I was perusing etsy at lunch and I saw this posting. I love crochet and especially crochet for a good cause!
Here is the posting
LynnsLovelies.etsy.com
Just wanted to pass this along for those of you who have not seen this wonderful opportunity to 'give back!'http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Features/Special+Olympics.htmI LOVE this idea and it has a personal meaning to me. I am a Mom of a 19 yr old who has been involved in Special Olympics since elemtary school. This does make your heart sing, to know you are donating your time and talent to such a worthy cause..Go TEAM USA!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
I'm sitting at my desk laughing manically over www.punditkitchen.com where I found a ton of political LOL's including this one! Take you inhailer with you and check this one out!!I am the featured artist in Zappy Turtle's blog!
Sometimes I am a bit sporadic in my entries. I have to kind of be inspired to write. With all my sewing and life outside crafting, alas I neglect my readers. Ive been thinking of writing about either politics or gay marriage now I just have to decide. Besides, there have to be several bajillion blog posts about them...
I have the honor of being the featured artist in Zappy Turtle's blog today! Here is the link http://zappyturtle.blogspot.com/
She makes fun and funky items with a recyclers flair. The stuff she can do with old records, man! Check her out at http://www.zappyturtle.etsy.com/
Have a super happy friday! If you are reeeealy good, I will post Mr. Booty's stupendous turkey chili receipe tonight-stay tuned!
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Sneeze and it's Goodbye Seattle!" Steve Martin, Roxanne
I have the honor of being the featured artist in Zappy Turtle's blog today! Here is the link http://zappyturtle.blogspot.com/
She makes fun and funky items with a recyclers flair. The stuff she can do with old records, man! Check her out at http://www.zappyturtle.etsy.com/
Have a super happy friday! If you are reeeealy good, I will post Mr. Booty's stupendous turkey chili receipe tonight-stay tuned!
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Sneeze and it's Goodbye Seattle!" Steve Martin, Roxanne
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Im In A Treasury!!!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=20919
Im in a Treasury West on Etsy! Gotta go check it out guys-its titled Trashion! Lots of great green items to see! I have purchased one of Mojo's coin purses and let me tell you-it gets a lot of compliments :)
Thank you so much to www.zappyturtle.etsy.com for putting me in this treasury! Zappy has lots of recycled items- including earrings made from vinyl records. Gotta check em out!!
Have a happy day!
Im in a Treasury West on Etsy! Gotta go check it out guys-its titled Trashion! Lots of great green items to see! I have purchased one of Mojo's coin purses and let me tell you-it gets a lot of compliments :)
Thank you so much to www.zappyturtle.etsy.com for putting me in this treasury! Zappy has lots of recycled items- including earrings made from vinyl records. Gotta check em out!!
Have a happy day!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Open Letter to my Brother
Hey man, Happy Birthday! Im sorry, your card is coming but will be a little late-typical me huh?
Well, I wanted to say something to you. We've known each other a long time (and keeps getting longer every year!) We have been through a lot together. How many screaming fights, you took this, I did that, etc etc. I wanted to tell you how proud I am of you. You have grown into such a wonderful man. Caring, loving, responsible, honest, honorable. This is you.
The journey of life is amazing. We have to travel a long and sometimes hard road to get to where we are going. You've had a rocky road getting to where you are. I think God sometimes has to test us to see if we are ready for the good parts of life. Your first marriage was part of the path to find your soulmate. Without the difficulty of the first you wouldnt have been ready to recognize how wonderful your wife is. She is everything the first wasnt.
You are a daddy. You remember how hard things were growing up with our father. Thankfully he is so different now. Now he is a dad too. I've always said there is a difference between a daddy and a father. Your girls have a daddy.
The man you have become is what all men should strive for.
I sit here crying. I know you are being deployed to Iraq again in a month. It breaks my heart that you are going to miss Emily's birth. I am scarred for you even though you tell me I shouldn't be. It's silly to even tell us not to worry as you know that is impossible. I will just have to send lots of Cheetos, Pringles, batteries and bug spray. I hope you liked all the magazines and books. Ive started looking for books already.
