tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87508706451905311962024-03-12T16:04:21.001-07:00Art Bake Loveallisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-71874848154229602052012-01-06T17:26:00.000-08:002012-01-06T17:26:03.214-08:00Goodbyes and HellosAs much as I love this dear blog, I feel like it's time a fresh start. I started writing here in November 2009, and was attempting to make this a semi-fashion/lifestyle/DIY/art blog. I was also using it for my (former) etsy shop as a means of promotion. Times have changed, and I'd really like to get a clean slate. So, I would love if you would follow me in the journey over to my new blog: <a href="http://www.clickclicksister.blogspot.com/">here</a>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-37383459269228343532011-12-27T17:59:00.000-08:002011-12-27T17:59:08.219-08:00christmas!Well, Christmas is over. I am one of those people that is itching to put away stuff on the afternoon of the 25th. Yep, my husband laughs at me because I am so giddy at putting decorations up (My rule is I must at least wait till the day after Thanksgiving) but I get even more antsy to take them down. I guess I am a perpetual decorator, I look forward to new projects.<br />
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Here's a peek at our Christmas:<br />
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</div>- <span style="text-align: center;"> Colin found a Sponge Bob Christmas shirt (in the boy's section of Old Navy hah!) it was so amazing, he wore it to work.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">- My mom got me a cute owl message board</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">- Our Christmas scrabble game (Where I made a 116 point word!)</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">- Rainbow Christmas donuts from <a href="http://daintysquid.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-made-donuts-heres-down-low-on-how-to.html">Kaylah's Recipe</a></span><br />
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This year was a little rough on me since I was away from the rest of my family in California. But Colin did an awesome job of cheering me up and having fun with me. I tried starting some new traditions (Scrabble Christmas game, Rainbow donuts, etc.) What sort of traditions do you guys have for Christmas?<br />
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Hope y'all had a good holiday season!allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-48415530389854799502011-12-25T19:08:00.001-08:002011-12-25T19:08:08.136-08:00Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wh94Y0SPJnQ/Tvfk-8zV6-I/AAAAAAAABpk/6Yc2x50nwnc/s1600/MERRYXMASblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wh94Y0SPJnQ/Tvfk-8zV6-I/AAAAAAAABpk/6Yc2x50nwnc/s400/MERRYXMASblog.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">& Happy Holidays in general blogworld!</div>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-41804675511410401552011-12-20T14:34:00.000-08:002011-12-20T14:37:15.808-08:00Finally here!I am so excited to finally post these! I tried to not totally flood you with wedding photos, but just an overview of the ceremony with some of my favorites. I plan on writing another post about decorating for the wedding, and that will include some of the more detailed shots of the decor. But for now, here's a glance at our wedding:<br />
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Bride and Groom Party Shots.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Interested in seeing more? See our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allithebookworm/sets/72157628410273687/">Flickr Wedding Set</a>.<br />
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(All photographs taken by <a href="http://www.endlesswavehd.com/">Ben Tapper</a>)</div>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-47059791132109873272011-12-17T10:32:00.000-08:002011-12-17T10:37:01.021-08:00SnacksThese two things together have become one of my favorite breakfasts:<br />
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For the non-portlanders who read my blog, Dave's Killer Bread is a big deal, you can hear his story below:<br />
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And if it's not carried near you, you can apparently order <a href="http://www.daveskillerbread.com/order-online/uspspaypalwest.html">online</a> as well.allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-37486472716541881272011-12-13T14:38:00.000-08:002011-12-13T14:38:41.989-08:00Wedding Photos (almost!)The time has come! I finally have my wedding photos. I promised that people in my family would be the first to see them, so the internet will have to wait. Sorry to be a tease! But, to hold you over -- here's what a screen shot of what the front of our photo book will look like:<br />
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And one more, this is a photo of my Maid of Honor, Jill. Second to Colin, she was seriously my grounding throughout all of my wedding. For every stress out (where is everyone? I can't finish this! ahhh! moment) she was there to pick up the pieces. She crashed on my couch and made sure that she could be there to help with every little detail. My wedding day was extra special with her help, I love you lady!<br />
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And of course an obligatory silly face. As far as hair color, not too much of a change. But it was something entertaining to do in the process of growing out my hair.<br />
