Get Messy: An Art Journal Challenge 02

Get Messy: An Art Journal Challenge 02

I feel so much more officially a part of the Get Messy group. It's only been a week, but it's such a welcoming place full of talented people. Art journaling is easily becoming a regular part of my life, and I'm grateful for everything and everyone involved in it....

Book Giveaway

Book Giveaway

I've been doing some cleaning lately, and I have done a good amount of downsizing. I'm left with a fair amount of books that I've read, gotten as much out of as I can, have duplicates of, or am simply never going to use and I want to pass it on. I want to give my...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Ah! It's July! Are you excited? I'm excited. This month is about a lot of different things (not just birthdays!) and I can't wait to celebrate everything. Friends visiting from out of state, creating love locks, art festivals, Halloween themed bar crawls, brunch,...

Celebrate July!

Celebrate July!

We're halfway through 2014, and instead of saying "I can't believe it!" like we're all thinking, I'm just going to take a look at my goals and see how I'm doing so far. Time moves fast. It always does. It's our job to keep up with it, and make the most of our days and...

A Notarized Lifestyle

A Notarized Lifestyle

Remember when I told you about how I took the confetti from Seacrets and the security guard tried to stop me? I pulled a Ron Swanson on him, claiming I can do whatever I want. That moment inspired me, though. I can do whatever I want. And so can you. So I decided to...

Birthday Balloon Release

Birthday Balloon Release

My birthday was last weekend, and it was really wonderful. It was actually a three-day-long celebration that ended up continuing sporadically for a whole week just because two of my very good friends (Ashley and Mike) also have birthdays within four days of mine. The...

Celebrate Emotions

Celebrate Emotions

My dearest, Sometimes you'll feel hopeless. You'll feel like the situation you're in offers no solutions, like the people in your life will never understand you, or like the person you are just isn't good enough. It's going to be okay. You're going to be okay. There...

Colorful Trinkets

Colorful Trinkets

I've got gizmos and gadgets a plenty. I've got whozits and whatzits galore. You want thingamabobs? I've got fifty! And they're color coordinated in my Etsy shop. If you like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, or pink I've got you covered. Pick up a bag of...

Roadside America: Maryland

Roadside America: Maryland

Recently, I received an e-mail from Kate asking me if I had been to all of the Baltimore locations listed on Roadside America. Roadside America is a wonderful website that catalogs the wacky and wonderful eye candy that are locally available to you. The truth is that...