What defines me?

I am tired of making my weight define me.  It doesn't help that I have others (and by others I mean my family) making comments about my weight--but I'm not any easier on myself than they are.  They just further justify my scrutiny. I am a fantastic mother, wife and friend.  I am intelligent and creative and have more on my plate than...

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A look on the bright side...

I've had a busy week starting back at work and I've been coming home a bit frustrated.  Here's a list of things that are great and that make me happy at work so I don't dwell on the negative:1.  The energy that comes with starting out new at work... everyone is excited, rested from the summer... if only we could keep this feeling well into...

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What teachers make...

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Count your blessings Tuesdays?

I guess Count Your Blessings went on a bit of a hiatus ;)  I have much to be grateful for!  This summer I am grateful for:time to meet up with friendshaving uninterrupted conversationslunches with Cmornings with Tnaps with Thaving the best of both worlds... being a professional and "stay at home" mom over the summerbeing able to see my parentshaving...

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Happy in the kitchen!

Things that are making me happy in the kitchen....These flowers....Finding green plantains at the grocery store and prepping for some TOSTONES :)  Finally mastering my Mami's pink bean recipe... doesn't look like much there but they were delish!My rice cooker... whoever invented this is my hero.Cooking more at home = awesome :)Tonight's menu included...

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Owl vs Sea Horse

Incercari de bufnite, hmm sper sa elaborez modelul. Dar calutul  de mare ...eeee??? ce ziceti?? nu ca-i fai...

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Yummy treats...

I made these treats yesterday for the daycare's ice cream week.  Some of the cones were made to look like "accidents" ;)  I made funfetti cake and mixed it with vanilla icing... dipped in chocolate and rainbow sprinkles, topped with a peanut M&M for a "cherry" on top.  The tiny cones are just regular sugar cones cut down in size....

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Bathroom!!

Our bathroom is painted and ready to go!  I installed a toilet paper holder  (we haven't had one in over a year!) and put up those pictures which just happen to have the exact blue in them!  Check out the blue with the dark brown cabinets!Shower curtain looks good here!Aaaaand  the reason we could not paint this ourselves....

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Little Turtle vs Little Bracelet

Incercari, incercari si iar incercari. Daca vrei produse handmade trebuie sa incerci sa le faci, chiar daca nu cunosti procedeul de fabricare, incerci,  daca iti ies bine din prima, norocul incepatorului,  daca nu....  alti bani, alta distract...

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Project #3: Car shadow boxes

3 Ikea frames $9.99 each, a pack of 4 Disney Cars 14.99... printer $0.00.  For less than $50, we have art for the walls that look (at least to me!) high end.   This is the ONLY Disney Cars thing in the room.  I refuse to buy Cars bed sheets or anything branded for his room.  Edited to add*The blue car on the left will have the picture...

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Why is it...

that when you do some home improvement project you see the next thing that's wrong with your house?  So I painted the cabinets and now I want to replace our faucets because I need nicer ones now that the cabinet looks all fancy.  It also made me want to do the bathroom floor as well... but the faucets are more pressing because they need to...

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Project #2: Bathroom Cabinets

For some reason the color is off in the first two photos but you can see the true color in the third... oh and someone who kept trying to get in front of the cabinets for a picture...It's amazing what a little paint and some hardware can do.  Yes, I have a hairdryer in the sink but there was no water there FYI...

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Jewelery, again!

       Din nou trecem la bijuterii! Cand am primit prima mea comanda online de accesorii pentru bijuterii, am fost super incantata si se vede, am avut un spor.... Cautand pe net intre multimea de magazine online cu accesorii pentru bijuterii ,   m-am oprit la unul singur. A fost un fel de dragoste la prima vedere, nu stiu de...

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