Sweet nectar of the Gods!

Guys, Chris and I got ourselves a juicer!  It's something I've been wanting for several years, but like a rug for the dining room or new potholders, I just never got around to buying one.  On Friday night we watched Hungry For Change while eating our buffalo chicken tenders and it really put some things into perspective.  I don't eat as badly as I once did, or as some of the people around me, but there's still plenty of room for improvement.  So I figured one step in getting healthier was adding even more veggies and fruits, and a juicer just seemed like the perfect tool!

This is the first glass of juice I've ever made, and I'll be honest, I was pretty nervous.  I didn't want it to taste like a glass of turds because I don't have the strongest stomach, and also because I knew Chris would want a taste and I want to seem like a pro at everything in his eyes; and I didn't want to waste perfectly good food in my quest for a healthy glass of homemade juice.  I'm here to tell you my friends that I was successful!  I juiced half an apple, a carrot, a celery stalk, and a few kale leaves.  It sounds kind of like a weird combination, but it tasted really refreshing; kind of like the sweet flavor of the apple with a little bit of the cool zest of the celery.  I plan to put a few strawberries and oranges in today's juice, and later this week I'm getting some cucumbers, beets, and pineapple to add to my juice.  This is going to be fun!

So are you a juicer?  If so, what is your favorite or least favorite combination?  I feel like the possibilities are endless, so I want to start off slow with things I already know have a good flavor before I get brave and branch out.  I also want to use spinach, but I'm not sure how well that will go with fruit.  Thoughts?

If you follow me on twitter, then you probably know we FINALLY got snow!  Unfortunately it's pretty much all melted now, but while it lasted, oh it was beautiful.  I love snow so, so much.  I am eagerly awaiting spring and bare legs again, but I still can't help wanting about a foot of snow before then!

And man were my arms tired...

Last week I finally, FINALLY got to work on some tote bags for my shop that I'd been planning to get made for the last two months!  I have several new projects that I'm excited to work on, but I guess planning things or buying supplies right around Christmas isn't the smartest idea because of how busy a time it is.  So here are the two I got made so far, but I have several more in the works...

I think the skull with roses (Mr. Horticulture) tote is my favorite.  The crows look better in real life than they do in the picture, but thanks to the never-ending rain we've been getting I haven't had a chance to take new pictures of it.  Another thing about rain, I wish every drop of it was snow instead!  So back to the bags and to explain the title, my arms get really sore when I make these.  They aren't screenprinted, but instead I use a chemical transfer process so the images are pulled by hand.  It means a lot of elbow grease and, hopefully, some nice toned arms.  I'll let you know how that goes...

This has absolutely nothing to do with tote bags, but remember a few weeks ago when I shared a picture of a total babe and said that because of her hair I made an appointment to get bangs?  Well, as it turns out, I wasn't brave enough to go that bang-y this early in the game, so I don't have babe hair.  BUT, I did get longer bangs, so I may work my courage up!  I guess that's not really important, but I just figured I'd share.  What's been going on in your life?