I'm a Mommy.
A good day is when I have had enough time to shower and brush my teeth.
I spend my long insomnia filled nights working on designs, creating, searching Etsy for things I don't need but must have or I will die.
I have an odd sort of 12 year old boy sense of humor that my 9 year old son loves and teenage daughter HATES. She swears I can't use the insult "your Mom's face!" when arguing with her.
I think that all that's needed for a proper puppet show is a few dozen socks and a marker.
See, I'm just a normal every day Mommy.
I stumbled across two of my items in two different gift guides.......woot. One item was in travel, not really sure why since it is a watch but works for me! The other item is in Nostalgic Whimsy.
Ok so maybe crush is not the correct term. While sitting in the ER for what seemed like years I started on John McCain's book Faith of My Fathers. The life this man has led is amazing. The fact that he has not lost his mind after years of being a POW is impressive. That he still loves his Country after the fubar of the Vietnam war speaks volumes of his character. Today dignity and self respect seem to be a luxury, but not something most people strive for. Also the fact that he realizes how he could have done better in life, recognize his failures and admit them makes him even more amazing.
I would have to say one of the sexiest things is a man that has Honor.
So does that sound like a crush on a 72 year old man?
I have noticed our Countries newest facination with the depression era. We grew up in the 80's, the biggest hardship we faced was if Safeco was out of Aqua Net. Our society has become so materialistic and even then those materials are not coveted. The first sign of wear that once loved over priced car gets traded in.
We seem to long for when life was hard. So we could prove our worth, work hard and be rewarded. I think this is one of the reasons Steampunk has blown up like it has. Its a peice of history, since we don't really feel like we have our own we have borrowed from the past. We are tired of brand name labels that make us all look different in the same way. People demand a lot more than mass produced items, they want to own an item that will be special, last, and of course be unique. In creating Steampunk jewelry I went through my Grandmothers baskets and boxes to see what all she had kept. She kept everything, there is a huge basket of shirt buttons. They didn't have much, but the coveted what they did have. Sounds like a great way of being.