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updates

i have the week off. i am unsure what to do with myself when not working. i do a lot of wandering and judging of my house. it does not meet, much less exceed expectations.
you can judge it yourself when the first issue of high gloss comes out in a few weeks, because the meares compound will be on display.

we had 8 inches of snow.

this was an unfortunate happening:

rowdy's feet collected snowballs that wouldn't come off. we had to submerge in bathtub. poor puppy

in gifting news, i am overly pleased with these new bits i received:

this

and these

i gave a lot of this

i made brownies w/ peppermint sprinkles. i enjoyed crushing up the peppermint b/c i was mad at the post office and was able to channel my hatred into the pounding with a green bean can.

rowdy caught eating a pink disco ball

bits

dropped lots of new things off at a client's house this morning.  bits:

mr & mrs

problem solving

1 knob creek + 1 dog on a bed + snow outside + my new boombox pandora station + this

=happy christmas.

from rue, spotted in this great post by the decorista

speaking of boombox

cabin fever

i recently took on a new project - decorating a log cabin out in the woods! we're starting with the bedrooms, and here's a little inspiration and pieces i'm thinking about including:

that's hot

 
spotted over at sketch42, the kardishan's christmas card.
me likey, except for the one sister who's looking a little too mistress of the dark for me

miracles

i've never been a fan of pregnancy photos - they just sort of weird me out.  case in point:

go here to see more exceptional ones.

i might stroke out

if it gets much colder here. we're having an unseasonable cold snap here in NC - yesterday it sleeted and snowed and icked all day. the ground is frozen and crunchy when you walk on it. it's like the tundra, it hasn't been above 34 in days.

i called a resort in jamaica yesterday to see if they had an availability the week after christmas -- not because we can afford it, or have time, but really just so i could hear the woman's jamaican accent on the phone and know that there's warm weather out there somewhere.

then i did some imaginary packing.

btw, there was no room at the inn.  this donkey is going to stay in the shed in raleigh =(

drink umbrellas, hat, poster, earrings, glasses, mojito mix, necklace, towel, bathing suit, bag, cover up, shoes, mag, bike

here's what i can offer

some elle e fonts
now back to shipping

why i am currently losing

rowdy thinks:  how can i smush as much as possible at once?  oh, got it - i'll lay like this.

here's another angle for you.

and why my christmas tree has no water.

from me

for the holiday open house i gave away glass ornaments i had furbishized with some paint and leopard print ribbon.

check it

sara ordered some fabric from me and THEN! she sent me these:


hark!  fabric is a fantastic thing.