tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573017263138909262024-03-18T18:17:26.020-10:00Janky CantankerousDana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-17350502887182339192014-09-01T17:10:00.001-10:002014-09-01T17:10:30.638-10:00GraduatingI graduated! Okay, I know it was a few months ago, but I did it, yo! See for yourself.<br />
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I was the only one from my cohort of mild/moderate credential students who decided to walk at graduation. There were two girls from the moderate/severe program who walked and so I sat next to them. Everyone in my program is apparently a stick-in-the-mud. <br />
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I know I could not have done it without this guy. He is my champion. It was a tough program and I had my doubts about doing I'm glad I stayed on track. Plenty of faith, an amazing supportive husband, and just plain hard work. I guess you could say it pays off?</div>
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Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-50007113840767746512014-08-18T06:54:00.003-10:002014-08-18T06:54:56.619-10:00Excuses and a Recap: a post about my experiences over the last year in getting my credentialIf you're looking at my blog (which you are), you'll know that I haven't posted in a long, <i><b>long </b></i>time. Life gets very busy and then you put things on the back burner. Then you tell yourself that you'll do it later. Then a year goes by and you figure no one is looking at it. And then someone tells you: "I really liked looking at your blog, especially the things you made." Then you think: "Dangit!" because you should have posted those things for your <strike>family</strike> admiring fans to look at.<br />
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I started and finished my credential program. What what!<br />
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I worked at some sucky jobs. No, really. Like- really, really not good jobs that make you feel sad and not-good and you start to lose hope. Like bad. Not all.of them, but after bouncing around a few jobs I finally realized that I wanted, and needed, to get into a real career that I felt passionately about. While I still love art and designing, I realized that it wasn't going to be a career for me in San Diego- at least not right now. I need to be realistic and know that I am one of those people that have a lot of interests and can be happy doing lots of different things. I just needed to hone in on one of those things and figure out how to make that happen.<br />
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I have been working in special education on and off for the past few years and after having gone back to working at it at the middle school level I realized that's what I needed to do. I was actually substituting one day at a nearby high school when a special education teacher asked if I could sub for her in the future, but I didn't have the right credentials/qualifications to do so. Her response was to get my credential. She told me that it's obvious that I like what I'm doing and that I needed to step it up and just become a credentialed teacher. Do it. That was basically the gist of it. I thought on it for a while and then when I became a special education assistant at a middle school I realized she was right. I did need to get my credential.<br />
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I was lucky and got accepted to San Diego State University for the upcoming year and to start their prerequisites in the summer. If you aren't familiar with California's teaching requirements, just know that they are very. . . thorough. There are a lot of hoops to jump through. Unlike other states where the teacher licensing is embedded in your bachelors (e.g., you get an English Teaching Bachelor's Degree), in California you have to do an extra "credential" to be certified a teacher, plus more classes within 5 years. Yeah, it's wild. <br />
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I will admit that it was tough at first. I graduated from BYU-Hawaii in summer 2010 and was going back to school in May 2013. If you have ever taken a break from college then you'll know that after working for a while it feels weird getting back into student mode. But at that point I was excited and on my way to starting a career that I feel passionately about.<br />
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That's when the busy set in again. I was doing my practicum hours- minimum 20 hours of in classroom experience, not student teaching, and taking 21 credits in the fall. Then in the spring I began my student teaching which was. All. Day. Every day. And. Classes. At. Night. It was rough. But I was back at the middle school, working with great teachers and students and it was basically the jam. I was working with a lot of students in general and special education, creating lessons, co-teaching, and creating and administering assessments, as well as running and IEP meeting. It was excellent and I really learned what I needed to from an amazing Master Teacher. Did I mention it was crazy, but good?<br />
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That just about bring us up to speed. I graduated in May 2014 with my<b> Level 1 Education Specialist Teaching Credential in Mild/Moderate disabilities</b>. As an hooray for finishing and also celebrating our 5 year anniversary (WHAT?!?!? how did that happen???) Chris and I went to Italy (more to come later), I've had a little too much relaxation time this summer, and then we moved. But I want to get back into updating my blog and keepin it real. <br />
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All I can really say is that the last year has been full of lots of changes for me and Chris. Having faith that it will work out, fulfilling my duties at church to work with the young women, and just all around trying to have a good attitude have definitely helped.<br />
