Thursdays Top 10

It's been a while since I've done a T's 10.
Today I'm linking you up to 10 websites &/or blogs you should check out.

1. Facebook--become a fan here.  It's a great social networking tool. I look forward to 'seeing' you all there.

2. Sweet Shoppe Designs -- some of THE best digital scrapbooking designers make this their home, an amazing communtiy & inspiring gallery.

3. Pinterest -- a gigantic melting pot of inspiration & ideas, this will suck you in.
 You can follow or repin gorgeous photos like this, think of it as a huge 'clipboard for magazine clippings & inspiration you'd find IRL.

This is NOT my photo, I am not taking credit, nor claiming it in any way. It is very beautiful & inspiring though. Original photo was pinned from: 

http://curbly.com/diy-maven/posts/4901-easy-citus-slices-flower-arrangement and it appears to originally be from BHG.

4. Pandora -- nothing like customized 'radio' stations to make the hours tick off a little sweeter.

5. A Bowl Full of Lemons -- this blog makes you want to clean something out & make it look pretty.

6. Make It & Love it -- I'm currently in love with crafty blogs, they go right along with my brainstorm.

7. Sweetest Kitchen -- another favorite thing to search, recipes. I love trying new recipes. This one has some goodies.

8. Etsy -- all the handmade, vintage goodness you could lay eyes on. Oh. my. Goodness. I could spend a lot of money here.

9. Blogger -- I check in here several times a day, following other bloggers. I also run both my Photo Blog (you're already here)  & Scrap blog from here.

10. Amanda Pratt Photography -- of course, how could I run a Top 10 websites & not send you on over there.  I'll be updating the Portfolio pages in the next couple of days, this will be one of the new additions there.

Tuesdays 10 Website Edition

10 websites I frequent:

Sweet Shoppe Designs

Facebook

Twitter

Blogger

The Digi Chick

Digi Shop Talk

All Recipes

Local Newspaper

Various Digi-Scrap Stores (this will be a 10 things post soon)

Various (& by this I mean LOTS) crafts/foodie Blogs (so will this)

Happy Tuesday! Tomorrow is the big day when I can find out how my fair entries did.

10 Things Thursday

I actually waited until Thursday for this week's 10 things post.

10 Things--I accomplished today
1. Got a shower before noon (before 8 am even, that's a MIRACLE)
2. Gave the girls a Tea Party for snack time
3. Made Blueberry Jam (PS if you do this, it splatters ALOT)
4. An afternoon of quiet time
5. Baking
6. Baking some more
7. Baking even more
8. Used up all the zucchini I shredded (about 15 cups worth)
9. Took a few photos
10. Social Networked (lol)

So as you see, today I pretty much just baked. Probably 7 hours worth (give or take time to eat, feed the baby, hang with the hubby, do the dishes *more than once).

Have a great rest of the evening. I've got a busy morning planned, I'm finishing my quilt, since the girls are having a sleep over with Fum-Fum, it'll be quiet around here & I'll be able to stretch it across the living room. But first, I will finish this last batch of muffins & then sleep.

Almost missed it {life}

If I hurry up & type this out quickly, this post will still go under Thursdays date.

I'm definitely ready for the weekend, for some fun in the sun & hitting up some yard sales. In search of new projects to add to my ever growing list, that I really need to start working on.

I know I did a 10 Things post on Tuesday, but since time is short & I haven't processed many photos for the web this week, I'm going to do another 10 things post & then showcase the last couple of fair entry photos (which is in 2 weeks-how time flies).

10 Projects on my To-Do list:
1. Finish my big quilt, the one I started over 5 years ago--I finally have everything necessary for the backing, just need to get to work.
2. Start the girls' new bedding--super cute & inspired by this. I picked up the fabric when we visited my sister Memorial weekend.

