All About Me Mondays

All About Me Mondays is time where I can tell all of you something about myself. I am one interesting & awesome person after all!

This week I thought I would tell you all about my love of Socks! Yes you read that right! Socks! I love crazy socks and strive to wear mismatched socks! I know that doesn't really make a whole lot of sense! Why would someone purposely mismatch their socks? Well I consider it not only a small act of rebellion but a display of my uniqueness & personality!  

My socks!

This is how I organize my socks...I don't! I'm really picky about my socks or maybe I'm not that just how I perceive it. The socks I wear do not have to have the same design but they do have to be the same kind. For Example if I'm wearing white socks they both have to white & the same length. Crew Cuts & No Shows can not be worn together! Non-white socks have to have the same length & texture of the insides. On some socks you can feel the design from the inside so those can not be worn with smooth insides socks. 

These are the majority of the non-white socks I have that's not including the dirty ones and the ones in the clean laundry. For years I got all of my Crazy non-white socks from Debs. Now I get them from Walmart, Five Below or other such stores. Though I've been wanting to try the socks from the Sock and Hosiery Hut at Destiny USA in Syracuse, NY for awhile now. They seem to have some really cool socks I'm just worried about their prices. I'll have to check them out the next time I'm at Destiny USA! That'll probably be on Friday for Black Friday Shopping!

This is the last sock I have out of a pack of socks one of my roommates from College gave me for Christmas. The other socks in the pack were lost or stolen by my sister or thrown away due to too many holes. I'm still friends with her on Facebook but we've lost touch. This sock reminds of the fun times we had together! She had the room next to mine & there were times in the middle of the night when she would sneeze & I would say Bless you through the wall in between us & she would say Thank you & we would both laugh! This socks has a few holes in it so I don't wear it very often anymore but when I do I never fail to make me smile! 

My mom gave me this pair of socks! They say "I kissed a WereWolf" and remind me of the days where I was Twilighter! My senior year in High School was the year I was a obsessed with the Twilight Series. My friends & I would spend our mornings before school started in the library going on & on about Twilight, Robert Pattinson & Taylor Lautner! Do still enjoy watching the movies or reading the books occasionally but I'm not obsessed anymore! 

In my family though more specifically my Mom & I buy socks for almost every Holiday! We use to buy earrings for every Holiday as well but I don't really wear earrings anymore. 

My Christmas Socks!

These are my Holiday socks! Or at least the ones I still have! I'm sure there are more somewhere. Maybe at my Mom's house. But anyways I have 4 pairs of Christmas socks: snowman, candy cane, naughty & nice & Christmas Toes Socks which I never wear because I don't like things between my toes! I'd love to get a pair of Penguin socks so that's what I'll be on the look out for this Holiday season! 

Then there's my Valentine's Day & Halloween socks. My Mom found a pair of Flying Pig socks & of course had to get them for me! Neither of the Halloween socks have a pair. Not that it matters I just find it funny! I'm of those people the people that lose something without even trying! So keeping a pair socks together is incredibly hard for me! Maybe that's the real reason I don't match my socks! :P 

What kind of crazy sock collection would be complete without some Tie Dye socks! Neither of these have pairs either! Those poor socks succumbed to holes and tragically found themselves in the trash can! It's tragic because I poured my heart & artistic abilities into these awesome socks and they can't worn together! Damn you! 

All that's missing now is my white socks & I won't subject you to picture of them because if you've seen one pair or pile of white socks you've probably seem them all! 

If you happen to know of any places where I can get cool socks or have any of your own feel free to share!

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)

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All About Me Mondays

It's been a long time since I've done one of these All About Me Mondays. A time where I can tell all of you something about myself. I'm one interesting & awesome person after all!

This week I thought I would tell you about one of my hobbies! I love to Knit or at least to Quick Knit. Quick Knitting is where you use a Loom to Knit instead or Needles. I would love to learn to Knit without a loom in the future. Though for now I use looms. Looms can limit the different types of projects you can make. You would need a different shaped loom for different projects. 

**Photo Credit to KnittingLoomFactory.com**

I bought a set of the Rectangular Looms from Michael's. They also have a set of Round Looms which I have considered getting as well but I just don't wear hats! I upgraded to the Rectangle Looms from a Spool Loom (similar to this one but not this exact product). I felt extremely limited with the projects I could create with the Spool Loom. I made a few Tube Scarves like this one that Priscilla is modelling.

Priscilla the Fancy Pig

Priscilla is sporting a super gorgeous 10 foot long Green Tube Scarf. I made it 10 feet long so it could be wrapped around the neck multiple times to insure maximum warmth! 

After upgrading to Rectangular Looms I decided I would go for the Biggest Loom first. Not the smartest idea I've had since I was under the impression I could make a blanket out of it. Maybe a Baby Blanket but definitely not a blanket for an Adult. The below is what I've done so far on the biggest loom.

