Project 365 - Week 8

I figure week 8 isn't too late to start back up with Project 365, so here I go!

Sunday, February 19 - Saturday, February 25

Sunday

Chris & I went to a local restaurant called The Woodhouse, for some great smoked, grilled meats.  My plate doesn't reflect how good the food actually was, but I had beef brisket, mac & cheese, green bean casserole & corn bread.  We finished the meal with deep fried Twinkies, which sounds good in theory, but actually made us a little sick to our stomach :(

Monday

Oskar with the hooked rug that I've been sporadically working on.  It will be really pretty if I ever actually finish it.

Tuesday

A quilt my mom made for me using scraps from some of my grandma's clothes (she passed in December) along with other fabrics.  Some of my favorite gifts are my quilts.

The button on the tag is from the blouse she was wearing when she entered the hospital for the last time.

Wednesday

Oskar's nemesis, the squirrel.

Thursday

This balloon was waiting for me when I got home from the hospital on 1/23.  A month later it's still doing great.  It's tethered to the HOPE sign that we found in the hospital gift shop.

Friday

My friend Joanne from The Tiniest Tiger blog makes these amazing hipster bags.  They're so great that she was asked to go to Hollywood this week to giveaway the bags at one of the Oscar week swag rooms.  She sent me one and it's filled with lots of great kitty stuff.  I'll be giving one away over at Pet Blogs United starting tomorrow.

Saturday

Yesterday I made myself an omelette with tomato, fresh basil & feta cheese.  It was really good!

To see who else is playing along with Project 365, drop by Sara's blog. 

Hopefully I'll be back sooner rather than later!  I've missed my blogging friends.

Project 365 Week 45

I may be a day late, but I'm determined to get my P365 out there!

Sunday, October 30 - Saturday, November 05, 2011

On Sunday, Chris & I went to the town of Rochester and walked along the river there, did some eating and shopping & I took this picture of the little fountain we came across.

Monday

Here's the bouquet of fall flowers that Chris got me on Sunday.  Aren't they pretty?

Tuesday

Oskar soaking up some fall sunshine.  Don't look at how cluttered my house is in the background!

Wednesday

The roses outside of my treatment facility are still blooming beautifully.

Thursday

A message I'm trying to incorporate into my life.

Friday

Oskar & Chris having a Friday night nap.  A great way to start the weekend.

Saturday

Moe continuing the napping on a handmade quilt.

I finished up my program on Friday & feel hopeful that I can use the tools I learned to better manage my bi-polar :)

Hop over to Sara's blog to see the other P365 participants.

Project 365 - Week 44

Hello P365 friends.  Sorry I've been out of the game for so long.  My bi-polar has gotten worse over the last several weeks and now I'm in a partial day hospital program to learn how to deal with things better.  It's hard, but I'm learning things that will hopefully be helpful for a long time.

This is the image that I came up with to use as my "mantra" of sorts.  I printed them out & put them where I will see them when I'm struggling.

I haven't been taking many pictures, but I put together a sort of catch up post with some from the past weeks.

Monday, 10/10

Oskar displays what the rest of us feel by refusing to leave the bed!

Wednesday, 10/11

Chloe longs to be an outside cat and is obviously jealous of Oskar.  I know he secretly loves her jealousy, lol.

Saturday, 10/12

I caught this bee on a flower & figure this is the last shot like this I'll get this year.

Thursday, 10/13

Oskar showing me his distaste for being woken up with the camera.

Saturday, 10/15

Homecoming for Jack & Alexis.  Isn't she tiny!

Thursday, 10/20

Chloe enjoying her nip toy.  She cracks me up.

Friday, 10/21

Oskar is happy that we got out his "personal space" heater.  How can you resist a schnauzer face.

Monday, 10/24

I took a pic of John David's door for a little contest that some of the pet blogs that I'm involved with are having.  He did this duct-tape treatment to his door about 3 years ago.

Friday, 10/28
Everyone is worn out from their week.  Naps for everyone!

If you haven't done it yet, you still have time to register for my Shutterfly Holiday card giveaway here.

For more Project 365 stop over & visit Sara.

I hope you all have a great week :)

Project 365 - Week 36

Here's a look at my world straight out of the camera.

Sunday 8/28 - Saturday 9/3

Sunday

My mom's dog Buster with one of her quilts in progress.  Nothing's better than having a mother for a quilter as you will see later in this post.

Monday

A cool grasshopper that Chris caught on our front window.


Tuesday

Keds that my mom gave me.  They were my grandmother's.  I'll never be able to fill her shoes.  Ever.  I'm not putting myself down, just stating one of those facts.  They just don't make 'em like her anymore.

Wednesday

John marked up the Schwan's catalog with stuff he'd like to get.  I wonder if it's worth the money.  I find myself not making too many meals for the family because unlike before gastroparesis when I used to love to cook, now I hate the whole process.  That's guilt inducing.

Thursday

The Sleep Number Bed people sent me a True Silver Blanket to review over on Pet Blogs United.  The pure silver fibers naturally repel bacteria, dust and odors, making it a great blanket to use when pets share your bed with you.

Friday

Oskar trying out the True Silver Blanket!

Saturday

Chris & I finally decided to pull out the yo-yo bed cover my mom made for us years ago.  Each circle was cut & sewn by her.  I'll post more about this in a day or two.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  To see the other Project 365 players, click over to Sara's blog.

Project 365 Week 35

Sorry I've been gone for so long, I had an abbreviated trip to Washington D.C. for BlogPaws, but I'm back for Project 365.  I missed a couple days, but I hope to do better now that things will be settled down.

Sunday, August 21 - Saturday, August 27, 2011

Sunday - no picture

Monday

Me getting ready to represent Pet Blogs United at BlogPaws.

Tuesday

Oskar soaking up some sunshine.  He's going for a groom on Tuesday & I think he looks grumpy about it.

Wednesday

I arrived in D.C. & braved a cab & subway ride to go into see the monuments.  Something that I'm pretty proud of myself for doing, giving my anxiety issues.  I decided to spend my day inside the Smithsonian Museum of American History.  I was planning on seeing the monuments on Friday night, but unfortunately I missed out on that as I had to fly home on Friday instead of Sunday.

Thursday

Flat Oskar with my BlogPaws swag bag!

Friday

Flat Oskar & Flat Tyler with 2 of the guys from Rescue Ink, the Discovery Channel television show.

Saturday

Chris lit off some fireworks to celebrate our upcoming anniversary.  It will be 7 years tomorrow!

I'll be post more about my trip this week.  For more Project 365, go & say hi to my friend Sara.

Project 365, Week 34

A look at my life un-edited & un-retouched.

Sunday, August 14 - Saturday, August 20

This is a pretty boring week!  All animal related shots that I was able to take while I was running around this week.  I didn't even get any shots of my boys this week.  Being teenagers either they are always gone, or not wanting their picture taken.

Sunday:

Chloe, my full figured cat.

Monday:

Iams sent me a bunch of auction items for the animal charity group I work with Paws of Peace and out Crossed Paws auction.  We're currently raising funds to cover the surgery expenses of some great pugs.  There's jewelery, home items & pet items, so click over to the auction and take a look around.

Tuesday:

This is from my Cute Overload calender, but I love the freckles on this pup's nose!

Wednesday:

Moe sleeping.  I think the paw over her face makes it looks like she has such a tough life!

Thursday:

Oskar saying hello.

Friday:

It's not a very good picture, but this huge bird was sitting on our fence.  It might be watching for the little bunnies that live in our yard.

Saturday:

Oskar & Chloe found rat TV fascinating!

Click on over to Sara's place to check out the rest of the Project 365 players!