joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
This past Labor Day weekend, I promised myself I’d be doing very little work and instead would spend a lot of time RELAXING with my hubby & doggy. And… to be honest, we definitely did a lot of relaxing! We watched a few back-to-back episodes of The Waltons on TV, took Bauer for walks every… [Read More]
YEOW! It’s not just the weekend, it’s LABOR DAY WEEKEND ~ which means over here at Gussy Sews we’re celebrating the extra day off by doing zero labor allllll weekend long — wink! I’m using this time to rejuvenate my creative soul by spending it outside with my little family. And I encourage you to… [Read More]
When I started sewing ~ almost 3 years ago, I was sewing in the kitchen on our dinner table. Zack & I were living in Michigan and the house we were renting was so teeny tiny. We moved there thinking new career opportunities were going to be birthed, but really — looking back, they were,… [Read More]
It’s time for another week of inspiration ~ where each week we link up RIGHT HERE and blog hop for an extra dose of that WOWZA! feeling. It really is so much fun :] If you’re new here, you can ready more about the Inspiration Workshop! here. THE PROMPT ~ This week’s prompt is VINTAGE,… [Read More]
This giveaway is now closed. This month’s group sponsor giveaway is really inspirational — both Casey and Ashley are doing amazing things with the talents they’ve been given and I’m so proud to have them as Gussy Sews sponsors. I’m also excited to be sharing a teeny tiny part of their stories with you through… [Read More]
{squeeeee} The holidays are ALMOST here, and to get ready for the cozy season I’m putting together my second annual Holiday Gift Guide. In about 6 weeks I’ll launch the guide ~ which is so exciting {hooray!}. This is the perfect blog “event” for me because since I started blogging I’ve loved learning about &… [Read More]
…Better late than never, right? {Don’t hate me for not recording these until yesterday!!!} I’m here with parts 2, 3 + 4 to answering YOUR questions on anything relating to my business or blog. Here’s my post on part 1 in case you missed it –wink! And can I share something with you? I tried… [Read More]
On Thursday of last week, I really seriously truly contemplated not putting on a skirt to meet up with some of my girlies. Some times getting out of the house, no matter how important it is, is one of the hardest things to do for myself. Working from home makes me want to STAY at… [Read More]
Our weekend has been filled with bright gray skies, which seems to be a gentle reminder that summer is fading quickly and fall will be here soon enough. Thankfully the rain has held off ~ so hubby, Bauer and I have spent hours outside, which has been really wonderful :] Zack has been reading a… [Read More]
