i have a lot going on.
i bet you do too.
i have a bunch of things to blog about… but don't have time right now.
i just made my second cup of coffee SO i am going to pretend that you and i are having coffee togerther and just say a bunch of stuff… as if we met for coffee. :)
my phone is still gone. i am hoping it arrives tomorrow.
i have REALLY missed it…. but also not missed it at all. that's weird right? i love being in touch but i have had so much to do this week that it's probably best it's gone.
i really miss instagram and keeping up with my friends on there! i feel WAY out of the loop!
i mean what are people doing right now?? what are they eating? what are they wearing? where are they going?!
i need to know!
just kidding.
but i do love that when i have it. not because i want to KNOW but because my far away friends don't seem so faraway with instagram…. ya know?
see… i told you i was having coffee.
i also went running this morning with my girlfriends.
i am still in my gear… 2 hours later.
i did put on some lipstick because i brought no make up to Haiti and at the customs line to get back in the US the man looked at me and my passport and said "so… you are a missionary?"
i said "HEY…. come on!" it was the no makeup i am positive.
no disrespect to missionaries of course.
if anything HE was disrespecting missionaries. just assuming they look like that.
and i had thrown up earlier in the day.
then 5 minutes later a customs officer got my attention and said "Maam…maam? Are you alright?"
i stopped and looked around and said "Me? Yeah i am alright. What? WHY?!"
he said "Ohhh….well you just looked like you were sad."
what i wished i had said :
"ummmmm… NO!!
THIS IS MY FACE WITHOUT MAKEUP THANKYOUVERYMUCH. now excuse me i have missionary things to do."
what i really said:
"I am fine. thanks"
so i figured i should at least put on some lipstick for you since i am still in running gear.
i stopped at the antique store & thrift shop on my way to the Craft House because sometimes it just calls to me.
look what i got!
a coca-cola crate with big spaces…. my favorite.
and a little chalkboard.
the chalkboard will look so nice in a grouping of other wall hangings i think.
and i got this quilt!
these pics are from photo booth on the computer. and my screen is smashed (bummer!) and so they are all grainy.
but you can see that i found a neat-o quilt.
for $15.
yes…. kansas thrifting is ammmaaaashing.
oh… have you seen the SNL skit of the californians. it's from last may.
it is so dumb.
but so funny when you watch more than once and start talking like that.
craig and i quote it all the time!
see….. i told you it was dumb.
🙂
but sometime today you will catch yourself saying aammaashing.
ha ha ha
alrighty.
i am cleaning the craft house again today.
because it's rented this weekend!
did you know you can rent the craft house?
yep.
all the details are coming soon.
if you can't wait and you need them before i get around to blogging it…. email me.
so i have to get to it…. time to crank up the Pandora and rock the vacuum.
one last sip….
wait….
i forgot to ask about YOU!
How are you? what have you been up to? what are you doing this weekend?
(see… that is truly what happens when people run into me out and about… they ask a question and i blab on and on and then have to run and then realize all i did was talk and didn't ask how they were. i want to know those things but i am poor question asker. but on the flip side…. i am a great question ANSWERer! 🙂
so…really…. what IS going on with you?
Karie W - Shut the front door… you got that quilt for $15! I think I need to come to Kansas to shop!
Kari - so what airport 🙂 my brother is a customs officer – ha!
jenny - love your blog! I appreciate that you are real with everyone….no makeup and all! 😉 lol
Valerie @ Chateau a la mode - Hi Miss Meg, it’s Valerie from California, surburban LA to be almost exact. Do we really sound like that? We always laugh so hard when they talk about driving on the freeways because that does sound like us. Cleaning, hiking and Superbowl fun ths weekend! Thanks for making me smile especially with the no makeup story. I’ve had people not recognize me without makeup. What’s up with that?!
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!
Kristin S - I’ve said it 450 thousand times (well, not quite that many) but your random posts are my fave!
Careful keeping that running gear on too long. My gyn got on me for that. Yep, TMI.
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 ? 🙂
tinaehb3 - This post literally made me laugh! And thanks for asking about all of us. Truthfully, I’ve had a really crappy week. But I refuse to let other peoples issues bring me down. Today I had a piece of chocolate and the wrapper said “Happiness looks good and you” and you know I really felt like it was speaking to me. So news flash people… you can’t bring me down!!! Thanks for listening….. and GO RAVENS!!!!!!!!
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… 🙂
gale - I feel like we just sat around talking about posters we had in our rooms as kids – giggle – so fun to “talk” to you again! The missionary thing made me laugh out loud – when I was little a missionary from India used to come to our church and I always asked my mom why she didn’t wear makeup – that was the one thing I was most interested in about her – crazy!
