tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56365189740249621942023-11-16T07:21:18.995-06:00dear prudencea vintage obsessed austinite discusses her latest vintage finds.dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-36814247714781019422009-02-07T23:08:00.004-06:002009-02-07T23:47:19.945-06:00New February's resolutions!<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bx-bdtU1FL_xGE1HZQGJD1IkqXR6Rn_gHtWa818QY4i5teA9CP2lzWN1S4Ih7hsXysvmC2lGhnHhETfBT8aHxqWqzN44jbDk4crX4Bm_hOOpuiPW4yPYfN565NSRLQ_um3NzGN3j7YGG/s1600-h/IMG_4830.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bx-bdtU1FL_xGE1HZQGJD1IkqXR6Rn_gHtWa818QY4i5teA9CP2lzWN1S4Ih7hsXysvmC2lGhnHhETfBT8aHxqWqzN44jbDk4crX4Bm_hOOpuiPW4yPYfN565NSRLQ_um3NzGN3j7YGG/s400/IMG_4830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300294137698746386" border="0" /></a><br />This is a picture I took to document a particularly good hair day. However Blogger resizes everything and it's hard to tell that my hair looked AMAZING that day. Perfect amount of wave and curl and straight bangs. Not a cowlick in sight! In this picture it looks messy. In the bigger picture I am a vision. A vision of perfect hair loveliness ;P<br /><br />Completely unrelated...<br /></div><br />I've been really slacking off lately.<br /><br />I haven't painted in a year. I haven't sewn in weeks. I haven't exercised since Monday and before that in MONTHS. I'm not in school right now even though I really should be. I only work 4-8 hours a week at a local museum and in my free time I pretend that I sell vintage items online. But really?<br /><br />My New Years' resolution was to get my stuff in gear. I will admit it's been a bit depressing to see how much I've let suffer while I slack off. But starting this week, I decided that enough was enough!<br /><br />First off, I apologize to anyone I let down with all my slacking. I tend to boo hoo instead of taking charge of my life.<br /><br />Second, I finally got my car "running" again today. I need to fix the tail lights and brake lights, windshield wipers and driver's side door in order for it to pass inspection and get an oil change. It's going to be a busy Monday, that's for sure.<br /><br />Tomorrow I need to finish sewing dresses and get them in the post on the way to the car place on Monday.<br /><br />I gained quite a bit of weight due to boo hooing and extreme illness followed by extreme fatigue followed by more boo hooing. I've lost nearly half of that weight gain over the last few months and it's time to pick it up again! People keep reminding me to do yoga/pilates. I'm not gonna lie. I hate those two sooooo much. I hate things that hurt and I hate things that are hard and I hate things you can't do while watching television. But I PROMISE all of my readers that keep encouraging me to do these things (and I promise you too mom) that starting tomorrow I will do yoga/pilates every day.<br /><br />You can encourage me by reminding me? That would be fantastic. I need that extra kick in the pants.<br /><br />What New year's resolutions have you slacked on? I encourage all of my readers to use this week to start those up again! It's not too late. Just imagine how good you will feel when you start meeting your goals and crossing things off your never ending to do list! I know I feel ten times better this week having met at least four of my goals!<br /><br />That's all for now. Just some self -reflection and honesty for today.<br /><br />To reward you, here is a picture of my sleeping kitten :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDSknqCzuBYgUQ-QjkmlStMzIcRk5MkCH7ZDe21zFH_X2mvQxzWblZtRpuWg9DHrtF_xJ28niuoxhSNc-l5wAHxI4ex3AgOe2KPrq99brXaG3zkft4kiRtxW_HjXSKfXLdW46SXw9xmSB/s1600-h/IMG_4834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDSknqCzuBYgUQ-QjkmlStMzIcRk5MkCH7ZDe21zFH_X2mvQxzWblZtRpuWg9DHrtF_xJ28niuoxhSNc-l5wAHxI4ex3AgOe2KPrq99brXaG3zkft4kiRtxW_HjXSKfXLdW46SXw9xmSB/s400/IMG_4834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300294136036167010" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-63208523149443557142009-02-05T18:14:00.006-06:002009-02-06T02:39:08.445-06:00Blog Giveaway!!Ever since <a href="http://dear--prudence.blogspot.com/2008/12/feel-like-girl-again.html">this post</a>, I've been obsessed with Clark shoes. I discovered <a href="http://www.barkingdogshoes.com/newshoe/">this journal</a> a few months back and I was more than just a little skeptical. I was under the impression that with arthritis and a broken tail bone, I'd never be able to wear heels or stylish shoes of any kind. Specially made converse shoes were as stylish as I would get. I was convinced that you don't really suffer from arthritis if you can wear any heels at all. And to answer someone's previous question, yes, even kitten heels kill my feet!<br /><br />BUT...<br /><br /><a href="http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/?action=view&current=8521-635221-p.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 386px; height: 289px;" src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/8521-635221-p.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After buying these shoes, I'm in love! And I admit, a little bit obsessed. I'm obsessed with seeing how many options are out there for me. With that said...<br /><br /><a href="http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/?action=view&current=6ebd_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/6ebd_1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I discovered these shoes and I NEED them.<br /><br /><a href="http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/?action=view&current=liebemarlene.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/liebemarlene.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am so in love with this look by <a href="http://liebemarlene.blogspot.com/">Rhiannon</a> and here is my opportunity to emulate her style and to wear high heels again.<br /><br />I'll never be able to wear shoes like these Jeffrey Campbell heels Rhiannon is wearing...<br /><br /><a href="http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/?action=view&current=15243116_01_d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/15243116_01_d.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But I think these Clark's sandals are very similar, right? ALL of the reviews were wonderful. Everyone said they worked well for a wide foot and even a woman with bone spurs in her foot said they were comfortable.<br /><br />Depending on the website they are anywhere from $43 to $90!! I'm a 6.5 Wide and that size is hard to find in this style. But it's out there with the price tag of $90. My mom told me when I bought my last heels that I would need to start saving up for good quality shoes from here on out. Before I got arthritis I used to frequent Payless and the clearance racks at DSW. I was the shoe queen with lots of pointy toes and no insoles. Heels were never a problem for me. I was never awkward on them, they were comfortable. But now, each pair of shoes is going to require careful deliberation and saving up $100.<br /><br />BUT I need these NOW!!<br /><br />So I've decided to do 2 things. All button ring or barrette sales are officially going towards my shoe fund. You should definitely buy one or two to help me buy my new shoes!! Click on the picture below to get to my shop!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054&section_id=5678170"></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054&section_id=5678170" target="_blank"><img style="width: 411px; height: 656px;" src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/Searchresultsforetsy-2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />AND I've decided to have a blog giveaway. I can't decide whether I should get the black leather or the black patent leather. Leave me a comment with your vote and on Wednesday, I'll do a drawing to see who wins!<br /><br />And the winner gets these barrettes.<br /><br /><a href="http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/?action=view&current=PB250039.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 418px; height: 383px;" src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/PB250039.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Please only participate if you are in the U.S. or Canada. Well, you can participate if you live elsewhere, I just can't enter you into the drawing because I can't afford to ship to you :(<br /><br />So help me decide:<br /><br />Leather:<br /><br /><a href="http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/?action=view&current=6ebd_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/6ebd_1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />or...<br /><br />Patent Leather:<br /><br /><a href="http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/?action=view&current=patent.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 403px; height: 302px;" src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/blogger/patent.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Leave me in a comment and I'll enter you in the drawing :) Also, buy a ring or barrette to donate to my beautiful beautiful shoe purchase!<br /><br />OR! If there are any independently wealthy oil tycoons out there that would like to donate to my "needing these shoes really bad" cause can drop a few dollars in my paypal using the "donate" button below :) Kidding, but seriously, I need these shoes so you should do it anyway!<br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><input name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" type="hidden"><br /><input name="hosted_button_id" value="3039077" type="hidden"><br /><input src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" name="submit" alt="" border="0" type="image"><br /><img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /></div></form>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-72665030106804254902009-02-02T19:33:00.003-06:002009-02-02T19:43:55.033-06:00I AM DOCTOR FRASIER CRANE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQrJ8x7feYHCCZE9kyJITE4K9jpOT-zjGWTIQ1yFxeRtRK0WwYYIuvyW5vHboqIniHM5cGTBKFfph67KjrHrMoxN8XABfp3WSIc5JPbxxXuTBHfTjm9F2zmV2A999Lh3ooORGyhVn8tuu/s1600-h/frasierniles.htm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQrJ8x7feYHCCZE9kyJITE4K9jpOT-zjGWTIQ1yFxeRtRK0WwYYIuvyW5vHboqIniHM5cGTBKFfph67KjrHrMoxN8XABfp3WSIc5JPbxxXuTBHfTjm9F2zmV2A999Lh3ooORGyhVn8tuu/s400/frasierniles.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298380489123702402" border="0" /></a><br />Not much time or energy to make a real update today.<br /><br />I deleted a post I made a few days back because I was merely venting and sometimes that's all one needs. No worries, I won't make it a regular occurrence :)<br /><br />However I'd like to state that I am Dr. Frasier Crane. I am convinced that they patterned that character around me!!<br /><br />I'm overly sensitive, pretentious, love antiquing, giving advice that no one wants, overly organized and obsessed with my little brother. Not to mention that I internalize every little thing and dwell on people and actions and situations that really are not that big of a deal. I'm always overthinking, always making tedious jokes and references. I love the finer things in life (however I'm really good at being lazy and enjoying the less fine things of life as well) and I'm obsessed with all things British.<br /><br />Whenever I watch this show, I am convinced Frasier would be my best friend. He's too neurotic for me to date, but I think we'd get along just fine. Also, I'm convinced that Jenifer is Niles. Weenie, neurotic, pretentious and bearer of many phobias. She also cracks jokes like Niles does and dresses up randomly for no reason.<br /><br />Television on the internet was a wonderful invention. I tip my hat to you sir!<br /><br />OH OH!! And my vintage EBAY auctions end tonight! Get your bids in and make me happy :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/prudence-sells__W0QQ_armrsZ1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EsrPJu7oDdp3GFfHbPcSRig-GBjVxFufP05380vnjREAkppifmsdtpqEjhtn1XL66h3uoGR7f1sM8DSAuOH4wme604U6V26iAwIHDqfrQkp5iLIfIV8-Bi03EqfpsPEe-eCJC8oPScmW/s400/ebay+promo6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298380488547251314" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-61372538761006490922009-01-31T00:53:00.000-06:002009-01-31T00:53:36.467-06:00Ebay auctions<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a href="http://dear--prudence.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVQBjKNikmhMSbghngM5Zg98JMfOTe-rs1BZjbLtvmL1wTcPQ1S1pRYBtY-msk5fmReq7iQKOwCy-Rw2r-nuMBSSw527-AfsxkhogfgZK8wGM-o1AEYQft2IAvf59sOY8M9XctZpMGRzl/s400/ebay+promo3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's the promo I made for this weeks' auctions!<br />Feel free to check out our store and happy bidding :)<br /><br />P.s. Click on the picture to view the store.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-13563514144775946932009-01-28T15:23:00.006-06:002009-01-28T15:44:09.431-06:00Outtakes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEWSnX2yjky38zVAi5-UELjvyjh6rSBTGp7AwOLCzz6eFDemkIbZA7eCsdCmxNK-ZAfv9fDu0O_pnkfQCxYDwnBwvgtugI9gHtt0lPPNwDCEj2O_LraF8TEDIB2jY-LncoDiO8gDo4Vdq/s1600-h/IMG_4797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEWSnX2yjky38zVAi5-UELjvyjh6rSBTGp7AwOLCzz6eFDemkIbZA7eCsdCmxNK-ZAfv9fDu0O_pnkfQCxYDwnBwvgtugI9gHtt0lPPNwDCEj2O_LraF8TEDIB2jY-LncoDiO8gDo4Vdq/s400/IMG_4797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296462621244326338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have been very bad with money this month. VERY bad. I don't even remember what I spent it on. Cheap beer and hookers? Probably just groceries. I'm going to be short $50 this month on rent. WAT? Who does that? Did I really need those extra trips to McDonald's? Oh well. I'm listing new things right now on EBAY and maybe this will be the week that I actually sell more than I don't sell. Our first week we sold 8 out of 20 and this week we sold 7. We don't have much feedback. I know this. But still. The things I felt for certain would sell didn't and random strange things did. Here's to hoping.