Cozy Warmth for Claire and Leah
2010
The start of a new decade. Time flies.
It’s resolution time again. But, I’m skipping the torment of a having a long list of Will Do Better At and Want To Be More.
Instead, I am adopting a One Little Word Resolution. Have you heard of those?
I guess, it’s like a word that I’ll push myself with [...]
Christmastime Decor is on the way to the Attic
I packed away the tree and cleaned the house. I feels good to get a fresh start on the new year without the beautiful *clutter* of Christmas.
Before I say goodbye to this season’s Christmas, I thought I’d post about a few of my favorite things…
My favorite gift: [...]
Recipe for Fun
2 canisters of fireworks+ 15 yummy snacks + plenty of cheap party hats + 2 kittens + 1 roaring fire + 6 siblings + 2 kids + 1, very steep, 100 foot ice slide = 1 awesome New Year’s party
May you have many recipes for fun in 2010!
Love,
Jess
Don’t Throw ‘Em! Love ‘Em
Got Milk Cards?
Each year I reuse family photos from the cards that were so warmly given to us during the Christmas season.
During the rest of the year I collect freebie magnets where ever I go to make photo magnets.
State Fair, Dental Office, Pizza Place, you get the idea…
Glue the text side [...]
Happy Holidaze…
Are you in sugar shock just like I am? I am scrapping the bottom of the Peppermint ice cream carton as we speak. There is always January at the Y, right?
My Christmas was delightfully busy yet calm-ish. I hope yours was too!
Baking, giving, reading, visiting and threatening (to take new toys away for crabby [...]
Hope your day is merry and bright!
Love,
Jess
But, wrapping gifts with paper bags is delightful…
Let me warn you, if you start to wrap gifts with paper bags, ribbon and jingle bells and you have some sort of brown-paper-packages-holiday-sickness (like I do), you’ll wrap and wrap until you have to dump out your recycling bag to get more paper. Like I did…er, I [...]
Just A Blink journals my ups and downs in creating thrifty home decor, spending time with my family, and finding simplicity. I write about everything from my garage sale addiction to my faith in God.
Read along as time flies!