You’d think I’d learn. I’ve been taking part in an every-other-week crafting challenge all year now, and I still end up procrastinating and trying to make the whole thing on the day before (or the day) it’s due. So that means today, on what felt like not enough sleep after a whirlwind knitting weekend (which […]
Sip Some Sangria with the TMI Mom
Disclosure: Heather sent me a digital review copy of her book so I could write about it. I’m not much of a fiction writer, but I’ve always enjoyed concocting stories about strangers. I love imagining how that single running shoe ended up in the middle of the street, where that woman on the airplane is […]
And Then, Things Got Real
I’m having a lot of trouble focusing today (which is actually yesterday, as you read this, but I’m sure it’s still true). For one thing, the major backyard renovation that’s been going on for a month (except for those two weeks in the middle when it wasn’t going) has gone into overdrive with the pouring […]
Some Thoughts on Passion, Faith, and Growing up
The other morning the Bit and I were snuggling in bed, trying to keep the day from starting, and she asked me “what do you want to be when you grow up?” The question kind of startled me. First, because I figured she thought I was already a grownup (she’s pretty sure that happens around […]
Having a Baby? You Need a Plan
(Disclaimer: I was given this book by my friend, Rachel, who wrote it, in the hope that I would review it. She didn’t ask me to say nice things. I am not now nor do I ever plan on being pregnant again, but I may hand this book off to the next first-time mom I […]
The Easiest Fairy Wand Ever
The trouble with being the child of a crafter is that she (the crafter) often has her own agenda, a running list — real or just in her head — of things that need to be made. So when you come to her with a specific request it doesn’t always get fulfilled quickly. Or ever, […]
Painted Peg Toys {Iron Craft Challenge}
This week’s Iron Craft challenge had to do with toys, either making a toy or making something with toys. I had actually started this project a while ago but the Bit declared it unfinished and I pulled it back out for this purpose. These are little peg people with matching cups, painted in the colors […]