An Occasional Way of Life

(Note:  An Occasional Way of Life is a new series dedicated to my trials and tribulations in the world of occasional sales/junking/upcycling…stay tuned for more!) Some of you may remember when I shared my desire to do the happy dance when I found out I had been accepted as an artist vendor for a new [...]

Painted Rocks & Sticks For Gift-Giving (Or, Dammit, I Missed Doing a Mother’s Day Post in Time for Mother’s Day)

Hi!  Man, it’s been a while, huh?  I’ll spare you the details (which aren’t bad) and just mention that now I’m on vacation in Serbia for the next month and plan on catching up with all of you!  On to Mother’s Day…if I hadn’t finally connected the laptop and my phone to wi-fi today and [...]

A Beautiful Mess

Hello, hello crafty friends, house lovers, DIY divas, neat freaks, lurkers and accidental clickers!  I don’t know if you’ve missed me but I’ve missed you!  Ever since getting into this new occasional shop I’ve been on a mission to finish as many items as I can as soon as I can so that I don’t have so [...]

Recipes! { Russian Salad } and { Potato Salad With Roasted Red Pepper & Bacon }

Rarely do I think, “I feel like spending time in the kitchen cooking today,” but yesterday I got a wild hair and these two salads were the result.  (Well, that and custard-covered biscuits better known as The Cream Puffs That Didn’t Puff, but let’s skip that so as to keep up appearances, shall we?) {  RuSsIaN sAlAd  } This is a [...]

The Photo Wall Post Inspired Someone!

Okay, well, it inspired them to have ME install a photo wall.  Why are we talking about photo walls?  Click this. Apparently my mom showed my dad that blog post and they decided to go around the house looking for pieces to use.  The text string went something like this: Mom:  Your blog post inspired us [...]

Partay!

Hey!  So…I’m flying high today because I’ve just met with the owner of a new occasional shop which will be opening soon in my town.  I brought her some wares and she is excited to have my items in her store.  I’m so pumped!  My son wouldn’t do the happy dance with me when we [...]

My Illinois Tollway Funny

Something reminded me of this slightly embarrassing but funny Sarah story yesterday.  Maybe there’s someone else out there who can um, relate? After I got married and moved to Chicago with my husband, driving got a little more interesting for me.  Well, frustrating, but whatever.  (Have you experienced traffic there?  Jesus!)  There aren’t any toll [...]

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