I’m baaaack….and so is the Bower Power survey! It’s just like the 2010 census that has been taking over the commercials on televisions everywhere. I wanna know who you are. what you do. things you love. Why? Well, cause I am a people pleaser (false…I’m actually not…just ask my mother…but in this case, I love you guys so much that I could dabble in the people pleasing arena). Actually I wanna know who is reading so that I can better provide you with blog posts that you actually care about…you know…so that we can keep this virtual friendship alive. I’d do anything for a friend. Well almost. I won’t braid your armpit hair. I don’t know what you heard but that was a one time thing.
Anyhoo…last year, we took this survey and I loved the results. Loved. More than celebrities loved boob jobs…if that’s possible. This year, I know that it’s gonna blow that one outta the water….but it depends on you. If you would, pretty please take the time to comment. So here we go:
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
And because I can’t help it…here’s a photo of the cutest baby ever to come out of my uterus:
Hi Katie!
1. I’m Emily, 27 yo, live in Virginia and work at a hospital! My husband and I have been married for almost a year and have a baby due in November!
2. Since I’ve been pregnant, I’ve loved reading people’s pregnancy blogs! It’s nice to know what I have in store for me!
3. I have been craving Gorgonzola cheese like no other with this pregnancy! Of course, that’s one of the things that I can’t have! Who would’ve thunk?
4. As I said, I love reading the baby related stuff!
Hi:
1. My name is Sarah, 30, Assistant Director for a nonprofit organization in the KC,MO area. I have been married for 2 years, bought my first house a little over a year ago. We have one cat we found in a sewer near our house. She is our baby, and we named her after the SNL character Gilly. 🙂
2. LOVE Diet Dr. Pepper w/Cherry. Drinking it right now. I walk every day, love to play tennis, and the only other thing I really have time for is working on my house.
3. I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t eat bacon!
4. I come to ABP for your house posts. Before/afters and craft projects are my favorite. (though little Will is super cute!)
1. WHO ARE YOU? I’m Kelsey and I’m 28. Location is my little secret. (Although I’m sure people could figure it out. Creepy.) Married. One toddler and one golden retriever.
2. WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? My favorite hobbies are blogging and home decor. Coincidence? I think NOT! 😉
3. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! When I was about 10, I started biting my nails on purpose to be more like my mother, whom I adored.
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I most love your posts about Good Will finds that get spruced up, or shake-ups that you do completely free using things you have. The big changes that you’re able to pull off never cease to inspire me to go shopping in my own home. 😉
Fun! Here goes. My name is Jennifer, I’m in Fayetteville, GA (just outside ATL), I’m 28, work at a consulting firm, and am married with a 14 month old. In other words, I work at a consulting firm and work every night chasing around my child who is incapable of sitting still 🙂
Love your blog, Dusty’s, and YHL. Definitely my fave three to check. Lots of laughs and every now and then some info I can actually use in my real life! haha 😉
I’d love to see some more baby/life related posts- how you’re adjusting to being a stay at home mom, what you’ve found makes your life easier, organization tips, ets. And I always love a good budget-friendly before and after.
Yahoo! I love your blog. I rarely comment because … I don’t know. I never really have interesting comments to post other than “OMG You’re HILARIOUS” in every single comment. Nobody wants me to post that all the time.
So, I just turned 30 and I found my first gray hair on my birthday. I’m growing out all my hair dye (have been dying it since I was a rebellious 14 year old) and I wanted to see what my natural color was before I go ALL grey. Ya’know? I have a boyfriend who competes in Ironman’s (Triathlons, by the way no the “Strong Man” competitions that some people think they are lol). We’ll be going out for 5 years this Thursday. We recently got a Pomeranian puppy and he’s definitely a handful. We also had a pet toad that my Boyf rescued off the side of the road one day. He died. Boris is our (his) other pet – he’s a nocturnal nervous hedgehog. Pretty cute. I haven’t touched him yet… I like to spook him out sometimes though by staring at him.
omg this is getting long and I’m not even done the first question. SORRY!!
I’m a graphic designer living in CANADA. Ontario to be exact. Almost near Toronto, not quite. I’m originally from Newfoundland – The Rock.
Favorite hobby has got to be running right now. Used to be soccer (though I still play and people call me “legs” because I’m so swifty). I also rock climb. Yeah! Boulders, cliffs… super fun, been doing that since 1994. Climbers have the best bodies.
Something random? I just had the spiciest (not a fan) california Chicken wrap for lunch at the cafe next door to my work. I had to compliment them on it. Thankfully I washed it down with some choc. milk. Milk > Water with spicy things, didn’t you know.
I love how you write, right now. I don’t know what to suggest you do differently. I think I’d read whatever you wrote regardless. I love your style, and your sense of humor.
I’m excited to see all the comments you get back from this today!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
A: My name is Lara; I’m 22 (23 in July); living in Jacksonville, FL with my husband, Jason (US Navy); in college for Elementary Education; we have three cats!
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
A: I love photography (I want to take some classes after I graduate with the first degree!), home decor, scrapbooking (haven’t done it in a while though) and reading (when it’s not for school!). This probably doesn’t help but I love all of your posts: they are all either helpful or just entertaining. 🙂 I have my own blog, to promote my Mary Kay business, and update when I have the time: larathinkspink.blogspot.com
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
A: I have too many favorite t.v. shows, but to save money, hubs and I just cancelled our cable so we watch everything either through Netflix or online via our t.v. So far it’s working out pretty well. If I HAD to choose one favorite, I’d have to say Grey’s Anatomy… I’ve been watching since the very first episode! 😀
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
A: Though we don’t have kids yet, I love hearing/reading about them! Will is so darn cute. More Goodwill and bargain find posts would be fun too!
Because I take whatever chance I get to talk about myself!
1. My names Monique and I’m 22years old. I’m an HR Generalist working and living in Edmonton, Alberta CANADA. Not married, no kids, but I do have 1 cute cuddly cocker spaniel and one equally if not more cute cuddly boyfriend.
2. I love love love reno’ing our house. Its addictive. I also play sports, love camping, and EAT a lot.
3. I want more fridge filter posts! Just kidding.. because honestly you can only really do one of those. Anything decorating/reno/invadingly personal gets me hooked.
Well know that I’ve discovered I’m really not all that exciting.. Bye! 🙂
1. Colleen C – 27 – HR Professional – No kids yet – planning to sooner then later – Married – No pets — pets after babies and a boat.
2. I’m actually on the look out for a hobby at the moment – I already know it’s not painting or gardening — but we just bought a new house so I’m interested in learning all things house related – which brought me to you! I’m also blogging myself at this point in time – http://momentspasslow.wordpress.com — I obvi love YHL and ABP!!
3. Biggest Fear – drowning – not a big fan of the water. Most embarrassing moment – picking my wedgie in front of my wedding photographer and coordinator becuase i refused to get married with a wedgie. Favorite bacon dish – wrapped around proscuitto and drizzled with butter, bread crumbs, and parmesean cheese Favorite Tv show – Friday Night Lights hands down best television show ever, seriously if you dont watch it you should Favorite tool – hmm – umm – a flashlight – I also have a fear of the dark and I dont use many tools — oh oh, that little tool that helps build all the Ikea furniture. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE — I love that photo of Clara on your side bar. I think you’re funny. I hate people that don’t know the difference between your and you’re.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? – I know this is annoying but just keep up what you’re doing now. A little bit of randomness – mostly house and baby and DIY – it is your blog. you do what you like. I would love to see more of you in the comments … I admit I read you on a reader but comments are more fun with the original blogger responds. 🙂
Also – I bet you have great taste in music. What do you listen to?
1. Okay, here’s my stats! My name is Natalie, aka, “The Pampered Mom.” I am 26 years old, living in the middle of the US. Literally the middle of the US. I am a stay-at-home mommy during the day, and at night … well, I become bridal planner extraordinaire. I started my own business, so that one day, when my kids go off to school, I can have it to fall back on. I absolutely LOVE it! I have two boys (boys are the best aren’t they!) Named Braeden & Bayler. I am married to the man I feel in love at “at first sight.” and we have two dogs. Tank & Charlie. There is WAY too much testosterone here!!
2. As far as my hobby’s go, I love garage sales, BBQ’s and dinner parties. Entertaining is my thing! My favorite post from you would probably be your Halloween tell all “I’m a Mummy!” That was too cute! And of course, my favorite blog is http://www.teamimhoff.com.
3. I am pretty boring when it comes to random details. Probably one thing about me is I am totally shy and I get embarrassed WAY too easily. But after you get to know me … I am really funny (so people tell me.)
4. Question – I love tutorials. They get me every time! Oh, and of course I was to see your cute little baby! My little guy will be one in a couple of days 🙁
Well, that’s it. Come over to http://www.teamimhoff.com sometime and say hello!
1. Liz, 25, San Diego by way of New Orleans, just married, no kids, 1 fur baby.
2. I wish I could say DIY-ing but mostly I make lists of things I’d like to DIY cuz I dont have the money to spend on all the stuff I would like to make : / boo. I have my own blog but it is just a teeny tiny little newborn right now. I love your crafting posts ESPECIALLY all the ones you did for the 12 days of Christmas. FUN!
3. Something random? Uh, I can bend my fingers back so that they’re at a 45 degree angle from the top of my hand. Because of this I have never been able to do a hand stand. My hands wont stay flat .. they just keep bending and all my weight ends up on my fingers. ouch.
4. I don’t really have a specific thing I’d like to see more of. I love it all; baby stuff, before/afters, quick & easy mini makeovers, or random happenings. As long as it’s filled with potty humor and bacon I’ll keep coming back till the day you call it quits on here…. which I hope is never.
35, sahm of 3, former former law prof, no pets, just started my own blog with my paltry attempts at decorating and lots of pics of my kids. Essentially its a way of keeping in touch with my family that lives out of state. I love the before and afters on your blog. And of course, cute kid pics 🙂
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU?
Christine- 25- Richmond VA- No babies (yet) & Married =o)
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? DIY projects, working on our house. Favorite blogs yours, younghouselove, designsponge.
3. Random details – I am scared of sharks.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I LOVE before & Afters! Love the crafts, it inspires me to try it myself and of course more of Will.
1. Personal details –
What is your name? Marielos Reinoso
Age? 28
Job? Customer Service in a Cargo Airline
Location? Guatemala, Central America
Kids? one on the way
Marital Status? married
Pets? a golden retriever
2. Preference details
WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA?
Favorite hobby? mmm i like to fix things around my house
Maybe your favorite ABP posts? the christmas tree 🙂 I loved that one …
Favorite blogs (maybe yours)? mmm the pioneer woman; yours; young house love …
3. Random details –
Biggest Fear? giving birth….
Most embarrassing moment? dancing the first dance at my wedding
Favorite bacon dish? you must try this one http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/chicken-breast-with-pancetta-and-leeks
Favorite Tv show? the new adventures of old christine
Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! my blender :/ and the toilet … what a wonderful invent.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? More craft ideas!
More Before/Afters! More baby related stuff!
I’m Megan. I’m 27 years old and am an xray tech in Chicago. I have been married for 1.5 years and don’t have kids yet but do have 2 kitties.
My most favorite hobby is shopping! Any shopping will do. However, I have recently gotten into sewing. I’m still a beginner though and have a lot to learn. My husband and I just made the decision that we will be purchasing our first home next spring so I am anxiously waiting to decorate!
My biggest fear?…balloons. I know, weird. I belong on that Maury episode with people who are afraid of tin foil and spiders.
As for Bower Power, I love reading about your craft projects. My favorite posts were reading about your 12 days of Xmas projects. Such cute ideas! And I think you should keep the pictures coming of your little one. I love seeing them 🙂
1. Personal details – Hi! I’m Kelly, 28. I CAN’T Remember how I you. I think on YHL. I have been visiting for almost a year. I think I may have even done last years survey like this one. I was a dental assistant before became a SAHM. I am married and have a 1 1/2 yr old daughter (Madison) 2 dogs (Rocky and Jackson), and a cat (Ginger).
2. Preference details – I love blogging. One of my favorite hobbies is to blog and read my favorite blogs. I have learned so much from them (decor advice and tips, great recipes, great deals on shopping, and freebies).
3. Random details – I really need to do my workout and clean the bathrooms today, but I don’t feel like it. I will after I leave this comment :O) Also, I am making this for game night this weekend, it is so yummy!! Check it out 🙂
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/double-chocolate-gooey-butter-cakes-recipe/index.html
4. Question – I like all these you listed!! More craft ideas, More Before/Afters, and More baby related stuff. That sounds perfect!!
Hi, Lindsay here…
1. Mid 20s. New (stay at home) momma to 5.5 month old Ansley who has a crush on Will. Married to an awesome hubby and daddy. Live in metro ATL and love suburb life and fixing up our home!
2. Hobbies are c-c-changing with a babe… I love researching baby stuff like baby wearing and baby led weaning. And can nursing be a hobby? Feels like it ;-). Recently love your birth story posts, but I love the crafty stuff and room refreshes (quick little changes).
3. Random… I want to start a garden next year.
4. More Will!!! 🙂 but I love those crafts… So keep them coming! I’m all about quick and easy with a baby who likes to utilize the 24 hour snack bar… Haha!
Keep it up! Love ABP!
Hello my name is holly 🙂
I am 22yrs old and I live in england. I am an occupational therapist and I have no kids, im single and I have a tomato plant called frank.
I do street dance and ballet and I also play squash and run. My other hobbys include reading yummy blogs like ABP!
My biggest fear is that no one will want to marry me. My most embaressing moment was when I threw up on a school camping trip (I had a sneaky few glasses of rose) My favourite bacon dish is carbonnara. My favourite tv shows are Glee, NCIS and Documentaries. My favourite tool is my set of allen keys because I need to adjust wheelchairs daily. I am obsessed with san pelligrino. I also love my 14month old nephew so much that I never stop talking about him. I am in love with a guy at work and everyone seems to know apart from him.
I want to see more baby stuff!! And before and afters because those kind of things make sense to me 🙂
But mainly I just want you to continue doing what you do because I enjoy reading your blog so much and regularly laugh out loud!
Best wishes from a currently damp england, holly xoxo
1. WHO AM I? My name is Rosalyn, I am 35 and I live in Chicago, yes the city, not the burbs. I am shacking it up with my SO (significant other) and parents to a 7 yr. old cat named Shoes. I work as an admin but looking for a more fulfilling job. This year is going to be a big year, we will see where my path takes me.
2. WHAT IS MY CUP OF TEA? I love to sew, do yoga, hang out with my SO, my cat, family and friends. I love good beer, to cook, read, watch good tv, decorate, plan stuff (mainly parties/gatherings). My favorite ABP posts are about Will (I love kids!) but I also like your before and afters, crafting and ameateur photo how-to’s. My recent favorite obsession is reading blogs: I have a slew of home re-do’s and sewing blogs that I religious keep up with.
3. RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME – I am divorced. I have been divorced for longer than I was married, so I don’t count it any more. Same for my SO… the past is the past we look forward to the future together. We love bacon too. My SO’s infamous dish is buffalo bacon wrapped shrimp. Yummers!
4. WHAT THE HECK DO I WANNA SEE ON ABP? Craft Stuff!!! I have gotten a lot of good ideas from ABP, keep ’em coming! Plus, I love how you find “junk” and turn it into something fabulous, with a little TLC and paint!
Thanks Katie… keep up the great work!
Here goes:
1. Personal details –What is your name? Lori, 47, part-time Mad Scientist in Richmond, VA. 2 teenagers, boy and girl. Married. We love our Westie!
2. Preference details – Love to read, entertain, small DIY projects (no renos). Love lots of blogs, but don’t have one. Some favorites, besides yours, A Beach Cottage, A Country Farmhouse, Centsational Girl, Eddie Ross, Faded Plains, Frugal Farmhouse Design, the Nester, Orangette, Pretty Pink Tulips, Reluctant Entertainer, Simply Seleta and The Polished Pebble, just to name a few.
3. Random details – Fear: family member dying, snakes Most embarrassing moment? When my skirt fell off (wrap skirt unwrapped) in the middle of the cafeteria in high school and I walked away, not realizing it (note: I had a half slip on which is why I didn’t feel nakey)…Favorite bacon dish? Crispy bacon, straight up ..Favorite Tv show? 24, Lie to Me, American Idol, What Not to Wear …Favorite tool? My little palm sander. Out of the blue…my daughter graduates from high school tomorrow. Whew.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Before and afters, anything in your house, DIY decor, some of your friends’ houses…like Sherry and John’s housecrashing..call me nosy!
Keep up the good work!
WHO ARE YOU? Jessica Finch, married, baby boy due (scheduled C-section for health reasons for baby) 7/7/10, San Diego, current job: incubator. previous job: Veterinary Hospital Manager
CUP OF TEA? kind of obsessed with tea parties actually and my fav actual cup is peppermint -milk and sugar please. I like to sew, bake, and make anything actually. my fav blogs are the craft, sew, cook ones that are also witty and have pretty photos of anything. new to ABP but my fav post would be the one where you just took your first road trip: pics amazing and i actually IM’d my husband the caption about baby that sleeps through the night, husband that tries to cop a feel, pics of kittens. he was at work and laughed out loud 🙂 fav blogs: too many to count but i was referred by Jennie of Spontaneous Truth, so hers 🙂
OUTTA THE BLUE? I am very pretty.
WHAT THE HECK TO I WANNA SEE? always your pics, your words more maybe. stuff that makes you laugh or go “awwwww” tends to make me do the same so whatever you like. I like it mixed up, some house stuff, some baby stuff (although you’ll be JUST ahead of me in the baby stuff so i could actually really benefit from your baby knowledge/wisdom/mistakes 🙂
1. My name is Kristen, I’m 25…dangerously close to 26. I’m married to the cutest boy I’ve ever seen and we have a black cat named Sookie. I work as a purchaser and live in Everett, Washington.
2. I love trying to be crafting, swanking (is that a word?) up our home, baking, movies, embarrassingly awful TV shows, and bacon.
3. Something out of the blue…I had stitches on my finger when I was really little and the scar healed to look like I have a butt crack/butt cheeks on my finger!
4. I really like your before/afters and tutorials. I love the style of your home so your projects are really inspiring to me. I love Will and baby stories. Honestly…I pretty much like everything you post! You rock KB!!
Hi Katie! Oh my goodness Will has the cutest smile!!! I’m a 27-year-old Mama to my little boy who just turned ONE! I can hardly believe it. I blog about him here:
http://www.barkingbaby.blogspot.com
I work part-time as a nurse and full-time as a wife and mom in Tucson, Arizona.
I just love your blog – you make me LAUGH! As far as what I want to see on the blog, just keep doing what you do. Love it.
1. Amy, 27, Massage Therapist, North GA suburb of Chattanooga, married no kids (yet!)
2. I like to cook and read but my favorite hobby is home improvement type stuff.
3. bacon wrapped chestnuts, best snack ever!
4. baby stuff is great, so are crafts and decor posts, recipes are nice as well.
1. I’m Annie, a Georgia Tech grad student. I just got engaged, and my fiance and I bought a little 70’s ranch in Marietta that we’re renovating. The link to our blog is here: http://diyrocketscience.blogspot.com/
We’re both aerospace engineers, so we were like “hm, renovating a house isn’t rocket science, right?” as a joke.
2. I originally found your blog through Young House Love, so I like the more crafty/house stuff. I’m not quite at the baby point in my life yet, but I don’t mind reading about it (or seeing cute pictures).
3. His stepdad has a great bacon dish. Cut jalapenos in half and take out the seeds, then fill with cream cheese and wrap with bacon. Then you can wrap them in tinfoil and smoke them on the bbq. They’re delicious!
4. Though I have watched some pretty trashy tv (Rock of Love, anyone?), I haven’t gotten on the Jerseylicious bandwagon and don’t intend to. Never watched the Hills or any of that either. Again, I like the more house decoration kind of thing. If you have any tips for local Atlanta landscaping, too, I’d eat that up. We intend to do a pretty big overhaul once we have a functioning kitchen again (although technically I’m not moving in until August; I still have an apartment in midtown).
1. i’m sara. i’m 31, full time mama to 3 boys who rock my world. we live in arkansas, no pets. we actually just gave our cat away last week. married to a hunk of a man, named aj.
2. love Jesus, #1. love decorating, anything crafty. i love immediate results. i love being a mama. blogs i love, yours obviously, meg deurksens, YHL, joy’s hope, nesting place, pleated poppy, lettered cottage, etc.
3. i have too many embarrassing moments to recount, so i’ll tell you my most recent. i was at a church volunteers meeting last sunday morning. feeling all pretty in my springy dress and wedges. enjoying being dressed up for my one time a week. i was sitting across from this young guy and we were talking about who knows what…so he was looking right at me. i pulled out my Bible, and there was a PAD sticking out of it. i tried to play it cool and stuff it back in my purse, all the while still talking to this guy. so i nonchalantly pulled out my journal instead, but actually it was my Bible AGAIN. and there was the pad again, hanging out of it. oh mercy! why, why? keeps me humble I guess!
4. i love before and afters, love crafts and anything decorating related. and i LOVED the birth story. seriously it was riveting. so keep the baby stuff coming for sure.
thanks for doing this! love your blog. 🙂
sara
Hello Katie!
1. Personal details: My name is Melissa and I am a 30-year-old middle school teacher from Ft. Worth, Texas. I have one son, Jack, and another, Max, due in ten days (yeeps!)! I am married to my lawyerin’ college sweetheart and we are disgustingly in love with each other. Added to our brood are two crazy Chis, Miles and Tuftwick.
2. Preference details: My current favorite hobby is being the best wife and mommy I can be. Second to that is working around my house. I’m a real sucker for innovative and creative organization and am constantly looking for ways to streamline this little operation of ours. I love all of your posts – wouldn’t change a thing. I also like reading blogs from other moms, Clover Lane, Bless our Nest, YHL, All Things G&D, The Pioneer Woman, and others. My blog is ridiculously behind in the postage, so I won’t bore you by listing it here.
3. Random details: My biggest fear is losing someone I love. My most embarrassing moment is honestly too embarrassing to list here, but I will divulge that it involves being caught in a spontaneous amorous situation on my honeymoon. My favorite bacon dish is Roasted Brussels Sprouts with hot bacon vinaigrette. Seriously drool worthy. My current favorite TV show is Trueblood on HBO, but I’m fickle about TV since I only have about an hour a day to watch. A DVR is a necessity in this house. My favorite tool is earplugs, ’cause I’m a ridiculously light sleeper. And something out of the blue…I can whistle extremely loudly.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? : In all honestly, I love the blog as is, but if you’re asking this question in an attempt to generate more ideas and thus be able to post more, then I will tell you that I love mommy stuff. Trial and error moments of mothering and just hearing about all of the common traits that thread all of us moms together. But I also like all the decor stuff.
Have a great week, Katie!
love this, what a good idea!
1. My name is Alaina i am 24, live in Chattanooga, TN with my husband. We just bought a home in March of this year. It is a log cabin which describes both of us perfectly! It reminds us of Colorado, a place we have both lived and loved! We love the outdoors, decorating, thrifting (is that a word?), eating/cooking food from our garden, and playing with our dog, buddy!
2. My favorite hobby, is thrift store makeovers! I love finding bargains and making them my own.
3. Random fact… My friend told me about the easiest pumpkin muffin recipe, it’s amazing. Only three ingredients take about 15 min or so to cook at 350F.
Mix together One box of spice cake mix, a can of pumpkin and a bag of chocolate chips. It’s so delicious and so so easy!!
4. Love seeing decorating on a budget, before and afters, thrift store finds, how to’s.
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU?
I’m Gina! 27 from Illinois (near STL, not Chi-town). Married, one daughter named Eva and I work at a large law firm, but am currently hoping to find something closer to home because an hour and twenty minute each direction commute is killing my soul!
2. Preference details – I read. A lot. I love decorating, but don’t have money or time, so I read about it instead. I read a ton of blogs and I’ve been writing one – to an extent – but am afraid I suck at it, so I’m not sharing.
3. Random details – I’m afraid of basements and have not gone into mine in over a month and a half, since my husband left for Iraq.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I love your style, and I love DIY, so if you have time between feedings, that’s the best stuff. And, pictures of your little man!
1. I’m Christine, a 22 year old graphic designer in Kansas City. Been married for almost 3 years with no kids so far, but we have a nutty little cat named Bindhi and 2 mastiff/great dane mix dogs. They’re pretty much bigger than me. 🙂
2. I’m hooked on furniture making right now, thanks to Knock-Off Wood. Mainly because I want a cute house with cute furniture, but have just about no budget to work with. I love interior design, graphic design, photography, and handmade things on Etsy.
3. Hmmmm… I was homeschooled from 3rd grade until college, so I can totally relate to your homeschooled past. Oh and I have these weird hiccups EVERY DAY like 30+ times a day for the past 7 years. Really awesome in a cubicle office.
4. The whole reason why I started following design blogs is for the before & afters. I’m addicted. But I love DIY projects, especially if they’re cheap but look nice. I’m getting baby fever so I would like more baby related posts, but my husband might not appreciate it. 🙂
P.S. Will is super cute!
1. Personal Details
I’m Caitlin. I’m 21 years old. Right now, I am a junior accounting major at Pitt. (Go Steelers!) I am originally from Houston and plan to move back to Texas after I graduate next year. I am getting married to my high school sweetheart in seven short weeks!
2. Preference Details
I love to cook, read, watch tv, bargain shop, celebrate holidays, and spend time with family. I am pretty sure I’ll get very into decorating when we move into our first apartment in August!
3. Random Details
Let’s see. I’m a huge fan of Target, Chick-fil-A, and Friday Night Lights. I studied abroad in Europe this past year and became obsessed with photography. And all things British.
4. What Do I Wanna See on ABP?
I want you to keep doing what you’re doing – share your home decor secrets and family fun with us. I’m so excited that you’re updating again regularly! At the moment, I really want to see what’s going on with Will’s nursery!
My name is Ashley, I’m 24, live in Lynchburg, Virginia. I work for an online school, for grades 3-12 here, and work on the admissions side of things. No kids for me and my husband yet, this July will be our 2nd anniversary, but we have 2 adorable dogs that count to us as children. Latte is my dog, she’s a miniature toy poodle, and Linus is my husbands dog, and he’s a great dane/lab mix. I mean can it get any more opposite! They are best friends, and trouble makers together!
I love reading, I got a Kindle for Christmas last year and my husband has to beg me to put it down. I just got a digital SLR camera as well, I love taking pictures and have been saving up forever to purchase one! I grew up on the beach and am hating that we live 3 hours away. We just purchased our 1st home this past December, and I am slowly DIYing the heck out it. Let’s just say the lady before us had a fascination with PINK! I love ABP, YHL, all Things G & D, academichic, Centsational Girl, Jen loves Kev, Sensibly Styled, I could go on and on… I do also like to blog, and have been updating mine as we update our house! It’s a great hobby, and a great way for our families to be able to see the progress!
I think my biggest fear is drowning, I hate water! I grew up at the beach, and like to swim in it, so I guess I don’t hate it, I just hate putting my head under. I have to plug my nose, and can only stay under maybe 5 seconds at a time. My husband was on the swim team and teaches swimming lessons to kids and has tried to help me, but I just can’t go under without holding my nose! Hmm, what else, you may enjoy this… I’m trying to in better shape and decided to go running yesterday. I’m doing pretty well (meaning, I’m still able to run, kinda…) when a bug comes flying into my mouth. I start coughing, and can’t believe I just swallowed a bug! THIS is EXACTLY why I don’t run outside! ahh… So today I’m sitting at work and I swear I can still feel this bug in my throat. I’ve drank buckets of water, and get this, I even made myself throw up- AT WORK! Still no relief! AHH!
I love seeing before and afters, your house looks great, and I love hearing how you accomplished things! I always get so excited when there is a new post from you- you are so open, so I feel like I’ve known you forever, and that I can tell you crazy stories about myself, like me swallowing a bug on my run! I think I would just love to see more of everything!
1. Katie, 27, Georgia Tech – Smyrna GA. Married to Mr. Fix it – 2 labs, no babies (yet)!
2. We have been fixing up a ’68 brick ranch for 2 years, got really into wedding blogs but now im loving the house/food/baby blogs. I love seeing projects on blogs – so transformations, crafts, money saving tips – bring them on! I also love John & Sherry and pioneer woman.
3. oooh bacon – i found a recipe on TastyKitchen for deviled eggs with candied bacon on top. DO TRY IT. hmm random…i used to be the college mascot when i lived in NY. I really know how to get a crowd going!
4. I love seeing the big and little ABP projects. My favorite little: the paint swatch art. My favorite big: your kitchen. Because of you guys i let my man put in soffets (spelling?) Also, I need a baby picture atleast once a week, love those. Keep up the good work, love the new layout and design!
Ok, here goes. I’m Valerie, age 29, single mom of Jaylyn, (daughter, age 10) and Cassie (pitbull, age 6) living in Birmingham, AL. I work as the Development Director at a local nonprofit, and I bought my first home in February and have been quickly redecorating everything. I don’t have a lot of patience, and I tend to know pretty much exactly what I want and set about getting it done.
I found your blog via Young House Love when I was still brainstorming about ideas for my new place, and, even though I know you guys are friends and we shouldn’t play favorites, etc., I quickly started looking forward to your new posts more than those over on YHL. And I’ll tell you why. 🙂
As YHL’s blogs have taken a more serious, DIY-turn, a lot of the personal stuff has disappeared. And I get that…full-time bloggers, sponsors, etc. But your personality and writing style is what keeps me interested much more than crafts and projects (which I like too; I just hope you don’t follow the less-personal route!.)
I love to write but have always fell victim to being less than honest as to not offend anyone, and I love how you just say what you want with seemingly no care as to how it makes you look. Seems so genuine and so fresh. I adore it. Keep up the good work!
1. Personal details – My name is Sarah. I am a married 24-year-old from Lancaster, PA. No kids (yet). I work in advertising and my hubby (25) works in IT. We have no pets (both allergic). I LOVE to cook and aspire to have a house in the near future, but for now I’ll just spruce up our 1 br apartment.
2. Preference details – My top 4 blogs right now are: 1. bowerpowerblog 2. younghouselove 3. thepioneerwoman 4. http://www.bystephanielynn.com/
3. Random details – Favorite shows: NCIS, Bones, Glee and Parenthood
4. Question – All things baby related. Babies make me smile. General married life. CRAFTS! and COOKING!
Hi Katie, Here it goes:
1. I’m Jessica, and I am a mathematics teacher in NC.
2. I like decorating and organizing tips (because if I see enough well organized homes, eventually mine will be too, right?) and sewing.
3. Favorite bacon dish: potatoes lyonnaise. Sliced thin potato rounds sauteed (more like fried I’m thinking) in bacon grease. We had some at Morton’s Steakhouse.
4. More organization stuff and DIY!
Keep up the great job!
1. Kelly, married, 28 from Sycamore, IL. I’m a graphic/web designer and have a corgi named Gibson!
2. I love food and dogs and home renovation!! I have a blog for my dog: http://corgibutts.blogspot.com. I read tons of other corgi blogs and also love yours (duh), Young House Love, Healthy Tipping Point, Kath Eats Real Food, and the Pioneer Woman!
3. My favorite show is Dexter.. I’m actually downloading episodes of it right now on Itunes because I still need to catch up on season 4 and we don’t have showtime!
4. I love anything having to do w/your home (transformations and decorating tips).
1. My name is Steph & I’m from Phoenix, AZ. I’m 25 years old & a marketing specialist. I married my high school sweetheart in 2008.
2. I love decorating our new house, it takes time and I know it won’t happen overnight. I’m in love with your blog and YHL too!
3. I’m deaf and proud of it. I can hear with both my hearing aid & cochlear implant. I speak every well but can’t talk on the phone since I heavily rely on lip-reading.
4. EVERYTHING – I love reading and seeing pictures about what you do to your house. And of course more about Will too!!
1.Hi, I’m Rachel, from Memphis. I’m married and we own our own house. We both have full time jobs, which don’t pay much, but we get by. We have two kitties, one dog, and one turtle.
2. I love design and food blogs. My RSS reader overfloweth. I am getting into cooking and growing my own herbs. I love your cooking posts. Also the post you did on tying ribbon for Christmas presents I have saved forever as a reference. I searched youtube for forever for something similar. THANK YOU for doing that.
3. I’m really afraid of snakes. My outdoor cat caught and killed one and left it as a present on our porch the other day. The only good kind of snake is a dead one.
4. I’d love to see a few more cooking posts. And crafty things too. Or something similar to the ribbon video.
Keep up what you are doing! I love your blog!
1. My name is Paige Cotney. I am 24 years old and currently trying to prepare myself for my first teaching job. I am a high school math teacher that is also in graduate school at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. I am single (I guess because I do not have a ring on my left hand) but my boyfriend and I have been dating for about 4 years and we have a sweet Westie named Big Boy.
2. I love your blog and have completely adored the Birth Stories. I found you from Young House Love which I follow daily and I also follow Kara Paslay Designs and Design*Sponge. I love decorating and thrift store/garage sale shopping.
3. I’m terrified of large bodies of water which includes bridges. I’m scared of drowning which in turn makes me a not-so-great swimmer. But I’ve been called a quite bit over-dramatic about that. Love any reality competitive TV show, of course dramas (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, General Hospital, etc.), plus my boyfriend and I LOVE a great ballgame!
4. Strictly personal preference…while I love seeing pictures of little Will and hope to continue to see them but I enjoy craft ideas, before/afters, DIY ideas, etc.
1. My name is Tracie Gurtler, I’m 24, and I am a chemical engineer in Kansas. My husband just had our 1 year anniversary yesterday and thankfully don’t have any kids yet. Our 10 month old cocker spaniel, Autumn, is definately our birth control.
2. I spend a lot of time wondering through the blog world, and love getting ideas for decorating my own home. I have stolen two colors from your home alone for mine. So thanks for that.
3. Favorite bacon dish – I discovered this by accident. I love frying up some bacon and them browning up some onions in the fat. Then I mix those with some pesto and tortelini. It’s amazing!
4. Question – I definately like your craft ideas. I’ve tried a few of them myself and love when ppl ask me where I got something that I totally made myself.
first one to comment…yay! i discovered you when you started working on the nursery. i fell in love with your witty commentary and your awesome since of style!
1. I am Lauren and I am 24. I just married in October to my boyfriend of 8 years (high school sweethearts!) I am a high school English teacher with no kids of my own, but at schoolIi have 70, give or take a few. We have a chocolate lab, Chapstick, and our world revolves around her.
2. It’s dumb to say shopping is my favorite hobby, but I do enjoy it. A lot. I am a runner, so I guess that will suffice? I love all your posts with house updates. We are in the (never-ending) process of remodeling our 100 year old house, so it is nice to see some real inspiration. My favorite blogs are yours, Blue-Eyed-Bride, and SkinnyRunner.
3. My biggest fear is never trying hard enough. My most embarrassing moment happened this year at school, when like the super-cool teacher I am, I fell flat on my butt, hard, hitting my head on the white board and…well, it was bad. Don’t hate me-I don’t like bacon…My favorite tv show is anything reality. The City, The Hills, anything Real Housewives, Millionaire Matchmaker, Bachelor, you get it. My favorite tool…Drimmel is pretty handy. I LOVE WATERMELON!!
4. I am really looking forward to hearing how your day-t0-day it going with baby Will. I am nosey and love to know what the heck taking care of babies is all about.
Katie,
What a great idea! I love your blog and check it everyday during my lunch break (and sometimes other points within the day!)
1. WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
My name is Christina Roushey (aka Christy). I am a 29 year old, soon-to-be-first time mom (I am 19 weeks along!). I work full time as a manufacturing engineer at Sentry Safe. We make the fire and water proof safes that were showcased on YHL last week! I am married to the love of my life, Ben, for 5 years and we have a house in our hometown of Rochester, NY (home to Eastman Kodak Company).
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
My favorite hobby is crafting and DIY projects. Right now they are focused around our nursery, but I love to repurpose ordinary items and give them new life! My fave ABP posts would be the ones about your journey through motherhood, but before I got pregnant, I would have to say the Before/After posts. 🙂 The potty humor is some of my favorite parts! When I read your blog posts, I feel like I am listening to one of my friends share about her day or week. You definitely inspire me and I feel like we would be great friends!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
My biggest fear is failure. Right now I am looking into the future and praying that I can do this “mom thing” and career with excellence. I am just scared that I will not do things the right way. I have to remember that we serve an awesome God who has everything under control. He has a bigger plan than I can even see. Trusting and waiting is difficult for me to do, but at this point, that is my only choice…
Oh and I LOVE bacon! BLT’s are a classic fave for me – breakfast, lunch or dinner!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
Keep doing what you are doing! I would love some insight on getting inspiration for the nursery. I wrote you an email a week or so ago, (i know that you are busy, so I completely understand) just curious about where you got your inspiration for your home and specifically Will’s nursery. So baby stuff and home stuff are at the top of my list.
btw, I love how you update different rooms in your home with little investment. I often get bored of a tablescape or how my mantle is decorated. It is great to get inspiration from your blog!
Thanks for your inspiration, hilarious humor and dare I say, friendship via blog! 🙂
God bless!
Christy
WHO ARE YOU?
Lori, 33, Former Teacher turned SAHM, OH, 2 Boys, Married with a Dog (not to a dog, don’t get it confused)
WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Organizing, Decorating, Scrapbooking, Hiking, Swimming and anything outside with my family, YHL, BowerPower and Ali Edwards
TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
I love “Say Yes to the Dress” for some unknown reason even though I’m not really a wedding person. I’m also analy organized and terrified of flying (yes, I’ve been in therapy for years over it, and no it is NOT just like riding in a car!)
WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Before and Afters, Decorating and Organizing, Money Saving tips and Lottsa that Baby of yours!
1. Meredith, 28, attorney (ish–not really practicing but it’s the easiest description), single, Iowa
2. Hobbies: Reading, swimming, volleyball, softball, etc.
3. Random details: I’m also a professional Scrabble player (no joke–I play in tournaments and win money).
4. I’m here for the home improvement stuff—I like before/afters. I also like the baby stuff, just because I love babies. I’m not into the sentimental as much, but to each their own. 🙂
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets? I am Bethany, 29, SAHM to a 4 year old boy, two year old girl, and currently growing another one (due in October). Married for almost 7 years to my best friend. Born and raised in Indiana. Two dogs, Lucy and Lilly, and a cat, Sadie.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I love to do very domestic things – read, sew…but want to have a cooler hobby because those make me feel like I’m 90 years old. Um, I skydive? (Not really.) I love funny blogs like ABP!, Dooce, and Stuff Christians Like.
3. Random? I’m a total Gleek. I adore that show. I’m currently drinking an Icee from Burger King and watching Spongebob. Pretty sweet afternoon in my book.
4. My favorite ABP are your before and afters – especially when you take things from Goodwill and incorporate them into your decor. I’m very ‘interior design’ challenged and love your style. And try to copy it frequently.
Melanie, 31, engineer
from Cornwall, ON, Canada
Married to the best husband ever and we have the cutest dog – an Airedale Terrier named Bones.
No babies yet – just miscarried 🙁 but we are not giving up…will try again.
FAV POST – LOVE LOVE LOVE your birth story. Even though I just miscarried, loved to hear your story. You are so funny!
I love your writing style. Found your website through YHL –
have been reading it faithfully ever since.
I like your stories and your write ups on your everyday living. Just makes me smile! Keep up the great work…oh! and Congrats on the cutest baby ever 🙂
1. I’m Katy. I’m 22 and just graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in nutrition. So, obviously, the last 4 years have been spent in TX… actually, my whole life has been spent in TX. But that will change July 27. My husband (who I married last August) and I will be moving to Zambia. For now, it’s just us- no kiddos, no animals. That will certainly come one day, you know, when our African adventures are over. 🙂
2. After graduating, I decided to rediscover the things I love in life- the things that have been replaced by studying for the last 4 years. I love cooking and crafting. I like blogging, but am very, VERY much an amateur. Of course, my cooking and crafting will change soon when we move.
3. I’ve got a huge passion for African missions. My husband will be working with a research project and I will be finding people to love. 🙂 I had back surgery a week ago and am currently confined to a queen-size air mattress in our living area (our bed’s upstairs and I can’t climb stairs yet).
4. I love your blog- your amazing goodwill makeover projects and now updates on your sweet Will. I’ve so enjoyed reading your birth story- anxiously waiting for each new ‘chapter’ to arrive on my reading list. also, share what you learn as you dive further into your photography. I’ve got a nice camera and am ashamed of how little of it’s potential I’m using. you crack me up- love your humor.
1–My name is Alicia. I’m 24 years old and I live in SC. I am a stay at home mom for my one and a half year old son. (I’m due in January with #2) I am married and we have a dog.
2–I talk about you and John and Sherry like I know y’all in real life. LOL. I also enjoy Darby’s blog because she takes beautiful photographs of her kids!
3–I can’t go a day without watching the Andy Griffith show. Right now I am craving Velveeta shells and cheese. (How’s that for random?)
4–I think your house is gorgeous and I would like an oppurtunity to steal more of your ideas! I think it is awesome that you shop at Goodwill and share what you find with us. I like when you post things about your life too, like your vacations and things you like to do. And of course, I hope that you continue to let us get to know Will. He’s a cutie pie!
Kelsey- 22, las vegas, nursing student!
I definetly love DIY, hiking, and sometimes running when I`m not feeling lazy. My fave blogs would be YHL, Whatever, Lemon Tree Creations, & Freckles Chic.
Random tidbit? I taught my puppy to “pound it” (kind of like how to shake but instead of saying “shake” i say “pound it”)..haha!
As for what I would like to see more of…definetly more DIY, crafty stuff, and before & afters. The baby stuff is adorable, but since I don`t have a baby it doesn`t really apply to me so I usually skip past those posts.
1) Abby, age 30, mother of two young boys, work at home mom (I like that better than “stay at home mom”), married, and I always say that I’m my husband’s girlfriend…thanks to Dr. Laura.
2) blogging, design, cooking, and parenting. Of course I think my blog is grand :-), but a few of my other favorites are http://www.hollywoodhousewife.com, http://www.wideopenspaces.squarespace.com, and the blog on http://www.shaunaniequist.com.
3) guiltiest pleasure is Bravo TV–the housewives series, Top Chef, even Tori & Dean.
4) I would love to see more “baby stuff.” Especially how your home changes to accommodate the changing lifestyle that arrives with a baby. Keep up the before and afters…You’re doing a great job! Maybe even through in a few more posts on marriage and faith.
P.S. You would just love the book Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist, I know it. Check it out on amazon.
Hi Katie!
I just wanted to pass this contest along as something that might benefit your readers/twitter followers – they could win a brand-new entryway worth up to $5,000 for having an ugly door! http://www.myuglydoor.com
I am Pallie Davis Savoie; 25 years old, married to my high school sweetheart for 1 year now and currently jobless but looking since the hubs and I are moving to Atlanta in a month for him to start medical school.
I am a blogger but more for my own record than anything else. My sister got me started over a year ago and I fluctuate with the posting. I will admit that I am a bit of a blogstalker and most recently love: Bower Power ;), Whatever, Fly Through Our Window, One Ordinary Day (great recipes), and Like Rain on a Tin Roof (my sister’s blog). I love seeing your DIY, cheap redos around the house.
I can roll my belly and touch my nose with my tongue(and I can’t believe I just put that onto the internet). On another topic: up until a few months ago, I laughed at everybody who was hooked on the Twilight series…then I read the books and am now totally caught up in the phenomenon.
More before and afters! And I also have baby on the brain pretty consistently, so I would love to see more baby stuff!
1. Julie – 32 – Franklin, TN – 3 kids (4, 2, 3 months) – married to hunky former soccer player. No pets (our big Newfoundland died this year 🙁
2. Freelance writer – Love Jesus – Fav ABP posts are your birth stories – Fav blogs http://www.joiningthejourney.blogspot.com/ and http://oatsvallteam.blogspot.com/
3. I have what is questionably a 6th finger on my left hand and my three month old seems to have inherited it as well.
4. Love the Before/Afters as well as easy at home projects.
1. My name is Amber, I’m 26 and I live in Loganville, GA. I’m not married and don’t have any kids, but I do have a spoiled rotten Chow named Beurre.
2. I like my tea with plenty of milk and sugar 😛 My favorite hobby would definitely be riding horses, but I don’t get much time to do that anymore… So fixing up my house and reading all the lovely home improvement blogs would be my new favorite hobby.
3. I love trashy reality TV and shows I should have stopped watching when I was 18. Also, I might be a little obsessed with my new cookware and cooktop (to the point that I might not let anyone else touch them)
4. I love the craft ideas!!! And the before and afters! I also love your photography tips.
Wow- all your sharing of Will’s birth makes me want to come out of the dark and let you know that I LOVE your blog (obviously, this is my first time posting).
1. Jessica (31 on 6/16) Lobbyist in Raleigh, NC Married with 1 four-legged daughter. TTC a two-legged one.
2. I love posts on home renovation, how to save some moola, and LOVED your birth story series. I laughed. I cried. I felt like I was there, but in the non-creepy way. Fav blogs are yours and YoungHouseLove and some local bloggers who post about freebies in my area. I have you all on my Google Reader and you keep me company when I am away from my office.
3. Too many random things to name. I love to garden, cook and hate to clean. I’ve made 2 quilts in my lifetime but my hubby things being domestic is and old fuddy-duddy thing to do. I love to save money, especially at the grocery store. I once bought $170 worth of groceries for $35. I will watch anything on tv that has “CSI” or “Dance/Dancing” in the name.
4. I don’t care what you post on your blog, as long as you keep it in your voice. You can make anything interesting/funny, and I especially love how everything comes back around to bacon.
Hey Katie : I guess im the first and I love talking about myself (its a problem im working on 🙂 so thanks for encouraging my addiction… my bf thanks you kindly ha ha
Name: Mary Baloun
Age: 19
Job: Nanny
Location: HOT palm bay fl
Kids: heck no
Marital Status: Iv got a bf like you! minus the marriage part
Pets: Does childhood puppies count?
Favorite hobby: Blogging! my bf and I own http://www.Apartmenttlc.com (its us again I KNOW we are
obnoxious)
Favorite blogs: Bower Power, Young House Love and IHeart Organizing.
Biggest Fear: BY FAR it heights for me
Most embarrassing moment: when i baked a cake for my american govnt class and one of my hairs
fell in the batter ( I have curly hair ok! gimme a break…) and the person announced it to the class that they found it in their piece.
Favorite bacon dish: you will hate me after this…i don’t like bacon..
Favorite Tv show: any trashy VH1 romance reality t.v shows
Favorite tool: computer ha ha!
Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP: We want to hear about you katie! forget Lindsay Lohan can we see some katie bower!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Sara Age? 26 Job? I worked at a newspaper in the advertising dept. Location? new york Kids? no Marital Status? engaged Pets? one cat, one puppy
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? fixing up my house since moving in last Christmas Maybe your favorite ABP posts? The ones about your house and crafts and stuff Favorite blogs (maybe yours)? young house love (that’s how I found this blog!), knock off wood, design sponge, tart house, ish and chi,
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? being alone. Most embarrassing moment? when my parents asked me and my fiance (boyfriend at the time) when we are going to tie the knot in front of my whole family – that was a really awkward moment. Favorite bacon dish? lol, meatloaf and bacon, egg, and cheese Favorite Tv show? right now, The Bachlorette, The Hills, The City, The Next Food Network Star (RIP Lost) Favorite tool? my iPod TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! I turn my alarm clock off in my sleep and sleep WAY too late (happened this morning) – good thing I start work at 11:30 a.m. and not 8 a.m.!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? YES!! More Before/Afters? YES!!! More baby related stuff?
1. I’m Letty, just turned 31 (still can’t believe it). I’m a trademark attorney in Miami, Florida (actually, I live in Hollywood, FL, which is like 30 minutes NE of Miami). I’m engaged to a wonderful man, no kids, and have the cutest Beagle ever named Boomer.
2. I obsess over design magazines and blogs and check out the same 30 or so blogs every day (yes, I have a full time job, so shhhh)– YHL and ABP are two of my faves 🙂 I also read tons– mostly fiction and I am not embarrassed to admit that this here 31-year-old has read all seven Harry Potter books. Twice.
3. I am terrified of frogs even though I know they can’t do anything to me; I think it’s probably more appropriate to say that I am grossed out by them, but I dunno, it feels like fear. I used to want to be an FBI agent and gave up on that dream until recently when I started watching Criminal Minds, and now I secretly wish they would recruit me to work at the BAU (behavioral analysis unit). I realize I don’t have a psychology degree or any law enforcement experience, but a girl can dream.
4. Katie, I discovered your blog about a year ago from YHL and am so glad I did! I think your blog is perfect the way it is– and I’m not just blowing smoke.. well you know. I love that you share personal details of your life; that your commentaries involve pop culture; and I obviously love all home/design posts. This is just an aside, but I also love how honest you are about your faith, and about everything in your life actually! Your honesty and this-is-who-I-am-so-if-you-don’t-like-it-it-was-nice-knowing-ya attitude keep me coming back every day.
Thanks for caring about who we are! xo
WHO ARE YOU? Amanda, 27, Office Mgr, Michigan, Knocked up, Married, A sweet puggle pup named Gaia:)
WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Home Decor, travel, babies, food
TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! I can hardly type the word ‘snake’ as I am so pathetically afraid of them! I’m a TV junkie (sitcoms & reality mostly).. I like Bacon on it’s own, and only on it’s own. Bacon flavored, wrapped, stuffed anything.. I could kinda live with out.. I hope we can still be friends!
WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Honestly.. Keep doin’ what you’re doin’! I like the surprise aspect. Is it going to be crafts? Babies? Shopping? You keep me on the edge of my seat, as a crafty blogger should 🙂
1. Rebecca, 32, accountant in Virginia. Single. No pets.
2. Hobbies? Taekwondo, home design, food and wine.
Favorite ABP posts? Well, I can’t seem to shake thinking about tampons every time I clean a brush. Thanks.
Favorite blogs (maybe yours)? YHL and Pioneer Woman.
3. Biggest Fear? Heights, snakes, bugs, getting eaten alive.
Favorite bacon dish? BLT.
Favorite Tv show? Absolutely Fabulous and the Golden Girls.
Favorite tool? Putty knife.
TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! I love Bob Dylan and purchase roses every week for my house.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP?
How to design layouts of rooms, what to do with small spaces, analyzing rooms to see what makes them work.
1. Personal details –
What is your name? The Nodakademic
Age? 27
Job? Education, Training and Technology-related; I’m also a ph.d. student.
Location? North Dakota
Kids? Nope
Marital Status? Married
Pets? One cat!
2. Preference details –
Favorite hobby? I like to blog, work on my house, and I used to like to read before I went to grad school. Now I don’t have time. Would love to learn to be a better sewer.
Maybe your favorite ABP posts? I love your thrifty shopping posts… I’m a thrift-store shopper out of necessity to find different items; we don’t have a lot of decor stores in my area, so second-hand stores tend to be my source for unique things.
Favorite blogs (maybe yours)? Hmm. I enjoy parentheticalme.com, russetstreetreno.com, thesimpledollar.com….
3. Random details –
I absolutely love that thick, sugary frosting the grocery stores put on cakes. I can eat a bucket of it and be left wanting more.
4. Question –
Crafts, befores & afters, and the thrifty stuff are all really interesting. 🙂 Love your baby too of course! Not at that point in my life, but I can live vicariously!!
My name is Diana, I am 24 and live in EP,TX . I am happily married and I stay at home with my 3 year old son. My favorite hobby is anything crafty or design oriented. My favorite ABP post was probably the one with the advent calendar.
I would definetly want to see more blog post about crafts and before and afters which are always my favorite!
My favortite blogs are YHL, Brooklyn Limestone, Centsational Girl, Bakerella, Design Sponge , Better After, and of coarse ABP.
By the way I’ve been meaning to tell you that you look soooooo much like Britney Spears!!
1. Jen/36/Research Analyst by day – Home decorator, crafter, DIYer and aspiring gardener by night. Located in Plymouth Massachusetts, aka America’s Hometown, married 3 months so far. We have bunnies, birds, squirrels, chipmunks and spiders, but they all live outside. As a former city dweller I love having new “pets” that I can watch from the safety of our deck.
2. Love anything DIY, home decorating, crafting related. Loved the States of the Union post! I’ve done it, and it is a nice addition to our family room.
3.
Biggest Fear? I have musophobia, fear of mice. And saving enough $ so I can retire and watch reality tv and learn bridge.
Most embarrassing moment? Calling a college professor a moron while she was standing right behind me in the hallway.
Favorite bacon dish? BLT Salad, it takes the healthy out of salad, nuff said.
Favorite Tv show? Modern Family.
Favorite tool? Staple gun.
TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! I got nuthin.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP?
Love, love, love all of your “how to”, they are my bible.
More Before/Afters? Yes, love those too.
More baby related stuff? Yes, we are working on a baby, bumpin and a grindin until we plant the seed. Would love more gender neutral ideas since we won’t be finding out the sex until the baby is born and I assume by then I should have the nursery ready, so I’m looking for ideas.
Wow.. Am I first?
My name is Aimee and I am a 24 year old special education teacher living in Ohio with a blue-eyed husband, Mike and a 19 month old daughter, Paige.
My true hobby and passion in life is teaching. I teach high school students and summer vaca is so hard on me… when I run into my students outside of school my heart nearly explodes. I crave it like I crave water.
My favorite movie… hands down… is the Wizard of Oz. A 1939 masterpiece.
I would like to see some creative and resourceful ways that you stimulate little Will. I bet your gears are already turning regarding DIY projects to use down the road with him. Anything baby is right up my alley.
You have a beautiful family, Katie Bower.
Emily Geyer. 24. Fundraiser at UTChattanooga. Chattanooga (woot! you were just here!). No kids yet. Married for almost 2 years. 1 dog- Harley (fur baby).
I love all of the above! I think you do a really good job of mixing up the content. I love the baby posts (who doesn’t? he’s adorable.) and the home stuff. I should mention, it doesn’t really matter the content… you are hillarious to matter what!
Hello there-
My name is taryn. I am a 25 year old stay at home wife. We live in Colorado (somewhat near those lovely McKevitts) with our little dog PeeWee.
If I had a baby (oh I wish I did) I would love to see baby stuff- but since I don’t- I love to see you home improvement stuff and decorating on the cheap. It is awesome to see what you do! thanks.
My name is Katie. I’m just over a year away from 30 (eeek!) and have a 2 year old daughter (who would have been named William had she been a boy).
Much to my hubby’s chagrin my biggest hobby now is reading blogs (my all time fave is ashleyannphotography.com/blog) and writing my own (explanationrequired.blogspot.com). I love your decorating-related posts because they seem more real to me than what I see on lots of other blogs (but shhhh, don’t tell them I said that). And where are more pics of that beautiful boy’s nursery?!? I mean, come on. I’m also digging your photography related posts since I’m always trying to improve mine.
Out of the blue?!? Hmmm, I once tap danced in the character of a convict on a chain gang. Myself and the other dancers were literally chained ankle to ankle, dancing acapella. How’s that for random?
1. Personal details – My name is Alisha, I am 26, I work doing Public Relations for our local school district and do wedding/portrait photography on the side. I’m married to Dac, my bestie and business partner and as of now, we are childless – except of course for our adorable (or so incredibly ugly I can’t help but love him b/c I’m his mom) adopted pug Peety. Oh, and we live in Kansas.
2. Preference details – I prefer sweet tea but I do drink the plain Jane stuff too. Like I mentioned before I love photography. I also love to cook – baking especially. I also love to EAT. Which isn’t a good combo with my previous comment and is also why I try to limit myself to unsweet tea! =) I’m a Christian. I love to sing and was always involved in music theater until the past few busy years. Glee is my guilty pleasure! I also love to write and fix up/decorate our 1920 bungalow we bought this past fall. I’m a BIG blog reader – and obviously I read (and love) All Bower Power! I particularly think your garage sale posts are inspiring! Love what you’ve done with your place. Keep up the great work and keep telling us about it!
3. Random details – I despise spiders. I’ve tried to name them so we can be friends, but I just can’t handle it and have to have the nearest manly man kill them for me. I’m also scared of bad guys. I think I’ve watched a few too many crime shows. I’m real into bacon wrapped little smokies (drenched in brown sugar of course) or even a simple BLT with a side of cottage cheese. Mmmm. I’m kind of a TV junkie. I love Glee, Mercy, Criminal Minds, just to name a few – as well as a few oldies but goodies. My favorite too, albeit not really a “tool” is frog tape.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I like everything you put on ABP! My favorites are probably the before/afters but keep it all a’comin’! Baby stuff is totally welcome too!! =D
1. Hi! I’m Lisa and I’m 28. I live with my husband and yellow lab Logan in Baltimore. No kids yet! I’m a mental health therapist with kids in foster care with a little bit of blogging on the side.
2. I love to read, exercise, travel, blog, and decorate our home. I love ABP posts on home decor (your home is gorgeous), your shopping finds, and anything baby! Favorite blogs are yours (totally buttering you up but it’s true), Young House love, The Goodie Life, and mine. 😉
3. Randomness – I sleep in socks year-round, no matter how hot it is, because even if it is 100 degrees, I will wake up with my feet cold. Also, one of my most embarrassing moments was fainting in the aisle of a plane. Last thing I remember before dropping was half the plane going “Oh! She’s going down!”
4. I like your craft ideas, any home decor stuff you do, shopping finds, gift ideas, and everything baby. In addition to hearing about Will, I like posts about specific baby gear that’s been helpful or how you manage your life with a kid or whatever.
1. Personal details – Name’s Amy – 23 – female. Office manager. Live in Toronto, ON. No kids of my own, 10 year-old ‘stepdaughter’. In a relationship. One pet fish named Al Pacino.
2. Preference details – I love reading food and home decor blogs. I love interior design in general – love reading about it, doing it, planning it, etc. Fave blogs are YHL, Apartment Therapy, The Pioneer Woman and Design*Sponge.
3. Random details – I love dill pickles. I love dill in general – dill sauce, fresh dill on fish, dill pickles, dill pickle chips, dill pickle chip dip…mmmmm!
4. Question – I’m a big fan of before & afters!
My name is Kristin and I am from Ames, Iowa. I’m 23 years old and have been married to my amazing husband Trey for 2 years. We have a black lab puppy named Jasmine. I am an intern architect…so fresh out of school and in training. My husband is a computer consultant. My hobbies are (of course) architecture, decorating, organizing, outreach, sports, old movies…etc. Some other blogs I read are young house love and the lettered cottage. Random details…I am a fan of the show Glee and Psych, I am constantly making lists, terrified of tornadoes, huge Pottery Barn fan (I go to their classes all the time!) and love clothes from the Gap…and as for what I would like to see on ABP…befores/afters, crafts, baby stuff! (can’t get enough of that!), and I thought to know the budget/cost behind things…my husband and I went through Financial Peace University with Dave Ramsey at our church (check Dave out! He has great advice. http://www.daveramsey.com), so we’re trying to be careful with how we spend our money…so tips on how-to-find-things-on-the cheap-but-are-still-good-quality is always nice 🙂 Thanks Katie!!! Your new set-up looks awesome! And Will is absolutely adorable! Keep up the good work!
Hi Katie,
Congrats on your beautiful boy! I’ve been following you for about 6 months and not commented yet. My husband and I live in ATL too, closer to downtown.
1. Personal details – Tanya, 25, Marketing, Atlanta, no kids, married, 2 dogs
2. Preference details – Writing, design, decorating, cooking, Young House Love, Brynn Alexandra and Jen Loves Kev are my fave blogs so far, looking to start my own soon
3. Random details – Biggest fear-confrontation or failure, Embarrassing moment-any time my memory fails me…and for a 25 year old it’s way too often! Favorite tv show: Bachelorette…and…..I love tweezers! (that was my fave tool and something out of the blue)
4. Question – More family-based stories and projects, baby stuff, craft ideas are great, recipes, projects where the whole family gets involved (your design eye, boyfriend’s construction skills)…those are most application for me to think about working on with my husband
You’re doing great!
Tanya
Hi Katie,
I love your blog and would love to get to know each other. Here’s some info on me:
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets? — I’m Lauren, 28, a stay-at-home-mom of twin girls (3 years old). My husband and I just bought our first house in Duluth, GA and have been having a ball fixing it up these last 3 short weeks. There are a million more projects to come.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)? — I have found in the last 3 weeks of painting an entire house before moving in that I really enjoy painting. It makes everything look so nice and fresh! Thanks for all the tips on painting trim and staircases as well as brush cleaning. This has come in very handy lately. Also, thanks for the post about recaulking your shower. I had to scrape and recaulk two dissssssgusting showers in this house and I wouldn’t have known what to do without your help. Once the unpacking is done and my bank account recovers from all the recent expenses (new appliances, carpet, wood floors, paint, repairs, aahhh!), I’m hoping to delve into your decor posts more and create some cheap art for our house. Looking forward to that!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! — How about dishing on some of my guilty pleasures? Doritos (how can anyone resist these?), The Bachelor (trashy but oh so addicting), and letting my kids watch one more episode of TV so I can finish reading all my favorite blog (oops). Not-so-guilty pleasures: Running, making homemade bread and pizza, keeping the finances in line (I’m a numbers geek), making and sewing stuff for the home to save money, and shopping online (sooo much easier than lugging kids around a bazillion stores and strapping/unstrapping/strapping/unstrapping the car seats – it’s an endless cycle, I tell you).
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff? — Since we’re new to homeownership, I would love to see a post about all the regular maintenance that goes with a house and how often this should happen. For example, how often do we need to paint the exterior, replace air filters, clean out air ducts, and a bunch of other house stuff I don’t even know about yet? That would be super helpful!
Thank you so much for all the great posts and your fun personality that shows through your writing. Your blog is one of my favorites. Since we live so close, you’re welcome to come over for a visit anytime. I’d love to have one of my personal blog celebrities over to dish on all the things I should do in my new house to (try to) make it just as fabulous as yours. Plus, we could chat about all the cool stuff there is about being a mom, like leaking boobs, barf running down your shoulder, and slobbery smiles that make it all worth it. Keep up the good work and congrats on the new baby!
1) My name is Virginia, I’m on the verge of turning 26, married and have a happy little four month old behbeh girl. We live in the sunny CA Bay Area, where I am a graphic designer (9-5 for a large corporation and also some freelance on the side). Like many, our firstborn is a dog named Wicket after the ewok from Star Wars.
2) Since having a baby, my hobbies have been largely baby centered…. Does impulse buying at baby gap and tea collection count as a hobby? 😉 I love to read blogs, bake, and craft when I get a chance though. Love your house reno posts and seeing interaction between you and YHL… They’re also one of my fave reads.
3) Four plus months post partum and every time I shower it’s like a mouse died in the drain. Still, the hair loss (and everything else) is so worth it.
4) I love your hilarious blogging voice so pretty much anything goes!! 🙂
My name is Trista. I am 23 and married. No kids yet, but we have a JackRussel/Chihuahua named Yoda. I work for the Girl Scouts and live near Bham. My husband and I are youth pastors.
I watch a lot of TV. I’m loving your Birth Story posts. It makes me less scared about my future pregnancy. My favorite blogs (not including yours) are Young House Love, How About Orange? and Little Green Notebook. I like Say YES! to Hoboken and Oh Happy Day too.
I’m afraid of failure. Favorite bacon dish is the Bacon Turkey Bravo sandwich at Panera Bread (no tomatoes). NBC cancelled my favorite show (Heroes), so I guess Glee is my new favorite. I had Subway for lunch.
I love craft ideas. Just keep working on your house. Show us pictures of the nursery! Thanks for all you do and for your honesty. Weren’t you memorizing James this year (or Romans? I can’t remember)? How’s that coming? You’re my hero if you succeed. I’m seriously lacking on my Scripture memory skills.
Who: Corley, 25, Teacher/retail, Western PA, TTA, Married 1.5 years, 2 adopted dogs and 1 adopted cat
Tea: Quilting is my thing right now. Decorating got to be too expensive. I liked the good will/savation army post: how to dig for things. Also love baby post, so glad you posted about your “milking station”… very realistic and practical!
Blue: I don’t think bacon gets any better then when served with pancakes.
ABP: Big fan of Will post, how things are going, what items you like and don’t like, what do you wish they would or wouldn’t have told you pre baby. Can you tell babies are on my brain? Granted I also like the rest of your post!
Kim Standing, recently married, one month ago actually and in heaven with married life! My husband is Bubba (yep) and our dog is Autumn and our kitty is Nella. We just bought our house a year and a half ago and we LOVE IT. Really, we are back and forth to lowes weekly, painting, decorating, adding doors you name it we try and DIY it! We’re 26 and both Virginia Tech Hokie grads! Hokie football runs our lives in the fall and I love a player named Darryl Tapp that graduated in 2006 from Tech, now plays for the Eagles formally a Seahawk. I support his Hokie Jersey to any and all football games, no matter the team!! He is my secret love! I love reading about Will especially now since our niece came into the world one month ago tomorrow! And I love seeing what you do to your house. I try to blog about all of our house changes but life gets in the way. So I envy the bloggers like you out there that can run this guy and live your full life!!! So thanks for letting me follow you every day!! love Kim
So fun! I am Lindsey and am 29 years old. I live in Oregon with my husband and 16 month old son, Bennett. We also have a Boston Terrier named Cooper (after Marissa Cooper from The OC). I am a photographer (www.lindseylyonsphotography.com) and love seeing all your sweet pics of Will).
When I was pregnant w/ Ben I was on bedrest for 3.5 months and got hooked on blogs. They are like crack cocaine to me (your’s included). I’m also addicted to Facebook and my iphone but that probably wouldn’t surprise anyone.
I’m psuedo crafty and love taking pictures (obvs). I like to chase my son and watch Nemo 2.5 times a day (I’m not kidding here either). I also drink at least one Coke Zero a day. Sadly I do not eat bacon. I’m a vegetarian but I’m not a hippie (Oregon + no meat = hippie to many people).
I love reading about a variety of things. Will is my favorite of course! I also love your house and your love of feathered friends. I myself love birds and throw pillows. We have a lot of both in our home (not real birds mind you).
Keep it going! I love what you do and think you are stinking hilarious!
Lindsey
1. Jessica. 25. Structural Engineer. Bothell, WA. No kids. Married. 2 Dogs and 1 Cat.
2. My hobbies include sewing, gardening, and cooking or baking. I want to get into photography but haven’t made the leap yet. Too many favorite blogs to list.
3. I’m stumped here. I always have a hard time talking about myself. Lets see, I’m one of those crazy people who loves their dogs too much. And, I’ve got a fake tooth because the adult tooth just never formed in my mouth 🙂 how’s that for weird?
4. I love the baby stuff. I don’t have kids but I totally enjoy seeing pictures and hearing stories about other peoples kids. Also, I love the post about photography. Even though I haven’t started I really want to get a DSLR and learn to take great pictures.
#1 Woo-hoo!!!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets? My name is Gloria. I am 30 yeras old. I am a SAHM of four kids (3 boys and 1 girl). I live in CO. I have been married for 10 years this summer! We have 1 dog, 2 cats and 3 fish. We are about to be minus 2 cats though because the stupid things keep peeing everywhere except the litter box.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)? I like to blog, it’s a fun way to remember stuff that goes by on a day-to-day basis that is easily forgotten. I love being a mom, and I’m totally blessed to be able to stay at home with my wonderful kids!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! My favorite TV show is Big Brother. It only comes on in the summer and I just LOVE it. I get totally into it and feel a little sadness when it’s over. I know it’s like the ramen noodles of reality TV, but I still think it’s cool!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff? I like all your posts, they are so funny and interesting. I wish I could write like you! I most like baby posts and before/after stuff. I am totally NOT crafty or creative, so I like vicariously through other people.
Hi Katie! Congrats on your beautiful baby Will. I love ABP SO MUCH, that I think I may be the very first one to leave a comment. That’s right, I check ABP not once, but twice a day (sometimes more). You are one of my top blogs, so I will happily provide some of the down-low on me. I think we would be great friends (but not in a stalkerish-kind-of-way).
1. Sarah. 28. Graphic designer/food packaging designer. Upstate New York. No kids yet. Married almost 5 years. 2 cats. I love antiques, especially milk glass. I have had my own blog for 9 months now, and I have learned a lot from pro’s like you.
2. I love all things home-decorating related, DIY, shopping for bargains, arts & crafts, furniture refinishing, item re-purposing, entertaining guests…everything you have been so kind to share with us. I have also been GLUED to your baby story. Please continue to provide tips and learnings of being a new Mom.
3. My favorite show is currently Friday Night Lights. I have a strong aversion to bar soap. Liquid soap only for this gal. I have been to India twice on missions trips. I like to play name-that-cologne/perfume when people walk by.
4. I would love to see more before and afters, more beautiful furniture transformations and table setting ideas, gift ideas (just to name a few). I enjoy everything you’ve been blogging (hence the reason you are a favorite!) so keep up the great work. Love the new blog design too!
Thanks for asking!
Howdy 🙂 I have been reading your blog for a while, but I have never commented. I thought today might be a good first time! I guess that makes me a virgin commenter – haha. Anyway here are my survey answers:
1. My name is Sassy Engineer (or Jess, but that is all my husband will let me put out there!). I’m a traffic engineer for a city in TX. No kids yet, but hopefully in a couple years. I’m the ripe ol’ age of 25, and per the husband comment above, I am married. We also have Jane, the Bassett Hound – she is our kid for now!
2. I love reading, sewing, DIY projects so I love seeing all you do around your house. I am also a lover of all things frugal so I love your Goodwill posts. In fact, that reminds me, I need to check mine out soon! I read a lot of blogs that I love. I had a blog for over a year, but I recently started over for multiple readers. It is http://www.conservativelyconversing.blogspot.com. It is just a hubmle little blog.
3. Hmm – something random, I was in an earthquake once on vacation when I was 7. I grew up in Kansas so that was a big deal. I think I may be borderline hypochondriac. For some reason I just start worrying that I have some weird disease. Right now I am afraid I have skin cancer, which isn’t a weird disease, but I might be worrying a bit too much. Really, all you need to know about me is that I worry and talk too much!
4. I think I kind of already answered this, but I love the DIY type posts and how you spruce up a room. I also love hearing just funny real life stories about how young marrieds are figuring it all out in this world.
Okay, so now that you probably think I’m crazy, I’ll end my survey. It was fun though 🙂
1. Personal details – My name is Jana H. (Hunter is my psuedonysm in case I ever actually publish; Hill is my actual last name.) I’m a 31 year old library associate (not to be confused with being an actual librarian.) and a bonifide Magnolia from Mississippi. While I’m single with no children, I am, however, the proud mama to a furbaby–a pup named Libby. She’s half Chihuahua/half Pomeranian.
