I may do a lot of things well, but. . .

I think I'm a fairly talented & smart individual.
There's little that I face with absolutely no confidence of finding a way to make it happen. (Yes, it rarely is a straight-shot, but I generally muddle through & find a way to make it work)

And the blog-world, of course fosters that illusion of perfection in a person. (Although I doubt many of you are thinking that of me!) When was the last time you took a picture of your messy kitchen and posted it on the internet for all the world to see? The DIY project that completely bombed?

So, I'll share this with you:

I have good intentions, honest. I even fully agree with the importance of a budget and all that stuff. 

But I cannot seem to get those stupid things entered into my husband's handy-dandy, very official, budget tracking system. 

I think I like to pretend that if the receipt disappears, then it's like we never spent the money. . .

I'm confident that my husband would love hearing that I said that. 

Actually, he probably already suspects me of it.

xoxo Lori Danelle

BlissDom 2011

Have you heard of BlissDom?
Have you attended?
Are you attending?

BlissDom is a blogging conference held in Nashville at the Opryland Hotel — which, by the way, has been closed since the historic May 2010 flooding we had and is scheduled to reopen November 15th. 

I purchased my tickets this week & I'm just a little bit excited!
I learned about the conference last year when Lisa Leonard did a blog post about the conference while at the conference.

Funny thing: She was writing less than a mile away from where I was reading the post.

So, since I literally drive past the Opryland Hotel where it is being held, it sort of made sense that I attend this year. Well, that and I have a blog and would like to meet other bloggers — and hopefully people I "know" but have never met in person.

Which makes me curious. . .Will you be there??

xoxo Lori Danelle

My new favorite sweater

source anthropologie

Picked up this sweater from Anthropologie this weekend. . .and it was on SALE!!!!

It is definitely in danger of becoming my most over-worn item of clothing this Fall & Winter.  :)

You can still get it online, but I think the yellow version is the only one with most of the size options.
I do love the yellow. . .can I get two of the same sweater?

xoxo Lori Danelle

I want to wear my PJs too

The girls got to wear their pajamas to school today . . . .

image from gymboree.com

I think pajama day should definitely be implemented into the work week.
I would take part.

(and no, not lingerie.  
Pajamas.
There is a difference.)

Oh, and for those of you who've been around for awhile, please note that I've improved over last year.
:)

xoxo Lori Danelle