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Anyone else out there growing out their hair? How do you cope with boredness?allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-5287057137232832032011-12-03T16:44:00.000-08:002011-12-03T16:44:25.203-08:00Inspiration via Pinterest<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/252272016596411137/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="279" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/252272016596411137_GWzmCIJh_c.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/marketplace/on-the-cheap-25-shoppers-guides-by-price-147268?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fmain+%28Main%29" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">apartmenttherapy.com</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"> via </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/amblakeley/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">Allison</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"> on </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
My love of pinterest has continued to grow. I started out as using it to save my cluttered design folders on my computer. But now I've expanded to using it to track recipes, fashion/hair inspiration, & DIY ideas.<br />
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Whenever I'm feeling bored with the way things are arranged in my house, I just go on there and start looking till I find an idea I like, and I'm able to run with it. The picture above is from Apartment Therapy and something I'd love to implement in my kitchen. I'd love to hang some pans on the wall, & use unconventional storage for kitchen utensils.<br />
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I then poked around more and found this photo from Design Sponge:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I love the colors (Seen easily at the palette displayed at the bottom) and the mixtures of metal and wood. I'd love to add some colored cast iron pans to my collection to double as decor and practical use.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-21763123807327580322011-11-29T18:29:00.000-08:002011-11-29T18:29:36.359-08:00Currently.Saw this posted over on <a href="http://sometimessweet.blogspot.com/2011/11/currently.html">Danielle's</a> blog and I really liked it...<br />
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<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: #f1c232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Anticipating:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> This quarter to be over, I want my husband back! Right now, our time together is much more limited than I'm used to. With him being in school full time and working full time, it makes his days pretty full. I'm excited to have a whole month where he's just working full time and <i><u>no school.</u></i></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: #f1c232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Listening to:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Band of Horses (via Spotify) and the puppies eating their dinner.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f1c232;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Drinking</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Water. But wishing it was Diet Coke.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: #f1c232; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Wishing:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> I could be in grad school already, and wishing Colin could be done with his undergrad/med school. I'm ready for us to be out of our current limbo/in-between stage. On a lighter note, a good movie from Red Box would be nice too :) </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- I'm thankful for the basics in my life. A roof over my head, food in the fridge, my heater humming away, and clothing on my back. I know I often take these things for granted, and there are many who struggle to maintain those. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- My parents, all three of them. My Dad, for making it possible for my to pursue my educational dreams, making the best caesar salad in the world, inspiring me a love for music and animals, and for teaching me what the perfect baguette tastes like. My Mom for inspiring me to be crafty, teaching me the importance of kindness and compassion, and letting me know that Diet Coke existed. And Dave, for giving me my first guitar, playing games with me (and teaching me new ones!), giving awesome neck massages, and loving me like his own daughter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- I'm thankful for my move to Portland. Even though the rain may be tough sometimes. I absolutely love my city. I love the art, nature, and people. I've met some amazing people here this year. I'm so very thankful for it all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- I'm thankful for having two great best friends, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jerkfacejill">Jill</a> & <a href="http://misslarissabree.blogspot.com/">Larissa</a>. You both are awesome, and I am so thankful for the two of you. You can make any bad day better! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- I'm thankful for my amazing husband. He loves me unconditionally, in good times & bad. He knows just how to hug me to make me feel like absolutely nothings wrong in my life. He always supports all of my dreams, no matter how many times they change in a week. He's patient loving father to our fur-kids. He lets me decorate for Christmas obscenely early in the year. He will work on puzzles with me and thinks it's cute, no matter how much of an old lady I look like. He's my role model for good health, his passion for cycling inspires me. And, of course he makes me a killer diet coke.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Thanksgiving everyone, what are you thankful for?</div>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-83832059483850285312011-11-22T19:55:00.000-08:002011-11-22T21:44:22.603-08:00The Uncostly Christmas WishlistAs it draws near to the holiday season, I start brainstorming about the exciting things I might want to put on a wish list. But, for me, this holiday season is going to be tough. We recently had a giant unexpected vet bill (well, we expected it, but rather didn't expect it to be quite as giant as it was) So we might have to get a little creative this year. Thus the creation of "The Uncostly Wishlist"<br />
