miss my husband

My husband has been gone about a week now, he's on a job in New Mexico, and I miss him terribly. I never realized all of the little and big things he does that I take for granted daily. Such as taking out the trash, cleaning the shower, taking the pups out (when they wake up at 7am!), making fires, cleaning the backyard, taking care of my car, reminding me to recycle, buying us sushi for lunch, and not to mention hugs and hugs and hugs.

The one nice thing about him being away is that I can send him care packages. When we first started dating Alex was in the Navy and left me for a six month deployment in the South Pacific. During those months I sent him letters, pictures, movies, music, and snacks. I always made sure to make the packages super embarrassing covering them with hearts and i love you's. Tomorrow I am getting ready to send him a big package including:

*little heart valentine's candy with Lovebug written on them

* a copy of Cathcher in the Rye

* a love letter

* a picture of us on a happy day

*Ben Folds, songs for silverman

* feb/march issue of Ready Made

xo melissa

le pups

... taking a nap in the studio...

i love their company.

xo melissa

old school crafts

Lately it seems that my must-try 'new' crafts lists is getting longer... paint by numbers, weaving, beading. Joining the list is tie-dye. Its a simple art that can create amazing kaleidoscopes of colors. My favorite to date is Shabd Simons playful prints and equally desirable clothes. The best part is that you can experiment with plain cotton tees you already have at home. American Apparel also has great basic dresses and skirts to play with. I did tie-dye once in college, freshmen year on the quad, let's hope this time around the results are a bit more wearable.

xo melissa

let's get organized

January is coming to an end, and I am just about organized for the year. (yes, it takes me the whole month!). I have my craft studio set up, closets cleaned out, most of my correspondence in order, and my to-do list gets shorter and shorter each day. In a week or so I will be a full time student so staying organized is super important. For Christmas my husband gifted me this awesome little Moleskin planner. It's actually twelve books, one for each month. I love how portable it is. You can carry just one or all the books in your purse. I'm sort of a sucker for color coordination too.

(Get one here!)

xo melissa