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Cooler Weather Means

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Cooler weather for me means doing things inside that keeps me busy. Years ago we started collecting movies in VHF and now we collect them in CD. Over these many years we have collected a wide collection of movies from every genre. When I am tired and not wanting to do much of anything else, I will pop in a movie to watch.

Now, when I am wanting to get busy doing other things I’ll do crafts like making journals or maybe some mixed media art stuff. And when I just want to lie down and watch youtube videos of crafting videos, I will sit there and either crochet, do some hand sewing or cut out some paper items for my junk journals. And now because it is getting cooler outside, it’s also the best time to get out that crockpot and cook up a hearty stew or homemade soup. Growing up in Texas I always liked to have a big bowl of chili during the winter months and when the weather turns cold, it’s a good way to warm up those old tired bones too, lol.

Anyway enough about food, lol. I recently made a crochet throw with white yarn and also left over pieces of yarn from other projects I was working on. I used both yarns together (a white color with the left over colored scraps of yarn) and the result was a colorful creation that turned out better than I expected. I will have to try and take a photo with my new cell phone and add it here so you can see it. And because I’m a newbie to these cell phones, I haven’t figured out how to add my pictures to my website from my phone just yet, lol. I will however figure that out one day and when I do, I’ll be able to show you lots of stuff that I have created over the years,

So, now that I completed that one crocheted throw I am now working on another one because I have so much of that left over yarn. But instead of using the white yarn to also use with the colors of scraps I am using a black colored yarn. Now, I have to tell you. I really liked how that other crocheted throw turned out but this one? I have to say, I like it much better! I didn’t think I would because the colors look so much darker sitting next to the black yarn but the colors just blend in to it so well that I am pleasantly surprised on how it is turning out.

What are you doing during the colder months? Anything in particular? Let me know by leaving a comment below. Thanks for stopping by and hugs,

So Little Time

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It seems like there is so little time to do what I want these days. As soon as I have my mind set on doing something, then something else happens and changes that. And even though I would like to do all those things I’d like to do (and as soon as possible) there doesn’t seem to be enough time to do them or something happens that makes that impossible.

So, I was going to start adding some old stuff to sell on my other site but at the moment that’s not going to happen. I have a whole room full of junk to still go through and I haven’t even made any photos of any of the stuff I want to sell either, so there’s that, lol. But I’m going to try and see how much I can get done everyday until I get everything sorted out.

Of course if I had someone helping me do this it could get done much faster and much easier. But alas, hubs says I’m on my own and spends his weekends falling asleep on the couch watching sports and movies. It must be nice to be able to sleep like that. I don’t think I’ve had a whole 8 hours of sleep since I was in high school, lol. But I digress.

Anyway, instead on announcing when I will be adding any stuff to sell on my other site I will just keep things as they are for awhile until I can get things done myself or talk hubs into helping me. To get the one room cleaned out that he helped me with before, took us 2 days to do and we were exhausted when we were finally done. That’s probably why he doesn’t want to help me again, lol. And Lord knows he could use the exercise. He has gained too much weight lately and I am afraid if he doesn’t change his ways he might not be around much longer. But like all stubborn people, you can’t tell them anything.

Well, I guess I better get off here and get some work done. Wish me luck, lol. I’m going to need it. Thanks for stopping by and hugs,

Punk Rock tag by Mod Girl

Selling My Old Stuff

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Okay, so I am in the process of sorting through all the years of stuff that we have collected. There is A LOT of stuff to sort through. An old Nintendo system that still works really well, lots of games to go with it and 2 brand new controllers that I recently purchased. Lots of old vinyl records (some that are collector items) like the Beatles and some old 70’s rock bands like Deep Purple, Bob Seger, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Doobie Brothers, CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival), etc, etc….

There is also a massive amount of fabric and books that I’ll be selling too. Most of the books are ones that I used growing up; Better Homes and Gardens type of books along with many cook books, craft books and sewing books too. I also have a set of children encyclopedias from the 50’s that are in really good condition. When going to flea markets and yard sales, I have found many items that someone might find useful.

I live in the Eastern part of NC about an hours drive from Myrtle Beach. If you live anywhere close to that proximity I can load the items in my truck and drive to the beach to meet you where we can obtain them that way. Otherwise, all items will be sent through postal mail. Sending by regular mail will be more expensive because there is the shipping charges that have to be paid. I will try and include those in the price itself so you won’t have to worry about that but I will have to increase the prices to offset the price of shipping also. Please remember that when you notice the prices of the items I’ll be selling.

Now there is a flea market at the beach and I might actually decide to sell my stuff there in the future. They charge by the day so it would be me selling on the weekends only to start. But that’s nothing I’m going to worry about right now. Plus there is a LOT of stuff to get rid of and it would take a lot of work to stock up the truck and my Kia Sorrento full of it all, lol.

Anyway, I will be adding some products this weekend to my online shop HERE. If you want to check them out please visit the site and look through my online shop. And I’m not altogether sure how much I’ll be able to add to the shop this weekend but I will try and that’s pretty much all I can do at the moment.

Thanks for stopping by and hugs, Mod Girl.

Ever feel like a dinosaur?

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Not that many people know this about me and hubs but we don’t use cell phones. We live out in the country and we have a rather simple life and have been using landline phones for as long as we can remember. We use internet through our phone line (DSL) and have been doing that since our phone company switched names so many times. But, lately we have come to the realization that we are slowly becoming dinosaurs. All those things we have used for years are finally starting to break down or become obsolete. Our landline phone was out for over a week and when the tech guy from the phone company finally came by, he told us that one of our phone lines was shot and there was no sense in adding another to replace it since they were moving away from landline phones.

And, because we don’t want to be sitting here one day when our phones stop working altogether, we have decided to bite the bullet and purchase a cell phone.  Now, I have only used a cell phone a couple of times and that was many years ago. So, I am brand new at this stuff and most of it I don’t even understand. But, I have been doing some investigating on cell phones and found out some interesting things about them.

For example I did not know that you can use a cell phone without the internet. I thought by using a cell phone you HAD to also have internet but that’s not true. Of course if you want your cell phone software to stay up to date it would help to have internet in order to do that and it would make your cell phone more secure. Now that I can understand. All these devices need to be updated with there software each time it needs it. I do have a computer and I know that at least, lol.

Also, you can play games and listen to music on your phone and you can do both of those things without having internet. And although I like the idea of not having to use the internet on my cell phone, it might come in handy down the road if we ever decided to take a trip and we needed a current map to look at. And I also like the idea that while at home I can use my Wi-Fi and not have to use a paid cell phone carrier.

During my investigating of cell phones I also bookmarked some links to videos that show me how to setup my phone before I use it. That will come in handy when my phone gets here. I ordered a phone off Amazon and it’s supposed to be here sometime today (hopefully) and I also purchased a 365 day card for service through TracFone. The phone itself isn’t from TracFone. It’s a Samsung Galaxy phone and it’s unlocked and comes with 2 sim cards so I can use 2 different cell phone carriers if I wanted to.

See, I have done a little homework on this stuff, lol. But I am still a little bit wary about using a cell phone. Mainly because I have been using my old landline for a really long time. But I guess it’s time for an upgrade and maybe I will start to like using these cell phones one day. Maybe. Who knows. Anything is possible, right?

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and hugs,

Fashion tag by Mod Girl