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...come on people, we can do better

ok, so i'm not a "tree-hugger". i don't go out of my way to recycle. i don't preach to people about what they should and should not be doing. composting, is not even in my vocabulary. i'm not a right-winged-conservative (actually, i'm not sure what i am). i do make sure my light bulbs are energy efficient. i wait until it's and unbearable 80 degrees before i turn on the a.c. at home. i try to turn the lights off when i leave a room and i do know that i care about our society and i care about the human race. i live in south county, orange county and for the most part there is hardly any trash in our neighborhood. but, just in the last 3 or so weeks i've realized that we have no idea what it is we are doing to our communities... our planet (s?). i can't say that i believe in global warming, i do however believe that the arguments supporting it are absolutely valid. and, the more i look at how we are treating our space and other people's spaces i am absolutely appalled. sick to my stomach really. why do we think that throwing something on the ground versus throwing it in the trash is OK. it's not.

now, i can't say that i will become a "tree-hugger" but i have to try harder to be better about conserving our energy and preserving this beautiful place we call home. sustainable, is something that i think i can handle. i think i can handle only using what i need when i need it instead of over indulging 2 copies of a kates-paperie catalog or 4 copies of my favorite greeting card (do i have to keep all for me?). perhaps one will do.

...the winner is

the winner for this weeks giveaway is: Shannon Hager. congratulations, you're the lucky winner!

remember to email me your street address in order for me to mail your prize to you.

...the best team in the world

overall my entire team is a little crazy, ok maybe a lot. we all work really hard, laugh out loud, cry, get on each other's nerves, have BIG ideas & pull all kinds of silly pranks. but, most of all we enjoy working with each other. and, the product you have come to love is a result of it all.

so, today is national boss' day and my team surprised me with a blueberry crumb deliciousness and the best card ever. i can't stop laughing. the things they wrote are absolutely hilarious. even though we don't all see eye to eye, they are the best team a boss could ask for.

"a great boss is a reflection of a great team."   — renee b.

"Do I have a special someone? Well, yeah, of course, a bunch of 'em, my employees. If I had to choose between a one night stand with some stupid cow I pick up in a bar and these people...I pick them every time. Because with them, it is an everyday stand and I still know their names in the morning."   — michael scott, the office, season 1.

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the newest member of our team is not pictured below. we're working on getting a photo of her. oh, wait... i think i might have one.

here she is, hannah. the newest member of our team.

...mambi monday's - give away

this past weekend was filled with all kinds of emotions. when life happens, there is nothing you can do but accept it and move on. and, always say, "i love you" to those that matter most to you – everyday. you never know when you won't be able to say it anymore.

saturday was the cancer relay for life walk in temecula, ca. michael and i walked for his mom. it was an amazing experience. it was also freezing but, we did the best we could. we had a huge team for her and she had no idea that susan (her daughter) & warren (her husband) had been planning this for months. when she found out, she was so surprised. i made this card for her so that everyone could sign it.

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today's give away is one of our family paper pads, a survivor & special little memories soft spoken. in order to win this week's give away tell me what great thing (big or small) you did this weekend for your family member(s).

...updates & folded box project sheet

ok, here we go... last weekend was filled with so much intensity. we (the dance group i'm in) had a dress rehearsal for a show that we did on sunday. please see the very funny photos and sorry for the quality for most of the photos (they were either taken with my small camera or my iphone). saturday was grey but certainly not gloomy. the best rainbow appeared off of the 405 freeway. beautiful! saturday night we saw "fall for dance" at the oc performing arts center. it was awesome – last year's was soooo much better. there was an free public exhibition called "slow dancing" which i thought was awesome. if you don't have the patience, then this is not for you. this installation features dancers and choreographers from around the world dancing, very very very very slowly. you can see every moment on each dancer's body. the imagery is phenomenal. i'm still trying to figure out how they filmed it. the film has no solid background behind it. sunday, was our performance and i took some shots of us waiting (getting ready).

 

this picture was taken from oc performing arts website

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2 weeks ago i went to a crop with some friends at scrapbook oasis in irvine. it was soooo much fun. i can't wait to go again.

danny, lindsay, christina & serena

danny & lindsay

serena's scrapbook (is that paper from the sunshine collection?)

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project sheet bottom of box  & project sheet top of box. i hope it's clear enough. keep in mind you always need a square sheet of paper (i.e - 4", 6", 8")

...mambi monday's - sneak peek

i know it's tuesday. but, if you only knew!. DEADLINES are everywhere. so, this was my only chance to come up for air. so i wanted to do this quickly before i run out to my dance class. we have alot of catching up to do. i'll share more later in the week. from a crop with friends to rainbows on a saturday evening. and, stay tuned for the project sheet of how to do the black & white happy birthday box from 9/29/08. i'm shooting for thursday to have that up. hold on nanabeth, it's coming. and how cool, just in time for the holiday's which brings me to the sneak peek.

OMG! i am super excited about this collection which will be in michael's 11/1 – so watch for it. i've already shown you the acetate snowflakes and the foil word. the soft spoken embellishments are super cool.

...are they working?

sometimes when it gets so crazy you need to just stop, take a moment, take a deep breath and do something fun. so, when the deadlines keep piling up and instead of losing our minds and going crazy we try to do something that will help us alleviate the stress. we worked on the box that i posted on monday. so many folds! LOL

...the winners are!!!

happy friday! today is a very happy day. i picked 4 winners today.
CONGRATS to adrienne, tracey, jacqui & michelle a. please email me your street address so i can send you your beautiful pad.

...a goodbye with good food

yesterday was harriet's last day with us at mambi. we are going to miss her soooo much. she is moving back to nothern california. we had a surprise going away lunch and the theme was: international women on mystery... oh la la! the idea was, since we are such an eclectic international group i thought we should each bring a dish from our heritage to share. we had food from all over the world. it was soooo tasty. mind you, this was a difficult task to pull of because harriet dislikes surprises. actually, it was quite funny seeing us run around and getting rid of her at the appropriate time without her knowing anything. i wish i had pictures of that to share.

goodbye, ms. harriet, we will miss you terribly.