2. Preference details – I like a little bit of everything. My blog roll ranges from house and home blogs, to mommy blogs all the way to weird and strange blogs. I was introduced to blogging via the romance novel community with whom I’m active. From there, I started seeking out other blogs. I find other people’s lives to be fascinating. While I was introduced to ABP through YHL, I stuck around because ABP is a fun and heart warming place to be. I love the variety of posts found here and your sense of humor is awesome. 🙂
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Deathly afraid of rodents and reptiles. I actually moved out of my (former) house for a few days when I discovered a mouse in it. Made my dad set and clean up traps. Most embarrassing moment? Ugh. I try to block those from my memory. Too many to face. Favorite bacon dish? While I love anything that includes bacon, my very favorite way to eat it is by itself, fresh out of the skillet. Favorite Tv show? Medium and Chuck. Favorite tool? My cordless screwdriver. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! Hmm…my “pet name” for my pup is Baby Tater at home. On my blog I call her Devil Pup.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP?
Honestly, I love the mix of things on here. It’s never boring and I like that I can get DIY tips and odes to bacon all in the same place. Seriously, this is just a fun place to be on any given day. 🙂
1. Deena, 35, married SAHM with a two year old daughter named Luca. We have two cats-Peanut and Milo and a shitzu/papillon mix named Beanie. Whitecourt, Alberta- Canada
2. Hobbies-Working out, hanging with my kidlet. Currently renovating our home.
Fav blogs-yours of course, Life in the Fun Lane, Thrifty Decor Chick and Young House Love. I read so many but these are the ones I get excited about when I see a new post. Loving the picks of Will, gives me baby fever!
3.Random Details- Terrified of spiders, love animals and kids. Favorite tv shows-True Blood, Rescue Me, Entourage, Nurse Jackie. The list goes on and on, I’m a bit of a tv junkie.
I can pick up ANYTHING with my toes, no matter how tiny. I can also spread them out like fingers and move my baby toes independently of the others. Like you I also had to have a c-section, and I’m not a natural blonde!
4. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE before and afters, and the baby stuff too.
Sooo are we supposed to comment this? I’ll go for it.
1. I’m Katie, 25 from St. Louis, MO. I’m a teacher and photographer. I don’t have any kids other than my 17 pound mutt and a class full of First Graders! I’m engaged and having a New Years Eve wedding!
2. Favorite hobby is photography and decorating…and my favorite blog is Ashley Ann.
3. I’m a freak about a clean windshield.
4. I love personal and before and afters!
1. Personal – Julie, 25, marketing writer, Cleveland. I share a downtown loft with my tech-savvy boyfriend. We are kid and pet free for now!
2. Preference – Whether online or on paper (or on your blog) I love reading. YHL sent me your way and I fell for your writing style and humor. And your *beautiful* photography.
3. Random – Every now and then I eat mac-n-cheese and pop-tarts for dinner (even though I love cooking & eating the healthy fresh stuff).
4. Question – Some girls my age hear the baby clock ticking… I mostly hear the house clock. So I love reading about your decorating and home improvements — it’s fun to dream about what I could do with my someday-house! And of course I love reading about your little boy; what a cutie.
Mandy, late 20’s, married with a boxer furbaby Bella, recently relocated from Nashville, TN to Bloomington, IN
I had to seriously narrow down my fav blogs bc I felt I was reading too much on the computer so, you made the cut! ; ) Seriously, ABP, YHL, Darby & Erika, Angie Smith at Bring the Rain, Anne at Flowerdust.net, Dusty, and An Inch of Gray are all I have left! Although I have a few I have been known to revisit from time to time….MODG, Dooce, Vodkamom I can’t quite cut off completely!
I want to hear whatever you want to share! No special requests here, I follow bc I like hearing whatever you want to tell. : ) Although my all-time fav posts were when you shared finding out you were prego and your thoughts, also the birth story. As someone thinking of trying for a bambino in the next year or so I really appreciated your honesty and writing from the heart, even if sometimes it might have been something that was hard for you to share. So keep it up, I most like your posts where I don’t think you mean to but your love of Jesus comes through in your responses or actions and that is so awesome. : ) Just keep doin’ what you do internet friend!
1. Kera. 26. Stay-At-Home Momma. Dayton, OH. 1 sweet little boy, Dalton 13 months. Happily married for 3 years. No pets. :O) (Husbands stats: 25, Aerospace engineer. added because he enjoys the handy tips you guys give when he is slaving away at our projects!)
2. Oh boy, I love lots of things. We just bought our first house 3 months ago so I have been enjoying making it home. I LOVE any posts about redoing furniture. Bring on the Good Will projects. I am learning to sew. I enjoy cake decorating. We love to watch sports GO BUCKEYES! We also love our amazing church family. Our favorite sites: Your site, Knockoff Wood (knockoffwood.blogspot.com) Young House Love, Tip Junkie, Not Just a Mommy (dawnypoo.blogspot.com).
3. I hate everytime my hubby leaves for work. I have knots in my stomach until he texts me when he is safe and sound at his desk. Yum my favorite bacon dish is the appetizer that is the soaked water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and then baked! YUM!
4. I am SO excited to see what your house evolves into once Baby Will is moving and shaking. I always look at super amazing rooms online and laugh at the thought of doing that with a toddler in the house. But you will keep it real and pretty. I guess I’m excited for “Baby proofing with style!” :O) Also EVERYONE loves before and afters! I also think your site would be an awesome place for Color Combo days where you show us (who are afraid to think outside the (khaki and white) box!
1. Carrie, 30, Boulder Associates Architects, Inc. Boulder, CO, Married two years in September, kids? we aren’t telling yet! 2 of the world’s most adorable labradoodles – Saylor (5) and Sammy (11 months)
2. I love the funny, random posts. I have so enjoyed the baby posts as well, everything from finding out, telling the fam and the events leading up the birth.
3. Right now, I am big into the Jersey shows. LOVE glee. Random: After 15 years of waiting, I finally got to see NKOTB in concert. Totally worth the 15 year wait.
4. Huge fan of you and your blog! I would love to hear more about your experiences in Mommyhood, figuring it all out and how you and Jeremy are dealing with al the changes.
1. Personal details – Kristen, 23, living in central NJ but working in NYC at NYU. Long term boyfriend – only “kids” are my two cats.
2. Preference details – Always love the home design and DIY posts.
3. Random details – I’m allergic to the cold!
4. Question – More crafts, before/afters, DIY, more everything (except Jerseylicious… I live up here so I’m good regarding that). And of course more baby Will (esp. if he has a play date with Clara from YHL!)
1. I’m Kari. I’m 26 years old and a stay at home wife. No kids yet, but hopefully soon. We live in the DC suburbs with our two pups.
2. I love scrapbooking and photography. In fact, I just signed up for my first photography class that starts in the Fall.
3. Something random? I spent entirely too much on my latest obsession today. After years of wearing no make up, I’ve recently gained an interest. What started this obsession? The bags under my eyes. Oh the joys of getting older! 🙂
4. I definitely want to see some more craft ideas. I love home made home decor! 🙂
My name is Mallory, I’m 23 years old, I live in Colorado (but am moving to Oklahoma in a month due to flight school for the husband.), I have 2 kids, but they are both animals… a cat named Calvin and a dog named Duke. No human babies yet.
My tea…I love creative DIY/crafty/major house projects with a little touch of honey and I love to blog stalk these topics. I also have a blog (malloryandjon.blogspot.com) where I share my own projects (sporadically). Oh, when I’m not blogging, I’m a nanny, which makes my very active (running, biking, hiking and lifting) lifestyle a breeze!
Want something out of the blue? How about this: I totally wish I could go back in time and be Kate on Lost. I don’t care if I was 16 at the time of casting. They would have picked me. I know it. Oh, and I’m jealous of Evangeline Lilly’s biceps.
I love ABP, especially the crafty DIY schtuff you do. Oh, and I can’t get enough of the Will pictures. What a dreamy dude. Thanks Katie for providing me with daily entertainment 🙂
Hey Katie!
1. Robyn, 32 from good ol’ Ala-Bam. Married 3 years to my boyfriend. No kids yet. Everytime you post a pic of lil’ Will it makes my heart smile, he’s such a doll baby!
2. I love your blog, and I love anything to do with decorating, the Goodwill, and Bacon.
3. Well, I’m still dreaming of my Daisy Duke jeep. I think Wonder Woman’s invisible jet would be a close second.
4. I enjoy all your posts. You crack me up!
1. Personal details – I’m Kimberly, I’m 37 years old and I work in marketing for a large magazine publisher here in England. I live just outside of Manchester but I’m American – born & raised in Pennsylvania, moved here almost 9 years ago. Love love love it here. I live with a gorgeous sexy Englishman who I love completely and entirely. No kids but 2 fur babies, namely Pablo and Senna, our kitties.
2. Preference details – I take my cuppa with milk with 2 sweetners please 😉 I’m slightly obsessed with decorating. I love so many different styles but if I had to pin it down, it would be a mix of traditional and modern with a bit of glamour and sparkle, throw in some natural materials and I’m all yours. My favourite blogs in terms of reflecting my own decorating style are Greige (http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/) and [This is Glamourous] (http://citified.blogspot.com/) but I have a soft spot for both your blog and those lovely Youngsters. I have been reading both of your blogs for a long time and you never fail to be both entertaining as well as informative. One of my fav posts of yours is the tips on Goodwill Hunting 😉
3. Random details – If someone approached me to make a film of my life, I would want Helena Bonham Carter to play me. She rocks and I feel she is sufficiently weird to really project my personal indiosyncrasies :).
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I love a good before and after (I mean, who doesn’t?) and crafty stuff. Ooh and more videos with you and Sherry because y’all crack me up.
Keep up the good work and congrats on your beautiful baby!
– I’m Stacy! I’m 24, live in Louisiana, and have been married for 4 years. I have a 3-year-old son and boy/girl twins on the way (due in September). I have a small photography business and when I’m not busy with that I’m home with the kiddo (soon to be kiddos). Oh, and we have Great Dane named Derby and a new kitten named Football (the 3-year-old named him).
– My main hobby is photography. The only other thing I really have time for right now is working on renovating/decorating our new house. I recently started a blog about it (www.thehouseonroute66.blogspot.com), but it’s very new and I have no readers yet, lol. I also spend way too much time on the Internet, Facebooking and perusing great blogs like yours.
– You might appreciate this random fact since it’s baby-related: my most embarrassing moment was during my natural childbirth class with my son, when I peed on myself in front of everyone. We were practicing labor positions and we were in the front of the room, and my husband said something funny and I started laughing and then I just peed on myself. I ran out of the room and cried all the way home, and I was so embarrassed we didn’t go back (even though I’d signed up for – and paid for – 6 weeks of classes).
– I would love to see more decor-related posts, as well as more of your photography. And of course as much Will-related stuff as you want to dish out. 😉
1. My name is Alicia! I just turned 22. I’m a student working part time for the university I attend. I live in Winona, MN (hometown Minneapolis). No kids, not married, no pets (a wiener dog at HOME home!)
2. Preference details – I love crafting, DIY, and before/after projects! I check your blog daily along with the Petersiks and “Centsational Girl” … lots of home makeover projects 🙂
3. Random details – I’m a lefty. I’m terrified of failure. I love new pictures of Will. I love ANYTHING with bacon in it. My favorite TV show is either Glee or Modern Family.
4. I like exactly what you have on ABP! Mostly before/afters, with a mix of DIYs and randoms, and of course all news about baby Will! You should have a flickr link like the Petersik’s do 😉
1. Hi! Im Julie, I am 20 and I live in Oregon. No kids, but two little dogs. I am a dancer/ choregrapher/ dance teacher/ part time nanny.
2. I’ve started to really getting into all the things that go into having a house. I love gardening and just anything around the house. Blogs that I always check: Bower Power and Younghouse love (Really love both of your blogs, probley my favorites), apartmenttherapy, thrifty decor chick (for her projects and transformations).
3. Biggest fear: breaking or chipping teeth.
Tv shows: biggest loser, so you think you can dance, mordern family, how i met your mother.
Bacon: Are you ready for this? A bacon, brie, apple sandwich. Grill it a little to melt the brie. amazing.
4. What I love on your blog:
Transformations (crappy thrift store find to designer look a like, yes please!)
Tools/tricks/ideas that arent about items, but more about things you can do with what you already have. Or new ways to go about things. Like rearranging rooms, or things/ideas to dress up a coffe table, or ways to lighten up a drak room, or… i dont know, I’m just rambling but ways to change up things.
Basic how-tos: create cheap artwork, how to hang art, how to stain wood, how to show off fun mementos without looking like a crazy clutter freak, how to change light fixtures, etc.
I loved when on younghouselove they would kinda share insight to house their house would run. Like keeping it clean, where they store everything, things and tricks that no body teaches you, you just kinda learn or pick up from other people.
I love your blog! I am new to this whole house thing, and I am loving your blog and how I am figuring out what I like, and all the different things you can do to make your house a home.
It appears I’m the first to respond. I don’t know if I can handle the pressure of being first, but what the keck – I’ll give it a go and hopefully someone else will actually press “submit comment” before me 🙂
1. My name is Kelly. I live in Tucson, AZ. 31 and no kids (Yet. Someday? Maybe? Not totally sure on that one.) I’m married to a British guy named Andrew. He’s totally hilarious in a very subtle (read: british) way. And he’s sort of odd, which makes him a perfect fit for me 🙂 I’m an Interior Designer. I work for a Design/Build firm that does residential remodeling.
2. Hmmm… my cup of tea. Actually, I quite like tea now that you mention it. Since marrying a Brit, it’s sort of hard to avoid. I take mine with milk and sugar. Other than that I LOVE to travel – I’m not sure you can consider that a hobby, but it’s my absolute favorite thing to do. ABP and YHL are among my fave blogs, along with All Things G&D and Adventures in Renovating a Brooklyn Limestone and a bunch that aren’t home related. Steam Me Up Kid is one that makes me regularly laugh so hard I end up snorting. I started writing my own blog a few months ago and I’m starting to get the hang of it. It’s at http://alovelyspace.com It chronicles the remodel of my own (really old) home and my love for design/architecture in general. And other random things as I see fit.
3. Random Details: I prefer my bacon extra crispy. I have a stuffed monkey named Goliath that I’ve had since I was 8 and still sleep with (which I suffer much torment from my husband for!). I hate the word moist. I love sports – football, basketball and hockey in particular. Fave flower is a peony and I can’t get enough of the smell of orange trees in blossom.
4. I like what you’ve got going. A mix of before/after, baby stuff and bacon suits me just fine.
Eep – that was rather long winded of me. I do love me a good survey though 🙂
I love surveys! Here we go:
1. My name is Jenny (not Jennifer; don’t even have a middle name), I’m 26 and live close to Hamburg, Germany. I’m single with no kids or pets but I really want a cat. I’m German but lived in Massachusetts for a year as an Au-Pair right after high school. Ever since then I wanna come back for good, so right now I’m hoping for a GreenCard.
I got my Bachelor’s Degree in Textile and Clothing Management in December (don’t wanna work in that area though) and have been looking for a job ever since. Since it’s really hard to find one right now, especially with no work experience, I had to move back in with my parents, which, let’s be honest, sucks!
2. I really love interior design/decorating and could spend all day reading blogs about it. My new hobby is photography and I also like to sew, cook and bake and be creative and crafty. Favorite blogs, other than yours, include Young House Love and The Pioneer Woman. You can find my blogroll here: http://allthingsjenny.wordpress.com
3. Biggest fear? Right now it’s not finding a job within the next few months and not being able to move out of my parents’ house again because of it.
My favorite bacon dish is bacon with bacon 🙂
My favorite TV shows are Glee, True Blood, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost (which I already miss) and CSI-style shows (I’m watching Flash Forward right now). I watch most of it online in English because I can’t stand German voice-overs anymore.
Random thing: When I was 13 my appendix ruptured. I had surgery, but the doctor’s didn’t know what was wrong with me (I guess something with my blood got them concerned), and they told me after that from what it looked like, I had been walking around with my ruptured appendix for a week. You should see my stomach- not pretty!
4. I love before-and-afters and anything home improvement/decorating/craft-related. And baby stuff, of course! Especially since your little guy is so incredibly cute!
Keep doing what you’re doing, and keep your sense of humor!
1. Personal details –
Jenna, Age 32 (tomorrow!), M, 2 dogs & 5 chickens, no kids, Financial Analyst (boo), Sun Valley
My blog: jresko.wordpress.com
2. Preference details –
Love pets/dogsitting, hiking, reading, gardening. Favorite blog-Hillarymaybery.com/blog (great photos)
3. Random details –
Bacon/tomato cups (my friend is making them for my bday tomorrow!) AND dates wrapped in bacon (cook in oven-try it you will LOVE it)
TV- Grey’s, Glee, TrueBlood, Weeds, How I Met Your Mother
Random- I’m pretty muscular, like too much so.
4. Question –
I love ‘do it yourself’ home projects.
Before/Afters are great too.
My favorite thing about your blog is you seem like a genuine person…it doesn’t help that your husband is pretty good looking! Rightfully so since you are stunning! No really, you are witty.
Heya- Bower Power. Love your stuff, so I’ll totally answer your survey. I’m a 30-something married lady who lives in SF. I am a total wannabe blogger and designer, but most projects I do fail. Please either show me your fail projects- or as a beginner- what tools do I need? I admit that I totally like to cut corners- but even when I don’t- something is off. Like why did painting my coffee table turn out horribly and why did the poly-whateveritis turn the white paint a yellow shade? These are the things I wonder. On the random side, I am not a fan of pies or bacon- really, it’s true.
1. Carley Hamilton, AKA Carson Dodley. 25. Marketing Coordinator. Richmond VA. Babies in T – 1-2 years. Married. Schnauzer & Kitteh
2. Thrifting/good deals! I love your thrift posts. I started my own blog with thrift posts, craigslist & yardsale finds. Also lover of crafts and funny puns.
3. I want to start a consignment shop, one day in the next couple years.
4. PUNS! And house projects, and goodwill finds!!
Hi Katie! You want me to talk about myself, well, I must oblige if it’s to help a blogging sister out. I’m Emily, from Northern California. Married, 25, no pets and am a writer/editor. I play Ultimate Frisbee and love home decor. Let me clarify: easy, cheap and beautiful home decor with personality. I found you through YHL and love you both. Gotta love me some Real Housewives and a sandwich — best food ever. Next to ice cream, that is. I love your decor ideas and tutorials. Shoot, sometimes I get bored and don’t want to buy anything, so maybe just how rearranging things can perk up a space. Write about what you enjoy, because usually that’s what we enjoy, too. Hope this helps!
Well I’m not really fond of leaving personal info on a post…but here we go:
I’m married (3 years!) and living in outside Richmond VA. I found your blog through YoungHouseLove.com. I have a boxer dog, and I work for a Christian ministry on a university. I love DIY and crafty stuff. I would love to be an interior decorator if I had the experience, more skillz, and THE look (you know, artsy and chic). I really have enjoyed your ruminitions on DIY, marriage, and pregnancy. You have a special (and colorful) way of writing…I love it!
If you want to know more…email me! This is all I am comfortable posting for the world to see.
1. My name is Wendy and I’m married to Allan, we are both 25 and live just outside of Orlando, FL. No kiddos yet but we do have the most adorable puggle (half pug, half beagle) named Riley.
2. My favorite things include the beach, pool… anything in the fun and sun, art, Home Goods!, painting and anything coastal inspired… just to name a few!
3. My favorite place in the whole world is the Florida Keys. We go every year to fish, snorkel, scuba, catch lobster and soak up some sun (or get sun burned… whatever you wanna call it) 🙂
4. I definitely want regular Will updates because he is the cutest! But I also like crafts and before and afters.
1. Personal details – My name is Melisa. I’m 28 years old and about to get engaged and move to Peachtree City, GA from Baltimore, MD. I do sales for an IT company during the day but I wish I was a designer. I have a wonderful boyfriend and 3 dogs (or kids as we call them).
2. Preference details – ABP is my cup of Tea! I also like YHL and the lettered cottage.
3. Random details – I hate fish…and I don’t mean just to eat. I hate looking at fish too. The aquarium would be a nightmare for me. I guess you could call me fishphobic.
4. Question – Please keep doing what you’re doing. I would love to see more posts but I think your hands are full right now. Oh…my favorite post was the advent calandar that you made to look like a dead ringer for the Pottery Barn version. I promise you that I’ll be one happy camper if you repost that this Christmas.
My name is Bre and I love your blog! It is in my top list that I always read. I am 24, live in Washington, am married and have two beloved doggies. I love to read about before and afters, thrift store makeovers, house decorating, and of course baby Will! My favorite show is Modern Family, I love to scrapbook, and I am going to school to be a teacher. Keep up all the great posts, I love all of your ideas and your budget friendly projects! Whew, that was a lot about me!
Am I really the first to take the survey plunge? Wow!
1. Personal details – I’m Beth! I’m 25 and I’m the Office Manager for my current apartment complex in Louisville, KY. Married with no kids and, unfortunately, no pets. I really, really, want a purse dog (yorkshire terrier, to be exact). Unfortunately, our complex says no to pets. Wait… aren’t I the manager? Hmm… I should look into this.
2. Preference details – I love design… interior and graphic. I have absolutely no background in it, but I adore it. I have entirely too many blogs in my Google Reader to name a favorite (besides yours, of course!). 🙂
3. Random details – I love TV in general, but my favorite show ever is the West Wing! I have seen every episode. I typically vote Republican, but I would vote Democrat for Jed Bartlet any day of the week. Currently I’m watching Bones and am mad that FlashForward was canceled (along with 24 and Lost – boo ABC/Fox!). Also, I love Jesus. Hopefully more than TV. AND (I promise I’m done after this) I am very passionate about punctuation & grammar. Sometimes I email people I don’t know who have businesses/websites and tell them what errors they should fix. I think, “If I were them, I would want to know!” And I get extremely frustrated if said parties do not correct their errors. My husband finds this trait quite embarrassing and wishes I would stop.
4. Question – I love Befores & Afters, and I love hearing about that handsome baby of yours. Congrats on being a mom! I really do enjoy your blog and reading whatever you write about, even if it’s bacon. 🙂
1. Stephanie, 25, in-home family counselor, Virginia, married no kids (yet), 2 Boxers
2. Cooking, photography, finding the most comfortable positions on our new couch with hubby and 2 dogs, rearranging already organized spaces in my house…been blogging now for almost a year to keep family updated on life – constantly trying to re-do and improve my blog and definitely inspired by those I read (including yours!), in the process of building and launching a cooking blog (stay tuned!)
3. favorite bacon dish – Paula Deen’s Bacon Wrapped Mac&Cheese (check it out here: http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/04/video-paula-deen-fried-mac-and-cheese-bacon-bites.html).
4. craving more crafts and do-it-yourselfs…want some inspiration for when we buy a house and have the legal right to demolish things. can’t get enough baby updates – love hearing from new moms about the joys and challenges of parenthood, any “nobody ever told me, but..” stories. also enjoy blogging how-to’s/dos and donts as i’m still trying to refine my blogging style and make it (nearly) worth reading
Hi Bowers!! I love your blog and have gotten some pretty sweet ideas 🙂
1. I am Sarah Moske, 28 years old, Memphis, TN, No kids…..married to a hunk named Joe…he is a pilot and I teach Kindergarten and own a cupcake business….www.monkeybreadbakery.com. We have a 115 pound canine baby named Hank….hope to start trying for babies soon 🙂
2. I like scrapbooking, decorating, junking, going to flea markets, cooking/baking, traveling, taking pictures and organizing.
3. I am scared of snakes and eels (not like I have to worry too much about that being landlocked and all…), I love BLT’s, Desperate Housewives, Supernatural, True Blood, LOST, and redoing things from the thrift shop. I also love planning par-tays!! I am also obsessed with coupons 🙂
4. I wish you would offer more free pdf’s of cute things/projects. I also love table scapes.
Wish we lived in the same town….I think we would be friends 🙂
Hey Katie! Just wanted to say before I answer all those questions that I love your blog and I read it every day on my break at work. Thanks for the laughs and the tears (yes, I cried on the last part of Will’s birth story). Here goes…
My name is Becca. I live in FL with my hubby and cat and we are expecting our first baby at the beginning of the year. So excited!! I am 26 and I work in sales and also youth ministry with my husband who is an associate/youth pastor at our church.
I like sewing and decorating and refinishing furniture. I can’t say that i’m very good at it, but I love making things look better. I also like finding a good recipe to mix things up for dinner. I will be starting the nursery here pretty soon and anything about your pregnancy would be SO nice to hear about, like any tips you have or products that you would recommend for first time moms.
Hope it helps and I like the new page. It looks great!
~Becca
Hi Katie! I found your website through YHL and LOVE it. Cracks me up everytime I read. As for your survey….here’s the goods.
Who am I? The name is Sarah Korch. I have two young boys, a husband, and a basset hound named Charlie. I live in Pennsylvania. LOOOOVE DIY projects. Just got on the blogging train (Choo Choo). My job right now is full time student, finally going back to college for my teaching degree.
Cup of tea? Celestial Seasonings Spiced Mango. OH you mean things I like…. goodwill hunting, actually doing it; not the movie…., spray painting, reality tv (it really is a sickness)… reading. I love your birth story 3 entry..got a little lump in my throat.
Out of the blue? Hmmm, I sleep with a huge box fan exactly 2 feet from my face year round, I’m terrified of ventriloquest dummies, and my favorite bacon dish is covered with syrup!!
Future ABP? I love what you have going on now!! I love the house entries with your added humor and how can you not love Baby Will??? Your taste in your house is exactly the same as mine and I find myself going to your source lists quite a bit!!
I’ll do the survey soon, but I had to tell you that your litte man is adorable-and I should know. My son is two weeks older than Will. They are both adorable.
Um, Katie? I have a dumb question….
Are we supposed to leave all the answers here or email them to you? I checked in the comments and don’t see any others, but maybe you magically hid them? I dunno… help?
Hi,
I love your blog. So here goes. I like your sense of humor. I like that you don’t try too hard. I like that you don’t treat blogging like a job. I am happy to hear about day to day stuff. Especially things that happen with Will so all of us who don’t have kids know what to expect for real. I’m an art teacher, I love spanish food, I teach spanish kids, and I’m trying to learn Spanish this summer! Any music with a good beat can make me dance in my kitchen. As for your blog, in my humble opinion, don’t change a thing mama. Can I confess I’m still sad that you changed the header:( I happen to like your hair up! I also liked how it was full of humor just like you! So that’s it keep it fun, light, and easy!
Hi! I’m Megham, 25 years old, living in NYC and getting my Masters in Teaching at Columbia. Let’s see, I’m single and have a golden retriever who keeps me company. I love to cook, entertain and make spaces beautiful. I love your entertaining posts and love love love any and all posts about Will and your mom experiences :). Favorite blogs: mycakies, younghouselove, enjoyingthesmallthings, flythroughourwindown, 100layercake, sproutedkitchen, withTWOcats, pioneerwoman, makingitlovely, to name the ones I visit every weekday. I am a sucker for all things reality-tv related–tori and dean home sweet hollywood, real housewives, cash cab, etc. Grew up in a conservative, evangelical family, went to Westmont College (small Christian liberal arts school in CA), but have wandered away from the faith, as the questions seem so big and I can’t find the answers…trying to figure out a way to wander back. Count Blue Like Jazz and Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller among my favorite books, as well as Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott and Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist (please, please, please READ THIS! She is amazing, Bill Hybels daughter, her writing is superb and I promise you will finish it in less than 24 hours–it is unreal). I think thats it! Hope you’ve enjoyed reading a bit about me. I think you are AWESOME. Keep doing what you’re doing. And I would love to hear about Will every. single. day.
1) Hi, I’m Erin!
2) I love writing and I’m starting to love gardening/landscaping, which is a real surprise since I’m totally weirded out by bugs. And FYI, bugs tend to live in gardens. I loved your series on changing up your yard. I blog at http://www.fiercebeagle.com.
3) Yesterday I was home alone (except for my 2-year-old son, Ethan, who was napping) and one of those large jumping spiders jumped on my face while I was lying on the couch watching a DVD of The Office. No joke. It was hugely traumatic (see #2) and ended badly. At one point I was topless in front of our back sliding door (in an attempt to contain the spider, duh), but it doesn’t really matter if my backyard neighbors saw me because A) they’re both paramedics and I’m sure they’ve seen worse, and B) I’m pretty sure one of them saw me bottomless two years ago after a breast-milk pumping situation gone wrong.
4) I love before/afters for the ideas. My fixation at the moment is wall and furniture arrangements.
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
I’m Hattie, I’m 27 and a high school librarian (I do not shhhh…I get to play with really fun technology and teach kids how research and create cool projects). My hubby and I live in the boonies outside of Richmond, VA and we don’t have any kiddos yet. We’re debating a pet.
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2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
My favorite hobby is locating junk (vintage clothes, furniture, decor items) doing something cool with the junk. Blogging about doing cool stuff with junk. And reading other blogs that do cool stuff with junk. I also love to refashion clothes!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
I think red m&ms taste better than all the other colors. This may or may not have to do with the fact that red is my favorite color.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
I love your craft and decorating ideas, makeover projects, and the photoshop room redos! I also love your sense of humor and writing style, so I’ll be happy with pretty much whatever you choose to blog about 🙂
Hi ABP crew, Bri here! I’m a Mechanical Engineer in Oregon. I’m 30 years old and married with two furry kids.
I love to cook and bake, but I’m really really bad at making my house homey. This is why I love ABP (and YHL, coincidentally). I need baby steps, people! For instance, your post on how to group things like a Pottery Barn stylist was really up my alley because I had no clue about the tall/short rule or decorating in clusters. I’m a decorating idiot and I have NO design instincts about what looks good where and why. That’s why I need you! And I need more before and afters with why’s and rules and stuff. We engineers are suckers for rules. It’s sad but true.
For my something out of the blue… My favorite beverage is diet coke and apparently I clean too much. We were talking today about how nice it was to finally have a pressure washer and my husband actually said that cleaning was my hobby. I think I need to get out more! 🙂
Ok, enough rambling. It was lovely to virtually meet you Katie, hope you’re having a great day with Will!
Bri
Personal details – I’m Rebecca, mom of 8, too old to tell anyone, obviously a domestic goddess who lives in Castle Rock, married with lots of big dogs. Obviously I must be insane.
2. Preference details – Darjiling, of course. I gave up hobbies for kids. I love to read about other’s hobbies and occasionally steal decorating ideas, yours including.
3. I’m deathly afraid of snakes. The most embarrassing moment was when my boob fell out of my dress at church (I was breast feeding, and I thought it was tucked in.) Who would waste bacon by putting it in a dish? I love reruns of “The Nanny” I’m crazy about my palm sander, and I just finished refinishing a duncan phyfe server. (You never see duncan phyfe – it was in your great grandmother’s dining room.)
4. I like your blog the way it is… real, day to day. I enjoy reading about how you two are fixing up your home, your baby episodes, your life, your decorating. Before and Afters are my favorites (I always loved find the differences between the two pictures in Highlights Magazines) Keep it up.
1. My name is Jen, I am 29 and do commerical interior design for an architectural firm in Los Angeles, CA. I have been living in Marina del Rey, CA for almost 7 years now, originally from northern VA. Recently met the love of my life almost 1.5 years go. We live in a little 2 bedroom house with our three dogs, 2 chihuahuas and a pug/jack russel mix that we recently adopted. No kids yet, but I remind my boyfriend a little to often how cute our kids would be and that i am going to be 30 in 8 months! (Poor guy..haha)
2. I am big on decorating, painting, refinishing furniture (currently working on sanding and repainting a coffee table and ladderback chair I got at a thrift store) – our home has a very beachy feel with mostly white distressed furniture and awesome pottery barn pillows. I also love to cook and am very into arts and crafts, and drawing. I love all ABP posts in both the craft and project renovation sections of your blog! Get place to see new ideas, and get info on how to go about completing my furniture projects.
3. Um…lets see. I guess my biggest secret would be that I have already bought several items (artwork, lamps, blankets, etc) for a nursary. I can’t help myself…if i see something one of a kind that I can imagine in my future childs room I have to get it…including classic winnie-the-pooh artwork. I love Ernest H. Shepard’s version of pooh and his drawings are not easy to find. All are hidden from the bf…i think me bringing up babies in conversation constantly is enough for him…he doesn’t need to know about all the cute things I have acquired 🙂 Also, my dream job (and hopefully a reality one day) is to be a children’s book illustrator.
4. As for what I want to see…more of the same. Love your crafts, home renovation and furniture posts are always welcome with me too! And of course more baby stuff. I read several blogs written by girls with new babies..it is a great resource for those of us who plan on having one in the next couple of years. Would especially love to hear product reviews of the stroller you got and how it is working for you, and I believe you said you were going to try cloth diapers…if so, how are they – practical, annoying, easier than you ever imagined. Fill us in on all things baby and what has worked well for you.
btw. did you see this months Better Homes and Gardens? Your placemat pillow pattern was used in one couples redesign. They put one pillow on each of their white chairs. They were square though, so I am assuming they bought them as pillows and did not make them. Your summer pillow idea was magazine worthy 🙂
Hi Katie-
Love your blog! 🙂 I
Here are my responses to your survey!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
–I’m Jess and I’m 26 years old. I work in health care public relations; I live in rural Ohio with no kids ….just me, my husband of 3 years and our two dogs.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
Love posts about Will and your family. Love your 12 days of Christmas posts, too. I got several clever decorating ideas!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
Random details….favorite TV show is The Office. Um, what else, my favorite color is green, but I love my light lilac and gray bedroom; I am head over heels for my husband and our two dogs…love ’em. And I’m obsessed with E! television and trashy celebrity magazines, so I appreciate your humor when you give a dig on Britney and K-Fed or L-Lo.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
Love your craft ideas and of course, move baby related stuff! Love it!
Keep up the good work!
1. Personal details – My name is Esther Sam. I live in Seattle, WA. I work in the hotel indsutry. I recently got married in Dec 2009 and am loving married life! No pets or kids yet, but someday for sure!
2. Preference details – I love love love to cook and host people! I enjoy being outside in the sunshine, kayaking,camping, beach or I can be just as happy curled up at home on the couch with a good movie and my husband. My favorite blogs include, yours!, Young House Love, Pioneer Woman, The Lettered Cottage, anything that involves house decorating, cooking, etc.
3. Random details – I too was homeschooled all through high school and think I turned out pretty well 😉 Chicken fettucini alfredo gives me the willies, I can’t stand it. I really enjoy cooking dishes that are healthy for me and my husband but I also enjoy splurging on chips, french fries, tiramisu and pastries! My favorite tv shows are the office, parks & recreation, say yes to the dress and anything on the food network.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I love seeing your home decorating ideas and projects. I like pictures, they help alot in seeing the overall picture! I also like before/after pics.
Keep it up, I love reading your blog!
1. Hi Katie I’m Amanda V. I’m 24 years old living in Dover, DE at the moment. I grew up about an hour south of Atlanta in Warner Robins, GA…good ole southern gal here! My husband is active duty Air Force and is living in Germany, where I’ll be moving in about 3-5 months. I work on the base as a civilian doing administrative work, will be moving into the finance area soon! We have no kids, but have two beautiful, playful “dog children:” Skylos, a Saint Bernard, and Cosmo, a rescue Shih tzu mix.
