Yankee Girl Designs...

Not All Fairies Are Girls!!!

2008-07-18T13:51:17Z

My lil man enjoys a day at the Fairytale Festival last weekend, he and Ray both came down and spent the day with me while I "worked" (aka: tattooing wee fairies, eating popscicles and chatting with my lil library buds) Charlie has become famous as the "NPL Basset Fairy" and I think the kids all want him to appear every year :) He loves it!

The Big 2-9...

2008-06-04T21:22:02Z

I Think This Pic Shows My Feelings On Turning 29 Tomorrow...

Holy Shit I'm Almost 30 !!!

Our Trip 2 Little Rock

2008-05-19T15:07:51Z

Here's my niece and nephew and a photo of me and my 5 foot 7, 12 yearold (yes thats right she just turned 12 last week) niece!

FYI...

2008-04-02T00:43:15Z

If the Newsletter clearly states that the craft is for ages 4 and up that means "F-O-U-R and Older" Not 3 1/2 or "He'll be four in 6 weeks. I don't care if Junior is so damn crafty that he popped out of the womb sewing his own baby quilt and wearing a onsie he knit himself! (Sorry, raging PMS)

Dress-Up Time...

2008-03-26T13:49:49Z

Hey Babes!!!

I need some help. I'm officially down 83lbs (about a size 12) and my man is graduation the middle of May so I need a dress for the big day. Nothing too dressy, but something cute, fun and a treat to myself for busting my ass and losing all this weight (only 30 more lbs to go till I hit my goal!)

Now even w/ all this weight loss I'm still super busty (36D to DD) and I don't want "the girls" out on parade so nuthin' too sexy/low/strappy. Any idea's on where I can find such a fabby thing? (Sarah, Shana, you guys are pro shoppers, and Megan I know you feel my pain in the "put the girls away" category!)

A Special Post For Sarah...

2008-03-19T14:26:57Z

Hey Peeps! I wanted to post some pics I took @ work of my bud Deven who just happens to be sporting a fabby shirt by the one and only sarahcoyne @ eggagogo

Waaay Overtired...

2008-03-13T16:23:22Z

Now my husband is from the south so he's got a bit of a twang. After 8 years living up here in NH, upcoming graduation from SNHU w/ his Buisness Finance Degree (My man made Deans list all 4 years!) and well his general "Yankee-fication" he's about 95% "Yankee-fied" but every once in a while his southern comes out...

*Last Night, While Watching The 11pm News Before Going To Bed*

-News Caster- "The young bombshell who has been identified as the former governor Eliot Spitzer's $4,300 date is a Jersey woman..."

-Husband, shaking his head @ tv- "Babe, ain't nooooo pussy in the world worth that, shiet" (pronounced sheeeet in his Memphis twang)

-Me- *just looking at him w/ a raised eyebrow*

-Husband, without missing a beat- "Well except yours, I mean $5,000 minimum

New Goodies @ 'Yankee Girl Designs'

2008-02-29T20:28:31Z

Ohhhh my god, it's been over a year since I did a major update on my site, but finally some fabby new goodies have arrived @ Yankee Girl Designs!
"New England Girl" & "Boston Babe" Quote/Charm Necklaces, A Vintage Lace Cuff Bracelet, Whimsical Quote Necklaces, New Nest Jewelry Designs, and More!
~ Yankee Girl Designs ~

Yay!

2008-01-29T18:46:30Z

Saw the Dr. today and not only have I hit the 75lbs lost mark, but she took me off of my blood sugar and blood pressure meds as well. Yippeeeee!

Everyone Else Is Doing It...

2008-01-17T14:33:38Z

1. What is your occupation?: Children's Librarian/Jewelry Designer
2. What color are your socks right now?: Brown
3. What are you listening to right now?: The chick's @ circ. chatting
4. What was the last thing that you ate?: A donut from Starbucks (I know, I'm bad)
5. Can you drive a stick shift?: Bet'cher ass I can!
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?: A patron
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? ditto: No one sent it to me, but I like who I stole it from!
9. How old are you today?: 28
10. Favorite drink?: Starbucks Skinny Latte, Dr. Pepper, Lemonade from Panera
11. What is your favorite sport to watch?: Red Sox Baseball
12. Have you ever dyed your hair?: All the time, haven't seen my natural color since '94
13. Pets?: 3 cats, 1 dog and a husband
14. Favorite food?: Mexican (fajitas, guacamole) fried shrimpies & clams...
15. Last movie you watched?: Sleepless In Seatle
16. Favorite Day of the year?: Whatever days I go down to the 'Vineyard
17. What do you do to vent anger?: Yell at the hubs, cry & hug my dog.
18. What was your favorite toy as a child?: Big wheel, Pogo-Ball, Roller Skates
19. What is your favorite season?: Fall
20. Hugs or kisses?: Hugs
21. Cherry or Blueberry?: Love 'em both, raw and in desserts
26. When was the last time you cried?: Tuesday when my wedding song came on the radio
27. What is on the floor of your closet?: Shoes
30. Favorite smells?: Grapefruit & spicey scents.
31. Who inspires you?: My crafty buds
32. What are you afraid of?: Loud noises, lots of stuff!
36. Number of keys on your key ring?: 2 for work, 1 for home, 1 for car
37. How many years at your current job?: 5 years and 1 month
38. Favorite day of the week?: Saturday
40. Do you think you're funny?: I'm silly, I don't know if that makes me funny or not.

