tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35998868097072332732024-02-18T21:06:29.594-06:00bsktgirlMichelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.comBlogger562125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-78951152262823424242012-12-17T20:09:00.007-06:002012-12-17T20:12:20.709-06:00I've Moved!
<span style="font-size: large;">Please join me on a new blog adventure, come on over!</span><br />
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Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-89296556239523696642012-10-13T08:55:00.000-05:002012-10-13T08:55:58.483-05:00the back burner <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Howdy friends-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is probably not a shock, considering my last post was over a month ago, but I am putting the blog on the back burner. I've arrived at a crossroads where this blog is concerned and I want to give it some time and thought. After all, I've been blogging for six years, SIX! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm going to get busy on other creative ventures and focus on training for a BIG goal I've set for myself in 2013! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">as Rachel Ray would say, "I'll see ya when I see ya!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">xoxo,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. Ryan & Jacob on the fire truck @ Indian Days 2. KCI airport 3. next stop: Mpls 4. my first swing at zucchini bread 5. Mike, BSG, Russ, Mike & Deepak flexing their muscles 6. Kim & Sophie 7. strawberries in gorgeous light 8. my girls: Sylvia, Sandy & Brit</span>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-21372456180729494782012-08-31T20:44:00.000-05:002012-08-31T20:44:31.677-05:0010th Anniversary | M+B<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-35974554736166546522012-08-22T20:04:00.003-05:002012-08-22T20:10:57.627-05:00the BIG four-oh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am excited to share with you the details of my birthday week! I turned <strike>29, 30, 35,</strike> 40 and welcomed my new year in grand style with some of my favorite people! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">BSG planned his yearly management training in DFW to coincide with my birthday - he knew the perfect gift for me - time with my Texas friends! He worked, I played. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks, babe for always thinking of me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We flew to Texas and headed straight to Snuffers for a burger and cheese fries in Southlake - thus commencing a week of eat, drink & repeat!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I spent the first night with BSG at the hotel...the room was located on the concierge floor that required a key in the elevator to access the floor. Fancy schmancy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Proof that I'm still a kid at heart!</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes. I took him! :)</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The next morning BSG headed off to attend his meetings and my girl Sylvia picked me up. We headed to Dallas for a pizza at Grimaldi's - who by the way, have the most refreshing summer sangria/moscato drink. Then it was off to North Park Mall for some high end browsing and TED, the movie.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">God bless: good friends that last, hot weather, sangria, Elm Street, vanilla vodka, backed up traffic, birthdays, Tex-Mex food, Cafe Brazil, queso, pool parties, cigars, laughter, queso, railroad management training, did I mention queso? and Texas. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yup, God Bless Texas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What I love best about my friends -Sylvia & Brittany- is that when I verbalize one of my crazy ideas they do not hesitate to say "lets do it!" I suggested that perhaps I should get a new tattoo for my birthday and these two crazies went for it hook, line and sinker! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next up: birthday pool party @ Shel's house! I wish I had more pictures of everyone...guess I was too busy enjoying the moment...and in awe of the frozen rum runner machine. They spoil me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then it was on to Fort Worth to hang out with BSG's friends and to Deepak's pool party! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cuz it's hot in Texas y'all and the pool is the only place to be!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The railroad strong man/gangster competition!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Great "guns" guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That about sums it up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had the best birthday week - I won't soon forget 40. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks everyone! Love, love, love ya!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Um, yeah...no thanks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We knocked around for a few days...skipped the Mall of America in favor of IKEA...shopped the adorable little village of Sweetwater, MN and drove the scenic St. Croix river valley. We spent some quality time with my folks, bought sweet corn off the corner and soaked up the wonderful-ness of home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Remember my dark and twisty road...well, it ended at the endodontist...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with a root canal. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Endodontists get a bad rap.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mine is a Prince. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love him, it's true, I really do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">finding beauty in the everyday...vintage buses in St. Paul, Minnesota.</span></div>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-64582329187140413732012-07-04T23:41:00.002-05:002012-07-04T23:43:38.687-05:00streaming thoughts<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My tooth hurts. Bad. Pretty sure I'm on the dark and twisty road towards a root canal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I finished all three Shades of Grey books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Been using </span><a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/iphone"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this app</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> to document calorie intake AND exercise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've been to the gym 7 of the past 9 days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm still on the night shift, but as of this week...part time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Working to create a newsletter (using a super cool iPad app) for friends of the KS|MO Springer Spaniels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It is hot. Texas hot, y'all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've been busy procrastinating a load of paperwork...things that require a notary and written requests and shit. Ick. </span><br />