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But what can I say besides life is good.Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-47258175079645645542013-04-15T19:39:00.000-10:002013-04-19T19:53:05.890-10:00Peach Top and Leopard Skirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This skirt I also made forever ago.</div>
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<br />Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1San Diego, CA, USA32.7153292 -117.1572550999999931.8614057 -118.44814859999998 33.5692527 -115.86636159999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-34798904306649541282013-04-07T18:07:00.000-10:002013-04-13T17:10:44.228-10:00Stripped, Scrubbed, and Restained Dresser<i>This has been sitting in the draft section so I'll just go ahead an post it....many months overdue...</i><br />
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I bought this awesome vintage dresser at an estate sale. There was a little tag on the back that even said 1952. Cute! We have been in desperate need of a dresser for a long time (I don't want to admit how long), and so I'm always on the look out. Then I saw this guy and thought: project time. Oh, boy.<br />
This dresser was. . . kind of a nightmare. I was excited to refinish it, which was the enjoyable part. It was the hauling it in and out of apartment that was brutal. If we had a small outdoor space, a patio for instance, this would have been much less painful. (Literally. I kinda sorta had to put it down suddenly, incidentally in the same space Chris' foot was occupying.) And this thing is HEAVY. Did I mention it's solid wood?<br />
At first when we were staining it and the drawers started looking crazy and burnt I almost lost it, thinking: I'm killing myself stripping and sanding and hauling and it looks terrible! But then I decided I like it. I <i>made</i> myself like it.<br />
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So maybe there is one handle missing. . .Here's the thing. At first we were planning on buying new handles and then decided that cool ones are really expensive so why not just paint the ones we have, right? Right. But I didn't keep super close tabs on all the screws and so when we put the handles on we were exactly two screws short. Nothing that can't be easily, but not lazily, remedied.<br />
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All in all I'm happy with how it turned out. Plus, I'm really glad we have a place to put our clothes instead of in the built in cabinets. No more camping for us!<br />
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<br />Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-36770168583316768702012-12-05T18:10:00.000-10:002012-12-05T18:10:34.047-10:00Coral Skirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Dyed my hair red! It was so dark - this was a few days after I did it. </span></div>
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I wore this a few Sundays ago for our talks in <a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">Sacrament</a> meeting. I had so many people say they didn't recognize me. I think that was because I was getting flashy in my lacy top, not the hair. I re-did this skirt I got at the thrift store. It started out it's life as a size 22. I like these skirts with a built in pocket & buttons instead of a zipper, because let's be honest, where else us ladies gonna keep our chapstick and tissues, amiright?</div>
<br />Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-8331397890224842662012-10-17T17:55:00.001-10:002012-12-05T18:09:28.969-10:00Marigold Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since it's been forever, I figured I'd post something great. This great thing is called the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch. It's outside Tuscon, AZ. It's pretty amazing. And I bet if it hadn't been 100+ degrees that would have been an extra perk.</div>
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We were joined by my brother-in-law, who we were visiting in Tucson, my niece and nephew, and various other in laws.<br />
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Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-39984058694994772472012-03-10T09:20:00.000-10:002012-03-10T09:20:02.932-10:00Mormonism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormonism-101%20This%20rocks." target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQU55xZTRcrgY3VZyX7TWdfIKe2vV7thp1MR6FLeJTLIswsGdeZHAyZZnr8VrUREVRZZOx5WMvMGZ-6zIDBixvUqQSzb1S7bpdClOwTNJ9v8vzaVi8_y8rU4PPP-cBpdYKE_IbGgdL9pZ/s1600/mormon_graphic.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This rocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Makes me want to make those statistics even higher.</div>Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-23353436094344076462012-03-02T14:04:00.000-10:002012-03-02T14:04:00.126-10:00crazy google earth pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some are weird. Some are funny. Some are sad.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">CHECK IT OUT:<u> <a href="http://9-eyes.com/" target="_blank">9-eyes.com</a></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;">(some are a little <i>risque</i>, so be aware of that . . . quite a few contain prostitutes)</span></div>Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-89157258181068187982012-02-29T17:17:00.000-10:002012-02-29T17:17:24.358-10:00black paperbag waist skirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0694-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0694-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">me: So how does it look?</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Chris: I like it. There's just something about it that's weird though.</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">me: Well...what?</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Chris: The bottom is nice but the top kind of looks like a sack.</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">me: It's called a paper bag waist skirt.