do you ever have one of those days that just feels like this:

today was one of those days for me.
i am so glad it is only 1.5 hours from tomorrow.

mason jars.

this year i used mason jars to decorate for christmas. (you can see pics at a previous post.) well, i loved them so much that i have decided to move them from the mantle to a side table by our front door. i kept some of the same things in the jars that could translate to wintertime, but added some valentines flavor to the mix too. enjoy.



*as you can (hopefully) tell from this post and the previous one i am using paint chips in reds and pinks for my valentines decorations this year. best part, they are free!

before and after.

baby, its cold outside.

a wooly warm scarf might be my favorite wintertime accessory (besides tights and kneesocks), especially on a chilly 1 degree day like today.



*all photos found HERE.

i love you, seth cohen.

so yesterday i was working out. i was riding the bike when i stumbled upon ben mckenzie, aka ryan atwood from the oc, on a local morning show. at the end of his interview (which by the way, he has grown into a very lovely (looking) young man.) viewers could call in to win 1 of 3 passes to see ben in person at the w hotel that night! as any former oc lover would do, i hopped right off the bike and ran as fast as i could to my car to call. so after many busy signals i finally got a ring! but, no one ever picked up. NEVER!!! needless to say, i did not get to meet ryan atwood and ask him all about working with my crush, adam brody. probably for the best bc i am in no place to move to cali and i am sure that is where things would have headed.
but, i did decide to channel my inner seth cohen today and wear a lacoste short sleeve golf shirt over a long sleeve shirt. he pulls it off much better...

and here are some pictures of the adorable seth, for your viewing pleasure. (and one of him and ryan, just in case you forgot who he was.)



*all images found via google image search.

a tale of two thermostats.

my house used to be a duplex. therefore, it has two heating/cooling systems and two thermostats.
one of the heating systems is working wonderfully in the dallas january chill.

one is not so much working. which means i am closed up in my room (watching past seasons of the hills, filling out part time job applications, and having to totally rework the wyldlife schedule...arrrggghh.) good thing the heater man is coming at noon today just in time for the record lows that are supposed to hit north texas starting tomorrow.

(notice the in house temperature is the very lowest it can go.)

etsy as a job? yes please.

here is an article from the new york times about people who quit their jobs to make it big on etsy. read it HERE.
and look at this one etsy(er)'s studio. isnt it fabulous?

this morning i have been listening to a sermon by tim keller about change in a Christian. the part that has struck me the most is when hes talking about anxiety. i struggle with anxiety. it creeps up in my heart frequently and right now it is at the forefront of my life. i am looking for a part time job bc hpyl is in deficit and i am only getting half my paycheck, and i am filled with worry over if i will find a part time job, how long is this going to last, what will i do next year, how do i balance yl and another job, etc. but, this morning i heard this and it is now my prayer that the Lord would give me a humble posture before Him.
"Worry in the Bible is a refusal to obtain a humble posture before God. Anyone who is filled with anxiety is filled with arrogance, bc you think you know how things have to go, you are sure what you need, you are sure how history has to go. And, the peace that is always there is a peace based on humility saying before God you know what I need, you know what has to happen. That's the reason I don't worry."

i should have been dealing with this all afternoon...


but instead i made these...





a newly decorated bathroom is way better than clean clothes.

its a brand new day.
the sun is shining.
its a brand new day.
-joshua radin