whatever

mhairi - Oh boo- tried to comment before, and it didn’t post.
My heart is 100% after the Penelope bracelet!! 🙂

Rachel B. - WOW! Saturn rock necklace!

May - The Daphne bracelet – in EVERY COLOR 🙂

Ari Tyler - My favorite is the Shea Headband! Adorbs for summer.

angie - I loved all of the bracelets but could not get the website to load pictures of individuals to get their names. I adored the cream stone one that had 2 torquoise beads. Let’s hope it is being clogged with customers, hence the hiccup.

Amanda - LOVE the Razzle Dazzle necklace. It’s all so lovely…hard to pick just one.

ang - Love it all, but if I have to choose one…the 87 Cuff!

Laurel - I love the parachute necklace!

Mary - The Swivel necklace. Beautiful

johnsonar@rocketmail.com - I love Razzle Dazzle, but they’re all amazing.

Heidi Jo the Artist - Wow, so hard to choose just one!! One of my favorites though, is the Swift Necklace in blue, so gorgeous!

Jennifer - Such happy pieces. I think my favorite is The Capperly Cuff. Even the name is fun.

Angie R. - I love the Meadowsweet necklace in teal! I could get one for me and one for a friend:)

Jessica P - It’s hard to choose a favorite…either the Everley or Meadowsweet or Sweet Tart. I could keep going. 🙂

julie - i like the swivel necklace but i don’t think i could choose just one thing.

Halley - I love the Carrick Weave! All of the jewelry is beautiful… and such a wonderful idea.

Sarah - Love the petunia!

Heather - Oh I love these colors. I love the multi colored beads but I think the Swivel is my fav – love that green! The Guava bracelet is fun, too.

Nicole - Love the Razzle Dazzle in Coral – so pretty!

Christine - I really really loved all of their items! It’s so cheerful and bright! I literaly want them all! If I had to choose one it would be the Poppet bracelet!!

pamelajonesfitzgerald@gmail.com - I LOVE Daybreak Knot…..reminds me of a bowl of juicy summer canteloupe!!….Pamela

Emily B - I love the Swivel necklace:) THE COLORS!!!:)

Nicole Francis - Love the Albright bangles! All of them! Beautiful and simple 🙂

Eleanor - kind of obsessed with Razzle Dazzle! So cute! especially in the green color!

Ann C - I love these! I love the swivel necklace!

Megan B - I love so many, but I think I would actually wear the Heritage Mid the most!

Sarah - I love the Watson Braid but everything is beautiful!!

Meaghan - Love this company – I got a necklace for Christmas after being introduced to them by you on your blog. I would love to have a more colorful one! My favorites are the Swivel and the Carrick Weave (could not choose!). Thanks for the chance to win, and for introducing so many to this beautiful jewelry made by beautiful women.

Cheryl E. - Hands Down, it has to be Saturn Rock. Even the name is cool!

Jen G... - Love it all! My favorite is Pompon! Thanks…

Heather in Ohio - Love it all! But my fave is the razzle dazzle necklace!

Gretchen D. - I really like the colorful Daphne bracelets! Everything is just beautiful!

mia - 31bits is incredible! love the parcel loom bracelet.

Laura Mastropaolo - I Looove the Everly necklace!

Cori Barney - That is a funny joke that you want us to pick our favorite! They are all so awesome! I really love the Mabel necklace. So colorful!

Tanya H - I love the crushed jewel bracelet. I also love that you share grat organizations with us! 🙂

msmith3030@woh.rr.com - I love Petunia! Beautiful!

Jesica - The Razzle Dazzle – GORGEOUS!!
This site is amazing – and the video tugged @ the heartstrings.

Becky J - What an easy way to reach out our hand across the ocean and lend it for a sister to get up out of her pit. I think the everly necklace is stunning! Thanks dear Meg for the giveaway! xo

Rhiannon - How can I pick just one?? They’re stuff is so cute. I love BELLA, MABEL, and SATURN ROCK necklaces and just about every bracelet. 🙂
You are so kind to do this for some lucky winner!

julie - I like the Spruce bracelet and the Sprout bracelet!

Amy - SO many lovely things! I think it’s between the Razzle Dazzle necklace and the Happy Night necklace for me!

Christyn - It’s toss up between Petunia and Bella!

jen smith - love the meadowsweet and luna necklaces!

Robyn B - I LOVE the “Tangle” with the Mint and Tourquoise colors! But I would pretty much wear any of the necklaces or bracelets – so pretty. I’m not normally a pastel color kind of gal, but they look so springy and fresh, I can’t help but love them!

Brittany - Swivel necklace rocks!

Deb M - I love the Gwazy Twist or 87 cuff bracelet.

Kendra - I can’t decide between the Robin or Jubilee necklaces. I’d have to get both I guess!

Kaci - Love the Camelia. I have never heard of 31Bits. What a great organization.

This Farm Family's Life - I love the Everly necklace!

Tracey - Love it all! Especially the Havana Trim necklace!

Katherine - Lovin the sea glass strand in the sea foam in color. How awesome it could be worn as a necklace or triple bracelet!

angie - i love the poppet bracelet… or the daphne… really, it’s all amazing! thank you for the chance and for supporting such a wonderful group of women…

Routhie - I love the Petunia necklace, but could easily go for so many others.

Sallie - I have a bracelet fetish and am headed to Florida for vacation in a few weeks, so I think Starboard would be the perfect item to adorn my wrist! Thanks, Meg!

Martha - I love the cuff bracelet

Vicky - My favorite is the Swivel necklace.

Sarah - I love the Beckett Bundle bracelet, but the entire collection is amazing! Thank you for bringing my attention to such a great company!

Melissa Ann - Seriously love them ALL! But, if I had to pick a favorite it was the Razzle Dazzle, which is weird because it’s totally not what I normally go for – lol. Thanks for doing this and bringing attention to such a worthy company!

Deb L - That video brought tears to my eyes. I bought a bracelet a few years back at The Oprah Store after attending her show, and it is one of my favorite pieces and it was made by African women with a similar story. I would love to add the Tangle necklace in mint and turquoise to my collection.

Leslie @topofthepage - first of all, by this post’s title, i thought you just turned 31 for your bd. it’s realistic. you could be 31. but i somehow remember that’s not quite right. um, and this game is impossible. i want them all. but if i have to name a fave, i pick the razzle dazzle in CORAL. because i’m fancy like that. 😉 xo

Rita - I love the simplicity of the Twinkle Bangles, but all their jewelry is incredible! Such beautiful colors.

nanette - Razzle Dazzle is my favorite…but everything is beautiful. Thanks!

Tammia - Gorgeous stuff! I really love the “daybreak knot” and the “Sunday Frill.”

Kariane - I LOVE the Swivel. Wow. So pretty!! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!

Melissa - Great video! I love the patch bracelet.

Eliece - The cypress or geo twist bracelets are lovely.

Whitney - I love love the ‘Beckett bundle’ bracelet!!

jenny - The Luna. That soft pink? perfect for Spring!

Becky - Orchid Loop, Carrick Weave…who am I kidding? I love them ALL! Amazing!

Jessica R - I <3 the colors of the Revel Braid! I get so many compliments when I wear my 31 bits necklaces..I think it's time for some bracelets!

Heidi Bohrer - I love the orchid loop!

Dawn Abbott - The Swivel necklace…definitely! What an amazing company–it’s so refreshing to see how people are driving positive change throughout the world :). Thank-you for introducing me to this wonderful initiative and the beautiful women behind it!

Melissa - Starboard bracelet! I love the colors!!

the.mrs - This company is RAD to the RAD. Luna, Happy Night, Elasticity.. all of these are on my favorites list! Oh 31 Bits. You had me at hello!

Makila - I love the daybreak knot in pink/peach. And almost everything else! 🙂 Love this company!

Angie R. - I love the Meadowsweet necklace in Teal! I could get one for me and one for a friend. Thanks for the chance to win!

Melissa Jennison - What a generous offer! My favorite is the Destiny bracelet.

Lacy Brauner - I love the Bella! And the little handbag!I have a purse addiction though, so I like the versatility of the Bella!

Lyndsay - Cloud Nine in Shades of Grey – sooo pretty!

Laura - LOVE the “Swift” necklace! 🙂 I have the PERFECT blazer to go with it . . Pick me! Pick me! 🙂

Lindsay - I love it all! One of my definite favorites is the Daybreak Knot necklace in either colorway!

Becca - The Capperly Cuff – so fun!

Jen - The Luna necklace! Understated and simply lovely!!

Emily - The Swivel Necklace! I love this company, I order all the time 🙂

Caitlin Heatwole - Such a great product! My fave is the Petunia.

Julie - I love Mabel…itS rainbow and perfect!

Toni :0) - I’m in love with the Luna necklace! Thank you for sharing this shop, I’m doing my Christmas shopping there!

Becky McArthur - The Petunia necklace! I love my 31 bits bracelet from craft weekend 🙂

meredith - it’s hard to pick just one, but i love the carrick weave necklace! so gorgeous!

Andrea - hands down…..the Everly necklace….. I( love it!

Jen - The 87 Cuff…I think! Arrgghh….so many, so beautiful!

Lorie - I am a necklace JUNKIE! They are all so pretty, but I like Elasticity and Waverly. Two colors I actually DON’T already have. It would be so great to win. Thanks for the opportunity!

Leanna - I think the Razzle Dazzle might be my favorite but really I love them all, how does one choose?!