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We did head out to the suburbs so we could check out the talked-up, newly opened, <a href="http://www.nativefoods.com/">Native Foods Cafe</a>. I tried the "chicken run ranch burger" (as did Larissa, great minds think alike!) and Colin ate the "Super Italian Meatball Sub." The chicken sandwich was good, the fries were seasoned and I might skip out on the seasoning next time (if they have plain) and just dip them in their delicious vegan ranch. I, of course, had to try dessert and ordered the "Chocolate Love Pie." To preface, I am a total vegan-dessert-snob, & I have to say, ehh. It was only alright, I wouldn't order it again. But I did have a bite of Larissa's cupcake, and it was pretty tasty. <br />
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We had a lot of fun this weekend (despite the usual Portland rain) and spent Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday morning running all over city. The rest of the time we watched some silly movies and ate a lot of food. I've discovered from playing tour guide I need at least 3 to 4 full days in Portland to give a good tour. So Larissa, please come back soon!allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-13372527517082402982011-11-09T11:25:00.000-08:002011-11-10T09:57:37.084-08:00Portland Tourist Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YlnrbTtuhUc/TrrRPXrC2zI/AAAAAAAABiw/rkI8f-HCht8/s1600/Linus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YlnrbTtuhUc/TrrRPXrC2zI/AAAAAAAABiw/rkI8f-HCht8/s400/Linus.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Late one night my roommate's cat, Linus discovered a fun new perching spot, on top of the Expedit bookshelf, it's about five feet tall so he's just high enough to be able to pounce on anything that walks by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not much to report around here, I've just been busy studying like crazy and trying to keep up with the rest of life. But I am more than ready to take a break, because this weekend my dear friend <a href="http://misslarissabree.blogspot.com/">Larissa</a> visits. I'm beyond excited to give her a tour of Portland. A few of the must-do's so far are: Target (I can't believe Canada is deprived of Target-goodness!), <a href="http://voodoodoughnut.com/index.php">Voodoo Doughnut</a>, <a href="http://hungrytigertoo.com/">Hungry Tiger Too</a>, <a href="http://www.quarrygirl.com/2009/08/09/a-vegan-strip-mall-even-la-doesnt-have-it-this-good/">Vegan Row</a> (Any vegan visiting must go check these out), and walk around Hawthorne, Mississippi, and Alberta neighborhoods, and the <a href="http://www.foodcartsportland.com/">food carts</a> of course. Yes, most of my tourists guide involves food+shopping, you can see my priorities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Update: Oh and <a href="http://www.powells.com/">Powells</a> & <a href="http://fabricdepot.com/">Fabric Depot </a>how could I forget you guys?! Add those to the list!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Alright back to studying/cleaning. Hope everyones week is going well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Thanks for the visit this weekend girls. My house is feeling way too empty now, come back soon!allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-76464304609115371592011-11-03T00:34:00.000-07:002011-11-03T00:34:20.726-07:0062 days to organization!Days are flying by like crazy. Today I spent the day on campus with Colin working on homework. Meanwhile, Huey was getting some major teeth work (Poor little pup had several teeth extracted) Luckily, he's a champ and is recovering well tonight under some warm blankets. But all of the business means that my 31 days to organization series is going to be like 62 days to organization (hopefully I can get it done before 93 days!)<br />
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But I did indulge in one of my favorite organization tasks ... BOOKSHELVES! Here's a peak at them from my instagram feed:<br />
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PS: I did a little graphic rearrange on my blog. I am SLOWLY learning to draw on a tablet, it is so incredibly different than drawing on paper. But you can see my experiment in my portrait in the corner of my blog.allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-43182906551995625632011-10-31T00:04:00.000-07:002011-10-31T00:04:03.010-07:00Meal Planning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rWiv9qgDiLc/Tq5HSaecbOI/AAAAAAAABeU/cf6OEUxjlpA/s1600/nataliedee" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rWiv9qgDiLc/Tq5HSaecbOI/AAAAAAAABeU/cf6OEUxjlpA/s320/nataliedee" width="320" /></a></div><br />
With the stress of school, Colin and I have been falling back into a combination of actual fast food and "home" fast food (aka: comes from a box, takes only a few minutes to make)<br />
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I've never been a person who's able to say "We will eat this meal on this day" but I do find success in coming up with a list of meals, that way each day I can pick a meal that sounds good. The way our budget is structured is we start a new "food budget" on Thursdays (And that generally means I go grocery shopping on Fridays) Here is this weeks food plan for the rest of this budget:<br />
