Happy Monday! {all images via pinterest. clockwise, from top left: 1 / 2 / 3 /4}

It’s been a good two weeks. I feel like taking a good, long break every once in a while is a definite need. It always leaves me feeling rested and ready to get back to work. I had some personal projects that I was going to work on during the last couple weeks, but what with family outings, watching movies at home, reading, knitting, Sherlock, and now Downton Abbey (!!!), that just kind of didn’t happen! So I have more on my to-do list than I thought I would…but it’s good and it’s fun to stretch myself to learn more…

I just love winter. And Christmas. It’s the best time of the year, to me at least! This is my last week of work before Christmas break, and it’s going to end up being one of those crazy busy, pack-everything-in-that-you-possibly-can weeks. Good and crazy. It’ll probably end up involving hot chocolate, lots of design work, lots of emailing, wrapping presents, packaging up and sending off things for clients, coffee, and some knitting. (I decided I needed a new scarf even though I barely know how to knit. In fact, I have a sneaking suspicion that all this time I’ve been…

This month I’m doing a lot with simple design + gold + lights. I’ve just discovered how much I love gold that has a subtle glitter…it’s so classy. And it makes me think of Christmas, so that’s good too! {all images via pinterest. clockwise, from top left: 1 : 2 : 3 : 4}

I’ve been thinking today about the shortness of life. And how fragile and precious it is. It can be taken away in a second – one moment there’s life, then next it’s been snuffed out. Each life is of the utmost importance and value. From the unborn child to the oldest person – even the people who might not seem “worth it” to another. Life is a gift of God. And it is not something to be taken away unjustly. When things like the thought of death and how real it is come to mind, it reminds me every time…