A New Chair Project?

I'm going to take a look at this chair today.  It's a craigslist find (a steal at only $25!) and I'm thinking it would be the perfect desk chair in our guest room.  Envision it upholstered in a really fun graphic fabric and the wood painted white (of course).  What do you think?  Not that I really need another chair project... I have two in the basement that need to be redone as well, but I just can't help myself.  I'm addicted to chairs.

Driftwood Sailboat

Now that I'm living in an actual seaport town, I'm excited to incorporate a few nautical things in my decor.  One of my first nautical purchases was this driftwood sailboat from the White Flower Farmhouse.  I love the rustic simplicity of it.  Lori Guyer, the owner, is also the author of Frugal Farmhouse Design.  Before Cam arrived I spent an entire afternoon reading through her blog. (Those days are long gone now!)  She does the whole beachy-farmhouse-shabby-chic thing so well and has a ton of great ideas for decorating.

Where I Left Off...

I can't believe it's been over seven months since I last blogged!  The time has flown and so much has changed.  First off, Cam has gone from this little bean:

to a giggling, curious, happy and super active little boy.  While it isn't always easy, being a mom is the best job I've ever had by far.

The other big change in our life is... we bought a house in Newburyport!  It is actually Mike's parent's house that they have lived in for the past seven years.  My in-laws decided that they wanted to move to to a 55 and over community. We were sad to hear that they were moving because we loved their house and had so many happy memories there.  Then it dawned on us that we wanted to buy a house in the next few months and we should buy it from them. The timing just worked out perfectly! Never in a million years did I think that we'd be one day be living here.  It hasn't taken much for the place to feel like ours and I hope to share all the changes with you on the blog.  Sadly, I never finished showing you the rental apartment but while it had a lot of character, it wasn't all that comfortable.  Our new place definitely feels like home.

Navy is doing great too.  He's loving life in Newburyport although he is adjusting to life as a big brother.  In short, life is great and I can honestly say I've never been happier in my life.  Thanks for continuing to follow my blog, your readership means so much to me.  I promise there will be lots of posts about our new house and our life in Newburyport.  More to come soon!

Navy Friday

hello... anyone there?

Hi, it's me.  I know, I know, it's been AGES since I last blogged but I've been thinking it's high time I jump right into it again.  So here we go!

I'll be back on Monday with a full update.  SO much has changed and life couldn't be better.  I've missed you all terribly and I can't wait to get reacquainted.  It feels good to be back!

xoxo,
Janis

Meet Cameron

Our little boy was born last Thursday, tipping the scales at 10lb. 5oz.  He is the light of our lives and we are so in love!  I hope you'll understand the lack of posts for the next few months... I'll be busy trying to figure out this whole motherhood thing.

xoxo,
Janis




For those of you inquiring about my calligraphy or graphic design, I will be on maternity leave until mid March and will not be accepting jobs until then.  Thank you so much for understanding!