Taylor Made designs

Amen

Seriously – it's amazing how perfectly this quote reflects my thoughts right now.

I can't seem to get my mojo back. Going back to school, establishing routines, having playdates, and attending school meetings seem to be getting the best of me. I have TONS of design work, and I have a Taylor Made designs party next Wednesday. I have so much to do to prepare...I'm a bit overwhelmed! Let me be a weed!

I have decided it would behoove me to have product available for purchase that evening, rather than just taking orders. {you know, impulse buys are good} So I have MUCH to do.

What do you do to get yourself back on track... to meet deadlines?
For me, nothing is more inspiring than a deadline :) My goal is to be pretty much done by Sunday. Let's hope I can set aside some time to get things done!

Jessica Rust... a Must :)

Unlike the fabulous Amandajean, who has generously put together tutorials for holiday gifts, (go check them out, they are terrific) I've found some great holiday gifts you can get online :) I can't help myself...I love window shopping. And you know, the holidays are just around the corner!

Have you heard of Jessica Rust?  I've been eying those silohouette plates for about a year now. I remember telling my mum about them, saying how nice it would be to have plates made up with William and Davis's profiles + birthdays. So modern!

The plate, "your home" is another favorite item of mine.  Our home is about 288 years old and I think she deserves to be commemorated :) How cool would it be to have people over for a dinner party, and use plates that have a drawing of your home on them? I also think it would be so cool to have a plate made up of every house you have ever lived in. I know that would be a great gift for my parents. 

Ok, so not only is Jessica really talented and have really great stuff, but she's also really nice. The gorgeous bowl above is available as a “Limited-Edition Heart Bowl.” She will personalize each bowl in gold to symbolize the heart and a 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the “Heart Bowl” go directly to the American Heart Association. How nice is that? It's like SHE has a heart of gold :)

I just love her stuff because you can customize everything, and as you know, I love products that can be 'taylor made" for people :)

William's First Day

I want to record William's first day at Kindergarten. This is a major milestone in my, I mean, his life :)

I am assuming, one day my kids are going to read through all these posts on my blog. {am I being delusional here?} They will either thank me for recording these events, or give me a rash of crap for exposing their lives on the web :) Either way, I'll be older and crankier and not care!

Back to School

Enjoying a last hurrah at the beach. Does anyone know what the heck that is? It came up from the sand and expanded, and then went back into the sand, disappearing.

Ok, I know it's the 8th of September, but still... can you believe it's here? I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to summer:  dinners at the beach, sailing, and trips to the dairy twist. But who doesn't love September: apple picking, back to school clothes, and cool evening walks on the beach.

William started kindergarten on August 27th. So far, so good. After three years of Montessori School, and no toys in the classroom, to say William was excited when he saw Legos in the classroom, would be a bit of an understatement. I'm a bit nervous that he's going to be bored soon. He reads at a 2nd grade level, and has all his additions and subtractions memorized. I sort of mentioned this to his teachers, but not wanting to come off as one of those mums who "think" their kid is brilliant, I kept my comments pretty low-key. To ensure his reading skills stay at this level, I make him read me a new book every night + I made addition + subtraction practice books for him. It's only been a week of school, so I am hoping we'll see him doing real work soon.

Davis starts school this Thursday. We've been having a lot of one-on-one quality time together. This is my last year of having her for the afternoons. Next year she will be in kindergarten. Blows my mind.

I swear I am not getting older, how come they are?

I keep thinking... how lucky these teachers are...they get to spend all this time with my kids...and they get paid to do it.  :)  Not a bad gig.

Welcome September! Looking forward to cool evenings, apple crisp, sweaters, leaves falling, and enjoying every single day.