Winter To-Do List

1. Drink as much hot chocolate as possible
2. Paint something pretty
3. Finally refinish my chair
4. Make a new dress
5. Read my pattern making book
6. Train for the Salt Lake Half
7. Reserve a court and play indoor tennis
8. Learn a new skill (I don't know what yet)
9. Make a To-Cook/Bake list
10. Photograph the results of the above
11. Stop drinking so much Diet Coke
12. Save up for a new camera lens
13. Write thank you notes
14. Build my business
15. Design my boss's new retail store

(Okay, I know this isn't a winter picture, but I just can't like winter right now.)

Midnight, One, Two

Last night was the sort of night one regrets the next day.

I was sucked in by a book.

I had 250 pages left (out of 800)
and couldn't put it down.
It was a series I've been reading for a while.
I had to keep reading
at midnight
because the suspense was building
and at one
because the drama had reached its peak.
I couldn't sleep now,
just had to find out what happened,
if my favorite character would live or die.
A little after two,
all had been resolved
and I could finally sleep.

I only kinda regretted the lack of sleep when morning came,
but to be honest,
I LOVE a magnetic piece of lit
that pulls one in
only releasing its hold when the last page is turned.

Words

Thinking warm thoughts

Its just the beginning of winter and I'm already longing for spring.

I really don't do the cold.

I took this picture in Hawaii 2 years ago.

I made it my desktop wallpaper to help me think warm thoughts.

The best $12 you'll ever spend

The best things about breakfast

Bacon + Chocolate chip pancakes + syrup

Combined into one tasty morsel.

(via here)

I would try this.

How about you?

Wishing

I remembered a little bit more from my high school french class.

...should've payed more attention and less time doodling.

Then I maybe I could understand more of Marie Claire Maison.

I'm a sucker for foreign magazines.

(photo via Marie Claire Maison)

I'm sick of the snow

and I want to move to a location like this,

where I can sit in the sun and sip my sparkling water.

anyone want to join?

Custom Ikea

Okay, those two words don't usually end up in the same sentence.

But check this out...

Red Ikea Shelves

+

a little black paint

=

Donkey Kong Shelves!

(via here)

Makes me think of summer

Latest and Greatest

I'm about to settle in to a toblerone induced coma, but before I do, I share some good news.

1. I had a stroke of luck and won a blog contest. I'm not usually someone who wins things. And I'm most definitely not someone who wins cool things. But lately a little bit of awesome has come my way. I won these mocs I posted about below.

2. I scored a couple of fun shoots in the past few days. I'm pretty excited for the projects I have in store. And I promise that I'll share the fashion show pics soon!

QLC Again

The quarter life crisis (QLC) hit me again this weekend.
I thought I resolved the problem earlier in the week,
but the doubt crept right back.

I just don't know what I want to do

or

what I should be doing with my life.

Has anyone else ever had trouble with this issue?

Anyone want to just tell me what to do?

It would sure make life easier to have some direction.