a new year, a new beginning.

well, we are one week into the new year, and it has been a good one! school started back up, which was exciting and hectic. i bought my new calendar, which i have already been filling up. it took me many years to find the perfect calendar, but i am happy to say i have consistently used the same type for the past three years. i love the jumbo ones that can lay flat with the month at a glance and the large spaces for each day. i write down everything it. everything from what's for dinner to what i am teaching. i love having everything in one place. i know myself too well that if i had more than one thing to keep up with, i would lose something - if not my mind.

currently, we are in the lovely process of moving, so tyler spends most of his days making package material out of shredded papers. pretty creative and "green", i think.

with packing comes pruning. i already have three boxes filled with stuff to sell at our next yard sale or give to goodwill. it amazes me how much stuff two people can accumulate in such little time. during this process, i found some old jeans that i decided to make into shorts! here are the before and after:

it was really easy. all i did was try on the jeans and mark with a sharpie where i wanted to cut them. now i wanted to cut them a little long so that i could cuff them. after marking the jeans, i folded the jeans and began to cut. fabric scissors work the best, because jeans are so thick. now, i just need to sew the cuff in place, and ta-da! i've gained new shorts.

now with the gaining of new shorts came a loss. this week i also washed my gloves because they were disgusting and had been all over the place lately. i set them out on our balcony to dry and the next day this is all that was left:

one lonely glove. i searched below, but nothing. i am hoping that a little birdie snatched it up to keep their nest warm. sad day, because this was my only pair. sorry left hand, but you are just going to be cold this week.

in other craft news, chane' and i made these cute little photo frames on saturday. chane' got the idea from this blog. luckily my friend is a power tool woman and know how to use a saw. it was a really fun and easy project. i will post pictures of the final project another day. i still have to find the perfect picture for it :)

two words: wood. glue.

i will back soon with more thoughts on the near year. dinner beckons.