by Kelli Donley | Jan 16, 2007 | Journal
We’re experiencing a cold snap, but it is all relative. I’m guessing these leaves will fall just in time to be replaced with spring blooms. Pretty colors, but I’m still fond of my native saguaros — no watering or raking required....
by Kelli Donley | Jan 15, 2007 | Journal, Travel
Em and John got married this weekend at the Four Seasons in Puerto Vallarta. I feel lucky just to have been there. With a small handful of family and friends, they said their I do’s under a setting sun on a sandy white beach. The wind blew long white satin...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 10, 2007 | Journal, Reduce, Reuse
My shower faucet broke three weeks ago. The plastic handle cracked in two and eventually fell apart, leaving a steady trickle of water pooling in the tub. I didn’t want to think about calling my handyman, but I knew something had to be done. There would be the...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 9, 2007 | Journal
Yep, awesomeness. (I’m stealing this from Barney.) Look what was waiting for me yesterday when I came home from work? Wrapped sweetly in a giant Zappos box with no return address or gift card — this anonymous gift is nothing short of thoughtful and...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 7, 2007 | Domestic Art, In Stitches Sew Along, Reuse
Hello, my name is Kelli and I’m a shopaholic. My mother, in Texas, is reading this and throwing her hands in the air screaming, “Hallelujah! She’s progressed from denial to acceptance!” Okay, I admit it. I enjoy a purchase or two. This is only...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 5, 2007 | Domestic Art, In Stitches Sew Along
Dear Finny, Yeeow! I think your idea of creating the document duvet or CD holder/desktop organizer for our January project is genius. It is January after all — a time for organization. I’m thinking tax season might be a bit more tolerable if my papers are...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 4, 2007 | Domestic Art, In Stitches Sew Along
Dear Finny, I was thinking of you the other day when I saw that Amy Butler In Stitches book on my sewing table. Why? Well, you know, it is all your fault I love to sew. My mother still scratches her head over your influence; I grew up in a home where she sewed, knit,...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 3, 2007 | Goals, Journal, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
What is it about January that makes us all crazy about changing our lives? I jumped on the resolution train with a first-class ticket, so I’m just as guilty as everyone else. I even got on the scale at the gym this morning. And took a couple huge bags of...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 2, 2007 | Journal
Back to work, back to the gym, back to eating my five-a-day veggies in lieu of chocolate. That down week? I am so glad it’s done. I am a sucker for routine and if I plopped on the couch one more day to complain about football, infomercials or Montel Williams, I...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 30, 2006 | Goals, Journal
One of my favorite photos of the year. I’m at work in Bolivia, helping prep this woman for her surgery by our volunteer team. It sounds silly, but I feel like I really celebrated life this year. I took great trips, spent time with loved ones, read more books...
