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When this year started I chose a word to reflect what I hoped the year would hold for me. The word for me was FOCUS. I usually have too many ideas in my head about my business, home, children, friends etc. I find it really hard to focus sometimes and accomplish the things that are […]

I am heading to Seattle tomorrow morning….EARLY! I am so excited. Not only will I get to play with friends the whole weekend…I will also be visiting a city that I have never been to. With my camera in hand I can't wait to explore. Becky and I will be staying with Lissa. Sasha will […]

This is the post on dreams that I hope I can express the way I want to. I have the thoughts in my head and heart and I hope it all comes across the right way. I remember very clearly years ago having a bad day. Not a bad day in the whole scheme of […]

This may be the post when you wonder why you read my blog. Is it just me…or are there more prescription commercials than EVER! I am not a big TV watcher. Don't get me wrong.  I have my shows but I watch them without commercials. This weekend I saw so many commercials during a Lifetime […]

 

Here are some of my favorites right now. I hope you enjoy this post…I always love hearing what you guys are loving too. I could drink coffee all day but I only allow myself one cup.  The rest of the day I really try to just drink water.  At night I love a cup of […]

This is the second in a four week series on dreams. Four weeks will not unlock all your dreams and make them a reality….I am just hoping that this series will get you thinking…which will get you acting on your dreams. This week I want to ask you some questions and I am hoping you […]

Dear Kelly, Thank you for taking our daughter to the Daddy Daughter Ball for the past five years! Thank you for being the daddy that goes out of your comfort zone to bless our daughter. Thank you for every time that she mentioned how excited she was to go to the Daddy Daughter Ball that […]

When I watch a movie I am paying as much (or more) attention to the house/decorating/landscaping as the characters and the storyline. He used to laugh when I would lean over in the middle of the movie and say, "did you see that wainscoting…did you like that mantel….we should move to France….I want a huge […]

I am so excited that you are here! Every Wednesday in February I will be doing a post on DREAMS. Our beautiful, wonderful, amazing dreams! The first thing I want you to do is to truly open you heart and your mind to the dreams that are stored within you. Please do not compare yourself […]

I wanted to share with you a book that I have loved and enjoyed with all three of my children. It is fun for the kids and easy for me to put the projects together. When each of my children have been around three years old we have worked our way through the book Art […]

  *Wondering what tips you have to take my Etsy shop to the next level. The best advice I would give to anyone that wants to be successful on Etsy is to take great photos. That photo is all people have to decide whether they can live without it or not. There are thousands of […]

  Welcome back! *Other than Mrs. Ingalls, what did you want to be when you grew up? I am STILL dreaming of being Mrs. Ingalls!  Growing up I really wanted to be a singer, actress, artist or writer. *If you could rid the world of your greatest pet peeve what would it be? I had […]

OK…the second installment of your questions. *If you could eat only one snack for the rest of your life what would it be? Serious?  One snack?  This is hard. Do I get to choose cupcakes and my butt won't get big? Because if my butt won't grow…I pick cupcakes.  But knowing how my butt reacts […]

First of all I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your beautiful and encouraging words regarding my collage. You have blessed me once again! I also wanted to let you know that I will be selling prints of my collage….I will let you know when they are available. […]

Sometimes there are seasons in our lives that grow and stretch us more than others. Maybe it is my age. I don't take a lot of stuff anymore. I only spend my time with friends I cherish. I am much better at making time for my art and other passions. I am able to look […]

I have loved taking photos each day for my 365 photography blog. It has been fun working with different textures and actions and learning a little more on Photoshop. I do not get much time to play…but when I do it is pure joy. Thank you for all of you that have taken a peek […]

  I truly believe that people are good. I know there are exceptions to this belief….but I think as a society we have shown over and over again that when we know WHAT to do…we do great things. When something huge and devastating happens like 9-11 or the earthquake in Haiti …people want to help. […]

Does this room look familiar? Up until last week my studio was in our unfinished basement. My husband had been trying to talk me into taking our dining room as my studio for over a year. He couldn't stand that the room was only getting used three to four times a year. I had been […]

I have seen this on a few blogs and I thought it would be fun. If you have questions….I have answers. I am pretty much an open book anyways. Do you have a question about starting a business, decorating, fashion, creating, homeschooling???? Ask whatever you want. I will answer the questions on Monday, January 18. […]

Have you ever caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and thought….I wish I looked older? Have you ever been hanging out with your girlfriends…you look at each of them…and you are jealous of their sunspots and crows feet? Do you wish that restaurants would give you the senior citizen discount? Do you want […]

My story begins back in October. I had just met my friends Lissa and Becky in Boise for Brave Girl Camp. We had only known each other through our blogs at this point. They had arrived earlier in the day and I was arriving at bedtime. We had been talking for 30 minutes or so […]

Dear Golden Vintage I have a little bit of an obsession….with the show Mad Men. Timeless Vixen Vintage First of all you have to remember that I grew up watching old movies and later always designing clothes inspired by the 30s, 40s and 50s.  First Love My husband and I watch every episode. I love […]

Not far from me there is an old, historic farm that is being brought back to life. Slowly the roofs are being repaired and the barns repainted. I do not know who owns this farm. I have no connection to this piece of land…but I can't pass the farm without looking. I have stopped more […]