one little word in action // san francisco

since i'm a bit of a rebel, instead of just picking 'one little word' this year, i picked 'three little words'. 'one little phrase' even. i picked action words so that i get off my rear-end and do something. go somewhere. be happy. my goal for the year is to do more, starting with a…

helloMONDAY

    hello gorgeous food // you know you've packed a good lunch and snacks when everything goes in the fridge, and nothing goes in the drawer. hello old music // this week i want to explore older stuff. and not just the same ole stuff i listen to on a daily. i want some…

week 51-52 wrap up and 2012 finale

we're here! it's the end of the year guys! this is the last of twenty twelve...the beginning of a new calendar...woot! so how did we spend the last 2 weeks of the year? it's thrilling...i'm kidding...it was pretty normal. ya know, if normal means sick with colds and flus and being half miserable, then yah,…

33 of my favorite things

i realize it's a bit late, but i couldn't finish my list in time to post on my actual birthday. so in honor of turning 33 this year, here are 33 of my favorite things right now! thermal pj bottoms salted caramel hot chocolate a new toothbrush polka dots red lipstick brand new men's tube…

helloMONDAY

hello reality // it's back to work. the end of the month is drawing near and i have a ton of renewals to prepare for. no time for messing around this week. hello slower metabolism // in other words, i've put on 7 pounds in the last 2 months and all the snacking and pumpkin…

how i’m going to become more…with less.

i remember our first days together like it was yesterday. the magic that happened between my thumbs was the stuff of modern day miracles. these rectangular devices changed my life. you know what i'm talking about... and we're BFFs. we chat, we skype, we facebook, we instagram and tweet together. we edit photos and add…

week 45 wrap up

what's up y'all? we've been living life over here, come see what we've been up to! sunday | november 4: a sweet note from marshall to my parents. yay, football! this is why god created sundays. monday | november 5: a new blog series...to embrace the manic mondays. homework help, everyday around 5 o'clock. tuesday…

drea lately

listening to: rockabilly, old and new country, the judds, bob dylan, mumford & sons, the bee gees, the asteroids galaxy tour (the golden age), and church music. you can find all my playlists on spotify if you wanna listen along with me! watching: downton abbey. [best era show ever. can't believe it's already 1920.] parenthood. [i'm new…

oh fall…i’m falling in love with you

"i'm a summer girl!" "i would love to live in arizona." "the heat is my friend!" said by me more than 6 years ago. "i can't wait for the summer sun." {enter year 27 when baby number 2 was born. born in october and literally during the OAK /SD game i forced the nursing staff…

week 37 + 38 wrap up

monday | september 10: it's gonna be a busy week. this is my to do list...for today. by mid week, i added another entire page. today's #fmsphotoaday is black & white. loving my new sweater. i am at my best when..... tuesday | september 11: look what i found in my laptop when i got…