Where Passion & Purpose Collide
One of my absolute favorite things about my husband is that he not only tolerates my quirky, tea-chugging, creatively-scattered, easily-delighted self…but he celebrates all that makes me different. He makes me tea every day, without being asked…because he knows it makes me smile. Okay, function. He fills my pellet stove at 1 in the morning, before going to bed, so… Read More
That squishy hallmark holiday is just around the corner and while I’m not quite ready to break out the pink heart garland, or adorn my life with red glitter {just yet}, I do confess I have a hankering for something other than Winter/Christmas/White or anything that even remotely represents “cold”. And while Valentine’s day – while not Springy in and… Read More
While snowmageddon appears to have passed, we’re still freezing our little heinies off up here in the Midwest. Our remedy in the McMuffin household is to throw some more logs onto the fire, huddle a little closer, and pour ourselves another cup of tea. It’s called survival. It also happens to be called liquid awesome. If you know me well… Read More
Remember the cute Merry & Bright goodies from last Christmas? Well, we have another fun classmate gift idea and printable for you! I had seen these as valentine gifts on Pinterest a while ago, made with a little heart crayon, and then ran into adorable silicon snowflake molds at Meijer a few weeks ago. Considering there are always an overabundance… Read More
It is undeniably Winter in these parts; the days seem to be getting shorter and chillier by the minute, and the Christmas spirit is in full swing – although if we made that assessment based on when glittered holiday décor hit craft stores, we’d declare this in September. With the windows tightly closed and the woodstove fired up, we’ve been… Read More
I was so tickled to share our little “Mudway Makeover” with you this week, and as promised, here she is… Get your 8×10 Thanksgiving printable by clicking right here. *As always, please note that this is exclusively for personal use and is NOT to be reprinted for resale purposes. Feel free to share the link, pin it, or head over… Read More
We rarely use our front door. In fact, there is usually something large and obnoxious right in front of the door in the ‘formal’ entrance cove which makes it impossible to open. Like my keyboard…the acoustics in that little nook are spectacular! The most used entrances to our house are through our back deck door and through the garage –… Read More
Looking through photos from little Bean’s recital in June, I realized how much like a weed she has grown. She’s looking less and less like a wee lass and more and more like a little lady every day. She’s blossoming and maturing, her cheeks and belly are losing their plumpness, and her little hands are losing their dimples. Which makes… Read More
Well, we finally did it, people. We built a bedframe. And a headboard. And slapped a mattress on it. Voila! Houston, we have a real, genu-wine bed! After upgrading from a queen mattress to a king – oh, you know…a year ago – we decided we wanted to build our frame. Or rather, I decided – due to the ridiculous… Read More
Happy Friday, sweet peeps! Here’s your FREE 8×10 printable of the week… Short, sweet & awesome. Click right here to download and print… be a doll and like Simply Bloom on Facebook but above all, remember… Be Awesome Today! {all Simply Bloom printables are intended for personal use and are NOT to be printed for resale purposes}
I scored some lovely wooden frames a few months ago from the Michael’s clearance rack…the corners had begun to split slightly, so they were asking $1.99 from 19.99. I’m quite sure I did a little jig right there in the aisle. Being the cheapskate I am, I snagged four of those suckers and headed straight for checkout with a satisfied… Read More
We’re experiencing a little bit of an upside down empty nest over here. My parents have just moved out of the man cave they’ve called home {aka. “the love shack”} for almost two years. We miss them horribly already and it’s only been two weeks. It’s quite pathetic, really. But because my husband is awesome, and because God knows I… Read More
