re⋅sil⋅ient:: 1.springing back; rebounding.

so busy

janelleleigh — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:01:43 +0000

i’ve had so much going on the last few days, i can’t wait to catch up on sleep. tomorrow afternoon i’ve GOT to get my valentines crafts knocked out, because next weekend i’m in florida for my birthday! yay!

so much good stuff right now! xoxo

your mom goes to college

janelleleigh — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:49:47 +0000

i’m waiting for a phone call right now to discuss enrolling in college. i went a semester and a half when i was like, 19 and i hated it. i never wanted to go to college, so i didn’t. i completed one semester and then about 3 weeks into my second semester i was in a car accident and ended up withdrawing from my classes and never going back.

as far as my job goes, i make $1 less/hr than the two women i work with who have degrees, so earning a degree isn’t going to get me much in the way of a raise, but i like the idea of doing it at this point in my life. plus it’s just online.

part of me is mega excited, part of me is terrified. that must mean it’s the right decision, right?

gimme a break, will ya?

janelleleigh — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:31:29 +0000

so at the advice of the ER doctor the other day, i didn’t put anything into my body aside from clear fluids for a few days, and then introduced the BRAT diet. meaning i wasn’t taking my medicines…and now i have a killer migraine. i didn’t sleep last night, i got possibly a combined total of 2 hours because my head hurt so much. we got a new baby at work today and she was so loud. i know it was her first day, i just didn’t have it in me to deal with it. she got everyone all riled up and off their schedules, it was a really horrible day. i’m waiting for a load of laundry to finish in the dryer and then i’m going to bed, i really hope to get some sleep.

here’s what i got accomplished this weekend:: the backgrounds of my valentines for my craftster swap, and i made a delicious pizza dip. none of the pictures are good because photographically speaking, i’m a moron.

group one

group two

my 2 favorite backgrounds

altered altoid tin swap

1st layer red paint; 2nd layer pink tissue paper

i’m also doing an altered altoid tin swap, where we alter the tin on the outside and then fill it with goodies, the theme is valentines day, so it’s red and pink so far. i’m going for a textured look and i’ll paint on it with white. not sure exactly what yet though.

here’s a quick pic of the dip on the stove–i am so not one of those “staging” bloggers. when i post pictures it’s of what things actually look like, in the process. i don’t have the time to stop and clean every time i want to take a picture.

crappy cell phone pic

INGREDIENTS::

1 can pizza sauce
1 cup pepperoni
2 heaping tablespoons of mushrooms
3 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
oregano
minced garlic
black pepper

-in a saucepan over medium heat combine sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms, oregano, garlic and black pepper.
-cook until heated through, roughly 5-7 minutes
-add cream cheese and mozzarella
-stir until well combined
-turn heat to low, stir occasionally
-serve with toasted bread or breadsticks

turkey chili mmm mmm gooooood.

janelleleigh — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:30:52 +0000

there’s a winter storm coming tomorrow, 2-6″ of snow and ice, and that’s just the first forecasts, so it could be more til it’s said and done. if i’m snowed in, instead of going to the punk rock flea market i’d rather go to, i may end up making this. if i do, i will definitely post pics, but that’s only if i get to the grocery store before it starts…which it may do overnight. boy you gotta love those weathermen, they know it all…eh?!

INGREDIENTS::

2 cans each:
black beans
chili beans
kidney beans

1lb ground turkey
1 large can of diced tomatoes
1 small can of tomato paste

one large onion–diced
oregano
chili powder
red pepper flakes
minced garlic
salt/pepper

1) before i put the turkey in the pan i season it with salt, pepper and chili powder
2) brown the turkey with the diced onion and minced garlic
3) add all the cans of beans to your slow cooker, i drain ONE of each of the 2 cans of beans, leaving one can’s juices in the pot
4) add diced tomatoes and tomato paste to the slow cooker
5) add turkey, onions and garlic to the slow cooker and cook on high 4-6 hours, stirring occasionally
[season with oregano, chili powder, red pepper flakes, garlic, salt & pepper to taste]

friday

janelleleigh — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:51:11 +0000

so i’m still off work, because of the superflu. i’m still really beat but definitely on the upswing. well, until my stomach just made the crazy noise that sounded like a duck saying “waaaaah” until just now i thought i was on the upswing…i’m not really sure what that noise meant…i guess we’ll see…

so for the craftiness of today’s post i’m just going to show you a cute little picture frame i made for a little girl in my class at daycare. i bought a $1 wooden unfinished frame at michael’s and used mod podge to cover it in layers and layers of tissue paper. then i hot glued letters i painted white onto the frame. simple, easy and in the long run it was less than $2 per frame. i made them for each of the kids in my class at work, but bella’s is the only picture i can seem to find right now.

