Archives for May 2011

its what i wore out: domestic style

May 31, 2011

{bringing back the parted bangs…not really}

You all know how I love my thrifted finds, and I can’t begin to describe the flutter in my heart when my eyes happened upon this dress.

My vintage sears housedress….

I’m thinking it needs to be hemmed up a little to make it perfection, but this was good enough for the day.

Kind of makes you want to get out your duster, huh?

I know, me either. =)

{btw….it’s looking as though my fashion photographer is getting lazy…i need to get a lil more fancy with my shots…}

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goat milk stuff winner

May 31, 2011

And the big winner of the Goat Milk Stuff giveaway is….

drumroll….

According to random.org, Comment Number 15!!!!

Which is….um, let me count…

Valerie! Of Valeries Reviews!!!

Girl, you are going to LOVE.

Now, for the rest of you who still want shop Goat Milk Stuff (and you should!),

if you use the code: summer you’ll get 10% off until June 15!

And stick around, there are more giveaways coming up!!!

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do you have eve-itis?

May 30, 2011

I wrote this back in 2008 (my word, have I really been blogging that long?!?), and I felt that this Memorial Day would be the perfect time to bring it back.

The lesson of my grandpa…

{it’s a tad long, but worth it, i promise!}

Eve-itis

~~~~~~~

When my grandpa was sick last year I went home to spend some time with him.

It was one of the hardest times of my life, but certainly the most treasured thing I’ve ever done.

I was able to sit and feed him, help with his blood level testings, and every night, I helped put him to bed.

It was incredibly special to be there and help make his experience better in whatever way I could.

And yet, I was the one whose life was changed…as I watched him in his final days…

Every day, he would ask someone to sit with him to read him something from the bible.

And as my niece was reading to him one day, I even heard him reciting along from memory.

And every night when we put him into his bed, we all gathered around him and took turns praying, himself included.

A week after I got home, he passed away.

But that last week I spent with him changed my life.

I was amazed that every single day he lived was for the Lord.

He never missed a day of reading his Bible, even when he was days away from his last breath.

I was inspired.

And though dying of bone cancer, the most painful kind of all, I never once heard him complain.

Not one time.

When the Lord finally took him home, he was surrounded by his four daughters and wife, all six of them listening to his favorite hymn.

The day I flew home from the funeral, I got a daily bible and I made a promise to myself and to God.

That I would follow in his footsteps by reading the Bible every single day no matter what.

And of course, one of the first things I read was the story of Adam and Eve.

What hit me as I was reading the story, is that Eve had everything she could possibly want.

She had the man, the perfect body, no worries about what to wear…

no worries about anything really.

She lived in perfection.

She was perfection.

And on top of that, she got to hang out with God and hear His voice whenever she wanted to.

And yet, there was this tree.

This one and only tree that was specifically off limits.

One simple little tree in a garden of perfection.

It would seem to me that if I were in her place, I could easily brush it off and obey God’s command.

But, would I really?

The thing is, we all have this nature to not be content in our circumstances no matter what they may be. We tend to look around and find the one thing, the one thing, that we don’t have and then we decide if only we had it, we could be content.

From the beginning of time, God gave free will.

He gives a choice.

He gave Eve everything she could want or need but without that tree, where would her free will, her choice, really be?

Even in perfection, Eve looked around and saw what she didn’t have.

She felt God was withholding something that would complete her, and so she took things into her own hands.

She went to the tree, talked to the (satan) Snake, and made that fateful decision.

She took a bite, convinced Adam to take a bite, and then their eyes were opened.

Contentment went out the window, sin came in.

Of course, we all know, she didn’t know better than God.

Her way did not end up being better than His.

My life is certainly far from perfect, but I have been incredibly blessed.

Yet, so often, too often, I get consumed with what I’m missing out on.

