"I Have A Cramp In My 'Virtual' Calf!!"

 (Roller Skating Giraffes Cards by FreehandCards)

      If you follow my blog regularly you know that my hubby and I go on a 'virtual' date every Friday night. In other words, we spend time alone every Friday doing something, or traveling somewhere, online. It used to be something we did 'in real life' every Friday back when my health was better. But now we just do the same things...'virtually'! ^_^

      Yesterday we went 'virtual' roller skating! ^_^ There's a skating rink up in Vernon Connecticut that we had some fun at 'back-in-the-day', and we hadn't been there in a long, long time! So we decided we would pull out the old...and decrepit!...roller skates and take them for a little spin...to music! :-)

      It wasn't long before we figured out that we're OLD!!! LOL Or, should I say, our bodies aren't as young and flexible as they used to be! Yeah! That's it!!! ^_^ We enjoyed the music...except for a few repetitive bouncy songs that are still in our heads 16 hours later!! LOL But our calves and thigh muscles are sporting some massive cramps and soreness that no Calgon bath will cure! O-U-C-H!!! :-))

      Needless to say, we're thinking that maybe a marathon NAP might be a good date for next Friday night! LOL

      I'm sorry I haven't been around much lately, but I've been doing more focusing on crocheting lately, trying to get some product together to sell in order to try to make some money to keep the bills paid!...Hubby still hasn't been able to find work, and things are rather TIGHT!! O_O We're getting by though. And, so far, all of the bills are getting paid...even if it's by a squeeze every time!! ^_^

      Here's a few of the things I've been making:

 (Orange, Beige and Brown Tiger By the Tail Crochet Flower Necklace Pendant by wuglyees)

 (Handmade Blue and Gold Heart Crochet Beaded Pendant Necklace by wuglyees)

 Barefoot Sandals

      And yes! These are my tired old 'roller skating rinked out' tootsies!! ^_^ Don't say NOTHING!!!! LOL I have no delusions of grandeur when it comes to my feet!!

      I've been having all kinds of fun making these barefoot sandals though!! ^_^ Even my big ole feet can fit them!!...because most of them tie in the back!! ^_^
 

      Before I take off today, let me thank Regina for sharing one of my crochet flower necklaces in her Etsy treasury! ♥

 (Fresh Finds 7 {Etsy Treasury} by Regina Beckers)

 (Dark Turquoise Blue Vintage Rope Knot Button Crochet Flower Necklace by wuglyees)

          It was a pleasure to share the spotlight with all of the other items she chose! :-) This was one of my favorites from her treasury :-) ...

 (Happy Camper Infant Baby Onepiece by CausticThreads)

      Very Cute!! ^_^

      Okay, I'm off to do some research for next week's 'virtual' date night! :-)) Hopefully it won't be two weeks before you see me again!! LOL...

(I like napz tshirt by TeeHeeHeeShirt)

      Have a good rest of the weekend!...and for those of you watching the NBA finals along with us....GO CLEVELAND CAVALIERS!!! ^_^ Or, if you're rooting for the OTHER team, go golden state warriors. Whatever!! LOL...Of course I'm fooling around! ^_^ The games have actually been so fun!!! And no matter who wins, I have thoroughly enjoyed the time with my hubby, with both of us yelling at the tv! ^_^

      The series is tied up, 2-2 right now. Another game is tomorrow (Sunday). The best 4 of 7 will win the series. I'm looking very forward to the games!! :-) I get to yell at the tv, spend time with hubby playing UNO, crochet, eat, or whatever ALL AT THE SAME TIME!! ^_^ It's a total WIN/WIN!! ^_^ ... And then.....a nap breaks out!! LOL ZZzzzzzz! :-))

Be The Best You Can Be

I live my life every day,
trying to be the very best I can,
so that I am not affected
by the degrading words of man.

If "I" know who I am,
then I don't care what others think;
I don't end up in some bar,
trying to hide my pain with drink.

Oh Yes! THEY have opinions
on what THEY think you should do,
on how you wear your hair,
where you should go, also with who!

I nod and give a grin,
respecting what they want to say;
but it's 'my' thoughts that count
at the end of the day.

It makes it so much easier
when I'm being the best I can;
Then I feel good about my choices;
I don't fear words from any man!

What Have I Been Up To?...Crunch Time!!