Open Wide!

2008-01-07T16:36:44Z

This afternoon I get to go to the Ob-Gyn and ride the steel pony. Yippeeee, lucky me! I know your all jealous, but don't fret my pets, your time will come. The question is: would it be inappropriate to hop up onto the steel pony and shout out "Go Sea Biscuit, Go!"? Anything to make the trip more fun right? Sometimes being a girly seriously sucks monkey testicles :( Then to top off this gem of a day, I'm off to the seacoast to visit my most favorite person (aka: my grandfather) in the hospital. His gallbladder and pancreas are freaking out and they don't know why. Good times people, good times!

Dear Santa...

2007-12-18T20:57:24Z

I cannot tell a lie, yes it was me speeding down Rt. 3 in my Matrix rocking out to the new Britney Spears song.

I am sorry *sigh*

Blast From The Past...

2007-12-12T17:10:45Z

The Thrill Is Gone...
Question of the Day: Where did the romance go? The mystery, the intrigue?
I know it's been 5 years, but, I'm sitting here all decked out in my snazzy pj pants, a holey old t-shirt and the piece de resistance... the ever sexy biore strip while Stud takes a pee with the door wide open all the while having a chat with the kitty who's sitting on the counter watching him in complete rapture. How did my life end up like this? I don't remember laying awake at night as a little girl dreaming about flannel jammies, acne fighters and a voyeuristic cat. What the hell happend here??? (Old Blog Entry From '04)

Craftacular Outfit

2007-12-03T20:14:50Z

Here's my official outfit for the Bust Holiday Craftacular this weekend. Yup it took about 2 weeks to put together (those are my actual glasses and earrings too!) I just need to whip up a necklace (something similar to this one but using the beads pictured I think, lots of earth-tone pearls, garnets, maybe some woven briolette flowers)

WTF!?

2007-11-28T16:54:24Z

I was walking through the lobby @ work about an hour ago and saw "Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness" on the new non-fiction shelf. So as a Social Anxiety Disorder sufferer I picked it up and trotted back to my desk excited about my find. (not many books out there on Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder it's kind of a strange one to write about and not as "popular" as depression or OCD I guess) So, I'm flipping through reading this book and it's basically telling me that it's all a sham, there's no such thing as Social Anxiety Disorder. It's something the drug companies made up and it's all in my head. Yeah, kiss my ass. Tell that to...
- My husband who after 8 years of marriage rarely hears me say his name in front of him
- My co-workers who have to leave the room when I make phone calls to patrons
- My parents who always wondered why I ran the water all. the. time. while in the bathroom
- My sister, who loved to hear my dad sing and didn't understand why it made me shake and turn red
- My mechanic who can't believe someone made it to age 28 without getting the oil changed in her car herself
- My inlaws who get soooo pissed when we go out to a buffet place and my husband has to get my food
- The girls @ my 14th b-day party who didn't understand why watching Grease embarrassed me so much

I too feel like...

2007-11-27T18:37:04Z

Ahhhhhhh! I've got orders from my site, orders from consignment sites and wholesale orders that just keep coming in. To top it all off, Bust Holiday Craftacular is in 12 days and I soooooo don't have enough stuff made! Days are broken down like this lately, I wonder how long I can keep this up...

- 9 hrs @ NPL (work)
- 1 hr travel time (traffic)
- 40 min. working out (yay)
- 20 min. making/eating dinner (yum)
- 1 hr answering emails
- 30 min. showing (gotta be clean)
- 6+ hrs filling orders/making jewelry
- 5 hrs sleeping

(* Stolen From sarahcoyne*)
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I can't clean
I can't shop
I can't organize
I can't cook anything that takes longer than 20 minutes
I can't nap
I can't stop DOING
I can't take care of ANYTHING that needs taking care of...

Until December 10th at the earliest.
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Finally!

2007-11-14T15:02:55Z

Project Runway Season Four Debut's Tonight!!!

Happy Hound-o-ween!

2007-10-30T16:36:11Z

swoon I Sooooo Want These!!!

2007-10-15T14:25:18Z

Oh man, I'm in love, I sooooo need to have these cuties! sarahcoyneback me up here :)

Anthropologie & More...

2007-10-02T17:41:32Z

Okay happy thoughts from now on, no more crummy, bummy depressing posts! Happy, Happy!!!

