Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Ready for Love, OR Ready or Not, Here comes Love! hahaha!

I'm watching the news at the same time as I'm writing this - is so hard to even think of cheery, even silly, things, right now, in the face of the Boston Bombing... so, so, sad... our hearts go out to everyone involved in the horrific attacks, and our hearts go out to everyone affected.  I am very happy to see the tremendous amount of positive response on Facebook and Twitter.  Just so sad, and a we boy... that's so horrific...

So how do you talk about a Bachelor show at a time like this?  I guess because it gives us a little more hman connection while we're all trying to deal with this, so here goes...

Tonight, they had Ben and Ernesto, Ben Pallon and Ernesto Arguello - a couple of good-looking fellows, to be sure, and a whole slew of gorgeous women... so why so many gorgeous women who are single?  Hmmm... I wonder how much the times have changed that women are not getting married early on, and the men who don't appear to have marriage on their minds... has it really changed that much for women, or is the change with the men?  These women are soo pretty, and so well put-together... the worst line of the night was the lovely girl who was sent away, first, I think, she said, I've got all the education, and I guess that's not what men want..."  Nooo, don't go there!  Ladies, don't listen to that... go get whatever education you want and like, become whoever you want to become, a Good Man will come along - don't limit yourself thinking that will bring more men - yuck!  What kind of man would that be?  A man who can't handle an educated woman??  Gross!!  That would move us back a few decades, would be awful... no, we want to be our Best Selves, and let the men be their Best Selves (or whatever love match you would like the mostest, since Love is Love is Love is Love, right??! Yep!), and we'll all find someone great to love - I keeps me fingees crossed for you!! lol!

What's with bringing in the ex-girlfriends??  I don't like that.  What's the purpose in that?  Makes the whole thing aaaawk-ward! lol! There she is, glaring at all the other girls ... all that Crazy, wrapped up in one little person... and then was it Ben who said he 'needs' to be made crazy?? So unhealthy... there's a Drama King, right there... hmmm, Good Luck, Ladies, with this one...

And then there's Ernesto, who is in his 30's, right?  And has never, ever, told a woman he loves her - who else sees a giant Red Flag, there?? hahaha!  Hmmm, begs a few questions, don't it?? Are you thinking the same questions I am?? lol!  Whatevs, let's say he really is looking for a wife, how did he get to his 30s, and has never fallen for anyone, or is there phenomenal fear in saying I love you?  That's not tough to say, soooo, me wonders about this one... but he sure is handsome, so we'll forget all the Red Flags, and get on with the show! hahaha!

I love the bitchy girls - what is that all about?  How horrible... and then the wallflowers really break me up, on National Television - Oh, I was sooo gonna say something... hmmmm, yeah, go on and say something... when they were doing some construction, which you know is near and dear to my heart (www.buildyourownhouse.ca - my main site! lol!), and the two girls are working on installing the flooring, and needed specific measurements for the flooring, and the mean girl all mad about that... bleh!  Why so many mean girls?  Wonder what they get out of being so mean?  Do they actually reap any rewards from that?  I've definitely known lots of men who actually go for that - ugh.  That's nauseating to me - if they're gonna be mean to everyone else, they're gonna be mean to your children - and that's not okay.  It's hardly even female, to me... yuck.  Just be nice and kind.... but that's what I like... hahaha!  I canny stand da meannies!  They horrible! I avoid them wherever I can, makes my life sooo much better!

What do you think of the format, letting the Matchmakers make the final cuts?  Weird.  What was that male matchmaker saying about what men want?  I know it irritated me when he was saying it - and did I really hear one of the matchmakers say, get out there and make an impression, don't be yourself... was that possible??  Dammit, was that when I was checking out my Easter Basket to see what's left in it for late-night treats?? hahaha!  Well, to be sure, Be Yourself... why even bother not being yourself??  Who has that kind of time to fake crap?  Either you like him or you don't, and either he likes you or he don't (okay, I couldn't resist keeping with the 'don't' - hahaha!  All my English Teacher's be groanin', right now! hahaha!) (doesn't - feel better? lol!)  So silly.

