everything


It's been a rough week around Chez Sneak. Despite how stressful things have been, the joy and comfort of our home remain intact. Today I thought I'd kick this post off with a bit of Rumi,
“We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.”

Exploding into the world with possibility,
 things go right and things go wrong,
but things continue to go perfectly.

 everything was as it should be

Some days (weeks) feel just like this painting by Amanda Blake, don't you think?
Here's to having a life of everything as it should be.


If you haven't checked out the shop in a bit, there is a new bedtime routine chart (in pink, teal, or orange) available for instant download. We've also changed the format of the hand turkey paper place mats. They're available as downloads, too, since shipping was so costly for a low-priced item.

There are tons of responsibility and routine charts in the market. Many incredibly cute and well-designed, but none fit our bedtime routine.** So I made this one and had it laminated at Kinkos.



If you're interested, but not interested in printing it yourself, I'm going to add a print version to the shop as well. Another option? Get the download and send it to your local copy shop, where they can print it for you.


**Dare I say our increasingly difficult bedtime routine (hello "threes") that needed a little more structure. Mabel thrives when she is given responsibility and a little more freedom to do things on her own. Obviously we're not giving her the car keys, she's three for crying out loud! But she likes to be treated more like her older cousins and less like a baby. That sort of attitude helped make potty training pretty much a breeze, for which we're eternally grateful.

Bunglehouse


This side of the house has been neglected for a while. We had to chop down some trees, then a crack in the mortar caused a major fix it. Since it's all fixed up, the peeling paint became noticeable. After comparing a few paint swatches (because, yes, we have a boxful on hand) and a trip to the hardware store, we came home with an electric pressure washer and 3 gallons of Sherwin Williams' Bunglehouse Gray.


We're not entirely sure what the block is made of, but the mason reused the original block when he rebuilt a portion of the wall. Now that they've been pressure washed, you can read the different (what I assume are brand) names on the some of the bricks.

Calendar update and suggestions

I've had a few people ask me if I'm putting out calendars this year, and like every other year I want to say yes, I want to keep the tradition going, but I'm just not sure I can do it. I'm tired from growing a person inside me and chasing a toddler around and have very little time to make things...much less make things where I don't feel the pressure for those things to be awesome-every-time.

If you want to wait and see if I get my act together (I actually have several months finished, but who knows about the rest!), cool and thank you! If not, I've got a few examples of calendars that may be of interest based on our style and content. For you knot lovers: Katherine Codega's tea towel calendar of knots. 


Katherine Codega tea towel calendar here, found on jake. (and what a fantastic eye he has!)

For the seasonal veggie fan, I'd suggest Claudia Pearson's Buy Local Calendar. Though this calendar isn't in line with our own style, I love Sarah Coyne's Nature Calendar, filled with all sorts of New England beauty!