This Joy's Life

Today’s Tweets: 2012-01-27

January 27th, 2012

Stuck in my head: "Put your rock star jacket on/Everybody sing along/Shout it out!/Just like a rock star!" Curse you, #FreshBeatBand #
Lucky me! Thx Angela http://t.co/eGehygE9 #

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Today’s Tweets: 2012-01-26

January 26th, 2012

Note to self: NEVER say the word "bananas" if any member of the #FreshBeatBand is around. #
Sister Envy http://t.co/Yk2YbBPI #

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Today’s Tweets: 2012-01-25

January 25th, 2012

I'm avoiding this. http://t.co/dGfAgW9g #

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I heard about and quickly downloaded a new iPhone app called My365. And easy way to put a picture a day into a calendar and see what your life is made of. I’m loving it so far, though I’m having trouble remembering to take the photo each day AND I didn’t start it until the day after my 36th birthday, so half of January is missing.

Actually, I like the idea of the 365 being based from birthday to birthday so you can see what each year of your own life is like. Maybe that’s a setting I can change? Got to play around with it a little bit more, but expect to see my My365 tweets showing up daily on this blog (and Facebook, if we are friends there).

I expect you’ll be seeing a lot of my children as these 365s are all about taking care of them right now! I’m perfectly fine with that. I hope that I can find a way to download or print a copy of the calendar it populates each year. A neat keepsake that would be!

Below are a couple pictures from our days of snow leading up to my birthday that didn’t make into the app. Enjoy!

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Today’s Tweets: 2012-01-24

January 24th, 2012

Getting bed ready! http://t.co/K2CeNfzq #

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Thrift Love

January 23rd, 2012

I’ve been redecorating in the playroom/library/office/music room and decided to walk around taking pictures of some of my favorite thrifty finds in here. I used the Hipstamatic App on my iPhone for the pictures (Lens: Buckhorst H1, Film: DreamCanvas, Flash: Off) and cropped them on my Mac in iPhoto:

My most recent find, this sunburst pottery piece was a no brainer from the local Value Village for $4.

I fell in love with the color of this vintage typewriter. Paid $15 for it at Value Village. I guess they knew it would be coveted by crazies like me. Still, I get happy every time I look at it. Plus, it makes me think of my mom as she worked in an office and when I was little I remember her typing things up and the keys just flying!

This AWESOME candelabra came from St. Vincent de Paul. I passed it up the first time and found myself thinking about it later that day. Thought sure it would be gone by the time I got back the next morning. The hubby can’t imagine why I would think that OR make two trips for the thing. My favorite holiday is Halloween and I think that is explanation enough.

The frames alone were worth this Goodwill purchase (as was the $2 price tag), but I am a HUGE fan of Alice in Wonderland and so, again, these babies were a no brainer.

Last items for this post is to show off my Thermos(TM) collection. I finally have a place to display them in a way that I love. So happy!! This collection was inspired by the original Thermos(TM) that my father used when he hunted and that he painted smile-y faces and inspirational sayings on (back row, far right). I confiscated it from him when I was in college. My recent foray into the world of thrifting has me finding these beauties for $1 and $2 dollars a pop. Looking at the collection as a whole, it’s easy to see that I’m drawn to the geometric patterns and blues.

So there is a peak at what kinds of things are flying off the shelves when I go thrift shopping!

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