I love a pretty, flirty, girly dress! I really don’t enjoy wearing jeans all that much. That is why I truly adore Shabby Apples selection of classic dresses that seem like they could accommodate an average (sized 12) woman’s figure! Here are my top 3 favorites currently:

Stacie

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Hello! Sneak peak #2 at some new Gingber Products! I had some beautiful cotton Gingiber Tote Bags printed up with a cute Owl illustration! They will be available in the shop NEXT WEEK! And available in 3 colors: black, yellow, and dark pink (pictured above).

Sorry I haven’t even ironed these yet, but I couldn’t wait to share with you the cute tote bags! I am in LOVE with them!

Stacie

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Recently I have felt anything but focused. In fact, I have been sleeping most of my non-working hours and weekends away. Yet I still have not felt refreshed or energized! I’ve been lethargic, pale, and just plain dull! It has seeped into my blogging and my business. Something told me that a trip to the doctor was in order.

I don’t think that I have ever shared this on the blog before, but about 5 months after Violet was born I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (meaning my thyroid is way slow). Like most moms of newborns, I was tired ALL of the time. I just couldn’t keep it together, and I wasn’t loosing any pregnancy weight (which was totally discouraging). I finally went to the doctor where they did some blood work and lo and behold, my thyroid was slow! A simple daily dose of synthroid (literally a synthetic thyroid booster) has has made all of the difference. 

Hypothyroidism can vary in levels of severity (fortunately mine has never been too extreme). But I have been suffering from the following symptoms for at least the past 2 months:

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight
• Coarse, dry hair
• Dry, rough pale skin
• Cold intolerance (you can’t tolerate cold temperatures like those around you)
• Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches
• Depression
• Irritability
• Memory loss

I don’t know why I didn’t put 2 and 2 together, but of course my sleepy unfocused self was a result of my hypothyroidism being out of whack again. I will be starting a new higher dose of medicine this week, and honestly I am really excited to see if it helps! I am ready to be back in the game, focused, and recharged!

Do any of you suffer from a thyroid disorder? Or know someone who does? How do they handle it?


Hope you don’t mind my non-artsy, non-creative blog posts, but I like sharing about my life on my blog! 

Thanks for reading, friends,

Stacie

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Hello! I thought I’d try blogging a little differently today, a la fill in the blank!

• The best meal I had this weekend: was homemade burgers and homemade strawberry shortcake

• Sometimes I wish: that macaroni and cheese where a part of the food pyramid (not even joking here, folks)

• The most interesting thing that happened today was: that I shut my toe in a door and yelled a certain questionable word in front of my impressionable daughter!

• My favorite person to share a cup of coffee with: is either my sweet sister or my little kumquat Jenna, who is currently in London!

• I used to be a morning person: until I discovered that my daughter is also a morning person…..

• My goal for the month of April: is to draw something just for me!

• The best part of blogging is: the ability to be yourself and connect with people who like you just the way you are!

Feel free to fill in your own blanks in the comments section! Looking forward to a fabulously productive week!

Stacie

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Hello! Just a quick Saturday hello to tell you that we had some great news this week: Someone put an offer on our little Springfield house that has been on the market!

I don’t have to tell you how thankful we are for this! There are still a lot of things that have to happen before the house is officially out of our hands (successful home inspection, paperwork, etc) but come May we might be rid of this little house (and our second mortgage).

Thanks for all of your kind thoughts towards our home selling. Just trying to be patient until the deal is completely done! But this is a huge relief, especially with the housing market the way it is right now.

-Stacie

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Recently I received an email from a happy customer, Melissa, who purchased one of my Gingiber Owl Calendars. She is using every month to document the growth of her ADORABLE daughter! When she sent me the pictures I asked her if I could share them with you!

Isn’t this little “Button” the sweetest little baby girl? (and I cannot lie that I love seeing her holding a Gingiber calendar)

Be sure to check out Melissa’s blog, My Bug and Button, so see more of her lovely photos!

Thanks again, Melissa!

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Hello friends! I have been slowly working on some new items for the little Gingiber Shop. Expect a shop update Mid April with prints and other goodies!

Here are 3 new prints that were originally custom orders for a nursery. 

The gal who commissioned them said I could go ahead and list them in my shop (what a sweetheart!)

What do you think? I am slowly completing an entire alphabet of Gingiber critters!

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Yes, I have something to show you (other than my bangs need a MAJA trim folks)….

My Name is Stacie, and I am a closeted slob. That’s right. This is a picture of our spare bedroom/my office/dungeon of yellow doom. I actually print and package everything in this sloppy little hole. Everything from the bright yellow paint (yes I chose that color years ago in a heightened state of pregnancy brain) to the botched uneven curtains makes me crazy! 

I like to keep it real here on the blog, so I figured the best way for me to jump start an extreme room makeover would be to post the before pictures. That way you can stay on my tail about getting this room into fighting shape! I mean really! It is not functional at all. And we never have house guests. Plus the rest of our house is pretty darn cute (if you ask me) so this room deserves to match!

So will you all help me stay accountable to get this room looking all sorts of posh within 2 months time?

Stacie

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It is bunny season, with Easter right around the corner. So I decided to have some bunny inspiration and carve a rabbit stamp using a rubber block and linoleum cutting tools (all found at hobby lobby).

It started with a drawing.

Which I then redrew onto the rubber block with a sharpie.

Then I started carving away at the negative space.

Finally I stamped the rubber block into a little ink pad and pressed it onto paper!

Voila! Instant bunny stamp! Normally I would have drawn the original image as a mirror image so that the bunny would be facing the other direction, but this was a Saturday fun project so it was no big deal!

Have a lovely Saturday,

Stacie

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