{scenes from the past week ~ also known as “I’ve done so many fun things!”}

It’s early Friday morning — the weekend is almost here, yippee, woohoo + yeow!, and what am I doing? Sitting on my bum while the fan blows cool morning air inside our home. From the backyard. The sun has risen and it’s flooding our living room, warming that darling pup right up while he takes a nap. Snort. No shower for me yet {wink!}, just pajamas + coffee + nerdy glasses.

Like I said above, it’s early Friday morning. My in-laws are coming to visit this weekend along with our cousin + aunt. We’re going to a wedding a bit north of the city {I hope I don’t come back home with a Minnesotan accent, I hear they talk crazy up there} and then will spend the rest of our time together around the house. I love being at home, around the house. I think it’s something I’ve recently come to love, but who cares? I love it now :)

This past week went by so fast. Probably because my mom was here the week before and we spent so much time gabbing + making memories — did you know it had been FIVE MONTHS since I saw her last?! Unacceptable.  So while I prepped my work so I could take last week off-ish, this week greeted me with something fierce. As you may or may not remember, our cousin Alyssa lives with us, so Sunday evening we skipped off to dinner in Uptown. Monday’s shop update was super fun {eeek! y’all keep us busy!} and then Tuesday I worked in the studio on a fun, totally new project. Wednesday — nothing too crazy happened. I don’t think. Yesterday was our 4th wedding anniversary {hearts, confetti, smooches, happiness!} and today is FRIDAY.

This past week I really worked hard at planning more fun things. Ughhhh I am so bad at this!!! Normally I stick around the house to blog + work in the studio, but I think it’s good to change things up. I need to get better at doing more fun things throughout the work week. It’s helps to keep me sane, ha! :)

Here are some photos from the past week :D All are taken from Instagram, follow along — my username is GussySews!

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 ^ A small collection of the empty spools we’ve collected over the couple of years.

Last year I wrapped fabric around them + created a cute garland for my home studio {DIY}.

^ Zack + I watched Compassion videos last night.

And I cried. I love these Tanzanian kids and can’t wait to go back.

 ^ Every day I read my Bible. We’ve created a neat way for you to read daily, too — visit #SheReadsTruth for all the details. You can read with your iPhone or through the YouVersion website.

 ^ Earlier this week I felt super stressed over work.

So what did I do? Hide in the kitchen with a cup of coffee of course! ;D

 ^ Creating fun new things in the studio! Neons — you’re too cool.

 ^ On Tuesday, Mary + I met up for coffee + croissants at Patisserie 46, then we skipped over to Sugar Sugar — the cutest candy shop I ever did see!

 ^ Working on the back patio with Bauer nearby :)

^ Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Shop Lady Like’s hair accessories? I lover them. Here I’m wearing their Valentine Crocheted Heart headband in red. Sassy!

^ Dinner out with Zack + Alyssa at Uptown Cafeteria. Good golly they have yummy drinks + dining. We sat on their rooftop patio as the sun set, so fun!

^ Just one of the new items in the Gussy shop — click here to see our Floral + Mint wristlet ;D

^ Last Saturday Zack + I scooted out of the city to a water park for the day. Sunshine = happiness!

^ Most of the time I read my #SheReadsTruth devo in the morning, on the front porch, with a cup of coffee. Where + when do you read?

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What does your weekend look like? Are you laying low or do you have a few things planned? And if you work from home like I do, do you think you plan enough things, or could you benefit from changing things up a bit like I did this week? Share below! xo