And it's done! I challenged myself a few weeks ago to a Make It Challenge...to use up my ever-growing stash of crafty supplies and actually make something of them. The first project I decided to make was a set of ATCs documenting Aiden's first year. Supplies: Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye // Cork Letter - Hobby Lobby // Metal Tag - Tim...
I started my first quilt, and, of course, it'll be a quilt for Aiden. And just to make things more complicated, I decided it will be a triangle quilt. Lovely aqua blues, grays, and greens. (And I'm in love with that gray bunny pattern.) ...
This past weekend, we celebrated the first birthday of a friend's daughter. For the birthday girl, we went with the idea of gifting her with an assortment of books, many of them Aiden's favorites. Like I've said before, one of my favorite things about having my own kid is the fun opportunities to craft for them! In this case, it was coming up...
One of my favorite blogs to read over the years was Elise's blog. She has a great "go get 'em" attitude which is really inspiring. When she had her first child, she started writing a series of letters to her which were very sweet and touching. This resonated with me and inspired me. I decided that I wanted to do something similar...
In an effort to keep track of what I eat, I've been taking pictures of some of my meals. As you'll notice, I missed one of my meals on the weekend so it's not foolproof! But I think it's been kind of fun using photos as a food diary and I'll try and keep up this week. So my results for last week...
"The only thing you can control is your own effort." That is so true. It's easy to get caught up in the web and see how much other people are getting done on their blogs. How do they even find the energy? The time? Or even the amount of inspiration to always be creating? What's wrong with me that I can't come up...
This weekend it was a little hard to stay on track. We were out at get-togethers all weekend and, of course, there's very little that's low carb when you go to parties. Saturday was probably the worst. We went crazy with the Baconators. I know. They are low carb, but high calorie so still not good for you. But by that time, I...
Hello! My name is Christine Portilla. I live in Southern Maryland, with my husband, our toddler son, and our fifteen-year-old cat.
