Author Archives: Carissa

25
Jan, 2007

cute purses!

having been recently inspired by denyse schmidt and sally shim, i created these two purses last weekend. aren’t they the cutest?!

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21
Jan, 2007

snow, snow, snow!!

this morning, i woke up and noticed that fat, white flakes of snow were falling outside my window. i was too excited to go back to sleep (plus, i’d been having a series of yucky dreams), so despite the rather … Continue reading →

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20
Jan, 2007

hammock chair

tonight, after a few slightly disastrous attempts and a phone call to my dad for long-distance engineering assistance, i have hung the new hammock chair from my lovely sister up in my dining room. strange spot, you might think, but … Continue reading →

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19
Jan, 2007

the happy side of being sick

today’s the first day of a four day weekend and i am sick. i got the same thing mr. happy stuff had at the beginning of the week, so at least i’ll have some idea of the progression it should … Continue reading →

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15
Jan, 2007

bread 2.0

here they are! not the most beautiful loaves, a bit on the lumpy side, but i baked them and i’m pretty sure they’re going to taste awesome!

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15
Jan, 2007

snow! hurrah!

finally! we are getting snow today. beautiful, thick white piles in my lawn. best part? it’s a holiday and i don’t have to leave the house if i don’t want to. poor mr. happy stuff… his job doesn’t take this … Continue reading →

Posted in stuff that makes me smile, winter | 1 Comment
13
Jan, 2007

new year’s blog

i’ve been debating about whether to make this public or not, but …. here it is. one of my new year’s resolutions was to get rid of some of my stuff. i have too much stuff and sometimes i have … Continue reading →

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09
Jan, 2007

musical gem

sometimes i like a musical artist. and sometimes i like a music album. and sometimes i fall in love with a song. this morning, as i was setting up for toddler time at work i was listening (finally!) for the … Continue reading →

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08
Jan, 2007

spinnin’

for a few months now, mr. happy stuff has been able to join a group of our friends each monday night for group spinning (riding stationary bikes or regular bicycles mounted on trainers) at a friend’s house. it began when … Continue reading →

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08
Jan, 2007

awesome weekend

we hosted a party at our place this weekend. several of our friends had (at other recent get-togethers) said things like, “oh, you have a pool table?” or “when are you getting that green carpet replaced?” both of which happened … Continue reading →

Posted in sporty stuff, stuff that makes me smile, winter, yum | 2 Comments