Dirty Holly

Do you think this guy is adorable?? He is a Wish Fairy... he is about 2 1/2 inches tall, and is attached to a glass jar about 7 inches tall, filled with 100 unwished Wishes (currently taking on the form of dandelion seeds). I made him for my Etsy store but now am thinking he might need to live here. Go to Etsy.com/shop/dandelionsmiles to see the ones I DID list. He might still go, but... I don't really think so.

And THIS sweet little bookmark was given in a tag on swap-bot.com. I think I should have kept her... she is so adorable!! Katie made her long ago and kept her (nearly finished) in the craft box. I finished her up (she was mostly done) Hopefully I can make another just like her, because I LOVE her!

I am definitely not exercising every day... but I am officially dieting, jogging every other day or so, and generally amazing myself in other ways. One pound down!!

One way I have amazed myself: Mark went out of town and I spent the ENTIRE four days deep-cleaning-and-organizing my living room, office, craft area, bedroom, and den. UGH!!! It was really truly deep down embarrassingly disgusting. Dirty Holly, that's for sure. My sister-in-law helped me (thank you Jen!). It wasn't so much actual physical assistance I needed, as help in staying focused, and seeing problems in a new way.

The whole project started when I stopped at a thrift store to look for a dresser for my son, who vehemently asserts daily that he does not NEED or WANT one. Instead I found some awesome furniture for my living room. Well you may not think it's awesome, but I do. :) Very retro-waiting-room. Each piece was just $10 (I got four! Two are in other rooms), the table was $10, the lamp was $20 --too much, but TOO cool!!-- and the awesome chair was $30. And the best part? There's nowhere left to stash crap! In the other living room I had stuff under and behind the couch, in all the corners and nooks and crannies... it was bad. I also bought a bunch of storage boxes from Michaels for $1.50 each on sale, and organized ALL of my extensive craft supplies and marketing supplies for work. It was a HUGE mess. And such a relief now that it's done. Here are pictures of my room, and chair of Awesomeness. I just need a new rug and a small "vintage" coffee table to be content with it. Oh, and a funky piece of art...

Still have loads of closets and cubbies to get to, but my craft supplies look pretty good, huh? Now I feel like a human being again.

Two miles yesterday. We have a load of mulch in the driveway, and I just might decide that is exercise enough for one or two days.