Sleep would be nice.

8. How I Feel Today

Tired!

Our weekends this month are extremely packed. Today's schedule? My daughter has her bowling league every Saturday so that went from 9AM - 11AM. When I got home, I did the first load of dishes. While that was running, I got to take a mini-nap. Then we ran out to the mall with my husband. He couldn't find anything he wanted so we hit up Target. The dogs needed food, meaning a trip to Petco. A quick dinner then my daughter has to run off to school. The technology club she is a member of is running a bake sale at tonight's middle school play performance. (They are doing "Alice in Wonderland.") That is 6PM - 9PM. I think my husband and I are going grocery shopping while she is bake saleing.

Tomorrow will be filled with dresses. We have to find bridesmaids dresses for my sister's wedding in September. After the dress shopping, I have to take my daughter back to the bowling alley to pre-bowl her league game for next Saturday because that day is packed with events too.

I guess you can sleep when you're dead?

How I love games

7. Favorite Childhood Games/Tasks

Let's see...some favorites?

1. Red Light, Green Light 2. Red Rover (Hm, this is pretty much Red Light, Green Light, isn't it?) 3. Freeze Tag 4. Clue 5. Mall Madness ("Sale at the Chitchen Store!")

How about a list of my least favorite while we're at it?

1. Mouse Trap (too many pieces!) 2. Slip N' Slide (we had a chestnut tree that dropped these awful spiky things - the chestnuts are inside the awful spiky thing) 3. Monopoly (too long) 4. Simon (I can't remember that stuff!)

I can't think of any more. I used to really like this typing game that we had on our old Atari, Kids on Keys. (That was like 1983 or something.) Yes, I'm ancient. I know this. My mom and I also used to do some BASIC programming back in the day too. I don't remember a lot of it but I remember that we made a video game about vampires. Yeah, I was nerdy before nerdy was cool.

Ah! The Projects!

6. Projects I'm In The Middle Of

I'd like to point out that I didn't create these prompts. Therefore, I am not the one ending a sentence (fragment) with a preposition. Onto the list!

I actually don't think I am in the middle of any project. I have a lot of promised projects that I haven't started yet. I have a lot of jewelry pieces that I haven't started. I'll talk about those instead....

1. I promised my daughter I'd make her a new Catbug plushie. (The face on the first one didn't turn out very pretty.) 2. I have probably a dozen pendants ready for me to make into necklaces that I just haven't made. 3. I'm trying to finish reading Paper Towns by John Green. 4. I need to figure out how to make a nice lightbox so I can take pictures of my jewelry pieces for my Etsy Shop. (The first one I made fell apart.) 5. I'm waiting on some supplies to arrive so I can make more chainmaille jewelry. (I'm making slave bracelets next.)

So, yeah. Once I start a project, I'm pretty good with following it through to the end. My big problem is starting. Procrastination and a packed schedule are my downfalls. I need more free hours in a day.

Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology

As most of you probably know, technology-related jobs are still rather male-centric. Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology (or GETT) is a one-day event aimed at girls in grades 6 - 12 where they can meet successful women who have technology-related jobs. This year there will be information sessions about biomedical research, robotics, environmental conservation, and much more. There will also be sessions just for the parents. The 2014 event takes place at the Phoenixville Area Middle School on Saturday, March 15. I will be there with my daughter, who is very interested in technology. If you have a daughter in that age group and you live in the Phoenixville area, come join us. It looks like it will be tons of fun for everyone!

OTP!

5. Favorite Fictional Couples

I don't usually "ship" characters. And, most of the time, I barely think about the couples. I'm too busy getting into the actual story. Here are a few I thought up off the top of my head. It would take me forever to come up with a better list.

Hazel & Augustus - The Fault in Our Stars Castiel & Meg - Supernatural Batman & Catwoman Lana & Archer - Archer Caroline & Klaus - The Vampire Diaries

Scott Weaver of Calgary making big moves in the art world!

Today's 30 Days of Lists topic made me think a bit more about art. Well, about what constitutes art anyway. I mean, art isn't just a painting or a drawing. It is more than that. Sculptures are works of art, right? I mean, look at this metal sculpture and tell me it is not art. It is gorgeous!

This funny little piece was made by Scott Weaver. There isn't a whole lot of information about him online but I managed to scrape together some bits. He is a Native American from the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, CA. His maternal grandmother helped found the mission at Santa Ysabel. As for Weaver himself, he turned his talents to metalworking. He founded a company, Weaves Industries Inc., that does welding, fabrication, and maintenance for industrial equipment. But I found myself more intrigued by his metal sculptures.

dome

All of his pieces are made from recycled materials. You can see that the little band in the first picture is almost entirely made of horseshoes. I think the tiny dome guy in the second picture is made with a bowl and some spoons. That is awesome. I wish I had the ability to look at someone's "trash" and see an art piece inside.

