Monday, February 27, 2012

February of Fun

It's been a wonderful month in the Bledsoe household! Jason had to work on Valentine's Day, but when he got home, he took me to Helzberg Diamonds and let me pick out a ruby heart ring. It's beautiful! I had it sized down to a 6 but I think I might need to go a little smaller cause it's somewhat loose. The weekend after Valentine's Day, we officially celebrated with a trip to Baltimore. I completely went off the Weight Watchers program that weekend. I tried to make good choices in the beginning but that didn't last long. I ended up gaining 3lbs that weekend, Jason gained 6. I'm sure it was mostly water weight but.. weight is weight, right? We've since worked all that off.

While we were in Baltimore, we went to the Aquarium at the Harbor. It was really cool. We saw dolphins and all sorts of sea creatures. It just re-affirms my belief that humans shouldn't be swimming around in the ocean. I'll stay on the shore, thank you.
We also went to the Baltimore IKEA. We picked up two square bookcases, a coat hanger shelf thing, a shoe rack, a magnetic board for my office, and some other organizational things for the office.

Jason has been talking about getting a recliner since we met. Finally four years later, he got one! We found a really good deal at a place called Furniture To Go in Lancaster. When Jasons not in the chair, the cats take up residence. We also decided to buy new furniture for the living room at a place called Interiors. We got a really good deal on a sofa and loveseat combo. It's going to be delivered in about 4 weeks.

I know it seems like we've purchased a lot this month, we have. But it's stuff we've been needing for a really long time. Almost all the furniture in our home is "Hand me Down" stuff. It feels good to buy things that we are picking out ourselves. Although, we greatly appreciate how generous our family has been these last few years. When Jason and I first moved in together back in Arizona, we moved into our first home with my full size bed and THAT's IT! No couches, no desks, no dining table. We actually had Jasons computer setup on the kitchen counter and we used boxes as night stand tables. It just reminds me of how blessed we truly are and how God is continuing to bless us each and every day. We've come a long way the past few years and we wouldn't be where we are right now without God. He is amazing, isn't He? :)

Here's some pictures taken this month:





















Saturday, February 11, 2012

I've been incredibly busy lately. I've only made 1 sale in my new shop, but working on getting a solid inventory has taken over my life this week. 1, 2, sometimes 3 books a day. I spend entirely too much time on Facebook, Twitter, and stuff like that. But hey, I have nothing but free time, right? I need to remember to relax and have fun. :)
We went to Lowes yesterday. Jason built me a book board holder thing that helps me drill holes. Last year I drilled 3 holes in our dining room table and last week I drilled a hole on our KITCHEN COUNTER! It's just ridiculous. Power tools are not my friend.
Last night we got an inch of snow. It's just a dusting, nothing spectacular. I'm hoping we get one big snow before the winter is over. I love watching the huge flakes fall from the sky, it's beautiful. I feel totally jipped this year!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Snow!

We've had a really mild winter here in PA. We had one freak storm back in October, then it didn't snow again until January. We got about 2-3 inches and it was gone in two days because the temperature shot up to 60 degrees. When I lived in Wisconsin, I absolutely dreaded the snow because it was a blizzard every week! NO THANK YOU! But the snow in PA is pretty light. That's what I love about living here. The winters are cold, but not too cold. Snow, but not too much snow. The summers are hot, but not too hot.. you get the idea.
So, yesterday it snowed 1 inch and waking up this morning to a bright and beautiful world outside really just puts me in the BEST mood!
Jason has been home from work all week. He hasn't been feeling well so he's taking some time off to get better. It's been nice having him around the house this week, although it does throw off my schedule quite a bit. I like getting up at 4:00, seeing him off to work and getting started with the day. When he's home, I end up sleeping in until 9 or 10am and then I feel like a lazy bum the rest of the day. My own fault! It's just so hard to get up in the mornings when I know I don't really NEED to.
I was supposed to meet a friend for lunch today but she had to cancel. (Sick kid) So, I think I'll spend the day tidying up the house a bit and making books: -> Love Bird Books - My Etsy Shop!

Pictures of the kitties from this week:



Sunday, February 5, 2012

Love Bird Books

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Etsy Shop

So, I've decided to open an Etsy store so that I can sell books. I've had two Etsy stores in the past but I was forced to close them because I just couldn't keep up with the amount of orders I had. It was overwhelming to have a day job and then spend 8-10 hours at home working on my "side job". Since we moved to PA, I've been procrastinating about getting it up and running again. I've finally decided to do it and I'm hoping I will see some success. :)

The new Etsy shop is: http://lovebirdbooks.etsy.com
I don't have anything in there right now but I'll be adding things tomorrow :)