becoming, chapter 3

It’s been a while, right?  When I first began writing Becoming, I felt no inhibition, no fear, no insecurity.  But that’s because I hadn’t gotten to the hard part yet. And in writing it all down, it brought back pain and hurt that had eased…I...

how to install faux wood paneling

I’ll be honest. When we decided to redo our dining room, I was really thinking in my head, “oh, sure, we’ll just pop a little paneling up, build some built ins and a seat, build a table…you know, won’t be a big deal at all.”...

Cottages and Bungalows September 2011 Issue!

It’s finally here!!! Remember waaaay back when….when the talented Lettered Cottage couple came down to shoot our house for Cottages and Bungalows magazine?? Their shots (and our house!!) is finally published, and on newsstands.  I’m blown away by how...

yep that’s me–a beached whale

You know how we all daydream about being a bad, criminal fighting, kickboxing, super girl? Wait, it that just me? Well, I do daydream about it.  Quite often.  I loved Jennifer Garner in Alias, and James Patterson’s Lindsay Boxer is on my “if I were cool...

Ava’s party-the details

Thank you so very much for your sweet comments on Ava’s Vintage Makeup Party!  It was so much fun to pull together and now that I think about it, relatively simple. Because the wonderfully talented Lindi at Love the Day designed all the printables (which is...