The Urge To Purge

Anyone else ever get the "Urge To Purge?" (No, I am not talking about becoming bulimic or having a mad case of the flu!) I often just want to get rid of things, things I don't like, use etc. BUT! Something I have found about myself in the last well 2 or 3 years since having my own home really is, that, well I have issues. I feel the urge to purge not only when I have to many things and just flat out want to get rid of things but when I feel like I am broke financially, wish I had something I don't have, or even when I feel stressed out and mad. Now the things I get rid of are not all valueless to me or other... and probably someday soon I will wonder why I threw them out. (Like when I might realize I actually did want to brew a whole pot of coffee & not just use my Keurig machine.) Or I could have one super yard sale.
Funny thing is that I want more whether it be items or money, yet I am really throwing "it" (money) away. How is this sensible at all? I can't figure out why I do it, and I am probably not going to stop doing it either.

So please let me know that I am not alone in this crazy "dis-order" I seem to be having. Off to go purge something...

To Vacuum Or Not To Vacuum

Yesterday afternoon I pulled out the vacuum which by the way is getting heavier ( I am told by the Kirby salesman this means its getting close to time to change the bag! ugh!) then it should be & I began vacuuming through-out. I did the hard woods and then the rugs & because I had the hose attachment already on I vacuumed the pug. Guess what it he didn't like it & it made no difference in the length of time the floor stayed de-haired!
After vacuuming and then steam cleaning (with the shark steam mop! YEAH!) the floors I took Fenway out for his walk and puppy business time. As soon as he came in the door he ran in shuck his head and hair was EVERYWHERE!
I cannot keep my floors clean its shedding season. So to vacuum or not to vacuum? It feels like why bother... but I guess I will because if I don't there will be X2 tomorrow and X3 the next... Right?

A pug OUTDOOR bath is in store for this weekend. Hopefully will rid some of the winter fur he is leaving all over my house.

P.S. Thomasville Dark Espresso Hardwoods look GREAT when they are in the store or in a house that is not actually lived in. (We live in ours!!)

Tea For Three

After coming in very late last night from going out to the drive-in movies

The kids actually let us sleep "late" by late I do mean 8:02. But this is late with three kids and pug in the house.

So this morning I opened my eyes to find my little lady all dressed in a pink dress and brown leggings (all on her own!!!) standing at the edge of my bed with a silver tray with two blue tea cups from her set and a little people wedding cake in the middle. How sweet. I woke up Mr. L so he could see what our sweetest little lady had done for us. :) Then she pulled up the cake and under it was hidden her own little tea cup from her princess set. Tea For Three.

We drank our tea and ate our cake and she ran away happy as could be I tried to roll back over for just 5 more minutes of sleep... and then she returned with her tea pot full of water! There was no way I was drinking it, those cups have got to be dirty and with morning breathe water is just not my cup of tea. (ha!) With that it was time to get out of bed and start the day.

Chug a Chug a Choot-Choot

Emmas new favorite thing to do is wait on us to say "chug-a chug-a" so she can say in the cutest little voice I mom could hear "choot - choot." This choot - choot is almost a whistle of sorts, maybe even more like a whoot-whoot. Either way I am loving her little noise that she waits for our que to make!



Speaking of Chug-a Chug-a ... I am Chugging my coffee and I am out the door.

Booties... Booties and More Booties...

I think I have found an item that I truly LOVE and is something I can sew fairly easily. I think they are so cute.... and they are of course looking better every-time I make another set.

(Also it does help that I did FINALLY make a sale on Etsy that was for a pair of MaryJanes and I got a positive review!)

Today I made my first pair with velcro straps... they are super cute! :) Love the fabric I chose for them... only one problem I made to right feet, or one right and one wrong depending on how you look at it. The other ones were all ribbon or a piece of simple elastic... so this was the first time I had to pay attention to this... and well I didn't pay attention to this. So off to Joann's this weekend to buy more of the same fabric (because of course I am out of it!) and then make too LEFT mary janes to finish up TWO sets of super sweet and cute blue/brown shoes.

Can't wait to post the picture and better yet post it in my Etsy shop!
Oh which by the way I changed my name... its no longer BLauzonSews. My shop is now ... ButterBeans&ChicPeas.