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Awesome. Other things good in bulk: paper lanterns, anything of the honey-comb tissue variety, ribbon and streamers.
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And if I didn’t care about my pants size, Pillsbury Toaster
Strudels.
Which takes me to Thanksgiving, a holiday about
excess. Usually excessive carbohydrates, but this year we celebrated with
a bulk order of garden roses from WholeBlossoms. I used them when I did my friend’s wedding, and they also pulled through for
turkey day:
I decided to branch out from my cardinal, no fail rule of
one color, one flower and I added some mums and stock in the same hue. I
think it worked out….Yeah, I’m slowing getting some skills that I could
transfer to a job that makes $10/hr. Go me! I used foam, and these
amazing dishes 
so I didn’t have to worry about coordinating containers. They are only a couple bucks, and the flowers can go
straight to the table (New Yorkers can hit Jamali in NYC for this and
better…can’t believe they stopped shipping). Yes, this project probably
ended up close to $200 at the end of the day but it was super fun (for me) and
it served as a delightful dinner centerpiece, so I highly recommend excessive
flowers for your next gathering. Well, $200 won’t be that excessive….but
I think it will hit the “posh” level.
I’m turning my focus towards
Valentine’s day, which will replace Char’s over the top b-day (baby
problems). She is thinking (a) some kind of movie night + pizza, and
bringing in this catering company that mixes up ice cream and freezes it with a
nitrogen tank in front of you…or (b) Lady Gaga themed dance party involving
face painting or make-up artists from the MAC store (and plenty of wigs).
She thinks (b) would be even better with nitrogen ice cream, but I can only
assume that a budget constraint will come up (I haven’t priced any of this
yet….). I wanted 100+ red mylar heart balloons, but with a national
helium shortage that probably won’t happen….so what else to buy in bulk?
I’m not wasting garden roses on these kids. (sidenote: it’s 6:00 on
Friday, and its snowing and 24 degrees….so stay tuned for next week when I will
investigate this helium issue in more depth).
And b/c this post may have been a little too party for
some……..
1. You should watch Aziz Ansari on Netflix. Fo’
real.
2. I’m currently obsessed with hanging chairs.
You should be too:
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but where to put them….
3. A charming chandy from PBkids is on sale for
$99 I think it has potential (I’m eyeing it for my bathroom):
4. I really like this ad campaign:
Courtesy of Sleepy Jones (teachable moment: painting a door high gloss black is always a
good idea…particularly with those hollow-core doors….).
5. 569 people follow me on pinterest….and that
includes only 3 of you. Let’s get me to 570.
6. When this horrible work project is over, I will
make my blogger account beautiful and functional b/c I’m sure the formatting on
these picture heavy emails gets wonky for some of you. Sorry. The
blog will give me some control on formatting (I’m sure someone can control it
in Outlook, but not me).
7. Say hello to Amy (our newest subscriber), everyone.
9. If you know who Wes Anderson is, this is very
good. If not, it could be not-funny: (ps—it was on SNL, so you may have seen it).
10. I almost forgot………get ready to have your mind
blown:
I am not immune to clickbait, but every once in a while it
pays off: Scariest Airport Runways. This photo montage of the world’s scariest airport runways was surprisingly
entertaining. The beauty above is from St. Maarten, so consider the
island if you want a FUCKING TERRIFYING!!!! beach vacation this
winter.
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