Rebirth?

Photography by Eye Poetry // found via Design Love Fest

Bombshell alert:

I've been giving quite a bit of thought to reviving this tiny bit of web space. I'm not sure of the specifics yet, but keep your eye out for the probable rebirth. You'll be the first to know (if I ever get it properly sorted out).

So Long, Farewell...

As if you couldn't tell by my extended absence from this blog, I've been a little busy and a whole lot preoccupied.

Working full-time and trying to manage an almost eight month old monkey doesn't leave a whole lot of time for anything else. And when there is time to be had, I try to spend it sleeping, not blogging.

But don't look at this as a goodbye -- just a see you later (in a different venue).



If for some reason you feel the need to keep tabs on me, you can take a peek here.

Motherhood

Meet Gaius [Guy-Us].

This is the (main) reason this blog has gone silent. Can you blame me?

Etsy - Kantan Designs

Julia Child quote "Fat gives things flavor" print by Kantan Designs $7.50

So true.

This husband and wife team always comes up with the loveliest little posters. Plus, they're local (for me) and there's nothing like supporting your local crafts people.

(while you're at it, check out Heather's blog, The Coterie -- it's one of my daily pit stops)

Wooden Blocks

I'm pretty sure that I need these wooden toy blocks from Naked Tree Toys. Yeah, I said that I need them, so what?

I'm a crazy cat lady -- so what.

Kitty Print by JennSki


Yeah, it's probably because I'm a crazy cat lady. Whatever.

(If you want to get technical, I have seven cats. Four live with my parents back in California and three live here in Utah with the Husband and I. One of them even followed me down the aisle at our wedding.)

Happy Easter 1988

(Yeah, that's my "beautiful" mug way back in the day)

Livin' In Sin

"Sinners Sampler" by Roll & Tumble Press

I kind of wish Michael and I weren't legally married so that I could hang this bad boy up.

A Warming Trend

Deer Creek Reservoir - July 2009


Ok, so maybe there are some good things about the weather getting warmer (maybe).

Closet Door Knobs - Thoughts?

I've had my eye on these Zinnia Knobs at Anthropologie for some time now, but I can't make up my mind on which color I want. Unfortunately, this is what happens when I'm given too many options.

The plan (in my head) is to put them on our his and hers closet doors in the bedroom. The breakdown of our space:

- medium gray walls with white molding
- white closet doors
- black/brown furniture
- white / gray / beige bedding

I haven't gotten around to decorating the bedroom yet, so it's just kind of there. Our poor pathetic room is in desperate need of some personality. I know that closet door knobs aren't exactly the most exciting addition to a space, but it's a start, right?

My dilemma is whether I want to knobs to blend in (white), contrast (black), or provide a much needed pop of color (aqua).


So folks, I'm asking for your thoughts: white, black, aqua, none of the above?

Salt Lake City (miniaturized)

Does tilt-shift photography remind anyone else of watching Mr. Rogers neighborhood as a kid?

I can't be the only one because I googled "Mr. Rogers Miniatures" (yeah, I did) and stumbled across someone else who had the same idea.

Want, Need, Must Have - Scissors Bookends

Scissors Bookends - $45

I'm pretty sure that I need this. NEED. It combines my two loves: arts/crafts and books.

Perfect, no?

Anthropologie Catalog Styling

I know I can't be the only one who fell in love with the way Anthropologie styled their jewelry in the March 2010 catalog.





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Minature Human Clothing (AKA baby clothes)

Can I tell everyone how excited I am to meet my niece Kaylee? She is the little girl of my brother-in-law and his wife. We expect her to arrive sometime today (a couple of weeks early) and I just might be giddy with anticipation.

I already have 20+ nieces & nephews and I don't want to belittle my feelings for them by any means, but Kaylee will be the first of the kids that I've been around from day one (or the beginning of my sister-in-law's pregnancy).

Kaylee will be their first little one, and my poor sister-in-law has been very sweet about the many emails I've sent her way. I admit myself thankful to them because I get to buy cute clothes and think about nursery ideas, without actually having a kiddo of my own. It's been perfect for me.

Now, if I had quite a a lot funding, there is no doubt that little Kaylee would be the best dressed girl in town -- but since I'm very much on a budget and I just can't rationalize spending more on baby clothes than I do on my clothes, I'll just daydream about buying her these adorable clothes.


1. Bright Floral Tank Dress - $30
2. Dotted Kimono Bodysuit - $15
3. Dotted Flutter Top - $25
4. Embroidered flutter dress - $35
5. Striped Shirt Dress - $16.50
6. Dwell Studio for Target Dress - $12.99

The Classics

"A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." - Mark Twain

I consider myself a bit of a bookworm, so how is it that I've managed to make it to 24 years old and I've never read a good chunk of "the classics"? Shame on me.

But I’ve got a plan to change that (I say “plan” very loosely).

Barnes & Noble has a “B&N Classics” line of paperback books at very reasonable prices ($4-$7) and I’m planning on working my way through a good chunk of them this year.

First on my list? “Madame Bovary” by Gustave Flaubert.


(We’ll see how far I manage to get into it before I get distracted by another book. I can’t tell you how many books are sitting in my bookcase half read – it’s a sad thing really.)


Other novels on my “To do” list:

• THE AGE OF INNOCENCE by Edith Wharton
• ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell
• ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
• CATCH-22 by Joseph Heller
• THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger
• GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
• THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck
• THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood
• LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov
• LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding
• ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by Ken Kesey
• A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN by James Joyce
• SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut
• TENDER IS THE NIGHT by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• ULYSSES by James Joyce


Oh and I’m taking suggestions – so let me know: What is your favorite “classic”?