life | i'd rather be doing

we stayed in a hotel each night during the reno and it was nice.
love decorating with color from martha.

hello, hello! do you remember me? i took an unexpected blogging break last week because i underestimated the total mayhem involved in demolishing a bathroom in a 800 square foot apartment. our bedrooms were locked up tight with our computer inside and there was so much dust and mess i thought it best to leave them alone.

well, within five days we went from demo to pretty bathroom, but the picture is not complete because we still don't have a sink. i'll show you what we did next week, but for now, our bathroom reminds me of a big sugar cube as it's all white and lacking our special touches. last week, i really missed you guys and was often thinking of places i'd rather be. spending time with any of these ladies would have been divine.

in alphabetical order -

• Sewing in Paris with //Between the Lines // 
• Recuperating in the garden with A Perfect Beginning
• Painting with A Print A Day
• Sketching lessons with  An Open [Sketch]book
• Learning about hockey with And The Flowers Pick Themselves
• Writing poetry with Another Lifetime 
• Doodling on her gorgeous porch with Artsyville
• Exploring new worlds with Bella Sinclair
• Making beautiful jewelry with Blue Moss
• Designing another new bathroom with Callie Grayson
• Picking Sweet Peas & visiting my niece Lucy with Candace Rose
• Making wonderful fabric with Cicada Daydream
• Designing pretty jewelry with Clementine
• Sewing cute fish with Darling Savage
• Finding great art with Design For Mankind
• Sketching in the big city with Dilly Dallas
• Painting wonderful views with Fifi Flowers
• Baking & sewing lessons with Gossamer Wings
• Looking at wedding photos with Hungry Girl Por Vida
• Going back to school with I am an age old tree
• Creating wonderful textiles with Inleaf 
• Playing with puppies at Julie King Art
• Practicing yoga with Kelly Loves Whales
• Enjoying the World Cup in person with L'Atelier
• Spending time on a farm with La Porte Rouge
• Making silhouettes with Le Papier Studio 
• Traveling and then traveling some more with Lenore Nevermore
• Making gorgeous floral arrangements with Little Pheasant
• Discovering the lovely in Hawaii with Lovely Clusters
• Finding vintage paper with Lovely Paper
• Listening to good music with Lyrical Journey
• Learning about collage with Megan Coyle
• Creating wonderful paintings with Michelle Brunner
• Making something yummy with Modern Renaissance 
• Making ceramics with My Mama's Table
• Getting to know a new friend at My Favorite Things
• Finding something pretty with One Crafty Fox 
• Enjoying a craft party in style at Painted Fish Studio
• Starting up the new press with Paper Schmaper
• Shopping for vintage with Please Sir
• Repurposing those vintage treasures with Poetic Home
• Finding wonderful things with Post Grad Hair Cut
• Enjoying the good life with Punctuation Mark
• Photographing my weekly objects with Reading My Tea Leaves
• Changing diapers with Red Otter
• Making an art quilt with Rotten Bananas
• Listening to the short stories of Seens From The Backs of My Eyelids
• Decorating with Simply Grove
• Learning about letterpress with Simplesong
• Sketching cats with Small Expectations
• Exploring the markets at Spain Daily
• Creating something new at The Craft Begins
• Crafting and exploring with Three Sneaky Bugs
• Taking a trip with Traveling Bug 
• Taking a tour with our cameras at Une Fleur Pour Toi
• Traveling from Canada to the UK with We Blog Artists
• Making decoupage and music with Wild Child
• Crafting jewelry with Your Destiny Is Stone Golden
• Finding new music and making gorgeous bouquets with {frolic!}

i must admit i'm finding it hard to get back to blogging. it kind of feels like jumping in on a double dutch. have a great week all - it's hot as blazes here!

xo, cindy

ps if you visit us, but don't comment, let me know and i'll add you to the list.