The Dallas Flea- Save the Date

This looks like fun! The Dallas Flea is a quarterly market with collection of local shops all in one place. 

I think this is right up our alley! Who wants to go check it out?

I'm 30. I survived

Yes, I survived! It's really not *that* bad.  I had a wonderful birthday. My Mom flew in from Nashville on Friday and her and Gabe surprised me at IHOP (because I wanted eggs and bacon) I had no idea! I cried when I saw her and then immediately felt betrayed. I'm supposed to know everything! I got over it real quick when Gabe told me we were going to Truluck's to get King Crab legs for dinner.

Thanks for the birthday wishes.

It's Now the Beginning of the End

So remember how I mentioned I was taking tomorrow off and I was going to work on the hutch? Well, I'm taking tomorrow off because it's my birthday..my 30TH BIRTHDAY.

Oh sweet baby jesus!

 "You're still young!" Blah! I KNOW! But I'm torn. This is very bittersweet.I think I'll survive tho. I'm going to schedule my first face lift for next week.

I KID!

Also, if any of you plan on baking me a birthday cake, will you please try to make a life size cake replica of me. See below. Please and thank you.

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I Can't Think of a Good Title for This Post

Wow! A month of not posting? Really? It's true. I know. Here's the thing, I want to blame it on being so busy with the holidays or work or whatever...but frankly..I haven't been inspired. There, I said it. I love reading all of my favorite blogs and after seeing some amazing posts, I think "How in the world did they have time to do all of this?" or "They must not work!" I work full time and drive nearly 65 miles to and from work a day. I know, I know, who doesn't!! No excuse.  I feel like I can't keep up to keep things interesting here for you all. I feel like every time I write a new post, it's gotta blow your skirt up. It cannot be mediocre under any circumstance! So if  have nothing completely amazing to share..then why share at all?


But I'd really like to change my mentality about blogging. I enjoy it. I love reading what y'all have to say. I get tickled pink that you all, YOU GUYS visit me to see what I'm up to and like me enough to leave a comment. It's a good feeling. But I'm not giving up! I'm going to write off my "inspiration block" as my Winter break. Not a whole lot is going on during the colder months, so maybe all of my Goodwill runs and redos needed a break too. So here I am, late January, and you know what? That effing hutch is half way inside!! I wish I could go into details but the bottom half is entirely too heavy for me and my husband to carry inside, so we'll have to employ one of Gabe's friends.

I was promised it'd be in the house by Thursday night because I'm taking Friday off and I'd love to have all day to get it primed and going. So we'll see. In the meantime, this is the current state.

Anyway, like I said, I'm taking Friday off. There's a reason for it, but I don't want to talk about it just yet.

Holy Crapola!

Seriously. Is it just me, or is Christmas only 3 days away?

OK I know. I've been slacking. I'll just be honest. I'm not motivated lately. The hutch has been built, but I need to go out and sand it down. Then I can somehow bribe ask my husband to help me drag it's heavy ass into the house where I can paint it in the warmth of my house and not in a 27 degree garage where the paint would never dry.

Here's a sneak peak.

So, please know I'm not avoiding you. Life has just been kinda busy and as you can probably tell, I'm not into Christmas this year. So I feel like I'm being forced into Christmas and I don't wanna! With that being said, I'm still lacking two gifts and I'm tempted to just go buy some gift cards at the drug store's little gift card kiosk. Ugh, I'm just so not into it.


Please hang in there! I'll be back at the first of the year with some new stuff when things slow down.

In the meantime know I love you and happy holidays :)

Free Anissa !

I'm a huge fan of Aiming Low.

And when I read it's creator, Anissa, had suffered 2 strokes... my heart sunk. She's got 3 little ones at home, the youngest of which had Leukemia and is now in remission. They've set up a fund for her family if you'd like to help and I've stuck the button on my sidebar.

She is one of the funniest broads I've ever "met" and I know all of the gals at Aiming Low are pulling for her..as are all of her readers.

Here's to sending Anissa good vibes.