Heather's Creative Life: Hello, Cupcake!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Hello, Cupcake!

Big news in my life...the Cupcake has arrived!

I'm WAYYYY behind now on posting (and laundry, and sleep, and everything else :) but I'm working my way back to the land of the living and hope to catch up soon. In the meantime, I'm spending my days with this little princess:

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The Short Story:

I like to plan theme parties & events, bake (though not cook), and partake in crafting of all kinds. I started blogging about my creations, my inspirations, and all the adventures involved in leading a creative life. I prefer costumes to clothing and think everything is better with a little glitter or bling. Money matters give me ulcers and I'm trying to learn to stop and smell the roses.

In January 2011 my husband and I welcomed a daughter lovingly referred to here as The Cupcake, or TC. She has absolutely changed every facet of my life and we're still trying to figure out where we're going and how to get there (and when we will ever be able to sleep again). Creativity has taken on a whole new meaning and crafting is much different these days...

And then I made the decision to quit my job and stay home with The Cupcake starting mid-May 2012, launching a whole new adventure, stirring up those financial issues more than ever, and making creativity a necessity to keep ends meeting.

The Ever Evolving Bucket List

In no particular order, I'd like to try/do/experience these things before I kick it:

1 Start my own business

2 Have a child

3 Wax my eyebrows-Feb 2009

4 Get a full makeover

5 Paint something on a canvas

6 Take a class at the actual Wilton School

7 Speak Swedish in Sweden

8 Go to a Hot Air Balloon festival

9 Write something that gets published

10 Learn how to make stained glass

11 Re-tile my bathroom

12 Learn to take great photos and get a “real” camera

13 Sew my own clothes

14 Make a quilt

15 Makeover an entire room in my house

16 Buy a piece of “real” jewelry

17 Serve as Grand Marshall in a parade

18 Try a bikini wax

19 Have elective surgery

20 Get a pedicure

21 Attend a charity ball

22 Sky dive - September 2009

23 Buy a brand new car

24 Take a road trip without an itinerary

25 Cook a turkey

26 See the Martha Stewart Show live

27 Start a craft club

28 Blog publicly-June 2009

29 Learn to knit

30 Give a surprise party

31 Get a surprise party

32 Leave an anonymous $100 tip to make someone’s day

33 Win a costume contest

34 Gamble in Vegas

35 Watch a jazz funeral parade in NOLA

36 Be part of a cookie exchange for the holidays-Dec. 2008

37 Go to Hawaii

38 Sleep on a beach

39 Join a fun "of the month” club/subscription service

40 Win a big prize

41 Go on a roller coaster tour

42 Get a full back tattoo-Spring 2009

43 Have a garment custom made-Mermaid Sundress - Spring 2009

44 Commission a painting or other artwork

45 Graffiti

46 Get a passport

47 Be an extra in a movie or TV show

48 Have zero credit card debt

49 Run on a spinning log like in lumberjack competitions

50 Own “land” somewhere

51 Donate a chunk of hair to locks of love

52 Feel financially stable

53 Hang Xmas lights around the outside of my house

54 Have Halloween yard decorations that draw a crowd

55 Ride in a limo

56 Find the perfect “little black dress”

57 Make an elaborate gingerbread house

58 Learn how to work with rolled fondant

59 Go to the mermaid parade at Coney Island-June 2009

60 Get a master’s degree

61 Participate in a poetry slam

62 Build a full size playhouse/treehouse

63 Trace my full family tree as far back as possible

64 Be proud of my government

65 Visit every state in the U.S.

66 See a professional production of “Blood Brothers”

67 Be a bridesmaid or matron of honor Aug. 2009

68 Start an Xmas tradition and carry it on forever

69 Host an exchange student

70 Have a photo taken of myself that I really like

71 Donate blood, plasma, a kidney or part of my liver

72 Make a legal will

73 Sleep in a castle

74 Open an Etsy shop

75 Get an embroidery machine

76 Perform in a play

77 Coach a state champion

78 Go to a fun convention – candy, tattoo, crafting, etc.

79 Own a giant bathtub you can actually soak your whole body in

80 Have a real (snail mail) pen pal

81 Have a signature recipe for something

82 Host a party with a live band

83 Buy CDs, bonds, and other secure investments

84 Diet

85 Go to SXSW

86 Join a protest

87 Fly on a trapeze

88 Learn how to silk screen

89 Own a set of “Barnes & Noble chairs” - July 2009

90 Go to a film festival

91 Collect seashells on a beach

92 Whiten my teeth

93 Eat a multi-course meal at a fancy restaurant

94 Go geocaching

95 Organize my important documents

96 Keep records – create my history

97 Surf

98 See the Northern Lights (the natural phenomenon, not the casino)

99 See an opera, a ballet, and Cirque de Soleil

100 Get my car detailed

101 Officiate a wedding

102 Go berry picking

103 Look out of the Statue of Liberty's Crown

104 Send someone a Singing Telegram

105 Make an Art Car

106 Learn to play the accordion

107 Sleep in Cinderella's Castle at Disneyworld

108 Make a pair of shoes

109 See The Nutcracker Suite

110 Report a "Cake Wreck" that gets featured on the site

111 Participate in a "Food Network: Challenge" cake show as a mystery guest, assistant, or guest judge

112 Make one of Bakerella's projects

113 Set my own hours

114 Own stock

115 Keep my house clean enough for company at all times

116 Have a walk in closet

117 Vacation at an all-inclusive resort

118 Learn to twirl and toss pizza crusts

119 Scan all of my childhood photos

120 Teach a Community Ed class

121 Carry on Gloria's holiday ornaments and add some with my own family's photos

122 Finish and display my Hallmark Family Tree

123 Assemble my charm bracelet and start actively collecting charms for great memories/events

124 Go to a Roller Derby bout

125 Have a bikini body

126 Have my fortune told or cards read

127 Get 1,000 blog hits in one day

128 Walk a red carpet in an evening gown

129 Win at Bingo

130 Pirate Ship Mini Golf. Preferably in costume.

131 Eat sushi at a restaurant with a conveyor belt

132 Skateboard on a half pipe

133 Cooking Lessons

134 Fry an egg on the sidewalk

135 Paint a mural

136 Absinthe - see the green fairy?

137 See a ghost or an alien

138 Work in a flower shop

139 Order something a waiter has to flambe at my table

140 Ride in a bobsled

141 Convert my fireplace to natural gas

142 Fly a hovercraft

143 Hold a patent

144 Jet ski

145 Snorkle or scuba dive in a reef

146 Ride a horse at full gallop

147 Learn to play the accordion or concertina

148 See the Halloween Parade in NYC

149 Visit Salem

150 Be able to do 10 pull ups

151 Attend a midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show, in costume of course.

152 Make a showgirl costume complete with a huge feather headdress

153 Host a Superheroes & Villains party

154 Egypt - see the great pyramids and the sphinx in person

155 Zip line somewhere impressive

156 Love all the clothes in my closet

157 Hang glide

158 Learn an impressive magic trick

159 Be a voice actor in a cartoon or animated movie

160 Sleep on a boat (or ship or yacht)

161 Officiate a legal same sex wedding

162 Take The Cupcake to Disneyworld

163 Visit Harry Potter Land @ Universal Studios