If Shakespeare had texting

You know how texts can only have 160 characters? Well ... that can lead to interesting and entertaining conversations. Especially if conversed with Miss Storyfingers. :)

(I edited our conversation a bit to streamline it and make it more readable for ya'll. However, I am leaving in all original typos and misspellings ... unfortunately.)

Storyfingers:
You know it just mrsterd {I assume she meant "occurred", and her phone intervened incorrectly ...} to me that we could write a greater magnitude of words if we used more diminutive ones. Aren't you glad we refrain?

Inna:
Oh, absolutely. Diminutive words are detremental to our mental well being. Possitively revolting and disturbingly belittling as well. (spell check, I need you!)

Storyfingers:
Nonono "spell check, i find myself in dire straits and you willing assistance would be of invaluable worth."

Inna:
Agreed. However, enscribing all that upon this wee screen would completely wreck and obliterate my painstakingly deliberate usage of presicely 160 characters...



Storyfingers:
Ahahahaha! Methinks it would be worth our while to record the telling of renowned legends for the dual purposes of bringing others joy and acquiring much dough.
[referencing a video I had sent to her]


Inna:
I added some stylish but unnessisary punctuation to that last snippet of writing for the sole purpose of impressing myself by reaching the exact numeral of 160.

Storyfingers:
Ha!

Inna:
It is indeed unfortunate, my dear Shakespear, that I must tear myself from this most impressive conversation in order to impose upon my brain that of acadamia. 


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Ahh, yes. We crack me up. :D

Oh, and may I call your attention to the fact that I used exactly 160 characters on EVERY text? Mmm-hmmm...

However, the impressiveness of that fact dims and I become quite perturbed when I notice the copious amounts of incorrectly spelled words.
*Sigh*
Ah, well. Let's just say it makes the whole thing more entertaining and call it good, wot!

Dear Person: incongruous

Seen in Walmart a few weeks ago:

I like incongruousness. 

Incongruousness. I just made that word up, and it turns out someone made it up before me. 

It's in the dictionary.

Bummer. 

1 minute ear cuff

Are you ready for a DIY that pretty much anyone could do in one {repeat: one} minute?

Well, here ya go then! 

Grab a small paper clip:

Bend it around a skinny pencil thusly:

DONE! 

What is it, you ask? 

An ear cuff, of course! 

Slips on and off easily. 

No piercing required. 

Super cute.

Win, win, win! 

:)

P.S. I'm in the process of adding an about and project page! I think they're almost done, though I might touch 'em up a bit more later. :)

If you notice that any of the links aren't working etc, please let me know! 

{Linking up here}

Boot makeover!

So I've had this pair of boots forever, and my sister had them forever before me. 

The only thing I wore them for was horseback riding at a friends house.

But then one day, I realized that they were kinda cute, and could be updated a bit.

So here's what I did! 

Before again:

First I cleaned off the ... erm, horsiness ... and then I gave them a good polish.
And then I made the fancy lining for them!

Step 1. Cut the cloth to fit inside the boot. Fold the seams back, and pin on top.

2. Sew around the piece on top, using a fancy stitch if you want. I wanted. :)

3. Pin inside boot.
Pins. They're a pain, but it's more of a pain trying to sew without 'em. :P

4. Thread a curved needle, and tie a big ole knot on the end. If you use thread that matches your cloth, the stitches will hardly show.

5. Poke the needle up from the back of your new lining.

6. Poke the needle back down through the cloth, making a small, neat stitch.

7. Pick up a bit of the original boot lining.
Aaannnd ... repeat steps 5-7, coming up from the back, going down through the cloth, picking up original boot lining. Go all the way around your new lining, and tie a knot at the end.

8. Optional. My hand sewing is ... less than fantastic, so I decided to put a bit of fabric glue underneath any places I missed/didn't get pulled tight. Hold in place with clothes pins until dry.

9. Fold down the tops of the boots so your cool new lining shows.

10. Wear new fancy boots and feel ... well, fancy! 

And one pic with crazy socks. Cuz that's how I roll!

Oh, and there's one slight problem with this project that I didn't foresee ...

I don't want to use these for riding anymore.

*Sigh*

Guess I'll have to find another pair of old boots somehow!

{Linking up here and here}

Triple layer mismatch

                   

Toenails. Socks. Shoes.

Mismatching done right!

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT!

Because apparently the shock of 47 degrees in Minnesota in January could kill us or something ...

But I mean, really. Severe weather?? 

Well, I guess it is like 70 degrees warmer than usual this time of year. Yeah, Ok. That is pretty severe. 

But really. *Shakes head*

This cracks me up. It totally does. *Grin*

If you're looking for me, I'll be outside in a t-shirt. 

a perfect dance

A few weeks ago, my family and I decided to go to the swing dancing club in town. It was our first time swing dancing, and it was amazing! 
The odd thing about swing is, that there are individual steps to learn, but they are not danced in any particular order. The guy is the leader, obviously, and he chooses which steps to do next. The girl has to follow. 
Since it was my first time, I didn't always know what the guy wanted me to do. And let's face it, it got kinda messy sometimes. :P 
But every once in a while, something would click, and I could follow along perfectly. That's when it felt like we were really dancing, flying and twirling to the peppy big-band music!

Later that week something struck me.

Life is like a dance. God leads us. If we resist his lead, pull away, do our own thing, it gets messy. But if we just let God take over, relax and follow his lead, life becomes a perfect dance. 

Dancing is special to me, so the idea of life being a dance with God just makes my heart happy. 

I emailed one of my best friends and told her about my thoughts. She wrote back, 

"You know what is amazingly interesting about your flash of insight? I keep a prayer journal and that is almost exactly what I have written down for you! 'God, please continue to LEAD Inna with excitement and let her live even more by your Spirit.'"

Sometimes God amazes me. The thoughts he gives us, the little "coincidences", perfect timing, His divine sense of humor. 
I bet He has fun planning these things for us. *Grin*



For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Romans 8:14

However, there is one place where my analogy falls flat. Guys don't always lead us very well ... but God does. And sometimes if you're doing an aerial,  well ... the guy kinda drops you. ;) 

{Aerials are any swing move where the guy picks you up and either swings you around, throws you in the air, flips you etc. They're amazingly fun!}

Here is a rather embarrassing but still awesome video to entertain you. It's my brother and I practicing our first aerial in the living room. *Grin*