Time Out


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The month of August sucked for me. With the exception of my birthday, the past thirty days have been super challenging in many ways and I.Need.A.Break. I know I always do this to myself but the reality of it is, I am just one person. Just some of the things I’ve been dealing with;

  • Remember when I got hit by a car on my bike? Well, long story short the lady’s insurance company is trying to get me to pay for her vehicle damage. Oof. So now I’m in the midsts of legal proceedings and dealing with all of that b.s. Not fun.
  • I’ve been furiously working on preparing to launch my baby, Little Gray Suitcase by my self-imposed deadline of some time in September. From building the e-store to shopping to photo shoots. I’m please to say I am very close! It’s a lot of work but I’m hoping it will be worth it.
  • Just around the corner is September Stitch Swap so that has also taken up a big chunk of time. Luckily I have the help of some amazing women to help so I don’t go insane. Also, if you haven’t RSVP’d yet, you can do so here.
  • Focusing more on family & friends. I love you guys, I really do. But I can’t let my face-to-face relationships take a backseat. It’s super easy to get caught up in The Blogosphere and lose sight of other personal aspects. I want to go out & spend more time with my loved ones and catch up on what they’re up to. Sidenote: In an effort to take part in something with my mom & sisters, I joined them in an all-girl’s Fantasy Football league. I am actually extremely excited seeing as how I love football. I’m a nerd, I know.

Just so we’re clear, this isn’t intended to be a ‘woe is me’ sympathy post. I’m just not going to sit here & give the facade that my life is perfect & that I don’t have bad days. We all do. Even pleasant, upbeat bloggers who take pretty pictures have crappy days. So, as my dear Ashlee so eloquently stated, I am taking a time out. So there you have it. I’m taking a much needed breather. If you really can’t stand to live without me you can always follow my tweets in the meantime ;) I promise I’ll be back soon.

September Sponsors

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Offline Love; hot coffee w/ extra cream {weakness}; netflix instant; double date nights; the roast of david hasselhoff; thrifted vintage finds; happy clients; night owl coworking with my babe; new aveeno facewash; morning cuddles; soft skin; walter being ridiculously cute & human-like; having one color hair again; best friend time & inside jokes; carlos rossi sangria; family beer pong tourneys & joining an all girl fantasy football league.

Sponsor Spotlight: Delicious Noise

Today’s Sponsor Spotlight is on Sacramento’s most delectable food blog, Delicious Noise run by the equally amazing miss Monica Pierini. She is also 1/2 of the brains behind our crafty group of gals, Scraps & Sh!t.

Monica not only whips up the most fantastic recipes but takes mouth-watering photos to accompany them. Pop on over to Delicious Nosie for yummy treats!

Hooray for Holga

After literally months of procrastination, I finally got around to developing my Holga roll of film. I’m happy to report 9 out of 12 exposures came out! {One of them I actually forgot to take the lens cap off. Oof}.


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They are mostly all taken in Maui except for a couple of Glenn & Ashley. It was my first time shooting with film since high school & I really like how Holga prints look. Next I want to try just black & white film. Til then…<3