CHICAGO!!!!!!

me all gussied up for CHICAGO!

I had a wonderful weekend, Saturday the hubs and I and some dear friends went and saw CHICAGO. I have always LOVED the movie but the actual Bob Fosse play??? OMG!!!!! FANTAAASTIC!!! if you have the chance to see it I highly recommend you do! Bill loved all the ladies dancing around in cabaret outfits (of course lol) I loves the class and music! Afterwards, we stopped and at downtown at BRICCO, I had a tasty tomato basil pizza mmmm. it was nice to dress up and get out for a bit! Sorry I dont have a whole outfit picture, I was in a hurry, and this was the only pic I could get lol.

Sunday was foggy as hell, but the little man and I trekked out to my grand mothers house for my mothers birthday, All in all a nice weekend!

Alsooooooo, I just HAPPENED upon these beauties on Ebay, and snagged then for 1.99!!!!! These will be AWESOME for my summer wardrobe! SWOON!

So yeah, good weekend, now time to dig into work, :( boo, but I do have a few crafts to work on this week (YAY!!) so it's not ALL bad, have a great one!

Your Are Fabulous!!!

xoxoxox Heather

Hey Rascal, LOOK!!!!

He finaly fits in it! This is the t-shirt that sweet LittleRascal bought the little man! Thanks Rascal it fits him in more ways than one!

Look what I made!

I made this last night, Fabric covered, beaded necklace with handmade felt flower, for the tutuorial go here!

Sorry the pic is so poopy, I only had my camera on me, i am also going to tie a huge satin ribbon to it, to use as a necktie, for a more girly feel. I cannot wait to wear it!

Fat Bottomed Girls!!!!!

Ok so I have to say I REAL excited here...so forgive me, i was checking out CNN yesterday (because I'm dorky like that) and I saw an article that Big models are making a comeback this year in a BIG way, and when i say big I mean what the fashion industry considers big or plus size, (Size 12) Witch I always thought was a gross miscalculation...but whatever.

I am so excited about this, because my pregnancy has left me with a curvy size 14 ( i was a 10)

I have always thought "bigger women" were beautiful, healthy looking, and filled out their clothes better, not to mention make ME feel better about myself!. below are just a few of the plus size ladies I think are gorgeous!

Whitney Thompson
Candace Huffine ( I love the fact that they show her "rolls" here!!)
Kat Dillon
Mia Tyler
Candace Huffine and Michelle Olson

MMM I'm gonna go eat some carbs now lol.......

A study in careernomics

I love my "Polaroid option on my Android phone :)

Know what I am doing RIGHT NOW??? I am eating a candy bar, why? Why would I be eating a 200 calorie peanut butter filled candy bar? Because it makes me happy!!!! (and because i haven't had one in weeks)

I like doing stuff that makes me happy, I am all about being positive, especially this year. My job...it's just a job, it's easy, I go to work , I come home I get paid(sort of) But of course like everyone else I dream of a dream career, so many people I know are doing what they love!

Such as Sarah Kraus of http://www.poshportraits.com/ , she takes pinup pictures of people for a living, she just started doing it out of her home one day! I had her do a spread of me back in 06 that I gave to my hubby for our engagement present. As she was snapping away I asked her about her business, and how she got into it, and it was right then that I had an epiphany a "wow" moment, here was this women stuck in a job she didn't like and she turned it around, no formal degree non of the non sense, she had an idea and ran with it!!!! how great, I thought, to get up each morning and know your doing what you love! it was form that moment exactly that I knew I NEEDED to find my niche, and soon.

Fast forward to last year when I also found the wonderfully witty blogs of http://www.galadarling.com/ and http://www.dooce.com/ . These two women blogged, that WAS their career, they were so happy and so positive, and had so much advice to give! Dooce and Gala are two of my favorite daily hits, for positive goodness, you might also want to check out http://www.kandeethemakeupartist.blogspot.com/ for beautiful inspiration. Reading these blogs were like surrounding myself with good people,they were LIVING proof,that you can do what you want in this life and make a career out of it!

