Saw this on StumbleUpon the other day. Love.
Saw this on StumbleUpon the other day. Love.
I found these glass bottles at the flea market a few weeks ago. I thought they were really cute, I have a ridiculous weakness for anything kitchen related, and I wanted to give them a makeover. I bought some turquoise glass paint from Amazon, and after a bit of trial and error, here is the finished product.
The instructions say to mix the paint with a bit of paint thinner to make it easier to coat the inside, but I found when I did that, even a tiny bit, when I left it to dry, the paint would run and leave rivulets in the blue. So I waited for it to dry completely, and then dumped the paint in undiluted, it took a bit more time and effort to get the whole inside of the jar covered, but once I did, I was able to dump the excess back into the jar, and let it dry without runs or streaks.
Wait 24 hours after painting, then bake in the oven for 40 minutes to make them dishwasher safe.
I was organizing my dresser a few days ago and I came across my “diary” (for lack of a better word) from when I was younger. It’s mostly just a collection of quotes, favourite things, and information I found interesting, and some story ideas, but I also wrote myself a “bucket list” of things to do in order to have a successful life.
Apparently my 13 year old self was a bit worried I wouldn’t be able to stay on track, and thought I could use a little extra help.
Here is the list:
1. Learn to play one song on the guitar
2. See a line brawl
3. Own a library card
4. Read every V.C. Andrews book
5. Buy a Shakira CD
6. Discover the perfect kiss
7. Own a wooden salad bowl
8. Go skinnydipping
9. Eat a whole meal with nothing but chocolate
10. Wakeboard
11. Talk on the phone in the tub
12.Knit something
13. Marry someone I love
14.See the Riders win the grey cup
15. Paint my bedroom lavender
16. Have a strapless dress
17. Bungee jump
18. Get something pierced
19. Try to do something nice for someone everyday
20. Have perfect abs
21. Have a picnic
22. Write a book
23. Surf
24. Skate in Rockefeller Center
25. Be addicted to something
26. Break up with someone
27. Have twin girls
28. Dance in the rain
29. Do a triathlon
30. Go to Australia
31. Make an article of clothing and wear it in public
32. Drink champagne in the bathtub
33. Meet Julia Roberts
34. Skydive
35. Get roses every Valentine’s day
36. Stop making bad decisions
37. Be beautiful
38. Be smart
39. Go to an art museum in France
40. Figure out how to order a complicated coffee at Starbucks without sounding like an idiot
41. Hear a song by PJ Harvey
42. Go to the ballet
43. Own a cappucino machine
44. Burn a CD
45. Buy something a Pier 1
46. Own a little black dress
47. Be a bridesmaid
48. Spit off the Eiffel Tower
49. Fan myself with a large amount of money
50. Eat Creme Brulee
51. Go to a concert
52. Have a bead curtain
53. Learn to read tea leaves
54. Hold a monkey
55. Have a huge library
56. Own a purse and not lose it
57. Go deep sea diving
58. Own an old fashioned hat box
59. See a movie with Marilyn Monroe in it
60. Watch the Lord of the Rings movies simultaneously
61. Improve my vocabulary
62. Do yoga
63. Learn Spanish
64. Have my book published
65. Live in a foreign country
66. Own entire series of Sex and the City on DVD
67. Plant wildflowers
68. Read Jane Eyre
69. Go to Versailles
70. Learn to salsa dance
71. Be a good cook
72. Go to Brazil
73. Go to a belly dancing class
74. Go to Tahiti
75. Graduate from Universtiy
76. Get my Master’s Degree
77. Run a marathon
78. Go to Greece
79. Go to Europe
80. Get published in a magazine
81. Get a tattoo
82. Buy a real camera and learn how to use it
83. Work on a Hollywood movie set
84. Drink a martini
So that’s it, the road map laid out for my life by yours truly. While I take issue with some of them now (I don’t really know that I want twin girls!) 56 out of 84 isn’t too bad.
I may not ever have perfect abs, but I’ve definitely discovered the perfect kiss. I still have a bit of work to do, I’m not really sure how to go about meeting Julia Roberts, but maybe if I get to work on a Hollywood movie set, I can kill 2 birds with one stone. All in all, I think my 13 year old self would approve.
