Recent Posts Tagged With 'Personal'

• Home for the Holidays

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 18:30 in Personal, holidays

  We're heading home on the train tomorrow (early morning), so things are going to be a bit quiet around here. I'll be back next year!MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!...

• Weekend

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 08:27 in Personal

  So my exam yesterday went really well. I found it pretty easy - and realized how much I miss exams. Yes, I know. I'm a loser. A nerdy one at that. :)Then the graduate student federation had their holiday ball. It was SO much fun! Of course we...

• EXAM DAY!

  Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 08:53 in science, Personal

  My Molecular Pathology exam starts at 1 today. This is my first Master's level exam - but I'm not too worried. Should go well.Tonight, I'm celebrating at the Holiday Ball. I picked up the cutest dress at Le Chateau - I can't wait! ...

• Holiday Maker\'s Market

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 06:20 in Personal, sale

  I have a booth at the Holiday Maker's Market today! It runs from 10 - 3 at Christ's Church Cathedral (in Hamilton).I think I'm ready. I have everything stacked by the door. I only forgot to get change yesterday, but we have lots of time to do that...

• Saturday December 5

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 13:07 in Personal, earrings

  What are you doing Saturday? Nothing? Want to come to my craft show?I'll have a booth in the Maker's Market at Christ's Church Cathedral in Hamilton (Ontario). It runs on Saturday from 10 to 3. I'm really excited! I'm hoping this one will go bet...

• Item of the day: Personalized Holiday Card

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 07:15 in Personal, holidays, item of the day

  These ADD-A-PHOTO holiday cards are designed by my friend Kat of H20works. They're neat because you can get Kat to personalize the card however you want & then you can print as many as you need! And if you run out? Print more!I'm partial to th...

• Wordless Wednesday

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 10:49 in Personal, beaded jewelry

• Skinny Card Tags

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 13:14 in Personal, holidays, tags, paper goods

  The skinny card tag is my newest gift tag design! Simple & cute, the tag folds open to reveal a blank interior. The spine is completed with a sweet bow of baker's twine.Now available in my PaperUlixis shop - each set is unique & probably can...

• Front Page!

  Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 15:52 in Personal, front page

  I made the front page today while I was presenting in class (middle of the bottom row)! What a great surprise to come home to!...

• What\'s going on...

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 14:47 in Personal

  Do you ever get a strong urge to write / blog but once the blank page is sitting in front of you.... nothing? Yep, that's where I am right now. I want to blog, but I can't think of anything to talk about. So... here's what's going on in my life ri...

• Item of the day: Once Bitten

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 09:19 in Personal, item of the day, beaded jewelry

  Ever since high school, I've been obsessed with Anne Rice (well, her books anyway). I love her vampire chronicles & Lestat is my absolute favourite. He's a real vampire - not like that Edward fellow & all these crappy new series (sorry Twil...

• My Laptop - Update

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 07:45 in Personal

  I didn't realize when I shut my laptop last night that it wouldn't turn on this morning.... The CPU fan won't start & so my laptop won't start. *sob* I don't know what to do - I have a presentation on Friday & all this other crap to do &am...

• Wordless Wednesday

  Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 10:55 in Personal, bunnies

  Sweet Marigold.Yep - she has a lighter-coloured diamond on her forehead. ♥...

• GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 13:59 in science, Personal

  Soooooooooooo ANGRY right now! The hospital on campus is making us move labs (the lab I TA) because the old lab is being turned into offices for nurses. We were told we'd move straight to our new lab & given at least a week's notice before we h...

• Wordless Wednesday

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 10:48 in Personal, holidays

  Love the candlelight setting on my camera!...

• Thanksgiving

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 16:38 in Personal, holidays

  We traveled up North for Thanksgiving, as usual, and I had a great time! Saturday night there was a dinner & party for Pat's aunt & uncle's 25th anniversary. Then Sunday we spent the day with my family & had a big turkey dinner. Of cour...