I often think about what other jobs I could do, what I am good at, what would I not consider (work)I have been out of work more times to count, and granted, while I am grateful for the job I have now,and well stuck for awhile, there is really no room for growth or creativity, even my managers have said it, (which is why I have no problem writing it here. i use the job as strictly a form of income and that ok, there is nothing wrong with that, it gives me time to explore other outlets for my creativity.

I thought the other day "what am I good at?

-Photography

-Fashion

-Makeup and hair

-Crafts

-Baking

Granted, most of the jobs that go with these are not considered "lucrative" but look what "lucrative" got me,( four years of college for a degree I don't even USE and a salary range I can't break free of , which doesn't help me to pay the 35 grand for the degree I don't use) why not go after a dream? not worry about the money part, if you do what you love, the money will follow, this year, I feel even more willing and inspired to go after my dreams.

Why not; Work in a cake decorating bakery? Work at Sephora doing make-up? Star up a craft blog? Go to beauty school?

Granted I may not accomplish these things head on this year, but possibly many years down the road, I am still young and determined as HELL! if you can find something that you love to do,do it! Everything else will fall into place. i need to quit being so scared and realize that if something isn't working for me, that maybe that's because it's not were I am supposed to be.

It seems at 31, things are becoming clearer to me, I see things more easily, I think being a mom helps also. I am more patient, less frantic.more willing to take a risk and way more fearless. Not to mention my self confidence SKYROCKETED in my thirties. be it know I have a plan, and it may not be a quick plan, but someday I will do what I love. And enjoy every minute of it.!!!!

You are fabulous

xoxoxo Heather

new year, new aspirations

So here it is, the new year has started all nice and bright and shiny new, and with it comes a sense of self renewal and aspirations.

I wouldn't call them resolutions because I don't believe in resolutions, only improvements.

I am in a great mood to star toff the year, witch I will say is rare for me, ecspecially now when the weather is so drab, and my seasonal depression hits. To say that I am in a good mood, downright shocks me.

Here are a few of my Aspirations:

-The ability to let myself occasionally be absolutely ridiculous:

often times we are so serious here, especially with all of the ressionomics and war and what not, some days, I just HAVE to be ridiculous, just to make my self (and others laugh) wear crazy big rings,a wild outfit, take stupid pictures of myself in public, whatever works! be ridiculous and be FABULOUS!!!!

- Ask my self "Why the hell not?" routinely, this is a big one for me, one that I have already started on, why not try something new? Apply for that crazy position that I have no experience for? Go to beauty school? ( yeah that's a serious one right there) forgo the damn house work for a little extra time with the hubby and the little man..

-Make lots and lots of crafts, and ask myself before buying some things "can I make that?"

soooo many crafts on my to do list! From new throw pillows for my couch,to a valentines day wreath to so much more that I couldn't even list it here, I cannot WAIT to get my paycheck so that I can go to the craft store and totally stock up on crafty goodness!

-In the summer, get outside and play more! in the winter it's hard of course, although some times I take my big dog outside to our lot next door , when the snow is really really deep, and point a laser pointer around int he snow, driving my dog NUTSO!!!! he frolics and jumps and charges at me and knocks me down int he snow, lol we have a good time.

That's all really, just somethings I really needed to jot down before I forgot. i am really looking forward to this being a great year!

Style Crush- Zooey Deschanel

I looove loove looove Zooey Deschanel, not only is she the sister of Bones star Emily Deschanel, but she is also in a kewl Indie band She & Him.

But she is also an indie and now mainstream actress.

Her style is unique, a bit on antique a bit of indie, and 100% DELICIOUSLY ADORABLE!!!

Ok SERIOUSLY? Can she get anymore disgustingly cuter than she is in this Cotton Ad?
she also happens to be married to Death Cab for Cutie singer Ben Gibbard....making her even MORE awesome....UGH!