rants and thanks.

it all started on etsy
which led me here

which in turn led me here

and here

and here

and then spurred this e-mail to my husband:

I have come to a conclusion.

Whilst the cherubs are testing (diligently, I might add), I have had a great deal of time to "thumb" through websites.

It all started on Etsy, while I was looking for an apron for Charlie.

Then I clicked on a link...

then another...

then another...

and this was the conclusion I came to. 

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO ALL OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO!!!

(mind you his response was that i should

perhaps

consider cutting down the amount of time i spend in the grocery store

which i know probably holds merit

and rationale)

i am a closet crafter
i love to make things
from trash
scrap paper
ribbon remnants
and anything else i can get my hands on.

i subscribe to a plethora
of crafty blogs
and ooh and aah over the finished products
of all the 'martha' moms
and their kids
and i try
really really hard
to make time for those things in our days
like last weekend
when we did this:

we had so much fun making these

and i cannot wait to get them put up

around our house

barren of any sign of autumn

at present.

my love for crafting

has been put on the back burner

(you can refer to this post

for more on that)

and while i would love 

nothing more

than for my house to look

like this...

it just doesn't seem to work out that way.

but enough of that.

in all honesty

the above actually spurs

what is to follow

because...

i am thankful

for creative people

who share that creativity 

in the same wires i have come to know well

because they inspire me

they make me think

they make me look at the world

my world

differently

and make me want

to make

create

brighten

enlighten

my home

my child's mind

my world.

today
i am also thankful
for pumpkin chili
a cleared schedule
warm drinks (pumpkin soy chai)
and ambition.

go well.