Happy Friday! Today is the first day of summer vacation, and I thought this illustration I painted evoked that sense of anticipation. I can't believe it -- second grade is done! ********************************************* K: "You know what my gift is, Mommy?" Me: "What?" K: "I can sense guilt - I can always tell when you're lying." Me: "Me?? I never lie!" K: "Oh yes you do...your eyes twinkle when you're lying and your face looks puffy when you feel guilty." ++++ K: "Mama, you ... Read more
Street Style Sketches
Keepin' it snappy today as K just informed me that I'm supposed to be making her an outfit for her and a friend for "twin day". I guess it's part of spirit week at her school and it strikes me as an odd theme (I worry that some kids will be excluded), but it is what it is. I have exactly one hour to do this, and I'm racking my brains for the easiest possible pattern. Anyway, as an incorrigible creature of habit, I frequent coffee shops daily to write in my journal. One of my favorite things ... Read more
Overwhelm
I'm not sleeping much. I lay awake at night, wondering how I'm going to make a dent in my eternally long to-do list, how to keep the many people in my life from getting too upset with me, how to keep perspective. I drift off to sleep around 3 or 4am, none the wiser. For two years since I've started this blog, it's probably been obvious I've been on a kind of quest. A seeking of a better self? A digging and clawing from the depths of an unhealthy lifestyle to one that resembles normalcy? ... Read more
Father’s Day Free Printable
Just a quick printable for you today -- can you believe it's almost Father's Day? K and I are plotting to make this an extra special one for M, though we tend to be better at planning than executing... My own dad will be receiving one of these lovelies that I whipped up in the mail (maybe the hipster one -- my dad's pretty on-trend). I tend to make stuff for my own purposes and then share them here in the off chance others can get some use out of them. I kept things simple and graphic for ... Read more
22 Months and 3 Weeks
I purchased this tank top from H & M the second week of July in 2012. I remember this because I was frantically scouring the mall for clothes to take with me to a family vacation. That's what I always did for vacations; a profoundly unhealthy habit of accruing a whole new wardrobe just for a short trip. Cheap clothes that fell apart in minutes. I haven't bought a single ready-to-wear clothing item since. Almost two years for both me and K! Okay, I've gotten some socks and underwear for K, ... Read more