Following passions

Hi everyone! I am so sorry to have been away for so long. I have had hectic schedule these last two weeks and have had a bit of trouble finding time for the blog. But I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of "house love" of my last post! Thank you, thank you!

My sister Morgan had a birthday, my niece Kiki had a birthday, and I myself had a birthday all in the last few weeks. We have been celebrating like crazy around here. :) I turned 31 this year. Not really sure how I feel about it, but since hubby is still older than me, I guess I am still his "younger" wife.  We kept things pretty simple for the 31st birthday and just had family over for a barbecue. (My kind of party, since I am a homebody). My mother-in-law brought me these beautiful roses from her garden…..

Birthday

I love having flowers in the house, they make everything seem more cheerful. I don’t know why I never buy any for myself…  My mom bought me these pretty shabby corbels from Pottery Barn that I have been eying for a month or two…

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I haven’t found the perfect spot for them yet, but I am thinking I may add them to our new front porch… even though Pottery Barn calls them "bookends".

I’m not sure how many of you have noticed, but I started doing some design work. After two long months of unsuccessful and hopeless job searching, I am stopping the search, and trying my hand at pursuing some dreams…  I absolutely LOVE being home and working on the on line shop, and now to supplement that, I have started this additional venture. I truly LOVE doing it. I have been working a minimum of ten hour days and I am not even close to being burnt out! It is so exciting to wake up in the morning and work on something you love to do. And even better is having people sing praises about your work. I am so excited about this new journey and hope each and every one of you get to do something in your life that makes you this happy!    

October 10, 2007 - 11:46 am

Teresa - Hi Sara!
Belated birthday wishes!! I am enjoying seeing all your beautiful work on the blogs I have seen. You are doing fantastic designing!

Teresa

October 10, 2007 - 12:10 pm

Rosemary - Happy Belated Birthday Sara!!
Sounds like you have been having a lot of fun. Love the new corbels.
31 is good!! How do you feel about 51??? I didn’t like it so much. Still not used to it and my birthday was in June.
I guess it is what it is.
Congrats on doing your new venture! Sounds great!
Have a wonderful day,
Rosemary

October 10, 2007 - 1:14 pm

jamie - Well Happy Birthday, That is wonderful for you pursuing what you are passionate about. Your Work is Wonderful and Speaks for itself. I am sure some day soon I will be emailing for some Services…Jamie

October 10, 2007 - 2:04 pm

Lynda - Happy belated Birthday! Being able to follow our dreams makes it all worthwhile. Your designs are lovely! ~ Lynda

October 10, 2007 - 2:19 pm

Lucinda - I have been seeing your design work! Congrats on following your dream. You have wonderful taste I know you’ll do well with your web design business! Oh, and Happy Birthday…In my book your still a young lady.

PS. My 40′s have been the best years yet!
Lucinda

October 10, 2007 - 2:38 pm

AndreaW123 - Sara
Happy Belated Birthday! I have suggested a fellow blogger come your way for some design help! Thanks for my banner, I love it.
Andrea

October 10, 2007 - 3:41 pm

Jeannene - Hello,
i just love your blog..i have been by several times, and decided, “i am going to leave her a comment this time..lol!!” I have type pad too, and wondered how do you get such bold and lovely graphics on your blog?? The black and white graphics to the left and right..are cool. I was thinking maybe doing that to mine, but different colors. come by and visit me, i have a Renaissance feel to my blog. “have any suggestions or ideas??”
Smiles,
Jeannene

PS, “Happy Be~lated Birthday:-))!”

October 10, 2007 - 5:11 pm

Allie - Sara, happy birthday! I’m so happy to hear that you will be pursuing your passions, and that you’re enjoying it so much. I think it’s wonderful, and I’m very happy for you. I think you do a great job with your on-line store, and with the web design. You are very talented!

October 10, 2007 - 5:59 pm

Catherine - Happy belated Birthday~Wishes!! The roses are beautiful!! And the corbels also!! ~Look forward to seeing what you do with them ~I know you will share your creativity..:) I wish you the best of luck following your passion!~ Very inspiring!
Cat

October 10, 2007 - 7:50 pm

Courtney Henson - Happy Birthday Sara! I turned 31 last month and so far it’s not so bad! I came across your blog from Cindy’s Romantic home blog and I love it. It is one I check on a regular basis. Your talent is obvious and I think that you are really inspirational. It is great to see someone following their dreams and taking a chance…someday I hope I have the guts to do that too!
Courtney at acottagefamily.blogspot.com

October 10, 2007 - 8:13 pm

Linda - So good to see you following your passions and enjoying the journey. I wish you much luck and success!!! Happy belated birthday!!

Linda

October 11, 2007 - 4:37 am

Joy - Happy Belated Birthday Sara! I am so glad to hear that you are following your passion ! Everything happens for a reason and your talent designing could no longer be ignored! (*wow* btw on Heather and Tara’s blogs)

Cheers to you! :)

Joy

October 11, 2007 - 5:38 am

paige - congratulations on your new adventure. you have so many talents, its fun to watch them bloom!
love the “bookends” too

October 11, 2007 - 5:46 am

traci - happy belated birthday!! congrats on the new venture. i have seen your work when i have been blog checking – beautiful!!

October 11, 2007 - 6:18 am

Gypsy Purple-Chamara - Thanks so much for your wonderful comment….I`m glad to be back….missed you all and can`t wait to see al the new posts and wonderful things

See you had a birthday….congrats!!!!

Gypsy

October 11, 2007 - 9:02 am

Felicia - Hope you had the best birthday yet :)

October 11, 2007 - 10:01 am

Jennie - Sara,

Congrats on following your passion. Your amazing talent is apparent in your home, online shoppe and blog design. I’ll be coming to you soon to make my sad little blog look pretty!

Happy Birthday!

October 11, 2007 - 10:12 am

Michelle - Happy belated birthday! Congratulations on pursuing your dreams and doing something that brings a smile to your face!

October 11, 2007 - 10:17 am

Tina - Hi Sara! Happy belated birthday to you! I’m the one Andrea wrote a little comment to you about… if you have a minute pop over to my blog and check it out…I’ve been trying with help from my college nephew to design my own on-line “cottage shop”…(it’s not working out!) do you give quotes on designing a website? Could you email me? Thanks Sara! Tina

October 11, 2007 - 10:51 am

Jen - Hello. I just happened across your blog today and must say – it is gorgeous! As someone who took a chance and followed their dreams too, I wanted to say kudos to you for taking the risk. There is absolutely nothing better than waking up every day loving your life – and choosing a career that makes you happy makes all the difference in the world. Good luck on your venture {although it doesn’t look like you’ll need much luck with your amazing talent}

BTW – Happy Belated Birthday!

October 11, 2007 - 11:55 am

Joy - Just had to say I rec’d my special pen today and I LOVE it!
p.s. it’s the one I was hoping you’d pick! :) Thanks!

Joy

October 12, 2007 - 12:01 am

chris - Sara~Those corbels are THE BEST! Hope you had a wonderful birthday! I for one am so glad you are following your dream because you design THE BEST blogs! I am so happy with mine & have recieved so many compliments on it! How does your mom feel about having a 31 year old? Especially since she looks 31 herself!lOl!:)

October 12, 2007 - 3:50 am

Bethany - Happy Belated Birthday!!! Sara, I love those corbels your mom got you!! BIG congrats to you on your decision to follow your dream!!! I wish you nothing but the best and know you will be a big success because of your obvious talent :)

October 12, 2007 - 10:09 am

jerusalem - Happy Belated B-day and congrats on getting design work! It is the best gift of all to wake up excited about all that lies ahead!

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