We are the Ikea poster children. When Le Hubs moved to San Diego, we raided the place and surprisingly the vast majority of it has survived 2 moves since then (minus one coffee table that Scout took ...
credit: just so much fluff
"I think Im going to have it,"I said, joking between pains.The midwife rolled competentsleeves over corpulent milky arms."Dear, you never have it, we deliver it."A judgment years prov...
1)What did you do this year that youd never done before?Quit my job.2) Did you keep your new years resolutions, and will you make more for next year?I didn’t keep any of my new year’s resolutions las...
...gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. -John Gregory Brown June 13, 2009: the Father Daughter dance at my weddingToday is my da...
There is music playing behind a closed door. I know some of the words and it makes me wonder how much brain capacity I use remembering lyrics to songs I used to love but have forgotten about.I think ...
Harper,Yesterday, I woke up covered in books, with you leaning into my side, reading me How the Grinch Stole Christmas, dressed in your dinosaur footie pajamas acting as if youve been the one reading...
"I read your blog". Four words, thirteen letters, a single flash of realization. I am a selfish person. Not in the stingy sort of way, where I hoard material items or dont want to pay taxes o...
Lately Ive been up, so many late nights where its just me and some music and the sounds of my own thoughts bouncing against my thick skull. The baby is sleeping although she isnt really a baby anymor...
1.What’s your story?Im Azadeh, a mother, make-up artist, skin care junkie, and kitchen witch. Im a newly minted vegetarian and am aiming for veganism. I have always been creative, having been addicte...
Last night, while we were preparing for company, the plumber came to turn off the water for a hour while he worked on the regulator that controls the water pressure in the house. Long story short, my...
1. Whats your story? (who are you, what do you like to do, any interesting facts?)We are Eva and Christoph, 23 and 24 and we live, study and work in a small town in Germany. In our free time we go on...
We dont really get fall in San Diego. It rains a little bit more than normal and some of the leaves fall off the trees but we dont have all the traditional fall activities like watching the leaves ch...
1. Whats your story?I´m Lourdes, 37 years old female, married and mother of two little girls of 3 and 1 years old. I´m a chemist and work as teacher in a secondary school. I love crafts and cook. I s...
The Repurposed Library Giveaway Winner is...RACHAEL who said "My favorite book of all time? Hm... its hard to choose just one. But Ill have to go with The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley...
My little stinker.Harper was a skunk for Halloween this year.PS: Dont forget to enter the book giveaway for your chance to win The Repurposed Library!
Octobers Charity is...The Make a Wish Foundation in honor of my little brother Spencers 20th birthday.Who are they and what do they do? The Make a Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that ha...
There are few things I love more than repurposing things I have laying around, especially things I would have thrown away or recycled without a project for them. This is one of those projects. I want...
I found Lisas amazing book themed creations when I was looking for decor for Harpers room, which is literature themed. I feel in love and dreamed of a whole house made of books, furniture built from ...
My mom is a music junky. Growing up, we always had the radio on. We cleaned to Bad Company, drove around blasting Peal Jam with all the windows down and went to sleep with The Beatles tinkling as our...
I stumbled upon this beautiful jewelry on Etsy last week I knew I had to feature her here on Deleting The Adjectives and couldnt get an email to Sandra fast enough. I love this stuff, especially thes...
Fall is here, sort of. Actually in San Diego, weve had record highs for this time of year, but Ive been trying to ignore that by drinking pumpkin spice lattes and baking, which brings the temperature...
Back when we were planning our wedding, I wanted to get Guy something special to have with him on our wedding day that he could wear again and remember it. He is the sentimental type even though he s...
(yes, I know the picture is terrible but when I was taking it I couldn;t make myself focus on the raw chicken)We love Indian food in our house. There is a truly delicious Himalayan/Indian place down ...
Yesterday, the power went out. I heard the sickening sound of every gadget in my house desperately clinging to the last volts of electricity and then nothing. Suddenly there were neighbors on porches...
Sunday was my last official day of summer. School started for me last Wednesday and I went back to work last night. This summer has been so lovely and profound that I really didnt want to see it star...
I just started my very first French class and I love Paris, love it as in would move there at the very first possible chance. And so on this beautiful and slightly hot Sunday in San Diego, I am findi...
1.What’s your story? My name is Stacey. I was born in PA, and moved to CA when I was 3. I grew up in San Diego, CA. Im kind of a computer nerd, with scissors and a glue gun. I come from a long line o...
Yes, I know its August but I am getting caught up on all the things I promised I would do. Each month I pick a different charity to support and donate money. While I have donated to these charities I...
You are no longer following . Undo?