Heavenly Pursuits

I found this quote while perusing a favorite site and it really resonated with me.

I can get so bogged down with worry about things I have no control over.

I took this photo last fall in Post Falls, ID during a family photo session. The sky seems so big up there, it's crazy. I stood in the middle of a wheat field and just looked up. So cool.

Winter Projects

Lately I've been in a real funk. Not sure if it's the dismal weather, the homesickness, or what, but it's been a huge funk.

The natural remedy is to spend some time soaking up the sun in a tropical locale with my sweetie, right?! No responsibilities. No drama. No snow. Ahhhhhhh....

Sadly, that won't happen until March....so I'm trying to focus my energy on some winter projects.  (Remember my perfect chairs?!)

I have started something new. And BIG. A project that is going to be a huge challenge. But it is going to rock. I've gotten started with the help of the brain trust (some very dear and talented amigos) and I'm more excited than I can say. Want a tiny little peek?

Confused? Well I'll tell you more about it.....soon. :)

What ways to you get out of a funk? Or do you live in Barbados?

What Joy, What Love

This year I decided to buy 2012 Calendars through Pinhole Press, a chic company with an array of fun products. I sent them out as Christmas presents to family, and kept one for myself. I love them!

In a world where we're all about iPhones, computers, digital everything - I love having an actual paper and ink calendar to jot down notes and events.

I used photographs from our family reunion in Maine this past summer, and I love how the images conjure warm, sunny, happy feelings. :)

Snow Times Ten

The snow - it's here.

It's been away for a long time, but it's finally returned home. With gusto.

We should be neck deep in no time!

For the most part, I'm enjoying it from indoors. :)

An Unexpected Find

Friends, I've had a wonderful victory.

Have you ever had something that you've searched for, for a long time, with no luck? Like the perfect pair of boots, or the right lamp, or whatever?

Since we moved to Spokane,  my elusive white rabbit has been a pair of bamboo captain's chairs. Back in CA we found them everywhere...but up here? No one seems to know what they are.

But I've finally found some. A pair. For cheap. On Craigslist. Aka, the BEST THING EVER. Bonus: the incredibly chic seller (she's moving to NYC next month and I want to go with her) gave me a whole roll of webbing to make these chairs perfect. (You can see the monster roll in between the two chairs below!)

They are perfect. With a coat of paint, some webbing, and a couple custom made cushions - they chairs are going to be just the project to get me through the rest of our winter. You know, until June.

Wannabe Travel Bug

I've got the travel bug like crazy.

I know two people that are going to Hawaii in the next three weeks. And I'm SUPER JEALOUS.

So, anyways.

I took a picture of a globe.

And then thought some more about how I want to go to the tropics. Yep.