3191

Stephanie and Mav are back. 3191 Miles Apart launched last Friday and I am so excited to see the continued collaboration of these two amazing ladies. They offer inspiration, peace, beauty, and friendship and although they will only be offering weekly posts, I am so happy for their continued alliance.

When I first discovered the world of blogs, littlebirds and port2port were among the earliest I followed. I am so glad they still allow us a glimpse into their creative lives after all these years. If you have the time and enjoy the simplicity and beauty of everyday life, be sure to check 3191 out. You won't be disappointed.

The season of giving

I just made my annual donation to Planned Parenthood. I would encourage everyone to consider donating during the holidays to their favorite cause. It will make you feel very good.

Winter Skin Care: Hands

The cold, dry weather has started to take its toil on me. I've noticed how dry and itchy my skin is starting to feel. We have the humidifier going in the bedroom and that has helped.

A few days ago I purchased Alaffia's Shea Butter. My bedtime ritual is now to rub it on my hands before I go to sleep. I think it's doing the trick. I even ended up buying some gloves to wear when i do the dishes. I used them once, but don't feel like I did as good of job getting things clean. I guess I'll practice on that, but I haven't gotten in the habit of wearing them yet.

Any other suggestions?

Omaha City Parks: Grace Young

So, I thought I would visit a few parks around my fair town this summer. First stop: Grace Young Park. It is the closest park to my home and it is a sad little place.

Firstly, who was Grace Young? I couldn't track any information down on the internet. Guess I'll see if I can scrounge anything up next time I pop in at the library. GYP doesn't seem to have much going for it. The location is right off of NW Radial Hwy so there is a lot of traffic noise.

The only facilities were a small playground, a baseball diamond, and one basketball hoop. The park needed to be mowed badly:
According to Keep Omaha Beautiful the park has been adopted, but whomever is looking after it must be on vacation. There was a pile of mismatched shoes in one spot that seemed as if they'd been there for awhile. Bits of garbage and weeds and no flowers dotted the landscape. The park is surrounded on three sides by houses. You think someone would do a better job of keeping it up.

I was there around 9 am this morning and had the place to myself. Hopefully, the city does a better job with the rest of its parks.

an extra day

february 29th only happens every four years and it was an exceptionally wonderful day today. although the only sign of the upcoming spring here is the melting snow, it was a truly beautiful day. not a cloud in the sky (there was actually a teeny one, but when i tried to take a picture of it, it had disappeared).


i was productive in the kitchen this morning making granola and white chip chocolate cookies.

good thing the weather cooperated and i managed to get my walk in. enjoy!

dresses

my initial choice ($398)


until i found this (the impossible to own dress) ($450)

and the one i was thinking i would get last night ($96--the best price)

until i saw this. i think this could be it. what do you think? ($335)

i kind of like the funk factor to this one ($253)



nice. is it too summery? ($310)

this one seems better for january ($178)
what do you think? any other ideas? i've looked at some vintage dress sites, but most of the dresses are for teeny tiny ladies. hugs!

Repeal Day

I am already making plans to celebrate Repeal Day with friends on December 5.

http://www.repealday.org/



It may even become a tradition.