Summer is over, and a new DIY Project!

Hello everyone...and by everyone I mean the few wonderful people that actually read my blog!  :)   Hopefully that number will begin to grow since summer is pretty much over, and I'll be able to focus on growing my businesses and this blog.  I cannot believe how fast the past few months went by...my son will be starting 8th grade in just 2 weeks, and my little baby girl is already 18 months old!  I have loved this summer, spending time with them, but it's also had its share of drama...so I think I'm ready for it to be over, and to move forward.  Even though my son is homeschooled, we are doing a Cyber Academy this year, which means less work for me, and more responsibility for him.  Fingers and toes are crossed that everything clicks and he finally realizes how amazingly intelligent he is! 

So...I mentioned a new DIY project in my title...and I will not disappoint my readers!  I was on Facebook yesterday, as I frequently am, and a friend of mine from college who I've reconnected with posted a gorgeous new desk she had, and it turns out - it's repurposed!!!  She inherited a piece of beautiful (and heavy) marble, purchased 2 filing cabinets, which she told me were on sale (even better!), and VOILA...

I love how this turned out!  And when I commented on the chair, she told me she had found that at a junk store!  Perfection!!!!  What a great idea on how to use that piece of marble!  Oh, and Kristy - I love that paint color and the round rug as well  :) 

That's all for tonight, but I promise now that we are getting into more of a routine, that I'll be blogging more frequently...and look for new posts on my other site, http://www.so-sew-cute.com/!  It's a new site I'm super excited about - go check it out!!!

Lead by example...

I had to run to the blue store earlier today. I really hate going there but had a list of cleaning products we had run out of, and their prices are the lowest around for that kind of stuff.

I had my 13 year old son, and 18 month old daughter with me. As we passed the ladies "unmentionables" department, my son noticed a girl who was walking through the department. From the back she looked about 15, "slamming" body (according to my son), and had on short shorts with "cutie" written across the butt, a skimpy tank top (bra straps showing), and sine cute girly tennis shoes on. Long blonde hair in a messy bun...as she turned around I expected a fresh faced teenager. Instead, I saw an older woman, with a younger daughter in front of her, looking at push up bras. The young girl could not have been older than 10, and was asking to get a lacy push up bra. The mom said no, that is was too "racy", and offered the same bra, but without the lace.

I looked at my son and asked what he thought of that and he said "I don't care how good your body might be, it is NOT ok to dress like that when you are a mom". I was very glad to hear him say this, and a part of me wished he had said it loud enough for that mom to hear. Sure, I may dress like a mom, fairly conservative, my hair is usually in some sort of a headband or clip, and I either have on flip flops or tennis shoes, but he is the thing...I AM A MOM. I'm 38, I don't have the time, or the energy, to flat iron my every day and do a full face of makeup. And, regardless of how awesome of a body I might have at some point in the future, I wii never, ever, ever dress like a teenager.

The fact that this woman was telling her daughter a bra was too racy was hysterical, and sad to me at the same time. Hysterical because of the hypocrisy of the situation, and sad because she had no idea how she looks to the rest of the world, and what a poor example she is setting for her daughter. There is a saying...do as I say, not as I do. People need to stop using that as an excuse for bad behavior, and bad parenting. Grow up, take a good look in the mirror, and realize you aren't a teenager anymore. You are a grown up, act like one.


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Hacked!

I'm not sure anyone actually noticed that I haven't been on Twitter the past few days. I was sick, and then some very charming, sweet person decided to hack my Twitter account. I'm not really sure why this person thought it would be fun to do so, but I guess why got some enjoyment out of it.

If my account sent you anything inappropriate the past few days, I apologize...it wasn't me. I'm working on getting the password reset but Twitter seems to not want to believe that I am actually me. Sigh.




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Pamper Me!!!

I recently joined the Gussy Sews Inspiration Workshop, and this is my first week participating!  Last week I got the email, but sat out because I wasn't quite sure what I needed to do...but after checking out some AMAZING blogs, I now have a place to start.  This week's prompt is "Pamper Yourself".  I had to think back a while to remember exactly what pampering was, my almost 18 month old daughter, and 13 year old son, do a really good job of making sure I don't have a lot of free time...but, in a perfect world, here would be my day of pampering:

First, would be to sleep late and be able to "lollygag" in bed for a while before actually getting up...maybe read a book, watch a movie, do whatever I want with no time constraint.  Immediately following would be this:

Seriously, how could you NOT relax with that view,

that amazing tub, and the shower-bigger-than-my-bedroom

helping you start your day? 

One of my favorite things...the mani/pedi.  I'd pick some

super luxe spa and just close my eyes, then wake up to

immaculate fingers and toes! 

Once my feet were nice and pretty, I'd go shoe shopping (with my unlimited

budget, of course), and spend a little time with my bestie, trying

on and buying gorgeous shoes...

I'd end my day, with my wonderful husband, at Chateau Elan, a gorgeous

Castle/Hotel/Spa in Braselton, GA.  We'd have a couples massage,

a quiet candlelit dinner, maybe some dancing, and then spend

the night in a plush and super romantic suite...just the two of us. 

**big thanks to Gussy for this great prompt, after the day I had, I'm feeling relaxed after just imaging a day like this!!!