Karie - I love the swift necklace in blue…everything is so cute 🙂

Kelly S - What cute stuff. I love the “bubbles” bracelet.

elizabeth highsmith - I love the new stuff the razzle dazzle is my fav!

Melissa - Oh, it would be so hard to pick a favorite! I have put a few of their necklaces on my wish list for birthday/Christmas the last two years with no luck. This year I have vowed to just buy one for myself for my birthday! I am really loving the new large medallion for Spring, although I am a sucker for any of their solid beaded necklaces, I love the look of a few stacked together in different colors….but the medallion is pretty unique! Ugh! Choices!!!

Aubrey - I love all of 31 Bits pieces! I know my mom really love the Windsor necklace for her Birthday!

Liesl - Why do you make us chose just one?! ugh! Right now the Everly is drawing my attention and desire to purchase!

Lisa M. - It’s all beautiful, but if you’re making me choose 🙂 I really like the Carrick Weave!

Becky - OMG! I just love RAZZLE DAZZLE. I love how it lays and the graduated bead sizes and that color. It reminds me of a green milk glass pitcher my crazy Aunt Ruby had out in her farmhouse. I could SO rock that with my capris and brown gladiator sandles…. 😀

Barbara - Love the Revel Braid bracelet and the Daybreak Knot necklace…though it’s all so beautiful!

Meggan D. - The gypsy cuff, the Poppet or the Becket Bundle…. Ahhhh… too many beauts to choose from!

Melissa Gold - It’s a total tie between the Petunia necklace and The Sweetheart bracelet…oh my 🙂

Kari - Razzle Dazzle in blue is my fave! Love it, and love the idea of 31Bits!

Laura Conway - The Poppet, for sure!

Kristy - The Poppet bracelet is gorgeous! Incredible company.

Leah G. - The “Swivel” necklace…adorable! Thank you for featuring lovely companies like these!

Jen - I love the Daybreak Knot necklace. The combination of pink and orange is beautiful. And, even though it’s kind of chunky, it still seems delicate in those subtle colors.

Michelle - I Love the Heritage Mid in BLUE!!! Soooo pretty! I would LOVE to wear this over a tshirt this spring and summer! Thanks for telling me about 31 BITS!

katherine brewer - Mabel is my favorite necklace!

Leah Claire - Oh you’re right. I love everything in this shop!! But my fav would be the half moon bracelets.

Emily - Love it all. Maybe my favorite s Bella or Robin?

Dawn - So many wonderful choices, but I really like the Meadowsweet necklace…in any of the colors! 🙂

gretchen - Love their spring colors. In necklaces I adore Luna, Jendy, and Meadowsweet. In Bracelets: Starboard and Watsonbraid. Just to name a few. 🙂

Mary - The Parachute Necklace! Love it! Love the company! 🙂

Christy Kowalenko - I too, love everything from 31Bits (how could you not?)… but if I HAVE to choose a favourite, the Cypress bracelet is just my style! Thank you for the opportunity… Happy Wednesday!! : )

Kori - The spring line is in my wedding colors!! So exciting! I would love to get each of my lovely bridesmaids an almost-as-lovely-as-them bracelette as a thank you. I think the Watson Braid in Fushia/Mint would be perfect! Though if I decide to be selfish then I’m getting the Daphne bracelettes – one each color 🙂 So fun!

Ginny - Swivel necklace in Mint green!!! and then the Bellrock in the purple for my mom to spread the love. Heck I’ll probably buy them before the winner is even announced. what an amazing company!

renaudam@hotmail.com - My God! So much candy for the eye!
But my favorite is Swivel in mint/green.
thank you
anne-Marie

JulieKP - I have to pick one?! If I must it would be Mabel. I love all the different beads. I love things that are funky and can go with jeans.

Marsha Gulick - Saturn Rocks! Love the profile. Thanks for sharing this!

Laura - I LOVE this new line they put out. Beautiful! My favorite is the Sweetheart bracelet. So cute!

Tiffany - I LOVE the new Daybreak Knot necklace…for that one corally colored shirt I have that I can never find the right jewelry for!

Lori Winger - I’m loving the Windsor blus necklace, so cute with jeans!

Melissa - Right now I’m loving the Poppet and the 87 Cuff. Everything is so beautiful! Thanks for the great giveaway!

Allison - I love the colors. I really like the Watson Braid bracelet.

erin j - My favorite is Petunia in forest green but seeing as my wardrobe needs some yellow, I’d probably go with Meadowsweet instead.

Ali - Oooh, it’s a tough choice for sure. At the moment, my top pick is the daybreak knot. Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway 🙂 I loooove 31 bits!

april kelly - This is a great giveaway. I would choose the Daphne bracelets, love the colors. Thanks for the chance to win!

Ruta - Love it all! Daybreak Knot is on my list 🙂

Hollie - The Bella. Love it.

Robin Canter - The WINDSOR necklace. such pretty blue colors.

Pat Schmidt - The Patch Bracelet – the best sunny colors ever!

Annie - They are all so beautiful. I especially like the Rosebury bracelet though.

Lori H - The Swivel necklace is my favorite, although I like it in both colors!

Christy - I love the 87 bracelet and the Meadowsweet necklace, but really, they’re all amazing!!

Melissa - It’s so hard to pick! I really like the Petunia necklace.

Jen G - I love the daybreak knot necklace, I don’t own anything like it and it looks so fun! I also like the elasticity bracelet a lot!

amy - i love the windsor…i am a sucker for anything blue!

Sarah - Love Yellow Waverly. Hard to choose a favorite from all that beauty tho!
I’ve bought from this fab company before and then last month had the pleasure of chatting with one of the founder’s sisters while sitting next to her on a flight! They’re genuinely passionate AND make lovely jewelry… win win!

Joy - I love many of them but the Bella necklace is my favorite!

Renae - So beautiful! I love the revel braid…or the watson braid. So hard to choose!! Thanks Meg.

Terri - I love everything but if I had to pick I’d pick the parachute necklace. It is lovely.

beth k. - There are so many that I like, but the one that I really like is the Revel Braid bracelet – love the colors!

Margaret - Parachute necklace! Love this company and what they do.

Shawna - Colored braclets and pink bead heart ring. I would wear everything though.

Donna - I love their new pieces!!! And I {heart} this company. We have had a party before, and it was so much fun!! I love the Everly necklace.

Elizabeth B. - I love the swivel necklace in light green – and pretty much everything else on their site. Amazing company – I am all about supporting companies who give back.

Ashley K - The Swift necklace is so adorable, but there are too many things to just pick one!

Jenn D - I love the carrick weave! So pretty!

Amber B - LOVE LOVE LOVE the Bellflower….in pretty much any color!!

Julie - I love the Daybreak Knot necklace and the Bloomy Bunch bracelet.

Maegan C - i love the guava twist!

Angela - Love, love, love the Albright Bangle, the Parcel Loom, and the Rock Garden bracelets! But let’s be real here, I love them all.

robbie - The rock garden braclet, is beautiful. Perfect for Spring!

Brooke - Oh Meg. I’m so glad you told me about this shop. The Swivel necklace is by far my fave. Who doesn’t need a little pop of bright orange for spring and summer?? Happy, happy.

Paula - I love the Watson Braid bracelet! It reminds me of spring and I love the idea of women helping women!

Jenny Wenzel - Love their jewelry!!! I love the Mabel!!!

Brenna - Waverly in Yellow. Beautiful!

Wendy - I love the Meadowsweet necklace in teal. 🙂

Liz - Bella or Mabel would be my favorite!

Melinda M. - The parcel loom bracelet is so pretty!

Leslie H - Since I already have the Mabel necklace, I’d love the Windsor blue one or the Guava Twist bracelet. Such great goods!

Liz - They are all so lovely!! Would love to spend some money in their shop! 🙂

Edie S. - I love the Daphne bracelets, but I would have to have all of them since I can’t choose a color! Thank you for the opportunity to win some of this beautiful jewelry!

Stephanie - Such beauty and wonderful company!
I am in absolute love with the Poppet bracelet.

Allison - The Orchid loop necklace, so pretty!

Lisa - It is impossible for me to pick just one favorite!! I seriously love to many of them. I am partial to the color green though, so I imagine whatever I buy would be in that color! 🙂

Katy - I have two favorites, the Cypress and the Geo Mix!
Katy

Deborah - Oooh…love the Poppet bracelet and all the Daphne bracelets (stacked of course). I am a bracelet gal for sure!

Vonda - Love the sea glass strand!

Trish - i’m digging the 87 cuff bracelet!

Cass M - So hard to choose with those necklaces … but the Luna is awfully pretty!

Jen N. - I love the Luna necklace in blush/pink.

Amy - I love the poppet bracelet! and i love all the spring colors! 31bits is amazing!

Stacy Mc - Love the Razzle Dazzle necklace.

michele m fry - Fun to dream about a spring day and colors on a very cold day here in Pennsylvania!! Love their products, but I am obsessed with coral and turqoise for sping/summer. I love the revel braid braclet, the razzle dazzle necklace and the swivel necklace, so pretty and would go with so much in my wardrobe!!

Emily B. - Love, love, love the 87 Cuff!

ktg - sea glass strand. I think I want to buy these for my girl’s teachers.

Jenny - This is a fun give away on a cold winter day. These colors make me think of spring. All the bracelets are beautiful, I have a hard time choosing between the the starboard, cypress and 87 cuff. The Westerly bag is gorgeous too! What is your favorite? Thank you for the opportunity.

