Book Sales and Fat Pants

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving week! I think I have peeled (and eaten) my weight in potatoes.

 How crazy is it that Christmas is only ONE MONTH AWAY?! I only have a handful of gifts left to buy and I will be finished Christmas shopping.  Do you have all of your Christmas shopping done? If not, here’s a shameless plug for my first children’s book! If you have little ones that you need to shop for, or if you do family gifts on a budget, or both, my new book is a perfect gift option! It’s only ten dollars and is prime eligible on Amazon. I will be putting a link for the book at the end of this post. Keep an eye out for future posts that will include a teaching resource on Teachers Pay Trachers to go along with my book for all of you teachers out there!

I was so excited about my book that I forgot to document very many outfits the last few weeks, and to be honest looking cute was not a priority of mine last week. My theme last week was more holiday hobo than chic, but I did manage to get my act together a couple of days! I know some of you are going to throw a bible at me and hiss, but have you checked out Walmart’s clothes lately? They are ROCKING it. I have bought three sweaters and a flannel that are super cute, comfy, cheap, and have held up extremely well in the wash! In each picture the tops are from Walmart and the pants from my favorite boutique, Rustic Rose.

I hope you all have a great week! Check out my book and tell you friends!

https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B077PPFFBS

French Toast and Title Pages

Hey everyone! In continuing the efforts to perk myself up, I made an AWESOME new recipe for breakfast this morning, and I wanted to share! I also want to share some progress of my silly little book. Guys, it’s going to happen. I’m going to publish online with the graphic design help of one amazing sister-in-law. The tentative title is “Why did My People Bring a Tree Inside?”. It’s about Christmas from the point of view of the pets. I think all of our little pups would love to eat some of the French toast I made this morning, along with all the treats they get into in my book! 😊 I hope you are all having a great weekend and a safe deer season!

Recipe:

Half a loaf of vanilla brioche, I came out with six slices.
2 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk (you could use all cream for extra extravagance 😁)
Cinnamon-however much you like!

Preheat over to 350

On medium heat, melt butter in the skillet (think grilled cheese amounts of butter). While the butter melts, soak the vanilla brioche in the egg mixture for about two minute per side. Put the soaked bread in the hot skillet and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side. Put the toast from the pan to a cookie sheet, and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Serve with syrup and butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon, some candies pecans would be divine on the French toast, too! It was the creamiest, most flavorful French toast I’ve ever had!

Long Time, No Talk

Hey everyone! I'm so sorry I haven't hopped on here in an entire month. To be honest with all of you I've had some medical issues that aren't life threatening, but very depressing. I have been struggling lately and have been trying to work through being sad and bitter.  In efforts to try to perk myself up, I've started a new creative project.  I have been working on a children's book about our dogs, and I'm hoping to publish it soon! It's corny, and goofy, and very childish, but maybe some kids will find some joy in it. As I get more involved in the publishing process I'll be sharing more about release dates and sales! I hope all of you out there with little ones hug them extra tight and love and care for your children the best you can. And maybe, pick up a silly copy of my silly book hopefully by this winter! I hope you all are having a wonderful fall!

Here's a sneak peak at my illustrating I've done for my book!