Written on 10/20/2011
I’m REALLY considering participating in a really fun event in November. It’s a fun vintage bizarre here in Salem put on by Roost Re imagined. Basically it would give me a chance to snazzy up a little booth and sell a bunch of my hand made goodies and also some fun little pieces of furniture I’ve re-finished. I’ve ALWAYS wanted to do this. I see them, I go to them, but I’ve been a little too intimidated to actually participate in one. So, I am %80 sure this is happening :-)
For this event I want to design and sell some cute little cards. Here’s a few I’ve made so far. I also plan to make some pillow covers, baby blankets, CupCandy, obviously, Cute Flag Garlands, and probably some other random things. So, if you’re in the area and I DO this, I’d love to see you! I will keep you posted :-)
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Written on 10/19/2011
We got hit BAD with the sickies. First Isla was up barfing her little head off all night. The next couple days, I’m hugging the toilet all night, the next couple days after that Vin’s sprinting back and forth to the bathroom. You get the picture. It wasn’t pretty up in here.
You know those HUGE cans of Lysol? The one’s that are virtually impossible to use up? Yeah. There ain’t no germs livin’ in dis house.
So, we’re finally healthy. Cohen had school pictures today. I kinda tried to make her hair look cute but it just wasn’t happening. Oh well. It’s preschool. Isla and I enjoyed our morning together. She was falling asleep in the car while I was driving around town and now she’s whining in her room and wont nap. What the heck!? Go to sleep!
We made a stop at Goodwill this morning. I’m kinda addicted to this place. I’m over the smell. I find way too many good things to care about a little stink. I’m thinking about participating in this cute Christmas vintage fair. I’ll fix up some old things and re-sell them, along with my cupcandy and some of my baby items. I really want this to work out, so I am trying to slowly prepare for it! I’m usually on a misson to find old pieces of furniture I can snaz up but today I found some pretty glorious finds for myself and the girls!
So, yeah. I’m off to bake some mini cupcakes so the girls and I can frost them and eat them when they “wake-up” from their naps. Yes. I said eat. We aren’t giving those away. Besides, they’re mini cupcakes so who would want them?
I snagged up these gorgeous Aldo boots. The tag is still on the bottom and they originally sold for $150. They’re leather and they’re pure heaven on my feet! $14.99. Yep.
Does this picture make you want to cry a little? And that jean jacket!? Goodwill. Brand new with Target tags. $5.
This lamp base was screaming “Anthropologie” at me as I walked near it. I’m going to have to agree! $7.
I almost bought these full price at Target for Isla for $14.99. Found them at Goodwill for $2.99. Brand New. Never worn!
See what I deal with?
Feeling great after spending the night with my toilet. Heading out to snap some family pictures! You can see those here.
The rain doesn’t seem so bad when I have these cuties to wear.
Have a good day, friends!
K.
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Written on 10/15/2011
I’ve lived in Salem my WHOLE life. Because of this I am very accustomed to the seasons. I feel like the rain has become more dominate in the Fall/Winer/Spring seasons. I don’t mind a nice warm Summer rain, I can handle a little spring shower to help those spring flowers bloom but rain 7 months out of the year takes it’s toll on the endorphins. I’m still in a little bit of denial that Salemonian’s won’t feel warm sunshine on our skin for the next 6 or 7 months but for my own good I am just going to embrace the change. I mean sure. Hot sunshine is fun. Tank tops and sundresses, shorts and swimsuits. But admit. It gets old. A cool crisp foggy morning is about as refreshing as a cold glass of water after a long run in the hot sun. Sunshine when it’s 50 degrees is glorious. Warm sweaters, boots and jeans. Yes, please! Cute hats, ear muffs, warm fuzzy gloves. Hot egg nog lattes, baking cookies and breads, hot soup….. you get the idea. Cold weather is wonderful.
BUT I live here. It rains. A LOT and this year I am stocking up on my vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin B. I’m planning to share some really fun tutorials for you guys so we can have some fun things to do when it’s just plain miserable outside. I plan to sew a LOT and I’ve even entertained the thought of having some kind of booth at a fun vintage/craft fair this Holiday season.
I’m preparing for the seasons changing and I want my heart to reflect love, gratitude and joy. I want this season to be different, mostly I want to be content with where God has me!
What are your favorite things about the Fall?
