the sun has been brilliant and the air is feeling a few degrees warmer. hallelujah. seriously people. you can't imagine the frozen #*!$ we've been living in. it has snowed almost every day for the last 3 months... and it's been really, REALLY COLD!! as soon as i can hang out in the fresh air without my lips freezing together...well, i'll be there. but besides doing all this complaining...we are getting stuff done around here! ordering flooring, calling in the building inspector, choosing a fireplace, moving and THROWING OUT stuff! it feels so GOOD! so tomorrow i am having a couple of rooms measured for new carpet. isn't that exciting? we will be gaining a ton of space. a family room....we will be spreading out around here. it's been over two years of living in pretty close quarters. we are all looking forward to this. yeah, so as soon as we get everything done....it will be spring........and we'll want to go outside.

LOVE IT!!!

i am very, very pleased with this header..........i made it myself. oh happy little polka dots! those are tea towels by the way. kind of reminding us to take a minute and enjoy the simple things. turn something so everyday... into a work of art. my new favorite song... jason mraz and colbi coliet singing lucky .........so romantic.....gave me oodles of goosebumps the first time i heard it. xoxo

hmmm...

not 100% sure about this new look...but we are just playing. no stress. i had to make decisions and it was making me feel queasy. the room was spinning. so for now this will do. above is a box that my grandma (liz) painted. her work is so lovely. i'll share more as i unpack it.





i'll go read for awhile and take my mind off of it. just starting chapter 5 and it is pulling me in. i love when that happens.



i love milk glass too. xo

cabin fever

i've got the fever. january is such a long month. i'm not one of those people who gets down during these shortened days of winter. instead i get anxious. if it wasn't so darn cold out, i'd be playing on that hill over there. i know the days are getting longer and i am hopeful that they'll get warmer too. just warm enough to ski without a hat on...'cause i don't do hats. i am more of a woolly headband kind of girl......anyway......the sun IS shining today. that's a good thing. i do get some relief when a nice warm bundle of clothes comes out of the dryer....i love the "brights" load best don't you? i am still in the planning stages for my new blog design (and my little computer wiz is in the middle of exams) i still am overwhelmed with all the options. maybe i should have a few to choose from...........alrighty then, got to get stuff done. today i will have the tv on all day...because i have a little crush on that barack guy. it's a good day.

my blog needs a make-over

i love my polka dots, but i am thinking that it's time for a new look. (the photo has nothing to do with this post-just there to look pretty)... let's see how long it takes me to figure out how i want it...... because, knowing me (like i do), i will not actually commit to something unless i love, love, love it. see, that's my biggest problem. unless i can do something really well, i often chose not to. for some reason, i have it in my head that unless something is done exactly right, i may as well wait. and that doesn't mean it has to be perfect. it means it has to be the correct choice for me...... and there is so much to choose from. it can be overwhelming.

it's like, in my head there is a pre-determined right choice for everything i do. every decision. every question. my brain is cluttered.....but it's all in there. this is why i often choose white. so simple. that is my easy way out, because really what's going on is that i want all the colours of the rainbow. i love them all. and i can't pick just one because i might change my mind tomorrow. this is a great burden i carry.........because when i change my mind often it makes me feel flaky. i just had a thought!!! this is big!!! oh i am getting excited now! i have the answer. now i have to wait until my little computer wiz is home from school..........

putting like things together

for the last few days i have been getting organized. clearing clutter. letting go. only some of the stuff in this house makes me happy. i like being able to get to it. know where its at. this house has been challenging to organize, mostly because of all the renovating and waiting. i am giving myself until the end of january to purge the entire main floor. next month i am hoping on a fresh start with all the other areas. lots of boxes to open....lots of memories. but you know, it's hard enough to live in the moment. i want to make room for new and fresh days ahead. when there's more than you need it just pulls you down.... the time has come for a change.

today i was hiding stuff in my drawers...

did you know that if you just leave a big old green garbage bag in the middle of the living room you can make stuff disappear?? then you'll want to organize whats left. february's country home magazine..."live with what you love-and get rid of the rest". love it or leave it. it kind of makes the decisions a lot easier.

no, i mean reallllly cold

tonight was one of those nights when we were all really glad to have a warm and cozy home. before morning it is supposed to drop down to around -36. so, for all my american friends...that's below zero....

em wanted no part in this photo...too busy with her nose in a crochet book. she's crafty.

this is where i was snuggled in for the evening. watched a little idol...loved the last guy. some multi-tasking occurred 'cause i read some "love in the time of cholera" too. it's a good winter book. and by the way. the tree is now out leaning on the front porch. baby steps.

the tree is still up

yeah, it's still standing there in the corner of the living room. all the other christmas stuff is stacked at the top of the stairs. but who cares really...i got to spend my morning with my favorite baby. he's such a good boy. and he's good looking too! we cuddled and sang together. helped me forget all the jobs that need doing. good to put things in perspective once in a while. housework vs love. hmmmm, that's a no brainer. wow. look at how cute he is! oh those cheeks! he didn't even notice or mind that i hadn't done my hair or make-up. (p.s. sweetbabyboy is my nephew...)