Shiny and New!

My old car finally reached the end of its days, so Hubby and I bought me a new car. It's my first new car and I am incredibly excited about it. It's small, it's fuel efficient, it's tech, and it's freaking adorable.

That color is called Lime Squeeze.

It's a Ford Fiesta. It's almost too small for Hubby's head to fit, but I'm short and he probably won't be in it too often. It handles well, and I can't wait to figure out all its features. This is definitely a situation where you need to read the manual pretty closely, there's a lot of technology going on in there.

Also, the dashboard makes it looks like a spaceship. I'll see you when I get back from Mars!

New Year's Cleaning

I have really started this year on the ball. After a fantastic NYE party with good friends, I managed to peel myself out of bed at 7am on Sunday and started cleaning my whole apartment. I haven't stopped since. Hubby has a friend who's moving into the area for work, but doesn't have a place yet, so she's staying with us for a while.

Once I realized she was less than a week from arriving, I suddenly noticed how disorganized and messy the apartment has become. Between holiday projects, decorations, unpacked suitcases, and general clutter, the place is a wreck. I definitely couldn't have a house guest show up to that. It also doesn't hurt to kick off the new year with a sparkly, clean apartment.

This cleaning particularly applies to the sewing room, because that's where Hubby's friend will be staying. But somehow I've managed to clean everywhere but there. I dread cleaning it the most. I never really moved it all in in the first place, and it's only gotten more disorganized since. I'm starting to wonder if it'll all get done.

At least all the clothes are clean.

Happy Holidays!

With Christmas over and Chanukah winding down, I hope you all had lovely holidays with your families. Hubby and I spent the weekend with his family, which unfortunately involved an 8 hour drive each way. I think I need a vacation from the drive home, but we had such a wonderful time while we were visiting.

Yup, I spent Christmas at a waterpark.

I have many projects to jump back into, so tomorrow I will be right back into it. There are several quilts that are mid-way and there's no time like the present to get them finished up. Hopefully I can get them finished in time to start the new year off with a clean quilting slate. I will also be posting a monogramming update soon!

Winter wonderland!