Popped open Huffington Post today and found out that Gwyneth Paltrow and I have some of the same decorating ideas. She recommends personalized prints by the artist Ida Pearle and it just so happens that I cut up this book to frame around Madison’s room in her big do-over.
I framed C, D, J and a couple of others not on this page. I cut this book up, too. And the M page from this one.
I’ve always used extra copies of kids’ books for decor. The pic below is framed in our living room. I went looking for the poster to publicize the book and finally found it but it wasn’t the cover, which is the picture I love. So I bought an extra copy of the book and framed it. Voila. Instant art.
Except for using it to watch Hulu while I did Madison’s hair this morning and getting a surprise lecture on VD by Bill Cosby courtesy of Fat Albert. After I got done laughing, I posted it to facebook. You can see the clip here. Awesomeness!
I’m trying to get a lot done this weekend because next week is going to be super busy at work with road trips and overnights and that segues into another super busy week with a massive fundraising event and lots of print jobs and piecing together info and getting feedback from all and sundry and editing things and reediting things and over and over. Ugh. So today I’m doing non-computer things (we’re re-doing Madison’s room and are hoping that fresh paint and a new bed will help her not notice all the junk we’re gonna pack away that she NEVER plays with but loves dearly anytime we offer to pack it away). And tomorrow I need to get some computer stuff done including my personal statement for the GRE.
I’m totally avoiding that in a fit of self-sabotage. I can’t hit up my references until I have my personal statement because one wants to see it and it’s all due 12/1 so I’m way behind on getting it done. I got my official GREs scores back and percentage-wise, they’re really pretty good but still — lower than my practice scores. I took it right when I was getting sick and it pisses me off that I don’t have time to take them again.
I need to quit thinking about it.
