I made this for dinner last night. Along with steamed broccoli. Yum! Thanks for the suggestion Casey and Erin!
Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
photo from foodnetwork.com.
Yum-yum! You have love any recipe that starts with a rotisserie chicken. :)
Ok party people. Since my last post, I’ve showered, dressed, drank two more cup of coffee, ate a bowl of cereal, arranged to give away my couch via Craigslist (Yeah! it will be gone by 2:30!) , did a quick sweep-it-under-the-rug maneuver with a few things, decided my studio is a work space and will not be super clean and photo ready. . . ever, cleaned the litter box, took some photos of my hair! :)
So, I thought, there are two ways I have figured out so far of how to style this cut. I took two photos of each way. Then I was looking at them all at once to compare, and I came to the conclusion that they look nearly the same. Huh.
Option one: a tousled look:
Option two: a sleek look:
So. There you have it. NEW HAIR! Yay! :)
Like this:
Turns out the balancing act of my new schedule and my old activities is a difficult one for me. A few things haven’t made it through the transition very gracefully. One of those things has been this blog. I’m not giving up though. I am still settling into my new job and I hope that my new attitude about over committing during the week (I don’t want to be busy every night) will mean a little more time for blogging. I like blogging. It’s fun for me to share little tid-bits with you. I like to see how many people come visit me here. I like to promote my business here and keep you up to date on all the massive goings on. (Ha) So, stay tuned, maybe not everyday, but hopefully more often that the once a month post of late.
I got my hair cut this week. I haven’t had a chance to take a photo to share with the internet. Soon. Or, I’ll see you and show you in person. The thing is, I could just really quickly take a photo with the camera that is a part of my computer. I’m staring at it right now. It’s all set up. There goon light this morning. BUT the room that I am sitting in is my studio / office / pile-o-stuff, and it’s not quite up to snuff for a photo background. If I had time to organize this place, then it would be fine. hmm… I have a short cut in mind that involves a sweep-under-the-rug-strategy.
Uggh. I could quickly sweep-under-the-rug, but I just rolled out of bed a few minutes ago, and well, I’m not quite up to snuff for a photo. Okay. give me a half hour. Maybe an hour.
Plus, before I can take a photo to share with you, I need to clean the litter box that is in the far corner of this room. I wouldn’t want to subject you to it’s current state.
What was that? Over share? Sorry. Somehow I would feel it’s presence in the photo and it would be gross and I don’t like to subject guests to that sort of thing.
::hugs::
I’ve missed you, all my faithful readers! I’ve been dreadfully busy, but doing really great stuff such as hanging out with my family at the holiday time, and starting a new job, and eating good food.
I think 2011 calls for a bit of renovation on the blog. A fresher look. A less unemployed feel. It won’t happen tonight, but it will happen soon.
Thank you for reading and following my adventures. As always, I love to read your comments and I love to know that you’ve been by. :)
Thank you to all who came out for Crafty Wonderland this weekend! It was great to see each and every one of you. :) The organizers estimated 12,000 people shopped the sale, and it sure felt like Mom and I said Hello to each and every one of them (you)! It was tiring, but great!
Here is a photo shot right before the sale opened on Saturday. I don’t think either Mom nor I look as good in this photo as in real life, and I am blaming it on the lighting. Those darn fluorescents can really make a girl look funny.
A special thank you to my mom for helping me so much with everything for the sale. You are the best!
I sold a decent amount of inventory. I wanted to sell more, of course, but enough went out the door to make it well worth my time and energy to be a part of the sale.
I have a ton of work ahead of me to tidy up my house from the last weeks of production as well as the return from the convention center with the unsold inventory and random booth parts. Needless to say, my house is a mess. It’s been a while since it was much of a priority. Thankfully, I have company coming to town for the holidays (Horray!!!) so it gives me motivation to tidy up.
Last night I flopped down on the couch and watch tv.
Tonight I think I will do the same. The house work will wait.
