{Virtual} Coffee Date Vol. 3

Hello, old friend...

If we were having coffee, I’d tell you about how the hubs and I challenged ourselves and completely cleaned out our bedroom this past weekend. After 9 hours, we took 8 LARGE black yard bags to the thrift store and 2 LARGE black yard bags to the trash. It was amazing to see the amount of stuff that we had put into nooks and crannies in our room. The feeling of accomplishment is so freeing!

If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that swimming is going OK. It takes me about 40 seconds to swim 25 meters which is crazy slow, but I have great endurance. At least that’s what I tell myself! The loop around the Rose Bowl is about 3 miles, so my plan this week is to start walking/jogging around it a few times a week. I may browse CraigsList for a scooter for The Bear as she is not 100% on her two-wheeler yet and the double stroller is occupied.

If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that I’ve become kind of a CraigsList junkie. I’ve been keeping my eyes open for a new rental… we like where we are living, but would LOVE to be in a detached home but in the same area. I know, not too picky, right?

If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that people do funny things when they think they are not being observed. On Sunday, after Mass, we were at the market. We had just arrived and were unloading the kiddos. Lady in a Lexus parked 3 spots down from us and scooted into the market. Not long after, lady in a Mercedes pulled into the spot next to Lexus and in the process hit the Lexus. It was pretty surprising to see, but what was more surprising was the the lady in the Merc decided that she was going to reverse out and find a new spot. That is, until Hubs stopped her and pointed out that she hit the Lexus. In the meantime, I headed into the market and found Lexus lady and sent her out to her car. (Lexus lady was not happy.) This whole idea of the parking lot hit-and-run is a sore spot for me because, I swear, everyday there is a new dent or ding on my van from parking lot issues!

If we were having coffee, I’d tell you to go meet my friend Kate over at Retro Modern Mom. She’s an amazing friend, Woman of God, wife and mother. You’d like her.

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Thanks for having coffee with me!

Karianna Heart

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WIWS: Vol 11

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Volume 11! Sometimes I think I should stop numbering the volumes because it reminds me how many weeks I’ve missed blogging! Anyway, this week’s outfit features what could be a new hobby of mine… re-fashioning!

I’ve mentioned that I’ve read Overdressed and toward the end, refashioning is mentioned. The basic thought is, instead of buying new clothes, take old clothes and re-make them. Easy Peasy.

My Sunday ensemble #wiws #refashion #golf

The skirt is the item I re-fashioned. It is an 100% cotton skirt with kind of a crinkly texture. The original length was a bit longer than tea length and honestly, just fell in a weird spot on me (I’m 5’9″ (175 cm) tall, for reference.) So, this skirt just hung in my closet, looking all sad and dejected.

This morning, before Mass, I grabbed my pinking shears and made my first BIG chop into re-fashioning. The pinking will keep the edges of this woven fabric from fraying until I have the chance to add a blind hem to the bottom. I can honestly say, I like the skirt that much better now that it [will fall] just above the knee.

Hat: Sears

Shirt: Auburn LA

Necklace: Premier Designs Jewelry

Skirt: Refashioned!

I am planning on showing more of my refashions as I come across them. This weekend, the hubs and I cleared out our entire bedroom and I have a small container of items that I didn’t just want to give away and instead would like to transform!

(And how do you like the new blog look?)

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Be sure to head to Fine Linen and Purple for more style inspiration or to link up your own!

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Happy Father’s Day

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“Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,
all the remnant of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,
and have carried since you were born.
Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”

Isaiah 46:3-4

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Happy Father’s Day to all fathers: biological, adoptive, spiritual and especially Heavenly.

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