1. this self-portrait. {on the occasion of my thirty-seventh birthday.} 2. this tote. {and the perpetual usefulness of standing up straight.} 3. this third little letter. {for being added to the mix.} 4. the…
1. these pencils. {because there’s nothing like a fresh start. 2. these bags. {for (also) covering the phone jack.} 3. these many glasses of iced tea. {for helping me push through the afternoon slump.}…
1. this sun tea. {chilled.} 2. this pot of mint. {for doubling before my eyes.} 3. this dress {and the perfect weather to wear it in.} 4. this rearranged closet. {for being a better…
When I decided to recover our couch in engineer stripe denim, I did not list among my reasons its ability to withstand human excrement, but here we are. In this little loveseat’s first 12…
The majority of our current kitchen cabinets are without pulls or knobs. There’s a small indentation along the bottom edge of the cabinet doors which makes them easy enough to open without handles, but…
There’s a cardboard box in our kitchen filled with sandpaper and paintbrushes, scrapers, screw drivers, putty, primer and paint. It’s topped with a folded up drop cloth and every day for the last week,…
1. this repotted plant. {for having more room to grow.} 2. this rescued sidewalk fan. {less so the cleaning of it.} 3. these tiny sunflowers. {mostly just for being tiny.} 4. this fabric. {and…
If you’ve been reading these tea leaves for any length of time, you might recall that our family currently uses a small, high loveseat as a couch. It’s a simple piece of furniture made…
1. these cosmos {for seemingly surviving.} 2. this embroidery thread. {and getting it ready for 7th birthday party favors.} 3. these notes. {and making some headway on projects.} 4. this last patch. {don’t care…
I’ve often said, “life isn’t always simple, but the curtains can be,” and then I moved into an apartment with six whole windows soaring to heights that aren’t reachable without a ladder and realized…