Sweets for my sweet...

My exercise regime has definitely been pushed to the wayside this summer. I had good intentions to stick to a regular cardio routine but have not touched the dvd I ordered and received weeks ago. I blame it on all the opportunities for cake and ice cream during these few months. Plus the hot weather is another excuse to indulge. Matt got his favourite Dufflet cakelet last week for his 37th birthday. In a few days, it will be my turn to celebrate. I think an ice cream cake is calling my name.

I mean, really, it's not like I'll be donning a bikini ever again in this lifetime. As much as I'd like to lie on the beach some days, I rather prefer being indoors tending to my shop. Unfortunately I've been in a creative lull for the past few weeks, so nothing new to show except for these stationery sets from early July.




I redesigned my site again to coincide with my first paid advertising in the second issue of this sweet mag due out tomorrow. It's quite a bit more pared down and my art portfolio is only viewable via flickr right now. May as well take advantage of the ease of it since I just renewed my pro account.

Signing off for the rest of the long weekend now. Happy Long one to my fellow Canadians!

It's Hump Day... I can't think of a better title.

I've neglected my blog for nearly 2 weeks now, not because I wanted to... other things just took priority. Matt's mom was visiting and stayed with us last Thursday to Sunday. Since we let her sleep on our bed, Matt and I split the couch and his old twin mattress for 3 nights. I think the whole sleep experience was a little back-breaking for all of us. All except the kitties...



Seriously though, our current mattress is the one that I bought back in my first year of College, which is about 8 years ago. It cost me all of $350, so go figure that the springs are starting to poke their way through. A slight exaggeration, but seriously, I wake up most days feeling like something has dug into my back all night. So needless to say, Matt and I are more than a little excited about the brand new bed we are getting delivered in 6 days!!! Courtesy of his parents and Sleep Country Canada, as a belated wedding gift. We had a terrific salesperson - he even knocked off $300 for us - guiding us through the various beds in the store and fell in love with one called "Clarion". I'm hoping that a full night on it is as dreamy as the five minutes we spent on it to test it out. Guess you never know until you take it home. Thankfully there's a 60-day return policy which we hopefully won't have to use.

Among the "other things" that took priority, I revamped my portfolio site this past week. I forgot that the way I formatted it meant I would have to link buttons on every page. A bit time-consuming, but I think it's pretty easy to navigate. If anyone finds any missing links, please let me know.

I feel like I had more to write, but am at a loss right now. My tummy is calling for lunch, so that's all for now. Oh, and I just liked the etsy treasury at the top of the blog post, so I took a screen capture of it the other day. Isn't it pretty? Turquoise and red make a lovely combo.