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Tink (A.O.D.)

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About Me


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I now have my dresses in two stores: Frock Boutique at 1439 NE Alberta Street in Portland AND Fancy Pants at 3215 SE 192nd Avenue in Vancouver!

My Out of Print sewing patterns can be found on www.ioffer.com . My hand-crafted clothing items can be found at www.etsy.com . Just follow these links to see what I've been doing to fill my un-working time. If you're in the Portland Metro area, you can find my pretties at Frock Boutique, located in NW Portland on Alberta Street. Hope to see you there!

Like this Space, I am a continual work in progress. Finally back home after 17 years of trying to find my niche. As recently as just this past July, I took a chance on improving myself; turning my back on the retail servitude and moving up into the Corporate World. I don't regret the move and I've yet to look back. Instead of working behind the counter, I am back to being a customer of that little fabric store I used to call "home".

Am quiet & creative. With two toddlers, I try to keep my world as drama-free as possible. In my spare time, I enjoy good movies, better wine, playing in the flower beds, photography, weekend trips to the coast, long afternoon drives to nowhere in particular, and spending Sunday afternoons combing antique stores for that next great treasure. My home is filled with bits and pieces of what makes my heart sing - including my two beautiful daughters (though they don't always make my heart sing).

Being a red head, I can be quite opinionated and passionate when something lights my fire. The red hair is real, it does not have a Clairol Color Number attached to it. The only roots I have are those I'm slowly putting down here, in Vancouver. On the flip side of that coin, my Friends & Loved Ones are held very close to my Heart. If Someone I considered a Friend asked for the shirt off my back, I would give it to them first and ask questions later (figuratively, not LITERALLY).

What else? I've discovered that this little place on the web also allows me the opportunity to cross paths with Amazing People. And what's Life but a series of opportunities to not only grow as a person but also to learn from others. Whether Family, or Friend, or complete Stranger, everyone has unique qualities, just waiting for discovery.

Memories are like dandelions. Their roots die hard. ~ Steven W. Denny

For those of you who can't remember who the hell I am - there's a Graduation Pic posted :)


Cool Slideshows


I am a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
I live my life in a free form, artistic style.
I am incredibly creative and at times, quite messy.
Deep down, I am a kid at heart. And I'm not afraid to express it.
My best friend: The Grilled Cheese Sandwich
My mortal enemy: The Club Sandwich What Kind of Sandwich Are You?



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My Interests

Will try just about anything once, twice if it puts a smile on my face and a song in my heart!

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Something to Think About . . .

DeepThoughtsByJackHandey.com
Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The language of friendship is not words but meanings. ~Henry David Thoreau
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~Elisabeth Foley
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown
Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. ~From the television show The Wonder Years
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~Albert Schweitzer

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting? ~Stephen Levine




I'd like to meet:



You are the angel of love. You are a real romantic. From single red roses to first kisses you've been there, done that and had the broken heart to show for it, but you never let it get you down for long. That's because you know the right person is out there somewhere, waiting for you.



moar funny pictures

Music:

Country music is my main fav, even though I still get stuck in the 80's from time to time. Throw in a little blues, a touch of jazz, and a sprinkling of classic rock - now there's a wonderful mix! If you go check out my Friends - there are a few newcomers to the mix. I have been fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of four Friend Requests in the last four days from some of the most awesome New Artists. Check them out if you get a chance!



NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTozgoj9OQ

APOCALYPTICA

Movies:


One of Ms. Hepburn's Best!

Terrific Date Movie!

My #1 All-Time Favorite!

Television:

Not much time or interest for television....scratch that, give me a good glass of red wine (maybe a Sangiovese) and an episode of CSI-Las Vegas and I'm in Heaven! :)



Smash the cookie to get your Fortune. Then Click Here to get your own!

Books:

Da Vinci Code, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, 5 Love Languages

Heroes:

My children. Each and every day they remind me of the wonders in Life that have been forgotten over Time. To be a child again would be a Grand thing indeed!


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My Blog

so alive love and rockets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFObRusJt24 ...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:13:00 PST

What Kind of Car Are You?

Tomorrow marks the 30th day of consecutive days unemployed.  That's a month.  One twelfth of a year.  For me, that's a long time...   For the last 30 days, when I haven't been br...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:57:00 PST

Today was an amazing day...

As surely as my heart overflows with love for them, my daughters’ room has overflown into the rest of the house.  I have proof  there are pictures.    What boggles my mind is ho...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:53:00 PST

Will you still call me Superman?

It’s been quite a while since I last visited this little blog of mine. Life’s been busy, to say the least.  Got a new job last July.  Started the pursuit of a degree in Business ...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:30:00 PST

Happy Birthday....to ME!!!

Another year has come and gone. Much has happened this past year; many changes have taken place that, while I hadn't been ready for them at the time, they ended up being for the better (once I got pa...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:51:00 PST

One Split Second...

...can change the course of an entire Life.  Either for the Better or Worse. Better:  catching the eye of a Handsome Stranger from across a crowded dance floor.  Long conversations.&nbs...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:50:00 PST

Changes...

Am finally in a position to hang up my professional pinking shears and step up on that first rung of the Corporate Ladder. It's taken close to a year of Retail Slavery, and just this morning, I was of...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:42:00 PST

Girl's Night Out

For the first time in a very long time, I stepped away from my role of Mom and "Responsible Adult" and joined three friends of mine for a Girl's Night Out.  Originally it had been planned for a ...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:23:00 PST

The Creation of Mothers

By the time the Lord made Mothers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An angel appeared and said, "Why are you spending so much time on this one?"The Lord answered and said, "Have you seen...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:00:00 PST

Bikini Update :)

Well, I've decided that having these swimsuits of mine in other people's stores just isn't going to work out.  In order to be competitive with those "real" stores like Wal-Mart, I have to price m...
Posted by Tink (A.O.D.) on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:12:00 PST