welcome

If you are reading this then you made it over. Welcome to my new home.  I hope you like your visit and find some inspiration here or at the very least something to read while you are drinking your morning, afternoon or evening coffee.  So why the move you ask?  I blame it on the house move.  Our new surroundings are chalked full of nature, water and more nature.  My twin girls have aptly named our new homestead the "ducky house" and can not speak about our home without first mentioning the "ducky house," so why fight it.  New house, new virtual home, it all makes sense to me.

Did I forget to mention last month that I turned 40?  Whoa, the start of another decade, that feels like a momentous change to me.  And what better way to celebrate than to chop off those locks and start with a new 'do.'  I noticed that I was slipping into that "always in a ponytail" hairstyle.  After a while I was trying to figure out what exactly was the point of all that hair if I wasn't going to let it be free (moving plus home renos can be really hard on the style ritual you know).  The obvious solution:

:: before ::

  

:: after ::

I haven't had serious layers since the 80's.  So far I'm liking it and as long as I get up in the morning and do the style thing I should be safe from looking like the school bus driver lady. 

I'll be back with more on the 'ducky house' and stuff.  Oh and one more thing, don't forget to change your links to my new blog address, ttfn.

change is coming

Hello there!  It's been awhile hasn't it?  I'm still here.  Been keeping myself busy with the summer, the kids, the house and other things that are pulling my attention away from the computer.  Life really can get in the way of my virtual life sometimes *wink and well, you've been on my mind a lot lately.  I've been missing this
blogging community, the updates and all that this world entails.

But something has changed.  I can't quite put my finger on it yet, but something has change and so I know I will be making some big changes over the next little while with my blog and other aspects of it. Stay tuned and check back early next week for the first installment.  Until then, xoxo

beach days

Soaking up every last bit of summer we make another trek to the beach for...

:: water ::

:: sand ::

:: sun ::

::sunset::

Oh how I'm a sucker for a good sunset, especially when they reflect off the water.

excuse me

You'll have to excuse my blogging absence.  Conditions aren't ideal for me right now to give much time to blogging so I will continue with photo blogging (and few words) in the interim. 

The move has been an all encompassing journey for us and while I would love to say that I am mostly unpacked and now knitting by the lovely fireplace, that just isn't the case.  There hasn't been a whole lot of progress in any direction since we moved in and with boxes everywhere and construction still to take place in important areas (I still don't have a kitchen) things feel, well, uninspiring.  Oh I still love the home but the chaos I do not.  What is taking everything so long you ask??  Well unfortunately my hubby has been extremely busy working 80 hours for the past couple of months.  He has only two more weeks to go before this crazy schedule ends and that can't happen soon enough.  In a word (or two) I miss him.  I really miss him.  Today we celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary and I am all choked up because I know I will be spending another day without seeing him.   Up until last weekend I've managed to keep perspective about this season of our lives, but when it was far too evident that this mumma was really starting to become unglued, the hubby took a couple of  hours off at the request (desperation) of the kids (and me) to join us at the beach on a warm summer evening.

We had a great time reconnecting as a family for a few short hours.  It was just the kind of break we all needed.  Away.  Together.  Outside.  Relaxing.  Even sleeping.   Is it just me or does it looks like he is smiling?

Happy Anniversary Paul, I'm looking forward to a bit more normal time with you.