today

when i was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma- i made a promise to myself that i would try to do at least ONE new thing everyday.

note: difficult to do when you're stranded home because of weather and chemo-feelings.
note 2: difficult to do when you used to be wonder woman in the home.

today was one of those days where i figured i'd tap back into my child-self and do some crafts. what better thing to pitter the minutes away doing than making stationery?

i am OBSESSED with stationery.  i honestly would never need to go to the store to pick up any, ever again. today, i thought it would be fun if i made my own designs. let's face it, i had a lot of the materials i needed available to me from years of accumulating cute stuff.

the photo map:

i think...this will continue. adding more to my list (:

what do you think?

please keep toasty this weekend!

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

preparing for springtime, part one

(that's my new facetime friend...i. love. her.)

my activities have been limited due to chemotherapy- and the weather outside my new york residence window is less than exciting. i've been homebound for most of this...time. you can check out small updates on my instagram (@globetrottinggamine)

updates:
cleaned and organized::

• kitchen drawers, all
• kitchen cabinets, all but one
• bathroom cabinet and drawers, all
• top junk drawer of living room chest
• under the bed storage
• guest room/walk in closet- closet.
• bedroom closet
• bedroom linen closet
• two drawers of "stuff" in the bedroom bureau's
• 
  

created::

• "stationery station" using old, unused hatbox (I didn't know how many cards, paper, postcards, stickers, memo pads, post its, and notebook i'd acquired until this past Monday...)
• "holiday wrapping station" using under the bed storage box that was empty (I didn't realize how lacking I was in this department, so I'm working on it gradually.)
• household binder- if you'd like to see it, please message me! i made it personal to what i ponder on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• holiday binder- for that holiday info
• memories binder- for cards, pictures drawn by my lovely niece and nephews, letters and notes from darling friends, etc.
• book-ideas binder- because it's necessary...if you've pittered around my blog these last few years, you'd know how crazy my ideas are.
• 2 manuscript binders
• medical binder- for "the hodgkins" that's almost gone from my bod
• interior design binder
• and another memory binder

left to do::

• complete all lists for household binder
• to-do list
• one kitchen cabinet
• four small bureau drawers
• all the large bureau drawers
• weed out closet in april
• clean out basement
• clean out office (which is some of what's above)
• outfit planner
• schedule plans// events to plan
• schedule book signings
• complete power point presentation
• craft/supplies area in office
• odds and ends for laundry room
• set up ebay shop
• 2 home organizations scheduled for springtime
• register for courses
• scrapbooks
• loose photos into albums

i literally wore myself out. lol

what projects do you have going on this winter?!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

10 things

(shot by me, DR)

10 things I love:
1. sleeping in
2. shoppin'
3. LML
4. my puppy
5. cookin'
6. sushi
7. coffee
8. bookstores
9. cashmere sweaters
10. all things travel

10 things I don't love:
1. bitter cold
2. miserable people
3. copycats!
4. repeats
5. broken dishwasher :(
6. being home with nothing to do, and no good movies on TV
7. bad cooking
8. bad coffee
9. fast food joints
10. people who say they're dieting and then order the world...with a diet coke.

5 random things about me:
1.  i love buying my doggie clothes.
2. i am stationery-obsessed
3. i have known LML for more than half my life
4. my best friend is was (updated December 2010) Ms. New Jersey United States
5. i like to reorganize my wardrobe...and closets...when I am bored.

Love,
MG