listen up.

ok, this is from perez a.k.a music tipster! one of my favorite songs covered by two of my favorite girls, close your eyes & enjoy the watson twins doing the cure's just like heaven...

pizza pie.

YUM. today i was wondering what to have for dinner. i picked up a gluten free rice crust pizza at the market earlier in the day - plain cheese - so i raided the fridge to see what i could pile on top for goodies. the decision: lotsa sweet onions, garlic, red & orange bell peppers AND bacon! i cooked up the bacon first and then added the veggies along with some red pepper flakes (note! i would drain some of the bacon fat before adding the veggies next time, this time i ended up putting the veggies on a paper towel to drain after they were completely cooked). i cooked up my frozen gluten-free delight and then piled the bacon & veg on top - watch out, you may become addicted to this! the good news is that i have plenty of leftovers and what i don't put on pizza, i will mix into some brown rice that i cooked up in some vegetable broth while i was standing at the stove anyway. happy weekend everyone :)

snack of the day.

this is my new favorite salty indulgence: corn nuts! who knew? my mom and i were perusing the natural food aisles at our market today and this was in the serve-yourself-pour-in-bulk section. we opened them up on the trip home and had to FORCE ourselves to close the bag up! it's like eating fritos without the guilt that happens when you dig your salt covered paw back into the chip bag for another and it has the crunch of, well, a baked corn kernel. i had my salt intake for the week within minutes, and i am more than ready for more...

sweet dreams.

"creativity is a drug i cannot live without."
-- cecil b. demille

it is friday and as i count down the minutes to sleepytime, i will be dreaming tonight of a better organized room/life, items checked off my to-do list, a sewing project to be started AND finished, a new recipe tackled (if i can find the secret ingredient!), a book finished, another scarf made (i have plans for the yarn above!) and some quality time without an alarm clock set. i am very excited to work on some projects this weekend (picture of materials over at use your words), so check back next week for some pics of the results...or the top 3 reasons why i ran out of time! have a great weekend, i hope it's not raining wherever you are :)

listen up.

i was tipped off to this new tune by sera, previously known as my technical guru, who is now also my musical director! upon first listen i thought, this song is like standing in sunny summer rain and not caring about about anything except finding where the rainbow in the sky is.

it's like kites and pier fries and first kisses. i officially adore it, take a listen & enjoy lykke li.

g'night.

olaf night owl




orson night owl

alright, so there is a little boy at the pre-school where i work who is just the cutest thing i have ever seen. he is also up for adoption and i (having my angie/madge moment) would like to adopt him. my friends and family think i'm cuckoo, i do not care, i cannot let this go...the only setback(s) are: i have major debt, i live with my parents, i'm 28 & single...not the ripe candidate, but i am just going to keep putting it out into the universe and hope that someday i will bring him to a real home and on that day i will give him a goodnight owl...i just can't decide between olaf and orson! you can find either of them and their friends here.

[images via rabbitsmoon]

killer.

well, now i have your attention! that's what i thought when i saw this and then when i clicked through...it got even BETTER!

it's a bouquet.
wow. this is JUST top, top, top! (to quote jaime oliver) this faster pussycat kill! kill! lunch box comes filled with a dozen roses & 6 mini gerber daisies, how cool? i know someone (ok, sera, it's you!) that would appreciate this WAY more than tulips, plain roses or a frickin' orchid (mine is doing much better for you concerned regulars!). shipping on these charming fleurs is tricky so check out hunter moon design's profile for info.

[images via huntermoondesigns]