some smart, yet witty title here.

i was really getting a lot better about blogging on a more regular basis. and here i am, a couple weeks late (just like me). besides working and schooling, i have been keeping myself busy.

reorganizing.

 prettifying.

baking.

pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes with homemade cream cheese frosting. not a calorie spared.

(crappy cell phone pic. can you believe i forgot to take a good picture of the finished product?)

smashing.

where do i even begin, with regards to smashing? I first saw it on Elizabeth Kartchners blog. then I friday i found myself browsing my local archivers, which is usually a store I don't buy a lot in, but just go to look at all the pretty paper. I was almost to the checkout counter with only one peice of paper and a booklet of amy tangerine stickers when I spotted them. A whole little smash section. I looked at them all, then pulled out the one with pink binding.

and this was the first page i turned to, of course I couldn't resist. not only are the pages inside beautiful, the idea of having a place for all the things that i don't want to throw away, but don't have a place for is enticing in and of itself.

just a few examples.

i am super excited about having a place for the hundreds of post it's, little pieces of paper, doodles, quotes, and so on that i have been hanging on to for years.

(not) sorry about this photo heavy post. more to come. must sleep.

.ashley.