Loves,
K.
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Written on 10/13/2011
It’s kinda a trend with me. When things get too busy, my blog takes a back seat. There is so much I want to catch up on and the thought is daunting…. but it’s important to me to continually document the things my family does in life.
First off, we started October with the Fixel retreat. For those who don’t know what Fixel is, it’s my husband’s design business. Go check it out. After we came home Vin’s sister came to stay for about a week. THEN we ALL flew ourselves to MAUI for 6 nights! Can I just say, there is something incredibly satisfying about taking my girls on vacation! I never missed them (because I got to snuggle and kiss them any time I wanted) and they were building memories of our family all on their own! I really, really loved having our whole family together on this trip. Vin’s Mom met up from Canada and my Mom came along with us! We had 3 hotel rooms all in a row so we also spent a lot of time together! Not to mention our little family all squeezed into a STUDIO sized hotel room… that could have been a huge disaster but it actually brought us closer together. If you know me, you know I am not an advocate of sharing my bed with my kids, so I secretly enjoyed having Isla snuggled up to my chin at night. That lasted a couple days and we rented a crib for her. We were all much more comfortable, (I need real sleep).We spent a lot of time out and about exploring beaches, snorkeling, eating, swimming, dancing, staring into the sunsets, etc. Hawaii is nothing short of paradise. It went by too fast. It always does.
So, we came home to 60 degree weather and rain. *sigh*.
I baked pumpkin bread and lit all the candles in my house. (Isn’t this pretty standard for Fall?)
I went a little crazy and made a bunch of crafts for my “sewing” room. Some of which I really hope to share on my blog because I know you would ALL love them.
Cohen’s school went to the Pumpkin patch. Because I am a Mom and I kinda have to say I enjoyed it, I will. But I was half tempted to accidentally “sleep in” that day…..
It was all I imagined. Muddy and cold. We ruined a few pairs of nice shoes and yeah. That sucks. But Cohen loved it and that is what matters, right?
Let’s see…. I’m just trying to get back into the swing of things now. I’ll end this with some pictures and hopefully write a little better blog soon.
Loves,
K.
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Written on 09/27/2011
Lately God has really been showing me how silly it is to live in fear. Because I am known and loved by Christ, I truly shouldn’t fear anything in this world. In fact, He has given me a spirit of sound mind, not fear (2 Timothy 1:7). And should something bad happen, I should rest in the fact that He will use it for good and He will fully equip me to handle it. If I am depending on His strength through my hardships they can only bring me closer to Him. We can’t possibly control what happens to us. Ultimately we don’t make those decisions nor can we prevent bad things from happening. We are called to trust and obey God and live our lives to glorify Him. If we are actively doing this, there shouldn’t be much we can’t handle. When I am living in fear at any moment, I take a look at where my heart is… and it usually isn’t clinging to Christ. It’s usually a distance away.
I am reading a really good book and this really encouraged me
“On our own and in our own strength, you’ll never be able to conquer your sinful fear. We can make outward changes but change in the heart is something only the Holy Spirit can accomplish.”
Basically, trying to control our lives because we are afraid wont solve our fearful thoughts. Depending on Jesus and simply trusting Him day to day, moment by moment will bring upon us the gift of a peaceful, sound mind and that sounds pretty good to me!
Have a blessed day!
Ps. I recently went to LA with Vin and I haven’t been organized enough since I got back to blog about it, so I will lead you to the amazing Katie Ferrell of Dashing Dish. She and I spend the week together and I must say, God really blessed me with that time spent together! Read all about our trip!
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Written on 09/13/2011
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Written on 09/12/2011
Heaven forbid we speak truth, in fear it could possibly offend someone.
Heaven forbid we admit our struggles, for fear of being judged. Isn’t the person judging the one who is suffering more?
Heaven forbid we get involved when help is needed. It’s much easier to “pray” and stay away.
Heaven forbid we have difficult marriages. If we’re Christian’s our marriages should be great!
Heaven forbid we feel real conviction in our lives. Because doesn’t feeling conviction mean we might have to change something?
Heaven forbid we make the changes we know we need to make. Isn’t justifying ourselves so much easier? And don’t Christian’s make it easy to justify just about everything sinful to some degree?
Heaven forbid we go all in and live our lives simply and purely for the one who gave His for us. Jesus is cool but not when I look uncool living for him.
