i could listen to love song, no. 1 forever.

listening to: oh mother earth.n'dea davenport

this weekend i:
stood in snow that went up over my knees
took my little one to lunch
hugged my friends
cried
ate some yummy spring rolls
went to an amazing spoken word show
danced in my rainbow dress
had a good nap

it's thursday. yesterday, i thought it was tuesday. i have been a day behind for a while now. that's not good.

happy day.

remix 04.23.08

remix 04.23.08
Originally uploaded by butta.fly

house dress of awesomeness gifted to me by my daughter.

listening to: scratch your name.the noisettes

our little family had a small emergency last night. our molly fish hasn't been looking all that great lately and i figured out why. the condensation from the water has caused the screws in the tank cover (where the light is held) to rust so that nasty rust has been dripping to into the water. i felt bad so the kids and ran to the pet store quickly and got her a new tank.

while i was setting up the tank though lil miss accidentally dropped my macbook on the top of my foot. so i'm all bruised up and limping today, but i'm looking cute in the meantime (babygirl found me the cutest housedress at the thrift store. she knows what her mama likes!).

we're having glorious weather. it was almost 60 degrees yesterday. i had the tunes bumpin and the sunroof open when i left work. i love days like that.

i'm currently working on a few orders and scouting new areas to take my pictures (it's been difficult).

have a vanglorious day!

check out soulvegfolk to meet other vegetarians, vegans, and raw foodists of color. i'm feeling very empowered these days.

listening to: family business.the fugees

the sun is shining, the weather is finally warming up, and the geese have returned. yep, i think spring is finally here. i think i've found a bike. i have romantic ideas about bike commuting. finding the xtracycle site has made them worse. so, i think having one of their bikes would be so much fun. it would be really great if i could haul my fair stuff around town on my bike. can you imagine that? i know it's doable because i saw a guy in the xtracycle flickr group that does it. i'm amazed and excited.

lil miss and i took a nice walk this evening. we didn't go far, but my body feels like i walked ten miles. that's some craziness! walking is something we're going to keep it up. we had a nice time identifying sounds (dog barks, birds chirping, etc) and just simply talking (my baby loves to talk).

i'm thankful for the day.

love & light

my weekend was pretty good. i hung out with babygirl...we went yarn shopping (she's knows my weakness), watched season 2 of LOST (i heart netflix!), and had the best meal at a local veggie restaurant. she turned 15 last wednesday and all i've been doing is thinking back to our first night in the hospital together after she was born. the last few years had been really hard on us (ugly teen stage), but things are definitely a lot better now. she's awesome.



there she is above modeling one of my new hats. i think yellow is her color.

i'm almost done with the first sock. it's knitting up so fast.

have a great day y'all!

trekking xxl sock. i really love this colorway. it reminds me of autumn. i decided to give this to a coworker who is always doing something nice for me.

this week flew by.

my day at work has been good because of the tofu sandwich i brought with me & the cup of tea my coworker made for me. it's all about the little things.

i heard that gas prices could go over $4/gal this summer. i wasn't really sure if i'd be driving much then if it did, but i now know for sure that i won't be. i filled up my tank the other nite and it cost me $50 (@ $3.44/gal). i'm seriously thinking about bike commuting this summer. i just have to 1)figure out to make it work with getting lil miss to school and my existing work schedule, and 2)get a bike. the goal is to conserve as much gas and money i can. i get excited thinking about it. there are a lot of bike blogs on the internet too , so i know it's doable. i will explore this more and share with you good ppl.

the sun is shining, the weather is somewhat tolerable (i think we got our last dump of snow), and i just had the best piece of dark chocolate ever. happy friday all! get out and do something fun this weekend!

blessings.

mother nature, why are you playing with me?

after feeling like spring was about to start, i woke up saturday morning to SNOW. it snowed all day and we got about 6 inches. fast forward to yesterday. MORE SNOW. i think we got another 6 inches (which is better than the 10in the weatherman said we were going to get). but why oh why was it 5 degrees when i left my house this morning?

