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Tooting my own horn

Posted by: squareonebeads on: January 15, 2009

For all of you who have asked I have finally completed my Caterpillar Fringe Bracelet tutorial. You can find it on my site here for $15.  And for those of you who don’t know what a Caterpillar Fringe Bracelet is, it is this -

It is very fun and soft to wear and not nearly [...]

Army of Women

Posted by: squareonebeads on: October 1, 2008

I just wanted to share something I saw on the Today show this morning and then again on the nightly news.  www.ArmyofWomen.org  This is a group looking to match up women with breast cancer researchers.  These researchers are looking for healthy women and women who have survived breast cancer to volunteer for studies on ways [...]

Nearly there, what a ride!

Posted by: squareonebeads on: July 23, 2008

Back in April I started an Esthiology program at Vici Aveda in Milwaukee.  It’s been quite a trip.  I have really enjoyed the program but my original “Oh, I’ll learn to do facials, it’ll be easy!” idea was far from the truth.  This is a very tough program.  The first 7 weeks is spent learning [...]

A new chapter – going back to school

Posted by: squareonebeads on: March 31, 2008

In a previous post I rambled on about trying to decide what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, if you didn’t read it you can view it here.  Well, I have made the decision.  After a lot of phone tag I finally got in touch with the Vici Aveda school and [...]

What do I want to be when I grow up?

Posted by: squareonebeads on: February 5, 2008

As many of you know I was fired at the end of October.  I haven’t had any luck looking for an administrative or office position so I am contemplating a total change in career path.    Last Wednesday just for giggles I looked into going to cosmetology or dog grooming school.
There is a dog grooming school [...]

Educational Tidbit #1 – Wedding Vegetables

Posted by: squareonebeads on: November 24, 2007

I heard a term today that I haven’t heard before – Wedding Vegetables. I heard this term on the show ‘Top Gear’ and while I assumed it was a euphemism for a man’s groin I was compelled to look it up. According to the Urban Dictionary the wedding vegetables are -
A classy term [...]


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