i work in crazy town

so i finally got a gig! after a year and a half of searching and applying and interviewing and waiting, i got a gig… in crazy town. i’m assisting a woman (and her partner/son) with their small...

beautiful eulogy :: entitlement

bone thugs-n-harmony :: determination

Bone Thugs -n- Harmony “Determination” (Director’s Cut) from Bobby Yan on Vimeo.

sensere :: got Jesus

theory hazit :: find me featuring b. reith

remixed by beautiful eulogy.

dusted off my sewing machine

actually, i didn’t. i was so geeked off of my idea to make a denim clutch that i didn’t even bother to dust the thing off. i was also so geeked that i didn’t bother to use the zipper foot for my...

strings and hooks and thangs

uncle reece :: until i pass out

music & my kinda magic

i like to create things. all kinds of things. i put on some music, pull a little this and a little that out of my boxes and i make my own kinda magic.

would my son be my hero?

dutch is 7. at 7 you don’t have very many responsibilities. you clean up after yourself. keep your room clean. do well in school. behave. you know, it just doesn’t get very deep at 7. you basically...

a yellow man :: my lyrics are alive

kindred & surrender to love’s 10th anniversary

i was speaking with aja of kindred the family soul recently and she mentioned that their debut cd, surrender to love, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year. my initial response was a...

be kind to your valentine.

no way to be sweeter on valentine’s day than with this molten chocolate cake with maple whipped cream. Molten Chocolate Cake with Maple Whipped Cream from Claire Thomas on Vimeo.

5 bedding picks from anthro

i love anthro‘s bedding! remember when i mentioned that i haven’t done much decorating? well, my bedroom style/design is definitely lacking. there are really no decorative elements in there at all....

sorta jungalow-ish, but not really

yesterday i mentioned justina blakeney’s jungalow style and whether or not it’s the style for me. truth is, i already have quite a few jungalow-ish things going on at my place, but i have to admit...

i won a bunch of stuff!!! woohoo!!!

i’ve been following justina blakeney’s blog for quite a while now and i absolutely adore her jungalow style. i go back and forth on whether or not it’s necessarily the style for me, but i still...

make yo’ own :: jeweled ribbon headband

the longer my hair gets the more i feel i need to do something with it. it’s not long enough for one of those cutesy top buns just yet, but i can toss a headband on and this jeweled one (diy...

the life of martin luther king, jr.

it’s awesome to reflect on all of the wonderful things that martin luther king, jr. did for this country and its people, but to see a visual…a timeline of his life really puts this day in...

basketball is his favorite sport…for now

i used to joke with my husband when i was pregnant and say, “watch, i’m going to be that mama involved in everything!!! i’ll be the pta mom, the soccer mom…” i just rolled off a million things that...

5 sweet thangs i want but can’t have

if i could, i would, but i can’t so i’ll post. here are 5 things i’d love to be eating right now instead of sippin’ water and eating a banana while acting like it’s a pineapple soda and laffy...

sharing the Word

make yo’ own :: giant tissue paper flowers

okay, i know it seems like i’m on this ginormous kick after last week’s big ol’ pom pom how-to vid, but this might actually come in handy for that wedding i’m planning. and since it might be useful...

let your creative side fly

the thing about letting your creativity fly is that all you need is an idea, a few materials and a little space to make it happen. i’m a maker. i dig making things. i love painting, crafting,...

purple curly locs

i remember telling one of my girlfriends last year that i wanted to dye my hair purple. she thought i was nuts. her reaction wasn’t a huge deterrent because right off the bat i realized that she’s...

workouts will make her dizzy

so…new year, new body, right? even if you didn’t make the official resolution to lose weight or work out chances are being physically fit is on your mind. and if it ain’t on your mind it’s on your...

will i ever have a ponytail? geesh!!

so here i am, still on my little hair growing journey hoping to have my full, sorta longish, luxurious ponytail someday. as you can see, my hair ain’t quite there yet. it’s heck-a full, but just...

janette…ikz performs “31 to be exact”

the amazing spoken word of janette…ikz . here she performs “31 to be exact” for the mission of 31 status. they seek to show women around the world what a proverbs 31 woman looks like in today’s...

make yo’ own :: ginormous pom poms

it’s fun to learn a new thing, right? so why not learn how to make a big ol’, gigantic, almost bigger than your head pom pom! it’s the hot, happening craft, don’t you know? get your yarn out and...

me?? in charge of wedding planning??

why, yes!! apparently, if you put together your own wedding in less than a year and it went off without any major catastrophes occurring throughout the day you are then qualified to coordinate/plan...

10 of my good intentions

resolution, smesolution. the advice i’ve seen lately about resolutions in the new year is not to make any. and why, you ask? because no one ever sticks to them. duh!! so i’ve followed that bit of...