• Wordless Wednesday

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 12:36 in Personal

• Tutorial: Striped Pumpkin

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 12:44 in Personal, tutorial, holidays

  I love simple little crafts - especially when the end result is to make decorations for a holiday! Here's a fun way to dress up those Halloween pumpkins without the mess of carving it!Striped PumpkinMaterials:1 small pumpkin or gourdblack ribbon - m...

• Featured!

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 20:05 in Personal, featured

  Check it out - I've been featured on 2 great blogs recently:H20works - Kat's an MMG friend of mine & so sweet for having featured my goddess Isis.LilithEvy - my tags are in the #1 spot in the colour of the week feature!...

• Meet Isis & Iris

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 13:29 in Personal, aceo

  The 9th & 10th goddesses in my Klimt ACEO series.Iris - Greek goddess of the rainbow & messenger to the godsAnd the back. This beauty is already sold - actually, she was purchased as a surprise gift. I wrapped her up in pretty paper & s...

• MMG Feature

  Posted on Thursday October 1st, 2009 at 22:09 in Personal, featured, mmg, msoe team

  I've mentioned the MMG BnR before (click on the MMG tag at the bottom of this post to read more) - well we've recently had our one year anniversary! Our thread creator / leader / mother, Dorana, has been blogging about some of the regular shops who'...

• Item of the day: Bunny Sling

  Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 07:30 in Personal, bunnies, item of the day

  One of my blogger friends, Cara, has a bunny - I remember her buying a baby sling on Etsy for her & thinking what a great idea that was. It's a nice way to cuddle with your bunny - they end up being all cocooned & safe in the sling. I thoug...

• Meet Marigold!

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 18:11 in Personal, bunnies

  Meet Marigold - the newest addition to the family!My parents haven't had any pets in the house since Rosemary disappeared this summer. This weekend, they finally decided to get a new little bunny. Marigold came from one of my dad's cousin's farm - ...

• Reminder

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 08:51 in science, Personal, contest

  I'm selecting a winner for my blog giveaway tonight - so don't forget to go sign up! Just comment on the previous post!On a school-related note, I'm presenting a paper in my pathology class today. It's been a while since I last presented ... but it...

• 100 Followers (giveaway)!

  Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 14:31 in Personal, contest, sewing

  Sometime over the weekend, my blog acquired it's 100th follower!That means 100 kind readers clicked on that little follow button in my sidebar & can read my blog in their readers or rss feeds! How exciting!As a small thank you, I'm giving away o...

• Craft Show Results

  Posted on Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 19:10 in Personal, sewing

  So...... wondering how my craft show went? Not bad, but not great either. The venue was not the best for me - it was a garage sale/craft show and 98% of the booths there were full of garage sale junk. So people were not there for quality items - t...

• Craft Show

  Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 05:06 in Personal, sewing

  EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOK. So today's the day. My craft show - the Mohawk 28th Annual Garage Sale - is today, from 9 - 2. I'm SO nervous now... this is my first show, so I have no idea what to expect. I think I'...

• Item of the day: Bird Stack

  Posted on Friday September 4th, 2009 at 07:12 in Personal, birds, item of the day

  The last thing we did before leaving Niagara Falls was check out the bird sanctuary / aviary. This was probably my favourite stop - I love birds! The tropical ones are so exotic - I love the scarlet ibis, the toucans & the jacana. This bird pr...

• Item of the day: Descent

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 06:23 in Personal, item of the day

  While at Niagara, we did all the typical tourist-y things: walk behind the falls, white water walk, the aero-car suspended over the whirlpool. It was an awesome experience! This cascading necklace by helbent totally reminds me of the water, churnin...

• Item of the day: Slot Machine

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 06:13 in Personal, bunnies, item of the day

  If you've been following my blog this week, you may have noticed a theme. I've been featuring items that go along with my trip to Niagara Falls this past weekend. Saturday evening, we spent some time at Fallsview casino. Definitely not my thing, b...