The Bearded Iris

Warning: this lady is HILARIOUS but is not for the respectfully demure! Bathroom humour/potty mouth abound. If you can handle a double-serving of cheekiness and maybe even the occasional F-bomb, then get ready to laugh until you leak in your underpants (it happens, don’t judge).

The Bearded Iris. She holds a special place in my heart. Iris is the TRUE ME after several glasses of wine, who then yes, will totally tell ya how she REALLY feels. She is funny. SO FUNNY. I totally wish I was her friend in real life. Man, I wish I was her KID in real life. Yeah, she’s that cool. And she totally makes me want to emphasize lots of words in CAPITAL LETTERS, as well as grossly overuse the word “totally”.

Her stories will have you in tears!. Not only in tears, but laughing like a 70-year-old smoker (what can I say, stifling uncontrollable laughter is not easy when you typically laugh like a cackling hyena.) I was trying to keep it down because night-shift-husband was sleeping in the master bedroom. My 4-year-old even came into my craft room to ask “Mommy are you OK?”, with a seriously concerned look on his face.

Definitely go read her About page. And then make sure you read Five things I really hate. And …and that’s how a ballsy woman scrapbooks. And Piece of Cake. And… Bah! Just do this already:

• Force the kids to take a nap. Nevermind that they stopped napping years ago.
• Pour yourself a frosty beverage. Or… wine is ok right? It is after 11AM afterall ;)
• Saddle up to the computer and get ready to read her blog for HOURS.

Oh yeah and it might help to have a change of underpants handy.

• Sweetheart Moments: A mommy blog and a craft blog rolled into one! I’m so in love with this site! And super jealous of this chick’s creativity and organizational skills! She’s got some fabulous ideas. Sorta makes Martha look like a deadbeat
• IKEA Hacker: I’m so excited that I came across this one because I love IKEA! Check out all the creative and inspiring things folks do with items from IKEA. Some really cool hacks!
• jannypie crafts: Another craft blog, but definitely not ordinary. She’s got some really nice tutorials and some super cute (free) blogger templates (if you’re into that sort of thing). Yeah that’s the WordPress snob in me.
• behind the seams: A Mom, Etsy-er, and humble craft blogger. Another talented Super Mom! How do you ladies do it? Send some of that energy my way please! I just love seeing how people set up their craft rooms and her room is awesome!
• Perrys’ Plate: This one might just make a foodie out of me! Ok, not really. I like to EAT. Lords knows I don’t like to COOK much. But I’m tryin’!
• Vista Icons: Totally cute icons to personalize your PC. I spent way too much time last night downloading and changing out all my important icons. And yeah, I’m running Windows Vista. Because I’m cool like that.
• Microsoft Office Planner Templates: an anal retentive organization junkie’s DREAM! Download vacation planners, meal planners, Christmas present planners, baby shower planners, camping trip planners, the list goes on! All in Word or Excel format.
• Vertex42: more spreadsheet and template goodness! I’m lovin’ it!
• Feathers, fur and fusing: Last but not least… my talented friend Jan and her blog supporting Blue Cockatoo Glass (her Etsy shop). She loves to tinker with bits of glass and comes up with some really cute stuff. Love the sun/moon magnets!