My First Crush: Robert Ashton Valentine’s Day seems like the perfect day to write about my first crush, Robert Ashton, but not for the reasons you might be thinking. My first crush lasted TWO whole years, from second grade to third grade at D’Ippolito Elementary School in Vineland, NJ. Robert Ashton was a rosy-cheeked, dark-haired cherub. He was all I… Read more »
Valentine’s Day Gift What is your favorite Valentine’s Day gift to give and/or receive? I’m a peanut M&M’s kind of girl. I don’t need diamonds or flowers. Yuk. This year, Neil told me he is giving me a colonoscopy as my Valentine’s Day gift. What??? He is scheduled for a follow-up colonoscopy on the 15th, and he told me it’s… Read more »
Galentine’s Day Winter Box Swap! Friends! You know how much I love snail mail, right? I mean, I have an entire website dedicated to making sure that snail mail never becomes a thing of the past. I spend my life making greeting cards, for heaven’s sake! So when I found out about the Galentine’s Day Winter Box Swap, I immediately… Read more »
Ikea Craft Room Reveal!! You guys! Finally! I have a dedicated creative space that doesn’t interfere with our living space and doesn’t require me to apologize to anyone who visits. We’ve lived in our house for 22 years, and I’ve spent the past 14 of those years making cards. Before that, I spent my free time designing and making outfits… Read more »
Mommy Bloggers I don’t know how “Mommy Bloggers” do it! They post new stuff every single day with gorgeous photos of their perfect children and clean houses. How? I know they rake in enough dough to have professional help, so much dough that their husbands quit their day jobs, but geeze! I just don’t get it. Something must be suffering…. Read more »