<br /><br />I thought it would be funny to start posting the outtakes from our "photo shoots". I checked with my roommate and she said she is OK with that. They're more funny than embarrassing. I deleted all the ugly ones and kept these two because I think they are funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRRkCvZGnEpyZb6YTheAVbRk1zACLkGFE_Tz9-sCrxu5TZbhrZIp_McwK7WljhsilqI2C0rQBSXJm_ArpXaZEcHPv6aqfvbF5LvMh3zb8dGuCCg_oXS7YW4PyjFJL2edzOd3ukW3sgdx5/s1600-h/IMG_4796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRRkCvZGnEpyZb6YTheAVbRk1zACLkGFE_Tz9-sCrxu5TZbhrZIp_McwK7WljhsilqI2C0rQBSXJm_ArpXaZEcHPv6aqfvbF5LvMh3zb8dGuCCg_oXS7YW4PyjFJL2edzOd3ukW3sgdx5/s400/IMG_4796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296460080860414866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiyu-wuvVkFuRkw4_fFJ7nMhX5FvkEIjXvfjIJoI-zv9ysIeOvctdkhBqZjiYiQstilwmg_944bEIxtpxQ_Htt-FjpjIyJ6aeqQWDBqzHvOIaDMZc0ERhBaj0CUx4WR_90v9NAuBLLhZA/s1600-h/IMG_4794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiyu-wuvVkFuRkw4_fFJ7nMhX5FvkEIjXvfjIJoI-zv9ysIeOvctdkhBqZjiYiQstilwmg_944bEIxtpxQ_Htt-FjpjIyJ6aeqQWDBqzHvOIaDMZc0ERhBaj0CUx4WR_90v9NAuBLLhZA/s400/IMG_4794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296460078594258946" border="0" /></a><br />Will have 10 new items up within the hour and 10 from last week. Come on EBAY. Pay my rent!<br /><br /><a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/prudence-sells__W0QQ_armrsZ1" target="_blank"><img style="width: 667px; height: 84px;" src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/buttons/ebayheader.jpg" alt="ebayheader" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Click on the banner above to visit the store :D<br /><br />Oh and here's a picture of me for good measure. I ignored everyone's advice and chopped off my bangs yesterday. I only hate them in pictures. In real life I actually like them. I think they need to be rounded up and not rounded down on the corners but I think they'll grow out nicer this way. And the way my hair grows, they will be down to my eyebrows in about 2 weeks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteY033hTN4CNY7hLQ8Al_sma5uyOyHzwHHOv-vZkw-LDQR6CjMEMBrpokJWPT1xC86TRWm-DNJtQDGkHBE7kYXxmcei6qt0CR2E6wpj7gjeuhvUvB02fs9hGG2LvuV2viGfqxcwwMiVjh/s1600-h/IMG_4639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteY033hTN4CNY7hLQ8Al_sma5uyOyHzwHHOv-vZkw-LDQR6CjMEMBrpokJWPT1xC86TRWm-DNJtQDGkHBE7kYXxmcei6qt0CR2E6wpj7gjeuhvUvB02fs9hGG2LvuV2viGfqxcwwMiVjh/s400/IMG_4639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296462892609798434" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-33646982129578468482009-01-27T16:30:00.000-06:002009-01-27T16:30:00.712-06:00won't you come out to play.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoVPyvrCbVPrUsg5vSnzOrtI_E1d2IGcgH148GFWpB2OwoDSNMhVnRfG5RlyX-D6e1WcO6OFfyGi8N4Amxs14rpLtYLD0O6V1p11DFknrCnNsLdZUXiAmvHG32f2zuTjqGzPZJpBocUxJ/s1600-h/prudence+blur4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoVPyvrCbVPrUsg5vSnzOrtI_E1d2IGcgH148GFWpB2OwoDSNMhVnRfG5RlyX-D6e1WcO6OFfyGi8N4Amxs14rpLtYLD0O6V1p11DFknrCnNsLdZUXiAmvHG32f2zuTjqGzPZJpBocUxJ/s400/prudence+blur4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296076762014746610" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't there a Sesame Street song that has that line in it? Something about raining outside and coming out to play? I loved Sesame Street. It's my opinion that it went downhill in the early 90s but those first monsters and first episodes were really wonderful. My little brother still sends me links to youtube videos of early Sesame Street skits.<br /><br />Today is one of those days. It's cold and rainy and dark outside. My car is still broken so Prudence and I are stuck inside together listening to car alarms going off outside, the neighbors dropping furniture as they move in and watching last week's episode of Biggest Loser on nbc.com.<br /><br />Prudence keeps talking to me and asking me to play. She knows where her toys are and she will stand around in front of the shelf we keep them on and sing. My cat doesn't cry, she sings. She warbles and sings. She is convinced that since I am still in my pajamas, I must want to play.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcvQ-UA7gkz4X-tsSmnvpDyLvhA1XcMEKHQi6VvEi7r9b7ABh8-BNiVnY2nGt9xd6-mlQyMdOvuc7j-h1h3RjFFkptxKHCxl0D3f-7rXIYQiIU2TpNMq36w0wv6Mo9hvrm7qfdox2ZBJV/s1600-h/prudence+blur1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcvQ-UA7gkz4X-tsSmnvpDyLvhA1XcMEKHQi6VvEi7r9b7ABh8-BNiVnY2nGt9xd6-mlQyMdOvuc7j-h1h3RjFFkptxKHCxl0D3f-7rXIYQiIU2TpNMq36w0wv6Mo9hvrm7qfdox2ZBJV/s400/prudence+blur1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296076778597123874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAbxHtE8IjFZuvbK5byvJZwF0oSvUKL4w0oJgsZ38AP8ppR433CHKpQVlIdneQCQthIjSzKPG_7IyEyZfPn18u1Weg4QFfGEOZZHvhMecrIy8p1h_JAKGD76lhfs7E3fQIrF6NTPmea14/s1600-h/prudence+blur2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAbxHtE8IjFZuvbK5byvJZwF0oSvUKL4w0oJgsZ38AP8ppR433CHKpQVlIdneQCQthIjSzKPG_7IyEyZfPn18u1Weg4QFfGEOZZHvhMecrIy8p1h_JAKGD76lhfs7E3fQIrF6NTPmea14/s400/prudence+blur2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296076779951914082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0UBBNcW4HmKZXWs82ta08LhZW_smzsbe0RzOdAe_GkATFANJ96SjXjlMWvTWHLpY1XLUV6LgPuDi0BfGsyujkCS90wYCDM9ClYZDB3GpoYshGTkOSYlG8VTkbi8C4WKDK-j5BiYNrhcf/s1600-h/prudence+blur3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0UBBNcW4HmKZXWs82ta08LhZW_smzsbe0RzOdAe_GkATFANJ96SjXjlMWvTWHLpY1XLUV6LgPuDi0BfGsyujkCS90wYCDM9ClYZDB3GpoYshGTkOSYlG8VTkbi8C4WKDK-j5BiYNrhcf/s400/prudence+blur3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296076771122584610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's one of those days that I had planned on being productive or sleep in all day or watch tv all day? Today is the last day to bid on our auctions so I best get to promoting and then altering a few more items for tonight's "photo shoot". Fingers crossed that our pictures turn out wonderful instead of pink and blurry :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2YCBxouxuRG8kUKN8eOTh39ClwMmFTOIC_cx5Rn53DmB4EfMU37qvQtjFFfNOExaf-3ZIIoqguFM5_bhff46syxc8xyIfYdnmUZOAdEd23CT36awwGCsFUwZEalOg7J6QlvoyLwCOnR5/s1600-h/ebay+promo4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2YCBxouxuRG8kUKN8eOTh39ClwMmFTOIC_cx5Rn53DmB4EfMU37qvQtjFFfNOExaf-3ZIIoqguFM5_bhff46syxc8xyIfYdnmUZOAdEd23CT36awwGCsFUwZEalOg7J6QlvoyLwCOnR5/s400/ebay+promo4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296076786170045106" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-36702995101107679332009-01-26T15:57:00.008-06:002009-01-26T21:17:29.875-06:00I need to get better about comments!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFaB-kOYCya-lQpaMGROROiCx3rbXgZI85JnixWDTPv4GHYBcSCcS-jgWsCLBQMGGQQJPx__e4qRSHgn0374SGkIu8zUVGcsOjnwzE75GEM-5gpJF9eyl1crlTGHjmFYPzTEZndmqAu2I/s1600-h/IMG_3574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFaB-kOYCya-lQpaMGROROiCx3rbXgZI85JnixWDTPv4GHYBcSCcS-jgWsCLBQMGGQQJPx__e4qRSHgn0374SGkIu8zUVGcsOjnwzE75GEM-5gpJF9eyl1crlTGHjmFYPzTEZndmqAu2I/s400/IMG_3574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295807360116186434" border="0" /></a><br />One of the things I sincerely regret is not being better about commenting. I know that it just makes my day to see new comments on my posts and I think I should do the same for others. Often I find myself viewing a post and having something I want to ask or offer feedback on but I NEVER do!<br /><br />Same goes for commenting back when people say nice things or ask questions on my blog. I always have the intentions of writing back but by the time I get around to it, it's been three weeks and it's rather too late at that point.<br /><br />Completely off the subject...<br /><br />YAY!! I was featured in this blog today!<br /><br /><a href="http://littlegraypixel.blogspot.com/2009/01/fashion-forward-spectator-pumps.html#links">Little Gray Pixel: Fashion Forward: Spectator Pumps</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcff0v1o6HONeqhMCVVDID1a20wje_XzjWTYFVEJhs_3U43RCU7922rgbvsvwAaxFEoWQPucmP3ycJnHZwOqp_MScdivwXbVQQoCwkDuf7O0BImfW1sg9bc8fHX7olqRPQ1cpLCPsHwfUS/s1600-h/IMG_3952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcff0v1o6HONeqhMCVVDID1a20wje_XzjWTYFVEJhs_3U43RCU7922rgbvsvwAaxFEoWQPucmP3ycJnHZwOqp_MScdivwXbVQQoCwkDuf7O0BImfW1sg9bc8fHX7olqRPQ1cpLCPsHwfUS/s400/IMG_3952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295800933855098210" border="0" /></a>She featured these shoes and I totally agree with her. Had these narrow shoes fit my fat feet, I'd have kept them for myself.<br /><br />And now for pictures of my workspace. Ha Ha workspace. I've been altering a few dresses a week. Mainly just hemming them shorter but sometimes taking them in or cutting ugly bits off. It looks so messy. And it is. I'm using a $12 desk I bought from Goodwill as my sewing table and it's the sexiest thing I've ever owned. It's dark wood that has been scratched in beautiful ways with wooden drawers and carved wooden drawer pulls. It makes me happy that I own it every time I see it and it makes a lovely makeshift sewing table. However it does mean that my sewing machine has to sit out in our living room until I tire of this new found hobby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SNMKbUY2BRMbslYg92VJVFG-YfTNSsExmDn5xhwsn0Yn68pgXuu_ATA8zSXs13R_tCoKHCVcOOTznAyI9SdXyELsEqStkKE29lS2HgDjwitwldTX-xWwTfnLGLrXkH1fHKz1INJuu-6Z/s1600-h/IMG_4567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SNMKbUY2BRMbslYg92VJVFG-YfTNSsExmDn5xhwsn0Yn68pgXuu_ATA8zSXs13R_tCoKHCVcOOTznAyI9SdXyELsEqStkKE29lS2HgDjwitwldTX-xWwTfnLGLrXkH1fHKz1INJuu-6Z/s400/IMG_4567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295803381285668802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi3V9l3JVUa8r51QArKKGHntxb7wAHug5-8l1hpNvipCMDXhC7454in7jQFW1JxOGjltaMytIRoMSupYGsTd7DYdd9Yc4J-OJbGLeCpo0Hu3otMNX5DKjY7KAdNzKjtOn9ZnDPIrES9EF/s1600-h/IMG_4570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi3V9l3JVUa8r51QArKKGHntxb7wAHug5-8l1hpNvipCMDXhC7454in7jQFW1JxOGjltaMytIRoMSupYGsTd7DYdd9Yc4J-OJbGLeCpo0Hu3otMNX5DKjY7KAdNzKjtOn9ZnDPIrES9EF/s400/IMG_4570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295803377548919650" border="0" /></a>That's all for today. Except for this creepy EBAY promo I made. Last week's photos turned out TERRIBLY. But they were all I had and my roommate refused to pose for any more photos. She looks so blurry and creepy in these photos. However the clothing is gorgeous this week. Check out our latest EBAY listings and bid on some :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/prudence-sells__W0QQ_armrsZ1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg586snH2dzQtlgt8fQd0BNcGzHJbU7TmBf2WoBh_F6UhA8SxuspJc2R0VAHix0trqibAvjAHegycqXGjO01criHDCfsrA4TXbP9AkLmIQae7TpmPouGRlwKAYGVapvVAW4HfYLNBjWZZJ9/s400/ebay+promo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295804697920537650" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-36771848727831164272009-01-22T17:56:00.003-06:002009-01-22T18:05:49.833-06:00Last Change to BID on AUCTIONS!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/prudence-sells__W0QQ_armrsZ1" target="_blank"><img src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/promos/finalpromoforebay.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />This week has been intense for me. My car broke down, my phone died, our heater went out and they dropped us randomly from our internet service???<br /><br />We have sorted most of it out but I am exhausted.<br /><br />Too exhausted to update with much. I'm trying to convince my model to do a fitting so that I can finish the three dresses I have yet to hem and then I'm going to have to bribe her to do a fashion shoot tonight. I'd love to tidy up a bit so that I can take pictures of the photo shoot process. I think that would be fun. We'll see.<br /><br />She is writing her thesis and the thrifting process and the initial fitting process always seems like a good idea to her, but by the time I need a model, she is suddenly overwhelmed with work. I understand but when I try and model my own clothes I always chop off my head or make some awful face. Not to mention I don't have a vintage frame. I have the world's largest rib-cage and I can never get any of the tiny things to zip up. No amount of weight loss will ever fix that :(<br /><br />Anyway. Please check out our auctions. Only a few more hours left to bid!<br />The waiting is so hard! I suppose it will just get easier though :)<br /><br />Click on the image above and it will take you directly to the shop!dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-62518406503163136032009-01-20T12:00:00.003-06:002009-01-20T12:00:00.423-06:00Vintage decor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLxmgDb3-xb9ksTyffgmKxMiURhOrqLpQtUpOCCuX9xhUgM6__5dygGDQKQpZMjpWISx-Z1xmekD65rq7_qhihbY9ENNgxFalb3sSaNDWOsLfmmNSF6vZtMPCqHZfuyHH2MRUkfWER2Jj/s1600-h/IMG_4349.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLxmgDb3-xb9ksTyffgmKxMiURhOrqLpQtUpOCCuX9xhUgM6__5dygGDQKQpZMjpWISx-Z1xmekD65rq7_qhihbY9ENNgxFalb3sSaNDWOsLfmmNSF6vZtMPCqHZfuyHH2MRUkfWER2Jj/s400/IMG_4349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265013678804194" border="0" /></a><br />I got bored tonight and wanted to take some photos of my room. I only took a few photos so expect a real update soon with tons of photos of my apartment. We have so many vintage nick nacks that I think it would be fun to update weekly with photos from my favorite spots in my apartment.