Sewing My Shadow On: A Year in Review.

ORIGINALLY posted on a (now defunct) blog titled Sewing My Shadow On.
I set out to make major changes in 2007. Here’s a time line of what actually ended up going down:
November 2006
I decided to make 2007 the year I put in extra effort towards living environmentally-friendly and simply. That meant I tracked what I [...]

Open Letter to the Editor of Country Living Magazine.

ORIGINALLY posted on a (now defunct) blog titled Sewing My Shadow On.
Thank you Country Living.
Good call on the article about Kimberlee Paige Hanson of Interior Bliss Design. First of all, her home design is beautiful. Second, it is amazing that almost everything she uses is being reused. It is great motivation for [...]

To Do: Party like it ’ s Christmas.

If you’re wondering what you’re gonna do tomorrow after all that present-opening and food-eating, look no further! There’s a party at the Gasthaus. Um, it’s in Elgin, Illinois, but you planned on spending your Christmas evening here anyway, right?

November Date Night.

ORIGINALLY posted on a (now defunct) blog titled Sewing My Shadow On.
Since Saturday is December Date Night, I figure I should write my tell-all post about November Date Night.

First, it was awesome. Everything was a complete surprise to me. My man showed up with flowers. I hopped in his car, and off [...]

Before The Year Ends.

ORIGINALLY posted on a (now defunct) blog titled Sewing My Shadow On.
I want to introduce you to Solomon Broad. This guy lives “across the pond” (just learned that phrase this year, fun) in England. In 2007 he wrote down things he is grateful for every single day on his aptly-titled blog, “Things I’m [...]