Showing posts with label sick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sick. Show all posts

Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday Monday


Good Evening,
I need to apologize for the lack of posts this weekend and not finishing up my to do list
If you've been a long time follower of Miss Yellow Shoes then you know that I was sick with mono not too long ago. I'm sure you all get tired of hearing this, but my immune system is down and my doctors told me that it will never be the same. 
So yes...
I was sick again.


But it's Monday night and the week has just begun!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

She's Back!


Hello dear readers.
First off, thanks for sticking by me while I needed a little break. It's so encouraging to see that the number of followers didn't diminish while I was away. You're all awesome!
I am feeling better and ready to get back on schedule.


1. I've been working out regularly and eating healthy foods every day
2. I'm now working part time so I can...
3. Take my online course so I can finish my degree before I get married (yay!)
4. Planning my wedding
5. Crocheting all sorts of goodies! (click here)


Today, I got to go to three museums (pictures coming soon) in Montreal and eat at a Mexican restaurant. It was my first meal out in a while and my beef quesadilla was mouth watering good.


I picked up a couple of things from the museums boutique...


These measuring spoons will go perfectly with the measuring cups I got last month!


Sorry, but I can't tell you what's in this box. It's a little present I picked up for my fiancée.
<3
I love you Mike!


Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody!
I absolutely love this day because I get to see everyone walk around wearing my favorite color.
Did you wear green today?????


Did you know...

Every year the Chicago river is dyed green on St.Patty's Day?
The fountain, in front of the white house, flows green water on St.Patrick's Day?
Originally, everyone wore blue on March 17th?
The shamrock was originally worn on St. Patrick's day so represent the Holy Trinity?
One of the longest running St.Patrick Day parade's runs in Montreal? (hey! that's where I live)
St.Patric wasn't Irish...he was born in Britain to Roman parents?
More Irish people live in America than in Ireland?


I tried desperately to follow the instructions in this book and make a shamrock...but alas! I gave up and made my own pattern!


I guess that's all for now. Since I spent the whole day in Montreal, I still have a class to get through before bed.


Once Again, thank you for sticking by me and being the best blog readers eva!
Till Tomorrow...

Friday, February 25, 2011

No, I'm not dead

It's been a while since I've posted anything and that could be blamed on work, getting sick....again, and my wonderful fiancée coming up for a surprise visit! 
So I'm getting back on track (cross my fingers) with blogging and crafting and wedding planning!

Actually...I need to get to work soon; but I wanted to chit chat a bit about the wedding first.


So I'm pretty sure I've decided on a dress (sorry, you won't see that until the big day), and I'm totally going to wear yellow shoes underneath! Our colors are green, yellow, and dark gray so my feet won't stick out like a sore thumb. 


I got inspired by this picture and thought it would be cute for centerpieces; but after a little more brainstorming, Mike and I decided to use traditional clay pots with yellow flowers and green moss. I'll tie a bow of some sort around the pot and three picture frames will surround the centerpiece. The tables will be round and a white table cloth will be placed on each table with half the tables with a  yellow runner and half with a green one.


That's all that I can write at the moment; work is calling my name!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Mike Came to Visit Me!


My wonderful fiancée came to visit me this week-end. I was so happy. For those of you who don't know...we've had a long distance relationship from the start so every moment together is precious. 
He came in late on Friday night and had to leave early Sunday afternoon, so the visit was short but terribly precious to me. 


We didn't really do anything special since I was still getting over a cold; but we did enjoy each others company very much. Mom made an awesome dinner for us followed by a chocolate fondue dessert!
Mmmm....So good!


This picture is just me showing off my gorgeous engagement ring. I love it so much and I know that it will warm my heart every time I look down at it for the rest of my life. 

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Self Improvement Plan: Written in 2011

If you remember my goals for this year post, I said I wanted to be healthier and lose a little weight before my wedding (yay). I haven't been toooo bad since that goal was made. I haven't been working out EVERY morning but I have been eating better. 
Anyway, as I was browsing around the internet looking at things from the past (1950s) I found a youtube video with a 10 point plan to follow for one week involving self improvement. Yes, diet and exercise are on the list but there is so much more. Things that we all should be working on every day...but a journey begins with a single step so will you take this weeks challenge with me? I know it's Wednesday but let's take these 10 points and work on them until next Wednesday. Let's see what we can do!

