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So…I’m Not Dead

But I did get stung by a bumblebee Friday night, which turned my foot into a sausage and made me so unproductive that I had to sit on the couch watching marathons of The Hills for 72 hours. I'm on the mend,...

In The Middle

...of about 100 projects. I mentioned last week that my brother moved out to an apartment, so I've been helping him transport things as well as painting some furniture for him (the furniture he was using here...

An Open Letter To Myself

Dear Rachael, I know you've been on vacation, but frankly that's no excuse. I understand that it's hard to catch up on the 500 shows you DVRed while you were gone AND do work. There were so many season...

Leaving On A Jet Plane!

The hubs and I are heading to Reno for a week or so to visit my mom and step dad, so my lovely friend Amy will be chiming in with some guest posts! I think you're really going to like them :) Next week, I'm...
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I’m not dead…

...just busy doing projects. I'm in the middle of about 4 (well really like 100, but only 3 are close to being done...you know how it is). I thought about sharing progress, but I don't want to ruin the...

Ambush

Five days a week, this is what happens. *** The hubs walks in sometime between 5:30 and 6. I hop up off the couch and pretend I wasn't trolling Pinterest since he left that morning. "Hi honey! How...
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New Toy

With the help of some Christmas money, I finally purchased my first dSLR camera!! On the way to me is this pretty baby... I'm super excited and scared as it's a large purchase, but I got a great deal on...
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A Holiday Dinner

Last weekend I hosted a holiday dinner for some friends of ours, which was super exciting because it was the first time I got to use my new china :) Keeping with my "woodland" wintery theme throughout the...
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Changes…And A More Personal Note

So sorry for the late post! I have been really busy lately getting ready for a new adventure and wanted to make sure everything was going smoothly before I announced it to the world. Mom-no I am not...