elizabeth rosemond

friday faves | on my bookshelf

In my last post, I mentioned that I recently checked out a ton of books from my local libary.

Let's take a peek:

From top to bottom:

+ Paleoista by Nell Stephenson

+ The Dinner by Herman Koch

+ Return to Sunday Dinner by Russell Cronkhite

+ A Homemade Life* by Molly Wizenberg

+ The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (this is the book I went to the library for in the first place)

+ Gluten is my Bitch by April Peveteaux (why not, right?)

+ Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros

+ Notes from the Larder by Nigel Slater (I have a feeling I'll end up buying my own copy)

+ It's All Good by Gweneth Paltrow

+ The Supper Club by Susie Cover

 

* I decided to dive into A Homemade Life first and I absolutely love it. Molly's writing style is warm and nostalgic; all of her recipes are paired with a life story. I cannot wait to read her next book when it's released in May.

I often go through food-obsessed phases; I want to read, eat and  know about all the food. I'm clearly in one of those phases. I walked into the library to pick up my waitlisted copy of The Power of Habit and walked out with ten books, nine of them about food (we won't discuss the three books currently sitting on the hold shelf with my name on them).

I'll be sure to keep you guys posted. What are you reading?

xo,

e

friday faves | music i'm listening to

I spend 10+ hours a week at the gym, which means I really have to love the music that's blasting from my phone. Here are a few of my current faves: 

Passenger - Let Her Go: The first time I heard this song on Slacker, it stopped me cold. His voice is haunting; it's a little Cat Stevens-ish. Love.

Sara Bareilles - Brave: I easily could have listed every single one of her songs. I could listen to her all day, everyday.

Lorde - Royals: Lorde's entire album is amazing. 

Paramore - Still Into You: A fierce love song that you can sing at the top of your lungs -  what's not to love??

One Republic - Counting Stars: I first heard this song in September when I saw One Republic in concert (Sara Bareilles was the opening act). They actually opened their set with this song; their faithful crowd went nuts. Over the past few months, I've fallen in love with this track. I've also fallen a little bit in love with Ryan Tedder; he's a genius for sure.

Avicii - Wake Me Up: I refer to this as "the song I used to hate". After a month or so of saying "I'm so sick of this dang song", I fell head over heels.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us: I live in Seattle. Macklemore. Ryan Lewis. No brainer. This is also an AWESOME treadmill song.

Cups -  Anna Kendrick: Come on. I will never get enough Pitch Perfect. Never.

 

What are you guys listening to?

xo,

e

 

it's friday, i'm in love (online class edition)

Welcome to "it's friday, i'm in love". This is a new weekly series that I've had brewing for awhile, but I kept allowing life to get in the way. I love reading other bloggers' posts about their favorite things, so it's time I shared mine. Yay!

{online class edition} 

It's not a secret that I love taking classes. I'm a nerdy kid from way back; the one who loathed summer and couldn't wait to go out and buy new school supplies (in fact, my mom looked ashen in Target today as we walked by the brand new back-to-school display - I showed complete restraint, btw).

Since I started scrapbooking a little over three years ago, I've taken every class I could afford to. While I've regretted one or two of them, I typically walk away inspired. Here are a few I've taken recently (or plan to take soon):

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style files recorded - veronica jennings

LOVE! I just finished up my project for Vee's grungy/funky minibook class. I adore minibook making, but I really needed to shake things up a little style-wise. Here are a few pics of my mini:

   

I obviously don't follow directions well; it didn't occur to me that the subject of the mini was "personal style". DUH. I was anxious to use my travel Moleskine from my solo trip to Portland, so I dove right in. It's probably just as well, since I don't really have a personal style anyway! Take a look at the rest of my mini here.

I recommend this class to anyone who loves minibooks and wants to stretch their skills a little. Vee will be offering this class again this summer, so check out her blog for more info!

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computer tricks for cards - jessica sprague

As a digital scrapbooking newbie, I'm always on the look out for ways to increase my skills. I'm also a card maker from WAY back, so I was intrigued when Jessica announced registration for this free (yes, free) class. I still haven't finished all of my projects, but I'll share them in the sidebar once I've taken photos.

Jessica offers a few free classes every year, but my favorite was the photo editing class that gave an overview of how to add framing and special effects to photos. Even though I paid almost $400 for a Photoshop class at my local community college, I find that I have learned much more taking Jessica's classes. 

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big picture scrapbooking

I've been taking classes at BPS for over 3 years, and I've honestly loved every single one of them. By far, my all-time favorite class was Cathy Zielske's "Me: The Abridged Version". This four-week workshop is extremely involved, but worth every single penny. The end result is (per the BPS website) "A 28-page 8 1/2" x 11" album, using custom-designed digital templates, featuring entries from A to Z about you and your life, complete with photos you select or take to illustrate those entries."  Here's my "A" entry I completed last year (click on the image to see a larger, more clear version).

As I continue working on this project I find this album evolving, just as my life is evolving. So rewarding! Registration for this year's session just opened and ends on September 22 (the class starts September 16). Click here for more info.

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big picture scrapbooking's big idea festival

Big Picture Scrapbooking has teamed up with Cocoa Daisy to offer the Big Idea Festival, a free 13 day- long parade of projects featuring Cocoa Daisy's July kit. Class starts on August 13, which means I'll have to take a break when the baby comes (c-section is scheduled for the following week), but BPS will have the class available indefinitely, so I'll be able to come back to it at any time. Now I just have to make sure I can keep my hands off of my Cocoa Daisy kit until then! Click on the BPS logo on the right for more info.

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home ec

I'm beyond excited about this new offering from Leigh-Ann, Rachel and Courtney. As a self-taught "seamstress" (and I do use that term loosely), I've been wanting to officially learn a few more basic skills; this class is absolutely perfect.

Scheduling is an issue for me once again, since this class starts on August 10, but I'm seriously considering starting the class anyway since the private blog will remain accessible for a year. I'll let you know what I decide.

Have you taken an amazing class lately? Do tell :)

xo,

e