I become discontent and I start to complain.

I develop what I’ve started to call, “Eve-itis.”

I forget what I have, what I have been given, and I focus on what I think God is withholding from me.

I play God in my life, and when I do, it never ends up being better than if I had just waited on Him.

And this all brings me back to my grandpa.

What did he have?

He didn’t have his health, his freedom, his youth, and he certainly didn’t have any control over his body. Every pleasure seemed to have been taken from him.

He was definitely far from living in perfection.

But, you never heard him talk about that.

He never vented or asked, “Why me?”

He sat in peaceful silence and was grateful for every moment he had with the people he loved.

He held my hand and thanked me for the meal he could barely eat.

He prayed to the Lord every day and told Him he loved Him.

He was content.

He never showed any signs or symptoms of Eve-itis.

He was a man of honor.

My prayer is that I can follow his example.

To remember him, and find a way to climb my way out of Eve-itis each time it hits.

No matter what my circumstances may be.

Till death.

***In honor of Harold Owen Lindley on Memorial Day****

Not only did my grandpa serve his country with incredible loyalty and integrity, but he served his family with so much more than I’m sure he ever really knew.

The lessons of my grandpa stay in the hearts of everyone who knew him.

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its what i wore out

May 27, 2011

I am such a granny at heart.

I simply love and adore blousy blouses, and I’m noticing that my closet is slowly become full of them…

of course, most or nearly all are thrifted or from a resale store.
“they just don’t make them like they used to…”

This is just one of those blouses that makes my heart skip a beat.

I so wish my camera man had been able to pick up the detail of the neck and the sleeves, because, well…

I mean….

it’s kind of ba.na.nas.

Next time.

And I know this will greatly surprise you, but the entire outfit (sans necklace and shoes) is thrifted.
Girrrrrrlllll…..who says you can’t find cute stuff on a dime?

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last day!

May 26, 2011

….for the Goat Milk Stuff Giveaway!

get on over and enter!

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judge not…

May 25, 2011

It doesn’t feel good, does it?

To be judged.

If only they knew our story, they’d understand…

It doesn’t feel good, does it?

To be the one who judges?

If only we knew more about their life, past, hurts and fears, we’d get it a little more.

And yet we continue to be hurt by it and we continue to hurt others with it.

And it is breaking my heart.

Our greatest example is Jesus.

And while he had all the right to judge (and even did so justly at times),

what did he most spend his time on earth doing?

Loving.

Serving.

Coming alongside.

He had such grace and compassion especially for those who truly deserved to be judged.

And they were changed for the better because they experienced a kind of mercy they didn’t deserve.

How would this world be changed if we could strive for more of that in our own lives and relationships?

And just remember….

as I am learning as well…

we can reach more hearts and change more lives with compassion and grace,

than we ever will by judging them.

{for an amazing message on judging, and it’s appropriate time and place, go here}

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the natural antianxiety/antidepressant?

May 24, 2011

You guys know I’ve been doing my research…

and I happened upon some interesting stuff on aminos and anxiety/depression.

Over the last few months, I’ve tried lots of different ones and lots of different combos, but this latest one seems to be having the best effects for me.

{in addition to a healthier diet and exercise!}

{2 tbsp of amino acid, 1 heaping tsp of l-glutamine in water, and 2 muti mags first thing in the am on an empty stomach}

Let me just say…

I am not a doctor.

Nor am I an expert by any means on supplements….

but I do know that a lot of people have been helped with amino acids for their anxiety and depression.

{just google amino acids for anxiety & depression and read up!}

I also know that if you are on an antidepressant, you should ABSOLUTELY check with your doctor before taking serotonin producing supplements.

{apparently there IS such thing as too much of a good thing!}

And if you have tried these before, or are, or are going to…
I want to hear ALL about it!

Maybe I should just write a book on all this research one day.

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do blondes have more fun?

