Preparing for one of many garage sales in 2004 2013 is a big year for me. January marked my 10th anniversary with Jai; May 2013 will mark the 10th anniversary of my mom suddenly passing away and the unexpected turns my life took as a result of that; and in…
We're on the fourth month of our Glidden Home Makeover series, and on Monday we finished painting our converted attic space. Behold, Jai's new office, painted in Blue Cloud and Cool Cobalt: My dad painted these little birds on the wall for me when I was growing up, since this…
Me at age four, ready to write my first novel...I just have to finish learning to read first! I wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember. Even as a child who had just recently learned how to write the alphabet, I wanted to grow up…
It's February on the Oregon coast, which means rain, rain, and more rain. But the weather is starting to improve and I can see our first sign that spring is going to be here soon - in the middle of all these barren branches in my back yard, I spotted…
I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and Kleenex Brand Tissues #CBias #SocialFabric #SharetheSoft When you think of a girls' night in, you might picture a romantic chick flick playing…
We're on month three of our Glidden Home Makeover series, and this month, we decided to repaint, repair, and convert a "Spare" room into an office. This is the room between my kitchen and bathroom, and due to the many intensive renovations that we've worked on over the years, this…
Do you make New Year's resolutions? Although I have the same goals year-round, I do enjoy the psychological effect of starting a new year on a new foot and getting a chance to reassess my gameplan. For most people who make New Year's resolutions, it seems that "Losing weight/getting in…
Happy New Year, everyone! However you choose to celebrate tonight, I hope you have a very happy and safe time. Thank you to all of my wonderful readers who have followed this site over the last year - some of you have been reading us since the beginning, and some…
It's month two of our Glidden Home Makeover series, and for this month's project, we decided to focus on the laundry room. We chose this room as we thought it would be a relatively simple room to paint compared to the rest of the house, and since December is so…
I wanted to take a moment to wish my readers who are celebrating a merry Christmas today. Although we usually think of holidays as a happy time, we also know that they can be very difficult. The national and global community has been shaken by the tragedy in Connecticut, so…
