I'm following Emily's lead today & sharing some current life randomness.
loving:
the few new pillow slipcovers I whipped up using this tutorial. After making the first one, I was embarrassed that I hadn't done these sooner. So easy!
reading:
the February issue of Martha Stewart Living. And blogs. My favorites lately: The Small Things Blog, Hello From the Natos, From My Grey Desk. Also, Reality Steve [hanging head in shame].
waiting for:
the storm we are apparently going to get hit with tonight/tomorrow. We're staying in!
excited about:
a girls' night planned for Saturday night. SO needed.
trying to:
avoid the flu. Ryan spent two days straight in bed this past week. In the 10 years we've been together, I've never experienced him doing this. It takes a lot to knock that man down. I'm downing vitamins and zicam!
working on:
finishing the kids' rooms. They will be so pretty once my plans leave my brain and come into fruition. I can't wait to share - especially Evyn's room!
enjoying:
spearmint & orange gummies, gluten free pretzels, and Enjoy Life dark chocolate. Compliments of a sick husband on a grocery run.
using:
my TURQUOISE stick blender, a Christmas gift from my mom and dad. Smoothies have never been easier to make, cleanup is a snap (especially compared to using a regular blender), and it's pretty. Duh.
wearing:
these earrings. Picked them up last night and haven't taken them out since.
planning:
on having a low-key weekend.
singing:
to All Sons and Daughters. I like to think I'm the third part of the trio they don't realize that they are in. Haha.
needing:
to snuggle this little bundle right now. And she's 4 months old as of Tuesday. [Brain explodes.]
learning:
about Biblical suffering and the hope & freedom that comes with it. Our pastor is doing an amazing series on 1 Peter right now.
listening to:
the hum of the monitor, the furnace kicking on, and Ryan hacking up a lung.
wishing:
there was a little more time each day to work on projects and snuggle babies and play with big kids. Priorities.
doing:
pretty well at dropping the baby poundage. And I ran a 5k on Tuesday. My minutes/mile ratio is highly embarrassing, but I did it. In 27 degree weather. And then wheezed for a few hours afterward.
dreaming of:
a sandy tropical beach. Someday!
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Congrats to pretty Liz on winning my Winter Essentials giveaway!
Oh I love the canvases above your couch and the mirror, so beautiful. Did you make the canvases yourself?
ReplyDeleteHow is she 4 months old already!?!?!? I love those pillow covers! You'll have to teach me your ways :)
ReplyDeleteAND WOOOHOOO for winning!
loving th canvases, mirror and pillow covers soo much! And I can totally relate to the ideas in the head. Maybe eventually I will get the kids' rooms done too, ta know, before they move out.
ReplyDeleteOh man, I loved that pillow cover tutorial you linked to!! I keep telling myself that I can cover a simple pillow, yadda yadda... but the tutorial I was planning to work from included a zipper. I know, I know, zippers aren't that hard, BUT, if I can skip it I am *so* much more likely to get going on a cover! I actually went to Joann's and grabbed a bunch of fabric swatches so I can get started soon. :)
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