Good morning! [Insert wildly uncoordinated victory dancing here] The hotel-themed 9th birthday party was a major success!! As predicted, I wasn't on the ball with photo-taking, but I did grab a snap here and there as the festivities progressed. We started with a little "check-in center" (a vintage typewriter table covered with white burlap I found in my stash). K cleverly set up my ipad with a sketching app so the girls could sign their names. Alas, the homemade cookies a la Comfort Inn was a ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Now that I've had a couple of days of staring off into space with little in the way of brain activity, I'm in industrious mode and am preparing for K's upcoming sleepover birthday party that's happening tomorrow. Her actual birthday was at the end of July, but due to the unfortunate scheduling of book stuff, I'd promised her that I would organize a fetê to remember after I completed my big deadlines. I think it's telling that she said, "Well, even if everything goes wrong, we'll ... Read more
Summer Fun with Ba-Chan
My mom returned to Los Angeles yesterday. For 16 days, she cooked us delectables (sushi! Soy sauce mochi balls that K loves! Seafood pasta!) and spent large quantities of time with K while I labored away to meet deadlines. I wouldn't have survived and most likely wouldn't have met my deadlines without my Mama. I took these shots while on the ferry to and from Bainbridge Island. On Sunday morning, I decided that I had ignored my family for too long, and thought it might be enjoyable to ... Read more
Glitter and Sparkle
Good morning! I have a well-oiled and thrumming sweatshop raging in my "atelier" (aka bedroom), but it's all been book-related so I've not sewn much for K. And when my mom brought her a suitcase full of animal print clothing and all that sparkles and glitters...well, my sewing motivation for K faded a little more. But isn't that image above pretty spectacular? Not my usual simple and light vibe, but I love the dramatic effect. The light is reflecting off of an extremely bling-y sequined dress ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! So, yesterday marked the third year of this little virtual notebook/sketchbook of mine. Three years that whisked right on by, full of surreal and life-altering changes, the whole nine yards. My thoughts are still very much aligned with what I pondered for my second "blogiversary" here (why, oh why are there so many unpalatable words associated with blogs, including the word "blog"??) I've decided to do something different and will take two weeks off from here. My mom is coming ... Read more