3. Wall Collage for my room with the kids' feetprints, etc. I picked up the shadow frame when I got to go shopping by myself a few weeks ago.
4. ReDesign/align my collage wall --just needs squared up.
5. Print new photos for the various little frames around the house.
6. Work on the kids' 'year' books
7. Move the girls' into 1 room & Brody into his own room (decide on his theme & work on that)
8. Start putting together ideas, collecting supplies, etc for our "Homemade Christmas"
9. Redecorate/arrange our bedroom
10. Make a new camera bag & matching strap and/or a new purse
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The last of the entries for this year's Fair

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Being Thursday, it's new release day at the Digi Chick & Nikki has this amazing kit, Back to the Farm, this week. It makes me super happy. My favorite green/yellow, tractors, pink, daisy, a sunflower..just lovely stuff. There's also a new template set (I used one on this page as well).

(linked for full credits)

Have a great Thursday for another 24 minutes. Hopefully tomorrow I won't be so late. :)

It's 10 T time {10 Things}

Ten things I must do tomorrow (that have carried over for a couple of days--a week--now):

1. Clean out & purge the kids' clothes/shoes
2. Finish washing laundry
3. Plan out the rest of this week
4. Work on portrait proposal
5. Make important phone calls

6. Organize desk & file papers
7. Go do bookwork at 4J's Empty Nest
8. Work out
9. Catch up house work (mopping/bathrooms/vacuuming)

10. Work on finishing big quilt--so I can work on the girls' redesign

One of our weekends out & about, we spent the day at a lake, fishing, picnic, swimming...lots of summer fun.

Post #218 {10 Things}

It's Tuesday, this is post #218 on this blog--can you believe that since January 2008 I've managed to write something, or not much of anything, 218 times; sometimes happy, sometimes sad, lots of cute babies, & lots of progress; 18 of those time have just been this month! Whew!

I'm kinda grumpy today, mainly because my hubby works really hard, long hours, is a faithful employee, is very knowledgeable at what he does (for all those who don't know--he's a truck driver & prior to June 2008 we had a trucking business--he had a trucking business for more than 13 years & driven for longer) & he is very under appreciated at his job.
Have you ever known that one kid that got picked on a lot at school & then they grow up to be someones boss & they have huge power trips & take out all those years of frustration on their workers?!? Yeah, that pretty much sums up how things are.
Don't get me wrong I'm very thankful that he has a job & a job that allows me to stay home with the kids *although putting 3 kids into daycare would pretty much deplete any and all income I would generate outside the home*, but seriously...COME ON...

Anyways--today I'm doing T's Top 10--grocery edition (yes, I went grocery shopping-kind of-today)

1. Bananas
2. Box of spring mix
3. Whole wheat lasagna noodles & Wacky Mac
4. Dried Cranberries
5. 2 kinds of milk --whole fat & 1%
6. Pomegranate Tangerine hand-soap for the kitchen
7. Biggest Loser work-out DVD
8. PEZ refill
9. Diet Cherry Pepsi
10. Light Balsamic Vinaigrette

And something to sweeten up this post...

New! give me a T for 10 {10 Things}

The other day I was blog hopping as I often do while feeding the baby or procrastinating all the other things I need to get done & came across a post 10 for Tuesday. I thought it was a fabulous idea & will now have a T is for 10 feature weekly...either on Tuesday or Thursday. Since I don't have a whole lot to post about today, today will be the first T is for 10 Thursday.

Ten Things I want to accomplish before the end of the month:

1-Redesign this blog--making it more casual, still an extension of the business, but more 'life-ish'
2-Organize my business files (I've been a total slacker for the last 7 months)
3-File the file pile (another slacking disaster)
4-Go file the file pile, where I file files & finish QTR2 paperwork. :)
5-Get my 30 points for the SSD monthly challenges (need to get BUSY)

6-Photograph some cute babies and/or kids & families (this means if you're reading this you should book a session--if you mention this little sneak, I will give you a tremendous discount on your session fee (wink, wink)
7-Finish editing the twin newborn session & get fair photos mounted
8-Go fishing, camping & play outdoors with my family on the weekends.
9-Finish the big quilt that I have sitting out, it's been unfinished for almost 6 years & I finally have the backing for it.
10-Start the girls' new bedspreads (such cute fabric-inspired by this)

Here's another one of my fair entries for this year:

Happy Thursday enjoy the rest of the day--try to stay cool, it's currently 103* here, so we're inside having movie afternoon & hanging out. We'll be making up some homemade chocolate cupcakes in just a little while--special request from the kiddos today. ♥