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Posted by Darlene on December 25, 2020 at 10:48 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Every year, I like to write a holiday post for those out there who might be sad over the holidays. I’m here to say it’s okay to have an ordinary day.
I get that many people are happy and filled with love for family, festivities, food and gifts. Others are majorly depressed and even suicidal.
I used to fall into the majorly depressed category on Christmas, so I took the pressure off by not celebrating it. No tree. No gifts. No special food. No family. None of that stuff. It’s not that I’m heartless or not a loving person. It’s that I have to put myself first and do things a certain way in order to survive… and to stay sober.
It’s okay if you treat the holidays as any other day too. It really is! Don’t consider it as giving in to depression. Don’t feel like you are less than because you can’t keep up with the others. Don’t feel horrid because you can’t feel gratitude for anything right now. Just let the day pass.
Don’t put pressure on yourself to be happy. Don’t feel guilty if you are sad, mad or hurt. Don’t worry about disappointing others. Give yourself permission to survive even you are hurting. Let the day pass. Trust me when I say I understand how you feel.
I woke up today not even realizing it was Christmas. Instead, my thoughts were on how I get to cut fabric all day. How I have a nice steak waiting for me. How I will make my mother spaghetti for lunch. How I will prep for my fabric sales. In other words, it’s a typical day for me. It’s what I do every single day. No change in my routine. It’s what I love. It’s what I need. It’s what I must do.
My wish for everyone is to just be okay with an ordinary day. It really is freeing to let go of the pressure. Everyone deserves that freedom!
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Posted by Darlene on December 25, 2020 at 10:29 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not make this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!
INGREDIENTS:
3 lbs (or frozen, thawed and drained)
2 tablespoons
1 package (1 oz) salad dressing & seasoning mix
DIRECTIONS:
1: Heat oven to 425°F. Line two 15x10x1-inch with foil, and spray with cooking spray.
2: In large bowl, add chicken wings and oil and mix well. Stir in ranch dressing mix and toss to coat evenly.
3: Spread wings in pans. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and turn wings over. Return to oven, rotating pans, and continue baking 15 to 20 minutes or until no longer pink and temperature at least 165°F.
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Darlene’s Tips: For hot and spicy wings, add a bit of to the mix. You can if you want them to be more crispy. Serve with or of your choice.
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Posted by Darlene on December 25, 2020 at 8:59 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Every year, I like to write a holiday post for those of out there who may be sad over the holidays. I’m here to say it’s okay to have an ordinary day.
I get that many are happy and filled with love for family, festivities, food and gifts. Others are majorly depressed and even suicidal.
I used to fall into the majorly depressed category on Christmas, so I took the pressure off by not celebrating it. No tree. No gifts. No special food. No family. None of that stuff. It’s not that I’m heartless or not a loving person. It’s that I have to put myself first and do things a certain way in order to survive… and to stay sober.
It’s okay if you treat the holidays as any other day too. It really is! Don’t consider it as giving in to depression. Don’t feel like you are less than because you can’t keep up with the others. Don’t feel horrid because you can’t feel gratitude for anything right now. Just let the day pass.
Don’t put pressure on yourself to be happy. Don’t feel guilty if you are sad, mad or hurt. Don’t worry about disappointing others. Give yourself permission to survive even you are hurting. Let the day pass. Trust me when I say I understand how you feel.
I woke up today not even realizing it was Christmas. Instead, my thoughts were on how I get to cut fabric all day. How I have a nice steak waiting for me. How I will make my mother spaghetti for lunch. How I will prep for my fabric sales. In other words, it’s a typical day for me. It’s what I do every single day. No change in my routine. It’s what I love. It’s what I need. It’s what I must do.
My wish for everyone is to just be okay with an ordinary day. It really is freeing to let go of the pressure. Everyone deserves that freedom!
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Posted by Darlene on December 24, 2020 at 11:04 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
If someone does not ask for advice, do not give advice. They didn’t ask for it.
If someone asks for advice, do not give advice. They have already made up their mind and they just want to test you to see if you agree or not.
If someone says “I don’t know what to do,” that is a statement, not a question. They did not ask for advice. Do not give advice.
If you push through and give advice because you are sure you have the best advice, guess what? You don’t.
Bottom line is don’t give advice.
P.S. I don’t ask for advice. I don’t want advice. I like to think things through and come up with my own solutions. If it works, I take credit. If it doesn’t work, I can’t blame you for giving me lousy advice.
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Posted by Darlene on December 24, 2020 at 9:57 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not make this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!
INGREDIENTS:
or
(see tips below)
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DIRECTIONS:
1: Slice a bit off the bottom of the strawberry so it can stand up. Slice off top of strawberry for a hat.