Take it away Jack!


And for your happiness... I've made the 10 point plan ready for you to print out and stick to your mirror!


Just right click and "save image".

Sunday, January 30, 2011

How to make my tomato soup

If you've been reading along, you should have known that I am again sick in bed...ugh...but being sick means I get to eat soup all the time! I simply love soup and I wanted to share with you how I make tomato soup (from a can) my own. 
From the can, the soup can become rather boring and blah...so here's how I jazz it up using things I already have in the cupboards. 




Old Blog, New Blog

So I was sitting in bed (sick) this morning and thought... "you know what! this would be a great time to give the blog a little face lift." And it's something I could do while resting!
So here's the old...


And you are now admiring the new and cleaner looking Miss Yellow Shoes Blog!
Do you like it? 

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Ooodles and Ooodles of Doodles


Since my last post...

I've gone back to work at the daycare (part time)
I'm so happy to be back with all the kids. I really missed them a bunch!

I've been a busy little bee crafting away as well. I've been crocheting flowers pins like there's no tomorrow. (you can find those in the shop by Monday)

In addition to going back to work and crocheting away a storm (and catching a cold from the kids) I've also been doodling away!

Before...


After!

Before...


After!

Before (I think this is my favorite one...)


After!


Maybe this last one will be my new logo or featured in a new banner.

What's next on my list? These!



Stay tunned for the upcoming tutorials!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Christmas Decorations- Part 13?

Pretty sure this is my 13th post in the series, then again I could have lost count...
(check out my November posts for more Christmas decorations tutorials)

"The decorating of various structures and trees has been recorded in Europe from the 17th century on, but the first written account of a "Christmas tree" did not appear until 1605. According to John Matthew's The Winter Solstice, an anonymous German citizen that year recorded trees being decorated with "roses cut out of many colored paper, apples, wafers, gold-foil, [and] sweets". What about chaser lights and oodles of wrapped gifts? It was more than 100 years later when Professor Karl Gottfried Kissling of the University of Wittenburg wrote of people adding candles for decorations and placing children's wrapped branches around the bottom of the small indoor trees.
Of course, the early trees were decorated differently than today's evergreens. Early ornaments were usually hand-crafted or edible. Nuts, candies, fruits, and pieces of colored paper were the most common. The average modern tree is decorated with a combination of store-bought ornaments and family memorabilia with several strings of lights strewn over the branches instead of candles, but no matter how the tree is decorated it still symbolizes a timeless Christmas tradition of families gathered together exchanging presents and love."

Since I've already done a post on Christmas tree ornaments (here), let's get inspired for the Christmas tree topper! 
I'm not feeling well today (mono) so I can't spend too much time out of bed; this is why I'm just posting pictures to inspire you and not taking the time to get all the links and tutorials down.  Sorry guys!














I must say that this yellow crocheted star is my favorite of all these toppers (I do really like the clock and owl done too). But this one takes the cake!



Hope you found something that you liked!
(and if you don't have your Christmas tree up by now then shame on you!)

Monday, November 8, 2010

Christmas Decorations- Postponed to tomorrow due to illness (bleh!)

Hey Guys, 

I was really excited about todays Christmas Decoration post but the Mono decided to kick back in so I was pretty much knocked out for the day. I even slept through one of my classes because I was so drained of energy
I am feeling a weee bit better but I've realized more and more every day that Mono really does take a toll of the body of a busy college girl

I hope to finish the post I started today so you can all keep on crafting for the Holidays! 
Sleep well readers!

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Hello Hello Hello!

Hey Yall!
So I've been sick with Mono and a Sinus infection since my last post. It's been so bad that I've had to leave my job so I can recover before school starts again. I'll even have to take a much lighter credit load and stay away from sports for a while. Ugh!
I am feeling better now. I've been resting on my bed not really doing much of anything for about a week and a half now. 
I'm thinking a new youtube video is in order...let's see if I can get to that today and what I can cook up!


Saturday, June 19, 2010

What's Going On?