<br /><br />Today's photo post is from two bookshelves and a wall in my room :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi_BWgjCFrj19ICgz_fZ_3-W-PTNGXUWe5-ILTBKxGBkFvgZh3XdOnLO_d-Z_-jXLATvgzyyxVE46bBjldETMJeYUSBEG2CTyaj3cRxLgBC_WUEf2bmr3QveOWh4CR-I5iRsE6yN9Oz3F/s1600-h/IMG_4357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi_BWgjCFrj19ICgz_fZ_3-W-PTNGXUWe5-ILTBKxGBkFvgZh3XdOnLO_d-Z_-jXLATvgzyyxVE46bBjldETMJeYUSBEG2CTyaj3cRxLgBC_WUEf2bmr3QveOWh4CR-I5iRsE6yN9Oz3F/s400/IMG_4357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265023145348818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T6eHSgTbemF8jaed7aJDCY8u3nIFPH02DKPXODUHsHij_GzTxZZY0k6oOmvTL8r24CiWSP2aMUVXwhHx6WNVjWIVvXTp2i31dhbHIJv00qPVCreTrdMTsNrElFkz_4ldisV01-ZgWh5R/s1600-h/IMG_4356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T6eHSgTbemF8jaed7aJDCY8u3nIFPH02DKPXODUHsHij_GzTxZZY0k6oOmvTL8r24CiWSP2aMUVXwhHx6WNVjWIVvXTp2i31dhbHIJv00qPVCreTrdMTsNrElFkz_4ldisV01-ZgWh5R/s400/IMG_4356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265020658064562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPPqyJRm1E4BB1fXhREyK0TJPOnb3Dz7zm9rWDaHPDq7Jj3s_V1GhlAbBnh9atuDxnx9HGFofGpxCG-1QqMuLV93WI3E5NmL69EDa1O9jjg5aPG5xPcNqqoYrT7vk9Xz3taFr10NjHwJe/s1600-h/IMG_4355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPPqyJRm1E4BB1fXhREyK0TJPOnb3Dz7zm9rWDaHPDq7Jj3s_V1GhlAbBnh9atuDxnx9HGFofGpxCG-1QqMuLV93WI3E5NmL69EDa1O9jjg5aPG5xPcNqqoYrT7vk9Xz3taFr10NjHwJe/s400/IMG_4355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265018092169522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzDgz2uzKdLkkg41D0wZZDLnmM_Ni8UdgFbeyej8UQJhbg94Nw4PnCbjw_XwPkfGuSfqXE2dJEB_qdVkokV4Rb7fYI2F6DG4Rj7HdhGvv4edGGvbRJTWkJWwRNceL9faIpJXfvh3XOagc/s1600-h/IMG_4352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzDgz2uzKdLkkg41D0wZZDLnmM_Ni8UdgFbeyej8UQJhbg94Nw4PnCbjw_XwPkfGuSfqXE2dJEB_qdVkokV4Rb7fYI2F6DG4Rj7HdhGvv4edGGvbRJTWkJWwRNceL9faIpJXfvh3XOagc/s400/IMG_4352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265013576886098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWogtWRrKa6lt1mth111evnZ7nA489RmXoMXyFDKyGwvaLTDSvciZnTHiTi3ITl1zvrpwwi583UHxIrC4Bl2J8s60Yy3ApTN9csaeipcrynJ8R3_C2-qceBnhaPSJjXuUgZf52gdyPhUi/s1600-h/IMG_4363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWogtWRrKa6lt1mth111evnZ7nA489RmXoMXyFDKyGwvaLTDSvciZnTHiTi3ITl1zvrpwwi583UHxIrC4Bl2J8s60Yy3ApTN9csaeipcrynJ8R3_C2-qceBnhaPSJjXuUgZf52gdyPhUi/s400/IMG_4363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265847592515186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHUWYhRlm0bPz-ek_ztiLwPEw4OMMgkYd6a_gEIxxv9mD7jNwYjopOzjkKyHk4jfZKtKpE4sfaG02pxh_eCug4TgUA2F4hY7MyopGFqLpghxNprY6cEj3H3vwNwdgzdy9Isq9RyOwaHom/s1600-h/IMG_4358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHUWYhRlm0bPz-ek_ztiLwPEw4OMMgkYd6a_gEIxxv9mD7jNwYjopOzjkKyHk4jfZKtKpE4sfaG02pxh_eCug4TgUA2F4hY7MyopGFqLpghxNprY6cEj3H3vwNwdgzdy9Isq9RyOwaHom/s400/IMG_4358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293265849260949762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also, please don't forget to check out my new vintage dress store on EBAY! We've worked awfully hard on it and are quite pleased with the results. We'd love any feedback, favorites and especially bids :D<br /><br />Just click on the picture below and it will take you directly to our store!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/prudence-sells__W0QQ_armrsZ1"></a><a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/prudence-sells__W0QQ_armrsZ1" target="_blank"><img src="http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu18/dear--prudence/promos/ebaypromo1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-21455200087474523402009-01-19T16:34:00.004-06:002009-01-19T16:54:48.194-06:00new EBAY store!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/prudence-sells__W0QQ_armrsZ1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta6JQEhmgkADX8M8mnhB3E84haJg0nwsm5zGEIDRWsd_sRUkkUsL9e26_CDHrjKYJhbCoQcKrTvcU1bEbWWJMvFDMITYbx9Udh0D8z2RgUHvhp6TWRXyKbKe-5RC8q1kARGTuEBOMLKD4/s400/ebay+promo+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293141343258559570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I wish I could say that I could resolve to post more often and then I would do it. But I keep forgetting and then being too tired to post whenever I remember.<br /><br />It's been two weeks since my last post. Since my last post I was sick (again), throwing myself a pity party, cleaning my apartment, and preparing for my NEW EBAY STORE!!<br /><br />My roommate created a new banner for us which you can see on this journal. She simply changed the title of each banner so we can have one for my blogger, one for our etsy, and one for our EBAY.<br /><br />I think it looks amazing. What do you think?<br /><br />Starting an EBAY store is harder than it looks. EBAY is harder to figure out (in my opinion) than etsy; but we have heard wonderful things about selling vintage on EBAY and I've been stalking some similar vintage sellers' EBAY stores and some of the things they sell sell for over $100! And I'm talking items nearly identical to what I have to sell. So we gave it a shot.<br /><br />It took many hours of photoshop and many many hours of altering and hemming dresses and many more hours of photographing them.<br /><br />My dad helped me design a "set" which consists of a Ralph Lauren sheet from TJ Maxx and two 1"by2"s and three of those spotlights with super special light bulbs. This set did not come complete with a better camera however and most of my pictures turned out blurry. I will try a tripod next time but no promises.<br /><br />Many hours later and the agreement that if my roommate would play model, I would play photographer, editor and list all the items on EBAY, later and we have launched our new site!<br /><br />Please go and check it out and give us some feedback. Any tips on how to improve or on how to better make use of EBAY is totally rad. Please add us to your favorite stores and feel free to bid on our listings as well!<br /><br />We're still keeping our etsy. We'll make listings inactive while they are listed on EBAY and keep the shoes, men's vintage, accessories and vintage home decor on etsy for now. It's already proving a pain to promote both stores and I'm afraid that my promoting for etsy is slacking...but still excited about trying out EBAY!<br /><br />If you click on the picture at the top of this post it will take you straight to our EBAY :)<br /><br />Here are some pictures of my personal favorites that we have listed for auction this week!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyqFr0fLcX4Q-_xCFMvqJ2dVn-CbEIbzGtO7LxxV8Au___RM7UdKJ5rsYqxmb-vVh-NvrgZsss_qd1d80nGnZaV8eoiqAqUYUy_ZMYUrfqXm8yPjIPaOGVPoDM8yNatmHa2K1Lbimbykl/s1600-h/IMG_4223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyqFr0fLcX4Q-_xCFMvqJ2dVn-CbEIbzGtO7LxxV8Au___RM7UdKJ5rsYqxmb-vVh-NvrgZsss_qd1d80nGnZaV8eoiqAqUYUy_ZMYUrfqXm8yPjIPaOGVPoDM8yNatmHa2K1Lbimbykl/s400/IMG_4223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293141339410316706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ3nbOYxTtvpfP4bbALzYcSy5l7oe9OSC4gsmsbb2mG3PEfcIJheSsFwD_6HNu6KP5j-YO52QRUpIJ4XfV8RvHZRLYrnwukcg8TMX-XwSZxCesnefN8WlOCTnXbr7HO1Yz6gSKtNdmP1N/s1600-h/IMG_4215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY31_0Yu32Z9Md0hL3vp0P2v5rT9b9oMK9ifnoko3jT__mlD8ZtjBugmbM3JHVwYcrxjkKGnzCiCwxEFUPxG8d3MRCFXiRFIE4i877W8THaiCu189qeqYyjm8mMVij-c9431EmpfRjlB_B/s400/IMG_4142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293140901543620402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmsvUh-jf_s6AAC8UBIVkGWtm4ZTJV6_O8ksaDBhcHpoW1LcCjWNKpMJQzLCkQ7mGHDRmTsQbtnbFXJlxnDVttRm11fxDP7UBw8Px8n76NIZ0hE5H5mNf7uji0eXibGhjSXqCLU3xVmix/s1600-h/IMG_4089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmsvUh-jf_s6AAC8UBIVkGWtm4ZTJV6_O8ksaDBhcHpoW1LcCjWNKpMJQzLCkQ7mGHDRmTsQbtnbFXJlxnDVttRm11fxDP7UBw8Px8n76NIZ0hE5H5mNf7uji0eXibGhjSXqCLU3xVmix/s400/IMG_4089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293140900052273954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLnXfEmco-tsqhyphenhyphenAD9v7lmdR97Trj32g2DiGngA-zqoY26I7ffK2f7V6vFwVctoaSA5A_lkpP8oDUfp5kyzW2_MmdmUzM-BqPLuavDaGWrYOeU_EFIu4Mrl5LibxkK1PCZKNQWKJmhoQ7/s1600-h/IMG_4041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLnXfEmco-tsqhyphenhyphenAD9v7lmdR97Trj32g2DiGngA-zqoY26I7ffK2f7V6vFwVctoaSA5A_lkpP8oDUfp5kyzW2_MmdmUzM-BqPLuavDaGWrYOeU_EFIu4Mrl5LibxkK1PCZKNQWKJmhoQ7/s400/IMG_4041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293140889600201058" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-50203833538283555142008-12-29T21:28:00.005-06:002008-12-29T21:55:07.061-06:00Feel like a girl again.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEp0Ls4WHR_uQCqMTlebINwPqh6bin7qzPfEH01FzrZjAKCLwFp_e6F9Rkk1rwvp7w1jE615b0wV1st5sHG5WqIq4Ipth_PwTLhCV1l34BINdsIy4uv2_lUh2A9D0NMWadEhn4RGnJclJ/s1600-h/brown+wembley+pump.htm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEp0Ls4WHR_uQCqMTlebINwPqh6bin7qzPfEH01FzrZjAKCLwFp_e6F9Rkk1rwvp7w1jE615b0wV1st5sHG5WqIq4Ipth_PwTLhCV1l34BINdsIy4uv2_lUh2A9D0NMWadEhn4RGnJclJ/s400/brown+wembley+pump.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285424267401633554" border="0" /></a><br />I bought myself a new pair of heels today!!<br /><br />Probably none of you know that for the last two and a half years I have suffered from rheumatoid arthritis in both my hands and feet and lately in my ankles and knees and wrists. It came on suddenly, uninvited and it never left. I had to sell all my heels and cute shoes because walking was so horrifying to me and I became the tennis shoe queen. Or actually I wore the same pair every day because it is very hard for a person with wide feet and no arch to find a good pair of tennis shoes these days when the soles of your feet feel like they are comprised of shards of glass :(<br /><br />About six months ago, I decided enough was enough. I was tired of being sloppy and tomboyish. I am a really girly girl. I love dresses and bows and pretty things. I love skirts and tights and heels. I know my ex got tired of seeing me in the same old outfit. I gained a ton of weight because I instantly stopped being active and I could no longer fit into pretty clothes or feel confident in my new fatter body. Also comfortable shoes are usually ugly, frumpy and look terrible with a skirt.<br /><br />Today I was out to lunch with my mom and we passed by a Clark's shoe store. I asked her if she would go in with me, just to see and I tried on every heel in that store. They are SO comfortable! They have sturdy heels that do not bore holes into your heel. They have beautiful insoles that feel like heaven. And they have this retro feel to them. AND THEY WERE ON SALE!<br /><br />I know they are just shoes, but I cannot explain my happiness. I feel pretty. I feel girly. I feel like I will get noticed and compliments. I can wear party clothes again. I can go out on New Years dressed appropriately. I can have church shoes and date shoes. And they look like the perfect mix between those booties I cannot wear and those high heeled oxfords I cannot wear.<br /><br />My hands and feet hurt so much on a daily basis but I've learned to push through it by wearing sensible shoes and not pushing myself too hard. I'm tired of people thinking I'm sloppy and not girly and that I am boring and tire easily. It's totally corny but these shoes give me hope. That I can have fun, be stylish, wear the clothes I sell in my shop, and be lovely and feminine. It's corny, but I'm extremely happy :)<br /><br />Behold. My newest obsession! Clark's Wimberley Pump!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBwhhAWLWvzX2Ar4CV4I13SgrjqtJqxkX91-KZhKLp6GZxpcYTygOALSpfvuclJyhQoTWhRb2b_U2ze9WzgbC8ewx59aLrC1KpEmFPWwTZOcfoNqmz1JkCqc0YCNALWo-WxMh9pJRBT9B/s1600-h/IMG_3559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBwhhAWLWvzX2Ar4CV4I13SgrjqtJqxkX91-KZhKLp6GZxpcYTygOALSpfvuclJyhQoTWhRb2b_U2ze9WzgbC8ewx59aLrC1KpEmFPWwTZOcfoNqmz1JkCqc0YCNALWo-WxMh9pJRBT9B/s400/IMG_3559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285424266249804962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx5yasEgnnzUetk-IUuKCJmsCX00rV0o-neDRpkoApWThCDu8TB1fW8JZ-r9rxNyEbqMTWwhFJEGIM7ZSqVYSeYAHX_mtxLk5s9ZRpohFZiISvGTkuTeJ5DxhDOG6O4gjXohYT7An3snO/s1600-h/IMG_3560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx5yasEgnnzUetk-IUuKCJmsCX00rV0o-neDRpkoApWThCDu8TB1fW8JZ-r9rxNyEbqMTWwhFJEGIM7ZSqVYSeYAHX_mtxLk5s9ZRpohFZiISvGTkuTeJ5DxhDOG6O4gjXohYT7An3snO/s400/IMG_3560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285424265468546994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq7E68b69iNEOGsVpCakursufTT0u0xLFK-stj2v8hBn6Zub5z6w4SPlYv9k7Gr5ZG6shk_NeZi3zJ_HhXfvssjsgyUBjcbjEHxrU0cMofR1lPQMz-ZD16k6m0niv38eO6R3eNx2O8BPh/s1600-h/IMG_3562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq7E68b69iNEOGsVpCakursufTT0u0xLFK-stj2v8hBn6Zub5z6w4SPlYv9k7Gr5ZG6shk_NeZi3zJ_HhXfvssjsgyUBjcbjEHxrU0cMofR1lPQMz-ZD16k6m0niv38eO6R3eNx2O8BPh/s400/IMG_3562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285424259368136242" border="0" /></a>Please don't tell me to clean my mirror. I am at my mom's house and it is my teenage brother's mirror. It doesn't even look dirty until the flash hits it.<br /><br />And here is what I wore to go shopping today. The entire outfit is thrifted except for the cardigan which is forever 21. Imagine how much cuter the outfit would look with these reddish brown heels!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVh_Y6Bi8iIyTCN2TbERUAyJqRS-2AAJLw4GA08rlXC7xL30LpR38xAQsGz-xEkHZhqQgL4IUcJrDoB_2Jsaqlfw86i7Wl5fUkezh7q6Xhl1bkNh0Ih_lXvPROBCLPxbLkEuA0xSjdI51/s1600-h/IMG_3555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVh_Y6Bi8iIyTCN2TbERUAyJqRS-2AAJLw4GA08rlXC7xL30LpR38xAQsGz-xEkHZhqQgL4IUcJrDoB_2Jsaqlfw86i7Wl5fUkezh7q6Xhl1bkNh0Ih_lXvPROBCLPxbLkEuA0xSjdI51/s400/IMG_3555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285424270417711586" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-82874585958222941912008-12-28T21:48:00.008-06:002008-12-29T00:50:40.064-06:00wants ransom.