I mentioned last week that, as the new year began, I was feeling short on resolutions. I chose one: to not let any negative (and fluctuating) day-to-day feelings get to me too deeply and I’m doing pretty well on that front, if I do say so myself. As the weeks tick on, however, I’m feeling […]
Historically I’ve been the kind of person who approaches each new year with a fresh planner in one hand and a stack of to-do lists in the other, ready to start tackling resolutions with an iron-clad will. The beginning of 2019, however, has been a little different for me. Call it January blues or maybe […]
It seems more than a little surreal to finally finish this little gingerbread house of mine. I can remember so distinctly the day I Googled “Gingerbread house from the movie The Holiday” (I spend too much time on the internet), and, when no results came up, decided that it was something I needed to do. […]
Once the construction and assembly was finished and the house stood in real life and before my eyes, it was easy to think that I was practically done. I told myself, starring lovingly at my dream come into fruition, that it was at least 90% complete, just a few finishing details to go. What I […]
Before I get started, I wanted to note a few disclaimers: I apologize for the length of this post. There were so many steps in this process it was impossible to keep it short. Some of the pictures are kind of garbage which is mainly due to the fact that it now gets dark at […]