Last weekend I had the most amazing girl’s trip with my mom and sister in Hawaii. I was so happy to be back there in the place I love the most, and my sister and I had so much fun showing my mom all of our favourite local spots.
I went into the tattoo parlour to get the islands inked on my foot, but I didn’t leave enough time, and the tattoo artist I wanted to get wasn’t available. I’ve wanted to get it done for a long time, I’m kind of hoping if I move some of my 808 love onto my foot, there will be a little bit more room in my heart for California.
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| Lovers for life |
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| 5 hour flight, only got to see her for 5 hours. Worth every second. |
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| Me and my mama, she used to be taller than me a longggg time ago |
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| Pillboxes hike |
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| Nashville’s aka my other home |
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| our shorts are cooler than your shorts |
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| love her |
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| Pali Highway |
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| Lanikai < 3 |
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| Booze Cruise |
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| I wish you would step back from that ledge my friendddd |
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| Waimea Bay |
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| Huge, scary waves on North Shore |
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| Koko Head, you win again. Everytime. |
I got back from Hawaii last night at 1 am, I am basically sleeping under my desk today at work but it was so worth it. We hiked Pillboxes and Koko Head, booze cruised in Waikiki, shopped to our hearts content, went to North Shore and saw the crazy huge waves, danced our little toes off at Nashville’s, ate at all my favourite places, and went for nice long runs on the beach every morning. It was a perfect weekend.
I’ll put up more pictures later, but here is a little Lankai love to brighten your Tuesday.
Lanikai actually means “Heavenly Waters”. I’m pretty sure when you die, this is where you go. That wouldn’t surprise me one bit.
It’s pretty easy, you just write or draw whatever design you want, and then let them dry for 24 hours. If you want them to be dishwasher safe (obviously) then you bake them in the oven for an hour at 350 to set the pen.
I feel like my tea will taste at least twice as good out of these mugs. Happy MLK day!
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| Express skirt/ A’gaci Shirt/ Dollhouse Shoes, Michael Kors Watch |
Stuffed mushroom are probably one of my favourite things ever. Really what’s not to like? Cheese, bacon, sundried tomatoey deliciousness? This has been a staple recipe in my family for years, I hope you enjoy it!
You will need:
1 8oz package of cream cheese
3 cloves of garlic (this time I decided to try adding 2 tbls Philadephia Cooking Cream in Garlic, it was really good)
4-5 sundried tomatoes
Roughly 1 cup of real bacon or bacon bits (feel free to add more as you desire)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Fresh cracked black pepper and salt
2 packages of mushrooms
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| I want to be in you |
I have loved the poetry of Sara Teasdale for years. Here are a few of my favourites.
Jewels
If I should see your eyes again,
I know how far their look would go —
Back to a morning in the park
With sapphire shadows on the snow.
Or back to oak trees in the spring
When you unloosed my hair and kissed
The head that lay against your knees
In the leaf shadow’s amethyst.
And still another shining place
We would remember — how the dun
Wild mountain held us on its crest
One diamond morning white with sun.
But I will turn my eyes from you
As women turn to put away
The jewels they have worn at night
And cannot wear in sober day.
Doubt
My soul lives in my body’s house,
And you have both the house and her —
But sometimes she is less your own
Than a wild, gay adventurer;
A restless and an eager wraith,
How can I tell what she will do —
Oh, I am sure of my body’s faith,
But what if my soul broke faith with you?
Debt
What do I owe to you
Who loved me deep and long?
You never gave my spirit wings
Nor gave my heart a song.
But oh, to him I loved,
Who loved me not at all,
I owe the little open gate
That led through heaven’s wall.
I Have Loved Hours at Sea
I have loved hours at sea, gray cities,
The fragile secret of a flower,
Music, the making of a poem
That gave me heaven for an hour;
First stars above a snowy hill,
Voices of people kindly and wise,
And the great look of love, long hidden,
Found at last in meeting eyes.
I have loved much and been loved deeply —
Oh when my spirit’s fire burns low,
Leave me the darkness and the stillness,
I shall be tired and glad to go.
loveliness. 
