Wow. I can’t believe it took me almost 4 months to have a room in Our New House completed for a reveal. I really didn’t think it was going to take so long. I think the main issue is I’m simultaneously working on pretty much every room in the house. Maybe I should focus inRead more
Happy Labor Day everyone! This is one of my favorite US Holidays. Its a legitimate, no-questions-asked excuse to hang out and grill. So far this year I’ve gone camping 3 times, once for an extended stay in the Upper Peninsula. I think because I spend my whole work day and most of my free timeRead more
I have a weakness for weekend breakfast. I don’t eat eggs, so that tends to scratch out most of the savory options (except hashbrowns and bacon, and boy do I love the bacon). What’s left is sweet confectionery breadlike products. Crepes, pancakes, buns, rolls and french toast. In fact, through most of my college years I livedRead more
This was a guest post for SkipToMyLou.org. I just LOVE being able to share with my bloggy friends. I’m posting it here in case you missed it! Hello everyone! I hope that the first week of December was a good one for all of you! My name is Kayla from SayNotSweetAnne.com and I am so tickled to shareRead more
Last week, I had the AMAZING pleasure to guest post on SkipToMyLou. Cindy and her helper Laura are two amazing women. They are always a joy to work with. Today, I’m sharing that post with you all! There are some things you never outgrow. For some it’s tearing the crust off their bread or eatingRead more
This month, I decided to try the Foodie Pen Pal program by The Lean Green Bean. Basically, you sign up, and you receive the info to a pen pal. You put together a foodie box for them worth ~$15, and you send it their way by mid month. Meanwhile, someone else is doing the sameRead more
Off and on I’ve lightly discussed my over-grooming tendencies. Essentially, I have a compulsion when dealing with stress where I over critique and “groom” my skin. Usually by way of scratching/picking pimples and blackheads on my face. The official name is dermatillomania. Sometimes until it hurts. Its shameful, and I’m reminded of my own badRead more
Hello everyone! I hope your week is going well! I’m undertaking some pretty big projects here at work so I’ve been a little on edge. But- its only Tuesday and I have every confidence that the rest of the week will go smoothly. I’ve been catching up on some cleaning, and some projects and IRead more
What a week- I’ve looked through ALL of the fancy dancy projects you linked up- and I’m so tickled! This week I helped throw a Wedding Shower at my workplace, nothing big but it was fun! Sometimes its just one little event that gives you something to look forward to and look back on thatRead more
I really enjoy dying eggs for Easter, and I’m always looking new Easter egg dye ideas. There is definitely something about the more detailed work of things like Pysanky and Ukrainian egg patterns that soothes me with their intricacy, but I definitely don’t always have the time for that. That desire for something beautiful and uniqueRead more
I’ll admit it. I have a thing for mocha. Just mocha, mind you. I don’t like coffee. I do like what coffee does to chocolate. . One of my dearest go-to drinks are the kind you buy in adorable little glass bottles at the grocery store. But what to do with those ideally sized glassRead more
When Amy from One Artsy Mama contacted me a few weeks ago about her awesome Holiday round of posts- I spent some time trying to think of traditions that I could craft out of. My family is very large- and we’ve got a lot of really great traditions- but how do I make a guestRead more