Have a fun weekend!
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…
Tracey - I’m good. Thanks for asking. I’m having my coffee too. I’m cold. You know that cold when you are all dressed but your legs are still cold inside your jeans? I hate that cold.
I need to finish cleaning too. I swept and mopped floors yesterday. Laundry is going. But, I’ve gotta do bathrooms.
The plan is to make a raggy, scrappy rug for my laundry room today.
And some spray painting. That’s the plan…or I could watch Downton Abbey. 🙂
Lennie Jackson - Is that a new ring Miss Meg?????
megan@contentedsparrow - ah-ha! so, that’s why i haven’t seen you on IG! i was missing you over there. for reals.
thanks for the no-makeup-missionary-story giggle this morning.
it feels good to laugh at your foibles. hahaha.
may your energy overflow today so you can get a lot accomplished!
and get to those CW house rental details. (can’t wait)
xoxo
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
Heather - I keep coming back to look at your awesome rings. I’m trying to figure out, is the square one on your right or left hand? I love it! And I still don’t believe you don’t have mascara on. Sigh. Oh to be a brunette.
Jla@bex.net - Meg, I would love to know how to sign up for a craft weekend. Thanks!
Melissa Wilds - Hi Megz
Thank you so much for your blog! i love it!
i read it daily from Cape Town – South Africa and wish there was something like craft weekend here 🙁
keep on keeping on!
Melissa
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!
Tonia - I LOVE YOUR RING! I LOVE YOUR BLOG! CUTE FINDS!
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
Terrie - I take my ‘coffee’ with lots of hot chocolate.
And seriously….I dun’t knoe whut yu thaink is so dumb
’bout the ‘Californnniannss’. I’m frum Californinniya and I dun’t
know y you thaink we sounddd likkkke thaaat. Like, (I’nsert imaginary hair flip here),
I’m suurrre I donoooot talk like thaat. I’d better goooo, ’cause I’ve got ta put up the Christmas
decarations. Then I’m headed on the 61 to the I-135 to take care of the graanndbabae.
Toodles!
This chat was aammaashing!! Luvved it!!
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.”
Sarah{Handbags*N*Pigtails} - Great finds! Sounds like the Craft House is becoming bigger and better all the time. I miss it as your house but its wonderful that its not going to waste and people are able to enjoy it. Big old homes are the best(yes, I’m biased there)
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.
Susan - That was fun! You are too funny. Okay, two things: 1.) I love the (new to you?) ring – so pretty; and, 2.) I NEED a few of your photographs, will you be stocking your etsy store again soon?
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.
Susannah - I want to move to Kansas!!! I want to be able to rent the Craft House and go antique shopping at amazing prices!!!
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.
Jennifer - I’ve never actually commented here, but I’ve followed you for a long time. Funny thing is, I was actually drinking coffee when I checked my reader – but that’s because its 6:30am where I live, Perth, Western Australia! So here’s what we’re up to on the other side of the world: school starts again on Monday! So excited (me, not so much the kids). Both my littles will be in school full time for the first time – on in Year 2, the other in Pre-Primary (equivalent to US Kindergarten). Uniforms have been purchased, supplies have been labeled and new lunchboxes ready for the packing. This momma is looking forward to getting our house organized, not volunteering for much (way over-committed last year) and focusing on the family.
Love your blog – so much fun!
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…..
Kimberlee Jost - I love Missionaries.
The end.
🙂
May - LOL You are too cute, Meg!!!
Tanya H - hahaha, I love everything about this post! I was enjoying a Dr Pepper, but it works great. My weekend plans include Saturday housekeeping ‘jobs’, my son’s science project and me continuing to organize/clean out my house. Spring cleaning in January? Sure, why not. At least I’m enjoying the cleaning-out!
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.
😉
Seriously Sassy Mama - Sitting here at 3:56pm watching my kids paint on some canvases I am going to hang in their hallway. I really wish I was cleaning the craft house because I love your house. I always wanted an old home, but would not give my big backyard up for anything. Finishing up laundry then it will be time for dinner. I totally have that coffee mug, and was at the gym at 0900 this morning.
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.
Tiffany clark - Oh, how I adore you. YOU MAKE ME SMILE! I’m good. It’s Catholic School’s Week at our school this week. A week dedicated to the joys of teaching where I do. Fun themes each day, service stuff, fun stuff (Like volleyball today, teachers against 8th graders.) I didn’t rock the court or anything, but I survived. Not much else… just surviving working full time teaching and being a mama. Oh, Henry is talking a ton now. He can string together 4 words! Like “Where are you nukie?” which sounds like “Weh ah ooh nu-nee?” Adorbs. Hugs to you!
