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June 12 of 12

Another 12th of the month and another chance to join Chad's 12 of 12 party. To see who more 12 of 12 party goers, visit here. :-)

The story of my day, in 12 pictures...

I got to the bus stop about five minutes early and I didn't want to get out of my warm car just yet. Sigh...I think my car driving days are numbered with gas prices the way they are, I think next week I need to bite the bullet and start getting up the necessary half hour early so I can walk to the bus that will take me to the bus that will get me into town. Oy!

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I usually get off the bus at the PSU stop. It adds another two or three blocks to the walk to my office, which is a good thing, and it's also makes for a lovely start to my day. Especially this morning with the roses in full bloom along the South Park Blocks.

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And it also takes me by this Portland icon...

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Snack time at my desk...

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Oh! So since it's Thursday, you get to meet a few members of the Taco Salad Gang! :-)

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Then for break, I met up with my cute friend, Melissa, also a member of the Taco Salad Gang. I FINALLY passed to her a circle journal from a group that we're both participating in.

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BTW, the tall glass of Heaven sitting there is my crack in a cup Red Cane Cola from Seattle's Best. Sugar-free, no whip, splash of soy...SO GOOD!!!!

When I got home from work, it was SO gorgeous out so I thought I'd stroll outside to see what was going on, garden wise. I took the wild animals with me (Bastian and Atticus), thinking they'd just hang around me. Wrong! They immediately headed straight over to our neighbor's yard...you know, the one doing the landscaping with all the rocks and big machinery? The dangerous one? Yeah, that didn't last long.

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I'm guessing that tractor must have run over a mouse or something. So once I wrangled the cats back inside, I spied around the garden a bit. The raised beds are starting to come alive...

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Dinner time...Chinese Chicken Salad, hold the chicken but then add the faux chicken. Ridiculous, I know...but the faux chicken makes such a superb delivery mechanism for the salad dressing! I caint resist!

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Laundry...ugh...

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Okay...once I got a few chores done, I was able to do what I've been waiting for all day...CRAFTS! Tonight I finished up a jewelry organizer that I started Monday night. I saw this cool chick make a Halloween Inspiration Board back in September and I thought that would be a perfect way to display, ergo, organize my jewelry. I totally LOVE how this turned out!!!!

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And lastly...glorious tea time which means I am DONE for the day!

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Hope you enjoyed your visit and hope to see you next month. Cheers!

12 of 12 May Style

Whoops...gotta boot, scoot and boogie and get my offering for this month's 12 of 12 up! To find out more about Chad Darnell, father of the 12 of 12, and to see posts from other 12 of 12ers, go here! :-)

First up...checking when the next bus arrives. Trying to ride public transportation as much as possible these days...

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Waiting for the bus...gloomy Portland day...

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On the bus...we haven't hit the stops with the school kids so it's not crowded yet.

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Plugging away at the office...oh the exciting life of a Technical Writer...here's a glimpse of how I make my little home away from home cozy...

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I went for a walk across the Hawthorne Bridge at lunch. A few shots...

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Gotta love Portland! :-)

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When I got home, I was very happy to find that my Jenni Bowlin kit had arrived.

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Bastian watching me watch him watch Glen mow the lawn...

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Oregon's Primary election is May 20th so we worked on our ballots. I NEVER get tired of seeing my husband's name on a ballot! And it's cool that Glen knows a lot of the people on the ballot! I'm SO proud of him! I'm also pretty jazzed that on Election Night, Glen and I will be attending Mark Hass' Election Night Party! That is just gonna be super premium!

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Dinner...a flatbread with fresh tomato and mushrooms and a salad of greens with a balsalmic vinegar/Spanish olive oil/tangerine juice dressing with chopped marcona almonds. This is perfect for me but Glen also had a porkchop - he usually has some kind of meat about once a month or so.

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And then lastly...when I went to go wash my face, Senor Tubbo Bubbo was in the sink...

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Bonus picture...

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He was in there again today...he likes it in there. :-)

Hm-mmm...that's good bloggin'!