Well, Fork Me!

Please excuse my 14-year-old sense of humor with the title of this post…once again, I’m cracking myself up, but probably am offending a few readers. Just couldn’t help it!

Anyhoo, onto the post.

You’re probably wondering why I’m writing about forks and saying to yourself, JJ get on with it already! Well, what I’m about to say isn’t particularly insightful or impressive. It’s really all about a weird idiosyncrasy I’ve realized I have.

When I’m eating dinner at home, I ALWAYS eat with a salad fork. It was only recently that I realized I was doing it and I thought to myself, what’s THAT all about??? Is that weird to you, too, or is this a somewhat normal trait? Please tell me that I’m not the only weird one here!!!
If I am the only weird one, let’s just chalk it up to Halloween, mkay?!

Teach Me How to Stain!

At the failed garage sale, I actually came home with something totally amazing…FOR FREE! That’s the kind of deal that works for me!

My friend Jennifer happened to have an antique telephone table stashed away that was slightly cracked, had been painted and then stripped, and was essentially worse for wear. BUT, it is an antique, and I knew I could do something with it, so home it came!

HOWEVER, it’s been sitting in my house ever since and I haven’t gotten around to it. Now, I’m a self-professed DIY Diva, but I have a confession: I’ve never stained anything before. That’s where you all come in. Please please please share your tips and tricks for a good stain job, mkay? Thanks ever so much, my dahlings!

Public Service Announcement: Think Twice Before You Paint a Pumpkin

I just tossed out my pumpkin this morning. It was a disaster of epic proportions…so bad that I couldn’t even take pictures. I think painting it, then carving it (less than a week ago), may have sped up the rotting process. And the smell…oh dear, the smell. It must never be mentioned again.

Therefore…I plead, beg, beseech you:

Think twice before you paint a pumpkin.