well, moving into my new place 2 weeks before my Holiday Shoppe opened was not very good timing.  I basically, moved in, unpacked what i had and that was that, no decorating, no day dreaming about how to transform a room…nothing.  no time.

well, i had a few days off in january and made a few quick changes because while time was still at a premium, i could not live one more day with the pale institutional yellow paint in my kitchen.

not. one. more. day.

well, without much thought at all, i just decided to go nuts and paint my kitchen PINK!  …AND BLACK!  it is STILL a work in progress…i need a little more art, i need a rug, i have to arrange the items in my cupboard, but it is SUCH a relief to be walk into my kitchen and NOT into that hospital yellow color but a fun and happy color.  IN FACT, i have found myself cooking and baking with some regularity since making the change…this, this is notable!

BEFORE: i swear the yellow paint was WAY worse in person:

AFTER:

BEFORE:

AFTER: well sorta, still have stuff to do, but you get the idea

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truth be told, i am not the most domestic of gals.  i mean, i am a bit of a workaholic who never made learning to cook a priority.  in the past, i have lived with people really enjoyed cooking, and far be it from me to take that pleasure away from them!  I hate to make such a claim on beth’s behalf but i am afraid my bff do not just share common interests but dis-interests (cooking, baking and the like) as well.

She, recently married, has been taking measures to change and has found some enjoyment in the kitchen of late.  I cannot have this.  But alas, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em right?!  So I have been forcing myself into the kitchen.

In general, it has NOT been going well.  I broke out my JOY OF COOKING to make chicken breast and a salad…and it was only mediocre.  I made tacos, which were in fact a success…but that is not really anything to brag about now is it?!?!?

So, this holiday, along with the gifts i bought for the girls that helped me in my store this season, I wanted to MAKE SOME TREATS!!!  I recruited my BFF Beth and the two of us took an afternoon,

and made a SERIOUS MESS:

but we managed between our two brains to work out, POPCORN BALLS, THOSE CORN FLAKE WREATHS & CHOC COVERED PRETZELS…not brain surgery, i realize, but i did nearly melt off my hand making those damned popcorn balls, so a hospital COULD have been involved none-the-less.

Naturally I snapped a few pictures as evidence for my mother who wouldn’t believe it if i just told her I made homemade treats.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

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