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I don't buy books because my memory makes it impossible for me to enjoy a book as much the second time (I'll read the first line and suddenly remember the entire plot from when I first read it 4 years earlier.) As I was walking through Meijer at 2AM I happened to walk through the books and noticed a single lone copy of this book which stood out stark and plain against everything else. I don't know what made me do it but I spent $12 I didn't have and I'm a better person for it. I can count on one hand poets that have had a profound impact on my life and after 45 minutes soaking up her words @ladybookmad has made it on that list. I needed this. I needed these words. #bookstagram #poetry #amandalovelace #theprincesssavesherselfinthisone #twentyfive

IT IS HERE AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND MY LIFE IS A HAPPY PLACE NOW THAT THIS ALBUM IS IN MY EARS. THANK YOU @teddysphotos FOR BLESSING THE UNIVERSE WITH YOUR VOICE. #DIVIDE #newmusic #edsheeran #OKAYBUTFORREALWHENAREYOURUSTOURDATES

You know your single AF when your only valentine is your apartment complex. #newlow #valentines #single #proudofit

4th annual cagentines! I'm bring some old favorites to Instagram, post from the past three years that I've posted on Facebook. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE. IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 1. IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE 14 DAYS OF CAGENTINES. FOR THE NEXT 14 DAYS I WILL BE POSTING A NICOLAS CAGE THEMED VALENTINE EVERY DAY. ARE YOU MARRIED? NICOLAS CAGE WILL BE YOUR VALENTINE. ARE YOU ENGAGED? NICOLAS CAGE WILL BE YOUR VALENTINE. ARE YOU DATING? NICOLAS CAGE WILL BE YOUR VALENTINE. ARE YOU SINGLE? NICOLAS CAGE WILL BE YOUR VALENTINE. MAN? WOMAN? CHILD? NICOLAS CAGE WILL BE YOUR VALENTINE. GAY? STRAIGHT? NICOLAS CAGE WILL BE YOUR VALENTINE. TAKE HEART MY FELLOW HUMANS AS VALENTINES DAY APPROACHES. NICOLAS CAGE IS HERE, AND HE IS HERE FOR YOU. #cagentines2017 #nicolascage #valentinesday #cagemonster

I'm frequently asked how I do the things with the fabric and make stuff so I present the quilting process, featuring the quirky feather quilt. Step 1 is the drawing out process in which I use a million pieces of graph paper and wear out all my markers. Step 2 is the math part where I have to figure out how many of each color and size I need and sometimes I screw that up and have to go back to step 1. Step 3 I cut all the fabric and inevitably I will either measure something too large or too small and will need to make another trip to JoAnn's. Step 4 in which I do all the intricate stuff like embroidery because the smaller the piece of fabric I'm working with the easier it is. (Because sitting for long periods of time with a blanket on your lap when you are a human furnace is not comfortable.) Step 5 piecing! Which is just a weird way to say, "the part where I sew all the things together and hope my math in step 2 was correct and my cutting in step 3 was correct" Step 6 the part where I clean enough of my living room to lay the whole quilt on the floor and put the fluffy inside part (batting) and the back and the top pretty part all together into one piece. Then it's just sewing all the layers together! #quilting #diy #quiltingprocess

Guys, I'm dying, these are the CUTEST. Forgive, his lopsided ears, my rotary cutter went rogue, I think it makes him look cuter 😂😂😂😂😂😙😙😙😙😙😙 #foxquilt #sewing #diy #quilting

HAPPY 54TH BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO THE ONLY STAR THAT MATTERS IN MY LIFE. THANKS FOR BEING THE BEST SPIRIT ANIMAL THERE EVER COULD BE. ✌✌✌✌ #nicolascage #cagemonster #happybirthday

My quilting partners. Helpful as always!😙😙😙🐱🐱🐱🐱 #quilting #catsofinstagram #siriusmcgonagall #villainthecat

Cuddles with Uncle Corey! And he claims he doesn't like cats. . . . . #siriusmcgonagall

#bestnine2016 Featuring the cage monster twice, at least one cat, Meenapup's first taco, sewing projects, pokemon and Michigan. My life in a nutshell.