2. My favorite hobby, which made me find your blog, is my home and crafting! I love home improvement projects, re purposing things, making something old look brand new and fabulous, and of course, white paint! There can never be too much white trim! :O) I love your posts about your goodwill finds! And the ones when you show tutorials! Other blogs I love are Sherry and John’s blog and Darby’s blog.
3. Ha ha, well Katie I’m sad to say I don’t eat bacon. :O( Not because I don’t like the taste, but b/c I’m a vegetarian. I can say that’s a random one! And my favorite tool is a tie between my finishing sander and my cordless drill! I use both of these atleast once a week! If you count a paintbrush as a tool, I’d say that beats both of those!
4. I’d like to say I’d love to see more before and afters, more tutorials, more re-purposing…and more posts about small things that make a big difference…like I have blinds and I cannot live without those things on the side attached to the window pane that you can wrap the cord around so it doesn’t drag the floor…
Keep up the good work girl!
Hi! I just have been reading you for a while, but never left you a comment. My english is not that good (sometimes I can´t understanding the jokes :)…) but I love your blog and yours ideas – that´s why I took corage to left a comment. My name is Juliana, I live in Brazil with my boyfriend (Leandro) and now we are building a small house. In fact, i´d like to ask you some help: During the building of our bathroom, we broke the countertop of where our sink is going to stay. It is broken in the middle. The problem is that we would like to make something with the pieces instead of buy a new one. Or maybe just build a small one and use the rest of the space for other thing. It was suppose to be a sink and a “girls place”, with a place to brushes, make-up… on the right. It is in front our tube, in the bedroom not in the bathroom. If you could, please, take a look in the photos that are in our blog. If you have any suggestion, it will be great! Any help is welcome…
About us: We live in a small city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. We work in the oilfield, we are crazy about travel, love food… any kind. We are always trying to know different people and places, we like camping, I´m trying to learn photography (no time for now). We love what you have done at your house, we like everything in your blog… i don´t know how I get here, but since that I read you almost every day. House related stuff is what we like most. The way you guys do it at your own is such a inpiration! This is not commum in Brazil but in the future, we will try some DIY. So… that´s it. Sorry for my english again…
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1. My name is Sarah and I am 25 years old. I live in Atlanta with my husband and my cat. No children yet, mostly because I’ve been a student for our entire relationship (but I just finished my masters, yay!).
2. I love the photography posts, but I just bought an Rebel XSi so I love swapping tips and see what other photographers are doing. I also love your stories – the longer the better!
3. Random fact … hmmmm. I’m working towards ordination, so in a few months I’ll be Rev. Weaver! Yeah – weird. OH – and since you live in Atlanta, you’ll know what this means. I’m working as a chaplain at Grady this summer. It’s intense. But awesome.
4. I would love to see some mommy-related business on the blog. I know that’s not what you’ve done in the past, but talking about the adjustments within the context of the house (storage, time management, etc. etc.) would be fun!
1. I read your blog all the time, even though I don’t comment all that often. My husband and I are about y’all’s age, been married 2 years and just bought our first house in October. We gots no babies yet and aren’t in any big hurry on that. We are madly in love with our 2 year old Great Dane, Angus. We both have theatre degrees, but are wallowing the despair of corporate jobs because we like being able to pay our mortgage. Following design blogs and working on my house makes me feel as if I didn’t sell my soul — or at least, not all of it.
2. I love how goofy your blog is and how cheap all your projects seem. Wait…did I just call you goofy and cheap? I totally mean it as a compliment. How about, “Your ethos is humorous and amusing and I really appreciate all the budget-stretching strategies you share”…? Better?
3. Re: Bacon — Don’t know if you’ve heard of this, but you should Google “The Bacon Explosion.” I am ashamed to say that I have eaten this. And it was good.
4. I didn’t think I’d like all the baby stuff, but I actually do! Your little guy won me over I guess. I do hope you’ll keep up the decor/remodelling/home-ec stuff, though, as much as you can. It’s the main draw for me. It might also be cool if you went more in-depth with some of your how-to’s, especially your sewing projects. I’m a pretty confident seamstress, but I think a lot of people would like some general step-by-step on things like your daybed mattress cover and that headboard cover — some things that are not super-hard, just a bit larger scale than a pillowcase.
Who am I – Carrie, 26, Human Resources, Missouri, No Kids, Married, one dog. My cup of tea – I’m interested in home and garden stuff, and cooking. Something out of the blue – I miss the show Friends! What I want to see on ABP – I love all the home and garden stuff, and would like to see baby related stuff. Thanks for entertaining me everyday!
1. My name is Nikki. I am 26 years old. I Live in Ankeny, Iowa and not on a farm! =) No kids, live with my boyfriend and have a welsh terrier who I spoil rotten and I am partially to say is the best breed ever!
2. I love to shop! I am crafty but not home improvement crafty…but would like to be.
I loved to read your blog and http://iowagirleats.com/.
3. Biggest fear spiders…yuck! Most embarrassign moment was probably puking on my current boyfriend, glad he got over it.
Favorite bacon dish? BLT
Favorite Tv show? I am a reality junkie
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I like all of the posts, love the before and after…and I am a picture person! keep up the great work.
I’m Amanda and I’ve been reading you religiously for about 6 months. I found you through the Young House crew and love the blog. I am 25 and getting ready to move back to Pittsburgh, PA. I HATE MOVING!
I love to cook and scrapbook. Don’t think I’m that good at either, but I enjoy them. I used to be a musician before an injury changed that. I also am addicted to saving money with coupons. Its a recently acquired sickness.
My biggest fear is falling off a bridge and dying. I literally have panic attacks whenever I drive or walk over them and I’m moving to the city of bridges==joy! I watch a lot of TV and like most things dramatic and that take place in medical scenarios. My parents own their own business and I grew up constantly dirty and riding around in a pick up truck changing tires for truck drivers.
I love the current ABP set up. I am always a sucker for a great baby picture or story. I loved seeing all the maternity clothes and LOVED the birth story. I watch a Baby Story all the time on TLC. I love the decorating ideas because some day I will own a house and get to decorate it. If my husband ever gets settled in a job… I also enjoy giveaways, discounts, recipe ideas, and just personal info about you guys. The funny stories make my day and I love seeing someone else who’s as wacky as I am.
Keep up the good work!! Someday I will have a blog I’m willing to share with the world. At this point I barely share it with my mom… I look forward to many more years of ABP fun!
I just recently came across your blog and really like what I have seen so far!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU?
I am Alaina – age 27. I work in the insurance industry and live Northern Virginia with my husband of 4 years and our golden retriver and siberian husky. We have owned our home for about 3 years, and are now ready to welcome our first baby in December.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA?
I love design, gardening, photography, and cooking. I really like your before and after posts! I regularly visit Darby at Fly Through Our Window and her sister at Urban Grace Interiors, Anything Pretty, and Rockstar Diaries.
3. Random details –
I love BLT’s , and could eat bacon at every meal if possible. Modern Family is a funny show, and I am also addicted to all the Real Housewives shows – NY being my favorite! Needle-nose pliers are my favorite because no project is complete without them! A random fact would be that I have a Bachelors degree in Interior Architecture and have yet to make use of it. A steady paycheck has trumped my fun dream career for now!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP?
I am always a sucker for before + after posts, good recipes, and more baby posts are always welcome because I have a lot to learn.
My name is Sarah. I am married to my best friend and we have a 6 week old little lady! I am a SAHM and we own a restaurant in Birmingham, AL.
I love the baby posts but what can I say, it is all i do so I like hearing about other peoples experiences along the way!
My husband and I LOVE LOVE LOVE all things bacon!! He has a food blog as well http://www.macondinner.blogspot.com and there you will find bacon chocolate chip cookies!! and bacon wrapped pork tenderloin!
1. My name is Marin, I’m 31 years old and my husband and I just bought our first home together last March. We’ve been renovating it hard core as it was stuck in the 1970s. And just when we thought we could take a break we found out we are pregnant. I’m 1/2 way through with our first and we just found out we will be having a baby girl. We have our first baby, our pup Huey who is in for a rude awakening come November. I work full-time for an Insurance Company and am hoping to work part-time after my maternity leave.
2. I love facebooking (if that’s even a word!), reading, renovating our home, learning to become a gardener and getting ready to be a mom!
3. My husband and I were born a town apart, in the same year, in the same hospital. He was born 4/1 and I was born 4/2. Guess you could say it was meant to be!
4. I didn’t think I was going to like the baby stuff, since at the time I wasn’t pregnant, nor was I trying, but reading your birth stories have really but my mind at east about the whole thing. You are a great writer! I loved seeing your holiday posts this year and even “stole” a couple of your ideas.
Lindsey. 24. Preschool teacher. Mesquite, TX. Married with no kids (yet). Eric and I have a 1 y/o Morkie named Pixie.
I love learning new crafts, DIY, being green, cooking from scratch (actually, I love eating the food my husband makes from scratch.) Some favorite blogs: Bower Power, Young House Love, $5 Dinner Mom, Nat the Fat Rat.
I hate the dark. I can’t share my most embarrassing moment. I love bacon on a breakfast sanwhich!! And BLT’s. We recently got cable and I’ve been watching alot of HGTV, Planet Green, and The Food Network. My favorite tool… Hammer maybe? We don’t have very many yet. And you can do alot with a hammer.
I like posts that have to do with crafts, anything DIY, and of course I love seeing the baby pics!! He’s so cute!! And I LOVE your humor!!
Thanks for blogging!! I really enjoy reading!
Hi! My name is Mary and I live in on the seacoast of NH. I’m married and have one daughter, 12 years old. We also have a 3 yr old Golden Retriever. I’m an accountant…39 (I think I’m the oldest so far)
I love to read, exercise, decorate and vacation. Found your blog thru YHL. Also like The Lettered Cottage and Shelahbooksit…just to name a few.
Out of the blue – I’m thinking of buying a pair of those Shape Up sneakers – I’ve heard some good and bad just not sure I want to invest $115 in a pair of sneakers I may not be able to walk in.
One of my favorite things on YHL site is the “house crashing” which is how I found you. I love looking at a room that ordinary people (not professional designers) have put together. I like Design Star but my favorite show is Grey’s Anatomy. Would like to see Will’s finished room.
1. Personal details – I’m Shannon (aka Shanns, S), I’m 25 from New Hampshire and a Product Manager married for 10ish months, no kids as of yet, but a wonderful 3-year old english spring spaniel.
2. Preference details – I enjoy green tea. I like being outdoors and all that stuff that goes along with it, along with making my house look less craptastic. Bower Power makes me laugh and i <3 it. I've got my blog (http://itsallbands.blogspot.com/), and a few other blogs that make my heart go all pitter-patter when they update: YoungHouseLove, All Things G&D (http://www.allthingsgd.com/), Maybe If You Just Relax (http://www.jennepper.com/), not that you asked (http://captainhambone.typepad.com/not_that_you_asked/).
3. Random details – I'm recently addicted to Pawn Stars and my Google reader. I'm afraid of clowns and mustard. I've never been stung by a bee, and never got the chicken pox. And I love drilling deck boards.
4. Question – I'd love to see/hear/read more stories about the baybee, as well as easy home crafty stuff, and really anything, cause you make me laugh – except when you made me cry, darned birth story.
1. I’m Darcie… I’m 28 and live in St. Louis– I work for a school doing numbers and stats and junk (way less boring than I describe). I’ve been married for almost 11 months (after knowing my husband for 10 months before we got married). We have a big fat lab named Maggie who I adore and sing to 12-13 times a day. I love Maggie. I hope I love my future kids as much as I love this dog. Creepy, I know.
2. I run (a lot… 10 miles today!) and spend the rest of my day making lists and trying to follow through with my plans. It’s the summer, so I’m not working, which is awesome. I read a lot of blogs– about houses and running. I also read the blogs of my personal friends, because I’m loyal like that.
3. I was in the Peace Corps right after college and had pink eye (in only my right eye) for 8 months. The Moldovan head of eye doctors informed me that my problem was because the canal that runs from my eye to my nose was clogged or too small or something…so he took a little metal rod and jammed it in. Blood and tissue gushed from my nose…but it didn’t heal the problem. After two (TWO– but it was ok, I had valium) more tried, I went to America for vacation. There, I was diagnosed with a simple allergy to chicken feathers. Turns out, my host mom didn’t wash the feathers before shoving them in my pillow and I sleep with my right eye smashed to the pillow. Canal-widening was for nothing–but I think it’s a great story.
4. I like the randomness of your blog–It’s perfect as is. Show me your neuroses and that darling baby and I’m happy.
1. Personal details – Hi! My name is Alanna, I’m 25, live in an adorable duplex in Austin, Texas with my boyfriend and am an Event Coordinator / Wedding Planner. I have two dogs – one crazy energetic Labrador named Aurora Borealis and my “step-dog” is a basenji / dingo named Sadie.
2. Preference details – My favorite hobbies are home decor, baking, finding kitschy, free events to attend, and taking road trips with the dogs and boyfriend. I visit the following blogs daily: yours (!), younghouselove, the lettered cottage, and Style Me Pretty.
3. Random details – I was home schooled up to high school and rarely use the F-bomb or flip the bird. I have a slight obsession to NBC shows – The Office, 30 Rock, Community, and Parks & Recreation. And though I love baking, I would often rather microwave a frozen Amy’s meal than have to cook dinner.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I would love to see more before & afters, house crashing, and DIY on the cheap entries. As someone without babies, I would love more house-related blogging and the adorable baby entries filtered to Baby Bower … just a thought.
Hi Katie!
I’m Sue, 38 (wince), I write Pulitzer-prize-winning classified ads for a newspaper (OK, the newspaper where I work just won a Pulitzer, but it’s possible it wasn’t for one of my classifieds), I’m not married but have a super boyfriend, and I don’t have kids, but I have a lovely feline about whom I like to blog on occasion.
I love your decorating posts, but also like seeing glimpses of your family. I especially love how your faith pops out here and there. I guess I like variety. My favorite blogs are YHL, Pioneer Woman and yours.
I once rode an ostrich in South Africa. And I hate it when anyone talks about my veins (like when I’m giving blood and they start blathering about my vein “rolling”. GAG)
Keep up the good work…again, I’m all about the variety…
1. Hey! My name is Amy. I am 27 years old and live in Tallahassee, Florida with my husband, Scott and our 2 dogs, Daisy & Fonzie. I am a first grade teacher. I am 5 months pregnant with our first child. It’s a girl!!
2. I love reading about DIY projects, Goodwill finds & transformations, and I LOVE to see lots of pictures. My husband and I just bought a newer house in a newer neighborhood so there aren’t really any remodling projects to work on, but I love to see how others have decorated their homes and DIY projects they have incorporated into their homes. I love to blog (or attempt to), read blogs, clean & organize! Some of my favorite blogs are of course yours, YHL, All Things G&D, and Our Humble A{Bowe}d (just to name a few).
3. Random: I will go to a really nice steak restaurant and order my steak burnt and ask for ketchup! My hubby hates that!! But I like my meat very well done!
4. I personally would love to see more of all of the above! I really enjoy reading all your posts so keep doing what you’re doing. Being that I am about to be a mommy, I guess I would love to read more baby related stuff. 🙂
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
Grace, 25, Arizona, no kids yet – hopefully soon, married, a long haired cat
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
Love your blog and younghouselove. Love organizing and cleaning. Dream of all the diy things I’d like to do if I had the time and energy. Love Netflix!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
Love reading….totally addicted to the Twilight series
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
I wanna see more craft ideas, diys tutorials, before and afters please!
Hey Katie!! I’m Cat. I absolutely love your blog. Your blog and YoungHouseLove’s blog are what inspired me to start my own @ http://www.BudgetBlonde.com, which is all about thrifting, shopping, and crafting on the cheap.
I’m a 23 year old newly married lady with a cute puppy and currently living in Richmond, VA. I’m a huge history/antiques nerd which helps me in my job as a Park Ranger and as a graduate student.
My cup of tea is turning trash into treasure. I love re-doing furniture, etc. My favorite part of your blog (besides the adorable pictures of Will) are when you do different DIY projects around the house.
I love ya! Keep up the great work!
1. Personal – I’m Leigh. I am 32 years old (although I tell everyone I’m 29). I live in Nashville with my husband and 2 cats, Amy & Chloe. We gave our cats human names becasuse we don’t have any children yet so they are our babies (and trust me, we treat them like real babies). I work in Human Resources & Recruiting. I started reading your blog last year when you were doing your wedding/anniversary posts. I thought it was cool that you and I share the same wedding anniversary, October 6, 2007.
2. Preferences – My favorite hobby is scrapbooking. But I also love jewelry-making, sewing, decorating, shopping and reading. I’m also getting into photography and learning how to use Photoshop (so hard!). My favorite color is blue. I also love red. Every room in my house has one of those colors (or both). My favorite posts are those that are photography, craft, home decor or baby related (I definitely have baby fever, BAD). I love reading your blog, YHL, Oh So Happy Together, Kevin & Amanda, and Knock-off Wood.
3. Random – I LOVE bacon! I love it on a stuffed potato (sometimes I just get a potato stuffed with bacon, cheese & butter – no good for me I know). I also love a bacon sandwich, so yummy. I love watching Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. I also still love Sex & the City and Friends. My favorite tools – tweezers, chapstick, mascara and volumizer. They make my world go round (and help me look better too).
4. I would like more tutorials on anything really. Also I’d love to see more baby related posts, like how/when you baby proof, how Will has changed your home decor, etc. Also, I love photography tips so keep’em coming!
oh, and i forgot to mention what i’d like to see more of—-sewing tips for beginners! how did you manage to attach a zipper to that placemat pillow? i’m intrigued and waiting with bated breath.
You’re talking to probably one of your oldest fans here. I’m Cheryl and I’ll be 45 next month. Married for 26 years (on Wednesday!) with two kids, 18 and 15, and a pug named MuShu. I’m a Payroll/HR Specialist by day, but an artist and DIYer by night and weekend.
Kind of addicted to you and your Boys, the YHL Youngsters, GardenWeb.com and zenhabits.net. I also love reading and writing, and painting. Oh, and Cakewrecks.com make me laugh so hard I pee my pants.
I’ve got a physical disability but I love watching other people dance. I think I watch every dance program available on television, and can tell you all the nuances of every Latin dance. (Paso Doble and samba are my faves.) My daughter had a kidney transplant last year, and I always encourage people to sign the back of their driver’s licenses and become organ donors. Donate Life!!! You and my daughter have something in common…her first words after coming out of her transplant surgery…”Can I have some bacon?”
What do I want to see more of on ABP? More Darling Will please. I’ve got latent grandmother fever, and since I will have a few more years before I get any, I am enjoying other people’s little darlings. Will is a sweetie…haven’t seen a little boy so cute for about 18 years (now that little cutie pie is a 6′ 2″ eating machine with size 13 feet.) Oh, and Before/Afters are pretty nifty too.
Now, go kiss that little Will for me and have some bacon for my daughter. 🙂
1. Carly Long, 27, Mississippi, Bank teller and working on my Master’s in School Counseling. Married with 2 dogs, 1 cat. Trying to conceive.
2. I love traveling and photography mostly. Other than that I love hanging out with my friends and family and experiencing life. Favorite blogs: ones updated frequently (YHL, Yours, Twice Blessed) an all the other ones on my blogroll….
3. Bacon is good. I sent you that restaurant of Diners, Drive ins, and Dives that every dish had bacon. Myself, I like bacon crispy and with breakfast food, I like bacon in my potato salad. Most recent embarrassing moment: clogging up a toilet while out of town, had to ask for the plunger in front of everybody else.
4. I enjoy learning about photography. And the tools used (lenses etc.) I enjoy decorating ideas. I love all things baby. Real life is what I like the most, people who are open, honest, and just tell the truth.
I look forward to more Bower Power
1. I am Dawn, 27, SAHM in Wisconsin (soon to be Tennessee; originally from Kentucky). I have one son who will be 1 NEXT WEEK (ACK!), a fantastic husband of 5 years (as of last week), and we are pet-free….maybe for life after a horrible dog-barking experience with friends a few months ago.
2. My favorite hobby (besides being lazy and watching TV and surfing blogs, you mean?) is scrapbooking…and online shopping. My favorite posts are about interior decorating, though your hilarious posts that include any bacon reference make my day as well! My favorite blogs are Young House Love, your own (your decorating style is more up-my-alley for inspiration), and a girl I have followed since we both used message boards on The Bump during our pregnancies. Her blog is called “All We Need is Amor,” and she is so fun, crafty, earth-friendly, and laid back as a mom that she inspires me every day with her positive perspective and neighborhood community building.
3. Random fact is sad but true: I have NEVER won anything in a contest where the winner is drawn at random. Never. My favorite TV show is FRIENDS, and I watch the DVDs whenever nothing else is on…I even took Season 8 to the hospital to watch while I was in labor (the episodes where Rachel was in labor….hoping I’d be about to push my baby out by the time we got to those season-ending episodes…but no. I was in labor for 38 hours….days after we finished watching the DVDs.) I have a degree in interior decorating…from a correspondence school because I was bored at my secretarial job after college.
4. I love craft projects, though I don’t own a lot of craft supplies (i.e. I am super inspired by easy sewing projects like fabric banners, pillow covers, etc…but I don’t own a sewing machine…yet). And I love before/afters! And since Hubs and I will be buying our first home later this year and finally giving our son a room of his own that we can decorate, baby ideas are great as I try to decide how to decorate his nursery/room!
1. Personal details – I’m Kayt, with one syllable, not two. I’m in Colorado, and I have the cutest kid in the state, James. We actually have his 18 month checkup on Thursday. I’m ferklempt about it. My other main man and I have been together for five years, married for almost two. I found you through YHL, which I also love to bits. I shamelessly stalked/cheered you both through your pregnancies.
2. Since I had James, I got more domestic, and love trying little projects. My style isn’t exactly the same as yours or YHL, but that’s what I like. It makes me think more creatively, and to stretch my taste a bit. I’ve learned to think outside the box, and do things on a budget. I also love love love how you do things on a budget, but they still look awesome, because my budget is approximately four cents to do my whole house. I also love the commentary, the silly tangents, and Will and the boyfriend. It’s like I just sat down with you and had brunch and playdate or something. It’s cool, because I think a lot of blogs that the whole design and home improvement thing so seriously. It’s a fresh take, and I adore it. At the risk of sounding creepy, you remind me a bit of my sister. She’s younger and ditzier, but there’s a lot of similarities. It’s kind of funny to me.
3. Random details – I’ve been craving marinated mozarella, tomato, and balsamic vinegar. Been eating like like, three times a week. Not preggo, it’s just delicious. Also, I’m a Katherine Elizabeth. Your mom has great taste in names. 😉 We had James’ name down to James or William. I said, ‘great, we can call him Will or Liam’. My husband said, ‘no, we’ll call him Billy if we name him William’. So, I have a James, because I couldn’t handle Billy. And my word of the week is highfalutin. It looks like a horrid typo, but it’s so much fun to say and work into conversations.
4. Question – I can’t lie, I don’t care about Jersey (sorry!), but I love the Will pics, the home improvement, the sewing, the Goodwill trips, the before and after, even just party decorating stuff. It’s all so much fun. I really love all the pics that go with all of your posts. They really enrich the stories you tell. However, when I came over from my google reader to take the survey, your site’s showing up kinda wonky. It’s text only at the top, and then all of your pretty boxes and headers and links are weird distorted sizes and all down the bottom. It could just be my browser, but I’d figured I’d mention it.
Hi Katie,
I’m Beth and I’ve been reading your blog for a only a few months now and have basically known from the beginning that yours is a keeper. I found you through YHL and must admit that I’m slightly jealous of your real friendship with the Petersiks 😉
Cyberstalking aside, I’m 29 but never turning 30 and I live in Raleigh, NC with my fabulous husband and our two kittehs. No buns in the oven yet, but I do love kids and tend to squeal excessively over babies, so keep the posts and pics Will – related a coming. I work in banking. It is very boring and so not my passion, but maybe one day I’ll be free at last and able to pursue more rewarding work. In the meantime, I’m thankful for the steady income and health insurance. Bleh – that’s boring adult talk.
What is my cup of tea? Well I really love your blog and YHL because they make me feel like a beautiful home is within my reach, despite a less than six figure income. Plus yall make me (us) feel brave. We’ve been on our home for almost two years and honestly just started tinkering around because we were paralyzed with decoritis. So I really enjoy before & after posts, no matter the size of the project. Tips on home organization / maintenance. Especially things that are done on the cheap or at least cheaper side of things. DIY. Craft posts. And of course baby stuff!! Is there a cure for baby fever? Yes, looking at other people’s babies!!
Oh and this is random but – your site takes a really long time to load on my page and seems to hiccup a bit when I click on different links?? Just passing that along. It may be a problem on my end, but maybe other readers have that problem too? Not sure, just trying to help. As for random about me, hmmm I am a chronic food dipper. If it can be dipped, I will love it. Utensils are overrated. Finger foods are where’s it at.
I also dabble in blogging and would love to be better at it, so tips on that are great too! Looking forward to reading more on abp and a big Congratulations on Will 🙂
~Beth
1. Name: Melanie. Age: 26. Currently between jobs, but hopefully about to start back in Biotech (I have a BS in Zoology). I’m originally from Kentucky, though I’ve resided in Alabama since starting college in ’02. My husband and I just had our second anniversary at the end of May; no kids yet, but they’re a distinct possibility in the future (as in 2+ years down the road). For the time being, we’re proud pet parents to two dogs and two cats: Vinny (black lab mix), Ally (collie mix), Luna (white breed-unknown cat), and Rusty (orange tabby).
2. I don’t really spend much time on hobbies anymore, though I can cross-stitch and hand sew a little (as well as play the piano). I’d like to learn to work a sewing machine at some point so I can make my own neat crafty things, like curtains, and pillows, and camera strap covers. I found your blog through Young House Love, and I love seeing all your creative decorating/DIY ideas.
3. I hate public speaking and calling strangers on the phone. I also get really bothered by the smell of food on my hands and when all the food on my plate is running together. And I LOVE bacon in a good German potato salad, or wrapped around cream cheese-stuffed jalapeños.
4. Like I said, I love the budget-minded decorating and before-and-afters. I wish I could come up with stuff like that on my own. We’re thinking of undertaking some updates on our 60’s home, so DIY reno details are always appreciated as well. I’m also getting into photography, so I like that too (Maybe someday I’ll get a digital SLR…hint hint, husband!). And, at the request by my ticking biological clock, keep up the baby pics!
bahaha! Love the picture and the caption!
1. Personal details –
. hi, I’m Natalie 🙂
. 27 years old
. Assistant Principal of a private preschool
. originally from a small town in New York
. graduated from Liberty University in Virginia
. recently relocated to West Chester, PA {40 min. from Philly}
. No pets yet {we’re waiting ’til we’re already chained to the house with a baby! hehe}
2. Preference details –
. decorating on a budget
. teaching wee ones
. watching more TV than is good for me {Friends, LOST, Grey’s Anatomy, etc.}
. going to the movies {all-time favs: The Little Mermaid, Twister, and Good Will Hunting}
. reading {Redeeming Love, and unashamed lover, though former hater, of the Twilight saga}.
. favorite ABP {or shouldn’t it be BPB now?} post: the DIY Advent Calender! To this day, my favorite project on all of blogland
. fav blogs: yours of course, younghouselove, makingitlovely, lifeinthefunlane, ohbrooke, andersonfamilycrew {soooo good! Christian mom of four, DIY projects, gorgeous home ~ check it out!}
3. Random details –
. I am a C…I am a C-H…I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N, yeehaw! {oh how I miss summer camp}
4. Question –
. more before/afters and DIY projects {love the ones you’ve posted already!}
Just keep doing what you’re doing ~ I love it all! 🙂
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? I’m Jen, 28, attorney, Texas, married, 2 sweet dogs, definitely plan on adding some human babies to the family someday
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? hobbies are reading & travel, fav blogs are: Young House Love & It’s Great to be Home. Oh & you too!
3. Random details – I’m scared to tell you this….but I haven’t had bacon since 1996.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Before & Afters are good, also like ideas for changing up decor with stuff you already have – and I can’t get enough of Will!
Hi Katie!
So glad you’re doing another survey. I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now but have only begun commenting in the past couple of weeks. And I’m super excited to introduce myself because, let’s face it, you should know me. We would be bosom buddies in real life if we knew each other but I guess I will have to settle for blogsom buddies. Okay, here we go:
1. I’m a 24 year old lady, married to my best good friend who goes by the name of Mr. Steve. We don’t have kids yet but we have a wonderful Boxer dog who we treat as if he were one. I work in a science field but that’s not really what I’m about. And, I live in Virginia…just minutes from the ocean. Glamorous, eh?
2. My favorite posts are decorating (when you show different ways you decorated or changed things up seasonally) and the How-To posts…specifically some of your bigger projects (like building the ceiling in the basement). It’s great to see you doing it with your own four hands.
3. In the past 10 years, I have lived at 13 different addresses. Yep, 13. My favorite address was 1325 because that is how I met my man. Through a stroke of luck, I was moving in and he was moving out and our paths collided and the rest, as they say, is history.
4. I love, love, love a good before and after post. (Who doesn’t?) I also think that you have such creative craft ideas that any time you post on them, they’re great. And, of course, any and all Hot-To posts are great. (Even things like how to set a table, how to landscape your front lawn, how to have a baby…;) Oh, and I’d love to see some more posts on finding your design style or even blending design styles, because, while I love your home and your style, I think mine would be a bit more modern and slightly eclectic. I just have a hard time figuring out how to transfer what I like from a picture into my own space (without copying the picture exactly), you see? So that’s what I’d like to see more posts about.
Oh, and Will asked us to tell you to keep “the girls” ready. 😉
1. Emily, 25, Scriptwriter, Rochester, NY, Engaged!, 1 dog – Eddie.
2. I love gardening and renovating my house but am doing both on a budget. I love seeing what you find on the cheap and projects you take on with little cash at hand. Yours is my favorite blog but I do have my own. I felt like I was stalking all the blogs I read and thought it’d be a good idea to start my own.
3. I was once told by my college professor by a note he passed me to stop chewing my gum so loudly. Apparently, I pop bubbles with my gum as loudly as I speak. 🙂
4. More before and afters, More cheap finds, More Will!
1. Meg/28/Las Vegas, NV (but oh so wanting to get back to my home state of Texas!)/editor by day, university faculty by night/married to the hunkiest stud muffin EVER/no anklebiters/one cat that lives with us, assorted other cats and dog distributed to family members due to an overseas move a few years ago
2. Hobby? Lots of reading, not enough traveling, love re-finishing wood furniture. Fave ABP posts? Anything in which you detail cheap makeovers or switcheroos or paint/refinish furniture (LOVED the makeover of the towel cabinet in the half bath) Favorite blogs? YHL, of course! Also, katheats.com.
3. Biggest Fear? HUGE phobia of needles. I pass out even when the needles aren’t going to be for me. Most embarrassing moment? Went with the hubs for his pre-surgery visit to the orthopedist. The doc called for a needle to shoot the hubs’s shoulder full of steroids. Knowing my fear of needles, I got up to leave the room. I made it two steps before I fainted. Woke up on the floor with three doctors and my hubs at my head and four Navy corpsmen holding my legs in the air. Did I mention I was wearing a skirt that day? At least my undies were cute. Favorite bacon dish? Just plain ‘ole breakfast bacon! Don’t mess with perfection. Favorite Tv show? The Sopranos. Favorite tool? Dewalt palm sander. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! I love Oreos like you love bacon. And then some.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Love those before and after pics! Also love the holiday decorating ideas.
I’m Amy, and I’m a 25-year-old teacher from Illinois. I live with my boyfriend of about 5 years, and I’m hoping that soon our relationship will take the next step and he will put a ring on it. 🙂
I am an avid reader, so that is my number one hobby, but I also love trying to be crafty. I’m hoping to buy a house soon, so I am glued to your blog for all sorts of decorating ideas. As much as I love to be crafty, I am not the best at coming up with ideas. I can put it all together, but, when left with a blank slate, I’m a mess! Now that I’m off work for the summer, I have quite a list of projects on hand! I love writing as well, and would love to start my own blog one of these days, but I know that it would get left behind during the school year when I am so busy with the little cherubs.
I am absolutely obsessed with Glee right now, so your Will Schuester hair comment in the previous post made me laugh out loud.
I would love more craft ideas! I made your hometown art already, and the one you made with paint chips is next on my list. I love your blog!! 🙂
Alison, 23 and 11 months, Opera singer, PA and in the process of moving to DC (Just bought a home!), no kids, soon to be engaged, no pets… But I’m pushing for a cute little dog… The BF isn’t having it.
I love to create- Paint, decorate, organize.
Favorite post!? Seriously, too hard to pick. Although, I love the DIY projects and renovation posts. Other favorite blogs: YHL and weddingbee.
I am terrified of falling. I don’t get embarrassed easily… I kinda roll with the punches- So I’m not sure.
BACON. Holy holy. There is a restaurant in my town called “Herwig’s Bistro”… their motto is “bacon is an herb”… this is obviously my favorite restaurant.
I paint my nails far too often- Mainly, because I live in an apartment and can’t get too creative in this little place… so I take it out on my nails.
I would love to see more before/afters and DIY projects.
1. My name is Kyley. I’m 26 years old and I own a custom picture framing shop in Pennsylvania. I have three Chincoteague Ponies and a crazy Dachshund who comes with me everywhere (including work) Oh and I have a husband 🙂
2. Aside from my main full time job I trick train horses. I have three famous Painting Ponies that accompany me to various events throughout the year. And the Dachshund is an artist of sorts as well. I also really enjoy decorating my home. I’m also trying my hand at gardening….we’ll see if that turns out. (if I can remember to water them)
3. I have a fancy art degree, yet my animals sell more artwork (and are more well known) than I probably ever will be. I’d probably classify myself as a workaholic. I don’t know how to take a vacation and my mind is always running with new ideas or new projects to take on. I trained my favorite pony specifically to walk down the isle at my wedding and toss flowers out of a basket (as the flower girl)…don’t tell my husband, but it was my favorite part of the whole day.
4. I actually like reading the baby stuff – which is odd – because I’m not even sure I ever want to have kids….although your adorable Will is tempting me. You just might change my mind! I also like the craft ideas – and even seeing what loot you score at goodwill. I also like seeing projects where you revamp goodwill finds…..gives me ideas for all the crap I bring home.
I’m a photographer/stay-at-home mom in Monroe, NC. I’m 32, divorced, have two daughters (8 and 10), two dogs (Doberman and Chihuahua mix), and I have my own blog, http://www.aliciadamronphotography.com (mostly photography with a few random things thrown in to keep it interesting). I have a list of favorite blogs that I check daily and I found you because a friend recommended Young House Love (then This Young House), and one day Sherry wrote a post about meeting you, so I had to check you out and the rest is history.
I love before and after pics of anything, hairstyles, weight loss, make-up, decorating, whatever. That’s always been one of my favorite features in magazines, even when I was a little girl. And I used to love when Oprah would do the makeover shows, but then she started trying to make them about “something bigger and spiritual” and she lost me. I just want to see superficial makeovers, is that so bad?
I also love the cheap decorating tips, those are always fun.
My favorite TV show right now is Arrested Development, yes I know it is no longer on the air but that’s what Netflix is for. I like quirky humor, so maybe that’s why I like your blog 🙂 .
Oh, and I love the fact that you were home-schooled. So was I and I’m home-schooling my daughters! Go home-schoolers! (Now I need to make sure I spelled everything correctly so as not to embarrass any fellow home-schoolers.)
