FACEBOOK SALE!

right now i'm having a huge sale on facebook.

if you're interested in some super cheap onesies, definitely take a look.

i'm looking to clear out old inventory before opening the shop back up.

here's some of the goodies up for grabs:

'like' us on facebook.

Pinned it: Made it

Happy Friday!!

Hope you're all excited for the weekend!

Here's a quick Easter project that I found on Pinterest that I'm including in my Easter gifts to the girls at work.

Original Pin:

And here's how you can make some of your own..

I can't wait to fill these will little candies for the ladies!

Here's the template I made that you can use to make some of your own.

Just click to enlarge, and then print away!

You can follow me on Pinterest to see other things that I'm loving.

Enjoy!!

Currently Reading

I figured since I update this thing so often, righhhht, that I might as well start something new. 

How many times have I said that as well?

But I go through books like crazy. And I mean a lot.

I read everything through my iPad, whether it be through iBooks or on the Kindle App that I downloaded so I can read books through Amazon.com.

Next to my student loans, books might be my next highest purchase item.

I do get a lot of books for free or for a couple bucks, through Amazon, by following the What to read after Fifty Shades of Grey Facebook page.. which definitely helps the spending habit.

And yes, most of the books are pretty sexual, which if you're going to judge.. have at it :)

The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski

I'm not currently reading this one. I've actually just finished it.

And whew! I'm an emotional wreck after it.

I cried.. on my lunch break.

I loved it and I can't wait until the second books comes out!

Highly recommend this, and it should still only be 99 cents, not too sure!

Another two of my favorite books are these..

This Man and Beneath This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas

These are two separate books in a series.. the third is yet to be released.

Holy goodness! They're crazy good.

I'm pretty sure I could read them ten times in a row and never get tired of them. I'm all about the controlling men in books. They're a little more in price, but so worth it!

If you're looking for a sample, make sure to just try it out before you buy it!

There should be a tab on the right side, below the buying option, that says 'Send Sample Now' and it'll give you a couple chapters of each before you decide if you want to buy it.

Collide by Gail Mc Hugh

Haven't started it yet, but it was only 99 cents :)

So I bought it.

Are you reading anything new?

Workspace Wednesday

Two weekends ago I went to Craft2000 which is like a discount craft store just over the Michigan line. Of course my mom told me that I needed to stop buy fabric because that's all I've been buying lately, and what do I do? I bought some quarter pieces of fabric.

I also accidentally bought the store display too, which is that little box in the picture above. I took it up to the register to buy it but I wanted to find out how much it was because there wasn't a price tag on it, and come to find out it was the store display. Needless to say, they sold it to me for a dollar after realizing they weren't going to be using it again (I seriously lucked out). I brought it home, painted it a nice Oyster White and the stuffed it with all of my smaller pieces of fabric that I had thrown everywhere. 

Here's to getting lucky.. in more ways than one ;)

Just kidding.. maybe.

Workspace Wednesday

I'm finally working on the remaining things for the shop!

The shop has a new design and I'm also going to be introducing new products, as well as putting a lot of things on sale.. and I'm SO excited!

Make sure to keep an eye out for when I announce that the shop has re-opened!

Favorite Work Out Songs

I'm so picky about the music I listen to when I work out. It usually has to have a good beat to it so I can either stick with the beat while I walk/run or do any other type of exercise. So that usually knocks out the country music that I love so much and allows me to pick up on some other artists that I wouldn't typically listen to. 

Here's just a sampling of some of my favorite songs to work out to at this time:

This is one of my favorite albums to listen to, especially in the summer when I can run outside.

Favorite songs:

Whistle, Wild Ones, Let It Roll Pt. 2, Good Feeling, I Cry, and Run

Sadly, I'm starting to like his music more.

Favorite Songs:

Boyfriend and Beauty and a Beat

I'm kind of embarrassed about this one too, but the songs are really great to work out to!

Favorite Songs:

Die Young, C'mon (..or maybe this is just my favorite song to listen to in the car), Crazy Kids, Gold Tran Am (totally inappropriate, but I love it anyways.. aren't all of her songs inappropriate?), and Past Lives

I love this album cover.. :)

Favorite Songs:

Man On the Moon, Gone, Gone, Gone (I love everything about this song), and Get Up Get Down

I think I'm just in love with her.. because we share the same name?

Favorite Songs:

Gonna Get Over You (Seriously, watch this music video! Love the ending) and King of Anything

Well well, Taylor Swift. I never thought she'd make this list, but her new music is a lot different. I didn't think I'd like it, but I downloaded it this week and I love it.

Favorite Songs:

22**, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (hated this when it first came out), Stay Stay Stay, Holy Ground**, Starlight**

**Absolute favorites!

Not really my favorite as far as beats go, but it's nice to listen to when I'm on the treadmill for an hour walking and reading.

Favorite Songs:

Some Nights & We Are Young

Coming Soon: Baby Toys

Even though I'm still in the process of updating the shops design, I'm excited to announce that there will be baby toys added to the shop within the next couple weeks. I've been thinking long and hard about what new products I'd like to add to the shop and I think that this is something that is going to be perfect. 

I've been in the process of making patterns for these as well and deciding on fabrics. The toys even come with little bells inside so that they make a little noise (not too loud, of course!). I will be pre-making these and selling them after they're made, instead of how I make the onesies after an order has been placed.

Pinned It: Made It

I'm heading to a Baby Shower today for a friend that I work with and as my contribution to our "group gift", I was the one stuck making something by hand. Not that I don't love it, but usually when I make something for someone and have to gift it, it always turns out to be something that I want to keep for myself, even though I'll most likely never even use it. Apparently it was decided that she should have some paintings for the nursery.

Of course I had to make my way to Pinterest to see what kind of goodies I could make for her and I stumbled upon this crazy cute painting.

The original pinned painting:

And here's the much smaller version that I came up with:

via Instagram (@saratornow)

I also painted another one replicating the elephant in this pin. I guess that's for another day!

Hope everyone has an amazing Saturday!

If interested, you can always follow me on Pinterest.

2013

I DID IT!

I went ahead and joined a gym for the full year!

It's such a huge commitment for me because I've never really committed to working out for such a long period of time. I usually go into something hard for about a week or two and then completely drop everything and go back to my old ways. Needless to say it's been a lot of up and down with my weight.

It's weird to say (okay, not really), but I feel like I've finally gotten to a point that I am tired of living this way. So I went on Saturday and signed myself up and I'm going for my first work out tonight. I'm extremely excited and hopefully the fact that I'm paying monthly whether I go or not, it will push me to keep going. 

I've set up a calendar for each month that has rewards and goals, it's also set up that I will be able to track my weigh-in days.

If anyone is interested in a printable similar to the one that I set up for myself, please let me know, I'd be happy to share it! I'll probably be doing posts through out this time to keep my updates documented. Hopefully that'll also be a little bit of a push to keep it up! :)

Hope you're all having a great new year!

Anyone commit to any resolutions this year?

Workspace Wednesday

I finally set myself up with a little shipping station..

..And I'm really excited about it, even though it's not a huge deal.