buh-bye!

image found here Well friends, I am leaving on a jet plane.....I don't know when I'll be back again.... Oh wait - I got carried away for a minute.... maybe because I am just so excited! Our family is heading to a warm sunny place for spring break, and after this morning's crazy spring snow, I can't wait! Thought I would offer some hints as to where we are going. When we return, I will draw a...

the body pillow....it does a couch good!

*I am feeling all naughty and rebellious.....hubby is out of town and I just finished feedingmy girls' dinner...after they cleared their dishes, they headed upstairs happily together {a rarer occurrence as they get older}....I pouredmyself a glass of wine and am sitting down to finish this postBEFORE cleaning up the kitchen....I am such a rebel! Are ya sick of hearing about my living room...

I quit!

Remember when I told you I had gotten a part-time "real" job?Well, I quit it last week.Yes, I did. My younger self would have not quit.  I would have not wanted to disappointthose I worked for, my parents, my self {or so I thought}.  My younger self would have delayed her own contentment, ignored her gut feelings and miserably trudged to a job she disliked day after...

{this is me}

I can count on one hand the number of times I have posted a photoof myself on this blog.....it's a HUGE departure from my comfort zone.... So, when Jeanne Oliver asked me to be part of her series about regularwomen who wear her clothing, I decided to take a leap and submita photo. Here I am wearing the "Audrey French Tunic" dress. Despite the shadows around my middle making me look preggers...

Forever*Cottage {tag sale}......aka 'pillowpalooza'!

If this were a 12 step meeting I would stand and shamefully introduce myself to you all..... I would say, "Hello, my name is Jill and I am addicted to pillows".... Then all of you fellow addicts would say "hi, Jill, can we buy your pillows?" Ha!~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Spring cleaning began in my home this weekend.  I quickly learned my linencloset was overrun with pillows....I don't...

My story...our home....

Of course, when I posted photos of our great room a few daysago, I did so with great trepidation....Despite blogging aboutdesign, home-keeping and whatever else gets posted here, I feel completelyfreaked out about putting our home out there in blogland among the perfectlydesigned, styled and coiffed spaces.  I am ashamed to admit to having those feelings, at myage I should be way beyond that.....and...

Monday, around the house...

Good Monday morning to you....I am feeling more like crawling back in bed today after an uber-busy weekend around here.  All fun but I am one pooped momma! We had lots of kids sports, sleepovers and our school auction.....I just returned from thegrocery store where I spent a whopping $187.00 soapparently, we ate alot too! I remembered that I had not shown photos of my simplified...