Ann - Just love the Cyprus bracelet–awesome colors that make me happy!

Dawn G - I love the Bubbles bracelet! Thanks for the chance to win!

Ashley - I LOVE the revel braid bracelet!

Gretchen - love the Blushing Daisy bracelet! this is such a great company. My church does mission trips to Uganda. I will get there one day.

Karie W - Shut the front door… you got that quilt for $15! I think I need to come to Kansas to shop!

jenny - love your blog! I appreciate that you are real with everyone….no makeup and all! 😉 lol

shauna reed - i miss you on instagram.
i always blab about myself too
and i quote the californians with my sister all the time….even though i guess its making fun of…me?
get you phone back so i can see what your eating for breakfast and annie’s sassy faces again!

Sue Linse - Hi Megan. Loved the post…you haven’t changed a bit. Still wished you lived down the block from me. Renting the Craft House? Josh is always bugging me that we should come visit you. Maybe we can rent the Craft house? Although I’d really want to meet the two black labs you have next door. We have 2 labs again too. Can we bring them ? 🙂

Jenny B. - Black with a side of cake, please. Or a doughnut, or a cookie, or anything sweet, really. 🙂 I feel like a horrible person. I completely forgot about your trip to Haiti! Where have I been?! I am a poor question asker too. So, if we were friends in real life and ran into each other, I would have been like, “Hey! How are you?” and you would have said something like, “I’m good, how are you?” and then I would have blabbed on about painting my kitchen cabinets (which I’ve been doing this week… probably why I have been neglecting the blog world), and then it would have been time to say goodbye, and I wouldn’t have even asked you about your trip to Haiti. And then I would have read your blog later and felt like a huge dork and a bad friend. So goes life.
P.S. I think you look perfectly lovely without makeup. Now, I can’t speak for your post-puking face… 🙂

wesandruthb@gmail.com - HONESTLY MEG! You crack me up- we honestly would be besties
if we weren’t states and timezones away!
Number 1: I was a missionary for 1.5 years in Panama (with all that
humidity hair was SCARY!)
Number 2: My friend from Wamego KS. has told me for like 12+ years
that antiques and thrifting there ROCK!
Number 3: I think you are the ONLY blog I comment on… you just
draw people out!
Have yourself a Merry Little Weekend…

Lennie Jackson - Is that a new ring Miss Meg?????

Fivemarshalls@ymail.com - Hi, Meg! I feel like I should introduce myself! I have been following you for quite some time!
I can’t even remember how I found your blog, but I’m so glad that I did! I remember reading your blog for the first time and being so excited, i love the use of color and craftiness!
I was reading your blog this morning and drinking a cup of coffee myself! i really felt like we were having coffee, so I wanted to introduce myself! i am a proud coaches wife, my husband coaches baseball in San Antonio I am a mom of 3 and I teach preschool three days a week! I use some of your art and crafts with my 10 three year olds! I love teaching preschool! Before starting our family, I taught middle school English! God has a sense of humor and there are days I can’t believe I teach little ones…in some ways preschoolers are not that different from 6th graders! They both need love, direction, fun, and movement!
So, hello from Texas! Have a blessed day! Ashleigh

Jla@bex.net - Meg, I would love to know how to sign up for a craft weekend. Thanks!

Roganne - Ohhh muh gawsh I totally love that you love Saturday night live. My husband thinks I am a total dork but I laugh out loud at EVERYthing! And at least you are still adorable without make up! I have red-blonde hair and without mascara my eyelashes are practically clear!

sara @ the land of ozmabomb - ohmyGOSH, meg, i can totally relate to the whole make-up thing. every time i’m around a friend and i’m not wearing make-up i get one of these: “sara! i wouldn’t have even recognized you if i didn’t know it was you!”, and “you look tired. are you tired??” everysingletime. ah well. and YES – the californians!! my beau and i talk like that, too. especially when we’re trying to figure out how to get somewhere…….and instead of thinking we’re dumb, we think we’re cool. haha! : D

TonyaElise - My friend gave me that mug today because she said I bring sunshine to her day. It made me smile when I saw that you had one, too. My friend is awesome! So is coffee.
And don’t feel bad, anytime I don’t wear make-up, people ask me if I am feeling okay. Especially my father; he tries to convince me I am deathly ill when he sees me without make-up, and I’m like, “Dad, I’m fine, THIS IS MY FACE WITHOUT MAKE UP THANKYOUVERYMUCH.”

sara boller - i am a babbler…well, a sarcastic babbler. i tend to use a LOT of movie/tv show references. AMASHING? i actually use ‘aammaaazzing’ (sounds like lamaze) from the tv show ‘happy endings’.
i was working today during your coffee talk. bummer, but, right now i am watching ellen and responding to you.
your house is BE-A-U-tiful! I sooo want to go to craft weekend…or throw a craft weekend. To see that Lindsey (pleated poppy) and Lisa (lisa leonard) were at craft weekend was CRAY-z since a- i read their blogs daily, and b–they live here in slo town (san luis obispo) like moi. and can i just say…i get star struck when i see them. ALL silent and nervous. cant say a peep–silly. Probably what i would do if i saw Oprah.
silly.
ANYHOO…thats my ramble.

Su@TheIntentionalHome - thought of you today. . like you were my bff or something. . .lol. I was at Michaels today and they had bins and bins of items 90%off. Oh, I wanted to stock the craft house for you. I got 140 items forjust $40. Spools of ribbon, journals, picture frames, jewelry findings, Henna body markers(to my 15 yr old’s delight), bath paints for my little boys, brads, oh. . I could go on and on. But if you have a Michael’s near you, you may want to call. I am marking this date on my calendar so I can check this time next year.

Heather - Oh my gosh, Meg, you crack me up! I do the exact thing, blathering on and on. Then I walk away and think “what a tool! I didn’t ask a dang thing about them.” Verbal diarrhea. 😛
But seriously….all you have on is lipstick? No mascara? I rarely wear lipstick but I only leave the house without mascara if I want to horrify people.
What am I up to you ask? Well, for starters I actually blogged today, for the first time in nearly a YEAR!! Yay, me. And I’ve got a ton of projects on the horizon for this year.

Kirsten J - Yay for missionaries without makeup – you made me smile. Me? I tend to do the same thing – ramble on about myself, sometimes because I’m nervous and socially awkward, and sometimes because I’ve been home with a sick kid or stuck in the office alone too long, and sometimes….maybe I’m a little narcissistic. Right now, I’m procrastinating a walk in the Seattle drizzle, and making a few PTA phone calls. And some paperwork. If I just did those three things, I could go play in my craftroom and not feel guilty. Instead I fart around on the internet and wish I could go play with fabric and papercrafts, and put off the things I need to do…..

May - LOL You are too cute, Meg!!!

jen - love this! i actually did feel like we had coffee together! is too pathetic? too much info? anyhoo – this weekend is the start of our no spend month. we have oodles to do around here but we seem to just dream up new projects and go and buy the supplies for that and never get them done. i have bags of supplies and cans of paint everywhere. NO MORE! this month we are going to use up what we have here and get things done! also i am going to cut our food budget way down and see if we can live like that. we have three full freezers {two fridge ones and a half chest} plus lots of reserves in the dry good department so i think we can do it. it’s an experiment and i am up for the challenge. this just means though that i have to stop looking at your craft weekend photo’s! they are so inspiring!!! happy weekend.
😉

tiffany gardner - awesome. i would totally rent that house all for myself. not to be selfish to my 3 kids and husband…. but man… that would be an awesome place to be by yourself. i can only imagine all the inspiration it would give me. and sleep…. i could definitely use some sleep.

Lindsey - I ALWAYS get asked if I am tired when I don’t wear makeup or don’t wear ENOUGH makeup. Ha!
Jealous of your thrifting scores. Nice!

Lori Austin - I liked your coffee chat. 🙂
My husband and I quote lines from Elf all the time. I also quote Friends.
Oh how I miss Friends.
So…I’m waiting for gallbladder surgery. Consult with surgeon on Tuesday.
Mom’s are not supposed to be sick or have surgery. Boo!
Love the crate, btw!

Elisa - BEST BLOG POST
I like them all but with the randoms, the honesty, the open-ness, quick story – all good stuff. I like these, just totally felt like we just had a chit chat together.

kerry - Oh Meg, having coffee with you has been the highlight of my day! Such a cool post… We’ve been down with flu – blech… coming right now and trying to get my blogging mojo back so I’m sat with Tiramisu, Tea and a big notebook! xx

Rebekah Mathis - Eeeee! I can’t believe you were cleaning the Craft House for Me and My Group of Friends for this weekend! None of us can believe we’re coming there for the weekend. We are all so excited that we can’t sleep! Thank you!

Stevie - aw…meg, enjoyed the cup of coffee. i however had hot apple cider. i have a cold and it is kicking my bootay. serioulsy a $15 quilt, i either haven’t hit the jackpot in the KC area or the ‘big’ city has hijacked the prices. my inlaws live in Independence, KS and i need to work in a thrifting trip when we go down to visit.

Cyndi Hamilton - Meg, I am so interested in renting the house. Since the first group didn’t get to stay in the house, I have always wanted to come back. Please Email me or PM me on FB the details. I dont blog anymore, but I always love to read what is going on with you and your family. Thanks

Annie - I just moved from Wichita to California and that sketch cracks me up. Especially since we spent Saturday in Ojai. Wish I had a condo there!

mjwood - I absolutely enjoyed my cup of late afternoon (for me) coffee with you and I have to say you made my day!! Thought your post was amazing and I smiled and chucked too!!! thanks! much<3!

