With Hubby on the road 3-4 weeks at a time... cooking has become less and less of a priority with just me at home. Who wants to spend hours slaving over a hot stove, with no one to appreciate your culinary genius? Not this girl!! Most nights its something quick, easy and usually boring... if I … [Read more...]
31 Things I Would Tell My 13 Year Old Self
Yesterday was my birthday. I've lived 31 kind of awesome years on this planet, and I've learned at least a few things along the way. There is something about Birthdays and growing older that always makes me introspective. Today as I was celebrating a relaxed, chill kind of day, and I started … [Read more...]
Works in Progress
Thanks have been INSANE around here! Not that the insanity will shock you any more... but seriously. When did my life get so crazy?? Oh wait... I remember... it got crazy right around the time I decided to do the local market year round... what was I thinking??? Anyhooo.... I just sent my husband … [Read more...]
Works in Progress
Its that time of the week again!! Time for another peek into what I've been working on :) I'm almost finished my Mini Quilt for the #SchnitzelandBooMiniQuiltSwap! I can't wait to get it all packaged up with a few goodies and get it in the mail... and I can't help but wonder what I'll get in … [Read more...]
Summer Time and The Living is Easy
Its Summer Time! And the living is easy... sorta! Ever feel like you've got too much on your plate and you just need to take a step back? Thats kinda how I'm feeling this summer... Soooooooooooooo I'm cutting back just a little bit. Don't worry, I'm not giving up blogging, I'm just … [Read more...]
Staying Connected with Hallmark Value Cards
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. Its hard sometimes, living so far from home. Thousands of miles are between most of my family and myself, and there are … [Read more...]
Puppy Love
This girl! Oh she's a handful... but she was just what I needed to brighten my days and get me back outside! Don't get me wrong, the Monster Kittens are still "my baby boys" and always will be... but they're cats and have little to no use for me most of the time. Bitly, on the other hand, can't … [Read more...]
Works in Progress
Another busy week behind me! And its only getting busier :D I'll spill some details on Friday, but in the mean time... I've got all kinds of ouchie owls on the go! Lots and Lots and Lots!! Of course there is also a giant mess equivalent to the LOTS of ouchie owls :) There … [Read more...]
Crunch Time Essentials
2 months in a row I've done the local market. That's 2 months in a row that I've gone a little bit insane for a week (or more) making ALL THE THINGS while trying to maintain my blog, clients and home. This last month a puppy was added to the mix... so Crunch Time became rather... er... crunchy? … [Read more...]
Everybody Needs an Intern!
Seriously! Everybody needs an intern, especially if you're a small, handmade biz owner! AND you have a new puppy that demands all of your waking moments... Interns are very handy things to have :) It took all of 5 minutes for Bliss to try and hijack my intern! He was so excited that … [Read more...]
That time my Mother-in-law almost got me killed… #decidetodrive
"KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE WHEEL!!!" I yelled. Well actually it was more of a shriek as my Mother-in-Law Liz swerved all over the road trying to reach the cell phone that was ringing in the bottom of her purse. "I don't want to die today!!!" Liz looked at me kind of funny, put her hands on … [Read more...]
Just a little reminder…
Ever have one of those weeks or months, heck even one of those years, where everything just seems to pile up slowly? The next thing you know you're feeling completely overwhelmed and exhausted and a little hopeless? Yeahhhh... that was March and most of April for me. There wasn't anything MAJOR, … [Read more...]