Mom thinks I dont pray. I pray every day for your safety and prompt return. I pray for an end to this stupid war. I pray for hope. I pray for you.
I love you so much. Be safe, be careful, be alert. Most important, never stop being you.
Happy Birthday Bro!
Your sister
Well, I wanted to say something to you. We've known each other a long time (and keeps getting longer every year!) We have been through a lot together. How many screaming fights, you took this, I did that, etc etc. I wanted to tell you how proud I am of you. You have grown into such a wonderful man. Caring, loving, responsible, honest, honorable. This is you.
The journey of life is amazing. We have to travel a long and sometimes hard road to get to where we are going. You've had a rocky road getting to where you are. I think God sometimes has to test us to see if we are ready for the good parts of life. Your first marriage was part of the path to find your soulmate. Without the difficulty of the first you wouldnt have been ready to recognize how wonderful your wife is. She is everything the first wasnt.
You are a daddy. You remember how hard things were growing up with our father. Thankfully he is so different now. Now he is a dad too. I've always said there is a difference between a daddy and a father. Your girls have a daddy.
The man you have become is what all men should strive for.
I sit here crying. I know you are being deployed to Iraq again in a month. It breaks my heart that you are going to miss Emily's birth. I am scarred for you even though you tell me I shouldn't be. It's silly to even tell us not to worry as you know that is impossible. I will just have to send lots of Cheetos, Pringles, batteries and bug spray. I hope you liked all the magazines and books. Ive started looking for books already.
Mom thinks I dont pray. I pray every day for your safety and prompt return. I pray for an end to this stupid war. I pray for hope. I pray for you.
I love you so much. Be safe, be careful, be alert. Most important, never stop being you.
Happy Birthday Bro!
Your sister
Saturday, July 19, 2008
New CPAP strap cushions to Etsy!!
I just got my new varieties of cpap cushions loaded up to etsy! I now have 23 different designs of cpap cushions! Bright and happy, simple, earthy you name it! I just got some tye dye, pink ribbons and other colors of fleece. Keep checking my shop at www.recycledbootybags.etsy.com to see my latest designs. Yes, more bags are coming, but this seems to be my current obsession LOL!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Wierd tired brains and Sleep Apnea
So, I'm sittin at my desk-yawning. Mr. Booty and I went to the midnight show of The Dark Knight last night. Totally packed. Didn't get to bed until waaay too late. I had coffee at home AND got the 24 oz super coffee achiever coffee at Circle K on the way to work. The movie-GO SEE THIS MOVIE! I'm not gonna discuss at length because I refused to spoil it for anyone. All I can say is go.
I just joined a website called cpap talk http://www.cpaptalk.com/. Good site with a large hosehead community and lots of info and support. I was telling them I really felt that there are millions of people walking around sleep deprived. In the US, we dont get enough sleep. You know it, I know it. We lead such busy lives we forget that we have to rest the engine.
Well, interestingly enough, yahoo this morning had a buzz article about 14 reasons we are not getting enough sleep. Here is a link http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/16/health-sleep-reasons-forbeslife-cx_avd_0716health.html?partner=yahoobuzz You guessed it, the lead story was about a person with sleep apnea.
I guess I'm lucky, the only problems I ever had with wearing the cpap was the the seal didnt seal, which was an easy fix by tightening the straps and strap marks. I dont wake up at night at all-ever. I sleep like a stone.