And the poor little Virgin Girl - she knows what she's doing, she's got a good head on her shoulders, and she'll make all the right decisions for herself - I liked the whole thing of being open to a relationship, but not the way they went about it - she clearly knows who she is, and is comfortable with that... and that guy won't respect that - he sure seems like a player to me... she needs a Real Man. Just a really young one... but I do know a lot of people who started their marriages as virgins - was the way it was for a long, long time, but some of them really struggled with their relationships, because they were virgins because they were so closed off, so I think that's where the matchmaker was coming from on that one...

Sooo, next week, they have all three of the guys, and they're down to, what is it?  4 million girls?? haha!  I like the shows where there are more people involved, in equal numbers, so people can really get to know each other... maybe they could meet at a bar, like in da old days?? hahaha!  Just seems overly contrived, and how do you find love like that?  Oh, and before I forget, I thought it was soo funny when the Pilates Studio Owner had to tell Ben she's not his Mom! hahahahaha!  Hilarious!  Not a good sign on a first date! Hello, Red Flag!

Okay, have a good week.  Love is right around the corner.  What's for ye'll no go by ye'.... (my favourite Scottish saying - has gotten me through the worst of times... and maybe you'll find some comfort in it, too : )  Ailsa xox!

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Friday, April 12, 2013

Make Crafts for Fun, Gifts and Profit - Art Projects You Can Really Enjoy! #Crafts #DIY


Really, I just love crafts : )  I've always been very 'crafty' - hahaha!  From these gorgeous wee 'bear beds quilts' I used to make when I was in University. They were little baby quilts, and I was all about Primary Colors for children, at the time, so I usually made them with red, blue and yellow bears, on a green background - I was always in a kindergarten class, back then, and it took having my own wee girl to finally cross over to pastel colors! hahaha!  I was all about teaching until I had my own beautiful little baby, then I was all about, What does Cara want?? And I'm still that way! hahaha!  And now Cara will be 25, this year! lol!  Time flies when you're children are growing up : )

Crystal Wire Sculpture - by far my favorite new thing to make!
I'll see if I can find a picture of them, but they were a  full yard square in green with a little trim lace around the outside for the girl babies, then a square in the center on one side made of 9 squares, no two colors together, so first row, blue, red, yellow, next row underneath, yellow, blue, red... you get the idea... each of the red, yellow and blue squares was a little bed for the bears, so I made 9 small envelops, and would sew those together, then sew them onto the green base.... and then I would make 9 little bears, red, yellow and blue, sew them and stuff them, and draw on a very cute little face on each bear.  What a gorgeous project that was - so much fun for me to make, and I loved giving them out as gifts.  The children loved to carry the bears around, they could put them in their mouths, put them to bed, match the colors, or mix the colors... was a very sweet wee toy, and fun to cuddle up with.  For a while, there, there were a lot of tiny children with their own pockets full of wee colorful bears! hahaha!

So, really, that's where I started with making crafts, although I always loved teaching Art with my students, over the years.  Just remembered - I've got some really good Lesson Plans for fantastic art projects for yourself or your students, if you happen to have some! lol!  But making crafts, or crafting, if you will, is a great way for you to relax, enjoy yourself, and create something gorgeous, or lovely, or shiny!  Whatever it is that you like, and it's a fantastic creative outlet - and then you can sell your crafts, too, on ETSY, and all sorts of venues, now.  Who knows, maybe you'll be doing something you really love and start a new career!!

I love cake decorating (really, I've gotta go and see what pictures I can find for you - but I used to be an avid cake decorator....was so much fun, and now I want to learn how to make roses in icing - I used to do it, but this is a new style of roses with a softer icing that I want to learn how to do, so I can make a Rose Cake like a bouquet for my lovely daughter, Cara!  It's all about Cara! hahaha! (And Aidan, mah' boy!!)

