I have to say…looking at other people’s blog posts is inspirational. All the great ideas, wonderful art, and fabulous opinions….then there’s me….complaining about how I feel.

I have to say, I’m not feeling too bad, in fact, I’m feeling pretty good! My psychiatrist said I could cut back on my meds after the holidays, and I have. I feel more alert, but I still forget what the heck I am about to do if I get the least bit side tracked, but hey…my short term memory was never the best, just long term..lol!

I also have been cleaning and sorting in my house, but it is slow going, especially once it got cold out. All I wanted to do was curl up under my blankets to keep warm! We keep our household heat a little low (20), and I’d prefer to have it warm enough that I could wear shorts and a t-shirt, but it gets REALLY expensive to pay for that…so I had to learn to bundle up and wear *ugh* socks *shudders*. What can I say…I was made for warm weather…not cold.

Hubby also got me one of those lamps that mimics the sun, like my psychiatrist suggested. When I remember to use it (yes, I know, bad me…), I do notice an improved mood, and so I am trying to endevor to actually use it regularly.

My biggest problem as of late is that my hubby is away for two months, which is hard, he usually saves me from myself, and makes sure I don’t just feed the kids, but myself as well. One of the meds that I take makes it so that I don’t feel hungry, so I tend to forget to eat if I’m in a rush, or on a down, or engrossed in something, like blogging or reading. I know…I is a geek, I’m good with that..lol.

Well…I have to get off of here and get some things done that I’ve procrastinated doing, so now I’ll have to rush…but I have no one to blame but myself, and I’m not too concerned….not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing…

Anyways…hope anyone who reads this is having a good day, and that I’ll remember to update soon!  :)

unconsumption:

“Stuttgart-based bag maker Abteil has invented the ball bag specifically for female soccer fans:  balls formerly used for soccer training are transformed into handbags with a history. These handbags are just as unique as the individual balls they were made of, as their design and materials varied and they were used for different purposes.”

via Design Spotter

unconsumption:

“The 17 billion toilet paper tubes produced annually in the USA account for 160 million pounds of trash … and could stretch more than a million miles placed end-to-end. That’s from here to the moon and back — twice. Most consumers toss, rather than recycle, used tubes.” (source: USAToday)

Those alarming figures — which don’t include the numbers of tubes from paper towels, wrapping paper, and other sources — are more than a year old; they might be higher now.

On that note: Here are two recently spotted new uses for paper tubes:

1. Use them as covers for fluorescent light bulbs. (via DIY Florescent Light Cover | Katherine Hui — thanks, Katee!)
2. Build a toy slide out of them. (via LooLeDo; spotted on Pinterest.)

For other paper tube repurposing ideas, scroll through this segment of the Unconsumption archive.

catasters:

Hug The Cat

danceabletragedy:

Amazing Crafts by CrowsFeathers

danceabletragedy:

Upcycled sweater boots by Urban Threads

What do you get when you mix a cheap pair of flats, an old sweater, and lots of hot glue?

Step 1:

Chopped off the sleeves, turned it inside out, and formed it to my foot.

Step 2:

Hot glued it to a shoe, like so…

Step 3:

Flipped it right side out, and cut the bottom off the sweater to make a cuff..

Step 4:

Embroidered it..

Step 5:

Sewed it into a cuff that would flip out over the boot..

And now you have…Sweater boots!!

I’ll make that boot as soon as possible:)

turnoffyourtelevision:

esmiilou:

Goyte feat Kimbra- Somebody I used to know
I have this on repeat - awesome video too …

I’ve listened to this at least 5 times today.

thediypanda:

First, you need materials! You need an absorbent material (I use terry) and a “decorative” material (I use flannel). For the absorbent side you could also use cotton birdseye, old (thin) bath towels, or microfiber. For the “decorative” side you could also use any woven (non stretchy) cotton…

staceythinx:

Beautiful book art made from encyclopedias by Alexander Korzer-Robinson.

Robinson on his art:

Through my work in the tradition of collage I am pursuing the very personal obsession of creating narrative scenarios in small format. Using antiquarian books, makes the work at the same time an exploration and a deconstruction of nostalgia.

We create our own past from fragments of reality in a process that combines the willful aspects of remembering and forgetting with the coincidental and unconscious.

On a general level, I aim to illustrate this process that forms our inner landscape.

thediypanda:

So first, you’ll need a piece of fabric that’s roughly 1″ larger on all sides than your opened-flat composition book.

This project works best with a woven cotton that’s a little on the thicker side and tightly woven. Quilting cottons are ideal. Do take a moment and see whether the…