Today I woke up feeling fresh and new and more like myself than I have in quite some time.  Part of it was that Vivienne slept 7 1/2 hours last night (can I get a hallelujah?), another part was that poor Anna who has had the flu slept through the night as well (double hallelujah!) […]

Today I woke up feeling fresh and new and more like myself than I have in quite some time.  Part of it was that Vivienne slept 7 1/2 hours last night (can I get a hallelujah?), another part was that poor Anna who has had the flu slept through the night as well (double hallelujah!) […]

Thank you for your sweet responses about Ruby’s Christmas surprise playroom and video.  It was a fun morning and that room is getting lived. in.  Can’t find Ruby?  I now check the teepee before the coat closet.  Or bathroom.  Or behind the sofa.  Our girl has a thing for hide and seek. Well, I don’t know […]

Originally I had planned to post more about the bathroom progress today, but instead I decided to take a break from the remodeling posts and reflect on the year past, as well as the year to come. I’ve always been a lover of the new year.  I’m a goal setter.  A checker-offer.  A resolution rejoicer. […]

There’s something fantastic about the prospect of a new year, isn’t there? A fresh 365, a feeling of starting anew and for me, the anticipation of goals and experiences that will shape and mold and stretch and expand my soul a bit closer toward the person I want to become. Last year was a year […]