We finally decided to just pay someone to get some much needed work done around the house. We had the master bathroom insulated and drywalled: We thought we were just going to have the basement ceiling patched, but instead they completely re-did it which is beautiful!!!!!Same goes for the unfinished side of the basement.However, I…

There’s a reason why the blog has been a bit ambiguous the last little while, a reason why I’ve been eating out of boxes and cans, why I can’t stop complaining about the heat, and why things haven’t been as active around here. . .

Years ago in college, I started making birthday cards to send home to all my family members. I wanted them to be personal and to retell a certain memory I had with them. Svelte Sentiments was created. You didn’t know it but I have a greeting card line! (Okay, maybe only I publish them, but.…