Ever since I was a child, I have loved advent calendars. There is something so wonderful about the daily anticipation of a little treat, especially in the Christmas season.   I’ve seen some awesome ideas floating around the blogosphere and this year I wanted to try something different.  Last year I used our little house […]

I’m not totally ready to reveal my office makeover as there’s a few details I’m still attending to. At this point I’ve probably yacked on too much about it and you’re going to be totally underwhelmed. It’s not that different than it was.  But I have enjoyed transforming it. One of the pieces I wanted […]

Stream of consciousness today: Simon and I were talking at church on Sunday about past Christmases and how for several years, Christmas was just so stressful and difficult. I was sick for several years with ulcerative colitis and the holidays really brought out the stress which in turn, flared up my disease.  Then two years […]

On Tuesday, I pulled into the driveway and squealed with excitement at the large box awaiting me on the front porch. (Side note: in my opinion, the FedEx & UPS men are like Santa Claus for grownups).  There, on my front porch, was my white Christmas tree that I won last week from Treetopia.   […]