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<a href="http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=7663.0">Dumpling soup</a>*<br />
Asian Tofu, steamed broccoli, rice<br />
Twice Baked Potatoes and <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pan-Browned-Brussels-Sprouts-100868%20">Pan Browned Brussels Sprouts</a><br />
Homemade Pizza & Salad <br />
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* I only roughly follow this recipe, I alternate between using gnocchi instead of bisquick and then usually throw in a bag of frozen veggies or whatever fresh veggies I have laying around in the broth. <br />
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Colin and I are pretty big supporters of eating Total for breakfast (since it's fortified to get all your vitamins/minerals) but we sometimes add a little something extra on the side. I think I'll make <a href="http://www.theppk.com/2011/10/chocolate-pumpkin-loaf/">this</a>, then I cut it up and freeze it so that we just microwave a piece a day. <br />
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With each week I generally try one new food, or give a food I formerly judged a second chance (this week it's brussels sprouts). I also try to have at least one meal be a quick/low maintenance meal. This week the soup falls under that since it's easy to just throw the ingredients in the pot and walk away.<br />
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(Comic by <a href="http://nataliedee.com/">Natalie Dee</a>)allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-65170806115755899882011-10-22T14:39:00.000-07:002011-10-22T14:41:27.698-07:00Day 1So it's day one of working towards an <a href="http://artbakelove.blogspot.com/2011/10/on-path-to-organization.html">organized home</a><br />
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Today she talked about <a href="http://www.imperfecthomemaking.com/2011/10/day-two-organized-coat-closet.html">coat closets/entry ways</a>. Our coat closet is actually at the back of our house, and our entry room lacks any sort of closet storage. So I'm going to save that for later. I apologize in advance, all the before photos were taken on my phone, so the quality isn't that hot (Trust me, it's OK, you don't want to see that mess in high quality!)<br />
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Now, brace yourselves. I decided to go for complete honesty on this one. Our entryway has really become our dumping ground and here's what our entryway looked like before I started:<br />
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So after examining it I decided I really needed to send the majority dog stuff back to the laundry room where the rest of their stuff is. The exception was the brushes that I left in the yellow box. I know if those get sent back to the laundry room the pets just don't get brushed enough. I put away my neglected scarf/bag. I snapped Colin's helmet on it's bike and put it back in its permanent home. I went through the keys a bit (but need help from Colin since he is the key decoder) I cleared off and sorted through the top of the shelf. I also put a clock there that didn't have a permanent home. I took our sad plant that I killed and replaced it with a less-dead one from the bathroom. The best idea was adding a crate for Colin to put his bike stuff in. And here's the result:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Have you done a recent organization project? Link it in the comments, I'd love to check it out! </div>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-27461686355461204892011-10-22T00:32:00.000-07:002011-10-22T00:32:13.298-07:00On the path to organization<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-FXlga9Br8/TqJxAF8QP9I/AAAAAAAABbk/FGc8XujGaSw/s1600/cleaning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-FXlga9Br8/TqJxAF8QP9I/AAAAAAAABbk/FGc8XujGaSw/s320/cleaning.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br />
I've decided to start a modified version of the "31 days to organizing." Tonight, I wanted to write about what she addressed in day one, which is "why do you want to organize and declutter." My goals really are to find some organizational systems that work for our house. Every time we move, we have to figure out new systems for our new spaces. With this last move we moved into a place with a lot more square feet plus a backyard. With both of us in school, plus Colin working full time, we don't have a lot of free time to always be searching for things or spending large chunks of time to catch up on chores. <br />
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So to summarize, why I want to organize and declutter:<br />
- Destress me (and therefore destress Colin)<br />
- Be proud of where I live<br />
- Value the possessions we have, and make our house truly represent us<br />
- Give us space to explore and create our passions<br />
- Be able to focus more on each other, school, and spending time together.<br />
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As I mentioned earlier, it will be a little modified to fit what I need. I'll skip over some of the days she talks about kid stuff, and also probably combine some of the days to work better with my schedule. So, here's to an organized house!<br />
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(image taken from <a href="http://www.urbanmoms.ca/the_forty_week_wait/2011/04/spring-cleaning-later.html">here</a>)allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-90403059707888178002011-10-18T13:00:00.000-07:002011-10-18T13:00:18.470-07:00from my google reader...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm stuck in bed today feeling sick and I'm using it as an excuse to attack the hundreds of articles in my google reader. <br />
