The Comfy Chair

2003

Under the quilt and boppy you can see my nursery chair, a gift from my mother and sisters in law.  It had thin denim color pads.  Not super comfy, let me tell ya!  So I decided to replace the cushions with 5" foam (from Joanns) that EC cut to shape.  The foam is dark green so I made white muslin covers for them, and on top yellow chenille covers.  I know it is super hard to look past that cutie Pixie with her Hippy, but this is how it looked for a few years.

2004

And then when Ariel was born I decided to cover the arms as well, so this is how it was for another couple of years. (Again, try to look past the other cutie!)

2007

It sure was comfy with the new pads!  It was used daily for 3 years in our first home, and 2 years in our apartment but once we moved to our current home I decided Ariel was big girl enough that there was no need for it.  (nor the crib - she was just over 2 years old, so she got a big girl bed)  So that chair was stored at EC's grandmother's garage.  Until a couple of weekends ago.  Last week it got a fancy makeover with super soft dot Minky in yummy chocolate brown.  And coordinating polka dot ribbon border on the pockets, just because that would make it that much sweeter. :)

2011

I've been looking forward to passing on this chair to SIL #1 for years now....so happy it has a new life and a new home. :)

May 22 2011 - SIL#1 with Someday - T minus 3 weeks ;)

Mother's day cards

Just wanted to show and tell some Mother's day cards I made.  Cardmaking is fun!

for my mother-in-law

for my grandmother-in-law

for my sister-in-law #1, 1st baby Someday due 2nd wk June

for my sister-in-law #2, 2nd baby C2 due 1st wk June

Project - LIFE

Hi.  It's been a while.  I could fill a page explaining all the real life things, both the good (like I'm very close to getting caught up in my Project Life album) and the bad (like stomach flu came thru our house this week) that have been going on preventing me from posting.  But that's not really what I want to do in this space.  I knew from the get go that blogging for blogging's sake was not my biggest priority in leading a meaningful life.  It's just a spot for me to share some of my creative side, some of my favorite memories.

I was feeling guilty because so far I have not done much posting.  I felt this pressure that I was failing again.  Starting something and not following through.  But then thru the Ali Edwards FB page I came across a video  by Dr. Brene Brown (and it's no longer on the site that was linked before and I can't find it, but I'll keep searching because it is a wonderful message). She talks about the societal pressures right now to do so many things at once and to seek out meaning in our lives through recognition for all those things we do.  Leading an "ordinary" life no longer is enough...or so society tells us.  It really hit home with some of the things I've been pondering as I redefine what I want out of this life.  What I want to look back on.  Did I decide to give blogging a shot because of external pressures (everyone else is doing it so I should too), or did I just want a place to share with a larger group of my friends and family than I can reach on a day by day basis.  Do I feel my life is not extraordinary if I don't start seeking out recognition, or am I happy to experience an "ordinary" life.

Well, I don't know the short answer to that.  Just like with everything, there is no black or white, there are tradeoffs to everything I choose to spend time on, and priorities are ever evolving.  Right now I've been concentrating mostly on being thankful for the everyday things, and even the bad stuff that happens leads to further thankfulness.  So creatively, my biggest thing has been the Project Life album.  I put it on my sidebar as soon as I started blogging a couple of months ago, and I've mentioned it to some people, but haven't done a show and tell yet.  Well, given that the stomach flu has run it's course, I'll still be able to go to Foxy Lady Day on Sunday (yay!) and the main thing I'll be working on is my PL album.  Then I'll feel like I can show and tell. :)

Off to get my presents ready....