. . . where are you? . . .

. . . that was maxine's question 

in my previous post's comments . . .

. . . she's not the only one 

who's asked . . .

. . . i've gotten emails 

and my own children

 want answers, too . . .

. . . well . . .

. . . thanks for asking . . .

. . . here's the deal . . .

. . . in 2012, i challenged myself 

to post something 

every single day . . .

. . . mission accomplished . . .

. . . a total of 367 posts last year . . .

{it was leap year, and one day, for some reason, i posted twice}

. . . i'm pretty sure 

i said everything 

i had to say . . .

. . . i'm feeling a little bit 

of blog burn out . . .

. . . also . . .

. . . i really have been busy . . .

. . . i've gone through 

so many cupboards . . .

. . . i've pondered every 

scrap of paper and fabric . . .

. . . every fancy papercrafting tool . . .

. . . every single punch, stamp, 

and ribbon . . .

. . . and i've come to this conclusion . . .

. . . given a choice 

between paper and fabric . . .

. . . i will choose fabric 

every stinkin' time . . .

. . . my reorganization efforts 

reflect this realization . . .

. . . i have a garage full 

of scrapbooking stuff . . . 

. . . and a sewing room full 

of sewing stuff . . .

. . . and i feel happy about that . . .

. . . i'm also ready to get back 

to actually sewing . . .

. . . things always look cuter 

without cords 

and outlets 

and plugs? . . .

. . . don't they? . . .

. . . i agree . . .

. . . and yet i really wouldn't wish 

to return to the days 

of treadle sewing machines! . . .

. . . thank you very much . . .

. . . my vintage doilies 

used to grace the walls 

of my formerly striped hallway . . .

. . . they've relocated . . . 

. . . some parts of this room 

are cuter than others . . .

. . . oops! central is now situated 

behind cabinet doors . . .

. . . an upgrade from its previous home

 on and under the counters . . .

. . . this view 

always makes me smile . . .

. . . as do pretty stacks of fabric . . .

. . . and gorgeous daniel grayson . . .

. . . how'd he get in here? . . .

. . . i did save a few 

paper type products . . .

. . . but the most beautiful sight of all

 might just be this empty shelf . . .

. . . ahhhhhhhh . . .