Laura - That should be “A” shy.. not I. Oops.

Cheryl - Okay, so I’ve never commented before…but I had just sat down with a big cup of tea and I totally felt like we just chatted (okay, I listened and you chatted!). So…so not cool of the security guy and the no makeup and missionary thingy. Love those quilts…$15?! No. Way. Aaannd, I just moved to Kansas (ok actually it was 2 months ago, but still) and I can’t wait to snag some serious thrifting. Oh, and I’m from California so I should prob watch the SNL skit, yes? Or no? Super intrigued about the Craft House rental dealy.
Oooo, snow flurries…gotta go!

Lisa M. - I don’t wear makeup on most days becuase I work from home and if I have to run out to say, the grocery store or my business, I think “why put on makeup just for that?” Then I run into a neighbor at Starbucks (cuz while I’m out I might as well get my fix, ya know?) who is always stylishly dressed and made up (always)and I feel like a lump. And just the other day I stopped by my place of business (w/ no makeup, and sweatpants) and my employee asked me if I’m sick. Nope, I replied, just no makeup. My mom just asked me if I was sick too! Maybe I need to put on some eyeliner and a little mascara from now on. By the way, you always look pretty…makeup or no makeup 🙂

Melissa - I was JUST telling a coworker about the Californians sketch.

AnnMarie - Oh and I like my coffee double double thank-you!

Colleen - I have recently had people ask me if I were sick…wait, what? No…why? “Oh, you just look like you feel bad” …….yep….no makeup days. Do men ever get asked these questions? Hahahaha..oh well some days are just like that. I recently found your blog and would some day love to go to one of your Craft Weekends. Dream come true! Just had to comment today because you are too funny! You made me laugh out loud! Love your coffee mug! Have a happy day!

Debbie B - i tweeted: https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/285931841423282176

Erica Best - https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/285906249311195136

Tabathia B - tweet
https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/285616470568869889
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

Debra Ford - Over the years, the best advice that has helped me long term to to use the best moisturizer you can possibly afford – now that I’m older, I go for the best serum I can afford!

Norma - Get lots of sleep, drink lots of water, and SMILE!

Kate - Drink lots of water! And don’t moisturize in the morning if you have oily skin!

Lynn - Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! Your skin will thank you!

Amy Tong - The greatest beauty tip I’ve learned is put on a moisturizing mask before putter on makeup. Your skin will absorb the foundation much better.
Amy [at] utry [dot] it

anash - the best advice i received was moisturize at night with oil, rinse off in the morning , and apply makeup! Thanks for a super giveaway!

Carla - Use sunscreen, a little lipstick makes you feel marvelous, and a smile is the best part of any beauty routine!

Keshet.starr@gmail.com - Get beauty sleep!

rachel - Use plenty of moisturizer. Also, give your skin a makeup free day every now and then

Breeanna - I have two beauty tips that I follow daily, sunblock and wash my face before bed!

Julie - Sunblock!!

Angie Lee - the greatest beauty tip I’ve learned:
get plenty of sleep. hard to do but it works!

Madeline - Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/281000865555427328

Erin - Get enough sleep!

AlyssaErin - I love me some mascara, and eyeliner and moisturizer/sunscreen, but the best beauty advice I’ve ever received was, “Stand up straight and smile.” 🙂

Alisha - My best beauty tip is that when you look tired and haggard use a light shimmery eye shaddow under your eyes (just a little) to brighten up your eyes and help conceal the dark circles a little better. You’ll look more awake even though you make not feel like it!!

Wild Orchid - My favorite beauty tip is to put a little white eyeliner along the inner corner of the eyes to make them appear bigger.
Thanks for the cool giveaway!
wildorchid985 @ gmail dot com

Shawna - Wash your face before going to bed.

Elizabeth Ann - *lots

Karen - spend as much time taking off your makeup as you take to put your makeup on.

Ella - Treat your skin with TLC, less is more regarding makeup and a simple approach to skincare will take you farther than a complicated one.

Louisa - Sunscreen and smiling. Best advice ever!

Jennie - best advice my mom gave me was that less is more!

Naomi Williams - definitely drinking enough water and getting enough sleep.
so easy to forget! 🙂

Ginny - Beauty comes from within!

Meredith Feisel - I am a Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay and I am soooooooooo pleased you are hall with our products! Love, Meredith Feisel.

Kate - best beauty advice – coconut oil. on hair, around your eyes, cuticles…everywhere. that stuff is magical.

Rebecca Graham - Drink lots of water to hydrate your skin.

Hannah - I have Mary Kay’s Timewise also! It’s an amazing product! Glad you like it! 🙂

Jenniferjkeating - No matter how tired or cozy and warm you are under the heating blanket in the evening get up and wash your makeup off! 😉

Heather D - I’m with you on the washing one’s face morning and night.

dixie - drink LOTS of water!!

Jill Denton - Drinking a lot of water and eating a nutrient-rich diet has been the hands-down absolute best and MOST ACCURATE beauty advice. There is no product in a bottle that can give the results that nutrition can.

Carol S. - Probably best tip is lipstick, my go to beauty item. Just began a skin regime on this 50-year old face in the past two weeks…clean, moisturize, bleach cream for sun spots, then retin A. Why didn’t I start something decades ago, when I thought lipstick alone did the trick, lol?

ginger - I will try the lash primer – need it on these old lashes

Denise - Drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep!

MJ - Even if I won, I would give it to someone else because my favorite tip is to use coconut oil as moisturizer and to use watered down raw apple cider vinegar for a toner. People always are surprised when I tell them I am 38, because I look 25!

Jenna@CallHerHappy - I was told to shake my head and not my hand when putting on mascara. I look like a fool, but it totally works. I don’t care if my mom laughs hysterically at me when she sees me do it. No clumps!

Kerry - tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/279779089131384834

Kerry - I learned about the clarisonic facial cleanser – love it!

Wendy D - Always curl our lashes before putting on mascara!

s - Remove eye makeup every night

Christie - I’m not a big beauty expert, but I do know that a good moisturizer is worth its weight in gold!!! Especially since I moved up to the midwest! YIKES!! And of course I’m a huge fan of the eyelash curler. Can’t live without it!!!!

Cortney - Wow! Lots of good beauty advice here. I follow most of the ones mentioned here, and have to be shot with a tranquilizer to stop me from washing my face at night. I love makeup, and use almost all exclusively MK. I really have yet to find a product I don’t like. But….the one of their best products is the eyeprimer. It really works wonders. I think good beauty advice it to not be afraid to try something new. Many women get stuck in a beauty rut. A new color, a new technique, whatever. Go for it.

Annette - Pretty is as pretty does!

Sharla - Same as yours – wash your face morning and night 🙂

Kim - Moisturize & never go to bed with your make-up on.

Lori - Pat with your ring finger to do any eye-work (creams/concealer, etc). It’s the weakest finger, so there is less tugging, thus fewer wrinkles:)

kellie - YAY! apply moisturizer to your neck too, or your face will look amazing when you’re old, and your neck will look, well… old. 🙂

kristina - I always put on moisturizer!

Ellen - I love MK Microdermabrasion! Plenty of sleep and a good moisturizer.

Meg - Plenty of water and tinted moisturizer, those are my faves.

Tracie - Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! Helps keep your skin looking young. I also use organic/ natural products and sunscreen that has zinc oxide as the main sun protection ingredient.

Amy - Best beauty tip: sounds weird, but i heard a famous hairstylist once say that all women’s faces appear much thinner with their hair pulled back. i know everyone thinks hair down is pretty, but his statement is so true for me!

TiffanyB - Love Mary Kay! The best beauty tip I was ever given is to always have lipstick and mascara with you – these are the two items that are needed if you can’t put “your whole face on”. True.

Dena - Use Mary Kay’s eye makeup remover……. it’s awesome!
That’s my tip!

Peg - Use sunscreen and smile

Ashley - The same as you… don’t go to bed with your makeup on! In 28 years I’ve only let it happen two or three times!

Gretchen Bookout - Wash face twice a day… and use a moisturizer with sunscreen!!!

mollie d - Best tip- sunblock. I’m makeup-less most days, but always have on sunblock

Ashley Buchanan - moisturizer! I love MK!

kelley - So need this! Best advice, drink water

Linda B - Drink enough water. It is amazing how much better your skin looks when you are not dehydrated!

Lisa - Washing my face regularly is the best advice I’ve received. Especially with working out and being sweaty! Sometimes I’m really bad though and don’t follow this and end up breaking out! 😉

cyndiloohoo - moisturize,moisturize, moisturize. I too use Mary Kay!

Anna - My grandma always told me about the importance of moisturizing and sleep. 🙂

Sheila P. - My best beauty tip is to do something for someone else because when you do, you feel good, and when you feel good, you smile, and when you smile, you can’t help but look better. I like smiling, smiling is my favorite.

Jen D. - Oh I would love to win! I love Mary Kay products!

Elizabeth.cannata@csulb.edu - The best beauty tip I received was to always smile with your eyes and to walk each day as if God was right beside you. I try to have a beautiful spirit because then my blue eyes sparkle and my smile is genuine. I do love makeup and always use it in moderation. I LOVE my eye brow gel. I never knew about such a product until a few years ago. It keeps my crazy eyebrow hairs in check all day. I use Mally’s eyebrow gel from QVC. Thank you for the chance to win something!