Hi Katie!
*I’m Kimberly and I’ve been lurking around your site for about a year now. I’m 38, live in Oklahoma with my wonderful hubby of 11 yrs and twin girls, 7 yrs. I am an elementary teacher-turned-WAHM-but-mostly-SAHM [I have a couple side businesses].
*I know there have been a couple of your posts where I’ve literally laughed out loud but sadly can not recall which ones they were. Did I mention I’m 37?
*Hmm…out of the blue…I’m totally into the World Cup. Are you? I love soccer – I played in college – but my husband is not into the sport, much less the WC. It’s pretty hilarious when I’m getting all riled up and he is trying to read his magazine in peace & quiet.
*Will is the cutest so I want to see more of his sweet self here. Love your before/after projects. More of that potty humor to keep ABP classy.
Hello!
1) My name is Theresa and I am 32 years old. I live in Southern California and have lived here all my life. I’m a special ed teacher but I am in the process of switching careers and am applying to med school (my life long dream!). I have been married for four years and my husband and I have a one year old son named Isaac and one more on the way (due in December!). We also have two baby angels in heaven that I can’t wait to meet one day. We have two dogs named KC and mabel and my son LOVES them!
2) My husband is a contractor and we love love love to decorate our home! We LOVE to design and build and work together. We have so much fun and he has turned our house into a gorgeous place to live. My passion is doing things for as cheaply as possible (the reason why I LOVE your Goodwill posts!) and then surprising people by telling them how much I paid for it or where I got it. It is so much fun! I also love to copy expensive stuff I see in magazines. My husband does an awesome job with building the things I design. I also love writing (another reason I love your blog!) and you have reminded me how much I’ve missed it now that I have my son and don’t always take the time to write things down! My favorite post (and I admit, I’ve only read the more recent ones because I discovered your blog not that long ago) was the last part of your birth story. I had a c-section and struggled with feeling like I had done something wrong by trusting my doctor. You reminded me how much God is in control and how everything is in His plan. I put my trust in God and he lead me to where I needed to be. Thank you for reminding me of that! Oh, and my favorite blog has to be my bffs blog: gwendolynstrong.com. Her baby girl Gwendolyn suffers from a genetic terminal illness called SMA. I hate that disease more than anything. My friend has dedicated herself to raising funds and awareness to one day find a cure for all the little babies that die from the disease. Check it out!
3) Random fact: my husband and I hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu on our honeymoon. It was the most hilarious thing ever — four days in the Andes mountains… ice on our tents in the morning…dirty, hungry, tired. SO romantic! That will be a story for the grandkids!
4) I love everything you post. I especially love the posts on decorating/ making things for less/ finding things at Goodwill. Baby stuff is good too!
Hi!
1. My name is MaryGene, I’m 23, I’m married without kids (yet!!) and live in NC. I’m a Registered Nurse–but I am JOBLESS (I currently am working in retail–whatthefreakinheck??) and seeking full time nursing employment!! Geez louise.
2. My cup of tea is at 3pm–Earl Grey with milk and splenda. 🙂 I loooove Chocolate. My hubs and I want a Vizsla (hungarian hound dog). I take a walk every day. I love Jesus. I have long, straight, blonde hair, green eyes, and too many freckles to count. One of my life goals is to be fluent in Spanish. I love nail polish and jeans. I hate–HATE–roaches. Blech. I went to CLEMSON UNIVERSITY and loved every minute of it–GO TIGERS!!! Annnnd I’m kind of obsessed with Christmas.
3. I literally stumbled upon your blog about a week ago and love it! You have a great writing style and it’s easy to relate to you.
4. I love reading about decorating/crafts/DIY/recipes–anything creative and having to do with making a house a home! And funny stories. And love. I love love. 🙂
1.)My name is Joanna, I’m 32, and an interior designer in the DC area. I’ve been married for almost ten years, and we are expecting to bring our daughter, who is two and a half, home from China in August.
2.)I love design, and I am interested in photography, my favorite blog posts include the ones you did on doing Will’s nursery (love the wood wall)! I love photography blogs, and am interested in promoting adoption of kids with special needs.
3.)I love DIY projects, and I love reading design blogs because I like seeing the inside of people’s houses. Sometimes I drive around at night, and look inside of people’s windows when their houses are lit up, to see how they decorated, or what color paint they used. Favorite TV shows are Big Love and True Blood.
4.) Love before and after posts, and DIY posts. Will is adorable, so those posts are, of course, always appreciated.:-)
1) I’m 25 and married to the most amazing man I’ve ever met. We don’t have any kids or pets (yet). We live in Kansas City and are in the (very long) process of moving to Texas. I am a CPA and work wayyy too much.
2) One of my very favorite things to do is plan parties for people. So, I read tons of party planning blogs and wedding blogs, which is weird because I didn’t read a single blog when I was planning our wedding two years ago. I also love home decor blogs and just can’t get enough of all the thrifty, clever ideas everyone shares in the blogisphere.
3) I am working on turning my husband into more of a DIYer. And I’m working on convincing him I need more fun tools. I’m working my way up one by one, next on the list is a sander. Give me a year or so and I’m going to have a saw and we’ll be making our own furniture. 🙂
4) I started reading ABP for the craft ideas and before/afters. I haven’t stopped reading, because all the ideas are great and I loooove how the whole blog is just so full of your personality. I literally laugh out load while reading about 87% of the posts. 🙂
1. Personal details: I’m Laura Baareman, 24 years old, Marketing and Communications Specialist in Augusta, GA (orig. from Atlanta!). No Kids, Married 1 1/2 years to my college sweetheart, no pets – until maybe after kids?
2. Preference details: I love Jesus, running, taking walks with my hubby, spending time with friends and family, home decorating, real estate investing, and reading.
3. Random details: Just got a new job and started today! My hubby is in school to be a Physical Therapist, totally obsessed with LOST and the Bachelorette! My favorite food is honey.
4. Question: Love all your blog posts- would love more baby posts – Will is so cute!
Renee Smith, 24 years old, mom of a 17 month old and finishing up the 1st trimester with the second child in utero, internationally certified Montessorian and early childhood enthusiast, Houston, married to my sweet Ryan who does the diapers.
I love crafting: sewing, woodworking, transforming stuff, turning trash to treasure. I have really enjoyed your posts about thrifting and some of the specific DIY crafts.
I am totally peeved with myself when I don’t wear sunscreen, because I am the number one advocate of wearing it, and it seems that I get too busy talking about why it is so important to put it on my own body… talk about lame! I look like a beet right now, but my baby doesn’t have a sunburn (go figure… he’s priority one of the sunscreen efforts now!)
I’d love to see more on thrifting, possibly even geared toward finding great projects at the local Goodwill. I’m also interested in keeping the house beautiful without locking the kids in their rooms until they’re 25. We’ve pretty much left things as they are up to this point and put up a couple strategic gates, but as me-junior gets a little more adventurous, I think we’re going to have to be a little more conscientious about it (yesterday he walked around the corner and had a potato peeler in his hands… he learned to open the nearly impossible 1955 drawers in our kitchen… eep!)
1. Hi! I’ve loved reading your blog. I’m Kara… a (sadly) 31 year old living just outside of DC with my husband and our sweet dachshund. Though by day I work for a University doing project and program management, I much prefer to talk about things in and of the house. We don’t have any kids, unfortunately, but plan on remedying that at some point.
2. My cup of tea is filled with coffee. My hobbies are all over the map… traveling with my husband, taking pictures of anything (food, pets, kids, architecture, etc.), writing (yes, I dabble… my silly blog that I obsess over for no reason… Kara’s Kitchen, cooking and baking and entertaining, home improvement, decor and gardening, and sports (watching and playing – especially anything related to Wake Forest), etc. Favorite blogs are a mix of DIY and food blogs: Smitten Kitchen, Joy the Baker, honey and jam, all things Pioneer Woman (of course), ABP, in the tweeds, Young House Love, Lettered Cottage.
3. You’ll be disappointed to know that we don’t watch much TV… but if I had to pick only one show to watch the rest of my life, it’d be Friday Night Lights. Best.show.on.TV. I can’t possible pick one favorite bacon dish – bacon makes everything better – but I am tempted to try some bacon-chocolate chip cookies I’ve seen floating around the blogosphere. Oh, and my favorite tool is anything my husband wields to make our house prettier.
4. I’d hate to limit you (not that we could!) by telling you what I’d like to see… I can usually find something useful in everything you post… whether it’s your picture of the week (I get picture-taking tips from seeing how others shoot), or a before-and-after (though I do love those – and your Goodwill trips!), or a craft (though I’m insanely jealous of your sewing and upholstering abilities), I’m always happy visiting ABP!!
Thanks for putting up with us out here. We appreciate all of the work that goes into this little space of yours! Oh, and thanks for never hiding the fact that you’re a Christian. I absolutely love that about you and find it unfortunately way too rare.
1. I’m Sarah, I just turned 21, I am a college student going to school to be an English teacher, I live in Minnesota, I have no kids but have been dating the man of my dream for 4 and a half years, I grew up on a farm and have had lots of pets, right now we have a burro (Bailey), a cat (Pickle), and two dogs (a Scottie – Stewart Wallace / a lab pointer mix – Gus).
2. I love decorating, singing, dancing, cooking, eating, writing, and reading. My favorite ABP posts are ones about thrifting, decorating, and about your newly expanded family. My favorite blogs are of course Young House Love, yours, as well as a bunch of others which I would mention but it would take forever. My blog is http://www.dreamindomestic.com
3. I really want to make my boyfriend chocolate covered bacon. He loves to ask people, “Do you know what tastes good with bacon?” and then when they guess wrong he says, “MORE BACON!!!” I think you two would get along well. I am a huge Gleek too (Glee – a show) and cannot get enough of it!
4. I would love to maybe see some videos of you guys doing whatever (playing with Will, decorating, cooking, whatever). Maybe because we loved the birth story so much you could do a periodic post with a story about motherhood. Crafts are nice, too. I’m getting into photography, so I love your posts on that. I’m sure this doesn’t help, but I like to read everything you post!
Hi! I’m Jamie and I’m a 22 year old student from atlanta. I am currently working on getting my masters in teaching. I have a wonderful boyfriend who I have been dating since my freshman year of undergraduate school. I stumbled upon YHL this past christmas break, and read all of their posts within a week. That is how I found your blog, and quickly read back through all of your old posts too! I live with 5 friends in a 4 bedroom house, so my bedroom is the sunroom, which means no heating or air conditioning! I especially love your craft ideas and home decorating ideas. I really want to see the finished nursery! But I also can;t hear enough about Will, and want to know how you are adjusting!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids?
Marital Status? Pets?
A: Hello, I am your blog stalker…in a non-creepy way. 🙂 My name is Stacy, I am 23 years old and a student. I live in San Diego, CA with my husband, two doggies, and two birdies.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
A. I like pomegranate green tea. 😉 I looooove baking and cooking, taking pictures of everything in my path, everything artsy and craftsy, home decorating, making something new out of something old, and strolling through yard sales and thrift stores! My favorite blogs are yours and your buddies over at YHL. I have recently started blogging myself. http://lapinel.blogspot.com/
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
A. I keep a box of disinfecting alcohol wipes in the car to use after thrift store shopping! lol
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
A. More crafts, please!!!
I had the chance to be the first commenter on this earlier today, but I chickened out. What if the first post wasn’t witty enough, what if my spelling was wrong? As I began to break out in a cold sweat, I decided that it was just too much pressure for little-old-me. 🙂 So, now I am at the end of the pack and that’s better.
1. During the day I pose as a staff accountant for an ABC affiliate newstation here in Eastern Washington. At night I am a wife, crafty homeowner, and proud mama to a gorgeous mutt. No kids yet, but I do have pep talks with my ‘womanly parts’ on a regular basis. I think they need a little encouragement before they agree to get the job done! Did I mention that I am in my mid-twenties and lovin’ it?
2. I deal with money all day long and I don’t like to deal with it once I am home. I am thrifty/borderline cheap. With only 35.5 years until retirement I feel like I need to pinch pennies daily. I know its ridiculous… I love the before and after pictures on ABP done on the cheap. I also loved tracking your pregancy stuff. I’ve heard horror stories about that ‘bun-in-the-oven gas’.
3. My whole life is a bit random and I like it that way. I call my husband Marco but his name is David. I love the thrill of finding him in a store yelling “Marco” and waiting for him to answer “Polo”. He doesn’t see the humor in it but I giggle every time.
4. Just keep up the good work. You make me laugh. I never knew I enjoyed potty humor until I found your site. There’s no turning back now.
1. Hi Katie, My name is Heather, I am 21. I live in Stone Mountain, GA. I am married to a wonderful crazy man, and we have one boy, Daniel (2 years old). I am very lucky to be a stay-at-home mom and enjoy every minute of it. We have 2 labs (Harley and Moe).
2. Its a really nerdy thing, but I LOVE organizing. It makes me happy to empty out closets and reorganize them. And don’t even get me started on labeling stuff. I blog too, mainly to make a journal and remember every day with Daniel. (It goes by so fast!!)
3. I am terrified of crickets. I have more tools than my husband and I rule the garage.
4. I love all the posts you do now. I would never say no to more Before/Afters and more stories of your mom life (I loved your birth story, made me cry every page)
I am Kristel the Great. I am 27 and in April I popped out the new love of my life, Lucy. I teach special education to a bunch of elementary aged punks. I do love them though. I am answering your questions out of order but life goes on. I like your posts on Will and your thrift store finds! By the way, Boom boom pow comes into my head when I hear the name Will. That’s a good thing. Random thing about me….I can hold a toothpick in my chin and I just ate way too many raspberries! Oh, and I am no longer afraid to breastfeed in public. I like that you have a little bit of everything in your blog! God bless ya!!
Yay!! This is so much fun, I love reading about everyone else.
My name is Brooke and I am 24. I run the administration side of my dads business. I live in the Blue Mountains in Australia. I am engaged to my wonderful man. We have been together for 9 years and will be married in 16 weeks. No kids yet, but who knows…maybe we will have a honeymoon baby!! We do have a crazy little fur baby, our pug Luna.
I love decorating & painting my house. I love taking photos & painting & cooking. I make an amazing sticky date pudding. My favourite Bower Power post was “I’m gonna be a Mummy”. I love babies and baby related anything. I dont have my own blog but will be starting one in the coming weeks. Hopefully I can get people to check it out. My favourite blogs are bower power (duhh!), YHL and La Buena Vida.
My biggest fear…hmm, does the dark count? Nah, it would be not being able to have children. I have waaay too many embarrasing moments to narrow it down to one. Best bacon dish > Fill a chicken breast with brie, wrap bacon around and bake. Serve on a sweet potato mash. It’s **delish**. Im a Gleek.
Something random ~ I want to sell my house so I can buy a new one to decorate and paint. I have so many ideas and not enough space in my 2 bedder to do everything 😛
I love Bower Power..Just the way it is. Im a sucker for a good before & after. I love the baby Will pics & goss. Keep up the good work!
Vital Stats:
Name – Fifi
Age – 40
Location- Ontario, Canada
One husband, one dog, three kids.
I love reading, thrift store shopping, babies, and Zombie movies.
Something out of the blue… hmmm… ok, a riddle – Why does mama wash the clothes intide? Too damn cold outtide. (One of my favourites – feel free to use it if you like it.)
As for Bower Power, just keep doing what you’re doing.
I won’t ask to go on your blogroll, if you don’t judge my armpit hair.
1. My name is Juliana, I’m 24, I work for a call center from home on the side of being a stay at home mom, I have been married for 8 months, we are moving to our very first little yellow cottage in August and we have 2 gorgeous Siberian Huskies!
2. Preference details – I love love love DIY anything. Cottage, modern, contemporary. I want to eventually start my own hobby refurbishing furniture business. Get odds and ends that need love from Craigslist or Garage Sales and transform them and then sell them.
Your blog is one of my favorites! You make me laugh, I have cried on some of your blogs. And you are one of the main blogs I read outloud to my hubby.
3. Random details – Favorite TV shows: True Blood, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Gossip Girl, America’s Next Top Model (for the photography). I clean when I’m upset, frustrated, mad, or bored. I love to read.
4. Question – I love the before and afters, the baby stuff, the craft ideas, your goodwill finds are amazing. not big on Jersey Shore but the rest I love!
1. I’m Laura, 34, stay-at-home mom and Navy wife currently based in VA. We have 2 beautiful girls, 1 sweet rottweiler and a turtle.
2. I’m addicted to facebook and a couple of the games on there. I love reading, watching movies, and have a passion for decorating. I’ve been asked by a few different people recently to help decorate their own homes, which I find very flattering.
3. I’m married to a Navy pilot, and we’ve now made 10 or 11 military move. I recently started my own blog documenting our day-to-day lives while my husband is on deployment: http://callsign-navywife.blogspot.com. I’m anxious to watch the new show The Gates because those houses look amazing! My favorite room in our house is the kitchen, followed by the living room. Oh, and I just snuck around and found out my husband bought me a Nook for my birthday. 🙂
4. I adore before and after shots! Can never get enough photos of baby Will either! 😉 How about a facebook page geared toward the blog?
1. Personal details : The one and only, Brittney (no Britney Spears jokes, heard them). I am 27, a special education teacher in a small town but live in the beautiful city, Portland, OR. I love my students, my job and my little family. It is the Boyfriend and I and our 2 kidlets: London and Oliver, the cutest cats in town. We just bought our first home and documented the journey on: http://boltshome.blogspot.com/. We are complete opposites, yet, we make things work.
2. Preference details: My favorite cup of tea is SWEET TEA! No one in Portland knows how to make it and I am constantly craving sweet tea. I am an avid runner, including running 3 marathons and being a pace leader for the Portland Marathon. I love ABP for its honesty and being real. As for blogs, I follow a mix of home remodel blogs, fashion, healthy eating, and vegetarian blogs (we are gatherers! no hunting for us).
3. Random details: My biggest fear is something serious, I lost a good friend in college and ever since then, if I don’t hear from a person, I get all panic-y and paranoid something bad has happened. My imagination can get carried away. I really don’t have embarrassing moments, but, despite being a teacher and lecturing students, I hate attention. Compliments make me blush, especially when given in front of a lot of people. As previous stated, we are gatherers, we have no favorite bacon dishes. BUT we love the fake bacon and make BLA’s all the time: Fake bacon, lettuce and avocado on toasted bread with a little mayo and pepper. I am a sucker for “reality” t.v. shows but rarely watch t.v. as I am early to bed, middle school starts at the forsaken time of 7:30 am. My favorite tool is my brain, cheesy? yes. I tend to see the big picture and great at delegating. The problem occurs with being a teacher, I am used to people doing what I say. The boyfriend tends to do things when he wants. Lots of disagreements. Something out of the blue: I love pears, eat them all the time, yet, I can only eat them if they are sliced. I am the master at slicing a pear with a fork during lunch time.
4. Question: More baby related stuff? Keep ABP real and true to where you are in life, right now, you are a mother. Just keep us updated! I want to feel like family, not a stalker. Congrats.
1. Emily, 29, Architect, Sacramento, California, 1 toddler son, married, 1 lab and 2 cats
2. Love crafting, designing, drawing, reading, playing soccer. Favorite blogs include ABP and YHL.
3. LOVED being pregnant.
4. More crafty gift ideas or even crafty gifts that kids can make too!
1. Nicky from Boulder, CO (by way of Baltimore, Seattle and Miami). I’m 27, work for Americorps with our local Habitat for Humanity, and live with my lovely husband and our two cats.
2. I love reading, singing, theatre, cooking with my husband and traveling and living all over the US. Oh, and a good cup of English tea is my cup of tea! My fav blogs at the moment are mostly home design related, along with some design and healthy cooking ones.
3. Out of the blue: Singing along with Janelle Monae and dancing around our apt is what gets me excited enough to do boring things like register my car!
4. Love hearing about your day-to-day, life with the fam, craft ideas and Before/Afters!
Thanks for sharing with us and keep up all the happy-silliness!
1. Personal Details- My name is Abbi and I have been married to my husband, Paul for almost 2 years. I am 23 years old and living just south of Nashville, TN in Franklin. Paul and I don’t have any kids yet, but we have a puppy named Farkas (named after Philip Farkas, a French horn player)
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I am a French horn player and have my degree in music education, so a big hobby of mine is music! I also enjoy learning about interior design and photography.
3. Random details – Exactly one year ago today, my hubby and I got our dog, Farkas 🙂
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Oh gosh, its so hard to pick… I love before and afters, pretty much any crafty posts and of course more pics of that beautiful baby boy 🙂
1. Personal details – My name Michelle; (34); Marketing Manager; Durban, South Africa (which is abuzz right now with the World Cup being hosted on our shores) Married with 2 girls (Halisha 7 and Nikayla 20 mths). 3 dogs – boerboels (Tyson, Layla and Oscar)
2. Love decorating, making jewelry with my daughter; anything craft and DIY gets me excited. I live vicariously through ABP (creepy) as I never have enough time to do the things I enjoy most. Love what you have done with your home and your sense of humor… fantastic, also read YHL, that’s how I found you.
3. I worry too much about almost everything and I have started to what too much TV…being following too many series. Anything with Bacon is my favorite.
4. The content on your site at the moment is right on the button, the changes are fantastic.
Your little boy is gorgeous
1. I’m Isabell, live outside Los Angeles. I’m turning 27 this fall, I just got my Masters and started my own tutoring business. I’m married, no kids, but one cat and two birds.
2. I blog, and I hike. I love home improvement and if provided with a paintbrush or a hammer expect your house to be remodeled. I used to be very much into singing and writing music, but lost the interest after my brother pasted away. We would have been the new Cher&Sonny. 🙂
3. Terrified of spiders, I have too many embarrassing moments to even write down, I love boiled potatoes together with brown beans and bacon. I have the DVR set on recordning Everybody Loves Raymond which I watch when the hubby isn’t home. Something out of the blue… I’m Swedish and speak three languages.
4. I love the blog as it is. Just a little bit of everything!
Hi Katie,
1. My name is Claire, I’m 29, a lawyer and live in Australia. I was married just over a year ago and have a bub on the way (I’m only 6 wks pregnant so I’m still pinching myself!!)
2. I love home decorating and have just discovered sewing – I can’t get enough of it! My favourite blogs include YHL, Rummey Bears, Making it Lovely & Absolutely Beautiful Things.
3. Due to the pregnancy hormones my boobs may soon be awarded their own postcode – I have taken to wearing a sports bra at all times….. I can also touch my nose with my tongue – weird huh?
4. I would love to hear how you are adjusting to being a SAHM – perhaps a “day in the life” where we get to follow you around and see how you spend a typical day?
Keep up the great work!
1. Anna, 40, de facto, no kids yet but hope we’ll be able to this year. Self-employed.
2. Self-development. DIY. Interior design. Greener living. Crafting. Thrifting. Favorite blogs: yours, YHL, Chez Larsson, and more.
3. Also desperate bacon lover. Want to be successful and respected when I grow up…
4. Love the DIY and interior stuff. Loved the “lessons” on grouping things. Before and Afters. Any crafty stuff. You got it all right, right now. I just want more of everything. Forget the baby, what about US! Kidding, more of Will toooooo.
And thank you for sharing your life. The blog is lovely.
Alright! You have pulled me from my cave that I so happlily devour your posts everyday. Afterall I know the mank that came out of your filter, surely I can provide some kind of introduction right?
1. Personal details – My name is Elizabeth and I am 22. I live in Johannesburg South Africa although I am a born-and-raised Oregonian. I have been married almost a year and half and just bought my first home!
2. Preference details – I am a big fan of making my house a home and all that this entails. Mostly I am just up to my ears in paint, sandpaper and failed projects.
3. Random details – It’s winter here where I live. and you would think that Africa is hot and all but it that is a total and complete lie. It’s what like the first week of winter and I awoke to 3 degree (C) weather. It’s effing cold.
4. Question – PLEASE give me more crafty, decorative , informative, posts! The best post I have ever read was the one about creating vignettes in groups of three… the way you wrote that was fantastic!
Greetings from SA!
1. My name is Lynn. I am a 38 year old mother of two great kids! Samantha is 16 and Alexander is 13. Been married for 18 years to my high school sweet~heart Mike. We met on a blind date over 21 years ago! I am from Boston, but have lived all over the country. Our family is affectionately referred to as the “Nomadic Van Slyke’s”. We have been in our current home for 9 months now. Working hard to make it a home. We also have a Boston Terrier named Fenway, of course.
2. I have been home with my kids until this past fall when I went back to school. So that is my full-time job. When I am not studying I am going on family field trips to DC and the numerous State Parks in Western Maryland, West Virginia, and Southern Pennsylvania. When I have the time I am painting, decorating, landscaping, whatever needs to be done.
3. I try to walk everyday and drink Diet Pepsi like its water. I don’t eat chicken, beef or pork because I am a vegetarian.
4. I have always been creative. Its in my soul. The happiest times in my life have been when I am creating something. I am a photographer, a painter of signs, a decorator and a landscape designer. Though none of these passions pays the mortgage.
5. I love, love your blog. Your sense of humor is infectious and I love how you defend your self to the random idiots who have nothing but negative things to say! I would love to see more before and afters and read more posts on how you handle household mishaps, ” like the garbage disposal just broke how do we fix that?” When you have the time more craft projects would be great too! Those kinds of things keep me glued to my favorite blogs!
Thanks for the inspiration and please keep it going!!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
– I’m Lauren, 23, stay at home mom. I live in North Carolina and I have a 2 year old daughter Mallory. Oh, and I have my hubby too he can count as a kid right?
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
-I don’t have any official hobbies right now, still trying to figure that out! My favorite posts are about Will, and I like the one about tiling because its very informative! Random I know lol
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
-I live in apartment and living in an apartment with a kid sucks!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
-I would like to see link ups to things people have done thats similar to whatever topic you are covering, for example say you had up the entry where you tiled your laundry room, I would like to see links to where other people have tiled something themselves, and ofcourse baby posts!
1. Katie, 25, University Athletics, Raleigh NC, Married just over a year and madly in love with out 3 year old fur baby Finley, the rottie mix.
2. Right now, in my free time, I love sunning by the pool or the beach and reading until I think I am a character too. I love blog stalking and maintaining my own. I loved your Birth Story and think that Will will one day treasure you writing it all out.
3. Small confession: I don’t like bacon. I enjoy most pork products but bacon doesn’t do it for me. If you want me to stop reading your blog because of this minor detail about myself I’ll understand.
4. Love the ‘Before and Afters’ and your sweet little baby.
1. Felicita, from South Florida. I’m 25 years old. I work in Revenue Management for a luxury cruise company(free cruises, yay!). I have 1 son who will be 2 years old on July 23rd. No pets.
2. I like to curl up and read a good book. I also a sitcome junkie love Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Design Star, True Blood. I also like doing crafty things with my Cricut. Any crafty blog is my favorite. I also like “Enjoying the Small Things” blog. We also love Ana’s site “Knockoff Wood”.
3. Failure in achieveing my goals. Bacon cheeseburger! Gossip Girl. We’re closing on our house on July 15th! We’re really excited to be home owners and do projects just like you.
4. More remodel or house makeovers(before/afters)! Definitely more crafty stuff! I’d love to see more Will stuff! He is such a cutie!
1. Personal details – I’m Emily. 24. Legal Assistant. Living in Richmond, VA. No kids. Engaged getting married in October (can’t come fast enough!!) No pets yet. To-be hubby says we can get a dog once we start having kids but really? who wants a dog when you have kids? Noone!
2. Preference details – I love being with my friends do nothing. I enjoy reading. We recently bought a house and did a whole kitchen renovation but I can’t start really decorating because until October, it’s a bachelor pad! Favorite blogs are all of my friends blogs, pioneer woman, YHL, Nienie and CJane, cooking blogs ( i’m hoping if I read them somehow the cooking talent will rub off on me…I’m still waiting :))
3. Random details – Favorite TV shows right now are Grey’s Anatomy, Private Private, and Parenthood (SOO funny.)
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I love just hearing about ya’ll’s life. Your story telling cracks me up everytime! More stories on Will and how it is adjusting to being a mom.
1. My name is Lindsey, I am 31, I live in Fairhope, AL. I am a Commercial Sales Executive for a Computer Software Company. I have been married to a wonderful man Christopher for 5.5 years. No kids but we do have a cat Ozzie and a yellow lab Avery.
2. Living on the Gulf Coast I love to be outdoors, fish (not a lot of that lately), work in my yard, and spend time with my huge family. My favorite ABP post are the crafts, food ( I too am a lover of all things bacon) and baby Will! My favorite blogs are ABP, younghouselove.com,flythroughourwindow.com,blog.urbangrace.com.
3. Biggest fear is snakes,i HATE them. Not sure what most embarrasing moment is, I’ve so many! Favorite Bacon dish… there is so many but probably is water chesnuts wrapped in bacon with soy sauce poured over the top and baked! It’s hard to say what my favorite ABP post is, I do have a lot but probably your birth story and the post you did around Christmas how you showed up how to decorate ornaments. I also love to see your Goodwill finds! I am not crafty but long to be. Favorite TV shows are Deadlist Catch, Real Housewives (total mind crack), Gray’s Anatomy, American Idol, and anything on the History Channel. My favorite tool is the hammer, because every time I get it out my husband promptly offers to do anything I want done around the house. Random comment is I also have a ginormous head!
4. I love all your post, your blog is my morning coffee. It has made me laugh and it’s made me cry. I love your sense of humor it is refreshing! I would never want to tell you what to add to your blog, but I do love the crafts, food related posts, and of course sweet baby Will.
Thank you for putting yourself out there and allowing your readers to share in your life with you!
Awww- you want to know me. That’s so sweet.
I’m Terri and I live in Metter, GA. Yes, everything IS better in Metter. I’ve been married for 25 years to an officer in the Air National Guard who thinks he is now a farmer. I have three children and we homeschooled for 14 years. Kirk’s job allowed us to travel a lot and that was a great education in itself. I now teach fourth grade.
I am facing a life change as my last child goes off to college. I am now “the mother of three adult children” and I enter this stage of life kicking and screaming. I am trying to channel contentment in whatever situation I find myself. God said to do that so I will try.
I enjoy stalking your blog. I get your humor and I appreciate your love for your boyfriend. But the boy? I could eat him with a spoon. I will not say that he is cuter than the Petersilks’ as that would be unkind but….
Please keep blogging. I do learn from your projects but mostly I just enjoy the freshness of your lives each day.
God bless each of you.
T.
1. Hi I’m Kelly, I am 26 and live in Annandale, VA with my darling husband and 1 year old Boston Terrier (no kids yet- give me a couple of years). I work in Marketing for a software firm in Old Town Alexandria, with an amazing view of the Potomac River with my best friend.
2. I love yoga, tea, sitting by the pool with a book or on my back deck with a glass of wine and grilling out, I do triathalons, and am a TV-a-holic.
3. Random detail about my life: I have bungee jumped from the highest bungee jump in the world, when I lived in South Africa working for Habitat for Humanity.
4. I love renovation ideas, decorating, before and afters, and tutorials. I am honestly not a big fan of the baby stuff (because I am not there in life yet-maybe someday when I have a baby I will be more interested) for right now I am obsessed with improving my home. I came to ABP because I saw your house tour on YHL, I love your sense of style and throught you have great tutorials and ideas. Slash I love your sense of humor, I think you are goof-tastic.
1. My name is Courtney. I am 27, a stay at home mom/language student. I’m married, I have a 20 month old son and a baby due in December. We live in Bangkok.
2. Traveling is definitely a hobby, I used to be a runner, and reading is my favorite way to relax. I love to keep up with all of my friends around the world through their blogs.
3. As for bacon and a random fact: For two years we lived in a country where pork was not eaten and we always planned our vacations around where we could eat the most bacon.
4. I like the baby related stuff as well as just the general home decor posts.
1. Hi! I’m Maddie. I live in Boston. I work in clinical research for neurology related drugs. I have no kids or pets, but I am engaged! Only 74 more days until I’m married…eek!
2. My cup of tea is traveling. I love baseball and brewery tours. I am a coffee addict and I love reading wedding blogs and mommy blogs (even though I’m a LONG ways from being one). I enjoy city life, but also love the mountains of VT and the Southwest. I read your blog at work and I volunteer at a hospital.
3. Random? I hate bologna. A lot. And I really wish I were a country singer…and could wear cowboy boots all the time and not look silly (because here in Boston no one understand how wonderful they are…or how wonderful sweet tea is).
4. I totally love your baby, he’s adorable, but my favorite thing is your make-over-the-cheap0-finds-into-amazing-stuff posts. I am always on the hunt for cool stuff that I can change into something cooler (like the wardrobe you did for Will. I’m kind of wishing I had one myself), so keep ’em coming!
ps- I found your blog through younghouselove and I really hope your babies get married some day 😀
1. I’m Becca and I’m 22. I’m newly married and I work at a Christian camp in east Texas!
2. NOT cleaing, laundry, etc…. I am dabbling in photography and due to yours and other blogs i just found, home decor/renovation! 🙂
3. We named our dog Jacob after the character in Twilight…even though we hate the story/movies…we hate Edward even more!
4. I like your personal posts! I also LOVE your home decor/before and afters too. But i love reading about what’s going on in other people’s world!
1. I am Rachel and am 20 years old and live outside Fort Wayne, IN. I am a junior in college going for my degree in Interior Design. No husband or kids and I have four dogs at my parents’ house, one is mine, but I love them all!
2. Hobbies of mine include blog-stalking (as my boyfriend lovingly refers to it) and I am hooked on ABP, YHL, The Lettered Cottage, Darby’s, Centsational Girl, and on and on..most of the blogs I read I got from your blogroll so thank you for the great reccomendations! I also love garage saling, looking for antiques, and doing mini makeovers on furniture I salvage at either of those two places.
3. Something out of the blue..hmm..I have a freckle in my left eye? I don’t know if that counts..it is unique I suppose..
4. I love everything about ABP..while I’m not pregnant, I plan on eventually having kids so hearing about your pregnancy was both entertaining and informative! I also love the house posts and crafty things but the random posts too..I like the celebrity analogies and your sense of humor is what makes this blog so great!
Hidey ho internet neighbor!
1. Personal details: Melinda, late 20’s, currently in Durham, married, no kids/pets (though dying for a fur baby).
2. Preference details: Hobbies are sewing, crafting, decorating, home improvement stuff – finishing up my stint as a wedding blogger and moving on to a more Pioneer Woman organization for my post wedding blogging endeavor (bride blog: http://www.palindromebride.blogspot.com).
3. Random details: I can wiggle my ears and pull this out as a party trick when needed.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? : I love your blog for the comic relief, so keep on keeping on, and I’ll keep on readin’ 🙂 (I’m also fascinated by everything baby and how it affects a woman’s body/mind! – loved your birth story!)
1. Amanda – 28 – Benefit Consultant (Employee Benefits/Insurance) – Grand Rapids, MI – No Kids – Married (2 years) – 1 year old German Shepherd pup named Jaeger
2. I like decor and making our house look like a home. Also, love photography. 🙂 Love reading home decor/DIY and photography blogs. Fav. Blogs – YOU, YHL, The Lettered Cottage, All Things G&D, bobbi+mike, Centsational Girl, Better After… and the list goes on and on…
3. I hate spiders, snakes and alligators! Have too many favorite TV shows… love Glee, Grey’s, Private Practice, Lie to Me, Parenthood and almost anything on HGTV.
