{welcome, July!}

* there’s a discount code at the end!

There are moments when I feel like I never accomplish anything, then other moments when I feel like I’m accomplishing so much. Both situations have come by my way lately, except more often than not I’ve felt too “busy” to notice either one. And that bothers me. It’s a silent, slow bother… Hard to notice, yet at the same time easy to remember that it’s something I need to fix. So recently I re-arranged some things in my schedule and have made a point to get outside more often. In the mornings, Bauer and I walk the neighborhood. In the afternoons, we like to suntan in the backyard. Bauer chases butterflies {see above :] }. Then later I scratch his Kramer-like fuzzy head, I sip ice-water. Together we chill. It’s been so good ~ for both of us. It’s important to change things up {for the better!} when things start to get crazeee.

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As I type this post, I can see a red wire basket half-filled with empty spools. It sits on top of Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts, next to a bouquet of pretty flowers – yellow and white – in a mason jar. I also see a clipboard filled with post-it notes that were overpowering my computer with color + reminders, so I moved them. To the clipboard. What do you see?

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Welcome, July! This month is special because I’m saying hello to my birthday on Tuesday the 5th :] Hellooooo, fun giveaway that’s coming soon ♥…

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There are a handful of new sponsors in my sidebar. Thank you for taking a peek & clicking on their pretty ads ~ thank you for supporting these fabulous bloggers/artists. Hearing that my sidebar is your go-to source when you need a gift idea is amazing and so special to me! [xo]

And speaking of support, THANK YOU to the following 5 sites for being my top referrers in June:

Casey Wiegand

The Pleated Poppy

House of Smiths

The TomKat Studio

Sometimes Sweet

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DISCOUNT CODE: save 15% on your Gussy Sews ruffle order with discount code FIREWORKS15. Code expires on Monday, July 4th at 11:59pm CST.

The Sultry Damask print is back in the shop {tote bag or market tote}, plus I added a few things to my list of favorite things.

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Enjoy the holiday weekend — I’ll be back “soon” with some pretty pictures, my birthday giveaway, blog/biz 411 posts… and maybe a little sass! wink!