Happy Friday! I'm heading into the weekend sneezing up a storm due to the bountiful pollen floating in the air. If I could ask for the moon, I would implore the allergy gods to please leave me alone. On the flip side, the blooms are breathtaking, and I love the scent that the cusp of spring brings. So fresh! Unlike the flowering beauty everywhere, I'm looking and feeling pretty rough, my friends. If I could ask for the moon, I would also inquire after some peace and calm. My book is coming ... Read more
Trapped
Last night, I trapped myself inside of an IKEA Hemnes dresser. I was trying to single-handedly move this massive thing through an extremely narrow space into the utility room but there's this funny little protrusion of knobs and metal casings that I'm pretty sure is part of our ancient heater, and it's located in such a way that I couldn't simply slide the dresser through. All the drawers had been removed so it wasn't exactly heavy, but I quickly became aware of my faulty logic: I propped two of ... Read more
Deep Cleaning = Lost in Memories
I have been deep, deep, deep in cleaning mode. I've finally fully tackled our heebie-jeebies-inducing utility room and I'm almost done with the rest of the basement. The next step is going through the monstrosity that I call my fabric stash. It's grown quite a lot in the last couple of years, and I've hauled most of the bins upstairs to go through them and mercilessly purge. The Marie Kondo method is firmly entrenched, and I've been asking myself "Does this spark joy?" in rapid fire. I was ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! We're into the third week without a car, and I have to admit that my legs are pretty sore. Still, I'm loving all the exercise we're getting and although everything takes longer and requires more planning without a car, it also forces us to slow down and live moment by moment. I'm stopping to smell the roses and flowers, if you will. That's a quick watercolor sketch I made a while back. I really really like it. You might be able to see a small water splotch on one of the leaves, ... Read more
SVE Loveliness
There are a few gifts still en route, but the vast majority of Secret Valentine Exchange presents have reached their destinations! Do let us know at secret.valentine.exchange[at]gmail.com if you're still waiting and we'll do our best to sort things out if you haven't been contacted already. Every year is fantastic, but with the active engagement on Instagram, this year has been especially exciting!! Here I am wearing my AMAZING knitted hat from Sonja. According to the info I sussed out from ... Read more