No Resolutions Yet…
I don’t feel like making resolutions today. So far, I’ve only come up with one for the new year. Instead, I think I’ll focus on my 2005 Horoscope. The resolutions and 2004 recap will come later.
Hmmm… maybe a resolution should be to not put off for later what I could do today? [...]
Squeak, Squeak…
Just in time for the New Year’s Eve party, I’m on the verge of losing my voice. I can feel it. I can feel the crackle and the scratch. Oh yeah, this is going to be fun.
I have a feeling that I’ll be starting 2005 in silence.
Love it or Hate it?
I’ve changed the design from the Christmas green to a more wintery blue. Love it? Hate it? Just don’t care?
I’m curious to know how it looks to other people. I’m biased.
Now I have the hiccups, and they HURT. I must go and find a spoon full of sugar to stop [...]
The Biggest Mistake…
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
- Elbert Hubbard
Lalalalalala…
Another one of my photos has been posted at L alaLand! It’s one of the pictures I took in London, because over there they have to remind you to look right when you cross the street, instead of looking left like you do in the US.
I swear, every time I crossed the street I [...]
While I Was Sleeping…
A few weeks ago, I accidentally fell asleep on the couch one night. When I woke up around 6 am, I felt more refreshed than I had in weeks.
The very next day I insisted that Mike make an appointment to see the doctor for his snoring.
But I know I’m not completely innocent here, with [...]
Welcome…
The conversations in our house can often be quite amusing…
Christine (to Mike): What time is your dentist appointment tomorrow?
Mike: That’s right! I do have an appointment tomorrow. I guess I should find out what time, huh?
Jason: Welcome to reality, population 10 Billion.
(Ok, ok, so it’s more like 7 billion, but [...]
Happy Holidays!
I’ve discovered something this week. It turns out that I am much more in the Christmas spirit from December 24th through the New Years celebrations than I am during the time leading up to Christmas. Maybe it’s because everything is done and you can relax and enjoy the time instead of worrying about [...]
SNOW!!! WE HAVE SNOW!!!
As we left to drive to my parent’s house, I saw it. I stood beside the car, very confused – it took me a minute to figure out what it was. Then I realized … it was SNOW!!! We got SNOW!!! Snow, snow, snow! I made Mike get out of the [...]
Hello? Where is MY Snow?
According to the Weather Channel, it was snowing earlier in parts of north Houston. I live in north Houston. Where is my snow? Huh? Come on! I want snow for Christmas!
Oven Mystery – SOLVED!
We tested the oven last night. It turns out that I had never noticed a problem before because if you set it to 350, it stays pretty much at 350. Most cookies and other items are backed in that range, so 350 is safe. No burnt goodies coming out of the oven.
On [...]
Snow Flurries…
The snow flurries on my site are brought to you courtesy of Kurt’s Free Dynamic HTML and Javascripts. Now if only I could get the Dynamic Drive script or this one to work, I could have big, pretty snowflakes. Oh well, at least I have some snow!
Let it Snow…
Dynamic Drive DHTML Script- Snow Effect
A Better Angel…
I’ve found a better Tampon Angel instructions (thanks to Google, of course), with poems that you can print to go with the angel! Menopause Angel or PMS Angel! How thoughtful is that?
And if you need to make the Maxi Pad Slippers, you can get instructions for them here. Mad props to Skits [...]
Crunchy Cookies…
Mike & Jason made the snickerdoodles while I was out Christmas shopping, so today we decided to put our new cookie press to work and make some almond spritz cookies. Followed all of the instructions, set the oven to 400 degrees like the recipe called for, decorated them with some red and green sugar [...]
Maybe Angels?
Last year, my Mom declared that we should all make a handmade gift for one another. I tried to crochet, but then I remembered just how much I suck at crocheting. I don’t have time to cross-stitch something. Do you think that Tampon Angels would be a good idea? [via Meredith.]
Come [...]
Snow Angel!
I needed to put some ho, ho, ho back in the holiday season around here, you know? So I dug out of the old, old archives on my laptop this adorable little design that Erika made for me long, long, long ago. Seriously long ago, like 2001. So it’s in tables. [...]
Come On In… It’s WARM!
Dude. According to weather.com, it is currently 38 degrees outside. THIRTY-EIGHT degrees. I realize those of you up north are mocking me right now for emphasizing the temp, but can I just take a moment to share with you just how HAPPY I am that we have not one but TWO working furnaces [...]
Movable Type 3.14 Released
Movable Type 3.14 has been released, “which fixes the issue of extreme loads witnessed on servers under the strain of a massive spam attack.” If you’re using MT 3.x – you NEED to do this upgrade. Trust me, your hosting company will thank you.
bloghosts [closed for business]…
Has anyone managed to get their domain name back from Bloghosts? As far as I’ve heard, no one has managed to do it, even with sending their information in the format he has requested. Sad, very sad. So I’m curious to hear if there are any success stories out there.
I have always [...]
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
I love helping other photographers and other small business owners improve their businesses. Most of my posts here are related to that, although sometimes I write about personal things as well.
I am currently available for business & blogging consulting and assisting you with WordPress. Contact me for more details.
I am a wedding and boudoir photographer and I'm available both in Houston and for travel worldwide. I would love to be a part of your wedding!
You can buy prints of my photography.
In addition to photography and geek things, I sometimes knit. I even used to have a knitting podcast, PointySticks.