:::

i guess because it felt like december instead of april, i went to the yarn store and ended up buying some sock yarn. i haven't been in a yarn storein forever and spent a while just touching all of the yarn. i have to do that again soon. the sock i started is being made with trekking xxl. i'll post pictures soon.

since being a seller on etsy, i have become completely addicted to the site. there are so many talented artists and so many fabulous handmade goodies that i can't get myself unglued from the computer. lately, i've been oogling the plush toys. it all started with dawn of lookwhaticando. i bought a few of her amazing love=creatures and started exploring the world of soft toys.


sally the bunnyrobin

here are a few of my favorites:


hitree in cali makes the most amazing trees.


lil miss would love luna made by colourspace

and check out the cute elephants in maidenlove's shop.

listening to: hyper-ballad.bjork

i've started working on the sleeve to the placed cable aran sweater. seeing all the lovely knitted goods on ravelry has got me motivated to finish it. the sleeves are all i have left to do, so i'm going to knock 'em out.

going to a friend's gallery showcase tonight and taking lil miss to see horton hears a who (say that five times) tomorrow.

it should be a great weekend.

peace & blessings.

felt flower
Originally uploaded by butta.fly

i was watching the science of sleep and became immensely inspired by all of the felt toys that were in the movie. it didn't dawn on me that somebody actually made them (that somebody is lauri faggioni).

first, i went on youtube (anutha new addiction) and searched for videos on needle felting. after looking at a couple, i figured it looked easy, so why not try it? so i then searched on etsy(yet anutha addiction) for needle felting kits. i ended up buying one from burtonwood. everything i needed came in a sturdy plastic storage bin (and i've got enough roving to keep me busy for a while). within 10 minutes of opening the kit, i was needle felting.

the flower is my first project.

listening to: fugee-la.the fugees

::transitioning:
i have done the unthinkable. i temporarily moved back in with my folks. i'm very thankful that my parents have allowed me and the kid to crash in their home while i look for a new apartment. but being home is so strange and not only do i have to figure out a way to maintain our regular routine, but our routine has to mesh with my parents'routine.

i'm all moved though and i'm glad it's over (well, partly). one thing that was brought to my attention this weekend is that i gotta start exercising again. my body is so stiff and so sore, i could barely stand this morning. the sidewalks are clear of snow and ice so i'm going to start walking again on my lunch breaks. i need to stretch more than anything so i need to stick with daily a yoga routine.

i have a plan and the next thing i gotta do is get my shop full of new goodies. i will be knitting a lot during the next couple of months.

love & light

this morning after i dropped lil miss off at the babysitter's, i saw two bald eagles perched in pine trees. they were "chirping" to each other. it blew my mind. i don't see bald eagles much and when i do it's only one. never before have i heard one "talk". i almost started crying. it was such a beautiful sight.

whenever i do see a bald eagle, i take it as a sign from the most high that everything will be alright. something extra great is coming because i saw two eagles. *smile*
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and then while driving to work i drove by a moose (they are so freakin' cute). this is going to be a wonderful day y'all.

peace & light!

i didn't get the apartment and my heart is broken. i know something better is out there waiting.

:o(

::a little conversation between mother and daughter::

driving lil miss to school while rockin' out to the noisettes

lil miss: mom, what kind of music is this?
me: it's the noisettes.
lm: who?
me: the noisettes.
lm: silence
lm: they're singing quiet.

one of my favorite things this time of year is waking up to a sun flooded room. i cannot wait for spring. it was almost 50 degrees the other day and it almost fooled me into thinking that the warm weather was here to stay. of course, the next morning it was 29 degrees and snowing.

my apartment is beginning to look empty. it's a strange feeling. my body is so sore from packing and moving boxes out yesterday. i woke up feeling like i had been hit by a bus. i wish i could sleep all day on days like this (you know lil miss is not having that!).

i've got the knitting bug like crazy. my friend is expecting next month and i want to make her little boy some things. maybe some socks and a blanket. i had a blanket pattern in mind but of course that book is now packed. something will come to mind.

enjoy the day y'all.