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GWl2qq8lt1e-8w5W2ytkmMbBzhW6q45dd4PAOgpSZL0VZZjMaANwBGKL1leFrSTvBChIb-2GPNq-FreSzfkh40Z9Bu2o2ieUj0AmtkvDbYvzopVE27IhFvfTsgwdKL-w2hVd-hQuZZLp/s1600-h/IMG_3576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GWl2qq8lt1e-8w5W2ytkmMbBzhW6q45dd4PAOgpSZL0VZZjMaANwBGKL1leFrSTvBChIb-2GPNq-FreSzfkh40Z9Bu2o2ieUj0AmtkvDbYvzopVE27IhFvfTsgwdKL-w2hVd-hQuZZLp/s400/IMG_3576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285097182063563890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />How fun to come back from a short break to FIVE new comments from new readers :) I am really enjoying public blogging!<br /><br />I have about five more days of my Winter Break before I go back to reality. Despite having some minor arthritis flare ups over this break, I have really enjoyed myself. My family is precious and fun to be around and we have been inseparable the entire time.<br /><br />My car went kaput the day before I was supposed to come home, so my family drove up to get me. The timing couldn't have been more perfect because on the 20th the Museum I work at was having their Christmas "party" and my family got to see my museum and watch my tours. They stood through four or five of them before they got tired and went home! It was really fun and my dad snapped photos the entire time which was really distracting but worth it to have "action" photos!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-XP-fUTzt6I7CP9FBZn5DNzJnih8ifNAjwgqRKNBnAHbzW8_bOPh_5BPYG_nuap6t1q_zyYUm4oLl9k7oD1vDMNjaPGkzJBLpf_ioOOkymDp3iGLAEMQJWOpAJKa2Ir82rf_0WhGfJyw/s1600-h/IMG_3492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-XP-fUTzt6I7CP9FBZn5DNzJnih8ifNAjwgqRKNBnAHbzW8_bOPh_5BPYG_nuap6t1q_zyYUm4oLl9k7oD1vDMNjaPGkzJBLpf_ioOOkymDp3iGLAEMQJWOpAJKa2Ir82rf_0WhGfJyw/s400/IMG_3492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285096264749908258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_N5K9obN-clxoUQfmbps5z8DLMZdFQD1oZybTLEaNYmJ9Wp9hjvAF8eEOaznhzGwlrn6e859M02MwOSMKXHc6XCsaKWlKVbBPUDtirrANEY3W9pZGr1nGzY_ykKvKTGLqJ84VpuHfmdt/s1600-h/IMG_3559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_N5K9obN-clxoUQfmbps5z8DLMZdFQD1oZybTLEaNYmJ9Wp9hjvAF8eEOaznhzGwlrn6e859M02MwOSMKXHc6XCsaKWlKVbBPUDtirrANEY3W9pZGr1nGzY_ykKvKTGLqJ84VpuHfmdt/s400/IMG_3559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285096267257839394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe-lEOVEX_E4uVZEUkj1PxWZIwr0fLfFu7QzJtHdReWHfLARXQKfycv4cv-uRGSZ2q6IQ_65osReO5NvsoehfjkXYB-zJKQU2y7H-XPfTJf3cKbLU2356Feq-04rtPBe8o_P5Oy0ypc6H/s1600-h/IMG_3526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe-lEOVEX_E4uVZEUkj1PxWZIwr0fLfFu7QzJtHdReWHfLARXQKfycv4cv-uRGSZ2q6IQ_65osReO5NvsoehfjkXYB-zJKQU2y7H-XPfTJf3cKbLU2356Feq-04rtPBe8o_P5Oy0ypc6H/s400/IMG_3526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285096256342084274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVROrWa8hRQ_8a9x4lZdBObBTeqGau7WYcrAqTO-aB1gw8zYQsFAyzdq8UZLA-qSU4ex0pkShb02Ks9lSdcPCh7zpckf-sVIoPbYmhY72f1f01kKpBExeOkxMnWtxEC2gqgraY_4ZYofDO/s1600-h/IMG_3539.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVROrWa8hRQ_8a9x4lZdBObBTeqGau7WYcrAqTO-aB1gw8zYQsFAyzdq8UZLA-qSU4ex0pkShb02Ks9lSdcPCh7zpckf-sVIoPbYmhY72f1f01kKpBExeOkxMnWtxEC2gqgraY_4ZYofDO/s400/IMG_3539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285096258864324274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEy19RsOWTvI5EqSeScDDNiXWlwxaETJyDuQKmkbVKkZebsTxDA01WtvrqN4FrKj-z0PWu-GTcqIEVVSojSwzBDIAwD5rvxm6FIkvkD4dNu4VBrhNu2SAaS3kIqrJhS0oJXEfDtViI5dgv/s1600-h/IMG_3629.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEy19RsOWTvI5EqSeScDDNiXWlwxaETJyDuQKmkbVKkZebsTxDA01WtvrqN4FrKj-z0PWu-GTcqIEVVSojSwzBDIAwD5rvxm6FIkvkD4dNu4VBrhNu2SAaS3kIqrJhS0oJXEfDtViI5dgv/s400/IMG_3629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285098012965226274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7PbVMKFEfTxuqegJhivhVHcrUaTmeH002Ztz-zaIn5fLMLNTKUCpVcqTXe__MvvmnxNfT3Ue4YIzB2vWyjaHx0c7yw5O8hItcsjX8ZL8WPDEV9DPezVlLANH5P2ZuYDF24jWBIGR0PuK/s1600-h/IMG_3634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7PbVMKFEfTxuqegJhivhVHcrUaTmeH002Ztz-zaIn5fLMLNTKUCpVcqTXe__MvvmnxNfT3Ue4YIzB2vWyjaHx0c7yw5O8hItcsjX8ZL8WPDEV9DPezVlLANH5P2ZuYDF24jWBIGR0PuK/s400/IMG_3634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285098011001444642" border="0" /></a><br />My brother wrapped that present and quizzed us on which present under the tree was the most beautiful. It was the wrong answer if you chose any present other than this one :)<br /><br />Due to my overdraft fees, I am ridiculously poor and had to supplement my thrifted presents with homemade presents this year. I decided to make scarves but I do not knit. So I weaved them and knotted the woven squares together. They turned out looking really old world/homespun which is exactly what I was going for. My family seemed really pleased as well. I made the grey one for my dad and the white one for my brother William but they traded. Oh well.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R4O0ZE9CkZSgLBuBEHfbGz0Q7G-hruiPgzLAG_Ce_evEOEyj42B280WHxnNCHYMDdMUbtx8N2UfvF7XBZE3fYFaApmfJf3pgbLc2PlJfFDpb45VY44oNLPOBvDyph4MdvRHjvUr02wha/s1600-h/IMG_3639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R4O0ZE9CkZSgLBuBEHfbGz0Q7G-hruiPgzLAG_Ce_evEOEyj42B280WHxnNCHYMDdMUbtx8N2UfvF7XBZE3fYFaApmfJf3pgbLc2PlJfFDpb45VY44oNLPOBvDyph4MdvRHjvUr02wha/s400/IMG_3639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285098000120380834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi597HBVjbUKYqrcJw8w19epnRrrBOsPfUiAZV70SKNFXtC3XLxwpvqPyqPha8xghyGM4uFQx32Ix1nip7FZ58PsyW1opaeEuAVoDTgvuSh67Mvue2gMj6ia21d7Ckm5o1SCdk3EQnv1Vg6/s1600-h/IMG_3640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi597HBVjbUKYqrcJw8w19epnRrrBOsPfUiAZV70SKNFXtC3XLxwpvqPyqPha8xghyGM4uFQx32Ix1nip7FZ58PsyW1opaeEuAVoDTgvuSh67Mvue2gMj6ia21d7Ckm5o1SCdk3EQnv1Vg6/s400/IMG_3640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285097999424481618" border="0" /></a><br />Once we had unwrapped everything we played with the tripod and self timer to make a "thank you" card/email for our family members still in Austin. This one was my idea and would have been cuter had I had my eyes open.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqVpdVVajSk1QQqFfOigpgpraqCGedHYP5DLP4jMFtzdcDJpTgkNltKhT-LPNDOIHy-me7rthRs4tDc6GJ38vsAF4uW0sy1iTqsfWxlbW1WOtH75WRCuk_beZrkKdMwz2u7Y8s8N8u8KH/s1600-h/IMG_3655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqVpdVVajSk1QQqFfOigpgpraqCGedHYP5DLP4jMFtzdcDJpTgkNltKhT-LPNDOIHy-me7rthRs4tDc6GJ38vsAF4uW0sy1iTqsfWxlbW1WOtH75WRCuk_beZrkKdMwz2u7Y8s8N8u8KH/s400/IMG_3655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285099905992051602" border="0" /></a><br />And finally. Prudence has been staying with my roommate, Jenifer over the break. She sent me this picture via camera phone the other day with the caption "i has ur cat. wants ransom". It looks like my wish of becoming one of those creepy cat owners has come true for it appears that Pru cat is wearing a red SWEATER! Man I really miss that little cat :(<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UJ587Iu9_EOtzm52EkZJI-i6qAHKkobQ36Z5XEI2luOcA-oI4xHZ8SBZigH7xfM4VzQ02RSIS40SDT-0QSbi8_STTy4FjrBiM5jz9YjwEC7-0qq_SaIj8eJ3iW-TPJdqeGLrmI1hEOTE/s1600-h/santa+prudence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UJ587Iu9_EOtzm52EkZJI-i6qAHKkobQ36Z5XEI2luOcA-oI4xHZ8SBZigH7xfM4VzQ02RSIS40SDT-0QSbi8_STTy4FjrBiM5jz9YjwEC7-0qq_SaIj8eJ3iW-TPJdqeGLrmI1hEOTE/s400/santa+prudence.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285099906321586882" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-6326053467712067412008-12-16T19:42:00.007-06:002008-12-17T01:32:51.288-06:00UPDATE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7dI8aLauULhLaGmzNpKgGgsXhoBGNeCPE7a2ukln74lvhgk3p9bXDx3Qe0kNZviLqBPMMrb1phVU7FfvlkjU2-f817BqJ4DIUyHWDZGkuiyHqT2mWqrrp3WxClFR74VdKbZrXb5-yFgx/s1600-h/IMG_3433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7dI8aLauULhLaGmzNpKgGgsXhoBGNeCPE7a2ukln74lvhgk3p9bXDx3Qe0kNZviLqBPMMrb1phVU7FfvlkjU2-f817BqJ4DIUyHWDZGkuiyHqT2mWqrrp3WxClFR74VdKbZrXb5-yFgx/s400/IMG_3433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280658176039438178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aagh. It's been nearly a week since I updated. I always have high hopes for what I will accomplish with each week but I guess I have a bad case of ennui. Or maybe it is the fact that Austin has become increasingly more cold and we cannot afford to turn on the heat. This results in me only leaving my apartment to go to the post office and to work once or twice a week.<br /><br />I overdrafted my account yet again this week which totally stinks. It means that anything I make in sales goes towards paying that off. Maybe quitting my job right before the holidays wasn't my smartest idea but it wasn't my dumbest. I guess.<br /><br />Prudence got fixed a week and a half ago and I over reacted. It was one of the saddest thing I've ever seen though. She looked really skinny and deflated when I picked her up. She smelled DISGUSTING...like urine and iodine. Her tummy was shaved and all her cute cowlick was shaved off. She had big stainless steel stitches sticking out that she kept pulling at and she was in a daze and sleeping all the time. She did not say a word for a week. Did not eat anything but wet cat food (a rare treat reserved only for such occasions that I feel bad). And she made these pathetic sounds whenever she would try to jump on the bed or get into her litter box. I did not sleep the entire 24 hours that I waited to go pick her up. I picked her up the minute the vet opened. I went to Target while I waited because I didn't want to go home after my 9 am class let out and bought her a new pink litter box so she didn't have to crawl into her cabinet litter box, wet cat food, and looked long and hard for a sweater she could wear. I am constantly on the hunt for a sweater for my cat. Is that creepy? Have I become THAT person yet? She is really tiny so I can't get her something for a dog. But she is always cold and shivering and seems to like to wear the sock clothes that I make for her.<br /><br />Anyway. My entire week was filled with sympathy for my sad and pathetic kitten. She loved me so much during that week too. She hated my roommate and seemed to blame all of her sorrows on Jenifer. She cuddled me. Tapped me with her nose and paws. She let me pet her endlessly which is something she usually does not let me do. She stopped biting and clawing and started sleeping under the covers again, which is something I adore. I love her endlessly but she is really an awful cat. She is always misbehaving and flinging herself at things and shredding some paper or making as much noise as she possibly can. To watch her sleep for a week straight, to not see her play with anything at all, and to worry and have to monitor her at all times for fear that she would rip open her wound (we had some really big scares as she bled a few times and oozed), was really hard for me. She is my first pet and I empathize with her as if she were my child.<br /><br />The past three days Prudence has slowly started becoming her old self again. She has started talking but only a tiny bit. She eats constantly again. She plays loudly in the early morning and claws at the door to be let out, which I do not allow. She must learn to not whine or beg to be let out of my room every morning. She can play with her toys or whatever, but I'm not going to pay to repair the door because she couldn't wait TWO more hours for me to wake up. She's a kitten. But I'm stubborn too.<br /><br />ANYWAY anyway anyway. I never got around to showing you what I got for myself over Thanksgiving break. I bought this really amazing pattern from the 1940s that I bought from the cutest old lady who thought I was the cutest young lady. She was fascinated with the fact that I sew (not very well), have an unhealthy collection of vintage pictures covering every wall in my apartment (I will have to post pictures later), and that I sell vintage clothes and stuff online. She wanted me to buy all the patterns and see if I could sell them. She was charging me too much for it to be worth it but it was tempting.<br /><br />The best part of this pattern is that it has never been cut and is my EXACT size/measurements. I'm still trying to lose more weight but I don't think I can lose too many more inches so that this dress would not fit me, but if so, I will just sell it. It looks hard though. They don't word the instructions the same as the modern patterns and like I said, I'm not much of a seamstress and I don't really understand darts and marking your fabric and such. I cut a lot of corners when I sew and usually do something wrong and have to rip out seams. I bought a really cool dress at a thrift store that is silky and has elephants on it that I'm going to cut apart and use to make this dress. I want to try to one with the ruffles but I'll probably do the other style first.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVWJYLTidjbrDTBRoFCck8rmS6u1MtiMbFdWLmZer_mD6sfESXPohDeE1pMNkyowvN8b1XBsx5PEvcOJCSw_B6w4nWpur4Wa9ACoVW7SX6MozDxgQwIV1BelNebB4YxoC1s_94_qEYBP_/s1600-h/IMG_3439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVWJYLTidjbrDTBRoFCck8rmS6u1MtiMbFdWLmZer_mD6sfESXPohDeE1pMNkyowvN8b1XBsx5PEvcOJCSw_B6w4nWpur4Wa9ACoVW7SX6MozDxgQwIV1BelNebB4YxoC1s_94_qEYBP_/s400/IMG_3439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280657686611948994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKp6hS_m9pG7WDmgMql_Ru9IJS_czVXP3T6GjuzZb5Hr_kjS1ay0L5hLiFVRs29cRTxwgCinpJQh5qz4-uSwBf7X9zyD6HdQ_iuJb1x6ew1EkISFT19Xh05mvYKVfVDt1-BpcwReUMIN5/s1600-h/IMG_3440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKp6hS_m9pG7WDmgMql_Ru9IJS_czVXP3T6GjuzZb5Hr_kjS1ay0L5hLiFVRs29cRTxwgCinpJQh5qz4-uSwBf7X9zyD6HdQ_iuJb1x6ew1EkISFT19Xh05mvYKVfVDt1-BpcwReUMIN5/s400/IMG_3440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280657678181000962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVTQ8UQIhrqo5xBkPzAcOcSYsvDwU3v0lhC60_0AbWF2khxlFccV3Ah3Hfig2fVzjm134OTwXkU7ODZPjD7wkHS4_-9evhxQOmALbIcCSx6-ly5Z365LVnvG-MNxK9a-PSImUq5UejcYm/s1600-h/IMG_3441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVTQ8UQIhrqo5xBkPzAcOcSYsvDwU3v0lhC60_0AbWF2khxlFccV3Ah3Hfig2fVzjm134OTwXkU7ODZPjD7wkHS4_-9evhxQOmALbIcCSx6-ly5Z365LVnvG-MNxK9a-PSImUq5UejcYm/s400/IMG_3441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280657681472929138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh. and Prudence obviously feels better today and tried to help me take pictures. Thanks Prudence!