Things I love

Alice In Wonderland Quilt (the beginning)

I got a lot done with my quilt today! Here is a photo of my progress:

I just placed the pieces together to get an idea of what this would look like. I think it is going to turn out very cool! Piecing a quilt together is A LOT of work!

Organizing/Redecorating Bedroom

The other day I made this big curtain out of a flat bed sheet. It covers up the weird little room where we have all of our dressers and my vanity. It works well because that room is super cluttered and I like having all of that stuff in one place. I got a tan queen sheet and a tension rod from Target and spent about $20. I cut the sheet in half, hemmed the rough edges, and sewed across the top to make the "pocket" for the tension rod to slip through. It was really simple!

I want to redecorate my bedroom. The image below is my inspiration. There are a lot of colors in this piece. I already have a green comforter and lots of wood tones, tans and browns. I thought I could throw a couple of pink/peach, cream and (maybe) teal touches. I want to make a few cover-ups for my tv stand and other pieces of furniture and make a new blanket to go across the bottom of the bed (not sure of the technical term for it). I also might make a few decorative pillows for the bed.

Organizing/Redecorating Living Room

I've caught the bug----the cleaning bug!! I was laid off from my job and have spent the last few weeks feverishly cleaning and organizing my apartment.  Yesterday we tackled the living room. Almost all of my furniture is mismatched, so I have a hard time arranging it so it looks good. Yesterday we moved the bookshelves to be on either side of the television, so as to create a makeshift entertainment center. Not 100% sure I love the layout, but I am leaving it for now to let it sink in for a couple of days.



It's times like these when I wish I knew someone who lived closer. I would love a female's opinion on how to go about decorating. I took a lot of things off of my walls and am going to put it back up once I am happy with the arrangement of the furniture.

I am working on an Alice In Wonderland quilt and will (hopefully) be purchasing a quilt hanger for my wall. I would like to decorate around that and use those colors. It is vintage looking and uses all of the colors that I love. I will post a picture of the pieces I have later. I have not started sewing yet---just have it cut out.

I will post more later about my organizing, rearranging, and sewing adventures.

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

• Take life as it comes. Stop worrying about what stupid things I did in the past and how fast the future is coming and just think about the good things that are happening now in the present. 
• Get organized and stay organized! Stop letting things slip when I am having "a bad week" or am just too plain lazy. Get rid of a lot of things in a few months when I move. Donate and throw away all of the stuff I never use.
• Take more time for myself. Get off of the the computer and sew, read, play a game, anything.
• Be more cautious of my money. I am pretty certain I have developed a condition known as oniomania and I cannot stop shopping! I need to be more aware of my budget and save more money so I can afford a new vehicle and maybe someday soon a house!
• Try cooking something new every once in awhile. I like cooking and never try to for fear of screwing it up and wasting time and money. I got a few new cookbooks as well as some awesome aprons for Christmas so I should have plenty of ideas on hand.
• Eat better and exercise more. Last year I started off doing really well with this and completely gave up halfway through. I am going to stick to it for good.
• Complain less and try to fix the things that are bothering me, be it where I live or where I am working.
• Last but not least, be a happier person! Life is short, stop wasting it!

Edit: (March 22, 2011)
I think I have pretty much accomplished my resolutions from last year. Even though I am unemployed, I am at a good place in life right now where I have the opportunity to decide where and how I want to live. I can step back and think about what I want to do with my life. Even though times are hard financially, I feel positive about the future.

Play this game with me: What's in your purse/bag?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherylstaner/4172800058/

I am convinced this is what REALLY happened with the LCROSS mission...

I think NASA is playing us all. Did you watch live coverage of what happened on the moon? I did and I didn't see anything. Have you ever watched Mars Attacks? You know that one scene where humans shoot a bomb at the aliens and they pretty much eat it? Well, that is what happened on the moon. And NASA told all of their people if something like this happened to act normal and as if they accomplished their mission successfully. After awhile, we won't hear anything more about this and NASA will try to make us believe that nothing strange happened. Well, I know and I won't forget.