Happy Friday! These weeks are passing by relentlessly fast, and I'm starting to feel the holiday momentum starting to take over. I'd like to do a few easy holiday DIY crafts here on the blog, but I'll have to see if I'm being way too ambitious. You know how I tend to do that. On an unrelated note, I had this conversation with a friend the other day: Friend: "I have your color!" Me: "What? What does that mean?" Friend: "I do this thing, this thing I've always done...I associate my ... Read more
Fall Sewing Plans
Remember my vacation wardrobe sketch? I had forgotten that I doodled my plans for fall sewing at the end of summer, and I found it in one of my sketchbooks yesterday. I've done pretty well so far...I made the Clover pants and a dolman-sleeved top, A tunic tee, a plaid Tova (though it's not a button down), a long-sleeve dress. A lot of blacks, greys, navys, but no surprise there, right? I'm thinking a motorcycle jacket is rather ambitious and unrealistic (and maybe even out of character?) and ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Poor K has had the sniffles for the last few days, and I've been plying her with a mixture of lemon juice and honey in warm water to soothe her throat. Luckily, I'm hale and hearty still, though I might have felt a tickle this morning. It's a little unsettling to see K with such low energy. This is the girl who usually has the sass to say things like, "Don't micromanage me, Mommy."* But I think she's on the mend and we now have the weekend to fully recuperate. Just a quick note ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday, my friends! So, this has been a bit of a crazy week, and I'm glad that it's the weekend. One of the major highlights of my week was a doctor's visit, as odd as that may sound. I've mentioned before that I have a health condition, and this requires that I get blood tests and check-ups approximately every three months. In many ways, it's felt like a science experiment for about a year. When I last wrote about all the positive lifestyle changes I made back in January, things were ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy, happy Friday! The other day K grabbed me and said "Mommy, Mommy, you have to come! Bumble and Slimey died and we're having a funeral!" Apparently a poor bee and snail met an untimely demise (something about tripping and stepping - the details were fuzzy but they assured me it was all an accident). K and her friends had set up a little tombstone for each bug, and though it didn't look like my illustration, that was what popped into my head. After an elaborate ceremony involving a plastic ... Read more