So, for all my followers out there (and I know there aren't that many just yet), I must explain the lack of posts in the past few weeks.
I have been dealing with some unknown illness for some time and have decided that it was best to spend my spare time resting in bed. I have not fully recovered but decided that it was time to return to my normal activities of photography, blogging, crafting, and baking. 


Updates...


Contest Winner
The giveaway winner was Nicole. Her prize will be sent out shortly. Enjoy your gift Nicole and congratulations! Please e-mail me your address at brittany.nicole@ni.edu. 


Etsy
I've had my etsy shop up for a wee bit of time. I will be crafting more items to add to my shop stock shortly. Please stop on by and have a look, if you see something that may interest a friend please tell them about it. I'm just a poor college girl trying to pay for a good education and any little bit helps. 
http://www.etsy.com/shop/handmadehappys


Crafting
I'm currently sewing a quilt, sewing 3 notebook covers (custom order), and knitting a hat. I'll post pictures of the finished products later. So stay tunned! 


Shopping
I've recently shopped at second hands stores and garage sales and uncovered a few treasures. You'll have to stay tunned for that blog update. :-)


Until then...thank you all for being so patient while I've been sick. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 


Later!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Where's Waldo? And Where's Mike?

The past few days have been somewhat of a downer.You know those days when everything seems to go wrong? I just have about 4 of them in a row and currently living in one of them.
Mike has been super sick and yet still performed in Northland's artist series. That's a story in itself. He was so sick that he was pale the whole time he was up there singing, and just about passed out twice. I was sitting on the edge of my seat just waiting to jump up and run to his side. He scared me half to death.
I ended up dragging him to the kitchen right after he had a breather outside in the fresh air, so I could get him some water, hot tea, oranges, and a granola bar. He felt a little better, but I still marched him back to his dorm and watched him walk inside (just to be sure he was ok).
Today was no different. My poor boyfriend and I sat in the back during graduation so he could get up for water if he needed to. He did, and took so long that I was afraid that he was unconscious on the floor in the hall. I went out to look for him, but he was fine. Just walking slowly.
He didn't eat very much at lunch, and won't eat dinner.

Sigh, I just hope that he will be better tomorrow for our flight back home. It's going to be a little rough on him.

So as I spend the day on my own, and packing everything has been checked off the list, I browse the internet searching for something to do. After an hour of facebooking and whatnot, I found an old childhood friend...Waldo. As in "Where's Waldo?" I was very excited when I found out that I could play a game online. (click here) and even more when I found out that I could turn myself into a Waldo (click here)!
I haven't finished finding everything in the game left, but I've found most things. Maybe you'll have better luck.

So, In honor of rediscovering my long lost childhood friend Waldo, and because I have oodles and oodles of time tonight, I've decided to relive some childhood memories I had with toys.

Drum Roll Please...


Dolls, oooooh how I loved dolls. I used to brush their hair and play all sorts of games with them. I would tell them my secrets and tuck them in bed with me.


Toy cars, I used to "drive" these things around for hours and hours with my brother. We must have had a hundred of them. They were all my brother's, except for one that was hot pink. That one was mine.


Easybake ovens, My daddy bought me one of these for Christmas. I must admit, I never did bake anything right. I would either burn it, spill it all inside the oven, or give up and eat it all raw and goooey.


Towels, yes yes believe it or not I played with towels. I would lay them on the floor and roll up the edges to make a "canoe" on which I would explore rivers and meet friendly Indians. Of course whenever boys where around we tied them around our necks and became super heroes conquering the evil villains with our multitudes of powers!


That's all for now folks! I'm going to continue searching through that Waldo game, maybe even pop in a Pixar movie... anyway...
Enjoy your weekend!



Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Cough Medicine: How to take it

This stuff is nasty! I've been sick for 2 weeks now...it doesn't seem to want to go away!
Step One: Smile, you won't be for the next few minutes so make it a good one.

Step Two: Drink the seemingly yummy "cherry" flavored medicine.
Step three: Prepare for dissapointment in lack of flavor.

Step Four: Don't worry about this step, your face will naturally take over for you, and finish the great finale to your beverage!