Looking Back & 10 for 2010!

If you had told me a year ago that I would be living back in Bay City, have bought a house and be working at Delta College. I would not have believed you. Not a chance. I wouldn't have been surprised to be back in Bay City, because I'd made the decision to move home just over a year ago. The rest of it, you've got to be kidding me.

This year has been fantastic. I thouroughly enjoyed the first five months in New York. I wrapped up my time at Corra, volunteered at the ASPCA and The Reading Time, explored the city more, saw great shows on Broadway, and many more amazing things.

Now it's New Year's Eve of 2009. We're about to enter a new decade. I'm going with twenty-x if anyone was wondering ie. twenty-ten. Welcome twenty-ten!! I hope you are a wonderful year! I can't imagine it not being one. That's my style.

Every NYE I tend to get the feeling that it will be a reflection of my year to come. We could go back to 2000 with this, my earliest memory of looking back and saying, wow my year was a lot like how I spent NYE. That will be my post for tomorrow.

I've never been good at making resolutions, probably because I don't keep them. Inspired by other bloggers though I'm going to just that this year.

10 things for 2010!

1. Wear more orange! This is totally random, but as I was picking the color for the title of this orange definitely popped in my head. obsessed. without reason. embrace it.

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2. Embrace life. Don't chicken out. Put yourself out there. Be strong and laugh loud.

 

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3. Rock the crafty nerd that's inside. The end of the year approached that nerd started to creep out, and why not grab it and have fun. Who knows where it could take me...

4. Take more pictures. With the gift of the camera this should be easy!

5. Keep my home organized. It will be a more peaceful and homey place if you do. Willie wouldn't appreciate choas in her house.

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6. Strip all the wood downstairs and pull the carpets! Restore the original beauty to the house.

7. Create a history of the house to have for the library.

8. Cook more yummy food and be a more focused cook.

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9. Compile all of Grandma's recipes for a book with photos for the family, or just have it online. Also finally have EIW journal printed!

10. Get fit! This has been on my "resolution" list since I quit playing basketball at 14. That was 45lbs and 10 years ago. It's time to get serious and get active. (oh that's cheesy) I'm serious though, little steps each day and I can do it. I work 100 feet from a Fitness Center for goodness sakes!

Happy Christmas Eve!

Happy Christmas Eve all! Tomorrow through Sunday is all about family and really so was today but thought I'd throw up some beautiful Christmas shots! Today I received a sweet little point and shoot camera so soon I'll be able to add more of my very own!

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Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful holiday celebration with your family and friends! I hope you get everything you wish for. love, kate.

kitties and decorations

Yesterday evening was sort of perfect! After a successful day of shopping, hanging out with the kitties, wrapping presents, listening to the holiday/New York   Home Companion, lights sparkling on the tree, and a bit of crafty finger knitting while watching LOST. All things that made me quite happy!

The kitties like sleeping under the love seat so there wasn't any snuggling during the show. They'll learn! Oh! as I typed that Sammy jumped up here! :

GTTTT0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000BLV ; (thanks sam)

lulu/lucy & sam/sammy

finally got a chance to take some pics of my holiday decorating and crafting:

 
a tree with sparkles.

a pretty reindeer plate.

put together a bowl of ornaments.

the finishing touch: the tree! love.

i made trees. and garland. so fun to work in my craft room.
really excited for style school now.

my xmas list!

Mom and I went shopping today and I had a great, successful day. Lots of things crossed off my gift list and many Style School supplies purchased.

Finally getting in the xmas "shopping" spirit.

I used to make these amazing Christmas lists, all categorized and ridiculous. What is a seven-year-old going to do with a copy machine?! Make copies of course, ridiculous. As I got out of high school and into the family drawing I had a harder time making my lists and totally stopped doing them on the computer after the first year. Now, though I think it's time to get back in touch with that spirit of childhood and post my 2009 xmas list! (color coded of course!

 Kate's 2009 Christmas Wishlist!

miscellaneous:

A new camera! (or two)

a simple point and shoot please

& a fancy artsier one.

who wouldn't want to take pictures like that!

gloves for my new garden

and ones to keep my hands warm at work

clothes:

cozy things for loungin at home

(or out and about)

lovelovelove this color

for the home:

I want to do something fun in my bathroom inspired by these cute individual letters.

movies:

(some of my favorites and I don't own them!)

a million books that I can never think to list...

a special thing for my kitties:

and soooo much more!!

oh, that was fun!

Guess what, I'm finger knitting! omg I'm turning into such a crafty nerd. good or bad?!

Tomorrow I will be back with a post about the fabulous munchkittens and my holiday decorations!

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas.

i wish I was a better blogger x11.it's not really my fault though. i just don't have any internets at my house yet. or cable. unbelievable.

i'm currently obsessed with this blog post. these are my favorites.

 

(the ones with the most holiday spirit.)

I will be back later with my xmas list! :)

Wishes Update: So I'm failing at my 31 Days of Wishes. It seems as if all my wishes are about things and for myself. That's what happened with my days of Thanks, thanks for yummy food, coffee, etc. Bad thing? Who knows. 

I think I will do a post at the end of the month about wishes. More time to write during my nine full work days off! eek!

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today I'm wearing red but I've had the word orange running through my head for days.

enjoy.

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