Kerri - SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN!

sarah - Washing my face is a MUST – moisturize and sunscreen are very close second!

Molly B - My grandmother always used Oil of Olay and had beautiful skin even in her 70’s!

amy - These days, I need all the help I can get.

Alicia - Stay out of the sun and always wear sunscreen even on cloudy days! Love Mary Kay Microdermbrasion!

Lindsey Jo - smile! everyone looks prettier with a smile!

Tricia - Love MK!!!
Best advice I’ve been given is to moisturize & hydrate your face and neck using upward sweeping motions. Gravity does enough in that department – so apply upwards.

Lisa Q - the best beauty tip I know is to “smile more!” smiles make everyone more beautiful! thanks Meg for making me smile so much…your blog brings inspiration to so many of us!

Lane - Best beauty tip – wash your face and put on moisturizer every night!

Kristi K - love mary kay! i have used the raisinberry lipstick for years!

K - Use a moisturizer with SPF everyday 🙂 all year round.

Lynda M. - The best beauty tip I ever received was to NEVER to go bed with make-up on and drink lot of water.

Emily - Sunscreen and wash your face!

Kathleen - Best tips, wash your face before you go to bed and always put sunscreen on in the morning. I could use new makeup, that would be wonderful !

Carly Z - I have been using Mary Kay since I was 15!

jennifer lundqvist - i add a bit of my concealer with my moisturizer as it is a lot cheaper than most tinted moisturizers and works just as well.

Erin - Smile 🙂

Megan - Greatest tip: Always smile. 🙂
But also, always wear sunscreen!

Crystal Swoverland - I am one to forget advice…but someone once told me (I think a Mary Kay rep) that you age 7 days for every night that you don’t wash your face before going to bed. I don’t know if that has any truth to it but it does make me wash my face when I’d rather skip it and crawl into the covers!!!

Nicole B. - You should apply your make up so that it looks as if you are not wearing any 🙂

michelle - It takes more muscles to frown then to smile! So smile!

Mary Garrigus - Need not eed. 🙂

Mary Garrigus - The greatest tip I have received is that as they age women eed to use less makeup, not more.

robyn - LOTS of water and wash your face morning and night ;0)

Heike - Best beauty tip? Drink lots of water!

alyssa - get some sleep!

Gina - I make sure I always moisturize my face morning and night!! 🙂

ginny - When I was 18 and at a beauty counter, the lady asked me what i was using for moisturizer. I said I didn’t use anything. She told me that I needed to protect and take care of what I had then, to keep it looking young. So I’ve used good moisturizer and eye cream every since.

becky - In a pinch tinted moisturizer and tinted chapstick work wonders.

Amy - The best beauty tip is always wear sunscreen. And I have used eye cream since my twenties. And “less is more” when it comes to makeup.

Juli Elgin - If you take the little brushes out of the bottom you can fit the face powder in there perfectly and then just get a little set of travel brushes. That is my whole makeup routine right there plus foundation, lipstick and mascara. Love the compact little size.

melissa ann - I can think of two great beauty tips:
1) SMILE – everyone looks better when they smile. 🙂
2) Remember that your husband defines what makes you look beautiful. As long as he thinks I’m beautiful, even if I don’t, that’s all that matters.

jayna - Get enough sleep!

Chris - To use a brush to apply eye shadow.

Adrienne - To. Use sunscreen!!

Julie - Moisturizer with sunscreen is a must for me. I am also an eyeliner/mascara girl.

Kristin S - Sunscreen and eye cream!
I don’t go a day without SPF and I started with eye cream in my late 20’s. I’m pretty passionate about telling my younger girlfriends to not skimp on skincare.
I’m itching to try this new MK eye cream!
Fun post, Meg.

meredith - the greatest tip i’ve learned is to wash your face every night!

Ashley E - Best tip I’ve received is: moisturize and wear sunscreen!

Jen N. - Stay out of the sun/use sunscreen!

Megan J - wash your face everynight–don’t put make up over make up (like liquid over liquid)–use vaseline to remove your eye makeup every night, that way your makeup comes off and you moisturize the eye area!

Allison - sunblock. everyday. even winter. wish my teenage self would have gotten the memo!

denise@victory rd. - a mary kay friend recommended i run my unopened mascara container under hot water before putting it on- warms the mascara and it goes on smoother. works!
i like kensie’s answer though, and want to be her best friend, who she makes feel special and beautiful. 🙂

Sandy - Wash your face every morning and night and apply some sort of sunblock. Wish I’d listened to the sunblock tip as sun spots are appearing with age. :-/

lacey poag - Use a TINTED face lotion with SPF daily & drink lots of water!

Katie G - Use a face lotion with SPF daily.

Anne-Marie - My grandma said to wash your makeup off every night. Also, don’t forget your neck when you moisturize!

Heather Simnitt - The best beauty advice I ever received was to smile – and it’s true – everyone looks ten times more beautiful when they smile! Didn’t Annie sing “you’re never fully dressed without a smile?”
Timewise IS amazing! Love me some MK!

Laura W. - Best beauty tip – – sunscreen!

Erica - Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 Best beauty advise ever. 🙂

Holly F. - Start using eye cream…before you think you need it !!

Erin - drink lots of water

Erica Best - https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/285849434410065920

Betty C - Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/285839336245694465

Tabathia B - tweet
https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/285838921710051328
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

angie - I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/285788174549127168

Sarah L - https://twitter.com/slehan/status/285698897924472832

anash - I blogged:
http://mommilitary.blogspot.com/2012/12/whatever-have-you-tried-this-yet.html
Thanks for this snazzy giveaway!
email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com

lala r - https://twitter.com/pinoysugarplum/status/285602634096840704

anash - I would certainly use secret before my morning jog so i dont have to take a 2nd shower after jogging before i go to work! Thanks for a super giveaway!

Thomas Murphy - It would keep my dry during work
rounder9834 @yahoo.com

Carmen - I haven’t seen this yet – I’ll have to check it out!

Nancy - Tweet: https://twitter.com/njhhb/status/285472670861123584

Jammie - it makes my life easier because it last longer than the other deodorants which not only keeps me dry but smelling fresh. sweepmorey at gmail dot com

LAMusing - https://twitter.com/LAMusing/status/285328869739876352

nannypanpan - some days i am so busy with kids stuff that i don’t shower before out the door, so this would be great to be protected without having to reapply deod
nannypanpan@gmail.com

Judith B. - Easier b/c its once a day, goes on clear so no residue on clothes, & Secret so I know it works

Kerry - I only use Secret – it’s great for my treadmill workouts!

Amanda Sakovitz - Secret Outlast would keep my dry and smelling good all day long while working and also during workouts.
pokergrl8 at gmail.com

Amy Tong - tweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/284574217108852736
amy [at] utry [dot] it

Debbie B - i tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/284497578555494400
debbiebellows (at) gmail (dot) com

ANGEL JACKLYN - 2ND ENTRY TWEET https://twitter.com/kytah00/status/284142013438373888

Maria Cantu - I use it already and it is amazing.
MCantu1019(at)aol(dot)com

Georgia - Tweeted
https://twitter.com/gmissycat/status/282612244573995008
gmissycat at yahoo dot com

Karen Medlin - I definitely need a antiperspirant that I feel confident that will keep me dry during the day, while running errands, and chasing a few of the little ones.

Wild Orchid - I haven’t tried it yet, but I think it would keep me smelling fresh from the time I go to work through my workout at the end of the day!
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

Jayne Martin - Riding my horse always has me in a sweat. I’d try this.

Madeline - It sounds like a deodorant that really works and keeps odor away so it would make my life easier because I wouldn’t have to keep searching for the “best” deodorant out there.

Erika - As a mom, I sometimes don’t always get a shower when I want to, so 48 protection would be a very good thing! 🙂
chambanachik at gmail dot com

Tina M - I actually use this everyday and I love it.i really like the smell

Jessie C. - Secret Outlast Deodorant keeps me dry and clean all day long!

Laura O - Cool applicator! love that it lasts!

Nicole Francis - I only want to have to think about deo once a day! Will have to try Secret Outlast!

Julie - it is not fun to smell a little stinky when my husband comes in for a kiss… embarrassing. im sure this would help!

Larissa - I would love to try this and not worry about being smelly and sweat marks. January will hopefully be bringing exercise back into my life, so I need all the help I can get! My daughter uses Secret and she loves it!

sosimplysusan - Yesss~ thanks for the hookup on the free samples/coupons. I’d seen the Outlast commercials and wondered about how much better that could work. Now I can give it a try without buying a whole stick. 😉
I’m recovering from a shoulder injury and go to PT all the time. It would be sweet to not feel nervous about the potential smell or moisture factor when the nice PT lady stretches my arm up in the air.

s - Would make me less stinky and hey maybe motivate me to walk or exercise lightly on days I don’t have time to reshower

Vicky - I love to workout. Secret would help me be less stinky.

Holly - Girl, I am a sweaty kind of girl, too. I’ve been doing the 30 day Shred (Yay, me!) and that Jillian kicks my butt so this would be nice to try 🙂

Janelle - This secret outlast deodorant would make my life so much easier because i sweat so much on the basketball court! it would be great to have a deodorant that lasts the whole day. 🙂

Elena - The Secret Outlast Deodorant would make my life easier by keeping me smelling fresh and clean

Meredith - This Deo might save my Pregnancy! LOL. I am prego for the first time and never was one to really need deodorant. I played year round sports growing up and never sweat. Now that I’m expecting and my hormones are all over the place – I need Deo. I have tried two other brands and have not been pleased. I already went to PGeveryday and signed up for samples and coupons. I am defiantly going to try this Deo! Maybe it will be THE ONE! 🙂

kendra - I’m big and fat and pregnant with baby number 5…. any thing to make me feel better (and smell good!) at this point would be great!