Heaven forbid someone asks us to help. What a bother. We’re just so busy with our own lives!
Heaven forbid we forgive.
Heaven forbid we love our enemies.
Heaven forbid we love others.
*sigh.
We’re all selfish. You know you are. Christian or not, we all feel a void when we know we can be doing more to love each other.
I was thinking about this “quote”
“You are what you are willing to give.”
Ouch.
K.
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Written on 09/09/2011
I have an ongoing bag of fish crackers in my room. It goes from my bathroom to my sewing desk to the floor and back up on the sewing desk. And yes. My girls regularly eat from it. I’m pretty sure Vin stepped on it the other night on his way into bed. It’s probably a month or so old…. I know.
Sometimes I am in denial that Isla isn’t potty trained and I let her roam the house naked. I might kinda like her little baby bum too, but anyhoo when she has a little accident on the carpet I just soak-er-up with the nearest dirty clothes or hand towel and call-er-good. Oh yeah. I totally fabreez so I’m sure that totally kills the germs. My carpet is an awesome short shag beige and hides everything. This may or may not be a bad thing.
I’m pretty sure I have contributed to at least half of our nation’s debt crisis. I think I could round up a few billion dollars in pennies in our vacuum bag. What? You know you hate them too, except when you can give them to a cashier and get a whole dollar bill back instead of $.99. That is all a penny is good for. Seriously.
Sometimes poopy diapers sit on my front porch in the 90 degree weather until night time. No one wants to see me in my robe in the morning. I do the neighborhood a favor and open my front door and dop the mo-fo outside. It’s much easier. Let’s face it, when I am rushing out the door I don’t want to grab a poopy diaper and risk getting the debris on my hands. Have I mentioned the condition of our outside garbage can? Ok, I will save this for another post. Who cares if the outside of my house smells like a dump, literally.
I am a self proclaimed photographer and 1 out of 6 frames in my bedroom have stock images in them. In fact the couple next to me on my bed stand is pretty cute. It’s a nice trick to spicing up your mariage :-) I kid! I kid!!!! I’m lazy. I have the pictures downstairs in my junk drawer. I’m.just.lazy.
Speaking of photography, We’ve taken ONE family picture since Isla was born. Wow. That one kinda stinks.
Sometimes I bake things and eat them all by myself. This is usually once a month. Vin doesn’t like to eat my baked goods and I can’t be that mom who gives her kids cookies all day long (cause I will cause they are really cute and they get what they want)
I’m really lucky and my kids usually sleep in until about 8:30 9. Sometimes this isn’t enough sleep for me so I give whoever is up my phone or ipad and let them watch cartoons next to me while I snooze. They might occasionally munch on that everlasting bag-o-goldfish. Cohen can even turn the TV on downstairs and get me herself a yogurt. Soon I will have Cohen trained to make me a cup of coffee… muahahahaha.
I don’t ever wash my jeans. Especially my skinny jeans. If I washed those suckers I would never get them back on. Ever. I already have to do all sorts of gymnastics to get them on after wearing them about 100 times.
I really, really love squeezing blackheads. It’s incredibly satisfying. Admit it.
And here’s the grand finale….. and the reason you might stop reading my blog….
I like the smell of ear wax.
There. That’s it. I feel good. I feel honest. I feel….. slightly embarrassed but oh well.
TGIF!
K.
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Written on 09/08/2011
So, I’ve been feeling a bit guilty about my post regarding the what I wore business. The straw the broke the camels back was a recent comment on that post. Here’s what I have decided…
I sounded WAY judgmental.I did. And I am genuinely sorry.
I shouldn’t have posted that.
I was having a rough, bitter kinda day. (I’m blaming Aunt Flow)
It’s not fair to tell woman they shouldn’t do what they love.
So, shame on me. I really didn’t come across loving at all. I have a lot of friends who do this in their blogs and the more I think of the women they are, the more it affirms how wrong it was to post. It truly has nothing to do with what you wore, or how much you love what you wore and what you wear and what you plan on wearing. The fact is you love it, it brings you joy and you should continue doing it to bring joy to others who also love it.
Anyway. I’m sure I offended at least one person, and I hope they can see past how I came across and know from the bottom of my heart I didn’t intend to make anyone feel bad.
Forgive me?
K.
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Written on 09/07/2011
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