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Being Deliberate-a 3 week check-in

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my 2012 word for the year
It’s been about 3 weeks since I declared my intentions to be deliberate in 2012. How’ve I done? Well…

I’m still running/walking with the Couch to 5K program. It’s been cold, my shins hurt a little, and sometimes I think I’ll never make it, but I’m still giving it my best.

I picked up the phone to call (okay, text) a friend. We set a play date and we watched our kids play hard while we enjoyed a cup of coffee and a wonderful chat.

I made a black skirt. This was a very deliberate descion on several levels. First, I knew I wanted to sew. Rather than just make up a pattern that was appealing to me, I decided to take a look in the closet to see what I needed. I decided that I could use a causal/weekend uniform skirt. I choose to replicate a store bought skirt I loved and wore all summer. I lengthend it for the fall. Lastly, I choose to complete the skirt in one evening. Hooray! These means I didn’t add another project to my UFO pile (UFO=UnFinished Object).

I’m doing a better job sneaking veggies and fruits into my family’s diet. This has been easier with our garden and our road trips lately. I found some amazing veggies at a Farmer’s Market down in Destrehan. (Thanks Jane!) I’ve also been to New Orleans and Little Rock so I could grab a few things at Whole Foods.

I really like this “One Word” thing. It’s been rewarding to discover that I’m following my intentions rather than failing at resolutions.

Everything Else

The 3rd week of 2012

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January 15:  I started a quilt top with the help of Momma (it was all her fabric) and A (she arranged the blocks!)

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January 16:  I almost finished the quilt top!

 

January 17:  I finished the quilt top!  All the fabrics are from the same line, but they are the strangest collection…

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January 18:  Time for mid-winter planting!  I love living in the South!  We can garden all-year-round!

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January 19:  Thursday.  Um…I don’t remember Thursday!

 

January 20:  We celebrated A’s homeroom teacher’s birthday.

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January 21: Another Saturday, another swim meet.  Both the kids won 1st in their respective freestyle events!  I managed to get (blurry) pictures of the end of each of their races.  Look for the blue caps.

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Hers

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Everything Else, Family

Birthday Gifts for 7-year old Boys

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My baby boy is turning 7!

Seven!

He has all his favorites: Legos, nerf guns, Star Wars, football. It’s easy to hit the toy store and pick out something he’d love, but I’d like to find him something a little different, a little extra special. I’m thinking about some of these:

$65.00

$19.00

$36.00

$25.00

$16.50

$144.00

$32.99

$65.00

$135.00

$30.00

$7.00

$24.99

$6.50

$30.00

$27.50

$125.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Everything Else

The 2nd week of 2012

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January 8: Planning for the spring garden

January 9: Still plodding away with Couch to 5K.  (OK, so this is the only day I actually ran this week.  Let’s blame it on the weather and a stomach bug.)

January 10:  Stitched up some spring jon jons!

January 11:  Added Mardi Gras Jon Jons to the shop!


January 12:  Our school was rocked by a stomach bug.  Over 20% of the kids went home ill!  Thank goodness we missed it!
January 13: Tie Dye!


January 14:  A quick trip to Arkansas for Great-Grandma’s 90th birthday.  I forgot batteries for the camera.  Ugh.  Maybe I can snitch someone else’s pictures.

Also, football in Louisiana came to a screeching halt this week with the debacle that was the BCS championship and the Saints loss to the 49ers.   I will say this:  It is so much fun cheering for our teams-win or lose.  When does football season start again???

 

Everything Else, Good Food

I wonder if Mom is missing her cookbook yet???

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I snitched my Momma’s new cookbook. Shhh…don’t tell her.

The kids and hubby and I are loving the Homesick Texan Cookbook! So far, I’ve cooked with tomatillos and poblano peppers, fried corn tortillas, refried beans, made chaulpas, and botched tortilla soup. The tortilla soup had a wonderful smokey flavor—but somehow I added WAAAAAY too much chili pepper!

Up next: rendering my own lard (can you say cracklins’), carnitas, and homemade tortillas.  

By the way, the book is so much fun to read, even if you never pick up a pepper!  I love the back stories Lisa Fain includes with her recipes.  She also does a wonderful job explaining just how different food is in Texas, depending on where you are!  The recipes we’ve tried have been delicious, so much so that the 6-year-old recommended that his MoMo just buy another copy!  

***I should probably mention that I have no affiliation with Lisa Fain or the Homesick Texan.  I literally just swiped my mom’s book and I liked it so much I wanted to tell you about it.***
Being Creative, Everything Else

You are in the right place. Promise.

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You are here:

 

And here:

 

And here:

 

Because they are all now here:

Let me tell you why.

I  have been blogging since 2007.

For me, blogging started as a record of my sewing projects and a way to share family pictures with friends and family.  Since then, I’ve added a “Learn to Sew” blog and shop blog.

No real surprise that I found myself ignoring 2 blogs to focus on 1.  Then, I get bored and switch my focus to another.  Honestly all that inconsistency and splitting myself into boxes was really starting to frustrate me.

Since I am all these things at once (a mom, a homemaker, a wife, a sewing teacher and a seamstress), I’ve decided to trash the boxes and keep it real.

That’s what you’ll get here.  At my one blog.  All of me: the momma, the cooking, the personal sewing, a few shop updates, the business woman, the Pinterest addict, the Saints fan, the gardening, the sewing teacher!

Please let me know that you’ve found me.  You can leave me comment.  Better yet, click the “follow” button to your right and subscribe to the blog with your favorite reader.  Thank you!!

Enjoy the realness!