I ♥ summer shopping

What is it about summer that makes shopping so much more fun?! I've been trying to keep up with my recent weight loss (I'm down to 117 pounds now people! I finally match my driver's license!) by buying belts to hold up my old jeans, but I'm actually getting to the point where this won't be a solution much longer. Today, I broke down and bought my first new piece of clothing: a romper from ModCloth (in a small no less! I've never been a small!).


I've been wanting one for a while now. Ever since they started coming back in style I knew I wanted to add one to my wardrobe. But finding the right style was proving to be difficult! When I saw this adorable little polka dot number, I knew she was the one!

Now I'm on the hunt for the perfect red wedges to go with it (what is it about black and white and red together?)! Our county fair starts this week, and I have many a-visions of sporting this little number on those long hot trips. My little sister has even talked about going to opening day at the (pony) race tracks, so I have a feeling this would work there too!

Of course, I'm not shopping for just me! One of my friends just had a baby boy and I spent like, $60 on onesies for him! Jason and I may not want kids, but we love to shop for and spoil other people's babies!

My friend has always been the "life of the party," so this one was a must!



Literally, "Danger" is his middle name!



His daddy just got a t-shirt with retro playing cards on it for his birthday. Figured the baby could use one too!



Did you expect anything less from an Irish girl to her Irish friend? ;)


There's about a bazillion more that I want to buy him, but I think I should probably wait a little. I can't wait to get these so I can wrap them up in some super cute packaging (but it will not be all cutesy-cutesy-baby-like, it's gotta match the gifts inside). I may try to find some little punk-rock pacifiers and accessories too, so if anyone has some good sources, please pass them along!

Today I'm going out with my mom, aunt, cousin, and twin one-year-old cousins for a girls' day! Bet you can't guess what I wish I already owned? ;)

How 'bout you?? Please tell me I'm not the only one splurging on my summer wardrobe! =)

PS: My latest short story ("Birthday Sex") is up on The Escritoire! You can check it out here.

New story @ The Escritoire

Hop on over to my sister site and check out the latest story: "How to Have an Affair With an Unavailable Man."

new! new! new!

I'm so excited over the new updates--it truly proves what an absolute nerd I am, just in case you had any lingering doubts! First, I updated my AUTHOR section with the link to my other site, The Escritoire. So if I've hooked you with my astounding writing capabilities, you'll know how to find it.



Second, there's been an addition to the navigation bar!



I've started a TUTORIALS section! It's still in its infancy, with only two articles in there as of now. But I hoping that as I start completing more and more projects I'll have more to add. I may even throw in a few before and afters just for good measure!

If there's something I've done in the past that you'd like to see a tutorial on, please let me know! I'd be happy to create one!

shameless plug

Just because it's the other big project I'm working on, I have to direct you to the full first chapter of my book which is now posted on The Escritoire.

"Cammie Greens & Inked Marines: My Love Affair With the Corps," Chapter One.

Other non-DIY project are happening right now for me as well, and I really want to share them all with you. But for now, they remain my little secret! ;)

booked.

No. I haven't dropped off the face of the blogging universe. I just have ab-so-lutely noth-ing to report! LOL. I haven't done a single project aside from hanging a few strands of Christmas lights, wrapping presents, and finishing up our Christmas shopping. I'm hoping that Jason and I will be working on one of our projects this weekend, but it won't be anything I can share with you for a while. With holiday spending, it kind of cuts into my DIY fun. :(

On the other hand, it's given me plenty of time to work on my book! I swore I was going to have it finished by the end of this year; now I'm just hoping to have it finished by May! Unfortunately everyday life tends to get in the way of my polishing it (most of it is written, now it's just going back and filling in the gaps and making it flow).

If you haven't ever checked out my sister site, The Escritoire, please do. I don't post as often as I do over here, by I did just post a new story yesterday (definitely one of my more fanciful ones).

In the meantime, I promise to try and make my life more exciting so I have something to report on! ;)

new to the scene

Hello all--I'm back! This trip was so wonderful! I spent a full week in San Diego with my family and it was great. Hubbs wasn't able to stay, as work/school doesn't permit him time off right now. I hate to say it, but a week to myself was very nice. Like a sinful little treat. I plan on trying to do it every other month as time permits.

I know I owe you all lots of pictures, but I wanted to hop on and share my newest addition the the blogging family:



My new blog, The Escritoire, is a place for me to show case some of my short stories that I am constantly writing. [For those who don't have their handy dandy thesaurus nearby, "escritoire" means "writing desk."] Some of my yarns are just quick blips that may pass through my head; others come from detailed dreams I've had that transitioned nicely onto paper. I have a few in my vault, so as soon as it's up and running I'll be posting a new anecdote once a week [or so]. After I run out of those it make take me a while to update with new ones since my creative juices tend to dry up for short periods of time.

This blog is also going to be my constant reminder of my goal to finish my book that I started over four years ago. I'm really really hoping to have it completed by the end of the year so that 2010 sees me sending it out to [hopefully] be published!

In the mean time, check out The Escritoire and stayed tuned for more goodies on both sites!