Productivity...

It feels so good.

I've had a busy day (in addition to the busy week and a half preceding). Days like today make me so thankful for being able to do what I love. I spent the morning bustling around the metro area talking to interesting people for various stories. We have a wealth of intriguing people oozing with Southern hospitality here. Like this lady:

You'll have to pick up the February issue of Madison County Magazine to see who this creative, eclectic lady is.

Anyway, in addition to a busy, busy, week, our weekend was busy too (self-inflicted of course). Besides, the Saints game, (yeah, yeah, who dat?, yaddayadda, I could care less about football, but I am glad to see a Southern team in the Super Bowl and my husband happy), we embarked on another project - the girls' room. It's not complete, so I'll only show you bits and pieces before the big reveal.

Project Wonderland Entry #1:

We painted...
Here's the room color before:

(this is my RyBug and two of her friends)

Blah. Fine for my living room, but not nearly special enough for my babies. So here's what we covered it up with.

It's "Window Pane" by Behr. I'm not much for pink, but my oldest daughter is, so this is a compromise. The blue tones down the pink that's everywhere else.

Also, I found this adorable ribbon (Hobby Lobby, what would I do without you?) and grabbed two of the letters that used to be in baby girl's name on her nursery wall (and happen to be the first letter of the girls' names) and made up these contraptions...

Not sure yet if this is where they'll stay, but we'll see. I still have lots to do. I have to find something for the walls and learn how to sew so that I can make bedskirts and curtains. Also, my oldest is dying for a chandelier, so a search has ensued. As soon as I have the time (and the budget allows), I'll get right on that. It's so fun though, I can't wait for the big reveal!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's off to work "we" go...

Thanks to the stupid economy(and my shopping habit), I've taken on a part time fundraising job. Although I love the life of leisure (if that's what you want to call spaghettios and dirty diapers), I'm excited about joining the working world yet again. I'll be working with some really good friends but will have minimal office time, so that means I get to work from home the majority of the time, which translates into time with my babies. Score! Of course when I have events, I'll be a basket case, but you do what you gotta do.

I worked full time 8-5 when I had my first baby. When I had baby number two, I kept my full time job and worked from home for a few months, which was taxing, to say the least, but this is a much different situation, so I'm looking forward to it. Oh, work, how my brain has missed you! Plus, after a year of staying home full time, office time is actually really enjoyable. I went into the office today and it's nice to have a Mommy break on occasion.

No worries, though - writing is my first love and I'm planning on continuing to write!

Baptist Health Center Cancer Ride

Baptist Hospital's Hederman Cancer Center will sponsor a bike ride on September 20 to benefit the center's Serenity Garden, a place for cancer patients and their families to escape while at the facility. Read my article in the Clinton News.

CARA Animal Shelter

Today's Clinton News features an article I wrote on Mississippi's largest no-kill animal shelter, Community Animal Rescue and Adoption. I didn't know much about CARA until I did research for the article, but I soon found out what a labor of love this place is. They are constantly struggling financially, so help them if you can! They take donations of dog food and other products as well as monetary donations.

See my article here.

Also, the annual Backyard Brawl between my alma mater, Mississippi College, and Millsaps College will benefit CARA. Read about the game here.

And the crunch begins...

When I decided to take the plunge into freelance writing, I thought I'd be extremely lucky to get an assignment or two a month. I have obviously been really fortunate, because just this week I have four articles due! So I'm in a crunch to interview, write, interview, write, and so on. Posting will most likely be pretty slow this week. In my favor, preschool starts this week, so my mornings are now semi-free and my three-year-old will come home exhausted. Hallelujah!

My first article in the Clinton News

Clinton is now home to yet another show choir -Clinton ShowZone. Read my story here.