My, My, Where Has The Time Gone???

When I first started this blog I had such high hopes of blogging every week, or at least every other week, but lately I'm pleased with myself if I blog once a month! Sure I haven't had this blog for very long and it's easy to get carried away with other things in life, but I do hope I can get back to blogging at least every other week.

Although I'm currently working part time I feel like I'm rarely home. At least home long enough to throw in a load of laundry and then rotate it an hour later. I guess it doesn't help the situation I have enough clothes to last a month before I desperately need to do laundry so when I need to do laundry it's a HUGE undertaking of multiple loads for just one person's laundry (apparently this is not normal - most of my friends can go a few weeks, but not a month, before they desperately need to do laundry). I try not to be a bad roommate and leave clothes in the washer/dryer for longer than a few hours after they are ready to come out (more so the dryer than the washer... yuck I'm just imagining the yucky sat-in-the-washer-too-long smell!). When I get home I'm usually super tired and watch a TV program as I go to bed. In the mornings (I usually have more time in the mornings because I start late... love it!), I try not to get started on things I won't have time to finish... which means I waste a lot of time doing nothing rather than doing a little to get things done. The other thing that doesn't help my situation of feeling I have no time is Pintrest. Do you know about this website? Frankly, it's awesome! A time waster, but awesome nonetheless.

Pinterest is a website where you can "pin" things that interest you. You can create "boards" of different categories. You get these things to "pin" from websites, so while on the Pinterest website you can click on an image and it will take you to the original website so you can get full details of the image you're interested in. Genius concept if you ask me!

I don't have a Pinterest account because I know I'd spend even more time I don't have pinning things and get carried away with things I'd love to do or ideas for whatever could possibly happen in life, but I do love to check out what other people have pinned. Here's one I recently enjoyed on things this person would like to do in their spare time. I think if I had a Pinterest account I'd pin a lot of projects I'd like to get around to do some day.

Actually I saw a few things I'd like to do for Christmas presents (yes, I know it is February and I'm thinking of Christmas, but if I'm going to make something I have to give myself time to actually make these items). For this project I'm thinking of for Christmas if you have any magazines or junk mail that is colorful I'd love to have it. I'm not sure how much I need, but I'll be collecting these things (if you live in another country other than the US, please send me magazines or anything that has another language other than English - this would make my project all the more awesome!). I'll post pictures of the finished project so you know I'm not a crazy woman collecting trash. I so badly want to post a picture of what I'm thinking I want to do... but I can't because I know family members read my blog! I will show you a few pictures of other things I found interesting and want to try.

Here are a few art projects I'm thinking would be really fun to try:

Canvas Artwork

To achieve this use regular craft glue to create a design. 

Let it dry and then paint over the entire project. 

Super cute and easy. I will try this!

This could be done with children - I'm ALWAYS looking for projects to do with kids!

Cool Tile Artwork

To achieve this use ceramic tiles and dot melted crayons.

(melt the end of a crayon using a candle and then dab the melted crayon on the tile)

I'm not a big fan of word/phrases as decor, 

but I'm thinking an image like a bird or swirly design would be amazing!

Sounds easy... and who doesn't like playing with fire and melted crayons? 

Then we get to the things I honestly could be starting a load of laundry or starting one of these projects instead of looking at these things, but are just so stinkin' funny I must check them out:

Toilet Paper Origami 

I tell ya, I can't make this stuff up!

I do have to say though, I will be practicing my toilet paper origami when visiting your house!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

The Jacket that is also your TENT!

Okay, this one doesn't seem so odd if you're a camper - it could be handy. 

Be honest, to think your jacket is also your tent does seem a little silly at first.

The Yarn Tree

Okay, don't get me wrong - I'd actually consider making a yarn tree to decorate my house.

However, I'm not so sure I'd frame pictures of birds to put "in" my yarn tree.

Wouldn't it be just as cool to just paint the birds, 

or use yarn to create birds to put in your yarn tree?

Okay... maybe this idea should be in my "I'd like to try this some day" section.

Well, there you have it. A small glimpse of why I have three loads of laundry to wash and another three that have yet to be folded and put away. Maybe on my "things to do" list I should include "go through clothes because you might not really need all of these that make up 6 loads of laundry!" - of course that will be right under "make really awesome Christmas presents from trash!"

NOTE: If you have any magazines or junk mail (any paper with printing -languages other than English would be AWESOME!!!- or photos on it, but no newspaper) you would like to donate to my project for Christmas presents I would LOVE for you to contact me and I'll let you know where you can send it. Thank you for your help. My family will thank you once they see how I'm collecting trash to turn it into something really amazing!