easy valentines garland

what a pretty picture.  this looks like it should be rather easy to do.  either cut out hearts yourself, or use a punch (making sure you have your Michaels coupon of course).  Sew them all together with red thread on the machine and voila!   thank you domesticali.

message in a bottle

Great last minute, but sweet, Valentine's Day idea.  Any bottle should do, and can be fancied up with leftover ribbons - its the note that counts.

message in a bottle via modish

I'm pretty sure I need one of these

from little brown pen

you don't really know...

just how much you love someone until you wait for them to come out of surgery.

(We're all good and very thankful.)

who doesn't love a flowchart!

from the kitchn

origami wreath

yet again, domesticali brings us a gorgeous craft perfect for the tree.  click here to see the tutorial for origami wreaths.

get moving!

The last few months have been a doozy. T and I were just getting adjusted to living together and then some work beeswax hit the fan for both of us. Fast forward through several panic attacks (work-related), a lot of packing and moving of stuff (work-related), some serious tests of my patience (also work related), and we're at the beginning of November both working from home in a tiny apartment.

So, living and working together in a small space means we really have to be organized and little stressors can turn into big stressors real quick. We turned a closet into our "office" by installing shelves and keeping all of our work-related supplies in there. This closet is off the dining room, where we work, and allows us to close the door on things work-related when it is quitting time.

So now that we have that settled, we can just relax, right? Well, no. If the calendar is correct there are only a little over 6 weeks until we host Christmas for 8 here, in our tiny apartment.

I'm not stressed. I've done this before and can do it again, but only as long as I have my planning tools available. I've been using these two sites for several years and because of them I'm not feeling stressed about the next 2 months at all.

I am, however, a little anxious about my first session with a personal trainer later this morning. I'll let you know how that goes, assuming I can still lift my arms.