later, i plan to post my recipe for chili…because we’re supposed to get a “winter storm” here tomorrow and i’ll be wishing i was making it…however the problem is, i’m not good at recipes. i tend to figure out how to make something and then i just throw it together and it’s different each time. but i have to send the recipe to kristine[i'm going to fl in 2 weeeeeeeks! weeeeeee!] so i figured when i go to my mom’s to get it, i should post it here too!

LISTENING:: new found glory-from the screen to your stereo II

i added twitter

janelleleigh — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:59:31 +0000

follow me on twitter! do it!

i have the worst flu ever

janelleleigh — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:42:09 +0000

so the title of this post doesn’t lie, i do in fact have the worst flu ever. tuesday evening around 8 i started feeling a little nauseous, by 10 i didn’t think i was going to bed ever cause i was stuck in the bathroom. it was awful. i was going in cycles, 15 minutes in the bathroom then 30-40 minutes in bed dozing then back to the bathroom…i ended up going to the hospital around 7am because i started having these insane cramps. the doctor told me it was because my stomach was totally empty and convulsing. they gave me compazine, a couple bags of saline and a shot of morphine for the pain. i got home around 11ish and went to bed…for 24 hours. i’m just about ready to go back to bed now. i am just totally worn out. i’m not supposed to go back to work until monday so money wise i’m goin to be screwed…again.
i want to work on the craft swaps i’m in, but i don’t have the energy and i also don’t want to get any germs on anything i’m sending out.

since i haven’t been able to do anything crafty for the last few days here is a first year bag book i made for my friend tom’s son collin!

okay for some reason not all the pages are there, i’m not sure why…but there are some of the pages. i LOVED making this book, and i’m super proud of how it turned out.

WATCHING:: what not to wear [i want to go on this show so bad!]

uncreative weekends are so boring

janelleleigh — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:05:14 +0000

okay, so i didn’t do anything this weekend. to be fair my sundays are all the same. i go to my mom’s house, lurk the internets and watch football. but literally, i didn’t even go anywhere, other than my mom’s. not the way i wanted this new year to start but a person can’t change overnight. if they could, people would be like penguins and mate for life.

so i decided before i try to go to sleep i should at least post SOMETHING creative i’ve done in my life, so i went on to my craftster.org account and looked through my gallery. here are pages from a wedding planner i designed for my brother and sister in law. i gave it to them christmas 2007. it’s nothing fancy, but they loved it. so therefore i am proud of it.

tomorrow taylor, chris and ryan will be in town so i know there will be no crafting done. unfortunately there’s no way i can take off or get out of work early to spend time with them either, but i can’t complain too much, i’ll be seeing them in florida in a few weeks!
goodnight

janelleleigh — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:50:53 +0000

Amazon.com Widgets

kind of a waste of a day

janelleleigh — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:01:49 +0000

so i feel like i’ve wasted my saturday, because i’ve been in bed all day. i didn’t sleep well at all last night, which led to a gigantic headache. bummer. i planned to clean & craft all day, but mostly i’ve been reading craft blogs and lurking myspace. i did get up to shower, but i just put other pajamas on and got back in bed.

i had a few good conversations via text today so at least i wasn’t completely worthless today! hopefully, kristine’s ex boyfriend taylor is coming up on a spontaneous road trip with some friends tomorrow to go to ski roundtop and go snow tubing. i’m not going tubing, i hate the snow, but i’m inviting myself to hang out even though they’ll be staying with MY ex boyfriend jake. isn’t it sweet that our ex boyfriends love each other so much that taylor’s driving up from florida to play in the snow with jake?!

since i have no picture of anything worthwhile i’ve done today, here’s a picture of where i’d rather be:

santorini, greece–the caldera; i want to swim here.