Thursday, July 25

Preparing for the Pilgramidge

Hey there, Mr. Blog~ photo 007_zps4ac0f77f.gif
Did you miss me? I missed you! Work has kept me very busy, and preeeeetty stressed out.

"Welcome to being an adult, Jenee!"

Har har har. No worries though, Mr. Blog. I am a clever woman and pretty smart in my career field, so even with troubles things run pretty smooth. FYI: I am one of those people who smile even when things get really awful, hectic, crazy, or I just feel like I could cry. It takes a fairly large dose of chaos to unnerve me. That is probably because I am a rather chaotic person by nature. Captain loves to plan and plot and premedidtate things and I am flying before him, sometimes dragging him along, flapping in the wind and shouting, "Weeeee~" with a rainbow dust trail settling behind us. It drives him crazy at times, I think. I find this amusing. photo 998_zps10aa3ad5.gif

This week is the prep week for my trip to Mississippi as well, so more stuff to fret over between work shifts! Huzzah~ I am very excited to see my family though, though not as excited to deal with two children, a dog, and a Captain in a Ford Focus. I even bought a new camera for the trip! Fingers crossed it won't be a sweltering pile of misery and humidity when we arrive. (Although we all know it will be sticky and hot no matter what deity I offer prayers to.) The most tedious part of packing for me is picking out items for outfits and optimizing my outfit possibilities. I like having variety. And if there is one thing I hate when we are on holiday is that point when I think, "Hmmm, I want to wear that one thing... I wonder if I packed it....Well, damn." The other thing is packing shoes. Captain will demand I pack half the amount I want to pack, and then I will hide the spare pairs in other places. Shenanigans ensue.

While I have no great feats of creativity to offer up at the moment, what with all the hub bub and planning going on here, but I have a few little things to share.


A good friend of mine commissioned me to do a mash up design between Megaman and Assassin's Creed, this is the result thus far. Not the best pose ever, but I was more focused on the outfit over the composition and that was the result.

And then, secondly, I have two Youtube videos to share. The first is none other than Captain himself, who goes by "Sinister Chile" on his videos. He is really into spicy foods, so much so that we a growing a giant pile of hot peppers in our balcony garden. And I do not mean jalapenos, Mr. Blog. Things much more evil and spicier. So, armed with a passion for burning his face off daily by eating scorpion peppers and a super cute camera girl he begins his adventures of vlogging and talking about these scary super hot peppers!



And the second comes from my buddy over in the UK who just likes to do silly videos and give everyone a good laugh in between discussing topics that peak his interest one way or another.


Off to be more productive today. My phone won't stop ringing and people cannot seem to leave me alone long enough to develop this post further. I'm still aiming for my goal of blogging once a week, even if I keep failing terribly. Toodles~  photo 231_zps345df61d.gif

Friday, June 14

Done Dirt Cheap!

Mr. Blog!!! photo 231_zps345df61d.gif
I was unaware that JoAnn Fabrics was having a sale today until my friend informed me. It's the little things that excite me, Mr. Blog. And I was thrilled for sure. Not wanting to miss some great deals while simultaneously curbing my ridiculous impulse to hoard craft supplies, I made myself a modest budget of $50. This is my haul...

Pay no attention to my cluttered table top above, the fabrics and patterns are where your eyes should direct themselves...

A small bend of the rules led my total to just shy of $55, more like guidelines anyways. But here is the kicker. Guess how much I saved. Nope. More. Guess again. That's not a real number, Mr. Blog... 
$200.60 when it was all done and over with. Holy savings, Batman!!! 

Gotta do a cake in the morning, so off to bed~ XOXO

Sunday, June 9

Random Closet Post

Fashion brand community - poupeegirl

New Layout PLUS Outfit Post

Mr. Blog!!! photo 008_zps6666874a.gif
I started changing up some of the things on you tonight, hope you enjoy the refresher. I wanted to do something gothy and cool but I ended up colouring a hot rainbow mess. photo 983_zps8bda7633.gif

Life is swell for the most part. I am crafting my little heart out and have been reading up on selling things online casually since I cannot commit to something full time. Do you think people would by my items? I sell lots of things around town and to friends/acquaintances but I have never pilfered my goods to the internet... We shall see!  I am also plotting my "yearly pilgrimage to the Mother Land", as I recently have dubbed it. Family in Mississippi are to be seen so the trek across America will take place soon as I can get everything planned out and some spare cash gathered accordingly. It is hot as hot can be in the summer there, but that is the best time to go since the kids are out of school and all. No summer school for the oldest this year! YES! But we are still tutoring him here at home.

Things I plan to make soon:
 photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif Devil Horn Hairclips  photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif
 photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif Vertical B&W Striped Tights  photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif
 photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif Pink & Black Salopette  photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif
 photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif Super UGLY Christmas Sweater for The Captain  photo 0127_zps3bc7be9a.gif
Hopefully I can manage all of them and they will turn out well.

On to the outfit for today~ photo 20101105_1142381_zps64055a24.gif

Ugh, ignore the laundry behind me.
I have a thing about ironing things before I will hang them in the closet...

Shirt: Torrid
Skirt: Thrifted, tag says Old Navy
Tights: Dollar General
Leg Warmers: Forever21
Boots: Deb's
Belt: Walmart
Necklace and Bracelet: Forever21


Oh noes! I have pores! And a nicely placed chicken pox scar to boot.
Children, do not scratch your face!
I am wearing my new contacts from PinkyParadise (LolliPop Violet) here as well. I ♥ them!

I went out with friends to eat in the Old Market today. It was raining buckets but it didn't deter our get together one bit. I recieved many compliments about my outfit and especially my hair. I watching Violet LeBeaux's Rock-A-Billy hair tutorial and found inspiration in it. I am unsure whether I like this belt in the mix or not...

Thursday, June 6

Massive Pile of Frilly



Hey there, Mr. Blog!
This is what I have been up to~ photo 003_zpscd3cbbff.gif
(Psst... my sewing machine is working again, if you haven't noticed!)

Sorry I cannot stay with you long, it's three in the morning and I need to go to bed otherwise Captain will be grumpy that I slept all day long!

P.S. I'm working on a new layout for you with some things I sketched myself. Be warned!  photo 174_zps4478b896.gif