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bbaQXeF4tvkFUOqnPWpWN7sYpwJqeSeY_Cn-kZ5Q6xLhNhNMPLv_dwnKqZo_PU2JuY5E54kvirm75ph4PWJmFfT8L-cIwaEkP2sxWbv85dFlMaphCaPO5rTLM7XwCj-ENPR1If7_JlB9/s1600-h/IMG_3429.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bbaQXeF4tvkFUOqnPWpWN7sYpwJqeSeY_Cn-kZ5Q6xLhNhNMPLv_dwnKqZo_PU2JuY5E54kvirm75ph4PWJmFfT8L-cIwaEkP2sxWbv85dFlMaphCaPO5rTLM7XwCj-ENPR1If7_JlB9/s400/IMG_3429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280657416003626962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qFnjX2qEuPD71BcZujENdK21LDcavpcfCvdRGzgZCml1ZBTZ3BX31hIhNFOziWa9ukAHH98vgkyxeUKNYsxqyosc61-UzIR0ABnMSQS4VxkehElGQrPgTcerIBjZMacHpXEqUvN0XcJt/s1600-h/IMG_3430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnmf_ypeBPUo4pXhKJVPEjLg-6LkrBZyBbm1jkAGR8-ScLpOFN-XjM1h_wYbxULKrqphRBDjeoEQbL1U5jlQ7KTshyphenhyphenNGv_sTsepbf2paEtNYwtZ19f82TiiEM6_uzK_nXxjREgc8ixhU4/s400/IMG_3434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280657054393490626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLxc_uuv-ghkkzeMNwerTeCam86e7iBl0ScwJ08PtDHcmj7MGOP9xy80njcMe-tGJ5balCaPOk_Ic0rrkmSBEJJtYWeuT57os6e0gFATt57fObxhWuBaaZ_cuzAq1Rq5kpS4Ijl2ybxX9/s1600-h/IMG_3435.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLxc_uuv-ghkkzeMNwerTeCam86e7iBl0ScwJ08PtDHcmj7MGOP9xy80njcMe-tGJ5balCaPOk_Ic0rrkmSBEJJtYWeuT57os6e0gFATt57fObxhWuBaaZ_cuzAq1Rq5kpS4Ijl2ybxX9/s400/IMG_3435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280657049255725186" border="0" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-31489238268676802382008-12-09T00:43:00.004-06:002008-12-09T14:00:40.240-06:00and the winner is...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDU3NnLZjeBAd-mMjt2LUjxWDr_qSFJ355EhhyphenhyphenuvuAdmOgwUgZQrMtJpwb565w4MH22sttnfRX4N4RKrmfFAIwDjIOB9TFqta76XITJuOozKhZxVM43K2qf0b5Wf-pNwY4Cnc8oEKLIVLi/s1600-h/IMG_3284.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDU3NnLZjeBAd-mMjt2LUjxWDr_qSFJ355EhhyphenhyphenuvuAdmOgwUgZQrMtJpwb565w4MH22sttnfRX4N4RKrmfFAIwDjIOB9TFqta76XITJuOozKhZxVM43K2qf0b5Wf-pNwY4Cnc8oEKLIVLi/s400/IMG_3284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277677703598147842" border="0" /></a><br />DIGITAL MISFIT!!<br /><br />first name i drew out of my little sparkly basket and she gave me some really sweet and great advice :)<br /><br />email me at prudence.sells@gmail.com with your name and address and i will send you your lovely bobby pins as promised!<br /><br />thanks everyone who participated. you gave me some really nice advice. i've been trying to persuade my hair to fall to the side again but it is going to take at least three more weeks of growing out. i'm still really considering chopping it off shoulder length and i promise i will donate it, as suggested if i do.<br /><br />i'll be doing another blog give away over the christmas break when i go home to visit my family. i bought a ton of felt and i want to start sewing again so it will probably be something handmade. check back in about two weeks if you're interested in participating again. it was tons of fun!<br /><br />i'm also thinking about doing some pifs. does anyone do those anymore? or should i just keep up with the blog giveaways?<br /><br />also...anyone else experiencing an increase in sales? i've sold six items in three days!! woo hoo! is it just me or were all my efforts totally worth it? i hope i hope i hope :)<br /><br />also, anyone have any advice on how to discourage your kitty from pulling out her stitches? i will be calling the vet tomorrow because it seems she is really opening it back up or at least irritating it. i've been watching her like a hawk but i have to sleep sometime. you know?dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-25099213092911132892008-12-08T05:18:00.003-06:002008-12-08T05:25:42.928-06:00lookbook.nu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUuzXW-32_fTeJa4lZx05BOPucyqsLBKOdWDaLmw9pq2KOjb6745ZeBw8pkD32-YYACsbAnT-SgmQIYEjNbYz2t0Cu8WSwhy-g8wUVsHW9lpsVoeBo55X4d1PGm_FVaGR_gZ0ChASoC7q/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUuzXW-32_fTeJa4lZx05BOPucyqsLBKOdWDaLmw9pq2KOjb6745ZeBw8pkD32-YYACsbAnT-SgmQIYEjNbYz2t0Cu8WSwhy-g8wUVsHW9lpsVoeBo55X4d1PGm_FVaGR_gZ0ChASoC7q/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277378521134136290" border="0" /></a><br />ok. so i'm trying to take "an outfit a day". even if i just wear my pajamas all day long i'm going to try and change into something to take my "outfit" for the day picture.<br /><br />i tried taking four outfit photos last night...to get ahead and my tripod that i just got fell or something and all i got were pictures of my feet. it was really annoying so i gave up.<br /><br />tonight i was lazy but still determined. the lighting was bad and my hair was yucky but i wanted to take my photo so here it is.<br /><br />tomorrow i will announce the winner of my blog giveaway. thanks to all of you who participated. i'm going to work on growing them out i guess. but then again...<br /><br />i've been really digging these shoulder length hairstyles lately. but i know i'd be sad to cut off three years of NO haircuts. i already cut off three inches a month ago. we'll see.<br /><br />and as per usual, the ankle boots and cardigan are for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054">vintage store</a>.dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-78027451712100786342008-12-05T09:38:00.001-06:002008-12-05T09:38:00.656-06:00sour green appleThese are some of my favorite things right now. And they are all such a beautiful shade of green :)<br /><br /><table style="text-align: center;"><tr><td><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=5795054&user_name=halfmagic&item_source=favorites&item_size=gallery&rows=3&columns=3" width="538" height="546"><param name="movie" value="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=5795054&user_name=halfmagic&item_source=favorites&item_size=gallery&rows=3&columns=3"></object></td></tr><tr><td><a style="color:#D35701; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold" href="http://www.etsy.com">Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade</a><br/><a style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#0192B5; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/favorite_listings_public.php?user_id=5795054">halfmagic.etsy.com</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><script type="'text/javascript'" src="%27http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js%27"></script><script type="'text/javascript'">new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5795054, 'favorites','gallery',3,3).renderIframe();</script>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-15733073485565245172008-12-04T07:29:00.008-06:002008-12-04T08:02:05.066-06:0050% off?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2dAtdJp_iMfvk-C_o1CAXloVMJOng603J7IRL01whYs-kudplexz5MPWXX5ULrLIeJ_El-C3rJYooTj0oLVR67_RcNR_ynXsgASu9BB_cH1qbND7SfXRyH9y04tzx01fzGfQckq_xLMi/s400/PB250018+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275932333563981122" border="0" /></a><br />I've been doing some research on how to better market/sell things/run a vintage shop.<br /><br />I have vowed to be more regular with my blog posts. I was doing pretty well for a while but I haven't really been very regular with my school work so I feel guilty devoting time to things I <span style="font-style: italic;">enjoy</span> when I'm not doing the things that provide for my future.<br /><br />I have also started copying and pasting my blogs to my livejournal. I was just using my livejournal to promote in communities but figured posting these blogs there couldn't hurt. Two people have already found me and commented on my posts within hours of doing so. They won't buy anything, but it does make me feel good when other people read what I write and feel compelled to leave me something sweet or helpful in response. Sometimes I love the internet. Even though it is a constant source of distraction for me.<br /><br />I changed my etsy avatar to the really cute picture of the kitty bud vase I'm selling. Someone told me that people that use a product they sell as an avatar attract more business than those who use a picture of themselves. I don't know. We'll see. I really liked the most recent one. The one I'm using for this journal currently. But it's sentimental I guess. So it's not the end of the world.<br /><br />I am awaiting invites for chictopia and lookbook from fellow etsy sellers. I figure every item I model for my store, I will post on those sites. I will have to work on more creative photography, but it should be a good marketing tool and should also help give me feedback on what people actually think of the things <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> think are worthy of selling. I also assume that I will try harder to "pretty up" for my photos and try harder to accessorize the items I'm selling which should help with sales. I hope.<br /><br />Finally, I was encouraged to lower my prices. It wasn't a personal jab. It was listed in a list of things that successful vintage sellers do. My prices still sell items but they take time to sell. Listing things by what they <span style="font-style: italic;">could</span> sell for is slow while listing things for what they <span style="font-style: italic;">will</span> sell for should be faster. In fact, I've already had a sale today which makes three sales this week. I'm happy with that. For now :)<br /><br />With that being said, I've canceled the sale I was having for 25% off everything in my shop, in return for taking fifty percent off of 90% of the items in my shop. I'll most likely raise some prices when sales pick up, but for now I'm just happy with a $5-$10 profit on any item. I'd like to clear out my shop within the next two weeks so that I can add the rest of the things I have stored in my apartment. I'd like to pay some tuition monies too.<br /><br />Here are some of my favorite things in my shop right now. You can click on the pictures and it will take you to the listing!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17834643"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hs0-nk20s5X-V9Cuy92q49B3roe6D_1qqR8lzAWttV4z4bXhc3E8HIrKcMzKwO7qNTho_LSX7jYCzJLmpM0FGlhe_UVZAmwZY88lC1h7ZAvnb3Pfvm6WrB8coZZ4yw5nAEq0-cE5cjJg/s400/PB250015+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275931222358017138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17693566"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-lPYUWltvv4-oZRNt8mDc9lXwci9BacQUJT2bZx0P0e484bpbVcAbcZ9HtVf1UGs7xe-U3Oabmv8HQvH2zDFXo3VmfA7nm3kUz9O7Clpe-9F7KVHu-wHow7NMHWdp1F3aogmOmbhXRud/s400/PB220017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275931227968195282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17693487"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKLccHsTUm8q5vs9j1uo4cgVP-GfJlNB69HlxCGmfVpKeySuM7cwP6GETotWz37e5DjYso8Z4_84HCxwQGa7I9WiX8w1AYzHs5uP44MPm6D5N0o7TzFXmUAFjTFC9paKqhHC0Xcp3PioS/s400/PB220013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275931231412181954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16072608"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGi6v2l7hBc7Ej1xctc9VoOg64q_HSMEbXP6ru2qRkDBWEwpZ3sxVhkFdyJ_JLoGXfhNeXBDVi5mccjRZ2VTjCAEOSssayc2ikkEqjyG93Q_bdLs7OwfBDfW3K7er_x1TsUHyhuItM130/s400/2+dolla+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275931657152105074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17939954"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fXU8-tORgEqnRCXnQcG96orkgmnBfSyuCEtYMV5-A839xck5DKBJhcW7O8XEu4Ztq6ZKbIzJ032jrppTF60ZRLZwCvvvGnq_CmbKXtmZmhqlvRVWrwlGOV4oYIVlE1V2HQZX9YX1kcsC/s400/PB250014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275931236482322370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17834196"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0au26HillYtk9h_nFGHraMWKwkJ7MTDPVGbGLVpxe54TcnC72mF3n_yeDMN3rlHF7gb8D89WSPeRsZxsfO1PnLdYP6OJJWGRZF94PvA9oS8lVZuIa1Uln_f9An2Qj2p1DJLbfw9Swntl/s400/PB250067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275931230868423298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16073577"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZAFYp5Iep1GDmgrNeRyYjvWTRAfaChY74LtAhMOJYb-uLp5GMW_fL4HTFPNih4VIvk90FbKsFyhEFN9-MLmOWOjCOEl1cNHL8PBUqgxZiscvKwFLR5kIwl5b3XZyQVRE42cIAvKbAENt/s400/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275931656458533794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ALSO!! Please don't forget to participate in my first blog give away in the post directly below this one!! I've had 10 comments and I'd like to get at least 10 more!! You have nothing to lose and I have all the hair advise to gain :)dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-22874096389842738452008-12-03T17:10:00.006-06:002008-12-03T17:43:30.436-06:00hair advice and a blog giveaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueWUD06iODj_J5b4OCvVBVHrlTyLTks1-gEwQ8mo3WgaVjtminl1Fvkzg_2yY-MtIO99DNj2wupUrdtSNLK1NV9b1j11gLFn3YHx0wJ6dWPzHG_EonhkYpWHcQL7V53nrT7_1qDZNUM2Y/s1600-h/PB250045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueWUD06iODj_J5b4OCvVBVHrlTyLTks1-gEwQ8mo3WgaVjtminl1Fvkzg_2yY-MtIO99DNj2wupUrdtSNLK1NV9b1j11gLFn3YHx0wJ6dWPzHG_EonhkYpWHcQL7V53nrT7_1qDZNUM2Y/s400/PB250045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275712590503063538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ7p-5ruEGHiMeiiElurThtKi_kJRhiYCk14Qm7TSHOR8q1f0x3B2RZ70UBN4O8fsw0LRsAhOtqAAbhd3tRHz3NAA6X4EAvRjfpIyXu-ZGNCuZtrMGb70m3feqCw9K9-ESyRYxlLVW8wy/s1600-h/PB250048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ7p-5ruEGHiMeiiElurThtKi_kJRhiYCk14Qm7TSHOR8q1f0x3B2RZ70UBN4O8fsw0LRsAhOtqAAbhd3tRHz3NAA6X4EAvRjfpIyXu-ZGNCuZtrMGb70m3feqCw9K9-ESyRYxlLVW8wy/s400/PB250048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275712594873253074" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkrI4nQEGe0aQUmq6v5GYRivbkLVLf_2QkuRGAgnEoPsp3cRoyv-eBMygbCAw9NB9s5XVtSvkTaE5hMF5ynQGS44Q2I-q2BL3v5UHG9vyW2E5UmLw3lQi1CApZPqN3njp2hlO-QZTmwwX/s1600-h/PB250046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkrI4nQEGe0aQUmq6v5GYRivbkLVLf_2QkuRGAgnEoPsp3cRoyv-eBMygbCAw9NB9s5XVtSvkTaE5hMF5ynQGS44Q2I-q2BL3v5UHG9vyW2E5UmLw3lQi1CApZPqN3njp2hlO-QZTmwwX/s400/PB250046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275712588412792706" /></a><br /><br />I've been thinking a lot lately about doing a blog giveaway and have decided to make it self centered and selfish and such.