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Weekend Warriors

So that happened over the weekend. It wasn’t without lots of swearing, splinters and a lot of “wow, they don’t fit. unscrew it!” — but we got ‘er done. I’ll be back with a bigger update (including those two sexy chairs in the back) once she’s sanded, stained and pillowed up.

March 24, 2014

Gangsters don’t dance, we boogie.

Update: I’ve made modifications to my eating habits and am using NTC as a proper warmup for running. 15 minutes of almost any workout from the app and I can last a lot longer on the treadmill. Small victories, y’all! So it’s only February and I’m trying to party outside? Well, I do live in…

February 13, 2014

Goalkeeping.

Update: My fiancé and I spoke at length after my last post and while I won’t get into specifics… I will say that he’s amazing. We’re moving forward, we’re growing. I may be taking the growing part a little too literal. Over a year ago, I wrote about wanting to change my body. For good.…

January 6, 2014

Bleh.

That’s how I’m feeling. I’m not sure if anyone still reads this, I’m too lazy to check stats. But if you happen upon this… can we talk? And by ‘we’ I mean ‘I.’ 2013 was eventful, for lack of a better word. I lost my mom. Got engaged. Turned thirty. All in one year. One…

January 2, 2014

Thou Shall Not Covet: Autumnal Goods

Taking a mental (and physical?) break from our little yard makeover. Plans are being made, things are getting purchased. Excitement. I’m also excited about Summer ending. Whaaaaaat? I know but it hasn’t been a great Summer for me and uh, Fall/Winter attire is probably my favorite. It took a long time to realize that. When…

August 22, 2013

Retro Heat

So, something amazing happened when I was working on the last post. But first, let’s rewind. I used to be subscribed to Design Public’s newsletter and let me tell you, it was pure torture so I unsubscribed. Torture because I basically wanted everything and couldn’t afford it. One of my biggest wants from them is…

August 19, 2013

Yardage.

Our backyard (and frontyard) is in a state of disarray. Remember this? 3 years ago? Yea, well it’s worse. Nothing is overgrown, its just dead now. Horribly dead. Those pictures actually make the yard look gorgeous looking back at them. We tell ourselves we don’t water in order to keep our bills low, but I’m…

August 16, 2013

07212013

I almost didn’t address this here. I’m still debating it as I type. But a part of me feels like it’s wrong not to. On July 21st, my mom passed away. ^And that was incredibly hard to type. I won’t go into what I’m feeling or how I’m dealing with it. I’ll handle that privately.…

August 14, 2013

New Digs.

No, not mine. Over the weekend I realized how many of my favorite bloggers have recently purchased new homes. You know what that means? New projects! The amount of joy this gives me is unreal. So I thought I’d share that joy with y’all. via Manhattan-Nest Daniel from Manhattan-Nest John & Sherry from Young House…

July 15, 2013

Happy Birthday, America.

Today you turn 237. Looking good, girl. Looking mighty fine. For all your faults, ‘Merica, I still love you. I can’t imagine having been born or raised anywhere but here. I know there’s beauty I’ve yet to discover all over this amazing world but I get to claim you as my home and I wouldn’t…

July 4, 2013