4. I love all your posts. Really enjoy Before/After, DIY, Decor, Renovations, and of course Will. I also like to read about your day to day life as a wife (girlfriend) and new mother. I loved your Photoshop suggestion posts for readers. Are those coming back?? 🙂
1. my name is laura and i am 30 y.o. i live in winter park, a suburb of orlando. i am “practically” married but hope to make it official within the next year. i work in auto insurance…boring. i am mom to two 4-legged children, an english bulldog and a french bulldog, louie and sookie. we currently own a 1-bedroom condo and are house hunting for our forever home.
2. i love crafts and easy diy projects. i really enjoy your before & afters and your decorating posts.
3. my boyfriend has a prosthetic leg…you asked for something random, right?! he is amazing and he has made it his lifelong persuit to get people walking again after the loss of a limb. i can’t say enough about him 🙂 i’m addicted to cucumbers and my dream job would be to be a food critic, if only i could write like you 🙂
4. anything food and style related! and keep posting pictures of that adorable boy will 🙂
I am Katie… a twenty-something gal from the Keystone State (PA – in case you didn’t know). I am married to a wonderful man – Rob – and we both work in the education field – him as a teacher and me in Student Development at a Christian University. No pets yet… or babies for that matter. Maybe someday soon. 🙂
I’ve been blogging for just over a year (www.normallyoddcouple.blogspot.com), and am always finding new blogs that I love to read. I think my fav ABP posts are those about “quick fixes”. You know, easy craft projects that look like a million bucks, thrifty finds, new ideas for regular items… that sort of thing.
I love bacon in my salad! and with a side of eggs and toast, of course. 🙂
An embarrassing moment recently was being mistaken for my younger sister-in-law’s mom in line at the grocery store. I was like, “Do I really look old enough to have birthed a 20 year old?! You’ve got to be kidding me!” Guess I need some of that anti-aging stuff. Sheesh!
I’d love to see some more craft project ideas and “behind the scenes” info. I am interested to read how your life will adapt for raising little Will – and lessons learned, good baby products you find, etc. Just keep it coming! I love ABP and will read no matter what! 🙂
1. Michelle; married-Southern lady; I’m in education. We don’t have any kids yet (we are celebrating our 2 year anniversary next week.) We have a cute dog named Murray.
2. I like a lot of things. I like home decorating (even though we don’t own a home right now); I love to read, I love to cook
3. I met my husband in rural Mississippi when we were both teaching there. He went to Georgia Tech and I went to the University of Arkansas. We met in the middle.
4. I like a lot of random stuff. I mostly like the home decor; before/afters, etc. Of course I like baby Will…but I don’t think my husband wants me getting baby fever..hahaha
1. Aimee; 28; Attorney; Des Moines, Iowa; Trying; Engaged; 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 ferret.
2. I love working in my yard (we are currently putting in a new flagstone patio. By ourselves. Eek!). I like food blogs (nothing too healthy please) and blogs about home renovations. Both give me great ideas for keeping my future husband (1) well-fed and (2) occupied so he doesn’t start driving me batty.
3. Bugs going up my shorts or down my shirt (so long as they remain on plants or window sills they are fine). I am not going to reveal my most embarrassing moment to the world, thank-you-very-much. Bacon wrapped little smokies slow cooked in brown sugar whiskey glaze (drool). One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl. Spencer Pratt (I kid, I kid)…hmm, don’t think I have a favorite tool.
4. More before/afters. Your baby is beautiful, but I didn’t start reading your blog because it was all about pictures of babies, or how much the baby ways, or the color of whatever substance is currently being excreted from his body.
1. My name is Leah, I’m 23, married (just celebrated our 1 year!), and live in southern MD. I’m an accountant and have 1 adorable dog named Roscoe. No kids as of yet, but we’re hoping that changes soon 🙂
2. I love traveling, shopping, DIY projects, reading, and tv shows like Glee, LOST, and The Office. Fav blog’s are your’s, Sherry’s, Dusty’s, and Darby’s.
3. I have 1 small tattoo (got it with my mom and sis on her 50th birthday), was born in Fargo, ND, and love Jesus! I gotta say, I’m not a big fan of bacon though…don’t hate me.
4. I love your DIY posts, thrift store finds, and of course Baby Bower posts!
1. My name is Lizbeth I am 25 yrs old and live in Texas, I work at an elementary school in the front office always drama!! I am married to the hubs for almost 8 years now and we have 2 daughters that are 6 and 3 years old!
2. I am really into home decorating blogs as well as makeup and photography ones. I recently got a starter DSLR so I am always look for things to learn!
3. TV shows i love: Tori & Dean, Kardashians, any E! and MTV crap out there! I am all over the place with shows lol. Jersey Couture is moving up on my list…
4. I def. like your baby posts even though i dont have a baby, any photography tips! and also your decorating and thrift finds!!!
Hey Katie!
I’m Beth, 30yrs old, Software Developer in Baltimore, MD. I’ve been married to my boyfriend for almost 2 years and we have a 4 1/2 month old daughter. 🙂 We also have 2 cats who he hates.
I love home decor stuff and would love to be able to do it full time, but it just doesn’t pay the bills like Software Developing does. 🙂 I also like scrap-booking and spend way too much money on it. I also have a shopping addiction to Amazon — having things shipped to your door feels so glamorous like valet parking and room service.
Random, well I really have a thing about supporting small businesses. I love it when people take risks and go for their dreams. Like in our neighborhood this new restaurant opened up a couple months ago (http://www.ilovegrilledcheese.com/) and my boyfriend, daughter and I went there to check it out. One of the owners was walking around the tables wiping them down and asking everyone if they liked it. I actually started crying a little with tears of joy because I was so happy for him. And I also loved that my boyfriend knew exactly what I was tearing up about. 🙂
I love all the home decor\budget conscious decor\organizing\baby stuff. I’m friends with the couples that write One Project Closer (www.oneprojectcloser.com), from them I found YHL and then you! When you and Sherry both found out you were pregnant and only a few months behind me, I was just as psyched as when Jim and Pam found out they were pregnant too.
1. Hi, Katie! I’m Dani – mid 20s federal government employee in the suburbs of DC. My boyfriend and I (and the sweetest puppy in the world) moved into our first house less than a year ago.
2. I LOVE a cup of tea, knitting, running, reading, and updating my friends/family on my home improvement projects – http://adventuresoncstreet.wordpress.com
3. Random detail: I think that you’re one of the funniest people I know and I’m pretty sure we’re best friends even though you don’t know me. I have incorporated some of your DIY projects in my own house but haven’t had the guts to email you about it. Your bacon jokes are hilarious and I keep kosher.
4. I am FROM New Jersey, so no Jerseylicious episodes. Love your style, your humor, your crafts, your personality, more before/afters, more of YOU (and Will and boyfriend, of course).
Ohhh, fun!
1. Personal details- My name is Heather and I’m a 27 years old. My wonderful husband and I own an auto parts business here in Missouri (and no I don’t have a mullet). I know nothing about cars, but I take care of all the HR and accounting. We live out in the country on 6 acres and have a dog, 2 cats, and 21 ducks, (yes, ducks) and are trying for our first baby! When we purchased our house, it was a foreclosure and since then we have knocked down and wall and put up French doors to make a formal dining room, by ourselves, done a tremendous amount of painting and landscaping. We are true DIYers
2. Preference details – I’m love home decor, I have my house fully decorated in my mind, but have yet to make it actually happen. Cooking is something else I enjoy, but I can truly say that each of your posts I can relate to. I love your room makeovers (can’t wait to see Will’s nursery finished!), and I just got a Cannon Rebel, so I love the photoshop help you offer. Ohh, and anything outdoors related, landscaping, gardening, I’m there!
3. Random details – I love me some karaoke. I could live at Homegoods. We just planted our first garden, with about 15 different kinds of vegetables, 15 tomato plants and I’m pretty sure I’m in over my head! I’m a little obsessed with turtles. Bacon wrapped pineapple would have to be on the top of the list as far as bacon favorites go.
4. Question – Honestly, just keep doing what your doing. You’re always posting something fun and interesting, but I love the photography/photoshop help, anything home decor/DIY related, and I’ll take all the Will posts you’re willing to dish out. You’re an amazing writer Katie, you’ve got a way of making people laugh and cry at the same time, and you’re love for God is so inspiring, and you’re not afraid to show it. You’re real, and that’s so refreshing!
I’m Stefanie… 31 and single (never married), and I currently live with my amazing family in Michigan. I love them and all, but if you’ve got any nice, tall, single fellas to introduce me to, I’d move away from them in a jif 🙂 No babies yet, but I have lots of friends that have lots of kids, and I really like the “Aunt Stefanie” gig. I just quit my job to pursue photography full-time (what!? Why did I do that!?) and I’m excited. My last day at work is actually tomorrow! No pets currently, but I might get one now that I’ll be home during the day. I’m debating between a schnauzer and a goldendoodle… any tiebreaker suggestions?
I like Sweet Tea, but only if it’s mixed 50-50 with lemonade (that Arnold Palmer is a genius) and I drink more Mountain Dew than should be legal. I love to watch and play just about any sport. I hate working out but hate that I’m completely out of shape. I try to eat healthy but I can’t stay away from the Macaroni & Cheese/Beefaroni aisle at the local Walmart. I love reading blogs (especially yours) but can’t seem to remember to post to my own. Clearly, I’m a very complicated woman.
My biggest fear is never getting married or having kids. My most embarrassing moments all involve falling down and flashing my underwear to all passerby in the process (yes, that has happened to me more than once). My favorite bacon dish is Pasta Carbonara or Pioneer Woman’s Ranch Chicken. I don’t watch much TV anymore, but I like The Bachelorette, The Office, American Idol and Burn Notice. My favorite tool is my palm sander! Random: I don’t have pierced ears.
I wanna see anything that comes out of Jersey! I really like when you show what you got at Goodwill and I also love seeing the way you style all of your shelves/rooms with accessories. I pretty much love everything about your house, so keep your style comin’!
And of course, we always want more Will. He’s the new Bieber.
1. Hi! My name is Krys. I’m 49-1/2 (on Friday!), married, living in NJ. I have 2 adult stepchildren, and want a dog desperately but we’re not getting one until one of us retires!
2. My cup of tea? Decaf Lipton. Favorite hobby? Reading, scrapping, and keeping up on my favorite blogs. Am LOVING your Birth Story posts, and passing them along to my niece who’s due, well, any minute! She’s due 06/27 but the dr says she’s pretty ready, although she hasn’t started dilating yet, and she hasn’t broken her waterm, she’s “thinning” and she’s cramping and noticing her belly is really hardening at the bottom, very different than in the recent past. So we’re all on standby! Your blog, Young House Love, and The Pioneer Woman are my favorite non-scrapping blogs, and if you want to visit once in a while, please do: http://krysworld.blogspot.com
3. I’m so afraid of fire, I don’t know why. We have 2 woodburning stove fireplace inserts and a gas fireplace in our lake house and one regular fireplace in our primary residence, but I’m afraid of fire. Hmmm, most embarrassing moment – gotta say I don’t embarrass easily… maybe freshman year in high school when my dad came to pick me up on the last day of school before Xmas vacation dressed as Santa? But I really thought it was fun, after the initial shock wore off! My neighbor, who rode home with us, now SHE was embarrassed! I love plain ‘ole bacon and eggs; yea, I know, pretty boring! I love Criminal Minds and Castle, I’m not really a tool girl (hubby dearest? Now HE probably has a favorite tool, or twelve!), and something out of the blue…. I know! When we got married, my husband added a couple of words to our wedding vows: “in sickness and in health, ’til death do us part, and my sofas forever.” I really HATE those sofas… But I married him anyway! I’ll have to post a picture of them on my blog in the next day or two and tell the whole story…
4. I want ABP to keep on keepin’ on! Your blog is GREAT! I will say I would love to see some Goodwill finds, more befores and afters, and it goes without saying that baby stuff is always welcome! Hi, Will!
1. My name is Meghann and I am 30 (ugh). I married my high school sweetheart when we were 21 and still in college. Its still one of the best decisions of my life. We live in California in the Bay Area (east bay). I love California and even though we have talked about moving away… we wont. I am a stay at home mom with one beautiful little girl (who is my miracle). I do work from home when she takes her naps… not sure how long thats gonna last. We have one dog who is our first child and 2 cats who I just love to pieces. We own a town home here and love our house. We have done a ton of work to it and of course it needs more.. LOL
2. I love you blog… the way you write… your design sense…. everything. I am a muralist.. but have put that aside and have been focusing more on projects for us and others. I love to design rooms and have a really good sense of space and color (went to school to become an architect but never finished). I think I drive my hubby nuts with all the drawings and sketches I do of our home and others. I just LOVE it and get so much pleasure when people actually take my advice and love how things turn out!
3. fears… hmmmm… not sure if I have any. I used to be afraid that we would never be parents.. but if you put your trust in the Lord he will take care all of your needs and fears.. Shows… there is way too many to name.. I have no idea how we watch soooo much TV. favorite tool… love them all.. lol.. but caulk has to be the best… hides a multitude of sins..
4.I like all that you have done.. loved your recent post about turning a placemat into a pillow.. IM SOOO DOING THAT!!! I love you goodwill finds and all the baby stuff (can relate to that…motherhood)
1. I’m Natalie and I’m 26. Currently taking a course to become a medical transcriptionist, but I’ve done every job from secretary to set designer to graphic designer. I live on an island in Washington state. One kid on the way. Married to my best friend. One nutty black lab.
2. I read and travel in my spare time. My husband has finally succeeded in turning me into a camper and we’re going to be camping for 2 weeks in Hawaii in August. I love DIY posts, especially the posts where you create your own artwork. Your blog and younghouselove are my favorites and the first ones I check in the morning.
3. Most embarrassing moment–I didn’t recognize my neighbor who was trying to pick up his kid from my house and I called the police because he was banging on the door and shouting. He was pretty upset once I figured out who he was and told him I had thought he was a criminal.
4. Before/Afters, baby stuff, DIY stuff
Hey Katie-
1. I’m Savannah, 23, I work at a box company and a resturant, I live in gainesville,ga, no kids, been with my boyfriend for 6 years now, and I have one funny looking corgi dog.
2. I love to scrapbook and just hang out with my friends on a saturday night. I love your blog, YHL, all things g&d, and the list could go on and on.
3. I always wake up sunday morning and want chick-fil-a, I love gw braves and braves games during the summer…I have to drink a mt dew every morning at work and I still don’t mentally wake up until atleast 10. Whenever I see pretty plates or anything for the kitchen I could possibly need (and I don’t even have my own place yet) and if they are on clearance I buy them up and know I have like 4 sets of dishes…haha! I love my bacon super cripsy on a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit. YUM!
4. I love the before/afters that you do, and your amazing good will finds…I’m going to have to find out which one you go to!
Just keep doing what you do I love when do you a post on will or a free piece of art…I just love it all! 🙂
1. Christy, 30 yrs old, office assistant at a college, live in Forest Park-right outside Chicago, 1 baby girl due on Labor Day, and 1 dachshund named Oliver
2. Favorite hobbies would be… doing stuff around our house-(we just bought our 80 yr old house a year ago so it always needs some sort of work), I love crafty stuff, knitting, sewing, gardening, thrift stores/garage sales, writing on my blog AND reading blogs.
Yah…your blog would definitely rank up there as one of my favorites…I always look forward to your posts and the funny things you have to say….plus with my ever expanding belly I have enjoyed the baby/birth stuff:)
3. I have come to terms with the fact that I am often scared of the dark..yah…you would think at 30 I would be over that-but who knows what lurks out there in the dark shadows-right?..I don’t eat meat but I am all for veggie bacon and love cooking up some veggie bacon and zucchini over rice….True Blood is my current favorite show and something random….my husband tunes pianos for a living….who knew you could even make a living on that? Well…you can
4. I am all for the baby stuff in my current pregnant state and craft ideas…..always love lots of those…
1. My name is Kelsey, I’ve been married for 5 years to an Army man. I am a 27 year old working momma to 2 kids….Easton (2.5) and Evelyn (5 months). We have 2 dogs and 2 cats and live in the ‘burbs of Des Moines, Iowa.
2. Favorite blog of the moment
http://thingsidothinkwearseelovedream.blogspot.com/
3. I’m hoping you let me to continue to read your blog after you hear this….but I have not eaten bacon in 15 years. After I saw the movie Babe I was done with pig products.
4. Less bacon:) And more baby related posts. I’ll be interested to read how you corale the kid clutter.
1. WHO ARE YOU? I’m Ellie to all things blog related. 🙂 I’m 34, married to the love of my life and a stay-at-home-mom to the two cutest boys in the world (except for Will, of course), living in the cornfields of the midwest.
2. WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I spend too much time reading other people’s blogs instead of doing projects to beautify my home so I can update my (new) blog! Some of favorite blogs to read are All Bower Power, Young House Love, House of Smiths, Canadian Cottage and the list goes on!
3. RANDOM DETAILS? I’m another one of your vegetarian followers who does not eat bacon! However I think your obsession with it is hilarious and I totally understand it!
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I love Before & Afters, decor on the cheap, repurposing, and baby stuff. Your posts on Will’s birth are some of the best reads ever–and I read a lot! I love your style because it’s very real and personable and I feel like I know you (even tho this relationship is one-sided!), and that’s what I like about your blog. So keep it up, no matter what you post!
1. My name is Sally. I am a 30 year old administrator in Canada. I have been shacked up with my common-law husband for darned near 6 years and we have 2 furry kids.
2. I only recently discovered the world of blogging (its amazing the things you can discover when you are bored at work), but I enjoy a variety of blogs. DIY blogs (before and after pics are my fav), decorating ideas (especially on the cheap), and while I must admit that blogs with lots of pictures are the best I’m also a sucker for a great read (loved your Birth Story, and I thank heaven that I discovered Pioneer Woman’s “Black Heels to Tractor Wheels” after it was complete because waiting for each chapter would have killed me).
3. I decided last year that I was going to start a blog…..I even picked out a name and stuff on Blogger….but I haven’t wrote a single post.
4. I love all your posts — keep on doing what you’re doing!
1. I’m Ashley, 27, and have two jobs – one full time insurance job and one parttime bookkeeping job for my husband’s remodeling firm. I’m an AZ girl relocated to VT (the things we do for love). Our first is due in November.
2. Drawing is my cup of tea. Not drawing just anything, but floorplans. I’m addicted to CAD and other architecture programs.
3. Spinach with ranch dressing and bacon bits. 🙂
4. I like the before and afters but since getting knocked up the baby posts are great too.
23 years old in Virginia. I work at a high-end interior design firm. My hubby and I have been married about 2 years, together for much longer. We have two dogs and maybe soon we’ll have a small human (TTC).
I love to bake and experiment in the kitchen. We bought our home knowing we would have to do a bit of work to make it shine and we fell in love with renovation! I only wish we had more disposable income to speed up the process.
Reading helps me unwind after work and helps me avoid reality television. Bakerella, Pioneer Woman, and Baby Rabies are some of my other favorite blogs.
My life is family-centric and I much prefer movie night with the in-laws over bar crawls in the city. I have set high aspirations in life because I believe that it never hurts to have a dream.
As for your blog, I would love to see more DIY, more photography lessons (and images), and more stories about being a mother (which baby “tools” you like, weekly digests, etc.). Keep being yourself and we will always come back!
1. Allison, 24, contractor in Northern VA. I’m a newlywed of less than a year trying to figure out my path in life…any help in this area is always welcome.
2. The hubby & I just moved into a 2bed2bath apartment so decorating on a tight budget makes my skirt fly up. (Don’t tell my husband he might get jealous). I enjoy taking pictures but I’m very inexperienced in Photoshop/Elements. I Love anything with a before & after photo, easy but yummy recipes, photos of babies make me melt, I’m a girlie girl.
Fav blogs: I just found http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/ and I’m IN LOVE. I also love YHG and Pioneer Woman. I’m a fan of http://www.iamstyle-ish.com/ and http://www.thechloeconspiracy.com/.
3. Random details…I love pink, it speaks to my soul. I denied my love affair with pink at an early age in elementary school, but around the high school time I decided it was time to stop hiding and let it be known: I love pink. My newest endeavor with pink involves a great chair from Goodwill ($6!?) and I’m planning to paint it white and re-upholster it with fabulous pink fabric – can’t wait!
4. What do I want to see on ABP…decorating on a budget is always good; photos and tips for Photoshop; pictures of new bundles of joy named Will; more easy crafts; what it’s like to be a new mommy – the things people don’t tell you about. Every where I turn, people are having babies. My husband & I want to have a family but we aren’t ready right now, but I would love to know more about being new parents so it’s less scary/frightening/nerve-wracking. I love reading your birth story; you’re honest but you’re funny too. You’re a great writer.
Keep doing what you love and I’ll love it too.
Love your blog! I totally laugh and cry at the same time and I am not an emotional girl:)
I’m Meg, 28, HR at L’Oreal in NYC, Married, one amazing pup, and one amazing daughter on the way in Sept. (Finnegan Marie!! can’t wait to meet her but have to get through the hot summer on a subway first)
I actually don’t have any hobbies, I do love to read and just hang out with friends! I have loved all your baby postss, esp the ones that really had what you were feeling during the time….feel like those stopped after a few months of pregnancy???we miss them but I can imagine not always easy sharing your doubts and fears with the world!
Random Detail: Love to travel with the hubs, adore my dog so much my husband gets embarrased (I used to yell- come here my love at the dog park but he had to stop that right away;)Admit not healthy….my daughter will be told that she is loved and a true gift from God every day! (already being done while in utero;)
My fav posts are baby things….would love to hear about your must have new baby items. I love seeing pics and also love just hearing your heart. The emotiions going on during this stage. I am crap at home reno but enjoy those too (I have a one bedroom rental here so sigh…)
x
1. Christy, 27 (newly and not handling it all that well :), Marketing for a non profit that builds homes for needy families in other countries and I own and run a floral design business, San Diego, CA, no kids (I would it if were up to my husband, so the time will come soon), married for nearly 3 years, and we have a chocolate lab named Mya!
2. My cup of tea is flowers…flowers…flowers. So, anything that involves decorating with flowers and finding new ideas for events. I am constantly looking for inspiration on things to create (sewing, table scapes, head boards, paintings, etc).
Blogs I love: I love YOUR blog, Young House Love, Skinny Runner, Healthy Tipping Point, Project NEW-lyweds, The Youngrens (photography blog), Green Wedding Shoes, Style Me Pretty, Cook & Carter Events, and Jack and Jill Wedding
3. Well, in San Diego, we had an earthquake last night…so, I am pretty freaked about that at the moment. You just never know when they are going to strike!! But they are pretty fun too. I have a special talent of forgetting embarrassing moments…my brain just blocks them out, so I’m pretty happy with that. I love Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, and so many more…but, we just canceled cable so that we wouldn’t sit in front of the TV so much. So, I am lucky if I catch them now. My favorite tool is a power drill…of any sort. Love them! My husband and I have been remodeling our house for the last 2 years, so I love tools way more than I EVER thought I would!! The end is somewhat in sight though.
4. As I said earlier, I love crafty stuff, decorating, and home remodeling things (like before and afters)…all for inspiration! So, I would love to see more of that!!
1. Hey! I’m Melissa from Ohio. I just turned 30 and am ok with that. I have been married for almost 3 years and my husband and I have been home owners for almost 4. We have two kitties right now that are our babies but we are hoping to add a human baby to the mix soon 🙂
2. I have been running alot lately. Never saw it coming, but my mom recently started so i did too. I have run my first races this year- 5K, 10K, 5 mile and 10 mile. Im planning on a half marathon this fall. But, my real love is fixing up our house. Mosly paint and new fixtures. Nothing demoed yet, but i’m making our home OURs. I love your blog and i fould it from young house love and now i am obsessed with everything in out house going white!
3. I have grown up with a good sense of humor (or so i would like to think)I try to take things with a grain of salt. But there are some that you cannot shake. My most embarassing story would be a little story about gymnastics class. It involves a large trampole with a tiny rip and an instructor telling me not to jump near it. Long embarrasing story short- i had no control over my back handspring at the moment and not only made the rip larger, but fell through it and the whole gym stopped to stare. It was the largest ripping sound (think pants splitting rip times ten). I only had the guts to go to one more class after that. moral of the story- do not jump near rips!
4. Keep your blog how it is! i love this blog and im goad i found it. If you want to personalize it more to myself you can just subtitute bacon with cheesefries. (a personal fav!)
I love the pic of the week, i love the house updates, and the goodwill finds. I also really enjoy your writing style, its clever and hilarious! I will be a reader for awhile AND im adding you to my blog favs ( see, you didnt even have to ask and it wasnt akward- haha!)
Keep up the awesome blogging! I enjoy it so much!
. WHO ARE YOU? Jennifer, Age: 34 – Location: Georgia Girl all the way, Job: Work from home in the Medical Industry. About me: I am a lucky girl with a wonderful hubby and a smarty pants -but very loving 12 year old son. I live amongst men who make my life completely perfect – unless we are having a gender bias debate. (ha-ha!)
2. WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I am a project fanatic: painting, refinishing, trash to treasure seeker.. There is no yard sale or goodwill that I will not visit. I get this trait directly from my mom.
3. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!: Sad but True, I recently flooded the all coveted “man-cave” on our lower level when no one was home but me. Truth be told, forgetting to shut the water off at the street, is no excuse when the boy’s come home to find their precious room void of carpet and furniture. (how foolish of me to try and attempt to upgrade the fixtures in the bathroom, but I fixed everything myself) and the “man cave” survived just in time for the World Cup games !
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I love to see your no cost projects, using what you have, and hearing your bacon jokes (I come from a long line of bacon lovers, too !!!)
My name is Leslie and I am 33 years old. I live in Tehachapi, CA with my husband, two dogs, a cat on his deathbed and 60+ chickens.
I have several different hobbies, but I only get to do bits of them here and there. I work outside of the home so getting things accomplished is tricky. I like to read, sew, make cards, jewelry. Right now I am painting a desk I found for free.
After meeting me people are surprised to find out that I am an engineer.
I like the how to’s and diy projects, rearranging a room for the season, and how you use the treasures you find at the thrift stores.
. Stacey, 25, gradute student, midwest, married and TTC, 1 cat.
2. I love to read, decorate and craft and I am a blog junkie.
3. Random details – I am terrified of whales, I pooped my pants once, I love bacon in anything, I like Grey’s, private practice and GLEE!
4. I’d definitely like to see more baby stuff. How is being a mother? How has that changed your an Jeremy’s relationship? Any must have baby items? I’d love more before and afters and craft ideas as well.
1. Megan, 29, I work for the federal gov’t in DC, but we live in MD. One little boy, born 2 days before Christmas. Married for 3 and a half years! Two dogs (one found on the side of the road another from a rescue org) Two cats (one found outside, one found at a bar).
2. I like to craft and decorate, which I think kind of go hand in hand as a lot of the stuff I craft becomes decor. I have over 50 blogs in my reader, most of them are decor blogs, but being a new mom I also read mommy blogs.
3. I am terrified of spiders, ridiculously terrified. I love cooking bacon (the sounds are so fun), but I dont’ acutally like it. Something totally random: I have a high threashold for pain, I walked around with half a needle stuck in my foot for 2 months before I realized it.
4. I would love to see more craft ideas, I love mood board type things-with links attached becuase I’m always looking for new online stores to find great stuff. I would love some baby stuff too, you’re a mom now, it’s your blog, so post what you know/experience.
WHO AM I? I’m Jessica, turning 32 on Sunday. I work full time at a lawn maintenance company as an office manager, then in my spare time, I work full time as a wife of a football coach’s wife. If you know anything about that, you know that’s totally a full time job! ;D No kids yet, but getting up there in age, so we should soon! We have an 8 year old golden retriever named Gunner who is the love of my life. We live in the beautiful state of Colorado.
MY CUP OF TEA is a full cup, a very large, Starbucks Venti-full cup…filled with love & laughter. Sound really cheesy, trying to make myself sound interesting, I guess. 😉 I love home decor, although I don’t do much myself, but I tear out pages of my many magazine subscriptions thinking “one day…” and keep them in an accordian file. I love decorating, and have been inspired by your pics of your own home! (Thanks!) But I’m the girl who is too scared to try something different, I get to the store to purchase, and get cold feet. My therapist said I need to “feel the fear and do it anyway.” It’s very true, but…THE PRESSURE! 😀 Other hobbies include football, football, more football, tv, movies, working out, etc.
FAVORITE BACON DISH: my blt dip with bread, or crackers. But, I can seriously eat that stuff with a spoon. Or this new bacon basalmic glaze to go with flank steak. I dip my steak into this, it’s that good.
LOVE ABP: Your blog is one of the 2 that I subscribe to (I think I need to open my internet windows a little more to let more blogs into my world). Maybe more suggestions on blogs that are like yours? (aleady subscribe to YHL)? I don’t have a complaint in the world about your blog…I think it’s great and glad I found you! Thanks for everything!
1. Personal details – Dana (or D is how I sign most comments). I’m a 26 y/o female, engaged, living in the great city of Baltimore. I’m an Account Exec for a graphic design firm. No kids, but I’m the mom of a wonderful cat 🙂
2. Preference details – I like running, blogging, decorating, thrifting. Fav blogs (there’s a lot): Bower Power, younghouselove, what I wore, Love Maegan, Cupcakes and Cashmere, Ruffled, oncewed, style me pretty, Pioneer Woman, Fly Through our Window, DesignSponge, Kara Paslay Designs, August and Everything After…I think that covers it 🙂
3. Random details – Biggest Fear: Death, Embarassing Moment: [loudly] farting in chorus practice the second day of middle school…that was bad, Don’t hate me…I don’t eat pork, Fav TV Show: Biggest Loser, Fav Tool: I need one some tools first, I just got engaged last week and my new fav jewelry is my ring!
4. Question – I don’t really have any blog related suggestions. I think what your doing is just fab!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
Jennelle, age 31, attorney for the state legislature in Charleston, WV, no kids, married 4 years, 2 (high-maintenance) cats
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
I love to cook and entertain, do home improvement projects (although, my husband is much less enthusiastic about those…) gardening, reading, working out, travelling. I loved the post about the framed art work that you made with words from your and Jeremy’s hometowns. I copied one for my mantle. I, of course, enjoy this blog, Young House Love (that’s how I found you…), Fed Up with School Lunch, Making it Lovely, too many to list (about 50 on my blogroll). Also, my own two blogs: one about my house http://www.jennelleandjeremy.blogspot.com and one about food/gardening http://www.deliciouspotager.blogspot.com
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
My biggest fear is spiders, my favorite bacon dish is tomato gravy with bacon and biscuits, I LOVE Deadliest Catch and anything on Food Network or HGTV
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
I like your posts about how to do quick home updates on the cheap. The one’s a Christmas time were awesome. I have also enjoyed your pregnancy/baby stuff, cause I’m nosy like that.
Hi Katie,
My name is Amy, and I am a 34 year old mother of two – Peyton, who just turned 3, and Preston, who is 7 months. I am married to the love of my life, Keith, who is currently battling stage 4 esophageal cancer. Yup, lucky in love, not so lucky in health.
We live in Douglas County, Nevada, just down the mountain from Lake Tahoe, the most beautiful place on Earth (in my oh-so-humble opinion). I work up at the lake at a health care consulting firm, surveying patients of plastic surgery practices in order to help doctors serve their patients better.
I am an avid blog reader, with YHL being my favorite, which brought me to your blog! I also love All Things G&D, Freckles Chick, Unskinny Boppy, All Things Fluffy, and The Broke Socialite to name a few. Oh, and my favorite random, non-decorating and fasion blog is Jennsylvania, written by Jen Lancaster, whose memoirs remind me of myself, except for the fact that I am a tree-hugging liberal and she is a staunch republican!
My favorite features on your blog, besides the Will updates, are the posts on decorating and renovating. I loved when you did the breakdown of the PB rooms and taught us the rule of three. That was a great post!
Ok, now for randomness in regards to Bacon! When I ate bacon, I would only eat the meaty part. I would peel it away from the fat and waste most of the bacon. You may be wondering why I don’t eat bacon? Well, sorry if this kills your love of bacon, but my husbands doctor, a leading medical researcher, has said that there are ties to the increasing incidence of esophageal cancer due to the increased consumption of processed meats and the nitrates they contain. There are some really good lunch meats, and bacon, available at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.
Ok, off the soapbox…I love your blog and I look forward to reading it everyday!
1. Personal details – My name is Sammy, I’m 24 (tomorrow!), I’m a stay-at-home-mama to one sweet little boy who is almost 2. I’m in Richmond, Virginia – I LOVE it here!!!
2. Preference details – my fav blog is younghouselove!! I also like fashion blogs. I really like decorating, reading…. Hobbies would include both of those, as well as catching live music as often as possible.
3. Random details – I hate and am slightly afraid of peanut butter. Gross. Completely and totally gross.
4. Question – Crafty projects! And babies. I can appreciate a big home makeover post (or posts) any day, but I really like the smaller projects. 🙂
1. My name is Megan. I’m a 28-year-old library media specialist (AKA school librarian) in Upstate New York. I’m engaged with no kids, but we did just save a young cat from death — our first pet!
2. My hobbies include acting with my local community theater (it’s how I met my fiance!), blogging, watching classic film, etc. I LOVE any of your posts that show how to tackle renovation or decor — so, pretty much everything! Although, I’ll admit I’ve been clamoring for posts about your life as a new mommy. 🙂 I’m also a huge YHL fan.
3. I’m terrified of clowns and breaking a bone. Waaaaay too many embarrassing moments to recount — and I’m incredibly outgoing, so believe me, I’d tell! My favorite bacon dish is actually a warm bacon dressing — increeeedible! I’m a fan of “Glee” and “The Office” but tend to watch anything on HGTV/TVFood/The Cooking Channel/DIY. 😉 And I love my Hitachi cordless drill because a) it’s green, and I’m an Irish girl and b) I’m better at wielding it than any man. 😉
4. I <3 Before/Afters!!! But, seriously, pretty much anything home-related, I'll read. Just keep doin' what you're doin'; I read as much for your awesome sense of humor as I do for the info!
I’m game!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
– Laura, 31, marketing, Massachusetts, 1 on the way, married, 1 fat cat named Whiskey
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
– Well, my own blog of course! And all the blogs on my blog roll, which I spend far too much time reading but I can’t stop myself. I love my book club, too – we don’t care if people don’t read the books, we spend most of the time gossiping, eating pizza, and drinking wine (well, the non-preggos drink the wine!).
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
– I like my bacon extra crispy, bordering on blackened!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
– I’d love to see more of your craft projects (whether they’re baby-related or not), and more pics of your house – I love your style!
1. Personal details – My name is Erica. I’m 25, and I’m a teacher from Louisville, KY. I am single with no children or pets. How sad.
2. Preference details – My entire life the last 9 or so months has been working on my house. I really like reading all of your posts, but I like any decor or before and after related posts you make the most. I also like cardmaking and scrapbooking. I really like YHL and Everyday Cricut. And a whole bunch of others that are in my Google reader that I’m too busy to look up.
3. Random details – Biggest fear is needles. I’m a huge baby when it comes to needles, on myself or somebody else. Even on TV. I just found a wonderful sounding recipe for a BLT in a magazine and I’m so excited to try it. I also like bacon combined with potatoes, ala potato skins or something similar. Mmmmm. Favorite TV show just got canceled, but I am a fan of Weeds and Big Love. I just bought a new palm sander I can’t wait to break out and use!
