oh, man...and drool

southern living has really turned me on to wanting this...help me, lord. i have to stop reading magazines.

how beautifully inspiring are these photos?

they almost make me want to put this pool in my backyard.

almost.

not in this house :)

what do you think?

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

if i had a garden shed...

thanks to country living for giving me this idea for this post...and for making me want a garden shed!

i love the clean look and rusticness...

but... mine would probably be a hodge podge of colours.

le sigh.

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

advice needed

I have a number of back-issues of magazines. anyone have any clue what i can do with them other than throw them away? i don't want to post them on e-bay, but i know i can get $25+ for some. (they're mostly Vogue)

you guys are my information mecca so any help is insanely appreciated <3

decor of years past

way before i got married, i would keep a stash of magazine articles, ideas, recipes, etc.

going through my january list, i found my ideas that i'd kept in binders. in page protectors.

yes. i am a self-proclaimed dork.

so i am sharing some with you that i'd snipped

and recently snapped pictures of

so i can save space.

rustic living room i love without the patter on that chair.

yipes!

hello, dream kitchen.

except, maybe i would like glass front on the cabinets

and a different light fixture.

love love!

do any of you do crazy things like this from time to time?

it's an addiction that none of my friends until recently

could understand :)

it figures :)

amazing, how things can go so well and then someone tries to bring me down.
get over it!

i am ~:)
monday and today have been exceptionally busy for me.
i am kicking ass getting things done- and have discovered there is still not enough time for everything.

for you- i have been photo-cataloguing what's been going on in the day-to-day life of me, though i have realized that i don't blog a lot about myself or things going on in my life.

the less than mundane things i mean (which i don't find mundane)...the reason for this is wandering minds want to know. these are the wandering minds i'd rather have NOT know- but what is one to do?

ah, ding ding! move on.

so here's my deal-
january is going to be interesting because i have a goal.
it's a big one. are you ready?

my goal this month is to finish ALL projects!
yes.

the list goes as follows:

1. edit and complete all stories and novels
2. illustrate children's stories (for my nephew)
3. clean out the house of negative stuff
4. clean it out of un-necessary clutter
5. take all loose photos and put them in album
6. complete all scrapbooks, unfinished or untouched
7. print out what needs to get printed out on this computer
8. delete un-needed files from computer
9. upload all photos into usb disc AND photo programs
10. select photos to be printed
11. get them printed (and repeat above)
12. finish reading all books left before i buy or pick up a new one
13. call church to pick up clothes for donation
14. go through and complete everything on my to-do list, which has come down considerably in the last two days. I am VERY excited about this.
15. send out those packages!
16. make those appointments (snow keeps stopping me from doing this)
17. start book club
18. organize all files/bills
19. make a list of places from here to long island i'd like to see
20. make my new years resolutions

is that enough? i can do that in a little over 2 weeks...right?
of course i can...
so follow along and let's see how this first month of my new year goes!
i hope you'll be with me every step of the way :)
in the meantime- do you have a similar month-to do list? i'd love to hear it!

much much love,
the globetrotting gamine

edited to add:
21. add all articles to blog i thought were interesting (and hopefully you will, too)
22. add to blog list of items i wanted to blog about

i'll go again before i start making even less sense...