Megan B - I’m a mom of a very active 4-year-old boy as well as infant twins (boy and girl). Some days I don’t get to shower until late in the evening. Or, let’s face it, some days I don’t get to shower at all. So, yeah, sometimes I really do need 48 hours of protection!

Ann - I hate these kinds of posts. Seems like such a sell out.

Toni :O) - Would love to try, thank you!

Melissa - As a working mom of four kids…showering everyday is sometimes a luxury. I would love the idea of not worrying on those days I may or may not have made it in the shower.

Amy - I actually HAVE tried it and really like it. As a full-time work-outside-the-home mom who also volunteers heavily, I’m often gone from dawn until dusk. I used to keep an extra deodorant at work but the Outlast works really well so I don’t have to anymore!!!

Kassondra - I am a mommy of three and I babysit 2 other children That’s 5 kids under the age of 7! needless to say I am lucky if I get to shower every other day. Gross I know but it’s true and it’s exactly why I NEED all the deodorant help I can get!

wendy - i work at a hospital and work 12 hr shifts and run around the entire time… i’ve found very few deoderants that make me confident that i’m not going to be stinky. 🙂 i should try this kind!

Molly - i teach and some days my room is nice and cool and some days it is BLAZING hot! i would like to not smell stinky like my middle schoolers do:)

mami2jcn - Secret Outlast Deodorant would make my life easier so that I can exercise and feel like my deodorant is working.

cambria - Garmin is the best thing to have when training for a 1/2 marathon. I had never ever ran befor and I started in May and ran a 1/2 in Oct. I would still choose my iPod over my Garmin, but the Garmin is SO SO SO helpful when you start getting to higher mileage and want to know how much longer you have to go (suffer) =), and what rate you have been running at. I would try to stay at a 10 min. mile for the first 6 or 7 miles and then go down to a 9.30. I would highly recommend getting one, all my running friends have one and we all LOVE them!!!! I got mineo n Ebay for around $140, but if you look hard you can get them cheaper! Good luck, just keep telling yourself. “I CAN DO HARD THINGS!!! I CAN DO HARD THINGS!!!”

Laura - I have tried it, and it DOES work! I go to the gym (walking on the treadmill) during my lunch hour and don’t have time to take a shower. This Secret does the best job of keeping me “fresh” and socially acceptable to my co-workers. Hey, I haven’t been called into the HR office yet 😉 Merry Christmas, Meg!

Linda Totman - Once my deodorant goes on in the morning, I want to know that I’m “protected” all day long … no sweat rings, no stink-o smells coming from my underarms. Simple is becoming my way of life because of some wiser choices and this sounds like another one that I need to make!

Amber P. - https://twitter.com/arayosu/status/277074461184888832

Alice H - I have not tried this yet. But I think I will give it a try because like you, I don’t want to think about being sweaty and having BO!! Thanks for the giveaway.

olivia rubin - At 31, I am not where I thought I would be 10 years ago. And I have no idea what I will be 10 years from now. But in that time I would love to visit the Redwood forests and hope to visit southern India as well.

angie - I honestly don’t know what kick-started me this past June to get my stuff together, but I have lost almost 40lbs since then and am not looking back!

Karine Traverse - Tweeted https://twitter.com/SAHMofDQ/status/279130854041731073

Cori Westphal - Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/279082968046256128
coriwestphal at msn dot com

Angel Jacklyn - MY TWEET https://twitter.com/kytah00/status/279082404994506752 kytah00(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

Betty C - I need to focus more on the things that are really important to me and skip over the trivial things that seem to gobble up chunks of time. I’m almost 73 and my bucket list is nowhere near complete.

Sarah L - I let everyone know I’m 64 and I swim 3 times a week. I want to go to New Zealand.
Thanks for the contest.

Carmen - Right now our life story is pretty much focused on our little one – but that’s ok. Because this time is fleeting and can’t be recovered.

Mary M. - I also tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/marybug2/status/278289149688172544

Dina - For me, the key to living a great story will be letting go of the assumption that something has to be done a certain way in a certain time in order to be meaningful. For example, I feel like reading to my youngest daughter doesn’t count unless we’re snuggled up on the couch for a half-hour or more reading a quality piece of children’s literature. With that mentality, I’ll be lucky to ever read to her again! Grabbing her and the nearest children’s book for a quick 10 minutes before dinner makes us both happy without the pressure of perfectionism.

Judith VanAlphen - Still on my bucket list is trekking the Inca ruins.

Lee - trekking to Machu Picchu is on my list or story!

Thomas Murphy - Id like to find a new career field.

suburbancorrespondent, - I need to exercise more, so if I have a chance to travel, I can be fit enough to enjoy it!

MelissaO - I need to start seeing possibility and not the reasons why I can’t make things happen…this is really the one big thing that holds me back/
wolverina401 at gmail dot com

Wild Orchid - I need to be more spontaneous in order to do the things I want to do!
wildorchid985 @ gmail dot com

Becky Horn - tweeted
https://twitter.com/bdiane35/status/275786224218828800

Christina Tong - I tweeted: https://twitter.com/ctong2/status/275509367204376576
ctong2[at]gmail[dot]com

Shannon - https://twitter.com/channynn/status/274507214327271424
tweet!

BCriswell - One of my goals is to publish a book. I am working harder on it now! Hopefully determination will win the day!

Georgia - I need to actually quite my mind more and relax.
gmissycat at yahoo dot com

Samantha Daleo - I need to wear make up more often and take care of me every now and again…I need to make more money so I can look up from the bills sometimes and enjoy what’s around me more often. I need to worry less and trust more.

Amy Tong - tweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/273913327334334466
amy [at] utry [dot] it

Nancy - Write a book!

Judy B. - tweet
https://twitter.com/BBirdie2/status/273033363898646528

Tina M - https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/272750883375284224

Maria Cantu - I would like to change my eating and exercise habits.

Rebecca Graham - I need to start exercising and eating right so that I will feel up to doing things on my bucket list.

julie - i want to do it all!! thanks for helping me revisit my list!!

Amanda Sakovitz - I need time and money!

sy - tweet: https://twitter.com/syytta/status/271523842537701376
songyueyu at gmail

Jen - Live in the moment and forget the small stuff

sandra - some inspiration and friends

Kelly D - tweet
https://twitter.com/kellysaver/status/270663049080360960

Kelly Massman - I’d love to lose weight. Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day!
kmassmanATgmailDOTcom

Jessie C. - https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/270388687039234048

danielle - I need to let the little things go and live in the moment!

Lisa Brown - I need to change to a more positive way of thinking. I can be a bit negative.
jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com

Nicole F. - I’m a new mom, so I feel like a whole new chapter of my life has just started. I’m excited to see what God has in store for me and my family in the upcoming years. I’m ready to be used by Him! 🙂

steph - some more sleep! due next week with a baby and closing on our first house 🙂

cw - Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 37, however,on a positive note, it has made me do things that I have put off for years.
Travelling with kids, spending more time with relatives

Tiffany Winner - I need to change my spending habits so we can start saving more and get out from debt
thismomwins@gmail.com

Meredith - This year has been a big year for me, at least I think so. I have organized my house a little more as well as my life. I have gotten more involved with school and other things as well. Trying to simplify but be helpful. I work full time an hour away from home, so trying to get all the little things done and spend time with my boys. This year (Monday) I will be 39 years old. I want to be my best me at 40, the person I have always wanted to be, not someone I think others want me to be. I am lucky to have a husband and kids who support that. Thanks for asking this question, sometimes it make it more real when it is out of your head and on paper.

Bailey C - I need to get up and move more – get in a routine of exercise!

Chi Anne - It took a long time and a wonderful husband, but I’m living the dream 🙂 It’s cliche’, but life is too short. Instead of making a list we just do it. If you want some help with that see a castle in Europe part, we can help. We currently live in Germany which is filled with lots of castles and cathedrals and other beautiful architecture!

Cori Ashley (@letseatgrandpa) - I need to stop dreaming and start DOING. Actually, I am finally starting — big things ahead! I freakin’ love life.

ira lee - for me- its an easy answer, but a hard one to practice. to quit being so tired to get things done. i work outside the home in the medical field and it is very stressful. i want to paint, play with my kids, go see a movie, go camping more, organize my house, redecorate my house, cook more dinners, print off pictures. its a constant struggle between making motivation for myself so i can get something accomplished and allowing myself to rest and chill with out feeling guilty. constant struggle. i also battle clinical depression, and im anemic a lot of the time. so tired seems to be my lifestyle! its frustrating, i feel like an inadequate mother sometimes. i have to remind myself that things wont get done unless i take the first step, its ok to rest my mind and body, and im a good momma and my kids love me despite my flaws!!!
love your blog- u are an inspiration!!!

Robin Anderson - I need to finish some of the many awesome projects I’ve already started 🙂

Ashley B. - I need to stop giving up just because things cost money, and make an effort to find free/cheap stuff that I can afford to do instead of just being a couch potato 🙂

Jenny B. - I need to clean and declutter so we can have a welcoming, peaceful home that I feel good about inviting people into.

