I am knee-deep in my portfolio, which is due on Sunday, by 9pm...but I saw this, and it can not be more true at this point.  10 school days....

more than just an extra day off from school...today is a day to say thank you to all of those who have served our country, so we can b...

just a quick rant...because it's almost the end of the year and while I have had really great experiences...I had a thought, that kind o...

In an effort to be more social in the blogosphere...I'm joining a few "link-ups" that I've seen on a few blogs I really li...

One of the members of my Etsy team, Kelly of Kelly's Keychains has an awesome Kickstarter project and she has almost reached her fundi...

I was lucky to get to see my Mom on Saturday unexpectedly :)  We had seen each other the weekend before when they were doing their trek from...

I have been sorely neglecting my business, both in production as well as the Etsy side since school started in August...but I am thrilled t...

need a gift for Mother's Day?  or just for someone you really really like?  there is still time to hit Fab.com and shop my dear friend ...

 it is always a little strange when someone you've known almost your whole life has a big milestone, and this weekend was no different...

If you knew me growing up, you would have said I was absolutely, 100% a dog person.  I put a puppy on my christmas list as the #1 item every...

there is no doubt that spring break is a necessity for every teacher and every student...we are all just about ready for a little time away ...

I just love numbers...and dates...and today is a pretty awesome one: November 11, 2011, a.k.a. 11.11.11... how cool??  and how cool is it ...

one of the many wonderful pieces of advice I took away from attending the Summit of Awesome, were the shop critique notes from the lovely Ch...

he's not ashamed to admit that Jersey Shore is one of his favorite shows...so when we heard DJ Pauly D was going to be in Baltimore at P...

so I've been missing in action, or MIA as they say, for quite some time...honestly, the last thing I truly remember is the couple of day...

 yup, you guessed it...another theme!  this time was a going away party...for our friends the Conkling's before they head north to live...

my aunt and uncle have been married for 25 years!  so we thought that we'd surprise them with a party in their honor, disguised as a typ...

one of our favorite things to do in the summer, fall, well winter and spring too, is go to wine festivals :)  here are a few highlights from...

this one's a 'two-fer'... the last days of our afterschool program at Wolfe Street...really going to miss these kids!  I d...

since tomorrow we are going to the Vintage Virginia Wine Festival... being outside all day in the sun requires a cute dress to wear...like...