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Hello August

Posted on August 12, 2010 by crazydaisy

It’s August. Wow! This summer has flown by. I’m sad to see it go, but I know that my daugther is excited to go back to school and it’ll be nice to get into our  school-time routine.

 

I’m in Denmark right now, along with my husband. We have had some great adventures and have enjoyed our time as grown-ups without kiddos (though I always miss my babies when I am away from them). We have decided we need to make couple’s time a priority as it’s good for everyone if mom and dad are happy.

Since I’m in Denmark right now, I thought I’d share the four things I love best about Denmark.

1. The bread: I can seriously eat my weight in bread while in Denmark. Every day there are baskets and baskets of fresh bread. Bread with breakfast. Bread with lunch. Bread with dinner. I think I gain about 20 pounds each time I visit Denmark, but it’s so worth it.

2. Public transportation: It’s super easy to get around Denmark. Jump on a train. Hop on the bus. Hail a cab. No matter what you want to do, you can get there in no time with few, if any, complications.

 

3. The Hoptimist:  In 1968, furniture designer Gustav Ehrenreich created the Hoptimists (above). In accordance with the trends of the time, his figures were characterized by their bright and positive colors and appealing shapes. These little fellows do nothing more than bring a smile to my face. The bounce around and look like they are giggling. I bought one for my husband my last trip to Denmark and it’s a favorite trinket on his work desk. No one can walk past without giving the Hoptimist a tap and then they always walk away with a smile.

4. The Ice Cream: Much like the bread in Denmark, the ice cream is freshly made each day and uses real ingredients (like real cream) to make some of the world’s yummiest ice cream. Even if it’s snowing you’ll finding me walking down the street with my daily ice cream cone. Love, love, love it.  Interesting fact, you can get licorice ice cream in Denmark. They are serious about their licorice, it’s like their national flavor!

Is there a place you went this summer that you love? Tell us about it, we want to hear. Better yet, scrap about it and then send us some pictures of your finished pages to kimberly@crazydaisykits.com.

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4 Things: Making me happy

Posted on July 21, 2010 by crazydaisy

There’s lots to make me happy. I mean, it’s summer for Pete’s sake, how can you not be happy? But, if I were to narrow it down to four things I’d go with these things:

1. Our garden (and our huge harvest)

 


This monster-sized zucchini came from our garden. We have been taking great care of our garden. And we’ve started to reap the benefits. There are baby apples on one tree. Sweet basil that smells so good. Little cherry tomatoes starting to pop up. And zucchini … oh the zucchini. We harvest our very first zucchini this week and it was huge. Seriously. It was 3 pounds and half as tall as Cooper. How’s that for our first try at growing zucchini? 

It’s important to note that we did nothing special with our garden. No fertilizer. No special tricks. Just water and sunshine. Shelby carried this sucker around the house like a baby until Daddy got home so she could show him our very fist zucchini.

 

2. Cooper’s curls

 


Does it get cuter than this? Cooper just hit 15 months and he’s so sweet and precious. I love his curls. I don’t think a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask me, “When are you going to cut his hair?” And every time some asks, I think, “Never!” But seriously, how long does he get to be a baby and have precious curls? Not longing enough, so for now I’ll just leave his curls. There is a very good chance I’ll cry when I end up cutting them off and giving him a “big” boy haircut.


3. Layouts.




I have producing about 4 layouts a week for the last month or so. Mostly thanks to the online class I’m taking with Shimelle. I feel more productive than I have in years. It’s actually quite therapeutic. I’ve been able to use a ton of photos and I feel like I am making a dent in my overflowing stack of photos! And, I’ve been learning all such of fun digi tricks, which makes my digi adventures so much easier.


4. Vacation.

Just before school starts again, I have a business trip to Europe planned. My hubby is going to come with me and we’re going to have one of our first “adults” only vacation in a very long time. Even though I have to work during part of the time, we’ll get to stay in a nice hotel, eat good food and hang out together. I’m looking forward to showing him all the things I do whenever I go to Denmark, since this will be his first trip there (with me).  My daughter is going on a vacation of her own, all the way to Papa’s ranch in Idaho. She gets to fly on an airplane by herself for the very fist time and she is beyond thrilled. I’m sure both of us will have great stories at the end of our adventures.

What’s making you happy?


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4 Things: Web stuff

Posted on June 2, 2010 by crazydaisy

I’m addicted to the Internet. Some people’s vice might be coffee. Not me. The Internet and ice cream. Those are the two things I over indulge with one a regular basis. Rocky road for the ice cream. And for the Internet … well, I’m all over the map on that. Right now I have a few favs I want to share.

1. Etsy Vintage




I was listening to an episode of the podcast Paperclipping Roundtable and Tim Holtz happened to be guest panelist. He suggested listeners go to Etsy and select the vintage tab and then search for whatever you’re interested in. I selected type and paper ephemera. Both gave me some cool, super cool results. So much so, I’m addicted. There are old blocks of type (like the one pictured above); vintage paper dolls; old dictionaries; and the list goes on and on. I have gotten so many great ideas, inspiration and of course, I did a little shopping too. AND I have plans for some future mini kits that will be created based on my Etsy finds. Those will be in September and October … so stay tuned.


