Happy Friday! A few days ago, as K and I were walking back from school, we started talking about fairies as we are wont to do. K: Mommy, you know that fairies aren't real, right? Me: What? What do you mean? K: They're fiction. That means made up. Just like mermaids and Santa. Me: What makes you think that, sweetie? K: I saw it in the Tinkerbell movie - at the end when all those names start showing up, it said "this is a work of fiction". So they're not real, right? Me: ... 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
A Tale of Rings
Today is M's and my 8th wedding anniversary. We'd been together a long time before we tied the knot, and I always think of this ring above as symbolic. The story: in my early twenties when I was living in Japan, I was flipping through a magazine when I saw a Tiffany's ad and stopped mid-flip. As you know, I'm not a jewelry person. I have weird allergic reactions to most metals and though I love beads and baubles, I don't think I'm very good at accessorizing so I've never really tried. In ... Read more
Fall Goal: Home Revamp
A while ago, I mentioned that I have a love of mid-century furniture. Much like my fabric dealer, I used to have a mid-century furnishing goods dealer, who was a former schoolteacher turned vintage furniture refurbisher, and he sold his wares out of his cute Craftsman house garage. His prices were incredibly reasonable and the quality of his products was topnotch, so I've purchased quite a few things from him. For example, I got this great walnut credenza for a steal (about $200) and he ... Read more