My Aunt is Published!

I know I don't normally write about current lit in here (bad English major) but I couldn't help but share.

MY AUNT IS PUBLISHED!

Dezi Gold is a fantastic women (I am biased but she is!) who has been a mentor for young adults for years. Now she has published BreathHealer, the first in a new young adult series.

Check it out on amazon! :)

See it on Amazon

Craft Day!

Every once and a while I like to spend the entire day crocheting. Today that's exactly what I did (ok after I went to the library and grabbed a book on CD to listen to while I work).

Infant Cap

Baby Mary Jane's

Decorate

I moved into my new office in October and have the privilege of  decorating it myself. I've been trolling the internet and design magazines searching for ideas that fit my personal style but can be adapted for an office.

Small dining table turned desk

It's taken forever, but now that my desk is finished (I'm using a tigerwood maple diner table that Chris, my boss's husband, just refinished) it's time to get moving. I've chosen the color palette, started putting up wall cork, and have been pulling together bits of this and that for decoration. I'll  be making some things myself (a banner that will go above my window, scrap booking paper that will be used to spell out an inspirational phrase on the cork, etc...) because I can never find exactly what I want --and it'll make the space feel mine.

Color Palette Inspiration by Wear Palettes - Adrian Lux

Wall Cork Inspiration - Noon Designs as featured on Design*Sponge

While  Nora Alexander and Maie Webb of Noon Designs chose to use boards in their shop I didn't think my boss would be happy (or our landlord) if I started hammering away along one wall of my office. I'm using the cork on the upper 2/3 of  two adjoining walls. It really warms up the room!

Banner inspiration by TakeFlightBoutique on Etsy

Snow Day

You know what the best part of a snow day is? No it's not staying in your PJs all day, at least not for me.

My favorite thing about snow days is that I get to spend the time I would normally be commuting to work doing crafty things. Today I worked on "the never ending sweater" as my dad calls it (the sweater now has half a sleeve thank-you-very-much). Or making this awesome  dinner.

The butternut squash was definitely the best part!

The recipe is available at: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/roasted-pork-chops-and-butternut-squash-with-kale-00000000049713/index.html