Fancy Folk / The Happy Type

Have you met Crystal from The Happy Type? 

Have you crossed anything of your 2013 to-do-list?

Oh, yea! I have been rocking it like nobodies business and so far I'm well on my way to obliterating it. Here's some things I've been up to this year:

• Traveled to the Philippines
• Earned my Black Belt in Taekwondo
• Got in to graduate school at the University of Alabama
• Moved back to America
• Found a new house
• Started my new blog and have been pretty successful at creating a thriving community ;)

Describe your style.

Hmmm...I think my style is a blend of old and new. I really love vintage clothing, art, furniture, ect., but I love to embrace trends that are of the moment so I like to blend the two. Also, COLOR, TONS OF COLOR! I am not afraid of color and the bolder the better.

What would your menu be for a dinner party that you're hosting?

Is Everything an acceptable answer? I like to throw feasts and so when you get a dinner invite for me you come hungry and ready to get down.  My husband gets on to me about taking on too much because he'll come home and find me slaving away over an 8 course meal for a dinner party. Yes, I am that woman who couldn't be happier in the kitchen.

If you were a cat who would you follow all day in the hope that they would look after you?

My mother-in-law! While I was away in Korea my in-laws were taking care of my dog and let me tell you something...she is spoiled rotten now! I'd hope that they would take me in because then my every kitty desire would be sure to come true.

Your perfect day would be..

My perfect day would be spent with my husband and just him. We are apart right now since I have come back to America to go to graduate school and just one day with him would be perfect for me right now.

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If I Were The DIY Type

Planting A Simple Cacti Garden 

Make Your Own House Stamp

Felt Ball Mat

Silhouette Doormat

Firstly, I would just like to say that I love DIY posts on blogs, so I'm not the type to DIY because I'm not a fan of the handmade. I'm not the type to DIY because I am just flat out lazy. I have lots of ingredients in my craft box for lots of dreamy projects, I just never allocate the time to do them. And it is even harder now to set time aside for them with a baby. But now that I'm a SAHM I find myself wanting to be creative again. When I was studying design I had a class that was purely hands on and we weren't allowed to use computers for our projects. We got to make mess and put our designs together with glue rather than grouped items in a document. It was fun for the most part, and it is always good to go back to basics.

I have put together a little list of DIY's that have been on my list of things I would like to do. A felt ball rug is a high priority, however it is not a DIY for the lazy. And not a task for the impatient, both of which I am guilt of being. I first fell in love with these felt ball rugs when I saw them in a shop window in Newtown a good few years ago. I couldn't justify spending the $200+ on it, and thought there would be lots of helpful tutorials to make one for myself. There were lots, and the more of them I read the more I realised that these rugs are pricey for a reason! They take a lot of effort with each ball being hand made, so I think that I will shell out the money for one when I have the perfect space for it. But I would like to have a go at making a coaster version. Looking through some of the DIY's I've bookmarked has really inspired me to get a move on with the nesting projects Luke & I have already got planned. Because I really think our front door needs a silhouette welcome mat!

Five Useless Things About Me

I'm a list maker. I make them about lots of things, I even make lists about making lists. I get a little list making high and just keep going! Rather than count sheep or count backwards when trying to get to sleep, I'll go through the next days to-do-list in my mind to help me ease into sleep. 

I own almost all of Jackie Collins' books. After I read Valley Of The Dolls when I was 15 my Mum suggested I try reading some Jackie Collins. We went to a second hand book store together and I picked up Hollywood Wives & Rockstar and fell in love with her novels! I know they're tacky, but I love how involved they are, and how she always has three of four different stories going on that make sense as they all come together in the end. Do not even get me started on Gino Santangelo!

I'm scared of snakes. Not the common scared of snakes type scared, the type where every single time I go to the toilet I think about them scared. When my Sister & I were younger there was a story on the news about a little boy finding a snake in his toilet and ever since then I've thought about it every time I need to pee. There have been a few times that I've given myself a panic attack because I was sure there was one in the toilet. I wish I was kidding.

I am one of those disgusting people that likes pimples. It drives my husband crazy! If he has a pimple on his face, or anywhere I can see, I will not be able to focus on our conversations until its gone and we've spoken about it. If I'm waiting for something in my car, or can't sleep, I will watch pimple/blackhead pore strip/abscess videos on youtube. It is a disgusting fascination that I share with a couple of my cousins, and when we have weekends away together it is a hot topic much to my sisters dismay. 

I take hanging clothes on the line way too seriously. If Luke helps out with the washing I can't watch him do it because he doesn't use the same coloured pegs on each item, or keep the clothes in their groups. I keep all the smalls together, the shirts together based on their style and if their mine or Luke's, and need all the pegs to be the same colour on each row. I especially like to fuss over and hang out Romy's little clothes. I end up adding extra time on this mundane task, but now that I'm a SAHM its okay!

Start Your Week Off With..

Modest Dresses by Breezy Days

Quinoa Garbanzo Burgers by Oh Whimsical Me

Sloughing Off The Excess by Pursuit Of Felicity

Today, You've Been A Turd by The Beetle Shack

Have a nice week!

How Was Your Week?

This week has gone especially fast. Luke has Sunday evening, Monday & Tuesdays as his days off so I generally dread Wednesdays and start looking forward to Sunday afternoon instantly. And this week those few days in between went by so quick. On Wednesday Romy & I rented weekly dvds & stayed at home together, and Thursday we ran a couple of errands and were out and about all day. We had visitors all day Friday & Saturday, and had really unsettled nights due to a beginners case of teething. Today was a little better after a few drops of Infants Friend, a lavender oil bath & an afternoon walk in the sun. We settled The Bear just in time for our Sunday pizza and movie night ritual. How was your week?

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My Monthly Agenda / August

TUNE / NEED / MEAL / READ

Towards the end of last month Luke & I really started to get into It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. I had season 1 & 2 on my computer, and recently bought the 4th, 5th & 6th seasons box sets. So I just need season 3 to complete the set. I've previously ignored this series because the title was too long, so I thought it would be one of those types of shows. And because I really prefer things without Danny Devito. But I'm so glad I changed my mind. Another thing I normally avoid is pot pies, mostly just because their name sounds off putting. But this recipe has curried vegetables, and I do like curried vegetables! Luke & I restocked our pantry after a massive clean out, so we now have lots of exciting herbs and spices and fun things to make meals with. So hopefully this will encourage me to cook more exciting things this month. I'm also going to make an effort to read more, and not just one book every month because I have so many interesting books on my to-read-list (like The Beautiful And Damned).

And now that I'm getting used to being in the stay-at-home club, I've worked out a routine that allows me to still do things like blogging and drawing and have a tidy house and happy baby. So I'm hoping to get a lot of work done this month on my new project to open my Etsy store selling some of my designs. I'm feeling really motivated and inspired, so I'm ready for the busy month ahead!