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<span class="bold quote_actor"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A great quote from last nights redbox movie rental, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, referring to horses...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="bold quote_actor">Madam Simza Heron: </span><span class="line">Can't you ride?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="bold quote_actor">Dr. John Watson: </span><span class="line">It's not that he can't ride. How is it you put it Holmes?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carpet in the bathroom (yucko!) and who could forget this .... um, Christmas wallpaper?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The large, unframed, builder mirror, carpet, white cabinet pulls, wallpaper...bye-bye!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Virgil (our handyman) removed the wallpaper - I was not falling for that again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bleeker Beige paint from Benjamin Moore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I recycled/reused the light fixture by spray painting over the gold with a hammered bronze spray paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We'll have to hire a plumber to replace the faucets - some smarty soldered them in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The large mirror over the garden tub is also gone - exiting the shower was a mirrored 3D experience, one I did not enjoy! :) I'm still on the hunt for just the right art to fill this space.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This view is entering the bath from the bedroom. In my perfect world, there would be pocket doors or something to seperate the rooms - for when someone is up early to get ready and to block sunshine from the gigantic skylight while trying to sleep during the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I planned the new decor in the master around the pepperberry duvet and by pure luck came across this framed canvas art at Pier 1 ... the colors are perfect and inspired the blue accent color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There you have it...my 'grown up' master bedroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I believe, except for painting some trim, that the upstairs is now complete! Yay! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Virgil will be invited back to tackle more wallpaper downstairs and change up some walls!</span></div>
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out of control! I have a hankering to revamp, redo, redecorate!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Realistic, um, no. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, I decided to start small - the laundry room is small and seemed like a good place to start.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Before: I had this Longaberger poster framed in 1999 - yes, that is right...1999. OMG. I loved it then and have for years, but I am OVER it - um, bye-bye. Additionally, I am tired of decorating only with baskets and the rug is completely not in proportion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I skipped over to Hobby Lobby this morning and chose the most colorful poster 'art' I could find - hey, if you have to do laundry, might should make it fun, no? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And after much trial & error this is what I've come up with...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. BSG bought this for me at an antique store a while ago. Originally it was an ugly rust color - after one coat of paint in a can - voila!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2. I normally buy frames in black, so red was really stepping out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3. Antique medicine bottle from Iowa + Ball jars + white buttons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I reused, recycled and shopped my home - just like my beloved Nate Berkus suggests. I'm pretty happy with the results - what do y'all think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">rented a beach house (yellow one, far right)...</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">on Panama City Beach in Florida!</span>
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We tasted wine...</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and zip lined!!! (so much fun, y'all!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We shopped at Pier Park, Abbey Road style...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But best of all - I got to love on my friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more."<br /><i>- Jasmine Fitzwilliam </i></span></div>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-48340158672946908362012-04-27T12:20:00.000-05:002012-05-06T20:39:22.043-05:00hip-hip-hoorah!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our girls trip to Panama City Beach was a huge success! I'm so excited to share the pictures with you...but vacation is over and it is back to work for me!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">PLUS, I still have Santa Fe pictures that I promised to post! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Appears that I need a vacation from my vacations to put blog posts together! </span>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com0Panama City Beach, FL, USA30.1765914 -85.805487930.0667769 -85.9634164 30.2864059 -85.6475594tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-31438908736046418372012-04-10T23:32:00.000-05:002012-04-10T23:32:59.887-05:00a very good friday<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello friends!
