No More Google Reader?! Now What?

 

Yep, I was just as surprised as Caesar to see that Google Reader was going away. But all is not lost! I've linked to Bloglovin and you can continue to follow me there! Bloglovin is super easy to use and really simple to transfer your Reader info over, so you dont lose anything!

Never used a blog reader before? This will simplify your life! You can organize blogs by category, and it will show you whats read and unread! No more scrolling through trying to figure out what you've already seen!

Go ahead, check it out!

 

March Sock Panda!

I am officially obsessed with monthly subscription boxes! I recently signed up for a new monthly subscription.....SOCKS!! I hate buying socks and the ones I do have are so boring. Sock Panda was my answer!
I just got my first pair and I was so excited I had to show them off!

   

Are these not the funnest socks?! I love this subscription!

   

Who knew?! Socks make me happy!

   

The Sock Panda even wrote me a letter! How fun!

   

Are you into subscription boxes? Which ones? 


**Please note: Sock Panda did not ask me or compensate me for writing this post. Im just that excited about new socks!

Star Wars, Unicorns, Glitter, Feathers and Cooking

Sometimes I get the coolest orders! This client was bringing the dessert to a combined birthday party. The two guests of honor were friends with different tastes. One, a chef who was very much into Star Wars (you can see the cupcakes I did for his baby shower HERE) the other a girlie girl who loves unicorns, glitter, feathers and all things girlie. She does have a flair for the interesting (check out the cupcakes I did for her past birthday HERE). When I was offered the chance to make cupcakes for this duo, I had to try it! Check out the mix!

 
I think the little unicorn is my favorite! What a fun mix of ideas to do, I really enjoyed this order!

Bright Jungle Baby Shower Cupcakes

I've done the jungle theme a few times before (Here and here, and here) but I think these animals have become my favorite yet!

 

Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes!

I feel like every time I write a blog post I'm starting it off with "Sorry I've been MIA". Sooo, ummmm....sorry? But I've had a lot of changes going on these days. One of those changes involves my Facebook status going from "In a relationship" to "single."
I have a new roommate, coincidentally also named Jessica! Here we are on a roomie date night!

In addition to having a new roomie, I've become somewhat of a dog hoarder. Shortly before Jess moved in, I signed up with Underdog Rescue to be a foster mom! Currently, I am fostering a little Chihuahua named Sausage. He's actually been dubbed Sausage McMuffin, or Muffin for short. He's a spunky little guy and has been a complete joy to have in my home! He is a puppy mill survivor and to see the changes in him over the last month or so, gosh, I am so blessed! He went from being this shy, scared little guy to a spunky fun loving pup! And in such a short time! Muffin has a family interested in adopting him now, so I am crossing my fingers he finds his forever home!

Why am I a dog hoarder then? Well, as it turns out, I have 2 dogs, plus 1 foster, and Jess has 2 dogs. So, here we are, a couple of single dog hoarding ladies. You know they say that dogs are good judges of character, so all of our future dates will have a panel of dogs to answer to!

 

So, now that I have a roommate and a bunch of dogs, I had to rethink that teenie tiny kitchen. There was a coat closet by my backdoor that sometime ago I asked my stepdad to change into a "baking supply closet". Here are a couple of "before" shots of the disorganized closet.

 

Yeah. It was desperate for revamping. I managed to downsize some supplies, and find some more practical storage for stuff so that I could turn it into a useable pantry for us.

Here is the "in progress" photo.

 Here are the final shots. I used some storage bins I had on hand and a few bins from the Dollar Store. I put up post-it notes to designate how to organize things. Thats temporary until we see how things work. Then I'll design some more permanent labels. I also plan to upgrade to some better organizers but for now, this seems to be working!

Total Cost of this revamp: $15

Paint: On hand

Lights: On hand

Bins: $4 at Dollar Store

Chevron Contact Paper: $11 from Amazon

Its a work in progress, but I am proud of the results!

Does spring fever have you doing any spring cleaning or organizing projects?