joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Guess how many days… Then it’s time for a surprise weekend planned by Zack in celebration of it all. Once 5pm hits on Friday, I’ll be offline {and loving every moment of it} until Monday morning. Then it’s time to work as the exclusive Gussy girl ;] If you come back tomorrow, I’ve got “little… [Read More]
Yesterday I took a half-day at the day job to finish up my vacation time. Half-way through my day sewing I blew a fuse so our internet router reset and I couldn’t figure it out. And trust me, I tried :] But I believe that was God’s way of helping me finish my work for… [Read More]
I know {from all your comments via Twitter} that so many of you are just achin’ to know who won the impromptu Gussy clutch/wristlet giveaway last night. Her name is Angie H. and she wrote, I love them! I would love to have a clutch! Angie, please check your email for a little note from… [Read More]
Yeow! They’re baaaaack… Back in the shop! These wristlet clutches are so cute and have multiple uses: toss in a larger bag, take on a quick trip out — or an evening out with your man! Limited quantities, so hurry. Let’s do something fun! Leave a comment to enter yourself to win a clutch of… [Read More]
Remember this photo? You may remember it by the number of cupcakes sitting on the table compared to the number of people sitting at the table… Allison @ O My Family and I had met for coffee, cupcakes and chatting. I handed off a Gussy laptop bag and she was going to go home and… [Read More]
This weekend I couldn’t help but reflect on how this week will be my last week of working a traditional day job. I’m going to let that soak in for a minute… OH MY GOSH, IT COULD ALSO BE MY LAST WEEK EVER WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE!!! I can’t help but feel emotional about it… [Read More]
This is the first Mother’s Day where Zack and I can’t be with our moms and families. And we are very sad. BUT! Our moms are wonderful women and it’s the memory and truth of our relationships that makes this all “OK.” We can still celebrate in spirit, we can rejoice in the amazing-ness of… [Read More]
Thursday evening, I came home from work and saw extremely wet carpet surrounding our apartment in the common hallway that everyone uses to get to their front door. I thought, Great, I bet the problem is in our bathroom. So I walk inside our apartment, go to the bathroom and Yup, my feet are on… [Read More]
Handmade baby blankets are just so special. Mother’s Day is Sunday — maybe you want to celebrate the little Mommy living in your house, too? Given as a birthday gift, a celebratory gift or “just because”, these blankets are knit by Mama Gus with love ♥ Baby doll blankets measure 16″ x 22″. Baby blankets… [Read More]
Since I {sometimes} have so much to say, I thought it would be fun to make a page to serve as a directory for all my favorite posts. Or at least the posts that you read. So there are like 10 in there. For now. And I suppose it would be oh-so helpful to know… [Read More]
