Insomnia can be productive

Last night I had one of those nights when I can't sleep. My mind was racing while I was laying in bed, and I was fixated on how I could rearrange all the stuff in our porch/sunroom to make better use of the space. There was no way I was sleeping until I got up to investigate this situation. So, I ended up moving stuff around until I was satisfied. Unfortunately, by the time I completed this task it was 6am, and there was no point in going to sleeping at that time. I made some coffee and listening to my favorite am talk radio show, and even got a shower.

I'm waiting for the crash landing that will inevitably hit sometime this afternoon. It's a good thing we don't have to go anywhere, and the girls have a few new movies from the library to watch.

Yarn Bombing: part 2

A little present for my bff's parents, on a neighborhood street in south Toledo. My girls were with me when I left this, and as I was tying it to the basketball pole, my DD was yelling, "Mom, I don't think they are going to like that! They don't even know you! They won't like a stranger put knitting on their pole!". After I explained that yes, I did know them (since I was 4 years old) and yes, they would like it, DD was mad at me for laughing about it. "Why do you think something that is pretty is funny?" So suddenly, the knitting went from being a thing that would annoy someone to being something pretty. Ah, the mind of a 6 year old...

Yarn Bombing: my new hobby

I adore this.

And so tonight, with my best buddy Melissa, we did this:

(Airport Highway in south Toledo, right in front of the Happy Rose buffet.)

Then we put this on our friend Tom's car. A little while later, I got a phone call. "Michelle, did you put some knitting on my car?" I haven't laughed so hard in a while. Neither had Tom. And neither had Melissa. Yeah, it was like we were 12 again. I love being silly.


I need to figure out how to do this:

A Happy Fridge is a Clean Fridge

Ah...this feels good. Need to do this more often. Now I can actually see what is in the fridge and plan meals efficiently. What a concept.

Organizing 101...NOT!

I used Kim Jensen's fabulous new Damaged Goods, available at Scrapdish. Her extraction work is just exquisite! Also used Jen Wilson's date stamp and fonts are Century Gothic (title) and Pea Lisa (journaling).

I was quite restrained in my journaling. If I was being honest, I would write a lot more hostile stuff in there...something like this:

I HATE clutter. HATE IT. It makes me crazy!!! Everytime I look at one of the junk-filled countertops or corners in my house, I want to scream. Or cry. Or both.

Okay, now that I have that out of my system, it's time to make lunch, then help the girls make Valentines for their classmates. At least that will be fun!

Caution, Zombies Ahead!

This is very funny...



I want to be able to hack into a road sign!!