<br /><br />As I mentioned in my last post, I was sick for multiple weeks and was unaware that my bangs had grown out to such an unattractive length. These bangs were a mix of an experiment and an accident. My mom is always on me about cutting my bangs. She wants me to do the "Audrey Hepburn" look but my hair has become quite wavy lately and just won't do it. Or didn't do it so I decided to make them straight across Blair Waldorf bangs which looked especially bad on my round face and I ended up with crooked, unphotogenic pin-up style bangs. I swore I would let them grow out (which they have) and get them professionally cut. But now i am TORN.<br /><br />I also realize that I didn't take many pictures of my bangs when they were fixed. So I only have one or two bad photos of them in their glory.<br /><br />Here is where the blog giveaway comes in. Leave me a comment telling me how I should or what I should do with my bangs. Cut them really short and fifties? Grow them out and sweep them to the side? OR should I chop my ridiculously long hair off like the last photo? I'm getting kind of old for such long locks? perhaps? (It's to my waist currently)<br /><br />In return, I will write your names on bits of paper and draw a name and give you a pair of vintage button bobby pins. In the theme of pulling hair and bangs back, I thought they were an appropriate giveaway. Plus my camera is dead and my new camera refuses to let me upload new photos so I'm left with the understanding that my photos stink. I can't take better photos of these particular bobby pins and they photograph terribly. They are really really pretty in real life and some of my favorites. I think they are a good prize. And shouldn't cost too much for me to ship ;)<br /><br />So comment away. There is no right or wrong answer. And there aren't really any good pictures so it's mainly just for fun and I probably won't take your advice anyway. haha. Just comment with an opinion and I'll enter you in my drawing. What fun!<br /><br />here are my bangs in order from newest (all grown out and wavy) to oldest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZQ5GasGy1xHDI2xjcqJ598of2U-m30xIhY0I4IOEyeBntFJBMLQ4ZHah7ChK6IWhOtOkMcCj01mFlgikcOkAH0IxdRHPzM2-J83kTdRMPjvMixB6DuuJL8dw9YnzQ2xy8sPf7XUf96cZ/s1600-h/n1426966220_30139042_9531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZQ5GasGy1xHDI2xjcqJ598of2U-m30xIhY0I4IOEyeBntFJBMLQ4ZHah7ChK6IWhOtOkMcCj01mFlgikcOkAH0IxdRHPzM2-J83kTdRMPjvMixB6DuuJL8dw9YnzQ2xy8sPf7XUf96cZ/s400/n1426966220_30139042_9531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275710384040602066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAR6pi8iJfwWq9UGuRfjY1ygfu3H_QN7ruo5Ga__urcznUAZHP33zau0JEDNrLUL8xZl1GcRSn_GZTpnZ6OnDPSPLjEkFDSiBC1gxYTdTJT6GgHSGf9lThNCZIPMVm1_MmpicwoJGApLr/s1600-h/IMG_3188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAR6pi8iJfwWq9UGuRfjY1ygfu3H_QN7ruo5Ga__urcznUAZHP33zau0JEDNrLUL8xZl1GcRSn_GZTpnZ6OnDPSPLjEkFDSiBC1gxYTdTJT6GgHSGf9lThNCZIPMVm1_MmpicwoJGApLr/s400/IMG_3188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275710382127657058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROH4NgMUThwjVO3p-nZnqfh-Ba38kzVjjni8ZsIfl0ZCL8e_1_bHlIRrjRL5nI6saXuZ_E974TZ6Srex-1E30566q5dK5oI9ZhRAN3F6zGlrlbz1Or9OFfkBL5UCf3XQrnHWT1fgaNhZn/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROH4NgMUThwjVO3p-nZnqfh-Ba38kzVjjni8ZsIfl0ZCL8e_1_bHlIRrjRL5nI6saXuZ_E974TZ6Srex-1E30566q5dK5oI9ZhRAN3F6zGlrlbz1Or9OFfkBL5UCf3XQrnHWT1fgaNhZn/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275710374166270882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjU208X5yMVv8TQ876CUMjA_py_YYrNUujjv1Gyp1THxJSJKKpSvE_tCpqlfKNt56nuAJr8c5upeJOkmCitEbILHIR9tIpwqWCEf-5QsQ2KbckiFAEn2n-m56931-I6K9FYJ63DFafQEJ/s1600-h/n7921350_47922498_4930.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjU208X5yMVv8TQ876CUMjA_py_YYrNUujjv1Gyp1THxJSJKKpSvE_tCpqlfKNt56nuAJr8c5upeJOkmCitEbILHIR9tIpwqWCEf-5QsQ2KbckiFAEn2n-m56931-I6K9FYJ63DFafQEJ/s400/n7921350_47922498_4930.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275710376540477074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and here is what they would look like more grown out and side-swept.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfEjWcA5suZEvd0v8LNnS9Brt-Fvv5avmk526XUsKI-CeurzpdF6hu5C0AY07h7uGk5A4q8iRGsGV0RICpRy-dwD40-FfQ9XKVRn57fCT-a4nSy0sTdDKRbnl_c60pEZJ5J5EX2rkiUL-/s1600-h/n7921350_35226641_7969.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfEjWcA5suZEvd0v8LNnS9Brt-Fvv5avmk526XUsKI-CeurzpdF6hu5C0AY07h7uGk5A4q8iRGsGV0RICpRy-dwD40-FfQ9XKVRn57fCT-a4nSy0sTdDKRbnl_c60pEZJ5J5EX2rkiUL-/s400/n7921350_35226641_7969.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275711129682462626" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9F00EpN7dz75A_SGUsJjMzoy45gTgeyiTM-K2lwt1zPw37lNHXC8jMznlZU6oykEDvJ70A3yN2S3j1rD1Dnhu2cikKAfO6HA-RPGg8vuo-miej5cpaFZuKvn6KBBp3tcF6n0AiRBtKdP/s1600-h/n7921350_36005223_8777.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9F00EpN7dz75A_SGUsJjMzoy45gTgeyiTM-K2lwt1zPw37lNHXC8jMznlZU6oykEDvJ70A3yN2S3j1rD1Dnhu2cikKAfO6HA-RPGg8vuo-miej5cpaFZuKvn6KBBp3tcF6n0AiRBtKdP/s400/n7921350_36005223_8777.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275711127080002514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC_LA4rcc2fYejx5F_02Hqyoa0r3p7Ifr1mC-2aeA8Q5KR3RzcIpBsy5o4AjCHhpAFSWrWgW-RUnSGleerH0SyoDxlPmSblCZ4ulwRm9LYcJY74Xz5RVDbQhfStCGn-EsBmNNVVu5n9po/s1600-h/n7921350_36086682_6482.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC_LA4rcc2fYejx5F_02Hqyoa0r3p7Ifr1mC-2aeA8Q5KR3RzcIpBsy5o4AjCHhpAFSWrWgW-RUnSGleerH0SyoDxlPmSblCZ4ulwRm9LYcJY74Xz5RVDbQhfStCGn-EsBmNNVVu5n9po/s400/n7921350_36086682_6482.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275711122264468674" /></a><br /><br />and here is what it looked like MANY years ago when i first started growing out my hair. i would need to cut about seven inches to get to this length.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnVfGWu2KehUSR7hDN3XwbWSKf-6TptWF6QoXrrF34lZjG0Orq4owmkhnnd5NfRSD3rFOF0pGwvoJtkY5m74gAB1uPU3C-G8bD7wYYbE_XhkfPew2Xjr7qcVNjOhr6sTPl1V9WP1q0Y7d/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnVfGWu2KehUSR7hDN3XwbWSKf-6TptWF6QoXrrF34lZjG0Orq4owmkhnnd5NfRSD3rFOF0pGwvoJtkY5m74gAB1uPU3C-G8bD7wYYbE_XhkfPew2Xjr7qcVNjOhr6sTPl1V9WP1q0Y7d/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275711682804415698" /></a><br /><br />Also. If you're interested, check out my other vintage button bobby pins and rings that I have for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054§ion_id=5678170">vintage store</a> :)dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-40455929364252634732008-12-01T00:57:00.013-06:002008-12-01T01:40:33.693-06:00what's new pussy cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17934784"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh395ufboSltzpnM8W8c76Ujz10sfyqebOWczOyCa_jzle3_dV4RiCTrCAAayoGU_PHegnzp2_yD5BLKdOLJr7oIOWRY4uYsk-ETzACA65n_lMcbF_AQ5Ryq2JBq7YpH0TZGchv9alFo-3a/s400/il_430xN.46940350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274718162638045746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh my. It has been a very long time since I last wrote.<br /><br />I have been very sick and was VERY unproductive for two weeks. It was awful except for the part where I lost a ton of weight and finally quit my awful job for good. I kept my bangs pinned back the entire duration of my sickness and pulled them down two weeks later to find they had grown out to a really awkward look. Now I have to decide whether I'm growing them out or cutting them again. Decisions decisions.<br /><br />I finally started to feel a bit better two days before I went to Arkansas for Thanksgiving with my family. Why Arkansas you ask? Who knows. My dad planned the trip and it was just as uneventful as it sounds but I got to do some really fun thrifting with my family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CcocfXg48gLsY3FIeSRFd2lGHhOGrSyLge6j09pZExkUSYvAOQw4sUS5F7QPvide43tm0U1OIXlkYFkaCel2paCbiMpwdUjutp4CBYuYHKf4V5WdNAnNtPbGbObwl0RYnQx_6Lt-glqu/s1600-h/IMG_3188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CcocfXg48gLsY3FIeSRFd2lGHhOGrSyLge6j09pZExkUSYvAOQw4sUS5F7QPvide43tm0U1OIXlkYFkaCel2paCbiMpwdUjutp4CBYuYHKf4V5WdNAnNtPbGbObwl0RYnQx_6Lt-glqu/s400/IMG_3188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274715659478198466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JUFGyo0Fyhva_Qtu665N9QI7C7Ylmkh4OykZyOr5u_S1QXDkvtfR6BPQLYaZK5psqBOp6eKX_jstz4u5FMifsA_CvPHl7u9gQm3zVvKWkCqiznDvHbUcM5LO9rNf5MUq6nZNLJ_QDYAr/s1600-h/IMG_3148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JUFGyo0Fyhva_Qtu665N9QI7C7Ylmkh4OykZyOr5u_S1QXDkvtfR6BPQLYaZK5psqBOp6eKX_jstz4u5FMifsA_CvPHl7u9gQm3zVvKWkCqiznDvHbUcM5LO9rNf5MUq6nZNLJ_QDYAr/s400/IMG_3148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274716313019347826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My little brother William who is the highlight of my life was so sweet. I told him I was looking for owls, cats, birds, and vegetables. He got really into it and kept showing me every little thing. I was so overwhelmed as it was this cluttered antique mall/flea market. But I'm so excited about my finds. I wish I was better at promoting myself as I think some of the things I have in my shop would sell instantly if only I could get the right number of views. But I'm so lazy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ64yVWvreWF9a3hwLdwFQum0Wa_rOT6JTrtu2buqDf4reF68A_B0IrmCmIRzTSTrH7G9yS0CD-DOQiTDmPj9SmYi35KdtpMk8m0lu7GiMtAK1fO3YQOJilBNf7PQE65j93Gq5_gBjyjLL/s1600-h/IMG_3285.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ64yVWvreWF9a3hwLdwFQum0Wa_rOT6JTrtu2buqDf4reF68A_B0IrmCmIRzTSTrH7G9yS0CD-DOQiTDmPj9SmYi35KdtpMk8m0lu7GiMtAK1fO3YQOJilBNf7PQE65j93Gq5_gBjyjLL/s400/IMG_3285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274716591145974594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL8txTFvE9G0LmEMYV76EI9B9x_S9WH2A5RWM_Qcv1iOx1GKoJnBUcTot1jtz9f9LjwXS_c4j7YEzeex8WKstWwvnL8Egiqcl_pHcb7jNBlsOAuTvQkLj-agKgeY4SNkAiZGlkDFtCgck/s1600-h/n1426966220_30139042_9531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYL8txTFvE9G0LmEMYV76EI9B9x_S9WH2A5RWM_Qcv1iOx1GKoJnBUcTot1jtz9f9LjwXS_c4j7YEzeex8WKstWwvnL8Egiqcl_pHcb7jNBlsOAuTvQkLj-agKgeY4SNkAiZGlkDFtCgck/s400/n1426966220_30139042_9531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274716929617251602" border="0" /></a><br />William also helped me later that night to list the items. We set up a light box with a drawer and a pillow and used my dad's camera. He kept making me laugh at the insane things he wanted me to include in my listings. He was so sarcastic and corny. Kept trying to get me to write "for your ... needs" on every listing. "For all your hanging needs"..."for all your kitty cat needs"..."for all your reading glass needs". It was so funny and not very helpful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJMIPzZuYSL-AoMYssiPd37wCf0UbN9Ysb6u7joatbyjLTnkfFqgUseRCb5XWbqfZYdqFcOgCZDMWP1xvjovQvxr1sZDeOBlDJTU_dWNI37VQeogJMGxt0CUSGU8IOkr1BAERcywlJ2KL/s1600-h/IMG_3402.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJMIPzZuYSL-AoMYssiPd37wCf0UbN9Ysb6u7joatbyjLTnkfFqgUseRCb5XWbqfZYdqFcOgCZDMWP1xvjovQvxr1sZDeOBlDJTU_dWNI37VQeogJMGxt0CUSGU8IOkr1BAERcywlJ2KL/s400/IMG_3402.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274717169919580098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I didn't sell a single thing on Black Friday! That means I didn't sell a thing last week. How depressing. I was getting so excited when I sold a record of TEN things last week. I was hoping the next week would be the same. Maybe it is my prices. I list things competitively but also on the high end. I want my money's worth and I only list things that are in fabulous condition. Mah stuffz good. But maybe no one has money anymore?<br /><br />So I decided to have a sale starting Monday going through Thursday of this week. Everything in my store is going to be 25% off and it's going to be pretty rad. I needs some rent and tuition monies. I've done all my Christmas shopping. I just need to pay my rent. And feed my belly.<br /><br />Here are my Arkansas thrifted finds :) You can click on the photos and it takes you to the listing. I am very clever ;P<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17937307"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xWS0Z287A-D54n1J6m0qKAHOewmbO0RZaSn2q3KRgQk43Xeo_S0ioSZ_UmCz9DILee0Jk2HG82wFdofZiw9-xhhdtSDLTqYUMrFOYZnPokWi525pwxPpXPuJzVL7gyaEa-eid2bqQwu9/s400/il_430xN.46948699.