Do you ever get caught up in your own bullshit...get caught up in an unhealthy cycle with your unkind inner self? I know it can't just be me who does it. It is easy for me - a little too easy - especially when the sky is a chilly wintery grey....
Read More....We brought the baby yarrow plants home from Lowe's in April, and I didn't have a whole lot of confidence that these sickly looking plants would do very much. I was thrilled that Lowe's actually had some in stock, since yarrow was on the top of my Most Wanted Plants list, and they were only two dollars each, so I figured it was worth a shot....
Read More.....The birds are singing and playing in the rain, the trees are blooming all shades of beautiful colors, and lo and behold I am sick and stuck on the couch. The upside of me feeling too terrible to be up and about is that I finally have the time to update you all on life here on Buena Vista. What else would a crazy workaholic do with her time when she is too sick to tend to her ridiculously long to do list?....
Read MoreWe have turned the corner into a new year. I'll be honest, 2017 has started off a stressful and emotional year, for so many reasons....
Read MoreThe grey, damp cold is starting to creep in here and we are finally starting to see the faintest of lights at the end of this seemingly endless tunnel.
Read MoreWell, it has been two weeks since you last heard from me, and unfortunately that is not because I have been too busy with the renovation to sit down and share our fun times with you. I ended the last post with hopes that we would be moved into our new home by the end of the following week, but sometimes life has other plans in store. Just two days after my last post, after I had finished up trying to wash the joint compound out of my hair, I stepped out of the shower to find a message waiting for me. My father had taken a bad fall...
Read MoreWeek two totally made the fun, paint-filled first week seem like a breeze in comparison as we moved out of the bedrooms and into the living room, which has so many more obstacles like wood paneling, old ceilings and sad sad crown moldings.
Read MoreThis new old house of ours is in rough shape, and we certainly have one big project on our hands.
Read MoreIt has been seven days since we drove away from our home in Glendale. That was a rough and emotional morning for us. As we pulled away from the little building on the busy corner, I said to Adam, "deep breath, now let's let go." Even when you know in your heart that you are doing the right thing, letting go and moving forward can be so difficult.
Read MoreLet's all try to remember to take a breath, take a walk, rest those hands for just a bit, and try to practice a little more self love. When you have done that and you are ready for a new project, try out the one below...the pattern is free!
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