Ashley E - I need to remember that God is always in control and has a plan. I also need to get back to the gym, because a healthy mom is a great example to my girls!

amber - I need to stop comparing myself to others and let go of fear.

Larissa - I need to learn to be more content…also not to worry.

tiffany gardner - WRITE IT DOWN. Doesn’t that make it so real. I need to write down my dreams for my life. Then each day as I think about how thankful I am … I can also look at my list and be reminded there is so much to come! LIVE. Live.. each day!

Routhie - I really want to be happy with what I have and what I have to be less.

stephanie - tweet: https://twitter.com/akronugurl/status/268760445937127424 .

Jessica - Not comparing myself to others and knowing my life is perfect for me.
jessicaikiehn at gmail dot com

Brenda - Trusting in God! He has big plans for us this year! I have lived in Kansas for 39 years and we are in the process of moving to Savannah, GA!

Rena Frey - Great idea! I’ve been meaning to sit down and write my bucket list. Such a wonderful thing to appreciate yourself more as you get older. Happy birthday, Olay!

Trina - I need to learn to relax and stop worrying so much! I have 3 great kids and great family and friends that I need to enjoy more! I would also like to learn to crochet!

Amy Griffin - I need to start doing things for me and learn not to worry so much!Life is to short!

nancy b - I would really like to slow our life down and take the time to really enjoy everything instead of feeling the need to rush rush rush. I have a bucket list also and one thing for me is to never give up trying to full-fill it. That is part of what makes life fun.

Lisa A - Way to Go Meg! Being intentional is so powerful! I need to FOCUS. I have lots and lots of things on my list and I need to focus and actually check one off. I get so caught up in the day-to-day tasks and happenings that I don’t STOP and focus on my kids, focus on myself, focus on my husband, etc etc. Instead of trying to do it all, I am going to focus my efforts. Thanks for the inspiration!

Verna Lantz - I need more money. 🙂 Hehe. Don’t we all? No, really, it’s a decision. Make the decision to go for what you want, then do it.

Crystal Swoverland - *Visit NYC
*Be WITH my kids
*Say yes more
*Love Jesus more
*Take my son back to Ethiopia to meet his first family
*Learn to cook (try to enjoy it)

Kristi K - i need to stop letting others hold me back and do what I want to do…..even if it means doing it alone 🙂

tara - i made a 40 before 40 list when i was 37….i’ve done a boat load on that list, but i’m no where near finished, and i turn 40 in JUNE.
I’ll just add something else to the list every year and make it a 41 before 41 and a 42 before 42…etc….. 🙂
i love a great solution. 🙂

Christina - I read many blogs, and feel inspired (or depressed, depending)…but I just sit. I need to do. Be with my kids. Fix up my house. Act like I care. Because I do. (Sometimes it’s hard to get started, to get moving…)
I like Olay products too, and I just started using this moisturizer plus foundation that I really like. 🙂 The smell of it reminds me of my Grandma, too, so I like that. 🙂
I love reading what you write, Meg. And seeing your photos. You are beautiful, inside and out.

Christy B - I need to spend more time away from a computer and enjoy the world around me!

Elena - https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/268573028596723712

Shelley C. - I need to win this gift card!

Tonya - I need to let go….and let God.

Amy - I am SO proud of what I’ve done in 2012. I started running. I worked in a Ugandan orphanage this summer. We adopted a baby (not because of infertility, but because we believe in adoption).
Now, I want to KEEP doing these things. Live. Life. Whole. Heartedly. For. Christ.

Amber - Like my wise little 8 year old says, writes, and draws for me all too often, “To mom, Believe in yourself” (What is she trying to say!) Believing in possibility and goodness in self and others will foster connections, friendships, and success. Embracing and redefining my own awkward (cause yeah, social situations not my strong suite) will lead to such good fortune. That’s my start…

elizabeth - I want to ride a big roller coaster. I havent since I was much younger and I do not think it was that big compared to coasters nowadays. I need to do it, and conquer my fear. I did do one thing on my bucket list last July – I took my teenage boys to NYC. Just us, we navigated fine and had a blast. I was nervous but it all went well.

Gretchen - I need to take the first step. I have so many great ideas swirling around in my head, but I need to take the plunge and try it out (without fear of the unknown or fear of failure).

Laura in LA - Wow! I need to just get out of my own way and do it! Do everything! Whether I think I can or not. Just go…do…

Traci - You are inspiring! A bucket list is a great idea! I need to get busy however as I am 51! Thank you for the encouragement.

mami2jcn - I’d love to travel but it’s just out of our reach financially.

Stacey - Quit being fearful, especially about traveling!

Amy K. - I think I need to spend some time making a list like yours!

Christina - I need to spend less time on the internet and more time creating!

E - Hey, for whatever it’s worth, if you come to Liberia, we can help you knock half those items off you list.

Amy - I need to take more risks. I like being comfortable. Life doesn’t happen there.

tinaehb3 - I feel like I live a good life too!!! But this is my last year in my 30’s and I am determined to be debt free by the time I turn 40 next Oct. This of course won’t include my mortgage but hopefully everything else. Also on the list is to run a half marathon…I’m up to 7 1/2 miles and tonight I ran my fastest 5k at 26 minutes. While I’m aware this isn’t the speed of lightening…it is breaking Tina (me) World Records and that’s all that really matters. I’m going to learn to make bread and try to knit. I’d also like Keith Urban to attend my birthday party… we all have dreams right? I guess I’m just lucky enough that we both celebrate our birthdays on the same day 🙂 And last but not least I’d like to blog more.

Breeanna @ a brilliant melody - As I get older (I’m 29), I find that each year gets better. I’m actually looking forward to my 30’s! (Shocker, I know!) I have such a blessed life, but the one thing I need to get motivated on and change, is my health. I eat all the bad foods that taste so good! That is the one area I lack in. But there is always time to change!

Amy - I need to go back to my New Year’s resolution of writing (fiction) every day…I want to see my dream of being published come true, and that can’t happen if I’m not proactive about it.

Sarah - I need to start getting in shape – I keep putting it off but I’m feeling like now is the time! I need to get up and get moving!!

Tiffany Clark - Inside and out, you are such a beautiful person. I feel so blessed to have met you in real life. I created a bucket list a while ago, but you gave me some new ideas. Really I think my big one is: Help people. In big and little ways. Far away and local. Through my job, random acts of kindness, mission trips, etc. And, to teach my kids to do the same. I don’t think I really need to change. I’m already doing those things, but I need to do them MORE. I need to be creative with how to help others when money can be tight.

Allie - strive to be the best mom to my two boys, pray daily for patience.
need to join the gym and lose the last of my baby weight!

Janel - I LOVE my life…although there are always, wish I would do this, that, the other. Maybe I should start with a bucket list too! Great idea! Check the Whatever blog…tops my list most days 🙂 Enjoy it!

Molly B - I need to get healthy and stop making excuses before I do ANYTHING else!
PS. . .I can teach you how to crochet. . .at the next Craft Weekend, perhaps?!?!?!
: )

Deb Meyers - great list! You could make pasta before bedtime tonight, however. It is the easiest thing EVER and I waited too long to try it.

Jamie M. - I need to let go of the fear and just go for it.

Kimberly - Oddly, I need to say “no”. I am very quick with “yes”, leaving no time for me to relax/dream/be! My story is being written by other people’s demands. I think I would be happier & more giving if I took control again!

Caitlynne - I need to start dreaming!!

Kara - I really don’t know – but now I’m motivated to sit and think about it and come up with a list. Thanks!

Angela A - I need to learn how to dream big. And bigger.

Jody - I need to get “back to work” after being home with my kiddos for 8 years!! It’s such a big step.
BTW, did you read Ashley Judd’s memoir?? Just reading it now – great book about doing God’s work & helping women & she mentions Bono quite a few times!!!! 🙂

Donna - I need to remember that a day that hasn’t gone the way I thought it would go, is still a GOOD day!! I may not have gotten everything checked off my to-do list, but good things happened anyway 🙂

Angela - I’m an almost 25 year old zoo preschool teacher who needs to not be ashamed of the Gospel in my workplace.
I also want to visit every continent (with the possible exception of Antarctica) at least once.
I want to be more active on the mission field (even the local one) with my husband of 2.5 years.
And I need to keep workin’ on my fitness (I know you just sang Fergie in your head.)… I’m 20lbs down with 40 to go! Yippee!

Heather - I need to change my attitude! I’m a new mom and left my career to stay home with my son. He can be very needy and fussy and is a terrible sleeper, and I am not handling it well. I need to learn to love him and find joy in him even on our worst days and nights. I need to learn the lessons God is trying to teach me here. I need to continue to be refined by Him and to rest in His grace EVERY DAY. I know he won’t be little forever and he won’t need me quite so much eventually, but it is so hard to see beyond the demands of each moment to the bigger picture.

Amber B - I really need to stop and enjoy the moment. So often it’s go go go that I can’t enjoy where I am right now. Thanks for the reminder 🙂

Diane - I need to soak up the moments with my kids. They are only 9 and 6…and I often think I have plenty of time with them but really, the years are disappearing before my eyes!

Barbara - I’d like to learn Photoshop. Oh, the things I could do with it! And I want to start a Bible study for 20’s and 30’s.

Ashley - I want to be more giving of my time. be more willing to go and do things and less of a home-body.

rae - i need to figure out what i really want to do and make it happen. i’m 27 and work in a lame job i don’t like but it is safe and easy. i need to get the courage to take that leap!

