My boyfriend, N, brews beer as a hobby. We have had several memorable beer brewing experiences. The first batch of beer he brewed blew the bottoms out of the individual glass bottles after bottling. Beer oozed all over the kitchen. Apparently too much yeast was used. Then next experience was homemade root beer soda. This […]
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Spock- people search
Today I decided I would try something new.. I heard about a new people finding site called Spock, I headed over to their site to see what all the talk was about. Basically they are a people search company. Spock is better than the search engines because they limit their results to just people, you […]
Moving is hard work!
Every year fro the past seven years or so we have moved to a new apartment, townhouse or home. We are renters but we never seem to be completely satisfied with the place we are living in. We move a lot! If you have moved once or twice you know how much of a pain […]
Staying positive and motivated in life
I just read a blog post over at http://ProBlogs.com about staying positive. I believe that your outlook on a situation can and will influence the outcome of the situation. I see it everyday as a teacher. If you expect people to fail they usually do but if you have hope in them and if you […]
Have you started you holiday shopping for this year?
Okay, so don’t get too upset. I know how annoying it is to see the winter holiday decor and gifts in the store before November but I am one of those people who doesn’t wait till the holiday shopping season starts. I like to get started on my holiday shopping way in advance so I […]
Block Unwanted Texts on your T-Mobile Phone
I have this random person who is constantly sending me text messages that I do not want to receive and do not enjoy paying for.. I have repeatedly informed this person that they have the wrong number and have even asked them to delete my number from their phone. Today they sent me a text […]
Hot cocoa, cookie dough and defrosting meat (random thoughts)
So, I am just sitting here sipping my hot chocolate, snacking on some raw cookie dough and waiting for the elk meat to defrost! I was previously trying to put the finishing touches on many of my gift baskets. I am a vendor for this weekends AppleFest at slide rock state park (October 6 & […]
Hikes in Flagstaff, AZ
My younger brother is staying with me for the week and we made an effort to check out a few sights and hikes in the area for entertainment. This first photo is of us at Walnut canyon is filled with Indian ruins that line the cliffs of walnut canyon. We hiked a 185 feet climb […]
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Learning to attract what you want….
“The THOUGHTS we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.” – Louise Hay So much of life is a self fulfilling prophecy. We can very easily become products of our environment if we allow it. This is a very difficult concept for people to understand and it […]
They say misery loves company….
… and I believe it is true. The thing that bothers me most is people who are bitter or angry and insist on trying to ruin everybody else’s day. Yesterday was my day off and I was set on trying to enjoy it despite all the things that weigh on me. I garden when I […]
Random musings…..
Tuesday is my birthday and my family is coming to see me for the weekend. Today was one of my “almost days off” so I tried to get some house cleaning and straightening done. One of my main focuses is my bulb garden. I have been watering the flower beds and trying to get all […]
My butt is sore….
Okay, so yesterday we took our dog and set out to hike to the top of Mt. Elden here in Flagstaff, AZ. When we first moved up here we tried but only made it half way… We vowed to make it to the top before we move away and we finally accomplished this yesterday.
Cheesy Bone Doggie Treats and Snow
Well, Nathan and I went for an afternoon walk into downtown Flagstaff for some coffee and snacks. We took Dixie and ended up at Late for The Train to sit outside with our new doggie while we at pastries, drank coffee and got snowed on. Dixie loved the snow, my hands were cold but other […]
Winter is here!
We got our first snow up on the San Francisco Peaks last week and we have begun to switch to “winter mode”. Nathan just made up a 12 jar batch of homemade apple sauce and will begin his beer brewing shortly. We are always cooking up something in our kitchen whether its fudge, homemade beer, […]
The wordpress API key mystery is solved!!
I have personally been struggling with having my wordpress blog on my own domain (www.craftedcustomgifts.com) for a while now. I initially had this business blog hosted at wordpress.com but they suspended it because it was a commercial blog and they don’t allow those. Anyway, I was forced to learn how to host my own blog […]
Our new home (a photo blog)
We moved into our new place just a little over a week ago and we are finally settling in! Our new place offers more privacy, flexibility and a section of dirt to plant in. We are enjoying our new place allot despite the annoying move. Awhile back I posted a blog about how pets seem […]
A day in the life of ME!!
This post is inspired by a similar post Paper Napkin!! 7:15ish- Briefly wake up, roll over and ask N if he was ditching work today. N reminded me it was still early and that the alarm hadn’t gone off yet for him to get up. I apologized and went back to bed. 9:20is- N comes […]
July is a busy month!
Things are getting quite busy for us here! This month we are moving into a new place, I will begin the new school year with my colorguard students, I am working an auxiliary camp this week at NAU and our anniversary is this Friday! I have been working to revamp the appearance of my website […]
Baby birds, gardening and moving..
Lots of new things are happening in my life! I have had the pleasure of enjoying nature lately. I have an apartment patio that is filled with herbs, vegetables and flowers. Just recently two barn swallows that have also taken up residence on my patio. They built a nest, laid eggs and now have six […]
I am appalled!! Continuation of: "This holiday weekend sucked!!"
Continuation of: “This holiday weekend sucked!!” Over the last week I have had some significant car drama. My car was revving out of control on the way home, I almost had a major wreck. You can read the initial post here. So my car was towed to a mechanic near my parent’s home down in […]