Face, too Face

So, this weekend, I began a craft which I am still in the middle of completing. In an effort to be a better blogger, I remembered to take pictures of my progress. When I finally complete the craft, I'll post on that.

Lately, I have been feeling pressured by my loved ones to join a social network. Many have detailed the virtues of being able to get into touch with old friends past and to keep far away family updated on the goings on of my life. Many have gone into great detail explaining how to set my levels to extra private and that I can even block people from trying to find me and/or contacting me.

So, I'm on the fence. I'm not exactly one to post about my deep thoughts; and even though this is a private blog, I am still fairly vague when it comes to most things that I post about. I say vague meaning, that my posts could come from, pretty much, anyone.

One reason why I don't join other sites is because it is too open. You make it very easy for complete strangers to know more about you than they should. A lot of people don't mind that though, in fact, they sort of embrace it. A lot of people love sharing their thoughts on a public blog and have feedback from followers and in many cases friendships have developed.

As for myself, I've had to deal, in the past, with negative people who I ejected out of my life attempting to get information about me from friends that we have in common. Fortunately, my friends know better and they don't play along, because like me, they see how unhealthy it is.

So, the question is this, do I cave and join my friends, or do I stick to my guns? I'm still on the fence with this personal debate. I'll let you know how it all works out. Until then~ Toodaloo!

Spring Renewal

Ahhhh, at last, the clouds have parted and the sun is shining, once again! The rain, the rain was starting to be annoying. The other day I remembered how much I enjoyed rainy days at school. I loved the idea of wearing a rain coat and seeing what sort of umbrellas the other kids and teachers would bring to school. Even then, I loved to accessorize!

Now, however, the rain means very large puddles on the playground. When the rain stops and it's simply cloudy, we have outside recess and now I have to be the adult telling kids to stay out of puddles, when really, I'm thinking "that looks like fun."

With the sunshine and moist soil comes flowers and earth worms. Yesterday, I raked the garden and found the irises waiting to be exposed. I raked the yard of debris and raked so hard, my hands blistered. I transfered my green beans to a large pot and next week, I'll transfer my rainbow heirloom tomatoes. I'm really looking forward to having a vegetable garden again. It's so nice to walk into your back yard and pick fresh produce and cook with it. We have raspberries and herbs too. Having access to a garden makes me feel like such a culinary princess. Almost as though I have my own quaint cooking show on the cooking channel; where everyone marvels at my splendid, yet, simplistic creations that I made from scratch- from the ground up!

A few days ago, I raked the leaves out of the herb garden and I have yet to see what is to come of it. I have a gal pal who also grows herbs and I'll ask her about the status of her herbs. That way, I'll know if my herbs are done for.

So, today, I will be spring cleaning the inside of the house and organizing. Then, at some point, I have top make meatballs for spaghetti and then some sort of dessert; I'm thinking of making lemon chiffon pie. Then, I'd like to craft and then have a steam facial. I really need to treat myself to a steam and a mani. /pedi. before the work week starts. Well, if I manage to get even some of my "to do's" done, I'll try to post pictures of the results later. I really need to get back on the blogging train. The thing is, I've been busy just existing, so busy that I've forgotten to do the things that I enjoy doing; and therefore, I've had nothing to post about. Today the sun is shining and I'm feeling inspired, so I look forward to posting again. Until then~ Toodaloo!