I’ve been schizo again on my design. I really like this template, but the header image is very thin. I’ve been working around that, though, and coming up with some good ideas. I took down the “tryptophan” banner you might have seen for the past 2 days because I inadvertently used the chemical structure of tyrosine. I changed it in my file last night, but for some reason the jpg image didn’t save right. I’ll look into that and then probably use that banner around thanksgiving. Maybe tweak it a little with some turkeys or something.
This current banner I made up last night and then put up, but it didn’t look quite right. After some font changes and rearranges and an added detail of the angel over the little flapper portrait on the right, I think she’s ready to sail.
This blog is sort of like my house, yet much easier to control because it’s on such a smaller scale. That and there’s only one person to deal with instead of 5. But yeah, my house is crazy messy and I like things to be a certain way. The “template”, if you will, of my house is awesome, but where my things are going inside the template are making me a little schizo. Just like my blog banners, I’ll get things the way I like and then come up with another scenario that I like even more, but it’s in the opposite direction. So it takes time.
We’ve been thinking a lot about school lately. About how the Catholic school is very expensive, especially when SM will go next year, so we’ll have two in school. About how we’re unwilling to give up our influence over our children. Wait, that sounds dictatorial, doesn’t it? I think it’s more about how we are unsure of how others will influence our children, in big and small ways. That is why we were always OK about public schools, but were much more OK with a Catholic one. Yet now, we’re looking at homeschooling.
So I found two old school desks at St. Vinny’s the other week. The old school (haha) ones made of metal and wood. One has a little swivel chair and the desktop lifts up to store things in. Complete with the pencil grove along the top. The second one is chair-style with a right-hand desk and storage under the seat. I bought them up promptly and rushed home to send Tim over to pick them up. Perfect for our School. They are currently out in the garage awaiting a coat of paint and some wood finish. The boys seem interested.
And since my old desk is up in my sewing/guest room, we were in need of another office-type desk. Something that could be used for school and other home office organizational needs. I went off to the Pottery Barn with SM this past Sunday and purchased this. It’s in black with a three drawer unit on the left and a PC unit on the right. It is rather large and it was an adventure getting it home, but it fits nice. It’s BIG, but easy to organize and has plenty of desk space for our computer monitor and desktop items without it being too cluttered to do anything else on.
I picked up a few other things like a big wall clock and an electric pencil sharpener. Oh, and my new favorite toy, a rubber stamper where you have 4 lines and put in the letters and numbers any way you want. I’ve already used it for the drawer in our charging station. A little label that says “Tim’s stuff & things”. It’s where his wallet and keys and pocket things go, and his gadgets can get charged. All neat and organized-like.
I’ve organized a drawer or two in the big desk. I’ve sat at it to write bills and file some papers. Now I’m thinking schizo about my it! What if it goes up in my sewing room and my old desk goes for the school? I would have a ton of space for cutting fabric and laying things out. Hmmm.
So how does schizo find it’s way into your life? (and no offense meant to anyone who is actually schizophrenic)
First there was a nice little package of 6 coasters. Made based on some questions I asked about her kitchen, namely some colors. So they have a sage green and cream, like her kitchen, and I threw a little blue in there because it had a nice green vine on it.
They are backed with the sage green with polka dots seen on the bottom of the coaster on the left. 
Then we had an “M” monogram for her last name. It’s magnetic, so it will work nice on the refrigerator or on any other metal surface, like maybe a filing cabinet at work. The letter I bought at Michael’s and then I added rub-ons, adhesive ribbon, a metal M and button, and some regular buttons.
Next were some beads that I picked out a Michael’s: some white rings, colorful milifiore cubes (they’re hard to see the deatil of in the picture), shell hearts and a metal brach with birds and a nest. I love them myself… I can’t wait to see what she creates!
It was all enclosed in a piece of fabric and topped with a handmade card. All ready to be mailed… baby not included.