Stay tuned for the next experiment from Littlefoote’s Lab! (Maybe I’ll have a bit more variety of topics since the CW is over)
:)
Oh yeah, I have plenty of inventory left to fill your holiday gift giving needs. Head on over to my etsy shop, Littlefoote’s Lab: The Shop, and place your order. Shop early and shop often! :)
The CRAFTY WONDERLAND SUPER COLOSSAL HOLIDAY SALE! started today and continues tomorrow. WOW, there are a lot of great handmade items! I think nearly anyone could begin and complete their holiday gift shopping there. If I am on your list, I know this is true for me at least. I am honored to be a part of the sale and am blown away by the creative community in Portland. Wow. Amazing.
It been fun, come on by and say hello! I’ll be there Sunday, December 12 from 11-5. I can be found under the giant baby head sign just inside the main entrance. :) Thank you to all my peeps that came out today! It was such a nice thing to have your support. I feel very loved.
I am pretty much exhausted. I will post something more in depth soon. Tonight, I need to go get in bed and sleep.
(I definitely saw some ladies sporting the jeggings, no dudes in them)
I think I am done making the Mustache (and friends) Pacifiers for the sale. THANK YOU FOR HELPING MOM! (All caps because I am yelling that to her from my house in St Johns to her house in Hillsboro)
I have three 18 gallon totes (54 gallons total) full of them all packaged up and ready to go. That ought to be enough. I doubt I will sell all of them (but I am hopeful for big sales! big sales!), but I don’t want to be empty at any point. This afternoon, Mom and I decided that if we do sell out of any variety, rather than rush around trying to scramble more together, we will just sit back an say Hallelujah! That sort of attitude is freeing.
I like measuring them by the gallon. It’s so unexpected.
I also have the sign for my booth most of the way done. Dad made an AWESOME stand for it yesterday. He is the best. I sort of told him what I needed and then before I knew it, he had built the perfect thing. I am a lucky girl.
Now, I am going to spend my time making pillows and other random errands that need to get done before Saturday. Well, also I have to get to work during the day, so this is looking to be a busy week.
Oh, and thank you to all my loyal customers, Presents of Mind and Tender Loving Empire are both ready for more inventory, so I’ll be dropping those orders off after work this week. I am excited, nervous, antsy, tired, and really happy to be heading into this week and as much as I look forward to the main event, I am so looking forward to the days after.
Also, I heard from two dear friends tonight. I had to decline the invitation to hang out with them, but we have tentatively set up plans for next week.
Life is good.
I know this is a few days old, but Conan is so funny that I thought this was worth passing along just in case you haven’t seen it yet.
http://i.cdn.turner.com/tegwebapps/tbs/tbs-www/cvp/teamcoco_432x243_embed.swf?context=teamcoco_embed_offsite&videoId=236630
Also, I am not sure why, but I can’t seem to make this embed. Ugh. It’s funny though, if you click through. All I know is Jeggings are not real clothes in my opinion. Too weird.
I will still love you if you choose to wear them, but I will not choose to wear them.
That is all.
My friend Jess in Salem has this great space called The DIY Studio. She was recently featured in the Salem Weekly in this article: The Art of “Making” Makes a Comeback.
I’ve been in her studio space, and I can say for sure that I am totally jealous! It’s so bright and clean and organized with tons of space to DIY! I hope to be able to be a student in one of her classes soon. Maybe one of you would like to sign up with me and we can carpool there. :)
Jess and I went to high school together and were good friends. Actually, she was one of my closest friends. Then, college happened and we had different paths. I am happy to say that we have reconnected with each other. (via facebook. . . it’s not a total waste of time after all) I stopped over for lunch at her Salem home and got to hang out with her husband and two kids for the afternoon about a month and a half ago. It was great. I am so glad to know her as my friend again and I hope to be able to hang out with her more.
So, I have been spending a lot of my free time* getting ready for the big sale that, two weeks from now, will be over, and I have been having a hard time estimating how many mustache (or other style) pacifiers I will sell. Any guesses? I have a total of eight options: regular black mustache, black handlebar mustache, black fu manchu, black goatee, big red smackers (lips sending a kiss your way), snowflake, mistletoe, and red regular mustache.
*I have several friends that are selling in several craft shows as well as working full time (not to mention having any kind of life outside crafting) and I just don’t know how they do it. I am barely keeping up with my lot. Thankful to be busy, but looking forward to the day after the sale.
OK. I really am curious what you guess I will sell. I’ll come up with a prize for the closest guess and an even better prize if you guess correctly. Leave a comment. :)