 It might be a little bit longer as this picture was taken a few weeks ago. After the blanket idea failed I decided upon using it as a shawl. Though lately I've been considering binding off the ends and finding a use for it at it's current length because I love this yarn and want to use the rest of it to make a gorgeous scarf! Also due to the length of the loom I get easily frustrated when I work on this project. 

Being that I have a short attention span I started using the smallest loom in the set to make scarves even though I was still working on the shawl project. 

This is the first scarf I made and what it looked like when I first started knitting and the finished product! The scarf itself is made using Loops & Threads Charisma Northern Lights Yarn. The L&T Charisma Yarn is the Yarn I use in all of my scarves and knitting projects. The yarn is thick and soft so they make for nice & toasty scarves! This scarf is about 5 1/2 feet long and took me about 6 days to knit! 

I like to knit when I'm watching TV or when I'm in the car as I'm not a very good passenger and it helps distract me! I've thought about challenging myself to knit a new scarf every two weeks! I doubt it will last long as I can already feel myself slowly getting bored with knitting. When I do reach my maximum level of boredom I will probably but it aside for awhile and then pick it up again in the future! Hopefully anyways as I have been known to cast things and food aside for good when I get bored/sick of it! 

Two weeks seems like a good length of time to make a scarf. Since I know I can knit a 5 1/2 foot long scarf in as little as 3 days if I push myself like I did this past weekend! 

I've already started a new scarf! In my new scarf I tried to use two different colored yarns to make an even more beautiful scarf like in the video I watched to learn how to bind off scarves. Turns out she used lighter or worsted weight yarn to make her scarf so when I tried to combine two strands of the yarn I was using I got this:

One Seriously Thick Yarn Caterpillar!

The Dark Purple Scarf of Love!

 I realized after a few rows that the scarf was going to be too thick so I stopped where I was a took the scarf off the loom! I think it looks like a Caterpillar! So after this fail cake I started another new scarf. I had wanted to give this Off-White & Dark Purple Scarf to my Gramma for Christmas but I guess I'll just be giving her a Dark Purple Scarf instead! I think she'll love it either way! Purple is her favorite color and I'm making it with love! So I know she'll love it! I also think my Mom will love it too so I might have to make her one too! 

I also have plans to make a Scarf for my best friend Missy for her Birthday in Jan. but the yarn I wanted to use is out of stock so I'll have to wait to start that project! 

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)

**All Pictures Are Mine**

All About Me Mondays

It's been a few weeks since I've done one of these posts. I still have so much I can tell you about myself (because I'm SOO awesome!!) but I keep finding myself at a loss of words. Or I can't figure out where to start! 

This week's interesting fact: I'm left handed! I know that doesn't sound very interesting. I'm one of the only left-handed people in my family. On my Dad's side I'm one of two left-handed people; my cousin Nikki and myself. On my Mom's side I'm one of 3 left handed people; 2 Uncles and myself. My Mom thinks I would probably be right handed if it weren't for the fact that my old babysitter made me write with my left hand. 

I do the majority of things with my right hand. Except for of course writing though I have been trying to teach myself to write with my right hand. I get cramps in my left easily so being able to write with my right hand could come in handy ;) 

It may not be coming across but I am proud to be left-handed. I also understand a left-handed person's plight. A few week's ago my Mom shared a link with me on Facebook of 23 Soul-Crushing Problems Only Left-Handed People Understand. Not all of the Left-Handed People problems were problems I face because I'm fairly ambidextrous. One of the problems I do face is feeling like society hates me as most products are designed for right handed people. Also I can't stand spiral notebooks or most notebooks for that matter. Though one of the most annoying things about being a left-handed person is Smudge Hand! Or Silver Surfer Hand as the post above calls it! It takes serious concentration to avoid smudging things. 

One of the best things about being left handed is that you, well I feel special! There are far more righties in the world than lefties! So as a lefty I feel special! It's also cool to say "Lefties Unite!" We even have our own day! Left-Handers Day is August 13! Whoop Whoop!! We'll have to do something special to celebrate!

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)

All About Me Monday: Week 2

I thought I could take some time each Monday and tell all of you something about myself. When I run out of things to tell you about myself I'll move on to someone else. Though we don't have to worry about that for a long time as I am one interesting & awesome person!

This week we I'm going to tell you about Plants and my green thumb. I love having Plants around our apartment. It makes me feel more at home and closer to my family because we always had Plants around the house growing up. I do not in fact have a green thumb despite what I like to tell myself. I have killed Plants before so I try a lot harder this time around to keep them alive! I also name all of my Plants! They all have names and no some of them aren't very clever. Here are my Plants:

Cucuy (Q-ki) & Mater

Fern

Billy Bob, Bambi, Petunia & Fern

Lily

I've always wanted to grow vegetables and this year I'm actually doing it or at least trying to. I just gave my Cucumber & Tomato Plants names tonight. Cucuy pronounced as Q-Ki for the Cucumber Plant and Mater for the Tomato Plant. As I told you before I'm not very clever with the names. I try to be clever but I don't think it comes across that way. Neither Babe nor I are quite sure what type of Plant Fern is other than it isn't a Fern. Then there's Billy Bob he's a palm tree and he's a baby from my favorite Plant Bob who my Dad got before I was born. If I had the room I would have Bob too but he's pretty big. Bambi is my Bamboo Plant which I am lucky to be alive because my Mom/sister knocked it over on accident and nearly killed it. Lily & Petunia are Bromelaids that I recently got to add more color to our collection. I also have two other Plants but they are outside & they don't have names. My Dad named our Plants when I was growing up and now I do it too. 