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So here are some favorites from my google reader:<br />
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- One of my favorite artists, Jill Bliss, has a <a href="http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/portland/jill-blisscreative-people-living-green-157875?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fre-nest+%28Re-Nest%29">studio tour up on Renest</a>. <br />
- I recently discovered kim gee's comics, and I love <a href="http://www.kimgeecomics.com/post/1459645598/page1">her work.</a> <br />
- I added <a href="http://www.nearsightedowl.com/">The Nearsighted Owl</a>'s blog recently, and I've fallen in love with her writing, the lovely drawings she does, and <a href="http://www.nearsightedowl.com/search/label/30lists">her lists</a>.<br />
- Pumpkin scones? Yes please! <a href="http://www.ohladycakes.com/2011/10/pumpkin-scones.html">oh, ladycakes</a> has a delicious looking recipe posted.<br />
- Speaking of baked goods, these <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/10/apple-pie-cookies/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+smittenkitchen+%28smitten+kitchen%29">apple pie cookies</a> are going to be on my "must bake" list.<br />
- I think I've blabbed about this next one on other social media sites, but I'm going to attempt to follow this <a href="http://www.imperfecthomemaking.com/search/label/31%20DAYS%20TO%20AN%20ORGANIZED%20HOME">31 Days to an Organized Home</a> (via <a href="http://sometimessweet.blogspot.com/">Sometimes Sweet</a>) It has some great tips and I feel like will get me kick started into <strike>spring</strike> winter cleaning.<br />
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Lastly, not from my google reader, but I squealed (yes, literally) when I saw West Elm is featuring a <a href="http://www.westelm.com/shop/new/owl-decor/?cm_type=lnav">"Wise+Witty Owls" collection</a>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-83388539330950754382011-10-17T17:37:00.000-07:002011-11-15T17:24:46.097-08:00Wedding Rings.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cj_S6PQahW8/Tp2cNaDqHuI/AAAAAAAABbM/PeZV5bcM8f4/s1600/ring2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cj_S6PQahW8/Tp2cNaDqHuI/AAAAAAAABbM/PeZV5bcM8f4/s200/ring2.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a2dVZHZLA4I/TpzIc2tjXbI/AAAAAAAABa8/PSpWIOSFLPc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-17+at+4.58.09+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a2dVZHZLA4I/TpzIc2tjXbI/AAAAAAAABa8/PSpWIOSFLPc/s200/Screen+shot+2011-10-17+at+4.58.09+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Yay! Both of us finally have rings*</div><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/monkeysalwayslook">This is the shop</a> that we ordered Colin's from. Allison (yes, we have the same name!) makes beautiful jewelry and it arrived timely and in lovely packaging.<br />
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My ring came from <a href="http://www.giltjewelry.com/">Gilt</a>. They were also amazing to work with. The woman sat with me as I tried on like twenty different rings. I finally settled on this one, a gorgeous vintage ring from the 1920's.<br />
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* <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">There was a small mishap with Colin's first ring. We ordered from an Etsy seller, but the ring just seemed to be set on always being too big. We had it resized twice and still it was a little loose on his finger. Plus, it was really thick/uncomfortable to wear. So instead, I found another one from a different seller on Etsy and replaced it. This one fits just perfect!</span>allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-89515173123830699092011-10-16T15:34:00.000-07:002011-10-17T01:34:40.263-07:00FAQI don't have nearly enough blog readers (especially since most of them know me from my non-Internet life) to justify having some sort of Intro/FAQ page. But I do find the "get to know your blogger" type posts interesting, so here's one of sorts.<br />
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<b>How long have you been blogging?</b></div>
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I've been blogging since I was in high school. I started out on <a href="http://www.melodramatic.com/">Melodramatic</a>, then moved over to <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/">Livejournal</a> and then finally to Blogger. I do maintain my Livejournal still on occasion to write more personal posts, but it's mostly private and only accessed by a few close friends.<br />
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<b>Why "ART BAKE LOVE" ?</b></div>
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Choosing your blog title is sort of like choosing your first tattoo. I love my blog name as well and my first tattoo. But looking back, I wish I could make them cooler :) But in case you couldn't figure it out, each of those words represent some of the major passions in my life.</div>
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My little family is made up of:<br />
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<i>Colin</i> is my partner/husband, we've been together for seven years as of October 2011. We had our wedding this summer (July 2011) Our first adopted furkid was <i>Holden</i>, & next came <i>Gatsby</i>. Then we finally decided we really wanted a dog, we contemplated maybe a small lab or some sort of mix, but nothing too small or yappy (ie: Chihuahua) But then one day when I was on a rural highway with my Mom, Aunt and Grandfather and here came this little chihuahua running down the road. When I brought him home we both resisted initially, but it took all of a one night stay for little <i>Huey</i> to win over our hearts. He's a social butterfuly, spunky, little dude who is incredibly lovable. Next came <i>Mimi</i>, who was supposed to be a playmate for Huey. She was abandoned on the side of the road in a box and found by one of my Aunts. She turned out to be quite a bit more work, she is an anxious/neurotic little 15 pound furball. But you can't help but love her little tragic face!</div>
