{creating myself}

three day weekends

make my heart swell.

I have big plans for this weekend that include a little of this...



a lot of this...

 

some cleaning of this...

 


and hopefully getting a massage, taking a long bath, setting up my new apple tv (thanks to the secret admirer who read this blog post and sent me my very first birthday present aka mom)...

I will also probably do some party hearty-ing on Memorial Day in the Keys... kinda similar to last weekend...

 

have a wonderful three days! <3

the dap.

My friend Jen and I have a word for our favorite hobby in the world, and it's called "dap".

"Dap" can be used in many contexts.

"Let's dap." [verb]
"Hey Dap, whatcha doin today?" [noun-name]
"Check out this dap I just made!" [noun-thing]
"That pic is so dap!" [adjective]

Have you guessed what it means yet? Of course, it's scrapbooking!



scrapbooking=scrapping=dapping=dap.

You get the idea.

PS, here's a layout.






xo, amy

oh, amy, it's your birthday *

I began this post with the intention of adding to it over time and then publishing it in a few weeks, but I just realized that MY BIRTHDAY IS IN ONE MONTH TWO WEEKS. I'm floored by this fact. I wish I could slow time down, just for a little bit, and just LIVE a little more. and then I remember, oh yeah, this IS you living, Amy. Waking up in the morning and brushing your teeth and slipping into heels and helping people and leaving a path of clothes on the way to the bathtub and meeting a friend for coffee and sliding between the sheets at bedtime, this. is. your. life.

Sometimes it's just necessary to stop and think about this.

I guess I'll get on with the main point of the post (although maybe that was it??)

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Here are some lovely things I would like to unwrap on June 8th :

 

apple TV (yesss unlimited Netflix.)

 
 

black TOMS (I fear mine are beyond repair.)

 

smashbox photo finish
 
headboard from Ikea.

 

preeetty watch.

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I would also really like to go home and visit my family. I don't know how feasible that one is. But it's at the top of my list ** :]

 

 

* this is a lyric from my favorite childhood birthday song,
tied only with "Jump Jump" by KrisKross.

** edited to add : I just found out that my mom is coming to visit me for my birthday weekend. I'm sorry I ruined the surprise (I know her too well) but wow! I'm so happy! this is the best gift ever! :)

are you a planner?

 

Those of you who made it your new year's resolution to be more organized, to keep an agenda, write in a journal, practice time managament...
I'd love to hear how you're doing.

I've been selling my ruffle agendas since January 1st, and they are still selling steadily. I wonder if people are just getting started on their resolutions now? I guess it's never the wrong time to get organized. :)

Pictured above are the four agenda books I have left in stock until next year.
(Wow, am I already planning inventory for 2012? Officially scary.)
They are all daily planners (as opposed to monthly) and are a necessity for the organized or disorganized soul.

Click here to shop.

PS : Have I mentioned they ship for free?