Quick Tip Tuesday!

Good morning!

That couldn't have worked out any better! So on my Facebook  page I shared a pinterest tip that I found to work magically!

My son went to wrestling camp earlier this summer and had to wear a name tag. Long story short, said name tag didn't get removed and went through the wash, leaving a sticky residue behind. 

It sat in a corner of his room. Lonely, sad, and neglected because I didn't know how to fix it. 

Today, while in his room, I had it! I was going to fix this perfectly good shirt so he can continue to wear it. I knew goo gone or essential oils would take the residue off, but was afraid of the oil stain it could leave behind. So I grabbed my little adhesive remover cube and went to work, and it removed most of the residue, but not all of it. 

Enter Pinterest and Duct Tape. 

It suggested just to place the duct tape over the adhesive spot, rub on it, then lift off. (Ladies, think of waxing) 

IT WORKED! It also worked on my adhesive remover. Now she is as good as new and in the wash!

Duct Tape is the greatest invention ever. Hands down. 

The remaining bits after using the adhesive remover

Hope that was helpful!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

CrossFit

Last year around this time, I was feeling particularly lazy and needed a boost to my fitness (or lack of fitness) routine. It's not that I sit around all day on the couch-most days- I'm a pretty active person. I play roller derby for my house (Rebels) and All-Star teams, so that is 3 days a week for 3 hours at a time. Do more, you say? That's a pretty good workout!

Well, it was that a good portion of that team (Rebels, whom I spend most of my time with) were training for triathlons, losing weight and hitting the gym hardcore, or just being awesome and cross training. Their competitive drive was the reason I wanted to play for the Rebels. It was making my 8-9 hours on skates seem measly.  At the time, I was looking into CrossFit and just couldn't wrap my head around paying 150 bucks to the place in town with limited hours. I was going to school part-time and skating, that took up a good majority of my day. The other portion of my day was spent with my infant daughter.

So, I did what any sensible person would do, I joined the gym. It looked great from the start. It had a daycare so that I could work out. That wasn't met without its hardships though. Felicity hated the daycare. Hated is an understatement really. They would call me after 20 minutes of her screaming and being inconsolable. So much for that workout. I kept on as I could, but after the discount rates expired, it felt like such a waste for as little as I was going. Isn't that typical of gym memberships. Had I known there was actually do a month-to-month membership...

Fast forward a few months to football season. I started seeing CrossFit North Pole sweatshirts at the football practices and games. I, of course, was too hesitant to inquire about it at the time, but I kept it in the back of my mind because I still had that gym membership. A few months later a fellow skater joins and I told myself when my membership runs out, I'm going to give it a go.

On April 1(haha) I made the commitment to go to my first session being on Thursday, April 3. No joke! I attended the 7pm newbie class. It was a blast! I was able to do 4 sets of 10 reps of the newbie workout and had a decent time since I was sore from the day before.

Sidenote: Since said skater friend started CF, she has been torturing us with CF style workouts on Saturday morning and Wednesday evening off-skates workouts. There was a point I was laid up on the couch for what seememed like days because of her evil-doings.

A few other girls at the newbie session were quite impressed as they were panting like crazy (see reason above). I had been pre-conditioned, and it felt great going into something that I had been practicing for a while now. It made for a good feeling when I left, and it's the reason I'll continue go back. To the 5am sessions. I know, it's early, but I can get a good workout in before the husband leaves for work.

Day 1-Intro Session, Thursday April 3.

The hardest part? Doing the same thing the day before at derby!

Today, makes day 3! The workouts were as follows:

Monday, April 7, 5am class. 

50, 40, 30, 20, 10
OH LUNGE (45)
DOUBLE-UNDERS

 I did a L1 revision since I'm still new. It was 30, 20, 10 OH Lunges with tuck jumps in the same intervals. My time was 10:30 I believe, and used a 15 pound plate. 

Good thing class only went until 12 today,  I went home and crafted then took a nap!

Wed, April 9, 5am:  I'll update once it's posted on the site. 

