I need help. There. I said it. That wasn’t so bad, was it? I typically pride myself in my creative organizational skills but I’ve hit a wall with my latest project. My jewelry supplies used to live happily on my sun porch. They were all nicely stacked and tucked away on shelves underneath a vintage […]

Peeking out from the piles

I’m purposefully taking time to peek out from behind the piles of boxes and books and other crud to say that I’m still alive. I’ve been in my new place for the past two weeks and still it looks like we JUST moved in. The Sweet Boy mentioned that this is the first place we […]

Newness all over again

Mugs in a window I’ll be leaving behind It seems like just last month we moved into our current house. I was so excited as it really is the cutest house in town. A lot has changed since moving here. My mom was diagnosed with cancer, fought for her life and then lost that battle. […]

At this moment, everything is perfect

It’s raining a heavy, late summer rain out my windows. Inside my oven are cookies upon cookies. At this very moment, it seems that everything is in love with each other. I’ve said it before, but this time I really mean it, tomorrow will be the end of a very tough couple of weeks at […]

A Glimpse of Autumn

Believe it or not, the days are beginning to get shorter. The mornings have actually been a bit chilly this week. The mega stores have hauled out fall themed decor items and it goes without saying that Hobby Lobby already has their Christmas stuff up (I think they do that in July). Believe it or […]

Those are some fine looking pickles

Did you miss me? I bet you did. I even cried a little when I remembered I hadn’t blogged in ages. I probably don’t need to say I’ve been busy with summer type things. It seems taking a break from updating blogs is a trend amongst bloggers this time of year. However, I will say […]

The Shelf of Ugly

I’m only going to show you a part of the shelf because it is not deserving of being fully presented to the blog world. This shelf… this ugly shelf… this $20 build it yourself shelf… is finally going the way of the yard sale. I’ve owned it for almost 10 years which is 7 years […]

I have a very good excuse as to why my blog hasn’t been updated (and why my kitchen didn’t get cleaned out like I had planned). I’ve been busy. See? It’s a great excuse. Actually, I have been busy. Besides the usual work stuff I went to Houston for a few days for a conference. […]

Things Said

Here’s a snippet from a conversation with the Sweet Boy that I’d never though I’d overhear: Sweet Boy to his best friend “We’ll all three have to travel to Austin in the next year so you can see how cool it is” Sweet Boy’s best friend “Maybe next spring?” Sweet Boy “Sure… but Erin and […]

The Little Kitchen that Could

See this mess above? That’s one half of my kitchen cabinets (yes, I think I have the smallest kitchen in town). Those cabinets are a wonderful thing. Open so I can show off my lovelies. There is one small problem though. I’m not showing off my lovelies. I’m showing off my free cups from concerts, […]