CAOK: Handmade Week

I’ve mentioned before I’m newly enamored with sewing tree patterns. (I can’t explain it any more than my passing obsession with backyard chickens. What? I’m weird. It’s okay.) When visiting a friend in California recently who mentioned...

CAOK: Head Out of Ass

Life has been a little rough lately. And while I’d like to close down this blog and never see the Internet again when I’m hurting — there is important work to be done. CAOK is just that to me. So, I’m coming out of hiding. And we’ll leave...

I’m Skippito Frittito…

CAOK taggie blankets for a few little friends of mine, paired with one of my favorite line of children’s books. Who couldn’t love a siamese cat who thinks he is a chihuahua?  Chihuahuas and chicken blankies. That’s how we roll. ~k...

CAOK 2013

CAOK — Calculated Acts of Kindness —  is a campaign set to make the world a bit kinder, organized each Lenten season. For 40 days, participants are asked to take an extra moment to do a kind act. This year, I’m encouraging anyone interested to do 13...

The Brittany Yoga Bag

My friend Brittany recently celebrated a birthday, and this summer completed a 30 day Bikram challenge. She is a dear friend; we met through a mutual girlfriend in Phoenix and immediately hit it off. Brit introduced me to her friends in her hometown of Indianapolis,...

I Gunna Fix You Up!

My friend David recently took a nasty tumble while on rollerskates, causing a spiral fracture of his tibia. He’s been on the couch recovering from surgery for a bit, and needed a pick-me-up. I was on my way out the door for a long weekend with friends and...