A DISNEY CRUISE??? Honestly, I don’t even know what to say about all of this right now! I’m sure I haven’t completely processed what an amazing adventure we just had. We returned yesterday from a week of traveling on planes and ships, across the seas and onto islands. Where the food was never-ending, and the…
First of all, why do I have so many jobs? I’ve never been able to figure this out. WTF am I doing? What will I be when I grow up? I’ve brought them all on myself and don’t have a singular passion for any of them. I have this fantasy that one day I will…
This week we had an unexpected surprise for our family. It’s not nearly as dramatic as it sounds, but it feels like the start of something good. You may or may not know that Stevie has an intellectual disability. He’s been in special ed since he started pre-K and has always been severely delayed in…
We made it through week one and now we’re onto week two of school. As far as I know, Stevie has handled the transition pretty well from 2nd to 3rd Grade. He’s with a new group of kids and has a new teacher and didn’t even have a meltdown in class until the end of…
Feeling extra proud of myself this last week. A solo trip with Stevie can be an anxiety-inducing experience. Sometimes even just driving two hours to Disneyland or the beach is enough to do me in. So a cross country flight, topped off by a 3 hour drive in either direction, was makin’ me nervous. But…
You see?! After all my bragging about writing a blog post 7 weeks in a row, I fell off the wagon. To be fair, I had a good excuse as I was taking Stevie out of town. But still. It’s like bragging that your kid slept through the night… Aaaand you just jinxed it. On…
Can you even BELIEEEEVE that I have written a blog post seven weeks in a row? Considering that like 15 people still read this thing, and you are one of those people, maybe you believe it. But I am kind of surprised that I’m still going. I want to say that it’s totally brought back…
Well this has been a long time coming… I finally made another No Pattern Sewing Tutorial. Weee! You can see my first one here: Boxy Top. If you’ve seen that one and you’re ready to move onto a dress, you can watch the latest video here: Boxy Dress. And let me mention that any and…
Paul and I were lucky enough to escape for a night and celebrate one of my favorite girls turning 40! I think I’ve mentioned before that this has been a big year for travel because we have so many friends hitting milestone birthdays — and I just can’t be mad about it. We spent most…
This past week, I participated in #aweekwithnopants challenge. It had a clever name and set out to encourage people to wear dresses and skirts for a week. The challenge was hosted by @uncomplicatedspaces, @marmag.creation, @akwearsthings, @alissa_etc, and @petraalexandra. I’ll admit, I am not a dress person, so I thought it might be a fun way…