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about half an hour ago, we got back from our weekend trip. for a long story full of reasons, we had to drive two cars back, so i couldn’t get out of driving. mostly, i leave long car trips to … Continue reading →

on the road yesterday, i was pleased to be eating chocolates from alkelda under the brand name “the chocolate traveler”–how appropriate. and yummy! we also found ourselves behind a vehicle that made me smile–a collapsible carnival ride being pulled behind … Continue reading →

sometimes we are reminded to be happy and thankful for the most elemental things. unfortunately, sometimes the reminders themselves can be very sad. we got news yesterday that a cousin of my husband, who would have turned 16 next week, … Continue reading →

so, when i started making the pidoodle line, it was only jewelry and i was way more excited about making the packaging than about making the jewelry. pidoodle has expanded to new product lines in the last year or so … Continue reading →

so, maybe this is a little obsessive of me, but i’ve noticed that whenever i’m sitting in a bathroom where the floor tiles have a pattern of some kind, my eyes rove over the tiles, figuring out the pattern, following … Continue reading →

i discovered a new artist today. here is some of her stuff. she’s like the andy goldsworthy of consumeristic disposables. very interesting…

my house is relatively tidy. my laundry is half done. my fridge is full of food. i was in bed until 1:30 yesterday reading a book. life is lovely.

i love to check things off of my to-do list. especially those with a hard and fast deadline that could have negative consequences if procrastinated. those types of things hang over my shoulder like a zealous vulture. today, i turned … Continue reading →

ok. you may have noticed lately that my entries have been spread farther apart. mostly, that’s because starting a new job sucks up all of my free time and brain energy and i don’t have the downtime at work that … Continue reading →

this week, i started creating the pidoodle “spring line.” here are two bags of the bags i’ve made so far. here is another photo. aren’t they cute?! i finished the first one (the orange one) in a hurry because i … Continue reading →