If I think about it, I sleep walked through life for at least 9 years before I was diagnosed. I remember falling asleep everywhere, the library, out with friends, in the car-passenger AND driving, movies, shower, work, etc etc. I got so angry at people commenting about it. My mom would elbow me at the movies if I fell asleep. I was to the point of wanting to smack her for it. I got in trouble at work for falling asleep in meetings. They told me I needed to get more sleep to set a good example for the employees. They thought my falling asleep was me staying up too late, partying and whatever else came to mind. Everything EXCEPT a severe medical condition. That's the jist, they basically thought I wasn't taking my job seriously. That's what people think when they see a person falling asleep at their desk or wherever. "That lazy ass stayed up all night again, look at them nodding off-that is one sorry employee." Never occurs to them that you are suffering from a medical condition.
I look back now and shake my head. Soo many people thought I was a lazy and bad employee. You know, I had so many tricks for staying awake. I popped caffenne pills like candy. I would blast the radio and sing along. Ice in the bra, cranking the ac to arctic, stopping when I started to nod to get out of the car and stomp my feet... Driving by myself to Phoenix scarred Mr. Booty to death. He thought I would fall asleep at the wheel and die on the road.
Now, even with being tired from being up to late I am more alert than I was in those years. If you are tired all the time, nodding at your desk or anywhere else, waking up every 2 hours - talk to your docter and have a sleep study done. If you think you might have sleep apnea, ask yourself this one question-"Do I fall asleep while driving." If you said yes, call your doctor for an appointment today. Please. You endanger yourself and others. Someone I know served 5 years in prison for manslaughter for falling asleep behind the wheel. That person caused an accident that killed a child. That person had undiagnosed sleep apnea.
Now, gotta slam that coffee before it gets cold!
Peace to all!
I just joined a website called cpap talk http://www.cpaptalk.com/. Good site with a large hosehead community and lots of info and support. I was telling them I really felt that there are millions of people walking around sleep deprived. In the US, we dont get enough sleep. You know it, I know it. We lead such busy lives we forget that we have to rest the engine.
Well, interestingly enough, yahoo this morning had a buzz article about 14 reasons we are not getting enough sleep. Here is a link http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/16/health-sleep-reasons-forbeslife-cx_avd_0716health.html?partner=yahoobuzz You guessed it, the lead story was about a person with sleep apnea.
I guess I'm lucky, the only problems I ever had with wearing the cpap was the the seal didnt seal, which was an easy fix by tightening the straps and strap marks. I dont wake up at night at all-ever. I sleep like a stone.
If I think about it, I sleep walked through life for at least 9 years before I was diagnosed. I remember falling asleep everywhere, the library, out with friends, in the car-passenger AND driving, movies, shower, work, etc etc. I got so angry at people commenting about it. My mom would elbow me at the movies if I fell asleep. I was to the point of wanting to smack her for it. I got in trouble at work for falling asleep in meetings. They told me I needed to get more sleep to set a good example for the employees. They thought my falling asleep was me staying up too late, partying and whatever else came to mind. Everything EXCEPT a severe medical condition. That's the jist, they basically thought I wasn't taking my job seriously. That's what people think when they see a person falling asleep at their desk or wherever. "That lazy ass stayed up all night again, look at them nodding off-that is one sorry employee." Never occurs to them that you are suffering from a medical condition.
I look back now and shake my head. Soo many people thought I was a lazy and bad employee. You know, I had so many tricks for staying awake. I popped caffenne pills like candy. I would blast the radio and sing along. Ice in the bra, cranking the ac to arctic, stopping when I started to nod to get out of the car and stomp my feet... Driving by myself to Phoenix scarred Mr. Booty to death. He thought I would fall asleep at the wheel and die on the road.
Now, even with being tired from being up to late I am more alert than I was in those years. If you are tired all the time, nodding at your desk or anywhere else, waking up every 2 hours - talk to your docter and have a sleep study done. If you think you might have sleep apnea, ask yourself this one question-"Do I fall asleep while driving." If you said yes, call your doctor for an appointment today. Please. You endanger yourself and others. Someone I know served 5 years in prison for manslaughter for falling asleep behind the wheel. That person caused an accident that killed a child. That person had undiagnosed sleep apnea.
Now, gotta slam that coffee before it gets cold!
Peace to all!
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