Making this up as I go.

I've always loved to create- whether that be sewing, painting, cooking, taking pictures, acting, or writing- and I've wanted to start a blog for a while now.  Over-analyzing things is a special strength of mine (surely that's not a weakness, is it?) so for a long time, I've agonized over a blog title.  What would it say about me?  About the blog?  What did I want to write about, anyway?  

I would have stayed in this analysis paralysis (oh man, am i funny or what?) if not for the help of my mom.  She listened to me and asked the right mom-ish questions that lead you down the path of answering your own questions. It's almost magical the way moms do that, isn't it?  (Thanks mom!)  I want to write about everything anything that inspires me.  And there are a lot of things that inspire me.  And the things that inspire me usually send me into a daydream.  And do you know what another word for "daydream" is?  Of course you do, you're brilliant, and therefore you know that a reverie is "a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing." (thanks, dictionary.com)  Isn't "reverie" such a lovely word? 

So here are some of the things that inspire me, that induce a state of "fanciful musing" (some of the things I'll be writing about):

-Decorating- Someday I'll have a house of my own. Until then, I'll do what I can in a rental.

-Jesus Christ, faith, and religion in general.  My faith is the core of who I am.  To not write about it would be to ignore a central piece of my heart. 

-Cooking- following a recipe is boring.  

-The hubs- isn't he handsome!?

-Reading- I love books. And magazines. And blogs.  Pretty much anything I can read.

-Blowing bubbles

-My puppy- the CUTEST BESTEST dog in the whole wide world: Sawyer

-Music- in just about any form.

-Photography- I know you probably can't tell from these poor, unfocused pictures, but I love taking pictures.  Please be patient with the sometimes-sad quality.  All I have is my iphone and my little point and shoot camera.  A DSLR will come into my life someday...

-Creating- There'll probably be a whole post dedicated to this headboard project.

-Movies- We have a problem.  Too many DVD's and yet we can't stop buying them. At least they're alphabetized.

-Papa John's pepperoni and pineapple pizza- oh the wonders of garlic butter sauce!

-Crafting- Making something usable (and hopefully attractive) out of previously unused objects, love it! 

-The smell of clean laundry

-Anything DIY

-Flowers.  Oh how I love flowers.  Flower print fabrics, flowers in a garden, flowers in a vase, flower jewelry, flower pictures. Any time.  Any way.  Any where.

So that's what I'm planning for this blog.  But I have a feeling it'll take on a life of its own and become whatever it wants to be.  If you're reading this first little blog post, (1) thank you, and (2) I apologize for all the rookie mistakes I'm sure that I'm making.  

Stay tuned as I continue to make this up as I go.