WAHOOOOO!!!

i finally got up the nerve to reformat my hard drive and i fiiiinallllly got my photoshop elements to run!!! hallelujah!!!! i'm a happy camper! now i just need to get all my scrapping stuff in one place ...

very interesting!

try this out and tell me your results:
http://transformati onteam.net/ video/perceptual _experiment_ tc

i'm really curious!

i need a name ...

i'm thinking about doing scrap4hire - if i ever get my pse running again (^&%&%$*) and i need a name for my business. does anybody have any suggestions? i want to target people who may not know about scapbooking, so my business name needs to give an idea of what to expect. i was thinking about something including picture or photo in it. i also am looking for suggestions on how to market myself. thanks for any help you have to offer!

i miss the beach!

on days like this, i really miss the beach. it has been sooooo hot here. growing up in southern california, we spent a lot of time at the beach in the summer. when we weren't at the beach, we were at the pool. i'm a water baby at heart and living in the desert is hot and dry!

yard sale!

i love yard sales! (and hand-me-downs and dumpster diving, lol!) i drove past a yard full of furniture this morning and couldn't help myself: i hung a u turn and went back. now, i need more furniture like i need a new hole in my head. sadly, that doesn't seem to stop me - much to dh's great annoyance! but this guy had the best prices!! i got a wicker chair that was originally around $100 at pier one for $7 - with the cushion! i've always wanted wicker patio furnitue, but could never afford any. and the cushions are usually separate and cost another small fortune. he also had some great benches with upholstered cushions, like you might put at the foot of your bed, for only $5!!! i couldn't pass it up, so i bought one of those, too. i have no idea where i'll put it. do you think i can hide the bench from dh? it takes up the whole back seat of my car, lol!

uh oh!

i see i've been ratted out to my pinkie chums, lol! now don't go getting your hopes up, i have no illusions about posting frequently on here. i think this will be more of a place for people to leave notes when i leave comments on their blogs. think of it like voice mail: not much in the way of an outgoing message, but plenty of room for people to leave messages.
:) M

i love pretty scrappy!

ok, i did it. i started a blog just to get a special freebie from casey at pretty scrappy, lol! actually, my chum belanna made a blog for me - thanks chum!