6, 9, 12, 15, 18
Snatch Grip OH Strict Press (95, 65)
V sits
Box jumps (24, 30)

My time was super fast (7:30) since I was doing the L1 workout with a 15 pound bar and no additional weights. L1 also only did the 12, 15, 18 reps for all three, and a 24" box jump.  It was a challenging workout, but I wanted to go light since I wanted to do the workout properly. Next time I'll add some weight. But, there is still an hour of off-skates and 2 hours on skates tonight. I'll be tired regardless :) Since I had some time to kill, I did the powerhouse workout of back extensions and swims, 12 reps and I did them 2 times. (I think the swims had a different name, but it has escaped me.)

 Until next time!

I'm back! (again)

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. Family life has taken over and leaves me little time to get crafty :(.

Here is an update on what's been happening here in the Ziemer house!

-LOTS of camping. We purchased a cab-over camper and we've really been putting that thing to good use!
-Swim, football, boyscout camp for Evan. Pretty much a lot of driving around!
-Baby girl problems: rolling, eating baby food (so far green beans and sweet potatoes have been a hit!) squawking, smiles, growing too fast in her little 4 months of life.
-ROLLER DERBY!!! I play for Fairbanks Rollergirls, and anyone who knows the life of a derby girl knows that it quickly swallows your free time!
-And few cards. I've managed to squeeze out a couple for a few events. New baby onesies, a birthday card for my mom. Oh, and lots of dreaming about cards. I have some ideas brewing! Oh, and my husband rocks for fixing a few of my punches!

And now some pics!

Sunset in Healy, AK

A camping staple

Evan had a tumble down a rock hill and have these stitches to show for it, Paxson AK.

Back yard BB shooting

Onesie card inspired by one I received by Belinda! My apologies for the terrible pic, it was a quick snap so that I could mail it immediately!

Mountains and the pipeline!

Thanks for stopping by and PROMISE I'll have some projects up soon! :)

Have a stamp-tastic day!

So behind on my crafting...for good reason! :)

Sorry for the lack of make-up! eek, but check out my sweet Gownie!

Sorry for my lack of craftiness lately...this little cutie joined us!

Welcome!

Felicity Brianne was born March 10, 2012 weighing in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and 19.5 inches long! Welcome sweet Miss!

After my first bath at home (that is a cloth diaper if you were wondering!)

Once we get our new schedule all figured out, I'll be making some thank you cards for all the sweet gifts from friends and family that we've received for her.

An excited big brother!

Have a stamp-tastic day!!

Merry Christmas

I'm on Santa's crafty naughty list this year!  :(

School has kept me busier than I'd like, although getting that education is worth it in someone's mind! LOL. I love going to school and learning, it just really takes time away from things I'd rather be doing instead of boring lectures. But, good thing I'm off until January 18th! (Then it all starts again!)

So while I'm off, I hope to get some crafts and posts in! Yay! Starting with that Clearance Rack Blitz! OMG can I say! I know this is a good sale to our customers, but I am my own best customer, so I went ahead and took full advantage. I loaded up on punches (that I should have in my arsenal by now) and buttons galore! It was a fantastic sale and ended up really saving a lot of money! Even if I ordered 3 punches I already had...but, a quick inventory list and that shouldn't happen again.

Although I was home when FedEx supposedly delivered....it went to the wrong address! Luckily my kind neighbors brought my new goodies back home where they belong! Here's what I scored!

I also got the Bigz XL Pennent Die...YES!!! I was so excited to see that when that was on there!!! I'm a sucker for a good deal and this was it! So, I'm getting ready to bust that bad boy out...as soon as the boys are out of my hair! They are going sledding at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. They have an awesome sledding hill! I'll keep you updated on my craftiness!

Have a safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Embossing fun!

So, in totally un-stampin' related fun, I found an alternate use for my embossing gun!

 

Please disregard my sad state of nails!

That, my friends is Scentsy wax that was spilled all over the wall (there was a lot more!) from a number of things...the dog, kids running around, you name it, they bumped into it. A friend who sells Scentsy told me once that you can use a blow dryer and a paper towel to soak up the wax and she was right.So, after enough procrastination, I busted out my embossing gun, because I don't own a blow dryer.   Now I have a nice clean wall and moved my Scentsy warmer to a safer location!

Hopefully I have some time to make some competition cards this weekend! At least a Halloween craft or two, since I still have a few days!

Have a scrap-tastic day!

Move-In update!

