5 things you might not know about me + Studio Tour

Head colds can sometimes be quite useful.  It seems when I have a head cold, I can focus on a task much easier.  Mainly, because I can't think past that one thing, which I am finding very helpful.  

With a clear head, my brain wants to multi-task crap out of stuff and as we all know, this isn't the most effective way to be productive!  

Conversely, it seems to shut down my "idea maker" and the ability to think beyond one short paragraph.  Then I have to reboot my brain. I would like to have the head cold results without the head cold symptoms for at least one day a week.  Any mad scientists out there??

So the blog post I was going to write today changed about 5 different times, because of the above reasons.  I was even going to use a guest blog post I did earlier this summer, but I liked it too much and wanted to add some new stuff to it and blah, blah, blah . . . .  this paragraph is apparently done. ;)

Instead this is what I came up with. A blog post titled "5 things you might not know about me."  I am using this for all of my social media posts today with regard to The Heart of Gratitude Journey!  If you are not in the private Facebook group yet, I would encourage you to join up right away at Gratitude Girl's Cheer League (That just puts me in a good mood saying that!  Dana thought of the name for the group and I think it's perfect!)  I hope you enjoy this post and I'm grateful for the opportunity to share it.  Here goes.  10 5 short, head cold sized paragraphs! ;)

Oh, and these photos are the latest to be put on the shelves of Domesticraft's Insta-Styled Stock Library!  These are photos of my living room/craft/sewing/photography studio.  They were shot with the Instagram app as usual and then I put a filter called "Earlybird" on them.  I love the effect!  I hope you do too!

5 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME

1.  I have 25 vintage suitcases, 37 assorted baskets,boxes & vintage jewelry boxes and 2 vintage sewing machines in their cabinets.  All set up and displayed in my living room/craft/sewing/studio/office.  Oh, and I almost forgot... 2 birdcages.♡

We downsized (about a year ago) from a humongous home/studio to a tiny home/studio by about 90% and these are what I use for a lot of my storage.  My craft supplies, fabric, scrap goodies and photo props are pretty much contained in these pretty storage helpers.  

They have saved my crafty life and perhaps my marriage! ♡ They make it so my living room doesn't look like my craft/sewing/photo studio/office, even though it is.  Okay, maybe it still looks like a one, but at the same time it looks cozy and inviting and is still fully functional as a living room.  Plus, it doesn't make my hubs want to run away from home!

2.  I l♡ve mashed potatoes!  I couldn't wait to move out on my own when I turned 18, mostly so I could eat all the mashed potatos and gravy I wanted . . . even for breakfast!  And I did, for a while, until the novelty wore off.  I still love mashed potatoes, even mashed potato flakes, or the Kentucky Fried Chicken's mashed potatoes, which we all know are probably not even made with more than 10% real potatoes!  Just sayin'. ;)

3.  I never used a smart phone until about a year and a half ago.  I know . . . Dinosaur!  Not sure why I resisted them so hard.  I think it was because the screen is so much smaller than my laptop and I just didn't think that would cut it for me.

Now I run my business from it!  I am at about a 80/20 percentage, 80 from the smart phone and 20 from my laptop.  This blows my mind when I think about it!  I also have to admit it does make me feel pretty cool, I'm mean I practically carry my work with me right in my pocket!  I am totes, head over heels in L♡VE with it!

4.  I love coffee.  But I am not a connoisseur by any means.  I like the caffeine aspect, of course, but mostly I love the ritual of it.  It's the official start of my day.  Sometimes I'll only have a sip or two before it goes cold because I am so wrapped up in whatever I'm doing at the moment, but it just makes me feel good to know it's there.  I'll drink it cold, same way, mostly because I don't own a microwave and I'm too lazy too heat it up on stove top! 

5.  My husband is a tea drinker.  I hate tea.  He doesn't hate coffee, but prefers his tea.  Usually he likes my coffee breath, but sometimes I can tell he's thinking . . . ewwwwww.  He would be a coffee connoisseur if he drank it.  For now, he is just a coffee "snob" who prefers Blue Mountain coffee from Jamaica.  

It could be because he is a Jamaican.  He is also a banana snob, for the same reason.  I get it.  It really annoys me sometimes, but I get it. ;)  Because they have so many amazing athletes coming out of Jamaica, he gets a little snobby about everything good that comes out of Jamaica.  Really, I get it.  To me, he is the best thing EVER♡ to come out of Jamaica!!

This post was really going to be 10, but I'm pooped and would rather hear about you now.

Would you please share 5 things about yourself?  Or even 1 or 2 would be cool too.  Pretty please?  I'll give you an extra entry in all the giveaways coming up and let me just tell you, there are some DOOZIES!!♡

Leave a comment below and I hope to see you over in the Gratitude Girl's Facebook Group, where we can share even more.  :)




XOXOXO
NANCY