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Did you think I decided to stay in Santa Fe - if it were up to Frontier airlines we might still be stranded at the Denver airport - but alas, we are home and back to reality. I'm still working to edit our New Mexico pictures, that post coming soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My sis and her littles came for a visit making Good Friday extra good! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have not colored Easter eggs in years - so much fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You do? Yeah, me too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I've been over analyzing so hard lately my ears are smoking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Starting a new job - the second new job in a year and a half, by the way, is all consuming. All my energy has been focused on learning a new normal, being 'nice' and having superficial conversations. Don't get me wrong, I am quite happy with the work and ever so thankful to have a job. But...there is always a but, isn't there? The lack of any substantial relationship and the snails pace it takes to actually create a relationship is making me so incredibly homesick for my Texas work family. No one ever accused me of being the patient kind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So, in order to achieve some balance, this is the plan...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">~Girls trip to the beach with my Texas buddies in April!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">~I am on the hunt for a good church, preferably one that has a women's bible study. I have found there is nothing like studing the bible to achieve balance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">~I have submitted an application to volunteer with the English Springer Spaniel Rescue. I hope this works into my crazy night shift schedule. I have some other options, but this is by far my #1 choice. The volunteer sites are chuck full of opportunities with hospice - I'm just not up for that, ick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">~I want to get crafty in my fancy smancy studio, after all my little Miss Rachel is in need of a baby book! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">~And if all else fails, spring cleaning is also on the list! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">How do you find a balance between work/life? Suggestions welcome!</span></div>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-77082249686354592272012-03-06T12:01:00.002-06:002012-03-06T12:01:38.636-06:00a moment in time | snapshot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You remember...Francesca and Robert, 1960's, a lonely housewife, a handsome stranger, four days of steamy adultery...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">You haven't seen it? Oh my, go rent it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We only visited 4 of the bridges due to time limitations and the slushy/muddy roads were a bit of a challenge for my Charger, which is certainly NOT an off road vehicle! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And washi tape...be still my happy heart!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have a happy day - y'all!</span></div>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-29511833951526240782012-02-17T22:55:00.000-06:002012-02-17T22:55:09.297-06:00bsktgirl blog | a new look<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi friends!
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For several weeks I've been working with my beautiful & talented cousin Jacki to create a new look for bsktgirl blog. *yay* So wonderful to have a graphic designer in the family! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I am super excited to 'go live' with this concept - fresh, new & fun. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Do you love it? Tell me your thoughts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">You can check out more of Jacki's work </span><a href="http://www.jaclyndidit.com/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> & </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LicenseToQuill?ref=seller_info"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The niece version features cute little valentine socks and the nephew version, a hot wheels car. Happy Valentines Day!</span></div>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-14521015991155567252012-02-02T22:56:00.000-06:002012-02-02T22:56:44.583-06:00...that was random...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've come across some interesting tidbits lately that I wanted to share with you, you know so that you can over achieve at your next game of trivia...for instance...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cute little girl that Mr. Edwards (Little House on the Prairie) adopted, Alicia, grew up to be a real housewife of Beverly Hills. Kyle Richards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rusty Griswald (Christmas Vacation) grew up to be Leonard Hofstadter on the Big Bang Theory. Johnny Galecki.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I came across this amusing <a href="http://foodonmydog.tumblr.com/">Food on my Dog</a> blog - what a good pooch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I have been tempted by these <a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/monthly+notebook-wedding+planner-notepad--day-planner-notebooks.htm">Erin Condren</a> personalized monthly planners - um, they come with <em>stickers </em>for events like haircuts and parties and the big game. Sweeeet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I might be in love with Rachel Rays bench scraper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Not to mention all of her <a href="http://www.rachaelraystore.com/Department/List/Bakeware/102-4294958180">colorful bakeware</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Words we should all strive to live by...Peace Out.</span></div>Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599886809707233273.post-34687462895087517142012-01-24T10:40:00.002-06:002012-01-24T10:40:58.224-06:00hot tip tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Best free app, ever! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have started tracking my food & {lack of} exercise on </span><a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My Fitness Pal</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. This little app even has the ability to <em>SCAN</em> an items' bar code and instantly obtain nutrition information. You can track weight, water intake, exercise + calories in the daily food log. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">How cool is that?!?</span><br />Michelle {bsktgirl}http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573998017054863869noreply@blogger.com1