wrapped and ready

to go!
I sold my first item since I re-launched my etsy store, and here is it, all wrapped up for Christmas:

I'm so excited to get back into the etsy business!

mighty flattered

Even though she's probably mentioning something from everyone's "Mighty Life" lists, I'm still tickled that Maggie mentioned something from mine.

weekend bits

One of my favorite new bloggers, Kate Miss of formeforyou always does a post titled "Bits of My Weekend" on Monday morning and I love starting off my week with her beautiful, quiet photographs.
I don't know if I'll ever have the dedication it requires to share every weekend with you, but I can certainly share a few things about this past one.

Friday night I made a homemade meal for my parents, my boyfriend, and his mom. I made manicotti and made the manicotti "shells" (more like crepes) from scratch. I used this recipe for the shells, and the rest of the meal components (manicotti filling, marinara, and meatballs) came from the Roseto Cookbook. It was definitely worth the extra effort and I don't think I'll ever buy manicotti shells again.

Sunday I went to Urban Outfitters with my friend Gwen, and came across a sweet little old lady pair of Rachel Comey shoes- marked down to $20! Totally saved the shopping experience for me, because otherwise I think I've severely outgrown that store.

I also did some Christmas shopping but, wow, I have a lot more to do.

advent calendars

I know it's already two days in to December, but it's not too late to make your own advent calendar! I stayed up late last night making mine, based on one I found on etsy. It took a really long time but I think it was totally worth it:

I decided to leave the one I made at home and hang a printable advent calendar in my office- and look at the cute one I found from mibo!:

It seems like you can't download this, but there are email instructions here.

Additionally, Maggie Mason of MightyGirl is doing a twitter advent- (a Christmas-related twitter post) every day, and that girl gets around the internet, so I'm sure it's gonna be good.