At my Mom's house I have a Christmas Cactus named Carl, another Plant that I call Harold the Not-So-Hosta (it isn't a Hosta but that's what it looks like to me), another Palm Tree named Robertaleto. First I named in Roberto then changed it to Roberta when it flowered and then to Robertaleto when I decided it didn't have to have a Girl's name just because it flowered. I also had an Aloe plant named Al but I don't think it is still alive. I hope to one day have all of my Plants with me. 

I can't wait to add more plants to our collection and name them too!!

Do you name your Plants?

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)

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All About Me Monday: Week 1

I thought I could take some time each Monday and tell all of you something about myself. When I run out of things to tell you about myself I'll move on to someone else. Though we don't have to worry about that for a long time as I am one interesting & awesome person! 
This week I'm going to tell you all about my love for Pigs. I love Pigs & I collect all things pig! I also know March 1st is National Pig Day. I don't always remember to celebrate it though. Maybe next year I can make cupcakes or the Pigs Swimming in Chocolate Kit Kat Barrel Cake I found on Pinterest:

Pigs Swimming in Chocolate Kit Kat Barrel Cake
**Picture is from Pinterest**

I've been collecting pig stuff for years and years. I have/had a Pig Trash Can Cover and yes something like that really does exist. I also have/had a Piggy Bulletin Board and I own nearly every Pig T.Y. Beanie Baby there is. One of my pig stuffed animals sings Old McDonald had a Farm when you squeeze it. I also have Piggy Slippers. Thankfully they don't oink whenever I walk because that would drive me crazy! 

Piggy Slippers

 Before I get into my Piggy Bank collection I wanted to show you some of my other Pig stuff.

An Awesome Shirt my Mom got for me in Kanas City, MO

Vibrating Pig Pillow

Easter Bunny Pig Dog Toy

Priscilla the Fancy Pig

My Mom got me this awesome "I Like Pig Butts & I Cannot Lie" Shirt when she went to Kanas City, MO last week for Business. I have two of these Vibrating Pig Pillows my mom gave me one for Christmas and the following year my sister, Sarah gave me another one. No problem the more the merrier. Babe's Mom, Carol has given me several piggy banks and pig stuff over the years. The Easter Bunny Pig Dog Toy was one of the first ones she gave me and it even squeaks. I gave it to Bernie for her dog Henry Buggins shortly after she got him. He gets a lot more use out of it than I would have plus its one of his only toys he hasn't torn to pieces. Carol gave me this pig for Christmas 2012 we only named her Priscilla last night before that she didn't really have a name I just called her the Fancy Pig. I have a lot of other pig stuff like a timer, a bobble head (Carol gave it to me), several shirts, figurines and of course Piggy Banks!!
I collect Piggy Banks of all kinds. I'm also currently working on my State Piggy Bank collection I want to have a Pig Bank from every state in the U.S.! I started my state piggy bank collection years ago when I went to the Central Square Apple Festival with my family. Someone there was selling a whole bunch of piggy banks and I bought them all. Among the banks I bought were a I <3 Florida, a Missouri bank, a Massachusetts bank that had all the parts of the pig labeled Chop, Butt & etc., one from TN as well as a few other banks. Since I started my collection I've added several NY banks, more MA banks, as well as more FL banks, one from CA,  several from NC including a soft stuffed-animal-like piggy bank, one from SC and probably a few others. I only have half of my collection with me the rest is in a box in the basement at my Mom's house. Here are some of my piggy banks: 

Piggy Bank Collection Picture 1

Piggy Bank Collection Picture 2

Octopus & Shark Banks from Outer Banks, NC

Piggy Bank my Dad had made for me (side 1)

side 2

These are the Piggy Banks and I suppose the regular banks though I just call them all Piggy Banks whether they are a Pig or not that I have at our place. The bug eyed green bank and the top hat bank on the right side of Picture 1 are both from Old Navy. I love the banks they come out with I even have some from back when the openings of the banks were the nose and you had to twist them off. The Duck bank is my newest addition my sister gave it to me for my birthday. The Octopus & the Shark are two of my favorites they are so unique & cool! And last but not least is the bank my Dad had made for my birthday last year. I told him I didn't have any piggy banks that actually had pigs on them and it has dogs on them to because I love dogs. I even have one from Paris that my college roommate gave to me. 

If I ever bring the rest of my collection up from my Mom's house I'll do another post to show off the rest of my awesome piggy banks! 

Do you collect anything? 

Until Next time! Stay Beautiful :)

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