</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">P.S. Happy Leap Day William!</div>Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-44847380499383740892012-02-28T17:44:00.000-10:002012-02-28T17:44:12.367-10:00Pantone 2012 Color of the year- Tangerine Tango<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7ixr-aVx8_BvrtUeQAz7Vr5GtfdIuglnmFE43pHXOAYMAdPUuv1Axp7FzOGFGv-R-KvL9zzQl6lnmujrDsVA9abC2M5xcN0VhzkJamx9W5fMoRc2entnroonaMZcTDlpIlSJgiCit3a1/s1600/tangerine-tango.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7ixr-aVx8_BvrtUeQAz7Vr5GtfdIuglnmFE43pHXOAYMAdPUuv1Axp7FzOGFGv-R-KvL9zzQl6lnmujrDsVA9abC2M5xcN0VhzkJamx9W5fMoRc2entnroonaMZcTDlpIlSJgiCit3a1/s640/tangerine-tango.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Hmmm. I'm on the fence. I think I like it if it's not too fluorescent. I definitely like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(not like I can paint my apartment or anything...)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't even realize that pantone had a whole color scheme to go along with it for spring and fall. Interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/fcr.aspx?pg=20910&ca=4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8hv7bs8Cq6LAWN9RKecGB3pY1ynKMR74phOXC5t2QtEaK8nOp1imioqPROmZ0q6kVNqaTm-s2O0qfddzRFsUX-zseDoKIuHyd1noC_MkxlqTkdMCcPAqEQu9lWIXO1CAPSagohMAZAuL/s320/PANTONE_FCR_Spring2012-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-19162706545326399202012-02-07T15:25:00.000-10:002012-02-07T15:25:15.541-10:00Bamboo Nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/P2050126-1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/P2050126-1-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
This time black and yellow. I dress-I actually thought it was a bamboo pattern when I first saw it so that's what I did. They were labor intensive but worth it. Alas, as all nail polish, it's fleeting.<br />
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Doing nails for inspiration? Okay. I found this on polyvore- which can get addicting. <br />
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P.S.- love Jessica Alba.<i> Dark Angel </i>anyone? <br />
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<small> psps</small></div>Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-11279010296639181492012-02-02T16:46:00.000-10:002012-02-02T16:46:11.337-10:00This too shall passMe: I think I'm bad at my job.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's been a tough week. I've been sick and work is- well, work. (I won't go into the details). Basically I need to find something else, something I <b>like</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I saw this bumper sticker tonight:</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Do random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty"</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Leave it to the back of a car to really tell it like it is. </span> </span>Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-2148528258300649822012-01-28T19:00:00.000-10:002012-01-28T19:00:02.837-10:00From October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGJplxzOX5BSe5LLDOTwZq8Jezbl34uQ90amUu1BKnR6uuiLiKv9VlZfzMc6PCp3YL1rTGZnHX_z8EhR1bHfYL1GzLrKkLVU08tbLTNKl07Dc1_yzNd-Jdszur9ZXrXWAg4pSzqfmCpvF/s1600/DSC_0357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkrIfeqyd8EgJA0TKnHp1Mwxoz29hiiEDte_2DO0_XcSQwcSWQYlOddkAtRzaENOPdjLeS51r4SgSCyz2sZaZosIy4qZ5g3BePCgP_vZkoYCfRucYc46hongZ_Z2HQ431xEZi4Ol13lsh/s1600/DSC_0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkrIfeqyd8EgJA0TKnHp1Mwxoz29hiiEDte_2DO0_XcSQwcSWQYlOddkAtRzaENOPdjLeS51r4SgSCyz2sZaZosIy4qZ5g3BePCgP_vZkoYCfRucYc46hongZ_Z2HQ431xEZi4Ol13lsh/s640/DSC_0362.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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These are from our trip to Kentucky last October for my sister's wedding. I really do love Kentucky. Look at the colors! This is down by the Ohio River. We would go down here every year to get apple cider and pick pumpkins. We didn't get any pumpkins because we were leaving in two days but it was great to look through them. And Chris made me pick up the biggest one I could find in the patch. I could hardly lift it.Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-57078720352147554352012-01-27T12:00:00.001-10:002012-01-27T12:00:00.650-10:00You ever see half a handstand?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkdjGyuskXYOtUlSeqd-_srXxKLKMXrRoohAYbFDVZvHCwvlJMmzPkYaL-CbPSZrKCwy7sSK_U5vAZih8KWbIYkZfYDm_z4CwDsWLK8MRPPuvWC69STffpd_7xmcZADvxIVkO8jwMQNBR/s1600/DSC_0602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkdjGyuskXYOtUlSeqd-_srXxKLKMXrRoohAYbFDVZvHCwvlJMmzPkYaL-CbPSZrKCwy7sSK_U5vAZih8KWbIYkZfYDm_z4CwDsWLK8MRPPuvWC69STffpd_7xmcZADvxIVkO8jwMQNBR/s640/DSC_0602.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Is someone holding my feet or am I just that awesome at hand stands?<br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Hint- I'm just that awesome)</span></i>Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-37104885512715425282012-01-26T17:52:00.000-10:002012-01-26T17:52:00.052-10:00Recent Reads, AJ Jacobs <br />
