Sorry for neglecting my blog for so long! Here's a quick update as to what's been happening.

Got together with good buddy, Anna, and Jess of KnitsbyJess for a night of knitting!

Jess & me working on our own projects

Anna showing Dena how it's "done"

Even the kitty wanted to learn

Darin and I are moving at the end of March, so, I've been sorting through our belongings, getting rid of a lot of junk and packing the rest. Here, our kitty, Mabel, is enjoying new places to rest in empty crevices.

A couple weeks ago, I got to go to the Minnesota Zoo with my friend, Lindsay. She and her husband have a membership there, so I got to go for free! Thanks, Lindsay!

Close up Tiger through glass window

I will update more later about the Free People Valentines Day Craft Swap I was involved in.

Worst Luck Ever

Update: My car got looked at by a mechanic and he could find NOTHING wrong. The car has been starting perfectly fine since the incident. Praise the Lord it didn't cost anything to look at/fix. Just the towing expense, which, ironically, we wouldn't have actually needed if we would have waited another day. I'm very thankful the weather has warmed up to high 30s this week. I hope it stays that way!
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Darin is right when he says I have the worst luck with cars. Tonight I went out to my car after working the 5:00- 9:30 shift at TS. It was 3 degrees outside and my car wouldn't start. Nothing at all. Not even a wimpy attempt to start. Just nothing. So I called Darin and he drove the 25 mins to come jump my car. Except when he pulled the lever to pop the hood, the lever broke. So, we couldn't pop the hood. We just drove home and left it in the parking lot. Will take care of it tomorrow. It was too late and too cold tonight.

To make things worse, Darin already has a leaking tire that needs to be replaced. I hope my car needs nothing more than a new battery. Life just seems unfair sometimes. Darin and I are both working like crazy to pay off debt and try to get ahead - but things like this make it so impossible.

I guess I should count my blessings despite a negative attitude at the moment. Things could be A LOT worse. That's it for now. Later.

New Hair

I'm getting a haircut and color at Moxie Salon tonight. I'm pretty excited about something different and supporting my friend, Hazel, who is a new stylist there! I will post photos later.

Updated with photo.....I got all over red color, with one strip of blonde on the right side and also a trim.

My handmade lightbox

Check out my other blog to see my finished photography lightbox/tent.

Too much to do, so little time

If only my day could be as long or as short as I wanted it to be. I'm sure there's a movie about that. Click or something?

Anyway, there's so much I want to do craft-wise. My list:
- spend more time on heads twogether stuff
-- cards
-- clothes
-- screenprinting
-- jewelry
-- blogging and store upkeep
- spend more time doing photography
- increase my sewing skills
- increase my knitting skills
- learn new printing techniques
- increase my html and web design skills
-- build an online portfolio website for myself

So, yeah, a lot I want to do.

Want, want, want

I absolutely adore this dress by Kimenna.

With such cute clothes at my fingertips, my New Year's Resolution is going to be extremely difficult to follow this coming year. I decided I better make the resolution's rules clear.

As stated in my earlier blog post, I'm not going to buy myself any needless clothing and accessories in 2009. A few exceptions are:

1. Gift Cards or store credit (I may buy whatever I want with them)
2. If I run out of socks or undies, I'm going to buy new ones
3. If I get pregnant, gain or lose an excessive amount of weight and look ridiculous in my current attire, I may need to update my wardrobe

That's it.

Merry Christmas from the Dalida's!