Apparently my last semester of grad school is going to be the biggest time suck ever. Not that the past 17 months have been a walk in the park but these last two courses are reminding me why I'm so happy to be almost done. I took a few days off of work this week for a mental health break. I worked on a major global project this entire year and I haven't taken more than a Friday or Monday here and there off all year. Couple that with working almost every night/weekend and you get a very burned … [Read more...]
a little face lift – new blog design
I know I'm a bit young to be getting a face lift. This blog is not even a year old yet but it was time. If you've been here since the beginning, I've been playing around with the design since the first day. I've never been happy with the look of my blog. I had serious blog envy of all those with pretty headers and buttons.In comes the super talented Kim at 733blogdesign. Seriously fabulous. A handful of my favorite bloggers had recent face lifts and I noticed they were all linked back to her. I … [Read more...]
i’m over at newlyweds on a budget
Hi everyone, I'm over at Newlyweds on a Budget today sharing a quick Halloween tutorial while Kari and Mojo are enjoying their vacation. Kari has a great blog if you haven't checked it out. So please stop on by to say Hi and learn how I made these hanging bat decorations. Thanks for following Directions Not Included! … [Read more...]
grad school = unfinished projects but lots of pinning
I have a good 5 or 6 projects in some stage of progress scattered around my craft room and the supplies for a couple of others stored away. Why does grad school have to get in the way? This week was horrendous but hopefully I'll get into a groove and finish up everything this weekend. Only 42 more days, only 42 more days. If I keep repeating that, I might make it to the end with whatever shreds of sanity I still have left. Besides the obscene amount of Halloween stuff I'm still working on here … [Read more...]
feeling like fall – pumpkin butter recipe
It is definitely beginning to feel like fall around here. This is a highly subjective statement since I live in South Florida. Fall to me means when I go for my morning walk/run, it is hovering around 80 or instead of the 90+ I'm used to most of the year. To me that means it is "cool" enough to break out my favorite fall treat - pumpkin butter. If you like pumpkin, please make this. You will not be disappointed. Pumpkin butter30 ounces canned 100% pumpkin puree or fresh pumpkin1 and 1/4 cups … [Read more...]
the loss of a legend – steve jobs
I know this is a DIY renovation and craft blog but I am a marketer by trade with a huge focus on technology. The loss of Steve Job's last night hit me hard. I always had a far fetched dream of working for him. In remembrance here are the words to my favorite Apple commercial ever. Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You … [Read more...]