2. Sh** My Kids Runined

My one year old is a terror. Not a mean or nasty sort of terror. The kind of terror who climbs on everything and opens every drawer, cabinet and door in our house. He is in to everything. EVERYTHING. This morning I turned my back for a second and he shot across the room, opened a drawer, got a yellow marker, drew all over himself … and was sucking on in when I urned my attention him again. The worst part? He’s so stinkin’ cute and sweet. I love his happy smile and even when he’s demolishing my house, it’s hard to get mad at such a sweet face. So this web site, Sh** My Kids Ruined, is hilarious. I can SO relate to it right now. The tag line for this site is “the strongest visual birth control on the market today.” Check it out. It’s super funny. And if you’re child is doing what my child is doing right now … then you need a few laughs. We all do!


3. ShutterCal and Plastic Bullet



I take a lot of phones with my iPhone. But I never really do anything with them. The photos, which I love, just pile up. I don’t feel guilt like I must scrap them all, but I do want to do something with them. Enter ShutterCal … the Web site says it’s “is a free, calendar-based photography project where you can document your life and improve your photography skills at the same time.”

It’s a free service where you upload a single photo a day. And then, ” over time you calendar fills up with the important moments in your life. Soon you’ll have a simple and beautiful visual record of your days.” You can even order prints of your pictures and they’ll send you a show box full of your photos. Cool, right? By no means is this going to replace my scrapbooking … but it’s just another way to tell my story. ShutterCal even has an iPhone application, so you can take the photo on your phone and upload it from there too. Easy Peasy! Check out my photos, my user name is crazydaisykits.

Another gem of an application I discovered (thanks to Izzy and Paperclipping Roundtable) is called Plastic Bullet. it lets you take drab iPhone photos and make them FAB! The photo above was a plain old iPhone photo, but with the help of Plastic Bullet, it’s now a really awesome photo.


4. Paislee Press

This is a fun, craft blog that I recently discovered recently … and I love it. One of my favorite parts of the blog are the “how to” and “freebie” tabs down the left-hand side of the blog. There is so much great and inspiring content. On a regular basis you can get full page digi templates for free or a cool tutorial to spark your creativity. Totally worth checking out.



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Day late and dollar short

Posted on April 14, 2010 by crazydaisy

Lately, I feel like I am constantly digging myself out of a hole. Sadly, I never can get to the top! I just keep climbing and never reach the top. The last few weeks have been CRAZY. Seriously. CRAZY.

I have neglected this blog. I have neglected my personal log. I have even been so swamped I had over birthday party planning for my daughter to my hubby (yikes! I can only imagine what this party is going to be like!) Some days I’m surprised I even remember to brush my hair!

But. I do see a light at the end of the tunnel. This might very well be the week that I catch up.

I wanted to start something new on this blog. I’m hoping it will help me organize my thoughts better. Four Things. Every so often, I want to talk about four things. I picked the number four, since that’s the size of my family (mommy, daddy and two kiddos). I have a tendency to be all over the place. I’m not a linear thinker. I bounce all over the place.  I call it multitasking, my husband calls it nuts! So, in limiting my chaos to four things, I am hoping my blog adventures will be more manageable.

For today, I want to share the four things I am doing right now:


1. I am reading this book.

“The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery.

I was introduced to this book thanks to my book club. I never made it to the book club meeting at which they talked about the book. Good thing, since I’m not done with it yet! However, I really appreciate having a group of women with whom I can occasionally hook up with and talk about interesting things that have nothing to do with my children, my husband or my work. It’s a nice escape and it’s oh so intellectually stimulating. I highly suggest joining a book club. Look online, I’m sure you can find one in your area or maybe your church or moms group has one. Real Simple magazine has one I have been thinking about joining. Check it out here.  What are you reading right now? I always love book suggestions. I am one of those people who can’t say no to a good book. I have stacks of books all over my house. The more books the better I say. I’ve found it thrilling to watch my daughter learn to read and develop a love of books. She’s turning into a miniature me when it comes to that and that makes me smile.


2. I’m working on this layout.



Since coming home from Disneyland, I have been wanting to scap our photos of the trip. Well, life happened. Cooper got sick. I had to go to Europe. And no scrapping of Disney pics has been done. Today I decided to do some digital pages using pictures from the trip. This is the first one I finished. I used all House of 3 goodies for this layout.  I heart House of 3.


3. Preparing for a trip to Brazil.



I have never been to Brazil, but I’ll be going there in May. I am excited and nervous. Brazil is pretty exotic in my book, so that part is exciting. But it’s also a little dangerous in some parts of the country and that of course scares me. I’ll be traveling with a group of people, so I’m sure everything will be just fine. I bought myself a new swimsuit for the trip. It’s not a “Rio” swimsuit (that’s a super skimpy swimming suit if you were wondering what I mean), but it’s still a new and cute suit. I am excited to see all the touristy things and also just relax in the beach.


4. I’m listening to Paperclipping Roundtable


I know. I’ve talked about this before. But I love this podcast. It’s so relevant. It’s fun. And it’s inspiring. The episode I was listening to today, titled “Get Inspired” was especially good. In this episode they invited a “real world” scrapper to the table and she said something that really stuck with me … “Done is better than perfect.” How good is that? I spend a lot of time trying to make everything just perfect and that means a lot of things are never done. Isn’t it better to get things done and stop being such a perfectionist? I think this is going to be my new mantra – Done is much better than perfect!


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