Hey, it's my biggest 'Art Project'! haha!  I designed and built this gorgeous house, and I've already redesigned it so I can build another version of this lovely home with the same living room you see here, but with the bedrooms up over the garage... a really good use of space : )




Crystal Trees - I love making these gorgeous wee trees, and have given these as gifts, too - and I have two of them on my dining room table - I just looking at them... fun to make, and easy to make, and very inexpensive, too : )

Oh, man, I love learning new techniques, and now you can do that online - so easy!  Or, 'sew easy'! lol!  Sorry, couldn't resist that!  Oooh, I want to know more about Cake Decorating!  And everything else! 

Go have some 'crafty' fun!! : ) 


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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Ready for Love?? MAYbe! #WineSale!

 So, did you watch Ready for Love, last night?  Hmmm.. thought it was going to have all sorts of fun dating advice, since they have the three Matchmakers, but instead it's yet another dating show where there are 5 million women paraded in front of a guy (Rock Star?? hahaha!  Pop Star, maybe...have they drastically changed the meaning of Rock Star, and I didn't hear about it until last night? So silly! )

I liked the guy, don't get me wrong, but I have had it with all this information for women (and men) to be themselves on a date, but NOT to be funny.  Ugh! Nooo.  Be funny!  Funny gets girls, if you're looking for a girl... I've gotten married twice because of a great sense of humor.... gets me every time! lol!  That, and a great body, but I've never married the 'great body' ones! hahaha!  They had virtually no sense of humor, and that's what you need to make your life sooo much nicer, right??  So I didn't like that 'dating advice'.

And that poor girl, Leah, I think, the one who had previously been involved with the 'Rock Star' (now I just like referring to him like that... clearly, I canny remember his name! lol!), intimately, as they tried to make her say on national television... clearly they had had a previous relationship, and she must have thought it meant way more than it did to him, which leads me to believe that this guy might be just a tad shallow, dispite his musical prowess, and didn't she say she met him when he was married??  Maybe another reason his marriage didn't work out?  Hmmmm.... whatevs, everyone deserves love, blah, blah.... and how is it they can have a French girl on there - aren't there immigration issues at hand, there, too??  hahaha!  I know from personal experience! hahaha!

Okay, so I liked the funny girl (big surpise! lol!), the art teacher, and the girl who can play the piano so well (very pretty girl), and the girl who had lost her fiance to skin cancer - sad story... and I can't remember the rest... will watch it, again, of course... really like Guiliana and Bill Rancic, and the format of the show was interesting, but it's not what I thought it would be.  This business of sooo many girls for one guy - that's just a bad idea, as ideas go.  And just because he's good at singing, doesn't mean he should make a girl who wants to be with him also be a musician... is handy for the band, but you shouldn't make those girls all uncomfortable... aaargh, hate that!  Even a seasoned musician would be nervous in a situation like that...

And then the whole choosing section, or, more accurately, the NOT choosing section, where they disappear under the stage... sorta funny, but pretty disturbing! haha!  Poor wee Leah, and look at all the work she had done on her lips, just to try to catch her 'man'... is like fishing, finding the shiniest lure to catch your fish! hahaha!  I felt for that kid, though - so young, that must have been really painful for her.  I always hope that someone will be watching the show, will be attracted to any of these girls, and then they'll find more 'love opportunities'.... oooh, I like that phrase - love opportunities! haha!  That's what I need - more 'love opportunities'! hahahaha!  I hope YOU have lot's of Love Opportunities, too!! Maybe tonight?? I hope so! lol!   See ya', baby!  Ailsa xox!

Bill Rancic's blog about Ready for Love : http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20689944,00.html

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 Oh, and I just watched Burning Love, on E! Entertainment - so funny!  Mark, the 'Bachelor', he's looking for someone with 'real deepiness'... very funny! lol!  Oh, man, if you are a Bachelor fan, and you find yourself laughing at a fair bit of the craziness, you're gonna looove Burning Love - it's hilarious! I think the Season Finale is on this week - check your local listings, but it's on, tonight, Wednesday, April 10th, at 7:30pm on E!Entertainment, right after The Soup, with Joel McHale, which we also love! lol! That's a lot of laughs in one night! : )

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