Tuesday, January 28, 2014
one proud mama
I get to start my day off by being a doubly proud mama. Both of my daughters had photos, they took in their homes, featured on Design Sponge yesterday. What an amazing coincidence.
This is Katy's bedroom. You'll notice that someone else is on the bed. That's Tula, who gives me the stink eye whenever I am there visiting. Somehow she always seems to position herself for the photos.
This is Katy's bedroom. You'll notice that someone else is on the bed. That's Tula, who gives me the stink eye whenever I am there visiting. Somehow she always seems to position herself for the photos.
We got that old iron bed, with its wonderful chippy green
paint, for her at an auction in North Carolina when she was in college, and we
had to borrow our neighbors old VW van to get it home. She has been moving it
with her for the last 12 years. I am on the lookout for another one.
This is Cary's entrance hall,
and this is the eating area in her kitchen. Must have been party time as I see streamers
and a happy birthday banner.
Cary and her family live in a 150 year old farmhouse in
Atlanta. It is one of only a very few that survived the Civil War. While home schooling and wrangling three kids, two dogs, two cats, and a bunch of chickens, Cary is
somehow finding time to add her wonderful touches to their historical home.
These photos can be found here along with some other
wonderful old house photos.
I'm so happy that they inherited my love for old things. It
sure makes gift giving easy.
As much as I would love to share a photo of my wonderful
space, I have been busy thrifting and now I'm busy stepping over things. In
other words it is a big fat mess.
Stay warm and if you live in the south and are in the path of that big storm, please be careful.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
those little idiosyncrasies
Do you love your little idiosyncrasies. You know, the little things that make you unique.
Maybe it is the way you, dress, or the way you think, or the way you behave in certain situations.
I know that I certainly have mine.
I love wearing long skirts. When everyone else shows up in their jeans, I will often have on my long skirt and big dangly earrings.
I am a very free and independent thinker. I don't like following the norm and I don't have a problem expressing my thoughts about a subject.
I look around and see most women with straight, neat hair. There was a time when I straightened my hair to fit in. Now I just let my curly hair do its own thing.
I am a bit temperamental and get my feelings hurt easily. I love to help people, but I don't like being taken advantage of.
These are a few of my idiosyncrasies. They are what make me.....well.....me.
The older I have gotten, the more I have learned to embrace and love these things about myself. While they don't necessarily always serve me well, they are who I am, and I have mostly learned to be unapologetic about them. As long as I am not hurting anyone else with them then I think they are just fine.
I have learned that it is really hard to respect other people's uniqueness when we don't respect our own.
Are you loving your own idiosyncrasies?
Maybe it is the way you, dress, or the way you think, or the way you behave in certain situations.
I know that I certainly have mine.
I love wearing long skirts. When everyone else shows up in their jeans, I will often have on my long skirt and big dangly earrings.
I am a very free and independent thinker. I don't like following the norm and I don't have a problem expressing my thoughts about a subject.
I look around and see most women with straight, neat hair. There was a time when I straightened my hair to fit in. Now I just let my curly hair do its own thing.
I am a bit temperamental and get my feelings hurt easily. I love to help people, but I don't like being taken advantage of.
These are a few of my idiosyncrasies. They are what make me.....well.....me.
The older I have gotten, the more I have learned to embrace and love these things about myself. While they don't necessarily always serve me well, they are who I am, and I have mostly learned to be unapologetic about them. As long as I am not hurting anyone else with them then I think they are just fine.
I have learned that it is really hard to respect other people's uniqueness when we don't respect our own.
Are you loving your own idiosyncrasies?
Friday, January 10, 2014
CHANGING EATING HABITS
It will come as a shock to absolutely no one that I am not perfect. In fact, I am feeling so far from perfect at the moment that I am having to get out my binoculars to see if I can even find the road to perfection.
You may be asking yourself, "What's up with Laura?".
Well, what is up is my weight, and hiding it under a bunch of layers just isn't working for me. I'd like to blame the holidays for my complete lack of eating judgment, but let's just say I know better.
So today I took a good look at myself, metaphorically speaking. I am avoiding that actual gut-wrenching look in the mirror.
I am actually well aware of the fact that the half-eaten bag of Baked Cheese Crunchies sitting beside my chair is not a good idea.
Yes, they are gluten-free. Yes, they have less fat. Yes, they are delicious and addictive, but no, I don't see on the back of the package that they have zero calories.
So, I am going to spend some of this extra time (there must be some extra time in my day somewhere) to get back to my healthy eating plan.
I'm going to put away the junk food and get out my healthy cookbooks.
I know that spring will arrive and I won't be able to hide under the layers. I want to be prepared, not only to look better, but to feel better, because the bottom line is that it isn't actually what the scale says, but about being healthier.
I think today I will search online for some healthy meals to prepare. I may even drag out the crockpot this week because by dinner time I am usually too tired to cook a full healthy meal. That way I can start earlier in the day and then just dish it up.
You may be asking yourself, "What's up with Laura?".
Well, what is up is my weight, and hiding it under a bunch of layers just isn't working for me. I'd like to blame the holidays for my complete lack of eating judgment, but let's just say I know better.
So today I took a good look at myself, metaphorically speaking. I am avoiding that actual gut-wrenching look in the mirror.
I am actually well aware of the fact that the half-eaten bag of Baked Cheese Crunchies sitting beside my chair is not a good idea.
Yes, they are gluten-free. Yes, they have less fat. Yes, they are delicious and addictive, but no, I don't see on the back of the package that they have zero calories.
So, I am going to spend some of this extra time (there must be some extra time in my day somewhere) to get back to my healthy eating plan.
I'm going to put away the junk food and get out my healthy cookbooks.
I know that spring will arrive and I won't be able to hide under the layers. I want to be prepared, not only to look better, but to feel better, because the bottom line is that it isn't actually what the scale says, but about being healthier.
I think today I will search online for some healthy meals to prepare. I may even drag out the crockpot this week because by dinner time I am usually too tired to cook a full healthy meal. That way I can start earlier in the day and then just dish it up.
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So, what's on your plate today? Do you have some healthy meals that you like to prepare?
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So, what's on your plate today? Do you have some healthy meals that you like to prepare?
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Friday, January 3, 2014
somebody catch that truck
You know the one I am talking about. The one that comes in the middle of the night and runs over you while you are sleeping, so that when you wake up in the morning you can barely roll out of bed.
UGH!!
It snowed yesterday. Just enough to make everything pretty and I had plans to get out and take some photos, but I guess I will have to be happy with looking out my windows today.
One of the nice things about working from home is that I can stay in my jammies on days like this and still get my work done. I can list and renew and get packages ready for the mail person to pick up,
and I don't have to call in sick and worry about using up sick days.
I didn't get the pretty snow shots I was hoping for, but there will be other days for that.
In the meantime, I think I will put on the kettle so I can try that new peppermint tea I bought the other day, pull out my new library book,
and think about this sweet girl.
UGH!!
It snowed yesterday. Just enough to make everything pretty and I had plans to get out and take some photos, but I guess I will have to be happy with looking out my windows today.
One of the nice things about working from home is that I can stay in my jammies on days like this and still get my work done. I can list and renew and get packages ready for the mail person to pick up,
and I don't have to call in sick and worry about using up sick days.
I didn't get the pretty snow shots I was hoping for, but there will be other days for that.
In the meantime, I think I will put on the kettle so I can try that new peppermint tea I bought the other day, pull out my new library book,
and think about this sweet girl.
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