      I know...it's a dirty trick for me to be tempting you with my peanut butter chocolate chip coconut almond cookies!! But hey!...it works!!! LOL I haven't been posting much lately, and I wanted to see if anybody would still come by to read what I was writing...and here you are!! ^_^
      I'm in a talking mood this morning, and I was in a baking mood yesterday. Let's roll with the 'good' while we got it, right?! :-) ... As to my cookies, I could've eaten that peanut buttery yummy dough just as it was after I mixed it up!...

      It looked SOOOOO GOOD!!!...but I reminded myself that it had raw eggs in it, and that my cookies taste much better when they're golden brown and crispy, with those fabulous old-fashioned fork marks dipped in sugar up on top! ^_^

      It was well worth the wait for them to be done!! ^_^ 

      And just in case you're wondering, it's my own recipe! :-) I'll give it to you...my blog followers...if you let me know you want it and send me an email address.

      Baking isn't the only thing I've been doing lately...as you no doubt know already!!...I modified this necklace a bit...

      In other words, I changed the crochet flower. :-) I had a much bigger and chunkier flower on it, and I changed to a small one, one and a half inch, black and white flower. It makes the necklace look much chic-er. {Is 'chic-er' even a word?! LOL} 

      With all of the chic detail...black and clear sparkly crystals, and decorative spacers and everything...I think it'll be much prettier to wear now. :-)
 

      I've also been making hats! :-) The one below is one of my crochet tube hats...
 

      It's burgundy, with a black thread crocheted along with it...just because I like the look of it with the black thread. :-)
 

      This is also one of my crochet tube hats...

      Thanks to a great customer's idea...."Hey, Kelly!!" :-) ...I made it with stripes on the edge, and with a sports team colors inspiration...the Green Bay Packers football team for this one. :-) 

      I already have plans to make ones with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys colors!...as soon as I finish all of my custom orders I'm working on right now....By the way, you can wear this tube hat in different ways too if you want. :-)
 

      It works for skiers too...just saying. It's very warm! ^_^

      The necklace below is another custom order I recently finished...
 

      Oh! I could tell you some stories about how I think I'm going blind from looking at seed beads and jump rings...but I'll spare you!! LOL
 

      Besides, the look on my customer's face when they saw the work I put into it was priceless! :-) 

      I'll actually be making more seed bead flower necklaces too soon! ^_^ I love the mixed medium of glass beads and crochet flowers. :-)
 

      Last, but not least...for today anyway! ^_^...I wanted to show you a couple of the hooded scarves I made...
 

      They were suppose to be for a customer, but the customer no longer had the money for them, so she decided that she didn't want them anymore! Grrrrr!...So they're available for sale in my Wuglyees shop now!

      So, that's what I've been up to! ^_^ I've also been making some decisions...like, for instance, I miss blogging daily, and I'm gonna be going back to it very very soon!! It may not be very long posts most of the time, but I just miss having the routine of 'spilling my brain' every day! ^_^ I've got all kinds of poems, music, ideas, and just general STUFF, floating too loosely in this cranium!! LOL
      One of the ideas I'm working on is selling some 'loose-leaf' type booklets of my poetry. I'm already sorta, kinda, working on it. You'll see the 'come-together' of it when it...comes together!! LOL
       In the meantime, I'm getting ready for the 'Superbowl'! {football, People!! ^_^} I'm crocheting 4-sets of custom-ordered hats and scarfs. And I'm sipping on green tea while eating waaaaaay too many peanut butter chocolate coconut almond cookies!!! LOL It's a good thing all of my friends are picking up their cookies today!...That's why I made them, by the way, as gifts of love to those who have been giving me so much love lately. ♥ 6 dozen cookies!!!!...and I'll be down to ZERO around noon today!! ^_^
      Okay...It's time to fly!! :-) Have a good rest of your day, Everybody!! ♥ And please leave me a "Hey Girl!" below, so I know I'm not talking to myself!! LOL

Be The Best You Can Be

I live my life every day,
trying to be the very best I can,
so that I am not affected
by the degrading words of man.

If "I" know who I am,
then I don't care what others think;
I don't end up in some bar,
trying to hide my pain with drink.

Oh Yes! THEY have opinions
on what THEY think you should do,
on how you wear your hair,
where you should go, also with who!

I nod and give a grin,
respecting what they want to say;
but it's 'my' thoughts that count
at the end of the day.

It makes it so much easier
when I'm being the best I can;
Then I feel good about my choices;
I don't fear words from any man!