yep, I'm in a chatty mood!):
#1 -- I am so, SO excited to be a part of this ultra-amazing Scrapbooking Fundraiser >>> Check out Karen Russell's blog for details.
Basically, the way it works is that there will be a drawing and (to quote Karen): The winners (and there will be a whole lot of you – more than 135 winners) will either win a 1 page layout completed by a “well-known” scrapbooker (using your photos of course) or a $50.00 prize package. >>> A $1 donation is all it takes to enter your name into the drawing... ***100% of the money $$$ raised will go directly to Women Helping Women International.
So totally amazing. And I am seriously excited to scrap SOMEONE ELSE'S photos... :) So check it out... and donate!
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#2 - Thanks to the lovely Miss Lindsay Teague... I now have my very own EASY BUTTON!!!! (Thank you again Lindsay!!!!)
So Freakin' Cool. Everytime you press it... it shouts "THAT WAS EASY". I seriously can't stop pressing it. Because god knows, there are quite a few things during my day that should be SOOOOOOOOO easy, and for some reason end up taking me four and half hours to complete. HaHaHaHa.... :)
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#3 - and this is quite random... but I am obsessed, and I mean OBSESSED, with Morningstar Farms Veggie Corn Dogs... YUMMMMMMMMMM. From everything that I can remember (and it *has* been 12 years since I've eaten meat) -- they taste exactly like a corndog... only you can be 100% sure that you're not eating random animal parts (like you might be in a regular Corn/HotDog!).... PLUS they are only 150 calories -- 4 grams of fat -- and take exactly ONE minute to cook in my microwave. People -- this is LUNCH every day for me... and its so good... You should seriously try it!
So, I've been an absentee blogger. Lots of stuff going on right now... But I wanted to post pics of the finished, GREEN laundry room. Lovin' the color. BEHR Grass Cloth. It was Eric's choice. I wanted to go with "Asparagus", and he had reservations about picking another edible color (after the pumpkin fiasco). So he won. And I love it. But, Shhhhhhhhhh!... don't tell him that!
PS - Toby approves of the green too! :)
... to any shade of paint with the word PUMPKIN in it. We should have known better. Have been thinking about painting our mudroom/laundry room for a few months now. Have had a few paint chips taped to the wall while we pondered our choices. FINALLY decided on something we thought would be bold, and energetic, and warm, and that would go with the rest of the colors in our house... and picked up a can of this paint last weekend...
BEHR Shade #250 -- PUMPKIN PATCH!!!
UGHHHHHHH. More like "home depot orange". After putting a sample on the wall, we KNEW that it was so totally wrong... way too bright... and Eric brought it back to have some more red and brown added in... to darken it up a little. Tried another sample swatch of the new and improved shade, and it seriously makes the room look like its glowing. Not good. Pumpkin Patch is being retired.
Deciding to completely forget the 'orange idea' -- I gathered a whole new collection paint chips from Home Depot yesterday... Yummy shades of green this time... and we'll see if we can try again this weekend. Hopefully we'll find a winner. :)
My poodle is pimped out.
Thanks to the lovely Miss KP...
She sent Toby a sweet package yesterday (addressed to him). I LOVE the fact that Toby is now getting his own mail...
And Toby is lovin' his new shirt...
And... all of his dog friends are super-jealous of his new look...
Thanks Kelly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
YAYYYYYYYYYY G-A-T-O-R-S!!!!!!!!
I'm attributing the Gators win to several things...
#1 - the fact that Eric wore the same Gators jersey for every game (we couldn't wash it until the streak ended - ewwww!)...
#2 - the fact that we ate Jimmy John's subs before each game (i even made Eric stop and get them on the way home from work last night -- just to keep the jimmy-love alive!)...
#3 - and finally... the AWESOME-NESS of Joakim Noah... :) Gotta love that kid!
I will be stocking up on Gator NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP gear later today... WOOOHOOOO!!!! :)
