other true love...

redesigning spaces is truly a love that runs deep in my creative soul....

ahhhh rooms refreshed...

you can see more here, for that is me too.

Before

Ta Da 

 Before

 Voila

How are your spaces doing? Need some summer refreshing in your wee abode? Do it, you will feel so good and summer is a time to lighten up, so start by getting rid of all that you don't like, don't need, have doubts about, don't bring you happiness...well you get it, now go do it!

seeing circles...

it started a while back, unfinished......sat alone...unknown destination...varying colors and textures with no bounds...revisited this week, and i cannot spend enough time with her...she is a bountiful reprieve of colors and there is a calm that is coming out of it all...just like life...gets muddled and confused, feels like it is going nowhere, then gets shined up and the craziness gets erased and only the bits that matter shine through...

how's your week going? 

hoping it is colorful and what was not so clear is becoming more defined everyday...

just a wee reminder...

well..because you really do...

in case you don't know:

A sweet little reclaimed tile, this batch of tiles was scheduled to end up in the land fill, sad and alone to not experience a promising future...alas, I came along & scooped them up, gave them a new direction and outlook on life...to now share with you!

available here

now go 

rock your world!

gentle, little reminders...

because you really are...

and we all need to...

go gently and here's hoping you have warm sunshine on your shoulders and a cool breeze on your back...

snippets of summer...

and so it begins...

love me the summer..

how about you?

hands are good...

have you ever stopped to thank your hands?

hands are good...no wait...hands are marvelously wonderful and downright amazing

i stayed up late making handmade gifts for teachers last night

and as i sipped my tea and worked quietly to the hum of the refrigerator (yes i work near my kitchen)

it struck me that my hands are such a lovely gift...

they create and keep exploring with new things, they pick up paintbrushes, they don't listen to the fears in my head (most of the time), mend and sew various things,  they scratch and rub backs, they caress, hold and feel the soft skin of little ones, they rub bellies (4 and 2 legged creatures alike), they type blog posts, write letters, place cards in the mail...well, the list just goes on and on...

and although, i am cursed by some early signs of joint pain and stiffness...a burden handed (no pun there) down by my father...my hands keep working and growing (not literally)...

what have your hands been up to lately?

goodness greenness...

here is how my days begin..and goodness me, it is a great way to face the day, i must say!

get out your blender

place a handful (or more) spinach or kale

one frozen banana

a few ice cubes

almond milk  (vanilla/unsweetened if you prefer a tad bit sweeter)

dash of cinnamon

and let it all blend blend blend

i usually like mine in a mason jar or tall glass with a straw...how about you?

ready to face anything today!