You cards are beautiful! I've been teaching card classes for probably in the neighborhood of about 15 years... Geez, I hadn't thought about that before... That's CRAZY!

I've finished my yarn; I'm really pleased with it.


Here's a closeup


We're having an open house on Saturday again, but the reality is that we really need to either sell it or start renting it. So we're going to list it for rent next week and do whichever one comes up first. Do a 1 or 2 year lease with someone and then try to sell it later, maybe... It sucks, but we're running out of options (and money).

Mmm. those salads look delicious!

My cards are more cartoony, maybe?

Ya'll are so creative and make such beautiful things! Very impressed. I am still struggling through this week answering phones and greeting clients and signing for overnights in addition to my usual workload. Just looking forward to getting through tomorrow and then I will be working all weekend, but the following weekend I hope to take off.

Yes, I love my copics (alcohol ink markers) - I love blending color. I do have a dedicated craft room in the new house, but it's the den. In the old house it was my whole basement. So I still need to de-clutter and prioritize what I want to keep...

Now that my daughter is fundraising for her Quebec trip, I'm going to start offering card classes again (I haven't done any since before we moved into the new house). But first I still have to move my craft stuff over to the new house. Not looking forward to that. It's going to take a long time, and it's going to be messy.

A full-on ETL day today yay!!! I have been struggling with work and everything else in life. Preparation is the key y'all. We all know that, but sometimes I don't do it and then I'm doomed.

B - oatmeal with blueberries, chia seeds, a few walnut halves, oat milk... I cook the oatmeal in water then just add a splash of oat milk after
L - big ol' salad with red and green leaf lettuce, radishes, carrots, shredded beets, E2 hummus, balsamic
D - leftover cooked broccoli, asparagus and a few baby potatoes topped with a no oil low sugar BBQ sauce

Mihani - good job on your ETL eating. Do you shred your own beets? I love beets but hate the mess in cooking them.

Carla - I hate the heat. I am having to go to the YMCA and spin bike or walk in order to exercise if I am not out of the house bright and early. It is hot and very humid (81%) here. Can't wait to go to Canada end of July.

Karrie - I love Copic markers. I don't have them as they are so expensive. When we lived in California the classes I took had copics. I have Spectrum Noir pens but I would rather have Copics. Craft stuff is so hard to organize.

I am back on my healthy eating after a few days off.
Breakfast - Cantaloupe and coffee.
Lunch - salad with beans
Dinner - roasted vegetables and maybe veggie black bean burger w/ avocado and heated berries & almond slices for dessert.

Donna, I peel beets and throw them through the food processor with the shredding blade. I often wear kitchen gloves when peeling/cleaning, especially if my hands are chapped. One time I ended up with beet stains in the cracks in my skin lol. I like them roasted, but they are so good raw in salads. Nice job on the workouts and menu.

I agree about the heat Carla... UGH. It is so humid too. Hope work lets up a bit for you so you can get back to spinning!

Still doing well with eating "mostly" ETL this week. Have let a few pretzels and such slip by, but having all my salad stuff and roasted veggies prepped has kept me from going too far off track.

Mihani - that is a great idea to wear gloves! I do have a spiralizer that I could try but I like small beet cubes in a salad.

Carla - the spin bike is a great way to work up a sweat. I don't do the spin classes anymore because the music is very loud and a lot of rap. When I lived in Colorado there was an excellent Spinning gym with classes taught by elite cyclist. They used spinning as a way to keep in shape during the winter. They were all about cycling technique. Now most classes are taught by aerobic teachers who do a lot of jumping up and down to music and more likely to get injured. I am so lucky our club has spin bikes out in the open for people to use and not just a room where you can only use the bikes in a class. My husband actually got certified to teach spin classes but he does not have the time. I have found a couple of you tube videos I follow while spinning to make me work harder. I have also started the treadmill too for the next Triathlon. It is way too hot and humid to walk the dogs 4-5 miles now.

Karrie - I have to pack up my craft room (again). The floors are finally going to get fixed next week. Have a couple of thank you cards to make today. I look at it as a chance to get more organized. I don't have a good system.

B - coffee & cantaloupe, banana & egg
swim -
L - salad with garbanzo beans
spin bike(?)
D - roasted vegetables with quinoa and avocado,

Well that was a work out. We cleared everything out of craft room, office, bedroom, closet and living room in preparation for floor installers. I am so nervous about the color I picked.
I gave away my childhood piano today to a friend's sister who has 4 children and they are taking piano lessons. This was the friend who recently gave me a Garmin Vivoactive heart rate watch to use for biking & swimming.

Even though we just moved here a year ago, this gives us a chance to go through stuff we quickly stuffed in closets when the hurricane hit Texas last August.

Second year in a row Air force is sending Brooks away during my birthday. He is going to El Salvador on a humanitarian mission. He will be giving anesthesia.