Tea Swap Almost Ready...

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Hey guys!

The tea swap is almost ready to go!  I've emailed most of you regarding your mailing addresses...if you haven't seen that email, check your spam folder, or else email me... eeegadserin at gmail dot com.

I'm hoping by next week we can all start sending out our goodies.  As for the amount of tea you want to send, I'll let you discuss that with your partner.

Later gators!

~E

Tea Swap Update

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THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS!  I didn't think I'd get this many responses for the tea swap.

There's still time to sign up!  To do so, CLICK HERE.  I'm going to make the cut-off date this Friday, December 23.  I'm hoping by next week to email all of you who've left your contact info to exchange addresses and pair you up with a buddy.  This is going to be a lot of fun, promise!

So, get the word out!  Let's swap a crapload of tea and drink our little hearts out, m'kay?

Later gators!

~E

Tea Swap, Y'all

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I'm super stoked you guys are all for doing a tea swap!  I think it'll be pretty awesome, and honestly who doesn't like a good cup of tea on a winter's night?

What I need to know from those interested in participating are the following things:

1)  A way to contact you (blog link or whatnot...NO ADDRESSES IN THE COMMENTS PLZ.)

2)  Teas you like as an example

3)  Teas you hate

4)  Can you ship internationally?

Either comment below or email me (eeegadserin at gmail dot com) and I'll start pairing you lovely folks up with partners!  Oh, and if you want to swap tea with me too...I won't mind at all! ;)

Later gators!

~E

Relaxing... and a Potential Swap Idea?

Lately we've been getting into the habit of drinking a cup of tea at night before bed.  It gives us a chance to unwind from the day, have conversation while the water boils/tea steeps, and figure out future plans for that week (or month.)

I love this part of the day, albeit usually it's between 10:30-11:30 at night.  I can't go to bed without talking (or writing) what's on my mind.  And there's a lot going on in my noggin lately.

One thing I've been thinking about: Maybe some of you would be interested in doing a tea swap?  It's an idea I've been toying around with.  A way to get more active with blogging and with you guys, because I love the blogosphere and all that jazz. (no, seriously, I do!  I miss it!)

So, is anyone interested?  Comment below and I'll set something up!  

Later gators!

~E

Glasses

Someone got herself some glasses!  And she's in love with them.  I had glasses 3 years ago, but after I gave birth I completely gave up wearing them.  I basically needed a new prescription but kept putting it off.  Plus the price of frames always makes me vomit in my mouth a bit.  (Too much info?  Meh.)

Finally I said fuck it, I need new specs.  Half way through my shift at work I'd find myself leaning toward my computer and squinting at it while trying to edit.  That's never a good sign.  So, I got these babies.  They're cat eye-esque and I really dig them.  I feel like I'm from the 60s or something along those lines.  

So, that's my story!  Oh, that guy in the above photo is a former co-worker.  We all went out Friday night to our friend's gig.  I'm not sure if he even remembers this photo.  He was pretty drunk and we were trying to convince him to dress like Pee-Wee Herman one day.  It better happen, dammit.

Later gators! 

~E

Ooh Velocity Girl

It took me a while, but I managed to get another blog design done!  (For those waiting on me, forgiveness please!  This lady is swamped with work and a busy toddler.)

Go over and say hello to Kelli!  She's an awesome lady, and I'm so happy I was able to do her new design.

For this look, Kelli had mentioned she wanted something floral, as well as a simple header with a handwriting-style font.  I thought the brownie camera by the title worked perfectly as Kelli is a photographer.  

As for the navigation bar, I thought it'd be fun to put it at the top of the header, rather than underneath.  That was slightly tricky and required help from my ex/now BFF (yes it is possible to still be friends after a break up!) Brendan.  I also incorporated various aperture settings alongside the links.  Fun, right?

Later gators!

~E

Oh Christmas Tree

This past weekend I managed to gather all the Christmas ornaments I wanted for my tree.  A mix of new and thrifted, I'm pretty happy with the end result.

Ready for a photo overload?  WELL OKAY!

I think this is my most favourite tree EVER.  I set up the tree by myself, and initially I thought I'd end up just getting frustrated and hating it.  Instead, I found it oddly calming.  Spreading out the branches, deciding the placement of ornaments...nothing that really needed over thinking.  My mind needed that definitely!

Anyone else out there loving the cupcake ornament?  I found it at a certain department store that's slowly taking over the world...oh yes.  I went there.  Glad I did too, those are freaking adorable.

And as for the thrifted guys...I kinda wanted to go for a creepy vintage Santa ornament theme, but I think I failed at it.  The ones I picked up are kinda cute.  It's ok though, I plan on having a tree at my work so I'll leave the creepy Santas for that one.  I'm sure my co-workers will appreciate it greatly.

Later gators!

~E

New Banner

I thought for shits and giggles I'd make a Christmassy banner for the blog.  I friggun love Christmas, so why not show some spirit around here?

I finally got my Christmas tree up and I pinky promise to take photos soon!  Here's a sneak peek:

 

My iPhone doesn't do it justice.  This weekend Raimund and I plan on hunting down some vintage ornaments.  Should be pretty interesting to see what we come up with.  Creepy Santas, anyone?

Again, I've been MIA on here.  I feel like lately I'm a clusterfuck of emotions.  One day I'm over the moon, the next day I'm depressed as hell.  There's a lot of stressful factors in my life (including my son's father whom I rarely talk about on here), and whatever free time I have I want to actually step away from technology and get out and about.  For example, in town here there's been craft fairs every weekend.  It's always a blast to see what artisans live in my city.  So far I've gotten Ben a crochet chameleon and myself some coloured 120 film (yeah, they were selling it there!)  Next weekend is the mother of all craft fairs and I can't wait to check it out.

That's it for now kids.  Later gators!

~E