handmade:modern by elizabeth rosemond (the blog)

goals for the day | monday 20feb2012

• sit upright (vs. lay down) for the majority of the day
• give Michael his antibiotics without him spitting it out yelling "ca ca, yuck yuck"
• stop taking Mucinex D (I think it's making me itchy + scratchy)
• make sure one person changes out of their pajamas
• cut WAY back on the comfort foods (keeping in mind that I've just ordered pizza for lunch)
• make (+ consume) a green monster smoothie
• finish hand cutting fabric letters for a custom order (this is a reach. for sure)
• try not to be depressed about how much I've fallen behind on all of my projects
• do a load of laundry (this includes folding and putting away)
• take a shower
• get some fresh air

As you might have guessed - we are sick (and by we, I mean me + the two littlest Rosemonds). Michael has a sinus infection; Lauryn has developed a low-grade fever and a nasty cough (following her sinus infection of late January); I am slowly recovering from a horrible 5+ day virus (this is following my sinus infection of late January). 

To say I'm over it would be an understatement. 

I hope YOU are having a fantastic Monday.

xo,

e

happy valentine's day + giveaway

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

We're a fairly low key Valentine household but my husband is coming home early tonight, so I'm excited about that!

I wanted to share a few things I love today:

• My friend Stephanie has been sharing *love*ly things all month.  Check all of them out (Sweet Sadie's rainbow party and Elise's guest post yesterday are among my favorites)
• I adore Kal Barteski. Seriously. Her new project, LinkwithLove, is part of something pretty amazing today. Check it out. I'm all over it.
• I can't get enough of this song (guilty pleasure? just a tad. don't judge me!): 

• Lastly, my friend Marilyn at Pulp Sushi is hosting a sweet Valentine's Day giveaway today. Quite a few items are involved, including a Valentine edition of one of my best sellers:

       

       I'm also offering Marilyn's readers a special shop discount on their entire purchase. Check everything            out  here. 

right now

listening: to my Ingrid Michaelson station on Pandora (currently playing = "Soldier")

eating:  nothing, but I really want a SNACK

drinking:  water with lemon

wearing:  leggings + a tank + my burlap TOMS

feeling:  pretty good, actually! my sinus infection is gone and I don't feel nearly as tired as I did last week

weather:  54 and cloudy 

wanting: to get Miss Lauryn to finish making her Valentines for class. she is supposed to write her own name on each one (at least in part). for some reason, it's like PULLING TEETH.

needing: my DSLR! it's still in the shop (it's been almost 3 weeks), and I miss it terribly.

thinking: about joining in with Ali's A Day in the Life project tomorrow. it will be a full day of only iPhone photos, which could be fun :)

enjoying: some photos I recently found in the photobooth app on my computer. it seems that my kids have been taking more photos than I realized. i can't wait to incorporate some of these into Project Life, as it's probably the only way I'll get some decent shots of the teenager. here's one of my faves (from yesterday):

wondering: how many more times Lauryn will watch WordWorld. we have seen the same one at least 10 times in the past few days. she can now spell "bus" and "bike", so I guess I shouldn't be complaining!

note: this series of right now posts has always been inspired by Tina's series of currents (the format of which has changed a little). she has now developed a sweet set of currents journaling cards, perfectly sized for Project Life. They're sold out now, but I can't wait to get my grubby hands on them :)

xo,

e

 

hello february!

I truly can't believe January is already over! The kids and I have all been sick the past week, so it feels like I'm missed out on a ton.

Just some random thoughts for today:

• I'm just a little geeked about the new TOMS ballet flats. I may have even asked for this pair for my March birthday :)
• I'm currently working on four custom orders. All extremely different and exciting. Everyone has been super pateint with me too, which is awesome. I can't wait to share them with you.
• I'm already thinking about Miss Lauryn's 4th birthday (March 10). Since we don't know many people here (and I hate entertaining in this house), we will likely use the party $$ to buy her a new bike (I'd love to buy her the pink one, but it will likely get handed down to little brother at some point). She's also going to get a trip to the American Girl store with Mama to buy a little something for her beloved Bitty Baby.
• It's been a week since I've been to The Bar Method. I'm scheduled to go tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. I just hope I have the energy to do it.
• I just finished last night's episode of Glee. It made me sooo happy to hear all of those Michael Jackson songs.
• Speaking of TV, my husband and I are obsessed with Downton Abbey. We blew through season one and the first 4 episodes of season two in 3 days. I really think this is the best show on TV right now!

• This book arrived on my doorstep. I'm super excited to devour it (as I do most books about food/health)
• I'm working on my menu for the Superbowl this weekend. My YUM board on Pinterest is getting a serious workout. I'll be sure to report back :)

That's all for tonight (yes, it took me all day to type this post)! I have to put one of the littles to bed. The other fell asleep on the family room chair for 2 hours, so it should be an interesting evening.

xo,

e