five little things that made my week.1. this book.{for keeping my attention.}2. this chalk.{for offering beauty even in broken bits.}3. this napkin.{borrowed from a friend when i forgot a burp cloth. thank goodness for…
five little things that made my week.1. these peaceful bums.{all framed up and on display.}2. this tiny table.{and chairs. for offering a place to play.}3. this little bud. {for opening.}4. this bandana.{for being so good at…
five little things that made my week.1. flowers.{delivered to my door. not once, but twice. an embarrassment of riches.}2. blocks.{and the papa in our house playing with them.}3. old things in new places.{apartment rearranging…
five little things that made my week:1. this cool mist.{for keeping us a little better hydrated around here.}2. these bath salts.{a treat from james and just right for some pre-bed soaks.} 3. these tiny cozy…
It’s a cruel irony that in this corner of the world at least, the New Year begins at precisely the moment when some of us most want to hibernate until the daffodils come out. In…
I’ve never been someone to journal. (Full disclosure: I’m the particular breed of grumpy that rather balks at the use of journal as a verb.) List-making, however, I can get behind, and resolutions in…
five little things that made my week:1. these antlers. {because toddlers in antlers are almost as good as grandpas in antlers.}2. this hamentaschen.{and the others i devoured this week.}3. this sack of presents.{because focusing on…
There’s been a lot of talk lately about bidding adieu to 2016. And I get it. There were lots of reasons that it felt like a superlatively crappy year. If we were to mark…
five little things that made my week:1. this hanging tray.{newly hung in a different spot, in preparation for a tiny babe.}2. this organized drawer.{because nothing makes me feel instantly better than a good drawer…
It’s no secret that I get excited about the fresh start of a New Year and so it won’t come as a surprise that I like to think of the holiday season as a…