I did that!
It was a long week. Lots of work stuff. Lots of good stuff. And, I can safely say that I'm good on ribs for probably at least the next 10 years. I probably only et them about every five years to begin with, so Saturday's lunch AND dinner (leftovers) did me in.
As you can see, I got the test-drive unit of my Zazzle mug, and I can honestly tell you, I am IMPRESSED with the quality. Sometimes, you buy a mug online, and it's cheap, flimsy, and won't last. This puppy is 550 ml (nearly 19 floz) empty, and holds a SUBSTANTIAL amount of the java stuffs! Not to mention, the print is securely "baked" in - unlike some where you can feel it, this is PART of the mug. Colors are fairly true to what you see on the store listing here:
Test version - store listing
You have to ignore my camera shot. I have shitty lighting, and a mucked up phone, which gives it that "orangey" glow, but as I sit here actually LOOKING at it, and using it, it's closer to the store image in hue.
I did change the layout of the image though because I was not really happy with how the dark parts showed up in their interpretation, so I eliminated those, and kept more of the brighter tones, so now, it looks like this:
And you can get a better view here
In other news, I have found that it's best, when packing/decluttering to put that shit in a bag/box/etc. and then DO NOT (I repeat: DO. NOT.) look at it again. It will only make you think, "OH, I can keep that for a bit longer ..." NO. Don't do it. Just box it, drive it to the donation place of your choosing, hand it over, and then walk away - quickly!
I have a few things that I will keep for quite a while yet, like the Vogue issues with Nicole Kidman, Adele, and I'd swear I have one with Sarah Jessica Parker, but I can't find it at the moment, but I'm almost ready to part with the People Remembering Michael issue, and most of my yarn/crochet/lace mags, like Vogue Knitting, etc. I'm also parting with a magical metric fuckton of books.
The goal is kind of to leave here with only SOME clothes, maybe a box of keepsakey things, art, and essentials. I do NOT want to move my clutter with me wherever I go. Learned that from my mother, who was a closet hoarder, literally. Still is, just in a smaller living space.
One thing about this home, when we sell it, there will be STORAGE for YEARS ... There are cabinets upon cabinets - built in cabinets, closets with shelving up to the ceiling, built in dressers, and even a whole "wing" that used to be a beauty shop that could be anything from storage to a business to even a "mother-in-law" suite or just apartment for renting. There is SO much potential here, and I'm looking forward to seeing someone get it that will truly appreciate and utilize all of this to its fullest potential!
Well, that went off on a tangent.
The weather outside is more than frightful. It's almost MAY and it's still late winter here in Ohellio. What the fuck? What kind of sick joke is this? I think it's just the Universe giving us even more motivation to go west. If it were nice and warm out, we might be inclined to just sit on the deck, and enjoy the spring/summer greenery and environs a bit longer. MIGHT being the key word.
As for me, I had a bit of a microbender Saturday and Sunday, complete with some clearance Easter chocklitz, some crunchy, salty snax, and the like. I didn't go overboard on bread/carbs, but I sure hit that sugar hard. It's all good. Today is a new day.
Did some food prep yesterday. My beloved made the oven-roasted veggebles, bacon, and made some rice from a new box mix he wanted to try (it was a fail, though. Yuck), and I made broccoli salad, cauli mash, and some Al Fresco Sun-dried Tomato chicken sausage and broccoli, and remembered to get the birria chicken out of the freezer for this week's lunches.
My plan is chicken salad for lunch, and yogurt with fruit for dinner, coffee and water. If I want to snack at night, it will be celery and peanut butter or sunflower seed butter.
I'm actually cutting back on the fat by NOT making my own ranch dressing, and making a salsa ranch with Hidden Valley and some Herdez Salsa Casera, which is, OH.M.GEE, the best "canned" salsa I have ever encountered. It's the closest I've found to getting salsa at Agave. The perfect blend of heat, tomates, salt, and sweet. NO huge vinegary component to be found like in the Tostitos, or Ortega, or those other commercial brands.
I'm not tracking on the weekends. Nope. There is not any one person who hath time for that shite. Tracking weekdays is enough.
Current weight after microbender: 208.4
As for creativity this week, I spent some time last night learning about how to make wrapping paper, and I have some more to learn about creating seamless patterns, so I may try that this week, and I also want to do some more with my floral designs. I like things like these:
But I've only just scratched the surface, and in observing other designs, I know there's a lot more I can do, and GOOD LORD, even if you don't like my stuff, I highly recommend checking out the other designs and products on Zazzle. They are ALWAYS running sales, either in individual stores, or on the site, overall.
I have to say I'm really excited about the Zazzle thing even more than just doing T-shirts because there are so many ways to make art. I don't want to spend the rest of my existence on this planet withering away, so doing art things is the way to go for me. The wheels, they are a turnin'!
With that, Happy Monday! Hope you have a great week!
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