new blog crush

I don’t remember how I found le shophie, but I’m glad I did.
But there is so much to love.
First of all, she seems so genuine, so authentic. So real. Living the life.
Second, go here and look for the June 23rd post (I don’t know how to link directly to the post, sorry). [...]

Friday Night Poll & A Prize!

This is probably ridiculous but hey, it’s what I do.  And this being my 600th post, there will be a prize for one of the commenters.  What is the prize?  I’m not sure yet.  But it will be good!  All you have to do is comment, and vote!
I’ve been thinking about cutting my hair.  Go [...]

crayon hearts

from Martha Stewart.
Looks like a fun & easy craft for Valentine’s Day.

body

From this fabulous post on Zen Habits, I am going to focus on my mind, body, heart, and soul over the next few Fridays. This week continues with body. See the previous post here.
The body. A miraculous thing that is tied up with so many other issues (literally, as in body issues, [...]

you know it’s been a long day when…..

:the lunch dishes are still on the table after the kids are already in bed for the night:
:the highlight of your day is your gap jeans order arriving and my pictures from jenifer altman (they are gorgeous of course, the photos, not the jeans, though I do like the jeans):
:your 14 month old got through [...]

Ruffalo House

I know this house has been posted all over blogland already. But I’m posting a few pictures too.
I was especially inspired by this bench & entry way. I want to put a bench in our entryway and two rows of pictures. Now. So we are on the lookout for a bench [...]

the culture we live in

I am amazed at a lot of things lately.
Why do people on “Deal or No Deal” (shutup, it’s on during the day after Martha Stewart) not take $35,000 offers because they have a “feeling” the $500,000 is in their case.  That is the only big number left.  The other option besides that is $2500.  I [...]

I’m sewing!

And I’m so excited I can’t sleep. I’m sure that’s not very cool of me, but this is a goal I’ve had for a long time. I bought a machine and tonight got it out and sewed this:

Now I do have to confess that it’s not very good. The corners are kind [...]

pretty vs. just functional

How do you decide when buying something if you would rather pay a little more and get something that is good looking, or spend a little less for purely functional products (but that don’t look nice). They both work (I assume). Does it depend on cost – if it’s only $5-10 you spring [...]

I love love

I’ve never been into Valentine’s Day until we started having children.  I didn’t want a husband or boyfriend to feel he had to buy me roses and a card just because it was a certain day.  I’m still that way (ahem, in case anyone is interested in know that), but at the same time I [...]