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!
CathyC - Oh my goodness Meg, you crack me up! My own mother has accused me of being angry, when in fact I just had no makeup on either. MY OWN MOTHER!!!!!
And you rent the craft house????? All over it–let me go tell my husband………
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!
Jen - I had to laugh about the comments to you when you weren’t wearing makeup–happens to me all the time!!! The few times I’m out without eye makeup, EVERYONE asks me if I’m tired/sick/sad. I JUST DON”T HAVE FEATURES I want to yell!!
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 - Awesome!!!!!!!!!! Have SO much fun! xx
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
JennD - Baha, that missonary comment made me snort my coffee! Too funny, thanks for taking time to chat, I always look foward to your blog posts. 🙂
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!
Lisa - “Excuse me I have missionary stuff to do.” Hahaha! Very funny! Loved this post. And the SNL sketch, dumb but funny. I grew up in CA, do we really talk like that in a less exaggerated way!? 😉
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.
Meg - Would you consider adopting me? Sure, I’m not that much younger than you but I could really use a mom/friend like you. 🙂
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
megan - I am coming to Craft Weekend! In May! That’s what’s going on with me. So excited. Can we go running together? Does that fit into craft weekend? My guess is no–we’ll be too busy crafting and eating and having fun and I don’t care one bit. Did I mention how excited I am? I am considering it my re-introduction to the world, ten months post-baby. Finally getting a little bit of myself back.
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 - Oops, I meant chuckled , um I’m thinking I might need a third or fourth cup to finish the day out…..LOL
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!
Amy@littleforalittlewhile - Hello Missionary Meg! You crack me up! How exciting to be renting out the craft house! I would still love to return to Newton someday and take my husband out to the barn, he would love it there! Hmm, well since you asked and all, I am going to sew some burp cloths and bibs for my baby who is due to arrive in just a few short weeks! Can you believe i’m nearing the end? When I was at craft weekend I felt that it was sooo far away. And also? I felt huge then. Now I really feel huge! Ready to meet baby! Happy cleaning day and hugs to you! xo (sorry about all the !!!!s. Guess you bring out the happy in people!)
Laura - That should be “A” shy.. not I. Oops.
Laura - I shy girl like me is happy to sit and listen while you talk about what’s been going on!
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!
Sabrina - My husband and I quote the SNL Sketch all the time!
DEVON! What are you doing here?
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 🙂
Kristi Rediske - It was fun having coffee with you, but I had vanilla dr pepper from sonic, that is my morning and afternoon drink. It does sound like you are busy, I am so excited to hear that you rent out the house. I am hoping I will be able to afford taking you up on it sometime, I am from that town(won’t mention it in case you don’t want it all over the internet), anyway, I use to say at my parents house but my dad passed away and my mom moved to Arkansas where I live and now when we want to come back we have no where to stay. We have stayed at the Holiday Inn but its not like being in a home. Can’t wait to hear details. Have a great day!
Melissa - I was JUST telling a coworker about the Californians sketch.
Leadia Jarvis - I always think you look aaaamashing…for what it’s worth 😉 The Californians has to be one of my favorite skits of all time. SO funny. Do you ever get a chance to watch Portlandia? Kind of offbeat, but Fred Armisen does so many funny characters.
AnnMarie - Oh and I like my coffee double double thank-you!
AnnMarie - This past week has been my first week back to blogging! I too have lots to say but seriously feel so silly having no followers. I feel like I’m talking to a brick wall or in this case a computer screen. But, I look up to ladies like you so I am just going to keep it up! If you have any tips I’m all ears! I totally relate to the no make-up thing. My mom says I should be a spokesperson for make-up because it totally transforms my face when I wear it. I was not sure how to take that when she told me that. lol! I know she ment it as a nice comment but to me I was like, “so… without make-up I look like a total wreak????”.
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!
shar y - You have been running for awhile now and that is super great. Just wondering if you have noticed any specific body shape changes? I know people sometimes get leaner over time and you look great, but just wondering if something has changed significantly? Like my friend did have larger thighs even tho she was skinny all over but then after running, her legs have gotten so slim!!
tara - a few years ago, i had two different older men on two different occasions ask me why I was mad. when i asked them why they asked me if i was mad, they both replied that i just looked mad.
come to find out…after looking at myself in the rearview mirror….i realized i look mad sometimes because of the ridiculous #11 wrinkle between my eyes.
to botox or not to botox. that is the question.
it’s been a few years and now that #11 is permanently fixed on my forehead. it’s sad….this whole aging thing. the only thing that makes it okay is that wisdom comes with age.