As 2013 dwindles to a close, I've been doing a lot of reflecting as is my habit. For the better part of this last year, there's a particular conversation I had with a friend that has flitted in and out of my mind at regular intervals. It was almost two years ago, this conversation, and it was with a lovely writer friend of mine at a cozy cafe with a distinctly French flair. She, like me, wanted to combat her procrastination tendencies, but unlike me, she took proactive action and hired a life ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Didn’t happen
Oh...I have been felled. Hacked down by fever and chills and all sorts of maladies. It's been ominously building as I've felt sluggish for weeks, but this weekend, I succumbed. On Friday night, I went to bed at 7:30pm, and clocked in a productivity level of zero all weekend. There was no sewing. No baking. Or eating, really. No usual prep work that I do on Saturdays and Sundays. I missed a girl's night out that I was greatly looking forward to, and I had other grand plans. Bupkus. K and M ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
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
Energy + A little break
I recently had tea with a friend who is always inspirational. We were talking about how we make choices, especially when it comes to career decisions, and how she always asks herself, "Does this energize me?" I love that. We compared notes on various crossroads points in our lives, when we opted for choices that didn't seem to outwardly make sense but ended up being the best decision in the long run. I thought of how I moved out to Seattle to be with M - all my friends declared me ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
It's been one of those frenetic weeks, and I'm so happy it's Friday. You know what else makes me happy? When K calls me into her room to show me the above. Those are cool pop beads that I got for her when she was a baby and she still plays with them. Trick-or-treating was awesome. M, K and I met up with some friends and the kids descended upon neighborhood houses with the kind of energy that only a promise of unlimited sugar can produce. The loot was impressive, though I've squirreled most of ... Read more