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I recently read both <u>The Know-It-All</u> and <u>The Guinea Pig Diaries</u>. Love this guy! Seriously. What can I say, I like funny memoir-like non-fiction. About two years ago I read <u>The Year of Living Biblically</u>. This guy is nuts. But I like. My brain is full of trivia after reading his books. See: <i>Taiping Rebellion</i><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We made two wreaths this year- one out of yarn and felt and one out of pages from an old book. Both with lots and lots of hot glue. I made our stockings out of an old fair isle sweater that I bought at the thrift store. I was going to make this reindeer-thing out of it, but then I realized that I could make a stocking. So I made two. I actually hung up our Christmas cards this year. I got that amazing santa + dog picture at the thrift store. It begs a lot of questions: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Why would you ever want to get rid of that picture? priceless and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Who donates a frame with a picture still in it? Weird. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"The stockings were hung by the surfboard with care"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/Christmas%202011/Christmas%20Decorations/DSC_0659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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We went to church in the morning and then came home and opened presents! Santa! I won't bore you with the pictures of me giving Chris socks. I mean . . . Santa. But I was excited to give him the surfboard case I made him. It's basically a huge gray blob that looks like a whale when you put it on the long board, but he said it was exactly what he wanted. That made me feel nice.<br />
Do you like my stocking? Chris filled mine with awesome stuff- like gum! Is he trying to tell me something?Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-89717322803757450982012-01-23T17:49:00.000-10:002012-01-23T17:49:10.277-10:00Recent Reads, Malcolm Gladwell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/books/outliers-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/books/outliers-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We got two of these folding chairs from my friend <a href="http://www.maketodaygreat.org/">Natalie</a> when she and her husband moved back up to Utah. Miss them. The fabric is from a vintage pillowcase. Which never needs ironing. Good to know.Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-86696874895344058042012-01-21T15:21:00.001-10:002012-01-21T15:22:16.427-10:00Duo-green nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I did a chevron/triangle on my nails in two greens. The darker green is actually more of a sparkle teal but it's hard to tell in the pictures. I got it at this random clothing store for $1 and it's lasted surprisingly well, but it took a long time to dry. I only did black on one hand because I decided I liked it better without.<br />
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My new years resolutions from last year?<br />
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I'm basically happy with where I am in relation to those resolutions. Resolutions are flexible. In the past I've felt like I <i>need</i> to do them/ finish/ complete them. I realize now that just doesn't work for me. I like resolutions. Really and truly I do. I think they're a good jumping off point for things you want to achieve. And I also think it's okay if you don't finish all of them. We do them to help us, right? Not to make us feel bad about what we didn't achieve. <br />
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So I could have done better. But like I said, I can do better this year. Why haven't I posted since September?<i> I don't know! </i><br />
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Here's what I've got in store for this year:<br />
<i> </i>Some of these are a little different than what I usually do, but it's all about the new year, am I right? Right.<br />
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</a></div>Plus, 2012 is the year of the dragon.Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157301726313890926.post-13425531060276496952011-09-15T05:51:00.000-10:002011-09-15T05:51:16.117-10:00Blue and white striped chevron dress<div style="text-align: justify;">I got this fabric at the<a href="http://jankycantankerous.blogspot.com/2011/05/national-city-swap-meet.html"> National City Swap Meet</a>. My favorite. You know I love that place. I actually got this fabric from my first trip and I got around to making something from it. I have this <a href="http://jankycantankerous.blogspot.com/2011/08/day-1-remix.html">pink tunic</a> dress that I wore in the first 24 day challenge and I wanted to make something similar. It's such a comfortable style dress.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I made a chevron in the front. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! When I tried to do it before I couldn't understand why it was so difficult. Then I realized that when I cut it on the bias, I was trying to pin it back together...not form a chevron but just regular stripes. DUH! Ha </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0332.jpg" width="214" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I bound the sleeves and neckline in bias strips I made. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was easy. And my husband said that's his favorite part. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0330.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just for fun because I'm into these right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> now and I think they are hilarious:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/firexfight/BLOG/DSC_0323.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Its from <a href="http://frecklesinapril.blogspot.com/2011/08/21-day-challenge-day-14-be-copycat.html">this post</a> on Freckles in April. Her imitation is on the left. It honestly never crossed my mind to have red pants. But now I want them. <b>I need them</b>. Can I sew them? Probably not. I'll be on the look out though. The husband thinks I'm crazy. I think he thinks half the stuff I wear is crazy. Probably. But imma get these if the chance arises.<br />
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She recommends <a href="http://pinterest.com/frecklesinapril/clothing-inspiration/">Pintrest</a> for inspiration. I like Pintrest but I always forget about it. It's too much work for me. Hahah, but seriously- it kinda is. To find stuff that you like. And then it becomes overwhelming after a while with the millions of things to look at. Beautiful overload.Dana Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973515790101606199noreply@blogger.com3