Baking (photo) Update!

//Bee!

They can be so cute when they aren't being annoying...

Lately I'e been waking up to a big fluffy mound of Grey Madame butt in my face... lol. In her defense, she's had a head cold

This is of course, 2 hours after she sits and howls at me while in the middle of REM, and proceeds to push things off of my nightstand in protest until I finally get so aggravated that I get up and feed her and Niko. Lol

But other than that... adorable. :)

If you own or have ever owned a cat, you will love the web comic Cat vs. Human, it's one of the few web comics I read  almost every day. Her new comic, Lemonade Swimming Pool is also quite adorable :)

Speaking of blogs and websites, I've recently found this amazing cooking website, Skinnytaste.com ... I'm so impressed with how thorough she is with the calorie information as well as the shear amount of recipes she has posted! I'm trying out my first recipe from her site today, the Pineapple Bliss Cupcakes.  Recently I signed up for the Recreation Committee at work, and I'm baking these cupcakes for our Healthy Bake Sale... I will post pictures later of the finished product!

For now, I'm going to draw for a little bit, then meet up with Andi at Subway for lunch :)

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A quote I like :)

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes."

-Charles R. Swindoll

January Plans

So, in accordance with my friends' resolutions for me this year, I have to pick one new or scary thing to try every month.  This month, my new thing is fishing! Not so scary, but the idea of fish with teeth is a little creepy.  Mostly the grossness of smelling like fish all day is what I'm trying to conquer. So, hopefully I will be fishing ( oh yes, there will be pictures ) sometime between the 15th and the 25th, with my boyfriend Luis and our good friend and former Chipotle comrade, Mark.

I'm also planning on finishing Ed's painting in the month of January, keeping with Alysha's resolution for me.  I really don't have much farther to go on it, maybe 7 to 10 hours of work and finishing.

'Hurricanes and Butterflies'

I just need to finish up the water, dock, and rework the girl a little bit.  Super excited to finally finish it! I hope Ed still wants it lmao.

But I must cut this post short, gotta go help Lou finish moving in to his new place. Much love!

//Bee

2012: Let's hit the ground running!

Just wanted to wish all a very Happy New Year! I'm honestly really excited ( with nerves as well as optimism ) for what 2012 has in store for me. I'm going to be starting out 2012 running... literally and figuratively. I'd like to work out for at least 30 minutes every day, 6 days a week ( 3 days running and 3 days weight training ). I'm also aiming to spend one of my days off from work painting, drawing, taking photos/all of the above for 6 to 8 hours every week.

Ticker tape at midnight on Wall Street, downtown Orlando, with my Lou. <3 

But for now, I'm sleepy from a long, action-packed weekend ( and year for that matter ) so I'm off to bed.  Tomorrow, the fun begins!

//Bee