4. Question – I would prefer not to see links to Jerseylicious episodes. Ugh. I love craft and home related stuff, before and afters, and I love kids so feel free to talk about baby Will until you are blue in the face. 🙂 I also enjoyed reading about your wedding, though I have no intentions of getting married anytime soon. 🙂
1- Jan Mullis, 34, Eatonton, GA, 7th grade teacher, wonderful husband (Jeff), 2 DD (8 and 2)
2- Found ABP from YHL- love it because of your writing style and the whole GA connection. I like your family and home p0sts. LOVE your birth story. You have talent as a writer/ story teller.
3- Random- All of my family starts with the letter J: Jeff, Jan, Jenna, and Jade. We didnt really plan it that way, but IF we have a 3rd child, they will start with J too. I mean, how could we change it now? I like to quilt (not that good at it) and spend time with my fam. My webpage is http://mullismemories.blogspot.com
4- I can not remember what you asked for #4 and I’m too lazy to look back. Ha!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU?
I’m silvia, i’m from Switzerland (not Sweden), i’m 21 (almost 22), single, i just graduated from teacher training college, and I’ll start studying law this fall at university.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA?
I have too many hobbies, I always want to start new things, but I can’t, because I won’t give up anything. I play volleyball, i swim, i go to church, i’m in a theatre group, i’m in two smallgroups/ chatgroups (i still haven’t figured out what they’re called in english – maybe bible group?), i’m a YWCA leader. and i have a ton of other hobbies.
I have many blogs i like and they cover a wide topic range: YHL, the inspired room, green wedding shoes, swiss miss, thoughts and biro sketches, clover lane, letters to you, you look fab,… and yours of course. 🙂
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
I want to learn to fence. i love trees. blueberry muffins are the best. i sort my books by colour.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP?
i like everything… you’re just funny. really. 🙂
hi katie bower! my name is abi martin. 🙂 i am 29 yrs old, i live in oklahoma city, i am a photographer first and an office manager second. 🙂 i am quite single, never been married, have no children and no pets.
hobbies/interests would include photography, of course, and i love thift-store-shopping–or, okay, i love ANY shopping! haha! also enjoy diy projects around the house. my fave blogs are home decor, fashion, and photography blogs by bloggers who are very personal in their blogging–and post often! haha. i do have a blog, but it’s not my favorite, since i am not a faithful poster. :/ 🙂
i drive a really old, crappy-looking car that i paid $500 for 8 yrs ago…..because i would rather spend my money on shoes and trips, apparently! 🙂 i can’t carry a tune, but i can remember song lyrics like nobody’s business! 🙂 i eat whole avocados as a snack. and i just searched the proper spelling of “avocados” on dictionary.com because improper spelling drives me crazy, except in the case of abbreviating words. 🙂
what i want to see on here, is exactly what i’ve been seeing on here! 🙂 i enjoy your zany personality and funny jokes and adorable little family! basically, in my opinion, your blog rocks! just keep on keepin’ it real! 🙂
Hi there,
1. Personal details – Celia, 25, Boring – Investment crap but not for to long, company i work for will be closing so soon i will be unemployed, Suburbia GA, none, married, one beautiful black lab 🙂
2. Preference details – I do have a blog, has not been updated for a month now because my favorite hobby, working on my house, has taken over. Will update soon, I really enjoyed it. Although i don’t have kids, i really enjoyed reading your birth stories, they always made me cry, lol. My fav blogs are YHL, ABP and The Lettered Cottage, oh and of course mine, lifeonmaplestreet.wordpress.com
I also love to travel, cook, dance and dressing up!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? I hate snakes, i love my backyard but I’m terrified of finding one…not a good thing considering that we are working on building a fence. Favorite bacon dish? – don’t really have one but have you had the italian version of bacon called pancetta, it is really good too. Favorite Tv show? believe it or not, i don’t watch much tv but when i do, i like watching nerdy stuff like, PBS, lol and of course travel channel, animal planet, and HGTV. Favorite tool? I want to say my hubby but it doesn’t sound right. He knows how to do everything and so he is all i need…hope this clarifies my answer, lol
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Day to day stuff, i guess just keep doing what you are doing, you are very entertaining 🙂
Celia
1. Holly, 26 ( in two days!) married to Gary. We are expecting our first kiddo in August (a baby girl) and we have three little dogs already–two mutts and a pug. We live in Arizona in a town called San Tan Valley, where we just bought our first home a year ago. Gary owns a window cleaning business and works technical support for a major web development company, and we both go to school at ASU (Gary for graphic design and me for English, History and someday Anthropology.)
2. My cup of tea? I have an obnoxious habit of starting new hobbies absolutely convinced that this will be the “thing” for me, just to find that it doesn’t really thrill me a few weeks later. In the last year I tried quilting, sewing in general, felting, painting, gardening, and a dozen other things…I think I have hobby ADD. The one thing that has really stuck is a love of treasure hunting at my local thrift stores and rehabbing my finds, as well as decorating (both for myself and for friends and family.)
3. I am terrified of monkeys. And baboons. Any kind of primate really. As in, I have full-on regular nightmares about them. Also, everything IS better with bacon on it! Have you heard of Sonoran Hot Dogs yet? Hot dogs wrapped in bacon, smothered in onions and pinto beans. You would love it. One of my favorite books of all time is Pride and Prejudice and I am an absolute snob when it comes to movie versions of it (the BBC version with Colin Firth is the best. Ever. And the one with Kiera Knightley was a travesty of epic proportions. Period.)
4. Like most people, I love all of the around-the-house projects you guys do. I have been trying to figure out the best way to do a reclaimed wood wall for about a thousand years, and lo and behold, you guys already did it for me! We are working on a version of your pallet wall in our master bedroom (that is what I asked the man of the house for in honor of my birthday this week!) Thanks for all of the inspiration and keep it coming!
1. My name is Chez (pronounced “Shay,” not chehz or cheeze!) I’m 27 and work in marketing for homebuilder in Austin, TX. I’ve been married to my BFF & college sweetheart for almost 6 years, and our first baby is due in January! We have the two sweetest dogs in the world – Taco and Queso!
2. I love TV, blogs & reading. Basically, entertain me. 🙂 I really love animals, especially dogs. In fact, looking into the eyes of our sweet baby Queso convinced me to become a vegetarian and now a vegan! (So no bacon for me!) We work with the youth group at our church and love them, even though they sometimes make me feel old!
3. Random thing about me – I hate to be hot. Like really HATE it. I get emotional, headachey, and generally crabby. Which is inconvenient because it gets pretty darn hot in central Texas. 🙂 And I have really thick hair that needs to be blow dried and straightened into submission every day, which is hot business! My poor husband learned about my heat intolerance in a hurry the first few months we were married!
4. I always love before and afters on every blog, but I really like the random makeup of your blog. I loved how honest you were about your emotions surrounding the birth of your baby. As a future new mom, I’m really looking for that kind of transparency – even when it’s scary, it’s overall very encouraging to me. So keep up the posts like that, please!! 🙂
Katie, I feel like we all know so much about you, so I figured I’d share a little about myself.
1. Personal details – 30, married, 2 dogs, no children. I live in The First State 🙂 I work in higher education and I’m also a doctoral student.
2. Preference details – I love to cook. I enjoy all the blogs on my blogroll (including yours) for different reasons. I appreciate domestic stuff, but I’m really busy and I like to live vicariously through people who have time to do fun home stuff and who have lifestyles that are different from ours.
3. Random details – Uh… Bacon is good, but I love all pork: tenderloin, pulled pork, pork chops… yum! My favorite brand of bacon is Oscar Mayer. I also love Neese’s sausage. They don’t sell it up North, but can you get it down in Atlanta?
4. What do you want to see? – I enjoy anything that involves your photography skills. That’s everything from family pics to how-to posts on photography techniques.
I LOVE SURVEYS! key to my heart. also, chocolate.
1) my name is lauren, i’m a 27 yr old newspaper/website/e-newsletter editor and communications manager for a nonprofit in memphis (woohoo tennessee!) with a husband of almost a year (anniversary is sunday!) whom i like to call “captain fantastic.” because he is. we have two enormous mutthounds named marley and sterling, but no human children yet.
2) i love design and decor, specifically stationery and interiors. i love to paint furniture and sew. i have champagne taste on a beer budget and reconcile the two through some hot diy-action. i blog about the aforementioned at http://www.stonesgatheringmoss.blogspot.com, where i also do not use capital letters unless i am REALLY SERIOUS.
3) don’t hate me katie bower…but i am a vegetarian. really just because i am the pickiest eater ever of all time. i do consider eating bacon again at least once a week though, because come on, YUM. you might wear me down yet.
4) my fave abp content includes but is not limited to: house projects, craft ideas, adorable will pictures, and general hilarity. you never disappoint.
happy second blogiversary!
1. Personal details – Elisabeth. 23. accountant. South. no kids of my own but i LOVE everyone else’s. dating the best boy ever. still live at home w/ my ‘rents.
2. Preference details – i am a home improvement/decor dreamer. translation: i have ideas but don’t often follow through cause i might mess something up. i love pretty much all of your posts. the more writing by you, the better!! you’re awesome, girl. =) and my fave blogs include yours, YHL, pioneer woman, those of friends, etc.
3. Random details – biggest fear = failure. most embarrassing moment = prolly peeing on myself during the 2nd grade Christmas program. on stage. yeah… favorite bacon dish = bacon in my grits. favorite tv show = i actually do not own or watch tv. favorite tool = umm…not really a tool person. something out of the blue = i’m wearing a shirt that i really love today, and it makes me very happy. =D
4. Question – i’d love more craft ideas, more Before/Afters, more baby related stuff…just MORE, woman!! =P
Hey, Katie!!! My name is Kaitlyn. I’m 23 years old. I’ve been married 3 years tomorrow! A housewife. Photographer on the side. BABY ON THE WAY!!!! Emma Rae due 8.28.10! I live in Southern IL about a half hour from St. Louis, MO. We have a dog-Yorkshire Terrier who will be 3 years old in July and her name is Claire. ;o)
Favorite Hobby: OMGosh… Photography, crochet, sewing, thrifting… Can’t really chose a fav. ;o) I love too many blogs too! Although, I make sure to read yours almost daily! Love it!
Right now my biggest fear is whether I’ll be a good mommy or not? Otherwise it’s heights. The most embarrassing thing I’ve done was fart in gym class in Jr. High while everyone was doing our daily sit-ups. Ha!
One of my favorite things to do is make up songs and sing them to my dog. I imagine my baby girl will have several songs made up about her as well. I should probably record those for her though so she can laugh at me when she’s older.
I LOVE your blog. You can keep up what you’ve been doing! Of course I always love before/afters. Baby related stuff is cool too!! Reading your birth story has been great for me being mine will be taking place soon. And of course pics of your cutie pie are always enjoyed. ;o) Katie, you are awesome and I love all of your posts. Seriously.
I’m Jill, 30, live in Seattle area. Married, one baby on the way!
Love decor blogs…but have yet to really get into action on sprucing up our house. Hoping that getting the nursery in order will inspire me to do more.
I eat oatmeal every day (nope, I’m not 70 years old…I just like it). Shortbread cookies are to me what bacon is to you (crack cocaine).
More of everything. I love before/afters and anything home dec related. Still waiting on the nursery reveal…did I miss it? Would love hearing about your life as a SAHM too since that’ll be me in Sept! Love your sense of humor & inspired by your faith as well…keep up the great work!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU?
Amanda, I’m 21 and a student. I’m also an assistant manager. Who lives in Atlantic Canada. No kids, no marriage. I do have a pet, her name’s Trinity, she’s a kitty and so friggin’ adorable.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA?
I casually read a lot of novels, I enjoy swimming, and running. I also watch a bunch of movies. My daily blog reads are yours, Sherry’s, Mrs. Limestone, Benita’s, Lindsay’s (http://aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.com), Nicole’s, and Jules’.
3. Random details – TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
In #2 I stated my daily reads, and even though I call them daily, I don’t read them all every day, I like to stagger them so I can always have a new “read” daily, since everyone doesn’t post every day + I don’t always check them EVERY S I N G L E DAY ! Sneaky huh? I thought so… I have many embarrassing moments, let’s not start listing them. I’m Canadian, all dishes with bacon are my favourite. Like I always say, bacon (cheese too!) makes any dish better. Mm. “Something outta the blue” 😉 sorry, I had to. Hm … I have a blog and I don’t always update it, I’m a very bad blogger. I need to change that.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
Anything you post I’ll read — for the most part. I do enjoy crafts and before and afters, when you change around your house and jazz. I like to see how other people organize their stuff; bathroom, kitchen cabinets, fridge, closets, and the like.
I only want to see baby stuff and renovations 🙂
Hi Katie!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU?
I’m Laura, 25 years old, and 1st/2nd grade teacher. I live in Evanston, Illinois, I’m married and have a baby on the way :).
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA?
I love shopping, spending time with family and friends, home decor, running, and traveling. I really love so many of your posts because there’s such a variety of things…the other blog I look at faithfully is YHL.
3. Random details – TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
I love the bachelorette…I don’t know why, but I do. I even love to watch Bravo and E…it’s seriously embarrassing to admit.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP?
Love craft ideas, seeing home ideas, LOVE LOVE LOVE before/afters, and since I’m expecting anything baby related is great! I love reading your blog, keep it up :)!
1. Vica – 27 – Boring Desk Job, Atlanta(Decatur), Pregnant, Married, One awesome dog.
2. I love shopping thrift stores, I love do it yourself posts, I am trying to start building some stuff now from Knock off Wood. I love to bake & cook. I also workout a lot, so I am constantly balancing my love for baking and my want to eat healthy. SmittenKitchen.com is a bad influence but I love her! Weird cool fact, I can do 100 pullups, well since I am heavier now with the pregnancy I probably can’t do quite as many but still cool.
3. Right now my fear is giving birth. But I am deathly afraid of spiders. I love honey bacon right now from sun in my belly and brown sugar bacon. I watch too much tv to list. My drill is my favorite tool right now but I am aching for more tools. I am constantly finding things to organizing in my house and I have a fear of losing stuff.
4. Since I am a new mom I would love some baby related stuff, craft ideas are awesome as always. And since reading blogs is essentially web stalking I like funny anecdotes about life. Your birth story was awesome. I was especially interested since I will be birthing a baby in the next 6-8 weeks.
1. Personal details – HI! I’m Caroline, 23, army brat, married to my college sweetheart, and currently living in Virginia. No pets – I grew up with 6 dachshunds! I just had a little baby boy this past Easter. I’m taking time off from being a high school history teacher to be a stay at home mommy and look after my little man.
2. Preference details – I’m partial to Earl Grey & mint ;). I love renovating my 120+ year old home with my husband (I can’t resist power tools). I love playing at being a photographer. Love your sense of humor and home! My favorite blog is fivecamels.blogspot.com – lovely taste in decorating and great sense of humor.
3. Random details – Favorite bacon dish… Does bacon have to be put in a dish? Chicken Carbonara! Soooo good! My favorite TV show right now – probably Burn Notice or Psych. I enjoy the ridiculous in every day life. I’m afraid of bats getting into our house. They used to live in our attic and whenever they found a way into the house, I’d have to chase them around with a trash can and duck to avoid their random flight… *shudder*
4. Question – I really enjoy seeing your craft ideas and before/afters with commentary from little Will. I feel he has the right idea about the “girls.” I know my little guy would be happy if I never put my “girls” away!
1. I’m Jenny, I’m in my mid 20s (it was just birthday yesterday and I don’t think I’m ready to admit my new age yet!), I live in NJ with my Hubby. We don’t have kids yet, but have an adorable miniature schnauzer puppy. I work in advertising.
2. I love working on my blog ( http://www.diynewlyweds.com/ ) and reading other home design and craft blogs. This year I discovered that I am totally into gardening, so that is my latest passion.
3. I love TV to an embarrassing level and am addicted to reality shows. I also love the Golden Girls and watch them nightly. My other faves are the Real Housewives of NJ/NY, (Jon &) Kate Plus 8, and Jersey Shore (don’t judge I’m from Jersey too).
4. I love seeing pictures of your beautiful home, projects you do, and before/afters. That baby of yours is pretty darn cute too, so I wouldn’t mind some updates on him.
Hey Katie! LOVE the blog and your writing style. I often laugh out loud and then explain to my husband why I’m laughing.
1. I’m Mollie age 25 from Washington DC. I’m Married and teach 5th graders.
2. I love to run, design, craft, and read blogs 😉 check out mine, its in the beginning stages…I have much more time to blog in the summer when school is out. http://www.highstyleonasmallbudget.blogspot.com
3. Random details – I was born without tear ducts so when I cry do not have tears. I supposedly have extremely dry eyes but don’t realize it because I’ve never known anything different. I’m suppose to put in drops 3 times a day but only do it at bedtime
4. I love craft and design ideas along with before and afters. I also enjoy reading baby related posts. I would love some photoshop advice. Like how to make a mood board, or place photos side by side (like your daily picture post of will). I’m just learning… Do you suggest regular photoshop with the expensive price tag or photoshop elements which is much cheaper.
1. Courtney, 30 years old, and I plan fundraising events for a domestic violence center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. No pets, as I tend to kill even un-killable plants.
2. Other than the typical, I love my family and couldn’t live without my friends, I love design, being creative, crafts, etc. My favorite blog right now is Centsational Girl.
3. I tend to meet celebs in bathrooms – so far it’s been Madeline Albright (when she was Secretary of State) and Megan Mullaley.
4. I’d love to see more crafts or design stuff! I’m hooked on your baby story, though I see no babies for me in the near future. I heart Will!
1. WHO ARE YOU? I’m Jessica, 26 years old, Retirement Plan Specialist, Houston, TX, married 4 years to college sweetheart, no kids yet (!), but I do have two fur children: a chocolate lab and a Cavalier King Charles.
2. WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I love reading! Books, blogs, celeb gossip. You name it.
3. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! I’m watching the Real Housewives of NYC Reunion on DVR right now and those ladies are insane! There are rumors that they are casting for the Real Housewives of Houston right now and I can’t wait! Texans represent!!
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Anything and everything. One of the things that I looove about your blog is that you just put everything out there. There’s really nothing off the table. I just love your sense of humor about life! Keep bringin it babe!
1. WHO ARE YOU? Amber, 24, full time at AT&T, South Florida..no kiddies, just kitties, married for almost 4 years
WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? My favorite hobby is blogging and home decor. I love to up-cycle things and make furniture once ugly, pretty… love it. Favorite blogs are yours, yhl.. and my own. 😉 which hasn’t launched officially yet… shame on me.
3. Fear: spiders… embarrassing moment: I have so many… I’ll back to you on that one..well prolly not.. I LOVE my bacon crispy… especially with BLT’s . Favorite tool- hot glue gun. Just started experimenting with it… beside very burnt thumbs… I love it… and out of the blue… I hate okra..
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Well I do love jerseylicious, but as far as what you post… it’s your blog! Put what makes you happy. Personally I don’t have children, so it doesn’t really fit my fancy, but i always checked my google reader for your birth story. 😉
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? Laura, 35 (am I the oldest reader here?!), SAHM (taught until I had kids), Seattle area, married, two children (daughter, almost three, son, two months), Mocha, our super cute puppy! (ok she’s four now, but she’ll always be a puppy to us!)
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I love to read, design cards, host parties, run, but especially hike and backpack;
3. Random details – My claim to fame is that our son, Jonathan, was born just two days after Will! 🙂 So I’ll be identifying with all those developmental milestones . . .
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I was seriously impressed with all those Christmas posts. Love your decorating skills/style. We bought our first house a year ago and we’ve done a lot, but have lots still to do. A baby break was nice. But my energy and motivation are returning so I’m ready to roll again!
1. Who am I – Cheri, 23, Kentucky, married to Chad. No kids, boo, but two black lab puppies, yay! Work full-time at a small publication company and am a full-time student getting my Masters in Elementary Education.
2. I enjoy photography – taking and viewing – the outdoors, sewing, crafts, spray paint. I have enjoyed reading your blog since the day I heard about you from my real life best friend Cait at theblessedlife – which also happens to be one of my favorite blogs. I can’t say my blog is my favorite because that’s a given but besides theblessedlife I like yours, YHL and lowercase letters. Those are my top four.
3. I am terribly afraid of heights – like woah!
My most embarrassing moment is from my college days. My class had been moved to another room and the teacher failed to send out an e-mail so I walk in the class and everyone is staring at me. The professor asks if I’m here for blahblahblah and I was like yes, and he said well this isn’t it and the whole class laughed…I was like geez, thanks! Uh! That was my worst fear in college – walking into the wrong classroom.
Favorite bacon dish – I mean I like it straight from the pan but my mom used to make this awesome – cream cheese stuffed, wrapped in bacon chicken – that made me realize I need to ask her for that recipe! Thanks!
With a full-time job and school full-time I don’t have a whole lot of time for television, but I did like watching Lost, and NCIS, CSI, & Bones
4. Girl, I like anything you write! I especially like the photos of your boy. But seriously anything is good for me!
1. Personal details – Kate – 28, live in Asheville, NC. My husband is John is 31…he’s ridiculous cute and I adore him. (And yes, upon meeting new people we often hear, ‘John and Kate plus 8’). As a bonus my man works for Chick-Fil-A which is scrum-diddly-umptous. We have no children, have been trying for quite some time, recently went through the devastation of a miscarriage, but are trusting in the Lord…He knows our desires and He’s got a plan. I work with the Student Ministry at a church in town…been in ministry for 10 years, at this church for 6.
2. Preference details – I love sewing and embroidery. I run a small business out of my home in which I make baby and children’s clothing…lots of applique, monograms, etc. I love it! Blogs that I am addicted to: yours, YHL, MADE, Fly Through Our Window. Also, we have an older home that we have remodeled every square inch of, we are in the process of finishing a double-bathroom reno. I love your decor…your house is gorgeous…and I think you’re abso-stankin-lutely hysterical!
3. Random details – My favorite show ever is no longer running, but I own all the DVDs and have them playing while I’m in my sewing room – Gilmore Girls. Really, what’s not to love?
Also, I secretly wish we were friends, but not in a creepy-stalker way, you’re a cool chick and we have a lot in common. Promise – not a stalker. 🙂
4. Question – I feel like we are in the same stage in our life as you and Jeremy, so I just love hearing about your life. I appreciate the way you share your faith on here, but also appreciate that you are so REAL. I’m a big fan of craft things…and love to hear about your journey through pregnancy and as a mom. Also, different design ideas and decorating tips.
My name is Ashley and I’m 29. I teach 2nd grade in VA and I am recently engaged! We plan on having children soon, but right now we just have a cute fluff ball of a bicheon. I love your blog and actually found it thanks to my other blog YHL. Both have inspired me to start my own blog http://www.houseonpender.blogspot.com. We bought a house last year and the projects seemed so overwhelming, but blogging about them helps. I love your before and afters they always inspire me for some great projects of my own.
1. My name is Joanne and I am a 30 year old SAHM to 2.5 year old triplets and a 1 year old. Needless to say, it’s harder than any full-time job I have ever had! I’ve been married to my best friend for 6 years and we just recently moved to Winston Salem, NC (from Jax, FL) for his job.
2. I love to work out (the only daily alone time this introvert gets!), read, get obsessively hooked on TV shows (so sad about Lost, but hello Glee!), travel, and bargain hunt for my family of six. I also love to work on my blog (http://cliffordpals.blogspot.com). I’d love to one day write a book about surviving life with higher order multiples.
3. I take sarcasm to an embarrassingly high level. Like sometime I have to watch myself because I forget that other people aren’t as sarcastic as me and may get hurt from some of my comments! It’s hard not to be too sarcastic when I blog, but I try! Some of my pet peeves are tufts of dog hair on the floor (should have considered that before getting a golden retriever and wood floors), cabinets and doors left open (coincidentally this is one of my husband’s habits … grrrr!), and people not using their turn signals (c’mon people, how hard is it?!?).
4. I like the randomness of the posts, but I especially like home renovations and easy DIY fixes. I have also enjoyed reading your birth story and think you should write more novella-type entries once you’re done with that one. You know, like a once a week “chapter” of a bigger story or something like that. It doesn’t have to be true, as long as it’s interesting to read!
Oh, and I love brussel sprouts with crumbled bacon sauteed in a pan with a little olive oil and some onions. I didn’t even like brussel sprouts but now I do with this dish. Bacon makes everything better, it’s true.
Hi Katie!
1. Em, 28, Publishing, MA, none…yet, married for 3 1/2 years, no pets 🙁
2. Right now my favorite hobby is building websites. I LOVE your blog and I’m also currently obsessed with the Pioneer Woman.
3. Biggest Fear: Letting someone down
Favorite bacon dish: bacon in a quiche
Favorite Tv show: 24
Favorite tool: I’m determined to master the drill…my husband has to help me hold it.
Um…something out of the blue…I love that you and your husband took the paint off of your brick…now that’s taking pride in your home!
4. I LOVE before/afters. I don’t need baby stuff at the moment. I love your pictures of the week though and all of Will’s outfits. I love craft ideas too. I just love when you tell us about your day but throw your personality all over it!
1. Personal details – Kat, 28, Married – workin on the baby 😉 I run a design business and I work for a video game company in L.A.
2. Preference details – hmm, I love design/decorating/diy, TV, and rock climbing! Fave blogs include YHL, MIL, this one 😉 Decor8, all things G& D (they just had a baby too!) and a handful of others. I’ve got my daily rss.
3. Random details – Just sold our first house and managed to make a profit due to penny pinching renovations!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? More Before/Afters! More baby related stuff! yay!
i am 24 and live in south carolina. not married but my and the boyfriend are gonna grow up and get married one day soon!
i am a vegetarian so i don’t eat bacon. 🙂
i love your blog and the variety of things you post. the birth story…loved it. and baby will is just too dang cute. also obsessed with your design inspiration/decorating posts.
keep em coming…
1. My name is Mallory. I am 25. I work for a Governor. I live in Oregon. I am currently baking a little kidlet in this giant belly of mine (our first!). Just celebrated 3 years with my hubby, Joshua. Oh and I do have a dog, her name is Bella, but she is more like a child. She actually had a stint on Burger’s blog as one of his bachelorettes!
2. I LOVE design, renovating my 80 year old house, and blog stalking. I love all ABP posts FOR REAL.
3. Want to know something random? I totally had a crush on George Washington. Yeah, like the president. I don’t think I am comfortable with saying how old I was when that crush finally subsided…
4. I love all that you do on your blog. I love that your blog feels like there are no restrictions, you just blog what is on your mind. I, of course, love the baby posts, but that has to do with the fact that I am expecting myself. I love your photography and I love seeing your great finds and what you do with them in your home. Yep, I love it all.
1. WHO ARE YOU?
Hi Katie! My name is Lauren. I’m 25 and I live in New Jersey with my husband. We don’t have any kids yet, but we have two little miniature dachshunds (wiener dogs!). I am a nurse.
2. WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I love hiking, running, cooking, shopping, the beach, home decor & renovations, gardening, and scrapbooking. I love the variety of things that you post on your blog–my favorite blogs are yours & Young House Love.
3. Random details – My biggest fears include spiders and clowns-yikes!!
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Keep doing what you do–I love the variety of your blog 🙂
1. I’m Corrie. I’m 27, work as an auditor (not the scary kind though), married for 5 months, no kids yet unless you count our puppy.
2. I love taking walks. And I hate to admit it but I love budgeting and am obsessed with checking our mint.com account to see where we are and how soon we can pay off our car, mortgage and new hardwood floors 🙂 It’s weird but oh well. I love love love reading your blog. I pretend we’re real friends 🙂 I also like reading YHL and my friend lindsay’s blog http://www.pearlsofwit.com you should check out her Carrie Underwood story–hilarious!
3. I love watching trashy television–pretty much anything E has to offer. It’s like a train wreck and I can’t look away. Favorite bacon dish–bacon wrapped bacon…if only. Honey mustard hot bacon dressing at Rafferty’s restaurant is delicious. But just plain bacon is always a winner.
4. I love the different crafts. And just the posts about little ways to change up rooms. Also…I love the Will posts. We would love to start our family soon so I love hearing the stories.
Forgot to say I’m from Nashville! I loved the Nashville trip posts 🙂
1. I’m Christen, late 20-something teacher from Richmond, Virginia. I’ve been married to an absolutely incredible, hilarious man for four years now. No kids yet, but I think we might start trying soon! 🙂
2. I love blogging, decorating my house, entertaining, writing/ reading, running, and traveling. My husband and I finalllly went to Italy this past April after a year of saving; it was awesome! Oh, and my favorite posts of yours would have to be the 12 Days of Christmas: so crafty, cute, and clever!! I’m a sucker for anything seasonal.
3. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! I got two random things: I tried Bikram (hot) yoga a few months ago. It was the most wretched experience of my life (but made for a funny blog post). Bacon-related random tidbit: There’s a chocolate bar in DC that has mac n’ cheese appetizer with a bit of chocolate-covered bacon. May have to try that place during my next trip to see my sister! 🙂
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Decorating, before and afters, entertaining party ideas, baby tips
Hi, there!
1) I’m Nicole, a 29 year old mom-to-be living in the Kansas City, MO area. I’ve been married to my Hubby for nearly 3 years and have worked at an elementary school for 8 years – 4 of those as a 1st grade teacher and the last 4 as an instructional coach. I have the summer off and am LOVING it!
2) My cup of tea…hmm…love reading many things – books, magazines, blogs. I could fill my days with it and am glad I have the summer off to take advantage. Lately, my favorite posts of yours have been baby posts, probably because I’m close to entering that stage myself and am looking for wisdom! A sampling of favorite blogs I check every day (besides yours) include Young House Love, All Things G&D, Simple Notebook, and Thrifty Decor Chic. And, there are several more. Like I said, love to read blogs!
3) Something I am embarrassed to admit – I’m hooked on the Real Housewives series on Bravo. It’s like a drug – I can’t get enough.
4) Love the baby posts but also like to see the things you and Jeremy do around your house. You always have such practical updates…just wish my Hubby and I were a little handier!
Fun survey!
1. My name is Jennifer, 27 years old, SAHW, living in Ohio, no kids (yet), and married to my high school sweetheart, who is in the Air Force. We have 2 pet rabbits, which we adopted 4 years ago. They’re 6 years old and completely adorable!
2. For the past few months, I’ve been studying photography (self-teaching with books from the library). We got a dSLR and I’ve been fascinated with learning everything I can. I’m loving that more bloggers are taking up the hobby and sharing their tips, tricks, and “lens lust.” My favorite ABP posts are both the ones about your home/DIY projects and the ones about Will/being a new mom. I’m trying to soak up knowledge about mommyhood too. My favorite blogs are yours, YoungHouseLove’s, and The Nester’s.
3. Something random — I LOVE avocados! I only recently discovered them via Chipotle’s guacamole (maybe a year ago now?) and now I’m hooked!
4. I love what you’re doing, but I would love to see more posts featuring photography. Keep up the good work!
1. Rachel. 26. Work in Operations for a Telecom company. Austin, TX. No kids yet, but you and Sherry are making me want to change my mind on the 5 year plan! Married. 2 cats.
2. My cup of tea would be sports (ultimate and floor hockey). And I love photography. Love reading your blog, YHL, dooce, centsational girl, and i paid less than you.
3. I am DEATHLY AFRAID of roaches. I will fearlessly play hockey, but show me a roach and I cry and go find my husband to kill it. Except I can’t leave the room (WHAT IF IT HIDES WHEN I’M NOT LOOKING???) so really I just yell for him to come running. Or call until he picks up his phone and then comes directly home (he’s mostly been good about coming directly home). I think this also counts as most embarrassing, huh? Oh, and for favorite TV show, I vote you should try watching How I Met your Mother.
4. House decorating ideas (working on prettifying our house), crafts, baby stuff.
1. I’m April, 29, I live in New Mexico and work in a cube with 4 other office monkeys for the local school district. I live with my sweet aussie mix Annie, and my other sweetie, who prefers to go by J. He’s a little more shy than the sweetie with four legs.
2. Hobbies, I used to enjoy lots of things before I entered the grown-up world of office monkeying and homeownership. But since buying my house a couple years ago, my new hobby has been working on the house when time and money allow. Sometimes I complain about it, but I actually enjoy it.
3. I absolutely adore YHL, that’s where I found your blog, and my other favorites; All Things G&D, Hooked on Houses, and The Lettered Cottage.
4. I enjoy all of your posts, but I especially love anything house related. I also like your posts about photography, and especially all things Will! He’s such a sweet looking baby!
1.) Emily(27). Pacific Northwest. Environmental Scientist. Married for almost five years and currently TTC. Two kitties.
2. My current hobby is couponing. It is rather sad how excited I can get about free shampoo and cereal.
3. Favorite bacon dish is bacon straight up, also yummy are the pioneer woman’s bacon wrapped club crackers. Current favorite TV shows are Greek (so unlike real college) and Tru Blood.
4. I would love to read some posts on how you manage your household – things like chores, budgeting, and meal planning.
~I wonder how long it is going to take for you to read all these replies (almost 300 so far)!!
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? Allison, 29, Store Manager @ Starbucks (Ive been w/ the company almost 10 yrs) I live in Vancouver Washington (near portland oregon) Ive been engaged for 2 months!!!
We have a cat named squintz (because she squintz one eye all the time) and a big dog named cisco, the cat is mine and the dog is my boyfriends, its too bad that the dog thinks the cat is a toy so we have to keep them seperate, which is so fun..
2. Preference details – I love scrapbooking,decorating and redecorating, shopping discount stores like tjmaxx, homegoods, ross, goodwill. You actually got me going to the goodwill…I was very afraid of the store until you posted about it…Now I love it and can spend 2 hours there at a time! my favorite blogs are yours, YHL and fly through our window. I only found blogs by accident last christmas, I googled a pic of a chair they sell at target and hit images and saw the chair in a YHL pic and went to there blog and read it for like 3 hrs and found yours a couple weeks later and read it for hours too…I had to get caught up!
3. Random details – Im deathly afraid of giant hairy spiders (cant say or spell the word) well my boyfriend and I moved to Arkansas (for a year)were my boyfriend grew up and he said in 18 yrs he only saw one of the spiders and it was at a house construction site so he was sure I wouldnt see any….WRONG! I had only been there 2 weeks and was with my boss and colleges on a nature/bonding walk and I freaked because of course I was leading the trail and they couldnt understand why I was so scared.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I pretty much like anything…I dont have kids but all my friends are preggers so I can pass on that info. I love the before/after pics, the crafty things, the clothers you post about.
Keep up the great Job!!
1. Personal details – I’m Laura. I am 22. My husband, Trevor, and I have been married for going on 3 years. We have an 18-month-old daughter named Evelyn. We live in Virginia, but we are Okies. I currently work retail but am studying to become a nurse.
2. My favorite hobby is writing lists. I love putting my thoughts down on paper. Weird, I know, but it both relaxes and motivates me. I love reading blogs about life in general, and I am very interested in what makes other people tick.
3. I only drink room-temperature water. This comes from some unfortunate experiences I had while running track. Cold water gives killer stomach cramps.
4. Just keep doing what you are doing. I like how every post you write is about whatever you feel is important, funny, or interesting at the time. It keeps you from being repetitive, and it also adds a little bit of reality tv quality to your blog.
My name is Tracy and I am 30 years old and almost seven months pregnant! So I have loved to read all your baby posts and I am waiting to see your big nursery reveal. I am a teacher, but I will be taking at least a year off to raise our child.
