This is a shout out to all of the shorties out there! Finally, a celebration and ode to the vertically challenged – Becky Murphy’s new book “I’d Rather be Short” shares the overlooked advantages of a small stature.
Ahem–I’m actually of average height (and probably average in every sense of the word), but I thought of the perfect person to review this book for y’all. My cousin, Monica Castro. She’s older than me and I’ve been taller than her for most of our lives. She’s probably endured just about every short joke there is…maaaaybe even a few from me.
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Marine wives of TBS Bravo Company 2013 with the First Lady of the Marine Corp
This weekend was the Marine Corp Birthday Ball, which has me thinking about a couple of the most important groups in my life right now: The men and women who serve our country (Happy Veteran’s Day and Happy Birthday, Marines) and the amazing group of military spouses I have around me.
I’ve actually been thinking about writing this
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 This past week has been the best. My anniversary and birthday fall in the same week, so I’ve been showered with love, gifts and hey, I even got a little breaky break from cooking for a few days.
My husband and I celebrated 1-year of marriage. Huzzah! We’ve been together for seven years, so we’re very familiar with what makes a good gift for each other, however, getting gifts for males can always be a challenge.
Me?
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As a follow-up to the lamp I gussied up with a little decoupage, I give you a nightstand to place it on. No hardware required. This is a project that can fill any crafter’s desire.
All you really need to know are the materials I used to construct it, then you can be on your way…
Materials:
Wooden crate from Michael’s Crafts (I used one of the 40% off coupons you can find online for this) 4 Wooden blocks (2″x2″) Wood glue Mod Podge Sponge brush Book pages or other paper materials to decoupage
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September 18, 2013 by Claire Hardee in ETC., FashionI have a lot of old (and often oversized) t-shirts that I hold on to from school, community events and my husband outgrowing (or shrinking) his Old Navy t-shirts. I keep them with the hope that I can turn them into a more wearable item for myself at some point. This summer I decided to take the common DIY racerback tee and add some length to it to have a casual dress to take with me to the beach.
It was the perfect piece to bring to the beach, so before I returned to my burning hot state of Texas
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I love acquiring things cheaply. After we moved out of our college apartment, I bought a lamp at a garage sale for $5. It was a pretty sturdy looking thing, the only problem with it was the lampshade was a little icky. There was a stain on it and part of it was a little cracked and bent.  No big deal, I thought, I’m sure I can craft my way out of this one. Welllll several months later (when
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 Someone asked me this question at dinner recently. I was with my husband and his other Marine friends, all of whom had just received their military career assignments. Everyone was talking enthusiastically about their futures and lamenting the fates of the individuals who got some of the not-so-great assignments. I was content listening to everyone explain to me what their Marine jobs would entail (explaining all the jargon and acronyms I’m still not familiar with),
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