Sorry again for the hiatus! I'd like to announce though in my distance from the internet, we've FINALLY closed on our house yesterday! Holy paperwork! Our realtors, Paul and Debbie were shocked at the paperwork, saying things like "seems like an unusual amount...?" Haha, well since we were working with a VA Loan and received an Alaska Housing loan, we alone wiped out a small forest. So, approximately 75+ signatures later (Chris, our Escrow rep. kept count) we own our house! Well, Monday actually, when it records.

Besides unpacking and rediscovering the amount of stuff we have, I am working on swaps for this Saturday's SU Regional in Anchorage! I forgot to bring my camera to the coffee shop that I'm currently at, but if you check out pg 68 in the Idea Book at Catalog, I'm casing the little cupcake birthday card. (That'll get its own separate post as I have LOTS to say about that cupcake punch)

I'm really excited about going to my first event! I'm also a geek for things with my name on them, so imagine my excitement when I received my name badge in the mail! Teehee! I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and share the fun when I get home. Speaking of which, It'll be a long day as flights to Anchorage from Fairbanks run at very inconvenient times to the event. Ah well though! More shopping for me! Wonder if I should check a bag...


Have a scrap-tastic day!!

Last Frontier!

Moose on base!!

Just a quick update, we've arrived in Alaska and are LOVING it!!! We are not loving the tiny billeting room we (Carl, Evan, Rocky, and I) are staying in. You don't need a whole lot of room when you don't have a lot of things. I can't wait to have my kitchen back and my stamps back!! (everything else hasn't been missed too bad) The most of my gripes are lack of proper kitchen utensils, but my thinking is if that's all I'm griping about, it can't be that bad.

Here are a few things I've learned by living in AK so far...
1. Roads are bumpy. Only main roads are paved, neighborhood roads are gravel. I'm told you don't notice the bumps come winter time because of the snow. We'll see.

2. Cost of living is quite a bit more expensive. I saw cereal for over 5 dollars and don't ask about milk. But, we are a long way from the lower 48, so it costs to ship up here.

3. Gas is expensive! Don't complain to me about gas prices, ours is over 4 bucks a gallon, 4.17 in some parts.

4. Alaska is breathtaking. So far we've counted 6 moose and was in awe the entire trip to Anchorage from Fairbanks. (Only took 1 tank of gas in our huge F350 we got though!)

5. The people are awesome! We've encountered so many nice people. Local business owners are quite chatty!

That's all that sticks out in my mind so far. We've only been here a few weeks and don't ever want to leave. We just had our offer accepted on the house we are purchasing so in a few mere weeks, we will no longer be homeless. I'll report on those -40+ temperatures from in front of my blaze king wood stove with some hot chocolate here soon!

Until next time, be scrap-tastic for me in my absence! The new catty is awesome and can't wait to roll up my sleeves and get to work. (Although it wont be too current, home-buying is expensive!!!)

Gators love marshmellows

Hey all! Just wanted to send a quick update to say HI! We are sweating it up down here in Louisiana and head up to Wisconsin to cool down in a few days! So, todays post is short, just wanted to throw up some pictures of our time here!

Carl, Me, Evan on my Dad's boat

Showing Evan some lovin'.

Fishing and feeding that gator.

Mmm....snacks.

So, it is a fact that alligators love marshmallows. We went on a swamp tour and thats what the guide was using! Never would have thought. This little guy is in the channel right outside my parents house and he will race over for some goodies.  Sorry Ma, doesn't look like he is leaving any time soon.

Hopefully you all got to take advantage of the retired list! I can't order until I get a new address. :(

Until next time, be scrap-tastic for me!

Super Bowl Win Excitement

It's no secret that my husband is a HUGE Green Bay Packer fan. Growing up in Wisconsin, I should be too, maybe I'll convert one of these years and do my state proud. My team is the New Orleans Saints, and as of last year, they now hold the coveted "World Champion" rank as well.  It was about time! Back to the Packers, my husband was so excited that they won, not only has he watched the game everytime it has replayed, but inspired him to roll up his sleeves and get crafty!

SUCCESS!!  A true packer fan owns a cheesehead, and now the Vince Lombardi trophy replica rests right on top!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a scrap-tastic day!