* Ive got the worst PMS known to woman. (I say this every month though. Swear it is epic.)* I want to tear stuff up then cry then eat a cupcake then drink a smoothie then look at cat photos on Instag...
For the past few weeks I have been too wrapped up in day to day stuff to observe my day of rest. (For those of you who dont know, its Friday.) I love setting aside a day to do as I please. It usually...
Sorry Ive been missing in action since we picked up Matilda. Thats her name. :) Love it! Mattie for short. It was between that and Charlotte. I think her middle name may be Charlotte. Ive been b...
So I have been super busy and flakey and angsty lately. All in an effort to expand Yessiree Petunia Vintage!For the past couple months I had been contemplating either a brick and mortar shop or a mob...
One of the only perks of working outside the home (for me) was an actual designated lunch hour. Oh, and eating out everyday! Thats bad, for real. Primarily for my pocketbook. I couldnt resist the del...
I hope all the mamas out there had a wonderful Mothers Day!Yesterday was my younger sisters grad school commencement so I was up bright and early for that! (Which explains my failure to do anything a...
*Eating huge Italian dinners with family.*Drinking red wine.*Being a terrarium making machine. (For Mothers Day!)*Cleaning til my fingers hurt.*Being filled with anticipation for the coming week. Guy...
We are no longer gardening because of food rationing but certainly for victory. Victory over big business. Victory over poisonous pesticides and herbicides. Victory over a sedentary lifestyle. Victor...
There has been so much going on the past week... I pressed pause on social media and blogging for a bit.I cant form coherent paragraphs (or produce any photo documentation) at the moment so Ill make ...
Ive heard people spit out the word polyester like it makes them ill. Like a curse word. Like they would never let its icky unnatural fabric caress their precious skin. Like polyester is the freaking ...
If yall saw my Netflix queue youd probably weep. Im a sucker for emotional, socially explorative documentaries. I sometimes indulge in 8 hour tearfests. (Which is basically just watching these gut wr...
I was so happy to have some warm temperatures today! I dressed for the occasion. Spring green!Believe it or not, this is the outfit I put on to go watch soccer at a bar! lol I couldnt help myself. Im...
I am currently in the midst of photographing hundreds of vintage items for my shop. I made a resolution that I would not thrift until I finished! (Just with the photography, not the listing.) :...
I took a break from the worldwide web and all of its stressors! (Okay, except Instagram.) Whats been going on in my world?1. Noms. Red Velvet Cupcake from The Flying Cupcake.2. Breakfast with Tr...
Privacy.In this day and age is that something we can realistically expect to have? Ive always been an over sharer. I will tell people I just met about my raging pms or how to take care of a plan...
I sell on Etsy but I buy as well. (I sometimes think I funnel all my earnings right back into other shops!) Any time I am looking for unadulterated awesome I turn to a fellow Etsian to scratch my itc...
Sleeping in. Drinking 4 cups of coffee instead of three.Talking to the bunnies and birds and chipmunks through the windows like a silly girl. In my mind we are friends.Dying my hair. Syke! I sti...
I had no clue what to make for dinner a few nights ago until I remembered a recipe for lentil loaf my friend Laura shared with me. I was stoked to try it out! When I bake I follow directions to a t. ...
Seems like everyone is crazy about Instagram and Im no exception. Ive abandoned Facebook, broken up with Tumblr, and only make sporadic apperances on Twitter. Im just *so* not interested. Now th...
Today is the first day its been above 70 degrees in weeks! (FYI, anything below 75 is pretty chilly to me. I know, weird.) I was all set to wear an outfit planned around some new red shoes I got from...
Nick is away working so Im here with two big boys who dont want to be around their mama. Waah! I guess I didnt want to be around my mother when I was a teenager either. No babies to bounce on my knee...
Yesterday I showed you the changes we made to our upstairs bathroom and living room. Today is devoted to how I spruced up our bedroom and the space that houses most of the vintage clothes for my shop...
Over the past few weeks or so Ive mentioned impending spring cleaning and changes around the cottage. Finally I have some to share! Thanks to Nicks patience and perseverance we have a new look t...
The weekend was a whirlwind! Lots more work on the house but most importantly the wedding of our very dear friends, Anthony and Nicole. It was the soggiest day ever for a wedding so the majority of t...
Yesterday I got some "good mail!" (I dont even have to explain what "bad mail" is.) My adorable bird necklace from This Enchanted Pixie came! I pretty much love it and Im trying to wo...
Okay, so vlogging is stressful! I have never shot any video on my Canon so this was the test run. Also, I have never, ever, ever used iMovie or YouTube. Yes, these are reasons why Im old. Want anothe...
Recently I had the good fortune of procuring an almost alarming amount of vintage jewelry. Alarming? Yes, because I have to photograph and list it all. :) Im not complaining though! I am so excited a...
Like...Beer (local, at that) at 1 pm on a weekday!My sausage fingers have subsided and my wedding rings sort of fit. Crisis averted.Why yes that is a skateboarding bulldog! Prepare to get your mind b...
Things are super weird right now. Im hormonal or something. Ive had like 29834732897 things to blog about but Ive instead opted to hide from the world! Ive also got something wrong where I cant get m...
I have a soft squishy spot in my heart for cute kids who do cute things. I melted when saw the fabulous Knitxcores blog entry about young Elis entrepreneurial spirit. He is an awesome 7 year old...
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