Luis - Dear Meg,
Making pasta it’s a pice of cake for a mother of 5, really it’s very very easy.
If you are coming to Italy to visit some castle, please be my guest.
Ciao luisa

shelly - My dreams keep changing—those steadfast if only this would happen dreams of my 20’s don’t seem to matter much anymore. Living intentionally, fully, and having fun while doing it…that is my dream 😉 And if you ever need a mountain to climb, come on down and we’ll go hiking! (we could camp in the mountains and then you’d knock off 2 things lol)

Margaret - i need to stop letting my young age and my lack of money keep me from getting out into the world and the community. i need to trust that God will provide, and go be His hands and feet, even if that means by myself! whether that be down the street, or across the globe, i want to end each day knowing that i was used by the Lord to spread His purposes.

cailan - Learning to live intentionally and for me that often means staying on top of my days by making lists and setting clearly defined goals – otherwise the days slip-slip away.c

Terri Fretwell - Very inpsiring! I need to live each moment. Take it in and know that I cannot get it back. I have mellowed in my years and now at 40, I feel 25. I truly try to enjoy each day as much as possible given the daily stresses of life. I am blessed!

Alice H - I need a better attitude sometimes and just to sit back and relax. I always feel like I am going going going. Thanks for the giveaway.

Kari - I need to make more time for my husband and friends. I’m consumed with being a mom, which I love, but I wouldn’t be the woman that I am if it weren’t for my husband and friends and I need to take time to rebuild those relationships.

Dawn - I want to see the best in each day even when it’s a day at home doing laundry, changing diapers, and washing dishes! Life is so short and I want to soak up as much as I can. As a mom of two little ones,
I want to enjoy them and just be the best mom as I can.
I want to seek out new adventures! I want to make others feel special and feel special myself!

Amy Woods - I need to move my body! There are so many things I want to do – zip lines, mountain hikes, bike tours…and I’m just too heavy to do these things. I need to move my body!! Like, NOW! 😉

Janelle - Oh some energy…I just oh so need it!!! It would probably come with eating better and exercising.

Heather S. - I need to stop thinking, “I should call that person and offer help/ask them to coffee/etc” and actually start picking up the phone. I am getting better, and God blesses it every.single.time I am faithful to do it – but I still need to do it MORE.

amanda - maybe I should start with a list too? I have NEVER made year goals or a bucket list or anything. So I think that’s what I need to do. Get a pen and paper (cute paper preferrably) and just start writing things down. Surely that would be a good start.

Christy - a post like this is what I need!! A wake up call..lol
I need to stop making excuses or waiting for the perfect time. Or what I think is the perfect time. And just go for it

Ana - I spent all the weekend listening to U2 !! How good is that ?? Love U2 !!!

Shairee - Ran the RAGNAR race – fantastic weekend!!!!!!

colleen sullivan - I bought a rotary sander and am going to paint my laundry room cabinets (formerly in the kitchen) wyethe blue this week. This is very gutsy for me… you are very cool in that you are a mom, you nap, and you encourage others to create! Wish me luck!

Jennibell - We actually had a wonderfulnweekendnplanned! We traveled out of state so I could stand up with a little girl who was a flower girl in my wedding……she was saying HER vows this weekend……funny how the circle of life works :). Sunday the kids were receiving their Christmas gift….to watch the Cincinnati Bengals play….it will be a full one….can’t wait for my chance to go to Craft Weekend….I put my name on the list in the very beginning…..

Lisa - What happy pictures! I had visions of spending all of Saturday in my craft room working away on Christmas gifts. Instead, after cleaning/supervising a play date/a parade/making dinner, I FINALLY made it to the craft room. Within minutes, I was trapped in there (with both children) when my youngest pulled the door knob off. Now I’m hoarse from yelling to my husband who was in the room farthest from me. And wearing headphones. There’s always tomorrow for crafting, right? 😉

Jen - I so love your pictures. I get so happy when a see a new post here! Hope you’re having an awesome, rockin’ craft weekend! No big plans here. Spending quality time with my two girls – dinner at Cracker Barrel last night, lots of outside play time (having beautiful Nov. weather in Ohio), library. Hubby’s been gone with the Army for the last eight days. They return him to us tomorrow. Yea!!!! I can’t wait to see him!

Breeanna @ a brilliant melody - Have fun at the craft weekend! I so wish I could afford to attend one of them! They look amazing! Do you know anyone in San Diego who does something similar?

steph - oh man… i can’t WAIT ’til february!!!! 🙂
this makes me so very, very excited!
we are hunkering down at home for the weekend.
snow storm “expected”.
not sure if it’ll materialize or not but a cozy weekend in our house is what the doctor ordered.
already have baked some banana chocolate chip muffins.
crafting?!
you better believe it!!!
just… what will i choose to craft?
that’s the question!

Gina - Your house is the HAPPIEST house evah!!! 🙂

Angela Atkins - Finishing up a quilt. Watching my son’s soccer tournament (the last one of the season, finally), and watching an OU game. Making my plans for my advent giving days. Checking my computer constantly for any post from this craft weekend, jealous of the amazing group of women who are leading this group.

stephanie - the craft house looks so beautiful! i how i can partake in the festivities in the future!

dcgraber@cox.net - Drove by the house tonight on our way to the Bread Basket (the elders and wives got together for the German Buffet). The house was all lit up!! I told Al that you were having a craft weekend and had to explain what that was to him. Just showed him these pictures. Sounds like so much fun, Meg!

Siobhan - Hanging with my peeps aka my children, be warned flight has nakedness lots of drug and alcohol abuse and is just so different than I was expecting, it ends well but it’s often difficult to watch.

Kelly - We are going to go check out a fun little local German restaurant tomorrow. Kelly

rebecca - Have fun at CW! Just went to see the movie Argo, it’s a must see. Why is it, I know how it will end and I’m still on the stinkin edge of my seat??? Tomorrow, work around the house and a facial and Sunday church!

amy cornwell - I want you to come decorate my house. Let me know when you’re ready to come to Indiana 😉

Molly B - Has any one ever cried upon arriving at Craft Weekend? ’cause I think I would–tears of joy!

happygirl - Have a great craft weekend. Give Farmgirl Paints an extra hug from Happygirl. My favorite bloggers in one room. Bliss.

Mommyjulia - What a beautiful beautiful fun place you’ve created! I live all the white & all the colour 😉 this weekend I hope to craft! Yay! I’m making tree skirts for Christmas gifts. I’m also planning to attend a Christmas Bazaare, a Remembrance Day service, & also have a family work day outside. Brrr! Have a blessed craft weekend (with Ashley & Little One! How exciting!) Take lots of instagrams 🙂 I’ll be following.

Naomi - It’s super duper cold here so I’m hoping to stay indoors and keep warm.
I just moved to Canada from the UK and I am seriously missing my sewing machine. I really really want to make some bunting to make my room pretty, and I’d love to tackle making my own quilt to keep me warm!
Hope your weekend is awesome 🙂

Jen - i can’t believe this is your ‘job’!! not that it isn’t a lot of work (i’m sure it is) but what an amazing, fun way to ‘work’ right? have such a fun weekend!

Kristin S - Thank you Meg for taking us along on your journey of following God’s calling in this unique way. Craft Weekends are a ministry!
Have a blast this weekend.
Praying for all of you.

Katey Deasy - I follow farmgirlpaints and of course you on instagram and I know she is there this weekend and I’m seeing both of your amazing pictures!!! my mom came over today for us to make these cute little vintage villages out of chipboard and glitter and old music paper. I hash-tagged a picture of OUR own #whatevercraftweekend. If we can’t be there at least we can craft!! Can’t wait for our turn to roll around!! Thanks for always being enthusiastic about the weekend. What a blessing for everyone.

janet c - putting down new vinyl plank flooring in my son’s room. then he can finally move in. your polka dot curtain look just like my polka dot sheets on my bed 🙂

Posey - Making my daughter some lined curtains, for her apartment. She lives in a really old apartment building, with altos of craftsman bungalow trim! Really cute

Jolene (Homespun Heritage) - Groceries…purging clothing that we’ve saved up from child to child…wow, I’ve filled 4 garbage bags full to donate plus have plenty still in the totes!

Kirsten J - I am helping to man the booth at our local quilt show…showing sewing machines, but wishing I could sit and sew my own stuff. Or better yet, be at Craft Weekend with you!!!

Jenn - Looks like you are set for an awesome weekend! Man I wish my husband was on board with polka dots and assorted rainbow colors all over the house…. Love seeing yours though! Have fun ladies :). This weekend I am taking my kiddos to a birthday party and Sunday we are hosting a “Friendsgiving” dinner at our house with a bunch of our favorite people! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday so I figured why not have it twice? Plus that turkey in my freezer from last year’s post-holiday $0.15/lb sale needs to be eaten… 🙂

Terrie - I just love the craft house pics!!
So much color!! LOVE, Love, LOVE!!
Just got back from a photo walk with a friend.
Spent 4 hours this afternoon driving & walking around
stopping to take pics of whatever beauty our eyes saw.
Always so much fun…downloading pics now.
Making same friend a ‘Wall of Truth’…
(her son just went to overseas in the military)
…it’s a board full of encouraging scripture to lift her up when she is down.
Date night with the hubby tonight.
Have a great weekend!!! I’m sure it will be lots of fun!!