Purdau Kokopelli

This is a kokopelli, a Native American fertility deity. Though I admit I find it hysterical that a fertility deity is also considered a trickster. Is that why women only seem to get pregnant when they aren't trying? Anyway, this piece features the metal rim of a wagon wheel.

That dinosaur is so cute! I'm sure he sells these pieces but I haven't been able to find any information about how to go about actually purchasing one. Though shipping would probably be astronomical since he lives in Calgary, which isn't just in another country, it's also on the other side of the continent from where I live! It would be kinda cool to have a huge chain dinosaur in my front yard. I don't think my husband would appreciate it though.

While I have never done any welding and I have never made anything this awesome, I wonder if this is something I would be able to do. I have taken classes on making your own metal jewelry. How to turn a metal wire into a ring and things like that. I don't have a place in my house that would be an appropriate workspace for that sort of thing. (Which is why I wouldn't actually try to make a metal sculpture. I just wonder if I could.)

I guess I've rambled on enough about this. I'll leave you with a couple more pieces I found that are amazing. These ones aren't just sculptures made of recycled metal material. They also are back-lit. I think that makes them look cooler. Maybe everything should be back-lit. It would give things a mysterious sort of vibe, wouldn't it? You can see the outlines and shadows but not the actual piece. Hmmm....maybe not.

Favorite Tools

4. Favorite Tools To Create With

Ah, finally! A topic a little more up my alley!

I create a lot of things. As a result, I have a lot of tools. My very favorite is my needle and thread. I am not the best seamstress and a lot of my sewing creations are sewn by hand but I really do enjoy sewing. (Well, OK, a lot of times I don't love the sewing while I'm doing it. Mostly because I end up stabbing myself a lot. I love the end results though.)

As weird as this sounds, I also love my glue. I actually have a bunch of different types of glue. Regular ol' white Elmers, a heavier crafting glue, some no-name glue sticks. But my very favorite glue is the E6000. It's an industrial strength adhesive that I use when I make earrings or need to glue a hook to a pendant. I recently used it to fix some masks for my daughter's dance studio. They aren't coming apart any time soon!

Finally, I love my jumpring tool. It's a ring with little slots. When you want to open a jumpring, you slide it into the appropriate slot then twist the jumpring a little with your pliers. So instead of needing two pairs of pliers to open them, you only need one and a finger. I find it easier to use since I can put the ring on my pointer finger and still hold the jumpring a little with the rest of my hand.

Don't get me wrong. I love crafting tons of things. These are only my very favorite tools. I do still enjoy my beads and my paint and all of my other tools. These are the ones I really love.

My Ideal Day

3. My Ideal Day

My ideal day would be pretty boring. I'd sleep until 9AM. (Mmmmm....sleep.) Breakfast would be creamed chipped beef on toast, which I did not have to cook or clean up after. Then I would spend the day making jewelry, watching TV, maybe doing a little writing. I would have a gorgeous salad with a lot of different veggies for lunch. Then for dinner, I'd go out for crab legs at Joe's Crab Shack.

I wouldn't have to wash dishes or do laundry. I wouldn't have to drive an hour each way into work. I wouldn't even have to talk to anyone if I didn't want to. It would be relaxing and blissful. Maybe one day.

Describing Myself

2. How I would describe myself to a penpal

A couple of years ago, I actually had a few snail mail penpals. That first letter where you describe yourself is both the easiest and the hardest thing to write. Here is my basic introduction:

I am a 37-year old married mother of one. This October will be my 13th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe so much time has gone by! My daughter turns 12 next week. She is currently in 6th grade and keeps me very busy with all her activities.

During the day, I work as a bookkeeper for a company that does continuing education for accountants. Super boring. I keep myself sane by crafting. I make jewelry, chalkboards, plushies...just tons of things. I spend a lot of time on Pinterest looking for new ideas.

Hm, I'm not sure what else to tell you. So let's hear your story!

I know, it's a pretty lame intro. Generally, you want to keep the conversation going over a couple of letters so you don't want to get everything out on the first letter. You'll run out of topics to discuss. And a lot of my personal life revolves around my daughter. I never know how much to tell up front. I don't want to be the mom that only talks about her kid but, at the same time, she's a big part of my life. It's a fine line to walk.

It's Magic Time!

Today is March 1! That means today is the first day of the 30 Days of Lists! Let's get this started:

1. Ways to add magic to my life

I guess this depends on your definition of "magic." Obviously, we're not going to start casting spells a la Harry Potter or anything. And going by the Las Vegas magician definition is lame. So I'm going to list things that would make my life sparkly and interesting.

• Move to the beach :)
• Look at the stars on a very clear night
• Get back into theater
• Move to Japan :)

I really don't have any clue on how to make my life more magical. If I knew, it would be doing it! I want to hear your opinions. How would you make your life more magical? Maybe I'll use some of your ideas to make my life more awesome.