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MHB redesign and a bit of ranting (sorta)

May 6, 2010

I certainly didn’t mean to take a three week break. … Well, technically I was actually working behind the scenes. If you haven’t notices, My Heart Behaves got a face lift! I’m not really sure if it’s a permanent lift, but things are definitely different around here. I designed a new logo that coordinates with Studio 67′s and used a different template, as I was sooooo tired of the one I selected on a whim, when I first started the blog in 2008.

Things aren’t 100% yet, (WordPress is confusing!) but it’s on the way to something great. Eventually I will even launch my portfolio site. One day, people. One day.

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Moving on (literally), time is just flying by at a very chaotic time in my life. It’s good chaos, but still. It’s left little time to blog or read blogs. Boo! My parents have purchased a house in Ft. Worth, near a gorgeous lake and weekends have been occupied with helping them pack and move. They have a TON of stuff, considering the last time they moved was 1984.

And drum roll please! We are moving in two weeks to the old house, yes my childhood home, to do a bit of saving over the summer. Needless to say, I’m doing some major downsizing and purging and it feels pretty good to get rid of so much stuff.

It’s also been a lot of fun to find pictures from high school at my parents house, too. Hmm … I’m really going to have to spend some major time in front of the scanner soon. Another day …

(Illustration from Akacorleone)

Tags:Akacorleone, blog redesign, moving, My Heart Beahves
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Milk Glass Love

August 8, 2009

So I’m spending the weekend at my parents house in good ol’ South Irving. (Texas, that is.) They went to Florida for a few days and it’s just easier to stay at their casa to watch the puppies, than drag them to a fourth floor apartment, no bigger than 600 square feet. (No joke.)

It’s nice being here. Sure the bed is rock hard and my room is long gone from the days when I lived here. But it’s home non-the-less.

What’s been kinda fun is exploring all of the “vintage” stuff my parents have. I use the quotes because it’s not really vintage to them. What I consider to be a kitschy Pyrex mixing bowl set is just what Mom used for so many years to get food on the table. Sure, it’s in the lower pantry now, of things she no longer uses, but it’s a cool window into their past and I kinda love it.

I went to a little antique store and bought a few pieces, so watch the blog for more milk glass love to come.

This is a swanky little vintage piece of milk glass from Avon, no less. Loves it!

(Found via Mom Walds Place on Flickr. She’s also got a blog and an Etsy shop, so watch out!)

Tags:Texas, milk glass, vintage pyrex, Irving, South Irving, parent's house
Posted in Family, Mom and Dad | 4 Comments »

Palin’s Hood

February 20, 2009

Me in my favorite shirt, circa 1998, in Portland, Oregon. I have no clue what happend to the shirt and now I'm suddenly sad.

Should I splurge $500 for a flight to Alaska? (This is from Seattle, not DFW, mind you.) My parents are going next summer and I would REALLY love to go visit family I have there. I haven’t seen them since I was 20 and they lived in Portland …

And, um, it’s Alaska!

I’ll keep you posted as further developments happen. The idea was just presented to me.

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Say what you need to say

February 13, 2009

Me, at 28.

So, I’ve mentioned John Mayer in my last two blogs; how random. (The headline to this is from his song “Say” and he is on my Mixed Well entry.) I’m not really sure why, but I’ve been in a Mayer Mood lately.

So what do I need to say?

THANK YOU! Really, from the bottom of my heart, thanks for all of the lovely surprises, deliveries, flowers, balloons, sweets and love on my 28th birthday. I truly appreciate each of you and have found myself more touched this year than many birthdays in the past.

Despite the fact that I was at work uploading this week’s content to our web site, I had a great day: Flowers came from my wonderful parents, Robert and Gwen … lunch at Village Burger Bar with Chance, Chris and Ramon the Mexican (who thinks he’s white) … a G I A N T cookie delivered from Tara (see pictures!) … and a homemade sheet cake from Kris Martin at work. And then after pulling a 13 hour day at the office, the cherry on top was the birthday cards from Raquel, Zoe and Pilar attached to a balloon and candy bar waiting at my from door.

Additionally, I had a million phone calls with well wishes, including one at 12:01 am from Alyssa, who was so proud to be the first to tell me Happy Birthday!

Tomorrow is pedis with Tara and dinner with my besties at Uncle Julio’s. I couldn’t ask for more and really appreciate all of my great friends in my life. 8•) It truly means so much to me. Thank you, thank you all, as I near closer and closer to 30!

Now here are some fabulous pictures of my day: