Pearl Essence

I have been contemplating  cleaning all morning...

BUT...

After much careful consideration...

I have decided....

to just throw some pearls on the piles that await me instead....

Oh the Power of a strand of pearls....

throw in a candelabra...and WALLAH!

No more nagging dishes....

Just some cups with pearls on them....

ahhhhhhhhh...

There are misplaced toys...

and then there are butterfly catchers with pearls...

BIG DIFFERENCE!

So that was it then...

i had discovered the secret to a "pretty pile".

life had just gotten easier...

see a mess.... throw some pearls on it.

and then this happens....

ants....mice....mold....                 no pearls gonna fix this ugly!

sooo... there is something to this Pearl theory...

But let's just say:

there are some exclusions!

xoxo  shell

Let Me Cry

I tend to be a very stubborn girl.....

Not when it comes to dealing with others though...

If you know me... you know that.

But i don't often give myself any breaks.

Since we lost every luxury we knew...

I have been so preoccupied with  "handling it like a lady"

that i never gave myself a chance to....

Let....Me...Cry...

I've shed a few tears.... but then i shut the faucet

down and move quickly to the next task...

But ........

For Mother's Day...

i let the Floodgates go!

It felt really, really , good.

i looked really, really,  bad.

red

flushed

splotchy...

(just uggly)

I cried for driving a crappy car....

i cried for having to walk far for light switches...

i cried for having to homeschool....

i balled for losing my big fancy home....

i cried for not having new clothes,

I cried and cried and cried  for everything that

has become so hard since we lost the lifestyle we enjoyed.

You probably are thinking..."BOO HOO HOO"

but thats just it!.....

i have told myself for so long that people have it much worse...

that i don't deserve to be sad about "things Lost"

but you know what????

We are good people that would do anything for anyone...

We have done so much for others..

and going through a time when we can barely help ourselves...

that. is.  hard.

I cried for being a burden....

instead of the solution to someones burden.

We have gone through A LOT.

and i know that we are all the better for our troubles....

and i am grateful for the growth...

Everything is on the up and up now...

We are hard workers and we are turning our situation around...

but it was nice to look back at our year and  feel sorry for myself for an hour or two.

....just to feel ....something...  without feeling ...guilty.

it's ok to think...and feel....and ....to...CRY.

xoxo  shell

Pageantry and Punks

You may remember a post

i did while we were traveling through California.

The one where i hit the jackpot with

Vintage trims, laces, and fabrics.

(here)

well.... you'd be happy to know....

that i have been making  use of that

plethra of linen scrap lovelies!

Miss Matilda, (my mannequin),

recieved a  hand stamped sash....

and this basket got a posh makeover....

ALL THANKS TO MY JACKPOT

OF FRIPPERY from California!

who are these goons???

and how did they get in my post???

Oh yah,

I remember now!

Don't you love these adorable what nots

on their arms???

they are actually called "baby legs"

but they can also be used for cutsie sleeves and such!

LOVE 'em,  LOve  'em,  LoVe 'eM.

(there were even skull ones for boys!)

xoxo  shell

Velvet Baby

Our baby girl, "Popples",  is sick.

We took her in yesterday to Amor Animal Hospital.

She wasn't being her playful, happy, lovable, spunky, self.

so we figured we should check it out.

though she is on some medication,

she has a bad infection and might not get better.

this may sound silly to some,  but our hearts are hurting.

She is our little velvety baby and she is in pain.

the kids asked daddy to say a prayer and give her a special blessing.

afterall, she is part of our family.

Snuggle your pet today!

cuz you just never know.

xoxo  shell

Indecisive Decorating

I am having a lil' problem making up my mind .....

I love decorating .....

All Kinds.

So when it comes to pegging exactly what it is that

i am going to do with a space....

i may be a bit indecisive.

I am lovin'  this bed.

It is so....

princess and the pea.

 

which is not the direction i was origionally

going with my daughter Lou lou's room.

(here)

Maybe i can find a happy medium.

like....

Princess and the Pea ....

meets Princess.....

...of the ball...

This precious Vanity now belongs to my

s-i-l

she scored at a garage sale for $15.

.....maybe i can convince her that she doesn't really

like it as much as she thinks she does...

and that it would be better off  in Lou's room!

:)

Indecisiveness.....

Any advice on the matter???

xoxo  shell

Gone Mad??? Words to Live by

When Life gets so crazy....

that you begin to wonder....

Have I gone Mad?????

Well, Perhaps you have......

but i'll tell you a secret.

All The Best People Are!

*** You have to leave the city of your comfort and

go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot

 get there by bus, only by hard work, risking and by

 not quite knowing what you are doing. What you

 will discover will be wonderful; yourself. ***

                         ~alan alda



Words to Live By
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xoxo  shell

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