IN MY PROJECTS

Another project! Whoo hoo! I found this at a "vintage" furniture shop. Alex says vintage just means more money. Which is right 9 times out of 10. I'm not going to even say what I paid for this. But, it is all wood and not that processed stuff. So if I decide to take it back to the original stage, I can strip it. However, for now it will be sanded, primed, and painted a nice shade of gray. Inspired by one of my favorite short stories "The Sky is Gray" by Ernest J. Gaines. And I'm thinking of painting the hardware white. Stay tuned.....

Pop, Loc and Drop it

This was another attempt to "style" my hair. My hair is getting to the point where it's too long to wear down all the time. It gets in my face. Then it's too short to keep all the locs in a ponytail. So I've been trying twists and partial french braids to alleviate this problem. More "styles" to come.

I'm going on vacation for a week VA then to Atlantic City. I had to put Deena in boarding, cuz I have no friends who want to doggie sit. So I take her and she gets in the car no problem. This is awesome, because for the longest time cars made her nervous. Kinda sad really because the only time I really take her anywhere in the car is to go to the Vet. And she's been going to the Vet quite a bit since she was adopted. I should probably take her to a doggie park soon.

Coming home to an empty apartment is always sad. I miss her alot when shes gone. I'm so glad she's my doggie.

Mean Muggin

This was one of my bday presents. I saw this awesome ship at World Market three weeks ago and told Alex "I want this for my birthday." And he definitely came through on this. Love it. Now I must stop my obsession with knick knacks or any decoration at this time. I must stop! I have to stop! I kinda think the obession comes from not living close to my family, whom I miss seeing and spending time with daily. Being that they are 700 miles away, I attempt to collect items that I adore to replace them. I'm not going on Clean House anytime soon, but I think the time has come to stop completely.

Change of Heart

This table was a dumpster dive, I had my heart set on a round wooden table. It was a bit wobbly and had major table top stains, but I was gonna revamp it. Three months later the love was gone. I had no great epiphany as to how it would look as an after. Alas it was not working.

So we head to Ikea and $100 later I get a RECTANGLE Birch table. It fits much better and Deena keeps my feet warm while I'm on the computer. Also should we get a bigger place and opt for a formal dining table, this table will easily transform into a desk. Cheers!

High Priestess Yahrein

I bought this little ragdoll at Michael's for $2. I was going to attempt to make doll clothes for it and add hair. I think her eyes only face grew on me. I decided she would be Black and I stained her in a coffee and tea mixture. Next time I may try actual dye. Alex said it looks as if I was working Voodoo. You can take the boy out of Haiti ,but not Haiti out of the boy.

Brethren

I love my hair. Natural for 12 years. Loc'd for two years.

Fine dining with my ace.

Ok Deena has been upgraded.

The first bowl was destined to be washed in the bath tub. I'm not sure why it just seemed so yucky. One part was metal and that didn't sit well with me. I mean I don't eat out of a metal dish! Dogfood is kinda like cereal in texture. I don't have a big metal cereal bowl. So I headed to Target and $16 later (I bought 4) and saved my back. Bending over the tub to wash her bowl was getting dangerous on my back. Now I just pop them in the dishwasher. Score !