// a sweet adventure
a cozy place. to sit and think. to rest my feet while digging into a new website design. the right lighting to jot ideas in my "big idea journal" for safe keeping. watercolors abound. a minimalist approach to living. the more you have. the more that owns you. each item in my home is intentional. intentionally placed in its spot. right … [Read more...]
if you had all the money in the world, would you be a philanthropist? i would. yes, i can honestly say that the more i have, the more i give. i know this because the more i am asked, the more i give, the EASIER it is to give. my giving has been tested. my heart-strings attached to money and things of this world hav been cut. money is of no … [Read more...]
i want her to know. to always know how beautiful she is. i want her to believe it when someone tells her. i want her to feel beautiful even when no one says it. this sweet girl is darling, amazing, interesting, determined, bold, confident... you should see her walk into a room with her cowgirl boots on and her hand on her hip. spunk. … [Read more...]
yes, we rent. we have rented for years. and to show you how ridiculous this renting thing is -- while living here in SoCal for the past 18 months we have spent more than $32,000 in RENT. ugh. renting sucks. so does owning a house for a few years, getting orders and trying to sell it with the market tanking and our house losing more than $100k in … [Read more...]
i don't say "yes" when it interferes with a schedule. i don't say "yes" when it causes conflict. i don't say "yes" when i assume the result will not be happy-happy-joy-joy. i don't say "yes" when something requires my attention. i don't say "yes" when it means we'll be late. i don't say "yes" when it's not what i want. … [Read more...]
my face is round, like a small child's. my thighs are too big. my hips are too wide. child-bearing hips as they've been called. the more dead-lifts i do, the more bump i've got in the bum; which leads to jeans not fitting as smoothly as they did before. which leads to dissatisfaction that my cloths don't fit. yes, i've laid off the dead lifts. i … [Read more...]
// these simple little things make me happy. bring joy. they inspire. they are lovely to look at.. and i imagine, quiet lovely to have. so for now i will dream up some ideas on how to add these 5 simple things into my life. linking to Back to the Basics blog, march edition. seriously? yes. this dress. i need this dress. i am desperate for this … [Read more...]
my parents have 4 fireplaces {1882 Federal brick home overlooking the Genesee River in upstate NY}. she is always decorating them, arranging her finds and unique prints & frames, pretty vintage finds, plants & decor items to decorate them with each season. so naturally, i was jealous!! i left home 13 years ago and up until last year i had … [Read more...]
7 years ago i vividly remember a chat i had with my then Regional VP to convince him that i would be more successful without a commute, more focused without typical office distraction and that since i didn't have a local team, i ensured self-motivation. he was hands off... leaving me with a reminder that, "when you become less successful at home, … [Read more...]
5 1/2 years ago i became a momma. after 9 months of pregnancy, an epidural, a few pushes + that gentle cry and shocked baby boy face. tears of overwhelming joy. tears of pain {no one told me about the days AFTER pregnancy}. tears for thankfulness. tears when friends & family visited. tears for the 102 degree high heat in Virginia in … [Read more...]