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274717921564621122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17934430"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCPq7nQrgvknYJjLeiOuoHTaRSyVxt0FQ9OmN25GR92rz-ocVelwJbWbJ0iNz8kkVpdY7l7fzErcSSQQxUlsWHUMyGoouDe6UK9b4mdZlPVjXqQHXsZoDMxpH6ysdgBDaDt-SA4e4YEO6/s400/il_430xN.46939072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274718158982689938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17936989"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyY8EavALzd3Wyufyo-05bFcqC_uO6PJm0a-X7bgIRGSsgF-npziotFz14iGBMp28MwLw6-_Ykz0VV6l6b6eG7j1WaHonfRDxKcxeW_-TM4tekuuiisQIyYMVHdfvm_h08pakAI9sJWyr/s400/il_430xN.46947586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274718576257343794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=17935166"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKEOYCsfyyx2J_QYVMCkRGgqrFpr41d4j6MyGeKyHnhkpocoWLCojKFom_nRaDKODnrUd-H61YQIHnal8NU-00UmaNHlUUfe1sRcdGdews_0k2OFtMciVuaNB6qB2e26Yhb5BTIWJuVOx/s400/il_430xN.46941486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274718580339776866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17933990"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRUEqD3XSAgv5-JirzmVp-jiAAB0Ov4vnzDg97SWH5XlIPb96jSIVEALAkijLqsf_YFbhKm1r-V3CNBcfqFoczliQ7ZXwVQ772csnrGAYGLdl3-yenU-e69qxVGH3keBNvkkpsVH2tj8x/s400/il_430xN.46937796.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274718583783975954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17937708"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0hblbItUR09jyaU6jZeDWAO3mwx93O4lEBHrPvh2IR0bI1ehPE2gBiTXt2QyPWLsBK2f_2fUn0M4Rih27ULsprPIfYOpS5v46sKMRHGVWakJwYVoqubY7_Rq2_JWfJC-XiVNPSk4a64y/s400/il_430xN.46949960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274718580236852402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17938164"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0cyiHTr__3N-fNNLgwwriI9MQf3nRG-WhI0IPRc7G45VcYjOloZoYi4RUiZRIjJGIZWQlkWuqQ6hGhtQhwuLtowg_tAbDlRoU6GQP0jfH04rEBsKxa2JrEyIsZS-8IK4OqPBtUhSVCkW/s400/il_430xN.46951306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274718588417916770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />all of these things plus some really great vintage clothing I listed before the break can be found at my <a href="http://www.halfmagic.etsy.com/">vintage store</a> :) If you mention "Cyber Monday", I'll give you 25% off of anything in my store! YAY!dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-89170663732485620482008-11-17T15:31:00.006-06:002008-11-17T16:37:03.064-06:00the plague<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchiGe1vDcqyzeKuZijIeLlLEdBXgyIkMmsLwDHpPyR7BeR4E6V7GN07VJ0S0yaoLvSn_O1J9Jjty8mN4NsXJIG8VudYPyTsznz_-iZbLwrWQfYPxXZPx7Yo66_H5ouHt1ofVRley53EYQ/s1600-h/002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchiGe1vDcqyzeKuZijIeLlLEdBXgyIkMmsLwDHpPyR7BeR4E6V7GN07VJ0S0yaoLvSn_O1J9Jjty8mN4NsXJIG8VudYPyTsznz_-iZbLwrWQfYPxXZPx7Yo66_H5ouHt1ofVRley53EYQ/s400/002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269754217376218354" /></a><br /><br />i am convinced that i have the plague this past week and a half. i have a terrible fear of doctors since i have to go to them so often for all my mystery illnesses so i was avoiding it. but now my teeth ache, my back aches, my headaches, and i shared my breakfast with the front walk of my apartment complex. so i must see the doctor tomorrow. no excuses this time.<br /><br />prudence has been keeping me company. however i'm afraid i was too sick to pay much attention to her. i haven't been a very good mommy this week. my roommate informed me that pru had pooped under the sofa and i got so mad at her only to find out that she had somehow blocked her own litter box and was probably desperate for the bathroom!! her box is in a cabinet so i changed the litter and opened all the doors and called it a day. ever since, she has come and thanked me with kisses once an hour. so cute. i've been too tired and too sick this weekend so i called in sick to all my shifts and laid in bed with some gold fish and the entire series of upstairs downstairs. this show is just like seeing old friends. i get so attached to all my favorite characters and i cry when they die or are written off the show. it seems the further into the series, the more people they start killing off. i have one more dvd to watch but i can't bring myself to do it so i'm watching from the middle again. i know what happens in that last episode and it's silly but i don't think i'm emotionally ready for it.<br /><br />i've tried to work on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054">etsy store</a> but i'm too sick to actually list new items. i tried having a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054§ion_id=5736760">sale</a> but haven't had a single purchase in over a week. i've practically quit my job at this point so i really need to see the sales pour in soon. i hear that next week is the beginning of holiday shopping. i guess that sounds right, but i wasn't even aware of what time of year it was. hopefully people want to give vintage things away as gifts this year. my collection is too big and overtaking my living room and my pockets are too empty and i should probably give my landlord some money after my display this morning.<br /><br />here's a picture/ad i made to advertise/spam some communities on livejournal. however i haven't gotten around to it. too busy not finishing important papers that are due in thirty minutes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymRcPTM0Pe-ydmYqv-A5qhKdTKaPQm0Aqu0weAsVB5ndLlf4Z6TlbcXIWd0bVeiszHuxFBfWKuI_m20LoFHHtUTCVMG82FkmqN_Vy6ozLt75ufybfKU8i-9ku98r8iHkH1nsnEXeTCmJz/s1600-h/shoe+ad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymRcPTM0Pe-ydmYqv-A5qhKdTKaPQm0Aqu0weAsVB5ndLlf4Z6TlbcXIWd0bVeiszHuxFBfWKuI_m20LoFHHtUTCVMG82FkmqN_Vy6ozLt75ufybfKU8i-9ku98r8iHkH1nsnEXeTCmJz/s400/shoe+ad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269746482440171682" /></a><br /><br />i found a new feature on my camera and was messing around with it but found it funny how sick i looked in the pictures. i was trying to smile and be pretty but all my black plague showed up in every photos. i grabbed prudence and she made up for my ugly mug.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVScsnOcYJ11pB1ZQMmuLoGkxFV3sUogBuL7_SUbv00nfYX3H-aj9tkNF8AZj3or3FDDBJsPe3-rrHlmoXCIL1tTTMd85f7d69x3pWXQmNavT0RNameNhd-aK0z8EF_LoGUCnNcAX-dWnQ/s1600-h/PB160012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SShrt9LgvwDdEUq-S0938TDqmC55D7jgqCJz6_dKvD-eoRoCyqWGgJdkfTySeY2SBBzq_mH522mmE6b5iKN1Pfdsl_l74a1Xxx2SAm21mwqaN6H-nYqqoDIicH3uAYXgM9BrQj3t4ELp/s400/PB160014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269747963647757794" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiUisjJUrV4qyiuMSLVEbNKU7Ev_rEAlBzajcobIsnI_MtYl2QbCj2kZI7rFRIT-gxoTj5p9kZ1DVrCj3jCZvYTI0UXUkwaR795eKXI1i_dsdWibgtwWSd8CVvJhJkidkBIPcZYtGnUp7/s1600-h/PB160008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiUisjJUrV4qyiuMSLVEbNKU7Ev_rEAlBzajcobIsnI_MtYl2QbCj2kZI7rFRIT-gxoTj5p9kZ1DVrCj3jCZvYTI0UXUkwaR795eKXI1i_dsdWibgtwWSd8CVvJhJkidkBIPcZYtGnUp7/s400/PB160008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269747961769427938" /></a><br /><br />and this last one is just too funny. because i wasn't trying to look this way. i'm just sick!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG4kOtHS50DSWITWvB6mPir6MuTdbHDY79ep0cpG7uhzjmo4QlyG9yiPED9wdtZ7G5SVvD0gQOZnSFa1sg0J-by1soEBOvSEb9kiESn8BoPpBn9cWQyqt-JHet2ZxcKVlyoxt_QvyJStj/s1600-h/PB160006+(2).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG4kOtHS50DSWITWvB6mPir6MuTdbHDY79ep0cpG7uhzjmo4QlyG9yiPED9wdtZ7G5SVvD0gQOZnSFa1sg0J-by1soEBOvSEb9kiESn8BoPpBn9cWQyqt-JHet2ZxcKVlyoxt_QvyJStj/s400/PB160006+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269747966428043346" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-19787924526208767182008-11-13T20:59:00.000-06:002008-11-13T20:59:00.555-06:00prudence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwrriZkoNzGsSYYbpws7v8MEmqUd4GovubzCKmDqX3iBLo_0GggDH0VJnpPVeMqA77nOOQl2WEUdknPgcg_BEaxCQfMg_p0XTdwCV3sTC4kBiXqk76ISOfjzPiQm4qzGhNusfsQFDovBK/s1600-h/threemonthsoldprucat+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwrriZkoNzGsSYYbpws7v8MEmqUd4GovubzCKmDqX3iBLo_0GggDH0VJnpPVeMqA77nOOQl2WEUdknPgcg_BEaxCQfMg_p0XTdwCV3sTC4kBiXqk76ISOfjzPiQm4qzGhNusfsQFDovBK/s320/threemonthsoldprucat+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266987503379525282" /></a><br />I just found these photos on my computer of my kitten prudence. I have been trying to take photos of her each month so that I can track her growth but it appears that I stopped after four months? I'll do some more digging. Hopefully I documented month five and six because she's almost seven months old now! And everyday she is getting better and sweeter and more docile. She is sleeping on my arm right now in fact and it's making it hard to type without waking her but she never used to cuddle me involuntarily so I'm enjoying it so much lately. She sits still when you walk up to her and lets you pick her up without struggling or biting or clawing. <br /><br />I never thought I'd be a cat person. I went through a really hard break up and was thinking a pet would make me feel better and now that I was no longer dating someone deathly allergic to cats, I thought it would be ok. A week later a coworker called me and told me she had rescued a runt that had been rejected by its litter and would I like to have her. I took that as a sign and got in my car immediately to go pick her up...stopping at the store for kitten milk and an eye dropper first. And oh man, was she hideous!! HAHAHAH. She was so dirty and flea ridden and had conjunctivitis and the funniest pointy tail and she had gotten into an ant bed and had little scabs and a bit of her ear bitten off. But she wasn't shy, that's for certain!<br /><br />As soon as I gave her a couple of flea baths, I discovered that she was actually the MOST precious cat I'd ever seen . She had perfect circles on both of her sides and spots on her tummy and stripes on her legs. And this little tiny pig snout and she was always playing this hissing game with me where she'd try and sneak up at me and make this "fick" sound. As she grows her markings are less obvious and she doesn't "fick" at me anymore but she does sing to me in the morning and clean my face from time to time. <br /><br />She really has had a long road getting to the point she is at today though. She is JUST learning that no means no and to not open every single cabinet in the kitchen and to not bite. Sometimes she does this almost bite and then backs off at the last minute. It's really cute. And she has just recently learned to sit/lay/be still. I can hold her almost as long as I want and she doesn't constantly try to attack our other cat.<br /><br />The reason she is named Prudence is after the Beatles song <span style="font-style:italic;">Dear Prudence</span>. My roommate claims that during the first week we had her, while I was at work, she was listening to the Beatles in her room with both of the cats in there with her and once that song came on her itunes, Prudence jumped on her bed and laid down and slept and was STILL for the first time. One of my favorite characters ever is Lady Prudence Fairfax from the British tv series <span style="font-style:italic;">Upstairs Downstairs</span> and I had already decided to give her a British name, so I thought the name was perfect. And honestly I can't imagine a more suitable name for her.<br /><br />I honestly can't imagine my life without her now. She greets me at the door when I get home from work or school. She sleeps in the bed with me. She kisses me to show her affection and appreciation. And she is honestly hours of entertainment and company. I think my life would be completely and utterly depressing without her. <br /><br />Which is why my blog/twitter, etc is named after her. I'd have named my etsy after her but I hadn't gotten her yet. <br /><br />OH MAN. This post is definitely TL;DR. HAHA. so here are pictures for getting through all of this. I'm so used to livejournal where you can cut out all the non-interesting text.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgovIQ3QZNL3CBwVsDpP2oOtYI5NVmO1hyphenhyphen6Xn1HWvLPVlAyT0S5TJeMn2xgfR7GraipWB2NCo9TBkMwvlB2llrp9TKzqeOnS-o-N14s8cWnFocpWDLvjcj9vsVgy2EzB-KhoUhmeUz8jC4/s1600-h/pru+post.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgovIQ3QZNL3CBwVsDpP2oOtYI5NVmO1hyphenhyphen6Xn1HWvLPVlAyT0S5TJeMn2xgfR7GraipWB2NCo9TBkMwvlB2llrp9TKzqeOnS-o-N14s8cWnFocpWDLvjcj9vsVgy2EzB-KhoUhmeUz8jC4/s320/pru+post.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266988773455986834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivumewcwcZQL5P_JMdbYCF-H8JOV5ZQRDV_P_J4fsSDb2rDMjoc2v0Jm9yrDUS2rJI9cSXP-tsQVA_GKdKBJy3EQu-0031s4fqzXLZ5IJRMIug-6aZ6pMx7z0l-6q0oQgo3vGaDBq7BnoD/s1600-h/threemonthsoldprucat+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCJNSNfJzuPHurEt_XOEWnSWAJPLZ8IJQDvUQLH_BtdsYPYa4kcuGz5eUH6lHbEA1d0vOZj0b2WjUQ8xUhL2evTOi4cu6L3VLvbnJ_uGS8vAOqjKK_qpjyuq4l2805pXA9CGCaABEpCzX/s320/threemonthsoldprucat+046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266988475662114482" /></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-11210521701503335472008-11-12T21:11:00.000-06:002008-11-12T21:11:00.712-06:00More Buttons!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuSqgalQy42oCJuoublromTZ2hK9_FxJdrAQ3XA9Cu4bayhOjZSupdDILEtDwwFuPiwknfUg0HztaEmMjQZ2FmiFE_KG6q9QTveje-F9JlwbI7R45S2oc7u9pTL3wIr8TlYEd9x-0kqGy/s1600-h/il_430xN.42865515.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuSqgalQy42oCJuoublromTZ2hK9_FxJdrAQ3XA9Cu4bayhOjZSupdDILEtDwwFuPiwknfUg0HztaEmMjQZ2FmiFE_KG6q9QTveje-F9JlwbI7R45S2oc7u9pTL3wIr8TlYEd9x-0kqGy/s320/il_430xN.42865515.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266968546093306146" border="0" /></a><br />So I just bought these from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5325415">WistfulSupplies</a> and I honestly cannot wait to get them in the mail!