Category Archives: iPPP

iPPP: Spring!

I love May. April showers have brought May flowers, in so many ways. Flower #1: I have officially secured employment! Yes, I *finally* got some good news!! Ask (and ask and ask and ask) and ye shall receive! Flower #2: After my echocardiogram next week, I should be done with doctors for a few months….

Bad Days Get Better

Today is just one of those days. The burden is heavy and there’s no real relief in sight, only in promise. I’m having to dig deep into my faith bucket and to let God provide refuge from this storm. There are many problems with no immediate solutions. There are chores, but no energy. There are…

iPPP: It’s Drawestin (among other things)

I got an iPhone for BIRTHDAY and to say that I’ve been having fun with it is an understatement.  For one thing, I can actually text, which is such a huge bonus, I could cry. My Droid took it upon itself to collapse the keyboard every time I finished poking in a word. Let me…

Hump Day Happy!

FIRST!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAROLINE!  I hope today is as fantastic as it should be! You deserve every bit of BIRTHDAY fun! As far as Aprils go, this one doesn’t suck! I had a fantastic job interview on Monday, and like dating, I’m now in the two day wait. Today is day two. I have no…

iPPP: It’s Spring Alright!

Spring has sprung!   I have dreams of a fairy garden, thanks to my mother-in-law, and I won this adorable wind chime to place in it. There’s a gorgeous purple bird bath behind the blue one that would be perfect. I’ll have to sit and think on it a while.   This post is a…

Food Fodder: Turkey Burgers with Mushrooms & Onions

It’s the middle of Winter here, and while there’s barely any snow on the ground, it’s still too cold for me to stand over a grill outside clicking my tongs. I don’t love burgers that much. I do love them enough to make them on my stove, however. When I started The 17 Day Diet,…

Making Up With My Pantry

I’ve been in a fight with my pantry since we moved into our house. It seems she thought she wasn’t going to have to function and just sit around, kick rocks, and occasionally house a coat and some laundry. Well, she was wrong. So, we got in a fight. She tossed a shelf and broke…

Sometimes you just need to laugh…

Look at everything I got at Target for $100!!! Gift cards at Christmas are the bee’s knees. A 5 tier metal shelving unit, 4 large storage bins, 4 small storage bins, America: The Story of Us, Vietnam Battles, 50 Ornaments, 3 metal tins, a set of pink Valentine’s Day dishtowels, 3 large space bags, and…

Apparently, I sew now. Plus… How Pinterest saved my Christmas.

{Linking up with Liz from a belle, a bean, & a chicago dog, KLZ from Taming Insanity, Michelle from The Vintage Apple, and Jamie from This Kind of Love. Go check out these creative, hilarious, and beautiful bloggers!} Back in November, I decided that I wanted to try and do a mostly handmade Christmas, or…

Status Christmas: Full Swing

The closer Christmas gets, the more excited I’m becoming! Part of me feels guilty about that because so many seem to be suffering this year. There’s so much bad news floating around Facebook and in our lives in general. People falling ill, friends losing jobs, families struggling to make ends meet before even considering gifts…