2: Using a spoon, add a dollop of whipped cream to the top of strawberry and place hat over whipped cream.
3: Create two eyes using black decorating gel or mini chocolate morsels. Place in fridge until ready to serve.
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Darlene’s Tips: You could also add a mouth with red gel or red shoestring candy cut into pieces..
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Posted by Darlene on December 23, 2020 at 2:01 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
How I Test Quilt Blocks by Sewing on Construction Paper First
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I have fabric Flash Sales almost every weekend and a big Fabric Frenzy about every 6 weeks. Patrons and Youtube Members get lower prices and first pick at all the awesome fabric!
Leftover items get moved to ebay after the sales, but you miss out on so many choices by waiting for ebay because almost 100% of my stock sells out during the sales. If you love to buy fabric, you are going to save so much money by shopping my exclusive sales.
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Posted by Darlene on December 23, 2020 at 10:18 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
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Posted by Darlene on December 22, 2020 at 4:30 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
How to Make A Wonky 5 Point Star Quilt Block
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Join Patreon or become a Youtube Member to get in on my weekly fabric sales!
I have fabric Flash Sales almost every weekend and a big Fabric Frenzy about every 6 weeks. Patrons and Youtube Members get lower prices and first pick at all the awesome fabric!
Leftover items get moved to ebay after the sales, but you miss out on so many choices by waiting for ebay because almost 100% of my stock sells out during the sales. If you love to buy fabric, you are going to save so much money by shopping my exclusive sales.
Please consider joining my more than 600 Patrons and Youtube Members who love to shop and save!
And did I mention? Shipping is FREE for all orders in the USA!
Patreon at the $5/mo level
Youtube Membership at the $4.99/mo level
Exclusive sales for patrons and youtube members are for USA only. Outside of the USA must wait for items to appear on ebay and must also pay the shipping via ebay’s Global Shipping Program.
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Posted by Darlene on December 22, 2020 at 9:12 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not make this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds
2 tablespoons
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
optional: (green onions) for garnish
(see tips below)
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DIRECTIONS:
1: Preheat oven to 350°F. Cube potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes.
2: Mix the ranch dression, taco seasoning and half of the cheddar cheese in a large bowl.
3: Add potatoes to the bowl and stir well to coat them with the sauce.
4: Add potatoes to a large baking dish (spray with non-stick cooking spray). Cover the dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
5: Remove foil and stir potatoes well. Return to the oven, uncovered, for another 20 minutes or until potatoes are crispy.
6: Remove potatoes and sprinkle with other half of cheddar cheese. The heat from the potatoes should melt the cheese. Garnish with chopped scallions if desired and serve.
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Darlene’s Tips: You can add crispy bacon to this dish too. Just add it when you stir the potatoes for the final 20 minutes of baking. If you want crispier potatoes, you can bake longer.
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Posted by Darlene on December 21, 2020 at 9:22 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Below is a list of my Top 10 highest earning videos for the week of 12/14/20 – 12/20/20. If you have not seen these videos, now is a great time to binge watch!
See previous Top 10 posts here (then scroll down)
You can see the Previous Weeks & Monthly Earnings below
Top 10 highest earners. Remember, the earnings are for just the one week, not for the life of the video.
- Watch Me Weave Fabric Scraps On a Foundation – $163.41
- Easy Woven Fabric Scraps Ragged Hot Pad Tutorial – $116.43
- See What I Do With These Magazine Pages – It’s NOT Paper Beads – $111.77
- Watch What I Do with These Fabric Scraps and Shreds – $82.34
- Create Your Own Decorative Stitching with Zigzag and Straight Stitch – $66.83
- Watch Me Make This Fabric Scraps Box – Sewing on Cardboard – $55.64
- How to Quilt As You Go (QAYG) with Sashing and Self Binding – $52.98
- Easy Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial – No Snowballing, No Waste Method – $49.15
- 5 Ways to Start Crumb Blocks – $41.20
- Easy Crocheted Tote Bag – How to Crochet Tutorial for Beginners – $29.41
Total earned from these 10 videos in one week is $769.16.
I’m down by a little bit more. But December is still going to be my best total earnings month to date… by a lot! Very excited about that. I’m on a mission to make 2021 even better!
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Previous weeks:
12/7/20 – 12/13/20: $781.75
11/30/20 – 12/6/20: $958.51
11/23/20 – 11/29/20: $944.80
11/16/20 – 11/22/20: $506.13
11/9/20 – 11/15/20: $363.70
11/2/20 – 11/8/20: $387.59
**NEW** See previous weeks plus the monthly totals on this page. I will try to update with the beginning of the year on that page so you can see how my Top 10 did for the entire year. Then we can compare to see if I do better in 2021!
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