begin afresh

It was about time we spruced up the vanity with some encouragement!

new beginnings

you should check this out.

repurpose

I don't know if things like this make my inner librarian cry or rejoice. But I do know that I am completely infatuated with using old book pages to create something whimsical. Maybe I'll cover my chair project in them instead...

photos from design is mine and notes from a cottage industry

words to live by

just add a tub of butter, y'all

To apologize to the boys for stealing their car doors, we decided to bake cupcakes as a peace offering. First of all, Melanie used her legit yellow hand mixer. Whoa, dream big. We decided to go all out and make the icing from scratch, so naturally we turned to Paula Deen for a recipe.

So we found this. Well, it originally tasted FOUL. As in MAJOR PARTY FOUL. We just kept adding in vanilla hoping for the best. In the midst of my anger, I tweeted at Paula Deen that I was disappointed in her recipe.

Oh, what a major party foul it was on me.

Turns out, spreading the icing on the cupcakes was the most delicious thing EVER.

So I had to tweet at Paula AGAIN apologizing for my mistake.

The moral of the story: tweet others just as you would like to be tweeted.

hoodrat stuff

I have the greatest friends ever.

Tonight was easily one of the greatest nights of my life.

I got a brand new little!!

Isn't she presh!? We go together better than pandas and bamboo.

So we all took our littles out and committed a minor felony. It's not grand theft auto if you don't take the whole car right? (Regardless, the doors were returned to our friend. So all is well.)

justin timberlake only gets better with age

a place to hang your hat

This project has been a long time coming. We have this pseudo-hallway in between the kitchen/living room and mine and Carrie's rooms and bathroom. We were getting sick of the bare walls, so we started by sprucing this one up a bit. Once the other two roomies get home, we'll hang their aprons, too! (Side note, it is kind of difficult to decorate when you can only use 3M hooks and mounting tape. Imagine the possibilities we'll have when we can use a hammer and nails!)

now i lay me down to study

One of my favorite shows of all time (Pushing Daisies, too bad it was cancelled after only two seasons) best describes how I feel about hugs:

It's like an emotional Heimlich. Someone puts their arms around you and they give you a squeeze and all of your fear and anxiety come shooting out of your mouth in a big wet wad and you can breath again.

(go to 1:25)

In the midst of midterms, I find it so easy to lose sight of what's important and throw myself thoroughly and wholly into school. Yes, that's why I'm in Auburn, but I can make myself absolutely sick just dwelling on tests. So I've finally figured out some of the best ways to combat test anxiety:

1. Prayer. Giving it all to the Lord is the best way to go, but that doesn't excuse a lack of sufficiently preparing.

2. A hug. For real, I thrive on hugs. REAL hugs. Not wimpy side hugs.

3. Taking a walk. Auburn is seriously the best place on earth to take a walk. Either a brisk walk to get the blood flowing or a leisurely stroll. However, it's not usually relaxing unless with a friend.

4. Taking a drive with the windows down. I was never a believer in this until Abby showed me how it was done.

5. A cup of mint tea (sans caffeine). There's just a relaxing property to mint like nothing else.