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    Year long project

    January 7, 2012 - By 
    Yesterday, I discovered an awesome challenge.  The Postcard Challenge is the brainchild of Darcy of Art and Sole. I stumbled upon her blog through another…love how that works here in blogland.

    I love postcards!! So this challenge spoke to me right away.
    I have a large collection of unsent, vintage postcards not to mention a couple books filled with ones I have swapped on Swapbot and privately.
    For the most part I’ll be making my own postcards for correspondence between the two characters I’ve created but if the country that is choosen for the week happens to be one I have in my vintage collection, I’ll be using that instead.
    Can’t wait to get started!!
    I’m officially a week behind but I know I’ll catch up quickly.
    The first country is Austria…
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    Channeling my inner nerd

    January 2, 2012 - By 
    I’ve started out the year by working on some more miniature terrain.
    Nobody is actually using it for wargames at our house but I love creating it anyway.
    Making something out of nothing but leftover bits.
    See how this project started out…
    Nothing but junk that was saved from the landfill. Yes, I know some of it could have been sent to the recycle center but this was much more satisfying.
    Since we’re running out of room to store the terrain that I keep dreaming up..I’m thinking that I’m going to give selling it a try. So, if you know any nerdy people out there…send them my way. 🙂
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    Happy New Year!

    January 1, 2012 - By 
    I decided on my word for the year…
    Drum roll please….  **REDUCE**
    This one word will play many roles throughout the year.
    • I’d like to reduce the chemical load in our home even more.
    • Reduce the amount of stuff in our home.
    • I’m going to reduce the amount of purchases we make so that will reduce our monthly bills.
    • Continuing to reduce my waistline and other parts is super high on my list.
    • By making bulk purchases, being aware of packaging and buying local, I will reduce the impact we have on the environment.
    • I want to reduce the amount of trash we produce even more this year.
    • I’m going to reduce the vast quantity of art supplies I have stashed by being creative more often.
    I wish you the best in 2012!