At least one person thinks I am nice

Look everybody, I've been nominated for a Nice Matters Award. This comes via my friend, also a Teresa, over at Metallyptica. This blog community amazes me. She is a law student from Portugal and I really cannot tell you how we met. She makes jewelry, and I am fortunate enough to own a ring from her, someday maybe the teenager will let me wear it. Molly scarfed it up 'cause it matches her outfit. I will give some thought to my blogger buds and pass on my own nominations in the next few days. Thank you so much -

At this point in the day 17 years ago, I was in a hospital bed, tethered to six IV lines that were keeping me from a heart attack, stroke, or seizure. I even had a "crash box" - a Craftsman tool box with that label - that traveled everywhere I went - bathroom included. They were terrified that I might die from the reaction my body was having to labor and I was too close to the edge to be put to sleep for an emergency c-section. at the beginning my blood pressure was 160/110 - a spike that they really haven't shared with me caused a nurse to climb on my bed and squeezed magnesium sulfate through those lines because the IV pumps could not pump it fast enough. Later today - 4:01 pm - will be Molly Brianne's 17th birthday. All of the drama seems so far away now, but it is still almost like it was yesterday. Happy Birthday sweet girl - I love you.



Miss MaryAnn has been shopping for me. Just look a the typeset letters she found. There are also typeset drawers coming. I cannot wait to get these in the mail from her. Link out from her blog to her etsy store and buy some of her other goodies too. I swear she must have the best thrift locations ever in her area. Add to that she is an incredible artist and a crafting machine. Above and beyond all that - she is my friend and she has added so many blessings to my life.



I am working on a gift for a blogger that is fairly involved. She reads here so no pictures. That is so hard for me to do. What I am creating is an adaptation of inspiration I found out here in cyber world. It is detail intense, but oh so much fun. I will post the process and the results after she gets it.

I do want to share this book with you guys. I bought my copy in the bargain books at Barnes and Noble. The back cover of mine is torn - but that did not keep me from purchasing this incredible eye candy book. I bought it for the eye candy, but it is also CHOK FULL of WONDERFUL organizing ideas.

There are also quizzes to take - to determine your "style" and "decorating personality". I completed the quizzes last night - just for fun - to see what they identified me as. These are dead on right - that is way cool as far as I am concerned.

My decorating style - IDEALIST / ADVENTURER - my score was dead even on these two.
Some characteristics of the style
-Natural and simple
-Pictures of family and friend are important
-trinkets and art object from friends and family are important
-cotton is a preferred textile (dead on right)
- leather chairs (note the leather recliner that is "my" chair)
-you prefer to refurbish and repurpose furniture and other items
-it doesn't matter if all your furniture matches
- live plants or fresh flowers stimulate your creative mind (I kill real plants but cut flowers are wonderful -especially if they are cut by the person delivering them)
-Funky patterns attract me
-Red leather would be the color of choice for a sofa or chair ( note "my" chair is red leather)
-I want guests to be welcome in my craft space
-accents in my space will be diverse.
-inspiration will come naturally if I am surrounded by a variety of fun and interesting things.

It was as if I wrote my own description of me.

The other quiz was "decorating personality" - I scored as a Fire/Red on this one. Again it was perfect for me.
-Leader
-hard worker
-strive to become better.
-seek new solutions
-planner
-everything will have a logical place or plan

If you get the opportunity to look at this book, you will not be disappointed at all.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.