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<b>Are you a vegan? You post a lot of vegan recipes.</b><br />
I've been a vegetarian on and off since high school. I have never tolerated dairy well and when Colin went vegan this last year I committed to making all the stuff I baked in the house vegan. I still aim to eat primarily vegan, but I don't identify as vegan/vegetarian. It's something I often feel conflicted with, and I admire Colin greatly for the life decision he's made about it.</div>
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Yes! I've been talking about it probably since I made this blog and never really gotten around to it. I'd really like to work up to it slowly by maybe doing one room a week or month. It's a lot of work to photograph and prepare a blog post for a house tour. But stay tuned, it's coming I promise!<br />
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<b>What are you going to school for?</b></div>
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The question is more what HAVEN'T I gone to school for? I started out majoring in journalism/graphic design, switched to psychology and stayed with that till a year before I graduated. Then in a last minute move I became a Women's Studies major and a psychology minor. Since then I have graduated and discovered the job market sucks. I am currently going back to graduate school for a health-related program (exact program TBD, I'm looking at occupational therapy or speech therapy)<br />
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As soon as I get my pictures back I'll do a larger post about the wedding process. I learned A LOT and have a lot of great advice for engaged couples. I hope to have the photos back and post written before the end of the year.<br />
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<b>Will you make my blog header?</b><br />
I do "just for fun" <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allithebookworm/sets/72157623359131657/with/4519425510/">design work on the side</a>. If you are interested in me designing a logo or blog header, send me an e-mail. My prices are beyond reasonable, and I am open to barters!<br />
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Thanks to everyone who submitted (via e-mail/tweet/comment) questions. Some of the questions I'm saving for later, since I was keeping this blog pretty basic FAQ's. If you'd like to submit any other questions, do so below or e-mail them my way: AMBlakeley[at]gmail[dot]com<br />
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It kind of makes me want to have a birthday party that is PB&J themed! It definitely reminds me of the <a href="http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2010/07/06/pbjs-grilled/">PB&J's Grilled cart</a> here in Portland. </div>
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I don't have nearly enough blog readers (especially since most of them know me from my non-Internet life) to justify having some sort of Intro/FAQ page. But I do find the "get to know your blogger" type posts interesting. I've started working on with questions that have been asked so far, but if you have one to add, feel free to write it below or e-mail it to AMBlakeley[at]gmail.comallisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-44897239676234900762011-10-09T11:27:00.000-07:002011-10-09T11:27:26.881-07:00miranda july<object height="360" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yc57X0j_UwM&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3">
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(found via <a href="http://bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/blog/2011/10/i-am-in-love-with-miranda-julys-handy-tip-for-the-easily-distracted-i-think-i-may-need-to-try-this.html">miss james</a>)<br />
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<br />allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103987518870815642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870645190531196.post-6445329109274303142011-10-08T22:41:00.000-07:002011-10-08T22:41:54.457-07:00Pumpkin time!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today I was productive. I managed to do laundry, put away last weeks laundry, scour the kitchen, bike to the store (twice, the second time being related to a Diet Coke shortage ), bake pumpkin muffins for breakfasts this week and whip up a pasta salad for dinner. The pasta salad was the highlight, it had cool looking curly noodles plus: cucumber, olives, green peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, tomatoes, garlic sesame tempeh and was coated in balsamic/olive oil. </div>
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Speaking of kitchen creations, I had breakfast for dinner earlier this week and made french (baguette) toast with dark chocolate and bananas: </div>
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Somehow this turned into the all-food related post. But I don't have much else to talk about. I am taking Anatomy & Physiology in preparation for graduate school and it is kicking my butt. I went in confident and got my ego taken down by the end of the first class. I can do this, but it's going to require a lot of hard work. </div>
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Hope you all are enjoying Fall and taking advantage of the pumpkin flavored goodies out there!</div>
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