<br /><br />As I previously mentioned, I received hundreds of vintage buttons the other day and already listed a few lots in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054">etsy</a>, but I kept a few for myself! One of my favorite things to do with vintage buttons is to make rings out of them! Vintage buttons look so perfect as rings. You know you always want to touch pretty and unique buttons when you see them on garments, so what better way than to make them an ornament for your hand. And I have a lot of fun sorting them and arranging them and admiring them as I decide on the best way to pair them :) Buttons really are addicting and I don't have much time or patience for painting anymore so I think this will be a great creative release!<br /><br />But now I'm thinking maybe I should have gotten the gold ones :( Maybe next time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-s9rm5Aea_8CzikIz1Hwm_BgTcMKANluBjLQ3MQA7hyylGlTf_4NI7yHcxAjbjHXhe2U1X6JY09JzNfnP8EWOk4VlMtfnXJdlahLfUfPcXV7nPw1bj9lqcMxI69Oo1fL9cs-9xv3Ccl_/s1600-h/il_430xN.43434155.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-s9rm5Aea_8CzikIz1Hwm_BgTcMKANluBjLQ3MQA7hyylGlTf_4NI7yHcxAjbjHXhe2U1X6JY09JzNfnP8EWOk4VlMtfnXJdlahLfUfPcXV7nPw1bj9lqcMxI69Oo1fL9cs-9xv3Ccl_/s320/il_430xN.43434155.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266969157063703154" /></a><br /><br />Here are some rings I've made in the past. Some have already sold, but the rest can be found in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5795054&section_id=5678170">etsy shop</a>!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhpufqrGWdNvOja8kG31gPdcPTOvga_FnESqXvh5P1X6pyxmmWk2i7RSqx91U0YPyLlQOvs60QYiN6fOVfayZbiKPMNsWANdXQRk0p02vr2mCaxXyjIqcj7XzRBqV7stdLMRdzrgfWBaj/s1600-h/tietacksandsomeshoes+038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhpufqrGWdNvOja8kG31gPdcPTOvga_FnESqXvh5P1X6pyxmmWk2i7RSqx91U0YPyLlQOvs60QYiN6fOVfayZbiKPMNsWANdXQRk0p02vr2mCaxXyjIqcj7XzRBqV7stdLMRdzrgfWBaj/s320/tietacksandsomeshoes+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266966448910207394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfoe8LDxs8hYM4ZBDvoS-bhx97TpMRdpL-Y4MiiuMzxtiEUSYK6Kk0m8xHoKigsphemKYgZL5L3Pa61-RKmFYPqX7T7C3RLu9MmrfzIg04fK9g1NBCR6l8mm21D_JIoVF_FaG0U6gcABw/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfoe8LDxs8hYM4ZBDvoS-bhx97TpMRdpL-Y4MiiuMzxtiEUSYK6Kk0m8xHoKigsphemKYgZL5L3Pa61-RKmFYPqX7T7C3RLu9MmrfzIg04fK9g1NBCR6l8mm21D_JIoVF_FaG0U6gcABw/s320/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266966445894470050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohJzmaGaVzbe1C22TXX2VHc2Vc9FQpiavvdCdxK9BNLLhgt0rroOMp6LhsjATYuvtBwigoPzldwopqUxjMpUT6_EW3k_Kichku7fyAMxq4tTEBVXsSvcSsZdwS1Vt3OMhwdfRGF5nyGCM/s1600-h/tietacksandsomeshoes+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohJzmaGaVzbe1C22TXX2VHc2Vc9FQpiavvdCdxK9BNLLhgt0rroOMp6LhsjATYuvtBwigoPzldwopqUxjMpUT6_EW3k_Kichku7fyAMxq4tTEBVXsSvcSsZdwS1Vt3OMhwdfRGF5nyGCM/s320/tietacksandsomeshoes+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266967494144275314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQGeKoSYHvV8U3PpQgDJpzDWjoNtYm8vUT5GB1bJpwIxQWEapOZNw31-lYko-V84aNjlStQLfdoURIyCqtXJ6FKusnDZkU-FsfdwNFs_BLhBGapuGOt4ySA0mJJPIcSFhDKC1CNNUOBaO/s1600-h/tietacksandsomeshoes+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQGeKoSYHvV8U3PpQgDJpzDWjoNtYm8vUT5GB1bJpwIxQWEapOZNw31-lYko-V84aNjlStQLfdoURIyCqtXJ6FKusnDZkU-FsfdwNFs_BLhBGapuGOt4ySA0mJJPIcSFhDKC1CNNUOBaO/s320/tietacksandsomeshoes+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266966461509703682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLqKYbMabwik6xbLOjnrAUzx6LN7RVndStnGpLmcc2lfa6xOizJVo9TSyoU-nc_S7o8cp0g2BV-yltvwKO7rV5Hcj7m8mqY9wCSlEnMKoyMynS7gzrEO-zYj_2gAcDVqEt6AGmDyzGXId/s1600-h/tietacksandsomeshoes+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLqKYbMabwik6xbLOjnrAUzx6LN7RVndStnGpLmcc2lfa6xOizJVo9TSyoU-nc_S7o8cp0g2BV-yltvwKO7rV5Hcj7m8mqY9wCSlEnMKoyMynS7gzrEO-zYj_2gAcDVqEt6AGmDyzGXId/s320/tietacksandsomeshoes+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266966455846587122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvTfdtzrV9WMtPMqP0Bie9T8x55LLc2L1aZaSRTJZv0NpzLxwYBUq6H5_xRfdgqECnGBxcy6-b8jvJo9QdI9MO9EKYkwu_-9xv9O8s2yY64BS_QpymU_mxmMRnCyYSFdawvLPByHW8B7q/s1600-h/tietacksandsomeshoes+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvTfdtzrV9WMtPMqP0Bie9T8x55LLc2L1aZaSRTJZv0NpzLxwYBUq6H5_xRfdgqECnGBxcy6-b8jvJo9QdI9MO9EKYkwu_-9xv9O8s2yY64BS_QpymU_mxmMRnCyYSFdawvLPByHW8B7q/s320/tietacksandsomeshoes+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266966455320743362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5325415"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-37198682709072595612008-11-12T01:40:00.008-06:002008-11-12T02:27:05.619-06:00my make shift light box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1FfdU2uYfl6QsLTS1DHO6l7Ba9lfkg6IqG7KvNe00YZ3csJJgjT8ig6hl93AI-31_TWb4LShcAM2gPoPT2_7Z6YjwU5896CUVtpmdTZ5rj5Rxi0O8JN-XxDZpp1HVKnDiyAHAZf-elhl/s1600-h/118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1FfdU2uYfl6QsLTS1DHO6l7Ba9lfkg6IqG7KvNe00YZ3csJJgjT8ig6hl93AI-31_TWb4LShcAM2gPoPT2_7Z6YjwU5896CUVtpmdTZ5rj5Rxi0O8JN-XxDZpp1HVKnDiyAHAZf-elhl/s320/118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267675864786759154" /></a><br /><br />I've been doing a ton of research to figure out how I can better my shop/pictures/prices/and promotions. I keep coming across people talking about how you need to have better pictures and I realize that mine are not the best. The truth is that I don't have money for a better camera. It's not really much of a camera. I paid $20 for it years ago and it eats batteries within sixty photos taken. Today I ran across someone's make shift light box and it gave me the idea to make one like this one. <br /><br />I didn't want my stuff to look like they are floating like most professional light boxes make your pictures look. I wanted my items to be better lit and to appear to be in an environment. I also wanted it to look semi-artistic and not just like I took them in a studio. So I grabbed a big box that my mom had sent my birthday packages in and go to work. I cut out the bottom excess flaps and taped the top flaps together so that it was open on only one side. Then I took an exacto knife and cut a large square out of the side. Sort of like a television. I took some tape I had that is supposed to be used for making mattes for paintings and taped all the places where the light showed through. Then I got out some ancient gesso that I've had for years and watered it down and painted the entire interior almost like a white wash. The gesso didn't cover very well, probably due to old age so I then took some white acrylic paint I have and painted over it again. I used one of those sponge brushes. I moved a few months back and still haven't found where I packed all my brushes. <br /><br />I then grabbed a frame off my 'creepy' wall shown in a previous post and painted that too and then dabbed it with paper towels until it looked "shabby chic". I'm not the biggest fan of "shabby chic" but I do think it looks good in this situation. I used a hair dryer to get it dry because I couldn't wait to use it. And here are the results!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDCwiENPa5mWEH1EMbOqyPPqpdFMrLAc1uBY9RhfQih57pTnp83lfOHuNsobLwNZEPIRH_A7Dp9BQAj9gPrV6LUvaHGLObExIMY1F9_8GcetM5YI45NdanWMp2j_rADznQNP_8l_q_uKR/s1600-h/122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDCwiENPa5mWEH1EMbOqyPPqpdFMrLAc1uBY9RhfQih57pTnp83lfOHuNsobLwNZEPIRH_A7Dp9BQAj9gPrV6LUvaHGLObExIMY1F9_8GcetM5YI45NdanWMp2j_rADznQNP_8l_q_uKR/s320/122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267676202495141970" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VDjUiIdtOBvhHdjOADNurnUOYOTZ5UeAvgjYKB6nQwapy1Ve1ZYGoIpiINIcb0wXLLWm0AC7SSVehij17PSX6_MmJNYtFS3o8cdM2STdV6Cdrkh0Ty7Hg-x8VIhthYSJH3oKPPxcig5c/s1600-h/120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VDjUiIdtOBvhHdjOADNurnUOYOTZ5UeAvgjYKB6nQwapy1Ve1ZYGoIpiINIcb0wXLLWm0AC7SSVehij17PSX6_MmJNYtFS3o8cdM2STdV6Cdrkh0Ty7Hg-x8VIhthYSJH3oKPPxcig5c/s320/120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267676199249616514" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, the lighting in my apartment is terrible. I don't get home until after it's dark most days so I never get to use "natural sunlight" plus we live in a really old apartment that doesn't have any overhead lights. <br /><br />I'm not sure how I'm going to light this thing. I tried using a hanging lamp but it still leaves shadows. I'm going to need those clip type lamps but I'm not sure I can afford them yet. For now, it's obvious that the pictures are far superior to my original pictures so for now it will have to do. <br /><br />I'm pretty proud of it. tell me what you think :) I've also been experimenting with cropping my photos into exact squares. Apparently it helps your photos look like what you want them to look like once etsy crops them. It works like fifty percent of the time I've noticed. eh.<br /><br />Some before and afters :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K5l7euW9pGeRypqKkbl16xS9mSapHo_mZzpUc0a1Z14L5xtOcd5Vlrq39SMXRdKa8KffZ6gytEoc2noj-7mR9wYx0agRWglt0FU5UTRdaSu42YiaGkmZnM6DGynyx0i5gm03J9a6MA78/s1600-h/exampleone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K5l7euW9pGeRypqKkbl16xS9mSapHo_mZzpUc0a1Z14L5xtOcd5Vlrq39SMXRdKa8KffZ6gytEoc2noj-7mR9wYx0agRWglt0FU5UTRdaSu42YiaGkmZnM6DGynyx0i5gm03J9a6MA78/s400/exampleone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267678037422234050" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16073794">more pictures/for sale here</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb1UTKiS9LZ8MIB4JR_TYXEUnD2q51AAgfeYo5mAtrINHPwnPPP7N8ZanQiKr12Dv_9ynpj9s_a6gvyq198j5zSSRakJtucPbNO7jjLlY0v6DWDbYb41wzxD0pzYrMeBHSNNX4twpmozL/s1600-h/exampletwo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb1UTKiS9LZ8MIB4JR_TYXEUnD2q51AAgfeYo5mAtrINHPwnPPP7N8ZanQiKr12Dv_9ynpj9s_a6gvyq198j5zSSRakJtucPbNO7jjLlY0v6DWDbYb41wzxD0pzYrMeBHSNNX4twpmozL/s400/exampletwo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267678025727820962" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16101317">more pictures/for sale here</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rK9E51JVskV4rnvv0slxK5isZmOChm41msf03gL4uZ86me5N39Wf-ywtbwGY-RnLk7hkOd1EjsqDwhRjav733hAJHnmVLbTdy9UkMA8H4tUhjNUwMjuauS5FoNdv5unFdEgmFUECA7sc/s1600-h/examplethree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rK9E51JVskV4rnvv0slxK5isZmOChm41msf03gL4uZ86me5N39Wf-ywtbwGY-RnLk7hkOd1EjsqDwhRjav733hAJHnmVLbTdy9UkMA8H4tUhjNUwMjuauS5FoNdv5unFdEgmFUECA7sc/s400/examplethree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267678022071863554" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17133938">more pictures/for sale here</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xlSpROLpI3Hrm70N7FvI8PR0g71-Sk12e-vi06XsI_jIPvmKdSOGVkvrBIg3Tt_KxCZ8arMJJmd08VmJ6SQr5p-3ddBMjcdRBQUm6b30uEhe0c3uA_wKmJvm-KpLuLJgD_WFSm5iXRBm/s1600-h/examplefour.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xlSpROLpI3Hrm70N7FvI8PR0g71-Sk12e-vi06XsI_jIPvmKdSOGVkvrBIg3Tt_KxCZ8arMJJmd08VmJ6SQr5p-3ddBMjcdRBQUm6b30uEhe0c3uA_wKmJvm-KpLuLJgD_WFSm5iXRBm/s400/examplefour.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267678021098016338" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17223782">more pictures/for sale here</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdFbtw3zc9cSj8LrTJAwg3n3k2x0b5Yn5w9XwSkm9DFpsWnG5hu7JAy-fR7hjh5zmkvvvr9lIuegj3z048K4x4x7GC4pqK2VnNTBPUIiXOUeuKb2fK4y_w0Bfrr4q7h9wDQFcy_YjEmhc/s1600-h/examplefive.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdFbtw3zc9cSj8LrTJAwg3n3k2x0b5Yn5w9XwSkm9DFpsWnG5hu7JAy-fR7hjh5zmkvvvr9lIuegj3z048K4x4x7GC4pqK2VnNTBPUIiXOUeuKb2fK4y_w0Bfrr4q7h9wDQFcy_YjEmhc/s400/examplefive.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267678020497495634" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16711109">more pictures/for sale here</a>dearprudencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395962146892289812noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636518974024962194.post-22425910104828245322008-11-11T20:30:00.000-06:002008-11-11T20:30:00.206-06:00cats love boats.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcFnMqJ-DqsrPWNtcsSTl5Y3u3d3OiRepMIGkZWL8l-frSEJSKlUo8E3Ws4QLLfeOgA3qFlqsEuLGjpGQzZwV4OAzjY4XrhZqFtqOqyWi0oyS0D9bxpdZBPwcCh9_T1xFDzOYInyLJloD/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcFnMqJ-DqsrPWNtcsSTl5Y3u3d3OiRepMIGkZWL8l-frSEJSKlUo8E3Ws4QLLfeOgA3qFlqsEuLGjpGQzZwV4OAzjY4XrhZqFtqOqyWi0oyS0D9bxpdZBPwcCh9_T1xFDzOYInyLJloD/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266225926050163458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The sun is up, the sky is blue</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">It's beautiful and so are you</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dear Prudence won't you come out to play</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu0r9aKqxV5LVjsK7ErW9Ft70uypkp89EFZTviLMo8y3akoPMnkOp3wyI8UVxlu7khjXkkZt4hrLQJukgCeoRlcqgaTlcJ0DT3PcwBlc4NjjTwQRuOCgHLm5hJXtaiGD1hJ-K21U3AQDY/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMPo6OUSJ_gCTTlhkZfaaKeUWTl4zRj78fAB9M9hfVjoZUNYCnXmy1DM9hhg6GtOIHyYbrwRjWuYSJzrb0BHHyabhlw_7r5djkTSb5CQo3tW2eWfHBuoJQLnpbOk5iLixdx2lhc5X41RX/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266226691109680466" border="0" /></a><br />i took pictures of my living/dining room last night.<br />my whole apartment is cluttered but these two spaces are the least cluttered.<br />we have piles of books that we are using for research. we have so many pairs of shoes and dresses and skirts and such that we are organizing and listing online and hoping will sell soon so that we can have our closets and living room back. i'm too tired to say anything witty or interesting. here are pictures of my downstairs.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVe2M8NlJ-MGKBR4pwy4j__dFG6utMrJdyHZXyU6WV4PYUZMg9GOuhiJhmtf0sAFfpG6jIHDRRyU3s2ZClb16BDykTvSGFHvEmgkFxS7ub1J4ScOX0AKJJPtU-RSrB9T-4JenA9AVpfeS/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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