Friday night the man and I made the 1 1/2 hour traffic filled trip down to the Atrium Mall to exchange some stuff I bought online thru Anthropologie (a few I didn't like on me, and the fabby teal silk top I had my heart set on for my reunion majorly squashed my boobies down *sigh*) soooo while crusing around the store and trying stuff on I realized "holy shit, I've lost enough weight that I can actually fit into 90% clothes from here!" it was a very exciting moment for me (terrifying for the hubs as it dawned on him how much money I'd be dropping @ the store now!) then while we're checking out the sales dude informs me that a new Anthro will be opening next month only 40 minutes from me @ the Burlington Mall. Sweet MaryKate & Ashley, total score! I'm down there once a month at the Wholefoods nearby (the closest one too me) I'm psyched!

Soooo, anyway, here's my new prospect for my class reunion, let me know what you guys think. Brown isn't exactly my color so I'm still on the lookout but I actually bought this top on clearance friday night at Anthro after the hubs told me it looked "totally hot" and I'm wearing it and the Gap Long & Lean Jeans today as a trial run. A bit sexy for work yes, but you can soooooo tell that I've lost 55lbs in this outfit :)

Uggghhhhh

2007-09-30T18:41:28Z

I was doing so well for a while there, but "bummed out Lindz" is back, and bitch is back w/ a vengence. I don't know what brought it on initially, I just kinda woke up about 3 weeks ago feeling bummed but then over the past week I've:

1. Recieved a crappy call from Josh which made me feel like I failed as "Aunt Mom"
(they have no telephone at all, he couldn't go to the dance b/c they literally do not have a button-up shirt and tie in the trailer and can't buy one, he's hungry all the time and they can't afford enough food, the list goes on-and-on, and I feel like if only I was stronger he'd be up here still getting 3 meals a day, sleeping in a bed instead of on the floor, he'd be keeping his belongings in his closet and dresser rather than in the cardboard boxes we mailed is stuff back in)

2. Recieved a crappy reject email from BazBiz so now I feel like I failed as an artist
(the past 3 shows I've applied to have turned me down, I'm thinking maybe I'm not a strong enough seller to headline a table and should stick with sharing a table w/ someone else, that way it's kind of a 2-for-1 deal. It sucks because Baz-Biz is my favorite show, it's such a blast hanging w/ my other crafty buds and it's sooo cool to have people come up and say "Yay, I was hoping you'd be here this year, I really want a birds nest!")

3. My torticollis is back and I'm sooooo hopped up on muscle relaxers and pain killers that today's storytime and puppet show should be quite interesting.

Okay no more sob stories I promise. I'm going to take some extra happy pills and find another show to do during the holidays and I'll be good, I'll be okay. I will.

Giving Blondes A Bad Name...

2007-09-18T17:36:20Z

While @ Barnes & Noble I decided to treat myself to a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks so I blazed up to the counter and here's how it went down:

Overly Cheerful Barista: "Hi There! What can I get ya, today?!"

Me: "I'd like a tall Pumpkin Spice Latte. Iced. No sweetner but extra skim milk please"

OCB: "Ummmm, a medium Iced Pumpkin Spice, got it!"

Me: "Yup, with extra skim milk and no sweetner"

OCB: "Ummmm, I don't think we have extra skim milk *giggle* no, no we don't have extra skim milk *giggle* actually ummm, I don't think there is such a thing"

Me: "I want it made with extra milk. More milk than the regular amount you usually use."

OCB: "Ummmm..." *blink-blink* "Ohhhhh, you mean like extra milk?" "Like more milk in the cup?" "Oh, ok I can do that but it'll have to be with skim milk thats all we have"

Me: "Yeah, thanks"

Hell Has Frozen Over...

2007-09-12T17:02:27Z

Oh god, on Monday I got the email from my High School class president stating that our 10 year reunion would be at the end of November. Holy shit! I'm about 80% sure I'm going to go but I need to look fabulous. I'm shallow, I admit it!
I'll be celebrating my 8 year wedding anniversary that week as well and I want all those punks to know that shy-ass Lindsey is actually happily married, thank you very much!

Soooo my issue is fabulosity. I want to look great, a bit dressed up but not like I'm trying to hard. Kinda sexy but not overtly so. I'm down to a size 16/18 now and should be about a 14/16 by then. Anyone have any idea's? I love Anthropologie's stuff but it's kinda frumpier than I want. Looked on Banana Republic and Gap and found nothing. I was thinking a rockin' fitted jean w/ an amazing top and shoes, maybe like this?

A Basset In The City...

2007-09-06T17:09:46Z

We took Charlie to Boston on Saturday, it was a beautiful day and he was soooo well behaved!

We actually sat outside @ Ned Devine's for lunch, he only barked a few times b/c we weren't feeding him fast enough :) He had a total blast and everyone we walked by gave him snuggles and pat. He loved all the attention!

Addicted...

2007-09-04T19:13:02Z

Thanks for sharing this site guys, now I'm addicted and I'll never get any work done!