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Snowboading Windham Mt. from Raquel Barroso on Vimeo.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Panda's Windham Bday!
We snowboarded for Amanda's birthday as per usual but this time we have a video!
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Check it out!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Simple Solutions
Are usually the ones that are overlooked.
I used to constantly forget my reusable grocery bags at home when I'd unexpectedly run to the grocery store (lets get real, even when I expectantly go to the store I forget). So I took some advice from my M-I-L... leave them in the car! Done - they sit in my trunk.
Yes, I've walked into the store and forgotten them, but usually realize at some point. I then run out and grab them leaving my filled cart in an aisle out of the way waiting for me. It works - we take home far less garbage and use far less plastic. Easy Peasy.
I forget my stop & shop card when I get gas all the time... so I took the card (the one that's not a key chain) and leave it in the car 24/7. We only have 1 car and if that gets us the occasional 10 cents off a gallon... it's WELL worth it.
Now I have no clue why but it took me stepping into the store without my stop & shop/CVS/ETC card approx. 5-6 times before realizing my key chain of discount coupon cards SHOULD go in the car along with my reusable bags. Duh! Like seriously what was I thinking. In NY I used to have them on my house keys, but I find that it's too big now. So I have them all on 1 key chain attached to my bags via a carebiner. And now ... they are there, waiting to be scanned along with my bags. Easy peasy!
So now I can shake my head and say... "DUH!"
I used to constantly forget my reusable grocery bags at home when I'd unexpectedly run to the grocery store (lets get real, even when I expectantly go to the store I forget). So I took some advice from my M-I-L... leave them in the car! Done - they sit in my trunk.
Yes, I've walked into the store and forgotten them, but usually realize at some point. I then run out and grab them leaving my filled cart in an aisle out of the way waiting for me. It works - we take home far less garbage and use far less plastic. Easy Peasy.
I forget my stop & shop card when I get gas all the time... so I took the card (the one that's not a key chain) and leave it in the car 24/7. We only have 1 car and if that gets us the occasional 10 cents off a gallon... it's WELL worth it.
Now I have no clue why but it took me stepping into the store without my stop & shop/CVS/ETC card approx. 5-6 times before realizing my key chain of discount coupon cards SHOULD go in the car along with my reusable bags. Duh! Like seriously what was I thinking. In NY I used to have them on my house keys, but I find that it's too big now. So I have them all on 1 key chain attached to my bags via a carebiner. And now ... they are there, waiting to be scanned along with my bags. Easy peasy!
So now I can shake my head and say... "DUH!"
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
New Beanie!
I finally put my hand dyed wool to good use. 3 years ago (yeah I know ridiculous) I went to Union Square just to check out the Catskills Merino Sheep Farm stand. What I was met with was hanks upon hanks of colors and soft cushiony yarn. So of course $115 later I came home with 3 green hanks, 2 gray and 3 undyed. And then I decided that my skills weren't worthy and left them in a bag... until this past weekend. When I decided it was time to whip out that green yarn and make myself the saggiest of all saggy beanies!
I found the pattern on ravelry. Click here if you are interested.
And this is what I ended up with....
Now I just need to decide - add buttons or leave it be.
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