I’ll browse Pinterest every so often but I still prefer the old fashion way:
I love sitting down with stacks of magazines and cutting out pretty pictures. The upside: unique inspiration and less regurgitation of ideas. The downside: running through 10 tape runners in one sitting.
I’m working on some redecorating ideas. I was working on redecorating projects last year when I had to put it all on hold due to health issues. I’m excited to get back on track…..especially since I’ve had walls covered in about 10 different paint swatches for the last few months. Time to narrow it down.
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12 months ago today I heard the word “cancer” for the first time. It wasn’t confirmed yet but I had an inkling. I meant to write something more substantial today but I’m going on zero sleep for the last two nights due to a horrendous, persistent cough. I don’t have a dainty cough either….it’s kind of a dramatic full body cough. I don’t know how I still have energy to cough honestly….but my abs are getting a good workout! I stocked up on drugs today so maybe I’ll knock myself out in a bit. I’ll write more tomorrow. Hope everyone had a good weekend!
P.S. Fear Will Not Rule tees are back in the shop on an awesome vintage tee!
Put vicks on your feet before bed, and sleep with socks on. I swear it works
@ melissa..please let me know, what is vicks? Thanos from Germany
Vicks vaporub, at least in Spain!
Hi Ashley!
I just found your website/blog today {shame on me!} and i completly adore it! So manny inspiration and so-so beautiful!
Please get well soon!
Dalia
Mucinex DM 12 Hour, I have my annual cold & cough and that’s all I take. It doesn’t make you drowsy, you can sleep, it just takes the cough away with no other side effects. PLEASE try it, you’ll feel better about a half and hour after you do I can’t recommend it highly enough.
On another note, I still tear up magazines, I have a couple of boxes I sort through every once in a while. The only ones that are off-limits are my Blueprint magazines, I have every issue! I was so mad when Martha stopped making it, it was the best home magazine ever!
I hope you feel better soon!
OMG… I did that today too. I call it my dream book! The dream house Ill have one day! I’m always ripping out pages in mags and pile them up to be stuck into my book, today was one of those days!
Ditto on the vicks.
Long before Pinterest, I saved the color palettes from BH&G! Ditto on the magazine pages, tearing, cutting, etc. Keep mine in 3 ring binders, in sheet protectors that way I can edit them after a period of time. Some ideas stay, some go.
Hope you are soon feeling better Ashley! So happy to see the Li’l Journal Prompts again! Look forward to them each day. Thank you.
Suzy
I’m with you on that. There’s something about holding a book or magazine in your hands, the smell of the paper and sitting comfortably in a favorite spot!
I’m so happy for you that one year has passed and you look fabulous! We recently found out that my BF’s 2 yr old grandson has Leukemia so now he started chemo. So sad. My prayer list seems to never end. May God bless you all.
Have fun re-decorating. Totally understand about a nasty cough. I had that 2 weeks ago. I drank lots of warm water with honey, and even swallowed some raw ginger.
Ashley,
You are so inspiring! You continue to inspire and amaze me every day. Your strength, courage and positive attitude are incredible! Keep up the great work and I hope you feel better soon! Those darn coughs are no fun!!
Michelle
I got a hand held scanner and am scanning magazine articles I want to keep and passing the magazines on to a thrift shop to sell for their charity work in the community. Saving the the articles to CDs or UBS so I can look at them later. Hope you kick the cough quickly. I assume your post cancer tests have been good since I hav enot seern any more about it. Take care.