Whirled Days

Things have been a little crazy. We are still half in at my parent's house and half out of the apartment- how is that for optimism? My sewing machine- sits in it's new spot atop of my old table, now in front of a bright glass sliding door. When we moved it there I pictured myself happily sewing away a mass of fabric & projects and watching the cardinals feed. But I haven't had time for much sewing. In fact a pile of pinned projects is stacked so high it almost covers the machine. But I need to come to terms with being a full-time mama. I think I need to change my point of view and realize- Hazel is my job- raising Hazel and if I find time for Hobocamp- it is a plus. With that said I need to find cracks in the day for so many things that need nurturing- like my relationship with myself and Zach. You read so much about husbands & partners feeling left out or neglected when a baby comes and I would hate for that to be our case. I know I've neglected a lot that has to do with my own well-being and I have to try and work at that.

Yesterday she had her last of her 4 month-old shots. I broke them up once a week or a little longer. For her 2 month shots, I wasn't happy with her getting them all at once. She had a low-grade fever for a week and I could never tell which was making her feel that way. Of course I had to weigh her and she is 25 inches long and 13lbs 4 ounces. Always with the 4's. 7lbs 4 oz when born.

I also had an appointment with the gastro doctor who I originally went to in the beginning of this madness (which is going to be a year in July).I've also lost 40 pounds in 4 months (without trying) (I don't know if this is a good thing?) but I certainly had not expected to lose pretty much all my baby weight(I was 200 lbs on the day of) plus 10 extra lbs by this point. I am going to get an endoscopy. The gluten-free diet which seemed like a great idea at first, doesn't seem to be helping my symptoms. So we'll see how it goes. I must eat gluten-foods till the procedure. At first, armed with Imodium, I thought mmm bread! But when I tried some it was so doughy I couldn't eat it! Imagine that!

So amidst all this craziness- Spring has sprung and flowers & trees are in bloom. I found some time to plant my seedlings and pick up a few plants. Still more planting to be done. Until the true frost is gone- every night I'm carting the seedlings back into the bathroom for safe keeping.

Today is Wednesday, our car is down at the dock by the ferry landing- so we'll spend the day at home. There is so much to do I need an ultimate to-do list- that way I can check things off here & there and get a great feeling of accomplishment!

Happy Wednesday!
xo
M

For The Weekend

I leave you with this link to our friends over at Topless Robot- thank you for sharing, Rob. Because one can never ever have too much Hello Kitty anything! Have a great weekend & enjoy the spring weather.

blue skies, barfy burgers, girls!

SPT 4-23-09, originally uploaded by hobocampcrafts.

That saying is from " You Can't Do That On Television" which is what I grew up on as a suburban tween. A crush on Allister and looking up to Moose was how I spent my young life- oh and wondering what it would be like to be slimed.

Today I bundled us both up in our best farmer gear and trekked into the yard to replant/repot some things and put some seeds in containers. I'm trying to grow the following from plants- strawberries, cilantro & basil and seeds basil,winter squash,3 kinds of pumpkins, cilantro, wildflowers, parsley, scallions,chamomile and carrots. I'm really excited. Armed with You Grow Girl as my bible. Alas it was too windy and cold to start much of anything. So we went back inside my spirit a little spent- but looking forward to a gorgeous weekend.
xo

Best of the Best

Excuse me while I take an Earth Day break and introduce you to a delicious dressing for salads, peaches,mushrooms and anything else you can think of.
Meet Brianna's Dressings. Although I've never actually met Brianna and I've only tried the Rich Poppy Seed dressing, I tell you I had to hold back from drinking this stuff. I first tried it when I was preggo, last summer when our local health food store- offered it as a sample and immediately purchased a bottle. Then today while at the market I was reintroduced to it. YUM I tell you- YuM! vegan- veggie- gluen free and just lovely & light- perfect for the springy/summery days ahead.
Happy Birthday Earth- thank you for your wonderful bounty and creatures galore. xo

Source of My Inspiration

I haven't made anything yet- but my head is buzzing and as soon as I can I'll sketch it out.

I had just started college, I remember being at a new friend's house and there I found one of the most ground-breaking books I would ever read. by SARK The cover alone, is friendly and bright and just designed like no other book I had ever encountered. It then turned out one of my roomates had heard of SARK and was a huge fan (thanks Amber). I remember we even married ourselves one day by the pond on campus. I devoured every book available and when she came to our little college town's independent (now defuncted) book store Ariel, we got to meet her and have our picture taken with SARK herself, it was pretty amazing. So yesterday when I listened to an old CraftCast interview with SARK I was so psyched! It brought back a renewed creative spirit in me. Inspiring me in a deep way I have been yearning for. I promptly took a hot bath and dialed SARK's Inspiration Line. Just when I had practiced what message I would leave, I got a message that her box was full! Oh well, I'll call again another time. Either way the message she left was amazing and really made me feel like she was talking to me one-on-one. I know I sound a little silly. Sometimes a little silly goes a long way. Have a great,inspired day.

Lucky Laundry

I never thought much of luck till I met my husband. I felt lucky we hit it off- lucky he gave me a second date (even though he was the one to stand me up for coffee)and I felt lucky when we got engaged. I also know how lucky we are to have our little girl. But aside from that it seems that without bad luck, we'd have no luck at all. I won't go into every reason this reigns true- you'll just have to trust me... so Sunday morning I was hanging clothes on the line Check out Project Laundry List, I thought I saw something white fly by- but didn't think much of it. Then a few minutes later I noticed on little Hazel's bare foot- sat a load- a gift from the birds above- she had been pooped on. Lucky girl.

Yesterday, I started planning our garden. It might be a little late- but I'm going to try to start with some seeds indoors as well as some strawberry plants, cilantro & basil. Today will be a catch up day. Laundry,sewing,folding and switching out winter clothes for spring.The bedroom is finally in order, new bed- new mattress-ahhh. Now I just need to comfy it up a bit with blankets & pillows. Tomorrow is a doctor appointment for baby,a possible stroller walk and maybe new Crocs (a present to me- for me). Seeing as I started this post around 7:30 am and it is now almost 5:30pm- I'll say good day.
xo

The Haul

Even though we arrived later than my rummage sale-plan called for- we still were in time for major haul!
Here is the rundown followed by pics:
1 vintage Pooh Bear & Christopher Robin curtain panel

1 dark denim jacket almost never worn- but super soft
1 pair of dark denim jeans (same)

1 vintage gauze dress

3 skirts (2 vintage- 1 linen H&M)

1 vintage nightie (which I want to shorten)

2 vintage summery robes

1 kids apron ( Hazel)
1 handmade coffee mug (scissors)

6 super soft cotton shirts (for reconstructing and such)

1 pr of men's bathing trunks (Zach? - reconstructing?)

3 pair of cargo khaki shorts ( for Zach)

this all came to 17$ Pretty amazing seeing that a lot of it is expensive brand names-that I would never pay full price for- yippee!

Well tomorrow is a big baby/child consignment sale- so I hope I find a few things there too- then maybe one or 2 summer accessories and this mama is done- for reals- except thrifting. I never even shared the haul from 2 weeks ago- maybe I'll get to showing my vintage $2.00 suit one of these days!
Have a good weekend thrifting/crafting/snuggling.
xo