2011

Hello, WordPress. I miss you a lot. I’m sorry we haven’t talked in a while. I want to wish you a happy new year. I also want to let everyone know how much it means to me when I can go a month without blogging and still see that I don’t have 0 views for most days… not that I particularly enjoy going a month without blogging. I’m going to try to have a more interesting life this year so that this isn’t a problem (maybe).

So, it’s a new year. Pretty insane that the last one went by so damn fast. I am looking forward to 2011. I want to talk more about it, but I haven’t really thought enough about all of the specific things I want to do, and I don’t really feel it necessary to give you a stereotypical “New Years” post with all of my resolutions. Although I may update my 43 Things and post the link later.

Oh, and I had a nice Christmas and New Years Eve. How was everyone else’s? Anyone else feel like by the end of the holidays, they have about a million posed pictures in front of Christmas trees? (I swear we have at least 7 additionally)

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Dani

Oh Shit– PS!!: It’s my best friend’s birthday today… Happy Birthday, Kayleigh! I LOVE YOU! (She is the one in the right of the Snuggie..er..picture)

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Things that make me feel pretty #3

Blush

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Moonie

Simple Pleasure #9

Dandelions

I’m sure each and every one of us, as children, loved picking up those stupid dandelions, blowing on them, and watching all of the tiny little cotton-white fuzzies float through the air.  Some “grown-up” probably told you that if you did this, these weeds would sprout up every where. Hell, you didn’t see the problem with that.  The more the merrier!  Why do you care?  You’re going to pick those ones too, soon as they turn white, and repeat.

And then, you got older.  Now you’re the one telling the kids not to spread weeds on your lawn.  But, who likes worrying about weeds?  I say dandelions can be a treat.  Stop worrying so damn much about everything! You know you want to pick those cottony white flowers, give a good puff of air, and watch blissfully as they float off into the sky, or at least off the ground for a few minutes.  You can even make a wish.

Personally, I always thought the magic was in the fact that they were yellow and kind of cute one day, and the next they were snow white and globe-shaped.  I think it took a while for me to figure out they were even the same thing.

And here is some advice for after you go crazy and let the yellow dandelions grow everywhere:

Make dandelion wine.  Or salad.  Wine is probably more fun.  But seriously, did you know these things were edible?  We should seriously stop wasting them, spraying poison on them, and ripping them out of the ground.  Why are we such bastards to nature?  At least use them for something if you’re going to tear them out of the ground every time they appear.

I recommend the book “Making Stuff and Doing Things” by Kyle Bravo and Jenny LeBlanc for a good sounding Dandelion Wine recipe.  I haven’t gotten a chance to put it to use yet, (Let me know if you have like a million dandelions I can have and I totally will) but the book itself has some really cool stuff in it so I trust that the recipe is good too (and will try to post it once I find my book AND when I make the wine, I will definitely write about how it turns out).  It’s a little late in the season, but if you keep it in mind, I will too. ;D

I hope everyone has a great week!

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Dani(elle)

Phenomenal Photo Phriday

Plum leaves

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Dani

Simple Pleasure #8

Blowing Bubbles

Fun to watch, chase, and pop.  Bubble liquid is so easily entertaining.  The soapy water of youth.

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Dani

PS.  Sorry my posts are a little late this week, technical difficulties + lazy.

:EDIT:: New pictures of my own taking. Enjoy. <3

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This post is dedicated to my sister Manda for her 22nd birthday, that was just over a week ago. Happy Birthday, again!

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Simple Pleasure #6

Climbing Trees

It seems like most of the best simple pleasures are the simple childhood experiences that we’ve had.  So maybe nostalgia is a simple pleasure?  Simply put, I think we all want to feel like little kids again.  All that pure energy and innocence?  I will take it any day.  Well, some days it’s nice to be a grown up, but they are few and far.

I think tree climbing gives you a unique high that you can’t match anywhere else.  The fear and adrenaline, plus the proud feeling you got as a child when you made it up to the top… sitting on the highest branch you could reach, and drinking it all in; it is pure beauty.  I am all for doing these amazingly simple pleasures, the ones that make you realize how beautiful life is, how beautiful youth is, and how you can still feel young no matter what age you are.

Everyone, please have an amazing weekend.  Special thanks to my beautiful Goddaughter, my favorite little model.  She keeps us young.

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Dani