As a hobby I am a rock climber, however that is becoming more and more nonexistent these days. So I have worked on home decorating. We recently bought our first house (which is 100 years old) and slowly we are renovating and decorating.
I love the appetizer with bacon wrapped dates filled with almonds and goat cheese. Yum! I really love reality tv, however I think we are going to cancel our tv to save money…less tv for me!
Please tell me more about the cloth diapering…that is what we are doing too. And I love the posts about what you find at goodwill.
1. Allison Wouters, 31 year old mother of three. Living in suburbia Ohio. Professional Domestic Engineer. Married for almost 13 years. Owner of one 88lb American Bulldog who is a powder puff.
2. I love to spend time with my husband, read, blog, craft when time allows. I like finding activities that will grow my children mentally and expend their physical energies.
3. Random Details: I have three tattoos, hate laundry with a passion, love love love being a homemaker.
4. I’d love to see more before/after pics. That might be hard with a new baby and all. I’d also love to see more craft ideas. I enjoy reading about your entertaining and party ideas.
Your blog is great! I’ve got you on my “cool blog” list!
Hi Katie! I love love love your blog!
1. My name is Jeannette, I’m 26 years old. I’m married and have a cute little white maltese mix dog named Lucky, but no kids yet (we’re working on that though), and I make websites for a living.
2. In my spare time I love tending to my house, cooking up diy projects, gardening, being greener, etc… I also hit up the gym a lot and watch lots of tv! I get like every pop culture reference you make, so that just goes to show ya how obsessed I am with it. My favorite blogs are very similar to your list on the right, but I do have a couple that you should check out. First, is Dear Baby: http://dearbabyblog.com/ After finding this blog, I literally went back and read every single entry. It is the sweetest blog ever, and I think as a new mom, you’d love it. Second is Samster Mommy: http://samstermommy.blogspot.com/ Her crafts are so freaking easy and smart! I don’t have a blog yet, but really want to start one, so if I ever do, I’ll let you know 🙂
3. Can’t think of any good randomness for ya.
4. I love all your entries! Especially the thrift store finds, I’ve learned a lot from that. Love hearing more about your bb too! Outside of the blog, I’d love to see you on Twitter, Facebook, maybe even Flickr too for pix of little Will. Would just be nice to have more avenues to hear more about one of my favorite bloggers and her shenanigans! 😀
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
Belle – http://www.belle-epoquista.blogspot.com
28
Australia
Communications Samurai and Girl About Town (in reality: communications strategist and style lover)
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
Posts about organising spaces, how to clean things, how to holiday things…. how to anything really!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
Umm…. i have a MAC addiction – Mac computers, Mac phone, Mac iPod, M*A*C make up… etc. But not mCdoNALDS!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
Craft, cleaning, organising, relationship stuff – for example cute things you do to celebrate milestones or random ideas that help you both to maintain that wonderful love-fest you have there!
1. Robin, 28, Creative Director for a Publishing Company, Michigan, No Kids, Newly married, and the cutest puppy in the entire world. Zoey.
2. I actually own a freelance business doing wedding invitations, the website needs some work but its at http://www.plumecreations.com – I love doing this, and would love to make it my full-time gig. I also read A LOT, and knit.
3. My biggest fear….there are just so many, but I’ll go with snakes. My favorite bacon dish are these sandwiches that my hubby makes – sharp cheddar, bacon and asparagus on sourdough and then toasted in the oven. YUM. My favorite TV shows are Glee, So You Think You Can Dance, Entourage and True Blood (I’m a TV addict, clearly). I have no favorite tools, I’m super klutzy, so I stay away from fixing anything.
4. Hmm…I love before/afters, and I’m also digging the baby stuff. Even though I don’t have kids of my own, they’re in the near future, and I like to be prepared for these things. But honestly, you’ve never written a post that I didn’t like.
1. My name is Teddi, and yes that is my given name, no its not short for anything, and yes that is how you spell it. 27 years old, but dangerously close to that 7 turning into an 8. SAHM chillin’ in North Texas, ok ‘Chillin’ probably isn’t the right word at this time of year, but I don’t think anyone wants to know that I am sitting here sweatin’. I have 6 males that live with me, 2 little men, 1 big man, and 3 males with four legs. Hutson, Wheeler and Jerry are all sporting 2 legs, and Willie, Waylon and Roosevelt have tails.
2. Oh hobbies… I have way too many, which means that projects rarely get finished. I love photography, letterpress, crafting, decorating, running, reading, posting on my own blog, and mostly stalking other peoples blogs… just to name a few.
3. Baked BACON wrapped dates… they are the bees knees. try them. you will love them. Fears… I am terrified of spiders and snakes… the other day I found a black widow, a tarantula and a snake in my backyard all in the same hour, I have since become a hermit only leaving the house to buy coffee, because I don’t know how people live without coffee. I love scrabble, I tend to be a little competitive so I can rarely get people to actually play with me, my favorite scrabble word is Gnome, well actually that is my favorite word period… my least favorite words are lush and fleshy. I wish I could say that I had better things to do than watch tv, but lets be honest, I don’t, and I love the boob tube… Shows I can’t live without… Gossip Girl and Vampire Diaries, there I said it aloud. Oh, and anything on HGTV.
4. I love your blog, I think you are hilarious and secretly want to be your bestie.. well I guess its not so secret anymore. I love every post about your house and crafting. Keep on truckin’.
1. Personal details – WHO ARE YOU? What is your name? Age? Job? Location? Kids? Marital Status? Pets?
I’m Shannon, 30 from South Jersey. I’m an assistant controller for an asphalt company. No kids, 2 yorkies, and a husband.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
I enjoy running, reading and working on my house. Wish I could get into blogging, but I’m very expressive with words. Love the ABP post about the frames with states and cities – Cheers to you for being from Jersey!
3. Random details – Biggest Fear? Most embarrassing moment? Favorite bacon dish? Favorite Tv show? Favorite tool? TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE!
I am terrified of Canadian Geese!!!
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff? Love the Before/Afters and all the goodwill finds!
1. Hi! My name is Katie, I’m 30, have been married for almost 8 years, work at the University of Iowa doing accounting work, have two kids – 6 and 4, a boy and a girl.
2. Well, my cup of tea is tea! Love tea, and coffee. I also like to garden, sew, hike, sit around a campfire & roast marshmallows, I’m in a book club but we mostly drink wine and talk about our lives and not so much about the books, I’m excited about the next Twilight movie, I’m training for a 7 mile road race, I enjoy reading blogs, of course. I just started reading yours after Sherry & Jon posted something about you…maybe when Will was born or I may have seen a video of you and Sherry. So yeah, I like YoungHouseLove, and Dooce.com is a fav. I have a blog so that family and friends can read about our kids.
3. Right now my favorite tv shows are American Pickers and Pawn Stars and I just finished season 4 of Sex and the City and I LOVE it, can’t wait to start season 5. My random thought right now…does anyone call you Kate or do you ever wish you went by Kate? I sometimes think Katie is young & girly sounding, but it would be awkward to all of a sudden request that people call me Kate. Some people do and I really like it!
4. I like what you’re doing! Love before/afters and crafty, DIY stuff. Thank you so much for all that you share, you’re hilarious!
1. Brittany, 23, Atlanta, Accountant for a university in the city, married for a little over a year and bought a house late last year. No kids but a turtle and 2 hamsters (:
2. Hobbies – trying to convince my husband that we should paint the walls in our house, traveling, reading blogs, working out
3. Don’t eat pork anymore so no regular bacon but sure do love turkey bacon.
4. I love the house related posts especially the how to’s and the personal posts, you always crack me up with your jokes.
1. Hi! My name is Erin, I am 26 and live in East Lansing, MI. Home to MSU! My husband and I both work for MSU (and are so glad coach Izzo is staying here). I’ve been married for nearly 2 years and am pregnant :o) Our baby girl is due in September- can’t wait!! We also have a German Shepherd and 2 kitties.
2. I recently realized a favorite hobby is baking! Now when I do it I feel so maternal… I made cupcakes last night. I read other decor/mommy/craft blogs like YHL, Making it Lovely, and Ruffles & Stuff. My fav APB post was the end of your birth stort- I cried and told my husband all about it!!
3. I love 30 Rock! And driving fast. I worked at a Humane Society and once a puppy pooped all over my backseat…. lovely.
4. I really like all of the baby stuff. I obviously loved your “post-baby must haves” and added a bunch to my registry. I think you are a great photographer and love your photography posts. Crafts for baby would be cool too.
Kelsi, 22. Newly unemployed, so just staying at home with my 3 1/2 year old son, Caydon. My boyfriend rocks and is helping me out since no one will hire me… I am a Special Ed major and student teach this coming Spring. I’m not very wanted (but I’m over it!). We have a ton of fish (Cay’s obsession) and a turtle. We want a pup (maybe it’ll convince me that one kiddo is enough. psh riiiiight) but we are waiting to buy a house before adding onto our family. Hopefully in the next 6 months we’ll be purchasing our first fixer-upper!! I loooove reading and have a slight obsession with the smell of library books. Dirty books are your bacon to me. I have a newbie blog but I’m doing a makeover on it, and it’s currently been delayed since my macbook is FINALLY on it’s way home from Geek City… and my hard drive was wiped. Sad day…. it’s at http://modernmomredefined.blogspot.com if you want to check it out and let me know what you think :). Ignore the pleasantconnotation stuff, I was struggling for a name and need to redo it. I love younghouselove, ABP, & thesimplemom.com. Check ’em daily. They are the only ones I religiously read in addition to friend’s blogs. OH and I like weddingbee.com (it’s got a ton of different bloggers on there wedding planning… it’s pretty sweet). Biggest fear is losing my son in a custody battle with his abusive jerk of a biodad. He’s never been involved, never paid a dime, so I’m really not just bitter. It’s been a hard struggle but we finally have stability & a perfect man whose his daddy figure, so I would be beyond devastated if spermdonor even got visitation. Most embarrassing moment? UMMM getting my period while flirting with my crush in 7th grade. White pants, water balloons, need I say more!? Favorite bacon dish is BBQ blue cheese (and bacon) burger. We have this beautiful restaurant (joesfarmgrill.com if you want to peek!) that they put into an old home, has like the only full grown trees out here (SOOO beautiful) and tons of flowers, they have a farm and the restaurant’s food is from the farm. delish! by far my favorite bacon dish… i used to crave bacon like crazy when I was pregnant, so I totally understand your obsession. Design Star is my favorite show. I have a pink and black toolbox that has been my longterm boyfriend since day 1 of my son & I living on our own, so I couldn’t betray that baby with a different tool. It’s basic, but it’s what’s put together and fixed everything we own. Random? My son has this obsession with fish, so we play shark and he makes a little fin with his hands on his head, and chases me around the house trying to eat me. Something to look forward to!! 🙂 I LOVE your craft ideas, and all of the info about thrift store finds. You totally inspire me because my house is a handme down home. You always get me into making things look good. OH and I want to see more baby stuff & nursery pics. Love your blog! Sorry this is super long and personal, but I figure if I’m reading your life, you can know a little about mine!
1. WHO ARE YOU? I’m Sarah, a 27 yr old in Atlanta with a husband and a cat. I work for a PR firm.
2. WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? I’m looking for a hobby — I’ve tried knitting, crochet, golf, etc. but nothing stuck. I read a ton of fashion, home decor and foodie blogs right now — especially ones that have ties to Atlanta or the Southeast.
3. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! Reading your childbirth posts (along with hearing stories from friends who are new moms) may have scared me out of ever having kids.
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I love when you post info on steals and deals or how to use something ordinary in a new way.
Fun! I’m Jill, just turned 31, married for 6 years to my European husband (he’s not really European but I like to call him that because he has some trendy jeans that look very European/model to me and he looks quite attractive in them…yum). We have two beautiful children – our son will be 4 in a week and our daughter is 5.5 months. We live in Ann Arbor, MI in a little brick ranch with our two friendly felines, Gabelle (Belle) and Fuscous (Fussy). I love anything diy, lists (to-do, grocery, wish, packing, etc.), painting, basic sewing , biking, gardening, chocolate, baking (mostly eating what I bake), kissing my European husband, being frugal, music, telling/hearing an occasional dirty joke, kayaking, playing/reading/singing with our son and daughter. Oh, I love bacon and cheese! It’s been a running joke in my family since I was a kid — my grandma was worried I’d have high cholesterol. I come from a family of worriers. Let’s see…I like my job, I am afraid of spiders (not unique, I know), I enjoy preparing our taxes…I kinda look forward to it, actually. Whatever. Don’t judge. I write and eat left handed but I do everything else righty and my husband is the exact opposite.
I enjoy your humor so I like reading whatever you post. I like your diy and thrifty finds (I’m still jealous over the lamp you scored recently). The placemat turned throw pillow = genius.
You’re kinda like the the stylist who did my hair when I lived in IL. I told everyone at work, ” She’s my friend but she doesn’t know it.” Sounds a little creepy but all the women I know understand exactly what that means. Thank you for blogging and congratulations on your beautiful family!
1. Hi! I’m Ashley. I’m 27 and live outside of Chicago. I work in marketing and PR. I’m married – we’ll be celebrating our 3rd anniversary on 7/7, right along with John and Sherry, but we’ve been together for nearly 7 years. We found out about a year ago that we can’t conceive naturally, so we’re hoping to start the adoption process in the next year. Until then, we’re the happy parents of two rescued mutts.
2. I like decorating and fixing up our house, so I’m currently drawn to like-minded blogs.
3. I’m a pescatarian (like a vegetarian who eats seafood), so I don’t *have* a favorite bacon dish. But actually I do. I love bacon on everything, but especially cream cheese-stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon and thrown on the grill. Bacon was the hardest thing ever for me to give up!
4. I love the before and afters, anything decor-related, and I wouldn’t mind baby stuff. I also like photography posts and LOVED learning about the Pioneer Woman and her Photoshop actions. Love them!
1. Im Karen. Im 28. I have been married for 7 years to a wonderful man named Brian. We dont have any kids yet because we are both (finally) finishing our degrees. I am in nursing school and I work at a hospital (hopefully where I will work after I graduate too). We have a dog named Bella and a cat named Mallory and they are our kids for now! We live in a little house in east metro-atlanta.
2. No time for tea. Or hobbies. Nursing school is crazy. All I do is work, go to school and study! But before nursing school, I really enjoyed house projects, scrapbooking and just spending time with my hubby.
3. I love The Office and Friends. If I had to pick a bacon fav, it would probably just be straight up. But I like center cut cause there isn’t as much fat. Although last week at a party, I had some bacon jalapeno poppers. They were just jalapeno’s with cream cheese wrapped in bacon, not fried or breaded. They were delish!
4. All of the above! You crack me up so no matter what you are writing about, I enjoy it. I really love crafty projects especially when they are cheap! Befores and afters are great too. Tips on living on one income would be good. And keep the cutie baby pics coming! I have been reading your blog for over a year now and you havent lost me yet! 🙂
1. Natalie! 26. kindergarten teacher in Atlanta, Ga with no children and a live-in boyfriend. I have a lab mix named Stellar and a yellow lab named ChumChum.
2. I love love love the beach and the sun. I love summer (helllloooo teaching!) and I found your blog through my obsession with YHL,
3. I could watch nothing but King of Queens or Friends on tv the rest of my life and be perfectly happy. I have seen every episode 100x.
4. i love before and after, but i really like the stuff about you and your family the most!
1. Liz Cannon, 28, ICU Nurse, Denver, not yet, married for 4 years tomorrw, 1 dog- schnoozeberry mcschnauzerpants 🙂
2. I love crafts, furniture makeovers, sewing, knitting, copying peoples stuff. I loved hearing about the birth story, and when you do before/afters. My blog: lizcannon.blogspot.com, centsationalgirl.com, designsponge, yours!
3. Fear: well, i hate bugs, but i fear the most that my husband will die before me (even though he PROMISED not to). Most embarrassing moment: as a college grad, i went to NYC with my Grandpa, and don’t worry, almost pooped my pants in urban outfitters, making it just in time to the mcd’s where i had to pay to use the bathroom. Favorite bacon dish: I loveeeeee me some bacon. I think crispy almost burnt bacon plain. Favorite Tv show: it was Felicity while it was on, but I think I have a weakness for Greys? Favorite tool: Power drill I got for a graduation present? I am making my own clothes line tomorrow!
4. More crafts and before/afters/and of course baby stuff/ maybe more hippie stuff, like post on your fav cloth diapers….
5. I love filling out surveys!
visit my blog and fill out the same survey for mine 🙂
1. Personal details – My name is Charise, I’m 27, I live in Columbus, OH, work as an editor for chemistry research publications, got married in October, have no kids but major baby fever these days, and no pets because I have awful allergies, a soft spot for a clean house, and according to some friends am an evil person because I actually love people more than pets.
2. Preference details – I love to cook! And travel, read, write, decorate my home … the usual. I have a poorly neglected food blog, breadandcheeseplease.blogspot.com, and am addicted to too many cooking, home decor/style, and 20something lifestyle blogs to name (see: boring job as an editor).
3. Random details – I luurve bacon. In anything. Bacon-wrapped dates are a favorite easy-peasy appetizer around here. Also, Friday Night Lights is my fave show.
4. Question – I’m a fan of the before/afters, home projects (from mini decor changes to full-on renos), and baby posts (see: no kids but baby fever)
1. Personal details – My name is Catherine, I’m 27. I live in Melbourne Australia with my boyfriend. I’m a Social Worker supporting kids who aren’t able to live with their parents.
2. Preference details – I love reading house design/DIY/craft blogs. I love flipping through cookbooks, going out for dinners, singing, listening to music, traveling.
3. Random details – I’m a vegetarian so no bacon for me. I have a soft spot for vegetarian chicken nuggets though!
4. Question – Craft ideas, before and afters. Loved your thrift store tours and ribbon tying tutorial!
Personal details –I’m a little late to the party but, I’m Shelly, a 35 yo sahm in sunny AZ. I have 3 bambinos, one hubby-so really 4 bambinos and a crazy cat. I like long walks on the beach and umbrella drinks–oops, I digress…
2. Preference details – Coffee is my cup of tea! I like the world wide web, bloggity blogs in particular–mine is the
familyblt.blogspot.com
I’ve really enjoyed your projects, but I can’t tell ya how much I enjoyed each installment of the birth story!
3. Random details – Terrible embarrassing moment (though I think I have a lot) I used to work on movies and commercials–once I shut down the ENTIRE 911 system in a small town during a movie shoot–meep! No one called in the interim-phew!
4. Question – I like the mix of posts you have–your writing style is excellent and fun-nay! I’m so glad I read ya!
1. I’m Lauren, 31, and I live in a loft/condo in midtown Atlanta. I work in Finance and I’m single (know any great Christian guys my age Katie?). I also am a single girl cliche as I have a cat. He is Sam, and he is awesome.
2. I’m a reader, I go to the Goodwill in search of books and other treasures, but mostly books. To that end, I love all your stuff but really knew we could be kindred spirits when you started posting the Goodwill finds. I’m also recently into photography and dig those posts a lot too.
3. I like Bacon with maple syrup straight up. Also, just had this amazing smoked bacon baguette from the farmers market on Peachtree. It was just as amazing as you think it was. Random, I just got back from a mission trip to Cambodia where we helped build a school at an orphanage. It was the trip of a lifetime and I can’t wait to go back.
4. Before/Afters, crafts, sweet baby photos. Maybe a reader meetup? I’d love to meet you and the other Atlanta peeps.
Ok, so I know I’m a few days late but I thought I’d still take the time to reply. If I were you I’d want to know who my readers were and I’ve been reading for a little over a year now so I guess I owe it to you as one of my daily sources of entertainment! Here goes:
Personal: My name is Natalie, I’m 27 and currently live in Utah (although originally from Seattle). I’ve been married for 5.5 years to my amazing husband, I am a Wedding and Events Planner who quit my stable job to branch out to start my own business only to find out 1 month later that I’m pregnant! 15 weeks now to be exact and we’re super excited!
Preferences: I love reading home decor/wedding/mommy blogs (yours, YHL, Making It Lovely & All Things G&D are my favs). I love water sports, decorating my own house, cooking and traveling.
Random: My most embarrassing moment involves poop (and LOTS of it). It’s too long to tell here but trust me, it’s one only a certain personality can appreciate and you’d be dying of laughter! Let’s just say my bare bum is on surveillance video at the athletic club I worked at in college due to massive diarrhea that struck unannounced during my opening shift!! On another note, bacon has been one of my few cravings since being pregnant (yummm, how ’bout a BLTA for lunch?!) I just learned how to bake it in the oven instead of frying… sooo much cleaner & easier! (Lay on foil lined baking sheet, put in cold oven and bake on 400 for 17-20, longer if thick cut.) And this Jim Gaffigan clip made me think of you and your love for bacon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK9bjLy3v4 His Waffle House, Hot Pocket, and Holiday Traditions bits are also hilarious!! (Did I just jump from poop to bacon w/out giving it a second thought…ugh, sorry!)
Question: I love your blog just the way it is. There isn’t one post that doesn’t intrigue me and I must say your thrift store finds are super inspiring! Of course the Before & Afters are always fun and currently I’m loving the baby tips since that’s where my brain is these days.
Thanks for sharing so much of your life with us Katie!
Hey Katie!
My name is Katie (great name, right!?) and I’m 23. I’m in my last year of Physical Therapy school in Augusta, GA (where both myself and my husband were born and raised). I just celebrated my first wedding anniversary! No kids of our own, but one nephew with a niece and nephew on the way! UGA graduate and Dawgs fan!
We currently rent so we can’t actually do anything to our house, but we help all of our friends work on their houses (just re-finished the hardwood floors and gutted the bathroom at our brother & sister-in-law’s house). So I really like reading about your DIY projects and I “star” the ideas I love in my Reader.
Random fact-Just did a sprint triathlon at Lake Lanier 2 weeks ago and I hate running.
I like everything you write about. I read your blog (and many others) when I’m bored in class and it really gets me through the day! I really look forward to it everyday. I have a huge desire to become a good photographer as a hobby, so I really enjoy yours posts about taking pictures. And I love seeing pictures of Will-he’s too cute!
I am Jenny, my age is 26, I am in fundraising and event planning, I live in Atlanta, I have no kiddies, I got married less than 2 weeks ago (!!), and I don’t have any pets yet… but that doesn’t mean I haven’t tried to get the hubby to get a doggy with me… in good time 😉
I love me some Chai tea; I like to shop, decorate, take pictures, and volunteer; I was addicted to wedding blogs until two weeks ago so I’m searching for other more married friendly blogs. I love me some Young House Love (how I found your blog), Bower Power, and Newlyweds and Nesting. If you have any recommendations for me I would really appreciate it! I am working on decorating our apartment right now. It sucks because we can’t paint the walls so I’m trying to get creative.
I like to lick the salt off of pretzel rods and then throw the licked pretzel rods in the trash. I could seriously lick about 20 of them if you let me… I know… it’s really gross.
I love craft and decor ideas. Especially the stuff you buy at goodwill and then fix up! And I like seeing your house and walking us through how you did things. And who doesn’t love the baby stuff!?!
I’m Kate from Nashville. I’m 26. Katie, you can probably figure out what my job is based off my e-mail address, but I don’t want to make that public. I’ve been married for two years to my high school sweetheart and we have no kids but we do have a cat with a huge personality. We bought a place two years ago and are still working on it, but it already looks completely different from when we bought it.
I enjoy all types of design: photography, graphic design, architecture, interior design, etc. I enjoy traveling, playing tennis, swimming, and hope to start playing soccer again- when I find an intramural team to join. I don’t blog, but there are a few blogs I follow daily…including yours!
My biggest fear is people that I love dying. I have a big family and I’m always worried about them. I can’t think of my most embarrassing moment, but I hate when you wave to someone b/c you think they are waving at you, but then you realize they were waving to someone else. I love to watch True Blood, the Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and if I start to watch the beginning of a season of the Bachelor or Bachelorette…I watch it until the end. Something random…I studied in Krakow, Poland for a semester in college and it was amazing.
I’m so glad you’re posting more on ABP (or BPB) and I like the new layout. I like the before/afters, craft ideas, thrift store finds, photography tips, and I do like the Will posts too, but I try to not like them b/c I’m not ready for a baby yet (even though my husband says my biological clock went off at 13…I’m waiting a few more years.) Thanks for sharing so much of your life and ideas with us!
Wow. Lots of comments here! Okay so here goes my turn:
1. WHO ARE YOU? I’m Megan, I’m 25, Currently working in Construction, wanting to be a stay at home wife/ mom, Married, live in So Cal, No kids yet – hopefully soon!
2. WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Well I like lots of things. I blog at http://www.newlywife.com and http://www.crocheteveryday.com and http://www.nadaletfam.com (but it’s rare to post there now that Newly Wife is up and running). I love to sew and crochet and make stuff. I’m crafty like that. I like being in pictures (unlike many people). I love cooking & baking. And I’ve loved your birth story posts & life posts & decor — I like most of what you post about. And usually it makes me laugh out loud. I think we could be good friends, if we lived closer to each other! haha
3. TELL ME SOMETHING OUTTA THE BLUE! Favorite bacon dish – is there a not favorite dish? haha I like cheesy teenage tv shows like Make It or Break It and Gilmore Girls and Vampire Diaries as well as dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and comedies like the Office. And Glee, we share a mutual love for Glee! The thing I miss most about cable – Food Network. If I could pay $5-10 a month for DVR and food network only, I would be very happy girl! I broke my ankle while jumping over a pile of laundry. It was the worst ankle injury my surgeon had seen – and he did all the sports injuries for my college. So I now have 2 permanent screws on the inside of my ankle. Fun. Doesn’t beep at airports tho, that would be cooler. When I was in Greece for 10 days I had fried cheese every day. I miss it. When I was in Italy for 10 days I have gelato every day. If I could have those 2 foods sent to me right now, I would be in heaven!
4. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? I started following you a few months before baby b was born and so I didn’t know the pre-baby Bowers. So I like the mixture. I do love the before and afters tho – it’s inspiration. I also like the post-party pics. Those are always awesome.
Hope you got lots of good feedback – and probably lots of new blogs to read too. haha Check ours out if you have a minute (cuz I am sure that with a newborn, you have tons of free time)
Hi! My name is Val and I’m 29 years old. I am a physical therapist and live in MA. I am married and just had a baby boy, 5 weeks ago, born on May 11, by C-section also, (because he was breeched).
I love home decor stuff: decorating, sewing, shopping. I am sure to read your blog, as well as Sherry’s blog, almost daily!
Favorite TV show is The Bachelorette (I know, very pathetic!!), and I also like Army Wives and Brothers and Sisters.
Enjoy the content of your blog as it is! Like the home dec stuff, but also the baby stuff since we’re in similar boats with new babies!! Keep it up the way it is! Love your sense of humor, I feel like I know you personally, just through reading your stuff!!
I’m in my mid-20s, and I live in the Twin Cities area for now, with my husband (1 1/2 years!). I work as a “small office manager”. I’m actually a musician, but I’m still exploring the different professional areas in the music realm, while for now I earn a living at the office.
Your blog has become one of my favorites this year. You’re so real, funny, energetic and have great taste! Although, I have no intention of buying a house anytime soon, you have great advice for renters as well (thanks!!) Plus, I love that I get to live out my house decorating fantasies vicariously through you!
My favorite cup of tea is…English breakfast with milk and sugar, along side a scone and clotted cream…yum! I love England, and traveling. My favorite day is Thursday! I also love movies, TV and music. I often–to no avail–try to defy gravity and transcend time and space. I can also be somewhat of a Pollyanna at times!
I really like how you have progressed with your blog, even just as I started reading it. It seems to just get better and more addicting every time I read it! I really love all of the DIY, the tutorials, and the stories. I don’t think that there is anything that I want to see more or less of, but I’m sure you will find ways to make it better and better every day!
I’m a little late to the party, but let’s just call that fashionable.
I’m a 35-year-old assistant marketing manager and all-round social networking maven for a natural foods co-op. I live in Nevada City, California. (Trees, mountains, four seasons, not even close to warm beaches.) No kids, but my Charles and I have a lovely mutt of a dog named, Bodie. Charles and I aren’t married, but we might as well be. He just hasn’t offered me any of that type of bling.
My favorite thing to do is write. It’s what I do for my job, and then I do it on my own blog (pixyofwhimsy.com). I love ABP, YHL, Design*Sponge, The Brick House, and Design Blahg.
My Charles is on a business trip, so I’m surprising him by redoing his office while he’s gone. We bought our house last year, and he’s been telling me since we moved in that he wanted terra cotta colored walls. So this week, ta da! I’ve painted, rearranged the furniture, I’m hanging the art tonight, and sewing curtains tomorrow. I really hope he loves it.
I also love bacon in any incarnation.
I love, love, love what you do with your blog, so keep it all up! I really appreciate the repurposing of thrift store finds. I enjoy thrifting, too, and it’s always fun to see how others give new life to previously unwanted items. Thank you for your great sense of humor, attitude, and willingness to share with the world-at-large.
1. Personal details – I’m Sunny, 27 y/o, work in a scientific research lab at a university, currently battling infertility in our ongoing 5-year quest for a baby but have 2 adorable furbabies, and am married to a wonderful guy!
2. Preference details – I enjoy knitting, I make lots of baby blankets for my friends and family and anxiously await the day I can keep one for my own child! I love getting to unwind after a long day at work or pass my lunch hour by reading blogs. Found yours from John & Sherry’s blog and love your honesty and sense of humor… and love of bacon, of course.
3. Random details – I hate spiders and any other insect/bug/reptile… I have a fear of being buried alive (thank you to my older sisters making me watch Vincent Price movies at a little too young of an age!)… I love bacon-infused waffles… I love How I Met Your Mother, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, The Office… my favorite tool is a drill, I love the power behind a big honkin’ drill in my hands!
4. ABP Question – I love how things are going now, but would love to see more frequent posts… I’m giving a pass since I know you’re still adjusting to your new-found mommy role and seeing what a cutie Will is, I wouldn’t want to do anything else but look at him either… I like seeing the before/afters you do as well as showing how you change out and try different objects in the room to make it work, I love seeing what you find at Good Will stores, I love baby Will related things, as well as photography tips!
Hi! I’ve never commented on your blog before, but I read it regularly. Why remain anonymous?
1. Personal details –
My name in Emily, age 28. I’m a cellist living in Brooklyn, NY. I’m married to a violinist and we have a baby on the way and 2 beautiful cats.
2. Preference details – WHAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA? Favorite hobby? Maybe your favorite ABP posts? Favorite blogs (maybe yours)?
I’ve been interested in making our rented apartment feel like a real home on a very small budget, since my husband and I are musicians in NYC. Your blog gives me some great inspiration.
I like to cook!
I love reading personal finance blogs like Get Rich Slowly.
4. Question – WHAT THE HECK DO YOU WANNA SEE ON ABP? Like, do you want links to Jerseylicious episodes? More craft ideas? More Before/Afters? More baby related stuff?
I’ve been reading your blog for at least a year now. I have been very interested in all of the craft ideas and seeing how you go about fixing up your home. now that I am pregnant I am more interested in the baby stuff. For me, you couldn’t post enough about your adorable baby boy. No one in my peer group is having children yet (again- musicians in NYC), so it is nice to read about it on blogs!
I know I am responding VERY late, and will not be included in your fancy pie charts but I’ve been meaning to do this all week. I wanted to make sure you knew I was out here reading and how much I appreciate your blog.
Name:Jess
Age: 31
Job: Accountant-CPA, but I hate it. SO boring
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Kids: First boy due August 2nd –6 weeks from today. He is measuring big and will probably be atleast as big as Will if not bigger. Yikes!
Marital Status: according to FB i am “In a relationship.” We been together almost 4 years. But he hasn’t put a ring on it yet.
Pet: the BF just brought his 2 cats over to my house. Kink (because she has a kink in her tail) and Boz. They are sweet BUT so far the have peed and puked on my brand new bedding twice, peed in baskets of clean clothes, and puked in the living room about 5 times. I ‘m not sure how long they will be staying. The first time they pee on something cute for the baby they will probbably be gone. Back to his parents house, not gone gone. That would be cruel.
My favorite ABP posts have been your birth story posts. I think I cried during every installment. Especially the last one. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for sharing.
Biggest Fear: Drowning, and heights.
Favorite tv show: of ALL-time: Arrested Development, The Wire, Sex & the City, Friends, Roseanne, and Cosby Show. Current Faves: Cougartown, House, Modern Family, 30 Rock and How I met your Mother. Oh and Lost. I am a tv freak. Love it a little too much.
I found your blog last summer when I bought my first house and found it so inspiring. Your page and “YHL” both really got me excited to do all kinds of projects. Then unfortunetly all projects got sidetracked by me getting pregnant. But I love that both of you guys ended up being pregnant too and it was so fun to read how you handled it all. I of course would love to see more baby related stuff. pictures, tips, stories, etc. I love it all!
Thank you for sharing and being such an inspiration. I hope I become as great a mother as you!
I know I’m a bit late, but couldn’t help myself- I wanted to do the survey still- please don’t judge me 🙂
1. Personal details –
My name is Leann Andrews. I’m a 27 year old mother of 2- son, Parker (3 yrs) and daughter, London (6 months). I have been married to my sweet hubby, Joseph, for 6 years. I am from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yes, NEW Mexico is part of the USA (a lot of people think otherwise). We are Baptist evangelical missionaries serving and living in Salta, Argentina.
2. Preference details –
I love shopping, but it always ends up being more window shopping than anything else. I love photography, but need to learn how to really use our camera to get better photos.
ABP favs of mine- without a doubt- your pregnancy blogs. Being a mom of 2, I love reading your stories of pregnancy experiences. You always write the things I think, but never know exactly how to write…I LOVE them!! All of the money saving decorating ideas (goodwill finds etc) are super too. Since we live outside of the US, I have to come up with alternate ways to decorate other than running into Target for the latest and greatest decor (which I miss greatly).
3. Random details –
I really don’t like bugs- they tend to freak me out. Some bugs I can handle, but Argentina has some ginormous beetles, spiders, ants and other weird things…ugh.
We l.o.v.e. the Office, Lost, 24, Arrested Development- and movies. We are movie buffs (it’s from all the P90X we do).
This “Outta the blue” fact will be something you can appreciate as a new mom, probably learning to multitask with a child attached to the “girls”. _ We went on a family hike, the 3 year old with my husband and the 6 month old with me. We had to get home, but she was hungry so I did what any mom would do with a baby in a hiking backpack- I breastfed her while hiking! It was multitasking to the max!
4. Question –
– I would love to hear anything about your cute little man- as he grows, changes, things you learn and how God grows you and your boyfriend through it all. I know God has really done a lot in me by allowing me to be a mom.
– Crafts, cheap finds- I can always use any decor ideas out of everyday stuff (so I have a better chance of finding stuff here in Argentina). I love to decorate, but it’s hard to do it cheap- you’re good at making it work!!
-anything photography!!!
Thanks dear friend (who I only know through your rockin blog) for all of your daily talking, opinions, photos and comedy. It helps keep me amused. I would love to meet you someday and let our little kiddos play together.
I thought of something else I would love to see. Sorry its kinda late. I have a hard time coming up with stuff to go on the walls. And tables. Ok so I like my paint color and I have furniture in the room, but not much else. So I guess Im asking for decorating basics, I just dont know where to start when I have a table or wall or something that needs decorating. So any info that you can give on that would be greatly appreciated!!!!! Thanks!!!