Making it Lovely » Me http://makingitlovely.com Transforming the so-so. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Red Hair http://makingitlovely.com/2010/03/04/red-hair/ http://makingitlovely.com/2010/03/04/red-hair/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:59:21 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=3679 I did it! One item from my 30 Before Thirty list down, 29 to go. I had my hair dyed at a salon, but it was not without difficulty. My appointment consisted of hair dying, drying, washing, bleaching, washing, dying, drying, and finally done. It’s a fun color though!]]> I did it! One item from my 30 Before Thirty list down, 29 to go.

Red Hair!

I had my hair dyed at a salon, but it was not without difficulty. My appointment consisted of hair dying, drying, washing, bleaching, washing, dying, drying, and finally done.

It’s a fun color though!

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2010/03/04/red-hair/feed/ 208 Award Yourself http://makingitlovely.com/2010/02/12/award-yourself/ http://makingitlovely.com/2010/02/12/award-yourself/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:15:04 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=3512 Pin an award to your lapel! I did this today, inspired by my own style post, and it’s making me very happy. I won this award 20 years ago when I played clarinet in the fourth grade. It says: Illinois Grade School Solo Music Ass’n Do you know how funny an award that says “Ass’n” is to a fourth grader? I still think it’s funny.]]> Pin an award to your lapel! I did this today, inspired by my own style post, and it’s making me very happy.

Fourth Grade Solo Champion!

I won this award 20 years ago when I played clarinet in the fourth grade. It says:

Illinois Grade School
Solo
Music Ass’n

Do you know how funny an award that says “Ass’n” is to a fourth grader? I still think it’s funny.

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2010/02/12/award-yourself/feed/ 43 Happy Holidays http://makingitlovely.com/2009/12/23/happy-holidays/ http://makingitlovely.com/2009/12/23/happy-holidays/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:52:33 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=3195 The Balch Family is set to beguile decked out in vests of argyle while Brandon regales with holiday tales they wish you good tidings in style]]> Happy Holidays

The Balch Family is set to beguile
decked out in vests of argyle
while Brandon regales
with holiday tales
they wish you good tidings in style

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2009/12/23/happy-holidays/feed/ 90 Dress Code http://makingitlovely.com/2009/10/02/dress-code/ http://makingitlovely.com/2009/10/02/dress-code/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:24:48 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=2653 Gray and white attire is mandatory. Stripes are optional, though highly encouraged. A touch of yellow is also permissible; Note the tie, shoes, and necklace. (Thank you to Brandon and Ashley for obliging me in this ridiculous photo.)]]> Gray and white attire is mandatory. Stripes are optional, though highly encouraged.

Dress Code

A touch of yellow is also permissible; Note the tie, shoes, and necklace.

(Thank you to Brandon and Ashley for obliging me in this ridiculous photo.)

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2009/10/02/dress-code/feed/ 48 Still Here… http://makingitlovely.com/2009/03/23/still-here%e2%80%a6/ http://makingitlovely.com/2009/03/23/still-here%e2%80%a6/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:24:13 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=1542 And still pregnant! Sorry for the unexpected break — seems it led to a little speculation that I may have had a more exciting announcement to make. ;)

37 Weeks

I’ve just been uncomfortable and exhausted. My doctor thinks I’m on track to go to my due date (April 14) or longer since first babies tend to come later. Anytime after 37 weeks is considered full-term though, so the baby is officially welcome to come out anytime now! At least I know it can’t be any longer than 5 weeks at this point… and hopefully sooner.

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2009/03/23/still-here%e2%80%a6/feed/ 66 32 Weeks Pregnant http://makingitlovely.com/2009/02/17/32-weeks-pregnant/ http://makingitlovely.com/2009/02/17/32-weeks-pregnant/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:11:46 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=1407 I look like this now:

32 Weeks Pregnant

I feel like I can’t get much bigger, but I know that I can (and will).

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Hooray for new specs! Our insurance covers a lot of the cost, so I took advantage of that before the year ended. I found them online too (at a discount), in case anyone is inclined to check them out.

Also, here I am at 25 and a half weeks pregnant. Getting bigger, but still feeling all right.

25 Weeks Pregnant

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2009/01/03/new-glasses/feed/ 42 We’re Expecting… http://makingitlovely.com/2008/12/21/we-are-expecting/ http://makingitlovely.com/2008/12/21/we-are-expecting/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:21:33 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=1148 …happy holidays for everyone!

We're Expecting…

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2008/12/21/we-are-expecting/feed/ 52 Big Baby http://makingitlovely.com/2008/12/05/big-baby/ http://makingitlovely.com/2008/12/05/big-baby/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:40:47 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=1095 Our baby might be a biggin’. My doctor went over the ultrasound results with me, and said that she’s bigger than 77% of other babies at this point.

21.5 Weeks Pregnant
twenty one and a half weeks pregnant

I’m at the stage that the pregnancy books are referring to as “comfortably pregnant” or “cutely pregnant”. Awesome! Can’t wait for that uncomfortable, uncute part to start. Especially since I apparently have an amazon inside of me.

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]]> http://makingitlovely.com/2008/12/05/big-baby/feed/ 46 Number 1 in the Venus Zine Hottt List! http://makingitlovely.com/2008/11/21/number-1-in-the-venus-zine-hottt-list/ http://makingitlovely.com/2008/11/21/number-1-in-the-venus-zine-hottt-list/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:18:20 +0000 Making it Lovely http://makingitlovely.com/?p=1026 I was surprised when I was nominated, thrilled when I was interviewed, and then shocked when I saw my face staring back at me in the Winter 2008 issue of Venus Zine! The magazine won’t be on newsstands until December 1, but I subscribe and my copy arrived today.

Without even looking through the table of contents, I started flipping through to see if I could find the little blurb I was expecting about Pink Loves Brown. Um, SURPRISE. I found it right away, since there’s a photo of me that takes up a quarter of a page! Yowza.

venuszine winter 2008, "Loving Pink Loves Brown"

A two page feature! And I won the top spot in the Hottt List! Amazing. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to everyone that voted for me!
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