Sunday Afternoon DIY

Since finishing my Masters coursework and completing my Comprehensive Exams I have acquired quite a bit of free time that I have devoted to practicing and fine tuning my photography, leisure reading, and various other enjoyable projects of my choosing. Much to my delight a good deal of this time has been spent perusing local thrift stores and re-working old finds and my collection of random odds and ends. I have also taken a particular liking to visiting antique shops and collecting sparkly and glittery baubles to add to my ever expanding collection of jewels. To accommodate this collection is a bit tricky since space is limited in our cozy two bedroom duplex. On a past trip to MS I found a hanging jewelry organizer that worked perfectly for necklaces and held a few of my bangles and bracelets but wasn't optimal for the latter so as I usually do when faced with a storage or other DIY dilemma I turned to Pinterest. As I imagined there were a plethora of unique and creative storage options and this past Saturday I happened upon the key component of one of those options...a wooden mug holder/hanger. I have seen these in various places and remember them fondly from my childhood located on the kitchen counters of my most favorite great Aunt Mage and my GrannyNette, however I have been unable to locate one for some time now so when I saw my little treasure on the top shelf I made a B line for it and ran for the door. Below are a few before and after photos I snapped and one of it serving it's knew found purpose! Happy Tuesday!!

Dusty Bibles

We have been in Athens almost one whole year, and what a year it has been. For a Southern girl who thought life outside rural MS was a fairytale in the making I can honestly say this has been an awesome journey and although GA will never be my MS it will do in a pinch. Many aspects of life in Athens remind me of MS so the transition hasn't been all that difficult plus the weather is wonderful although we do occasionally experience MS humidity. On one of our house hunting excursions we drove by this little old country church and in true Southern style this is what we saw...

I do love a good Southern Baptist church sign, y'all! Happy Friday & a wonderful weekend to you!

August Photo-A-Day Photos

Although I haven't been blogging I have been keeping up with the Photo-A-Day Challenge for August. Here is what I have captured so far...

Day 2- ONE (My first thought took me to the Beatles which prompted my "one is the loneliest number..." montage and so I arrived at lonely and thought this "one lonely little park bench" perfectly portrayed MY idea of one)

 Day 3- COIN

 Day 4- SOMEWHERE YOU SAT (This is a comfy beanbag type chair at Pottery Barn)

 Day 5- LOGO (Love some Birchbox so what better logo to choose!)

 Day 6- WRITING

Day 1 Outdoor

Day 1's theme was OUTDOOR so I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Sarah and I drove up to the park near our house and walked around for nearly an hour. We played in the river and enjoyed all the wildlife minus the mosquitoes. Here are a few shots of our afternoon outdoors...

August Photo-a-day