May 23, 2011

Living in Southern California, I am one blonde among a sea of many….

and while I do quite love my blonde (natural a’course) locks, I am getting a tad bored.

And whenever that happens, I go back and stare at these:

And while, yes, there is something about going dark that brings out the dumb faces….

I still can’t help but think it could be fun come fall time….

Thoughts?

{and as soon as I put together this post, i already miss my blonde hair. which i still have. yes, i have issues}

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its what i wore out…attempt

May 20, 2011

This morning I tried to get all dolled up to go see Taylor’s school play, but it was tough to look presentable at 7 in the morning.

Yet, I still asked Jimmy to snap a few pictures because I was wearing a new top & jeans that I LOVED, as well as my new flats….and I couldn’t wait to show them off to you guys.

And then I saw the pictures, and I was all….um, no.

Not nearly as cute at 7 am as I thought I was.

So here’s what you get…

the one picture that made it out of the bunch:

{not wearing floods, just had pulled up the pant leg to show the shoes.}

shoes: jessica simpson

And this is why I love shoes.

Because no matter what you look like or feel like or weigh…

shoes ALWAYS look good.

Guess I’ll try again next week.

After 4pm..

when I’m awake.

Have a happy weekend guys!

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goat milk stuff giveaway

May 19, 2011

Can I just tell you that I am kinda LOVING goats right now?

I know, sounds all kinds of weird, but then again….you guys already know that I do tend toward the odd side.

{proud of it yo.}

It all started because of one of my besties, Mari.

She went and got all goat expert-ish and spent a good hour informing me of all the wonders of goats, their milk, and their meat.

{but let’s not think on the meat part, too sad…plus i’m pms’ing…just.can’t.handle.it…sniff}

And then she proceeded to go buy a few.

THEN my sister, who’s all on the up and up on what’s cool, sent me text pic of a bunch of new soaps she discovered and LOVED and informed me that I had to have them.

And if she says so, it must be true, and set out to get it I did.

Goat Milk Stuff is the stuff…and that stuff?

Is ah.mazing.

They have EVERY kind you can think of, including one for acne & bacne (tea tree oil)!

AND if you have pets, they have pet soap too.

I know.

They think of EVERYTHING.

Not only did they so generously send me a few soaps to try out, but they also offered to give ONE of my readers a $20 gift certificate to get WHATEVER they wanted from their site. And then for the ones who don’t win, (there can only be one, so sad), the rest of you will get hooked up with a 10% coupon code.

Now, are you wondering why you should get excited about soaps?

Especially soaps from goats for that matter?

Good question…

The answer is:

When making soap, you need a liquid. Some soapmakers use water, some use fruit or vegetable juices. We choose to use goat milk. The cream and the proteins that are present in the goat milk add a moisturizing effect to soap that is above and beyond what water can achieve.

Jim used to work outside year round. Because his skin was so dried out and chapped, I had to buy lotion in bulk to get him through the winter. When he started regularly using our goat milk soap, his fingers stopped cracking and splitting. That was enough to convince me of the benefits of goat milk soap!

What else is in the soap besides goats milk?

Most of our soaps are made with Raw Goat Milk, Natural fats, Coconut oil, Soybean Oil, Fragrance, Natural Color. The individual soap pages list the exact ingredients for each soap.

Okay, so not only do I LOVE the smell of the soaps and the feel of my skin after using it, but I’m also kinda crushing on the family who makes it.

Yes, I said family.

It’s the darndest thing I ever did see…

{okay, so not thing, more like people…but that didn’t sound right with “darndest.”}

Could you die?

So, here’s what you gotta do to enter:

1. Go to the Goat Milk Stuff website and check out their soaps (i love the tea tree & baby powder one mucho!) and then leave a comment telling us which you’d want to try.

2. Make sure you’re a follower {I will check}

3. Tweet it.

4. Facebook it.

5. Blog it

And leave a comment for each, which will give you a total of 5 entries.

I’m not kidding you guys.

I was a body wash, non soap loving, kind of girl…

And Goat Milk Stuff has changed me.

I’ll never go back.

It’s that Ah.MAZING.

{giveaway ends next Friday}

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