Scissor Quirk.

That geranium...

Is still making me smile. :)

And the rest of the garden's yet-to-bloom have finally popped up over the last fews weeks or so, too! Well, garden being: Cilantro, Dill, and Coriander. They still have a bit of growing to do, and that's about it in my garden, for now. lol.  But I'm super-excited about every little growth spurt, and I've been good about keeping my green thumb about me and watering it every day.

That's the hardest part, isn't it?

I wish flowers could bloom all year!
But I guess that would take the sweetness out of it, wouldn't it?

Right Now, I Am...

- Back at work full-time for the next two months
and remembering how good it feels to be challenged with something new.

- All signed up for classes in the fall
and super-excited to go school-supply shopping!

- Yearning to make another vintage-inspired dress
now that I finished sewing one with my vintage pattern last week.

- It's almost July, and I'm excited...
cuz it means new projects and apartment hunting!

- I'm completely feeling Susie's 'Memoirs of a Freelancer' post
cuz there is work coming from all angles in one fell swoop, right now

- Loving the squish-everything-in-before-camping excitement
can't wait to get away this weekend!

How's your week been?

I feel like I've been a little quiet this week, but that's cuz it's been crazy-pants over here, lately! Whew! Good crazy-pants, though. :)

<p>- Back at work full-time for the next two weeks <br /><em>and remembering how good it feels to be challenged with something new.</em></p>
<p><em>- </em>Yearning to make another vintage-inspired dress <br /><em>now that I finished sewing one with my vintage pattern last week.</em></p>
<p><em>- </em>It's almost July and I'm excited<em><br />and that means apartment hunting!</em></p>
<p>- Playing this song on repeat over and over <em><br />found it on itunes tonight and it's lovely.<br /></em></p>

Dresser-Top Garden.

I have a guest post about my garden up over at Amy is the Party, today - hop on over to see it & all the cool blog party posts she has up!

I've been jonesing to share my little garden so much!

Since the peek I gave you (when I took the photos), my little herbs have popped up and are growing like crazy, now and there are tons of teeny flowers! :)

We live in an apartment with no yard whatsoever, and have had a few measly-looking plants for the last few years following us from home to home - I found a vintage dresser to put by my desk that holds all of my fabric and was getting rather sick of the dreary dead plants in the corner (lol), so I moved them atop the dresser on a plastic Ikea tray (so as not to water-log said dresser) and filled my collected-over-a-few-months colorful vintage pots with herb seeds (Coriander, Basil, and Dill for now) and temporarily-potted flowers:

You can read a bit more on how I put things together over at Amy's - my green thumb is still developing (for example, I have no idea what any plant is called, and our sunflower plant is looking really crunchy - I'm not sure if sunflowers just die at this time of year, if we've watered it too much or too little, or what! lol) - but it sure is lovely to have a little bright spot beside my workspace. :)

Could you tell I had too much fun photographing it, too? :) he he.
We have such great light in here...perfect for this lil dresser-top garden.

I'm off today to get a haircut & grab a few essentials (sandals, tank tops) today, since I start work again on Monday and my work-at-home wardrobe is seriously lacking the basics - lol - and then a pop into the nearby fabric shop to stock up on supplies for the big winter craft show & getting back to work is in order! Hope your day is lovely - and full of flowers, too.

Garden Peek.

Last week I took a moment and finally prettied up our garden! :) It's super lovely and bright and pretty, now - I'm so happy I took a few minutes to repot our old plants and plant some herb seeds in my thrifted pots. Yay! It makes me smile.

Here's a peek - I have more to share of the whole spot next week:

Aaah. Glad to see my green thumb has come out for the sunny season! :)

Do you have a garden spot going?

Little Bits of Happiness.

You've totally made me smile, guys. When I started blogging years ago, I really had no idea that I'd ever feel so supported in this little space - so thank you. :)

I feel immensely better after typing my frustration out, the other day, too - lol. Much, much. You guys rock. And for the record: 30 is not old to me. And I'm also super-happy that I waited a few years before going through 4 years of school so I know exactly what I want to study and I have a been-in-the-workforce head on my shoulders, like some of you mentioned.

I'm so happy and that I'm not the only one who feels this way, too.
And hugs to you, if you're having the same worries/thoughts/problems.

Anyhoo - despite a few down days, I'm back to my happy-go-lucky-self. :)

I did get a lot of creative stuff done, actually - guess I was madly channeling that energy into scrapping and crocheting - in the lil relaxing bits I took between a taxing week of juggling work and work tests and meetings and such.

For me, getting happy means looking around, being thankful for all that I do have, taking a quiet moment or two, and seeing the beauty in the little things - and there's always a lot of little bits of happiness around my home:








Glasses that I love and need to wear more. A new girly crochet project. The window sill garden I took a moment to pretty up this week. Pages in progress. Favorite paint. Flowers from mister husband. Messy home buns.

I'm getting ready to head out of town tomorrow (yay!), which means lots of wrapping up, answering e-mails, laundry, packing, and a lil blogging, too. :)

Happy Friday (in the little things), friends!