You see, we never called to turn cable on when we moved December 1st….it just magically was still on!

But as luck would have [...]]]> We knew it wouldn’t last forever, but each day we would turn on our tv or log on to our email and be amazed that our cable was still going.

You see, we never called to turn cable on when we moved December 1st….it just magically was still on!

But as luck would have it, the internet stopped. Boo. And now we are undecided on how to continue…call them up and get started? Look into a different company? Go without? Use our cell service to tether a network? We are trying to eliminate and/or lower as many bills as we can right now.

Bleh. So, as I’m typing this with my phone, bear with me as I might be gone for a while. There’s only so much I can do on my phone before I get frustrated with typing with one finger and staring at a teeny screen. Such first world problems!!!

Don’t worry, the shop is still up and running as I can still recieve orders and emails. Have a great week, all.

that [...]]]> stopping in to say hello! we had a great time at our families homes…it’s nice having our parents within 30 minutes of one another, but that means lots of driving back and forth each day to even out the time spent. dinner here, dessert here….very full to say the least.

that doesn’t mean i didn’t have thanksgiving leftovers for dinner tonight, though! they are sometimes as good as the first time around.

i’m a big proponent of not doing anything christmasy till after thanksgiving. it’s too special of a time to get passed up, just as autumn is too gorgeous of a season to skip over to winter. but our drive back over the mountain this morning, amidst new snow, helped usher into a feeling of the holiday spirit, and i happily turned on some christmas music while packing boxes. i maybe even sipped some hot chocolate and started perusing layouts for our christmas card this year…

the next week or so will be a bit of a craze for us as we fill all of our spare time with packing, taking trips to the next apartment, being disconnected, etc. i’ll miss you all if you don’t see too much of me, but i trust you all have a fun first week of december ahead of you!

i have swapped ads a bit the last few months and it’s time for a bit of a refresh with some new faces. please contact me if you feel like your blog [...]]]> are you ready to hop on for the winter season!? well here’s your chance…

i have swapped ads a bit the last few months and it’s time for a bit of a refresh with some new faces. please contact me if you feel like your blog and/or shop would be a good fit with me and my readers (and vice versa) and if you are interested in exchanging advertising for the what’s left of november and december! if you currently advertise with me, please let me know if you want to keep swapping!

looking forward to this season of holidays, winter cooking, and sewing & crafts in our household over here (as well as being a little bit more purposeful on what i offer to you and when). i don’t know what’s in store, but it’s going to be great!

AND just because today 11-11-11, i’m offering 15% off in the shop, until midnight (pacific time)! use NOV11 when checking out. enjoy friends! happy veterans day, and happy friday.

it’s definitely [...]]]> let’s get the bad thing out of the way first: i have been struggling with vertigo off and on since this spring. yuck. sometimes it’s debilitating and puts me out of commission. most of the time it’s a nuisance and causes me to move slower than i would like.

it’s definitely no fun to be dizzy and nauseated just from your own movements. no sir.

it hit me out of the blue yesterday morning, waking up with the room spinning, so i didn’t accomplish as much as i had planned. but i am thankful for three things: i found exercises online that if i do them at night before bed, it almost nearly eliminates it by the next day. i lay in goofy positions for 30 seconds at a time, and then sleep on 3 pillows to be as vertical as possible. every time wil comes to bed when i’m like this, he laughs that i look like i’m laying in a coffin. yikes. second, i am thankful that i really don’t have it that bad. i have heard of numerous people who get it so bad that just opening their eyes makes them sick and they can’t get out of bed. i definitely feel for those people, and i wouldn’t wish it on anyone. and third, it’s peaceful to be reassured that there will be a new heaven & earth, and even new bodies! wahoo!

he who was seated on the throne said, “i am making everything new!” then he said, “write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” revelation 21:5

but as for the good thing: the day we left for camping i got the best little package in the mail! i got the sweetest handmade rosette earrings and fabric ‘pearl’ necklace from ragamuffin beauties. they weren’t necessarily camping attire, but i put those earrings on immediately, and wore them pretty much the entire trip. made my jeans and sweatshirts and swimsuits feel a bit more glamorous. i’m thinking that i’ll dress up a tank and some skinny jeans with the necklace next time i go out. jenni sells these on etsy, in a ton of different colors, as well as keeps up a pretty cute blog. you should check out both!

a day in photos, morning edition. wake up.

coffee routine. guess which mug is mine, and which is wil’s.

wil and i decided to start running. bleh. let me paint a quick picture. wil’s the kind of guy that can not work out for weeks, months, etc, [...]]]> this is a quick post that will consist of me mostly whining. read at your own risk, or feel free to pass by.

wil and i decided to start running. bleh. let me paint a quick picture. wil’s the kind of guy that can not work out for weeks, months, etc, and go run for a few miles and be fine.

me? i loathe running. i’ve never liked it since the awful teen years of having to run the mile in p.e. class. i don’t like the continual repetition of one foot in front of the other. when people say it allows them to think and clear their heads, all i can think about is the running and how crappy i feel. i don’t know if i’m using it as an excuse, but i always feel terrible during running. am i out of shape? more than likely. but my bones and joints always hurt, usually up in my shoulders and chest, and i tell myself that’s not normal and maybe i just don’t have the body to be a runner.

either way, i’m allowing myself this moment right here to get all my complaining out, suck it up, and move on. i’ve never actually run on a regular basis, so who knows if the pain and negativity will go away after getting my body into that cycle? i don’t have any expectations of actually enjoying running over time, but i have my personal reasons of why i am going to give it a try and stick it out as long as i can. i think wil’s ultimate reason is that it’s a free way to stay healthy with all the really tasty (and often really bad) eating that we partake in. i do like that it will be another activity that we can work on together…and he is willing to take it really slow with me to ease into it all. and getting these cows out of the house for more than just their afternoon zoomies will be better for all of us.

i don’t intend to post updates of our schedule or goals or all of that. we have no intended 10k’s or marathons to achieve. i think our main goal right now is to just do it. and for me to not hate it.