Nightclothes

"Dreams are ...illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you"
-Marsha Norman

I'm ready for warmth. I'm ready to hide my flannel pajamas pants and long sleeve t-shirts. I'm ready for summer nightgowns and sleepshorts.

Scanty from Bluefly.

From American Eagle.

Wendy Glez from Bluefly.

From Victoria's Secret.

From Anthropologie.

Some favorites this week...

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it."
-William Arthur Ward

"Is it slutty, or is it fun?" from MightyGirl.
"an old favorite" from Elise Blaha :: enJOY it.
"singing to baby*" from Boho Photography.
"get crafty: an online workshop" from Elise Blaha :: enJOY it. -- is she reading my mind?? better believe I'll be participating in this one!!

My worldclass man

"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
-St. Francis of Assisi

Tomorrow will be Rob's 20th day in a row to work at the plant. And, I'm not talking about 9-to-5's, more like 6-to-7s, and more than once, 6-to-10's. It's been a long couple of weeks, preparing for the huge building audit, which he believed his future with the company relied upon.

FLASHBACK! I remember making conversation with a cab driver in Boston on a family trip a couple of years ago, when he asked me what I saw in Rob (who was my boyfriend at the time). I answered with the first thing that came to my head, "because whenever he puts his mind to something, he makes it come true!" Later I reflected if that was a silly reason to love someone, and then I wondered why I even cared what I told a cab driver, but even today, this trait is one that I most admire about my husband.

After all of his frustration, hard work, and a little bit of luck, it looks like they are going to pass the audit, and maybe even achieve "worldclass" status!! I'll be sure glad to have him home in the evenings next week!

My own little corner

"In my own little corner, in my own little room, I can be whomever I want to be." -Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cinderella

Been wondering what I've been up to lately? Well, this week I planned a list of projects for myself, so I'd be too busy to feel guilty about sitting at home without a job. And, first on the agenda... a complete overhaul of my craft room, including moving it to the smaller room across the hall (switching with what was the guest room). So with a $100 budget, I set out to make this room super cute and super organized, just like those awesome studios that I drool over on Flickr.

Here's my little sewing corner. I made the curtains (using this tutorial from The Small Object Steno Pad) and even lined them with white fabric on the back.
And then on the opposite wall is my collection of scrapbooks and photo albums. Unfortunately there's not a lot of room to grow with that discarded piece of an old computer desk. But don't you love the pennants!However, the major accomplishment was the closet. Now everything is organized by project type and should be easy to find--even if I need a step stool to reach it because I'm so darn short.The other sewing projects that I attempted included this sewing machine cover (tutorial found at Spool) and wrist pin cushion (tutorial found at PlanetJune). I'm pretty stinkin' pleased with my projects. I didn't really run into any hiccups, and they totally add a lot of fun to the room.
I have a couple of more projects to finish up the room, including revamping these lovely finds from the thrift store. Stay tuned to see how they turn out!!

Our favorite potatoes, besides mashed, of course

“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”
-A. A. Milne