hot and healthy tuesdays

okay, not feeling too hot or too healthy this tuesday morning. ugh... last week was horrid for me!

as most of you know, my sister, keely, and her friend, mama m, have set up the hot and healthy thru the holidays challenge... here are the questions they asked us this week

1. starting week 5.... seeing any progress?
nope. not at all. it's depressing actually.

2. do you feel like you are "getting your groove on"? a nice routine?
nope. last week ruined me and i only worked out once.... sad sad sad

3. are my pilates exercises kickin your butt (in a good way)?
nope. haven't done them. gosh, this is a sad post.

4. how about the healthy tips from mama m?
let's just say that last week was not a healthy one for me... too much food, dessert, wine and beer. i feel gross, actually.

so this week keely and mama m have asked us to work out for a total of four hours. i can do that... hopefully.

are any of you ladies doing the challenge? if so, how did you do last week? am i the only one who feels like a fat cow? if you are interested in linking up or reading any other ladies progress then be sure to check out keely's blog.

i'll be back later with two things i love... around my home (Christmas edition) later on today.

xo,
kass

garland, brooches and christmas decor

we had such a lovely, relaxing long weekend... i wish every weekend could be long :-)

i made a few things this weekend...

like these lovely finger garlands

tutorial found here

and these brooches... i wanted to spice up my outfit for my brothers b-day party so i made the smaller one super quick right before we had to leave and then i decided to make one for thanksgiving as well... but i didn't have time... so i made it in the car on our way to LA - easy peasy and cute!

i'll have to get some pics of them on a sweater

we decorated for Christmas yesterday. i feel like i'm living in a Christmas shop... it's a little much for our small house but the hus insisted that we use EVERYTHING and i have a lot... i'm just not crazy about all that i have anymore. i wanted to only put up my vintage decorations (my granny has given me some really pretty things!), my favorites and our homemade decorations... oh well, maybe i'll get my way next year. how many of you have decorated already? do you do a real tree or fake? what is your Christmas decorating style?

 oh, did i mention we have two trees this year... we usually put up our fake tree but the fam insisted (they do that a lot) that we get a real one... i wasn't too keen on the idea but i'm good with it now. i do like having two trees in my house!

xo,

kass

black friday

in lieu of black friday i thought i would do a little online window shopping.... since i'm doing the challenge of an utmost kind, i wont be buying any of these things... but lets hope the husband is reading this post anyway.... ;-) i am in dire need of a coat - i have not had one since 2000... how sad is that! i am hoping the hus... or dad... can find one from a vintage store and i also need new boots... which are hard to find at a thrift/vintage store, so i'm really hoping i get a pair as a gift... 

these first four are etsy finds...

i like the idea of this coat... found here

not the best picture, but i love this raincoat... found here

this shakespeares sister coat is so pretty

i also love this sally coat

on sale at anthro...ahhhh

this coat is an anthro sale as well... love it

another sale find at anthro... love it too

and the only other thing i need... boots.... found here

i've never actually shopped on a black friday... how many of you are doing it?

happy friday friends!

xo,

kass

happy thanksgiving and my creative space

happy thanksgiving friends! 

i am thankful for so much this year - i am thankful that God is merciful, i am thankful that my aunt is fighting breast cancer and winning, i am thankful that my mom didn't have breast cancer after all, i am so thankful for my family who encourages and supports me in all that i do, i am thankful for my health and the health of my kids, i am thankful that after dan's scare in march he didn't die and isn't dying, i am thankful that i can trust in God to heal dan completely... gosh, there is so much more... i am also so thankful that i have such nice readers and blog friends - thanks guys!

what are you guys thankful for this year?

we are off to the LA area to spend thanksgiving with dan's side of the family - good people and good food! i hope you all have a lovely and most thankful thanksgiving day!

here is my creative space for the day - making tags for the sunglass cases...

be sure to check out kirsty's creative space over at kootoyoo and to see all the other wonderful creative spaces

gobble gobble

xo,

kass

cases, birthday and thanks

over the last two weeks i've been working on making 10 sunglass cases for my aunt who is giving them to her friends for Christmas... i finished them last night. all i have left to do is make tags for them and ship them off. she needed them by the 13th of december so i'm really glad that i finished ahead of schedule.

i really hope that my aunt's friends like them!

we are off to rancho santa fe (san diego) for my brothers birthday tonight...

happy 34th birthday to my big brother! love you natey!

after the party i am coming home to make a banana cake with carmel frosting.... oh yeah! and then it's off to canyon country (inland LA) to celebrate Thanksgiving with daniel's side of the family.

what are you guys doing for Thanksgiving?

enjoy all the food and celebrating this time of Thanks...

xo,

kass

Two Things i Love... Around my Home

i love this dresser. it was given to us when dan and i got married by his parents next door neighbors. i haven't done anything to it... i love it just as it is

i love love my red captains chair. bought it "as is" a few years ago from my favorite antique store in carpinteria, ca... not only is it super cute... it's also super comfy!

what are the two things you are lovin and thankful for this tuesday?

i would love to hear...

xo,

kass

hot and healthy tuesdays

time just seams to be flying by. i can't believe it's already tuesday and almost thanksgiving... which means christmas is a month away... oh my.


i did okay with the working out this week. i clocked 360min of cardio... i had planned on doing more... obviously i didn't work out every day for two hours a day like i had hoped. i was just too darn busy. 


as you probably know, my sister keely and her friend mama m are the ones who came up with this challenge... here a few questions they asked us this week.


have you gotten into a good work out routine that you're able to stick to?
eh, sorta. i always do an hour at night after i put the girls to bed... but i had been trying to get up super early to get an hour in then as well... yeah, that only happened twice last week. i am just NOT a morning person


did you try the pilates exercises... please say you did... please!?!
sorry, no. i'm horrid at this challenge, i know.


did you get all your cardio in?
yep and plus some! 


did you have any fast food... if so, did mama m's awesome healthy tips post make you choose more carefully?
one thing about me... i don't eat red meat and i NEVER go to fast food restaurants... nope, not even taco bell. so to answer the question... no, i did not eat fast food. i did have a snickers last night though... dude, sweets are my downfall.


last but sooo not least... are you feeling hot and healthy?
sadly, no. i've actually gained two pounds since starting this challenge and i'm pretty bummed about that. i know that the goal of doing the challenge wasn't about weight but to just overcome all the temptations around us during the holidays and be sure to get our weekly work outs in... but it is pretty depressing when you step on the scale and it is two pounds higher than it was... i'm sure it's muscle, but still...


how did you girls do? i would love love to know!  feel free to leave a comment and if you want to link up then go to keely or mama m's page to do so.


have a lovely tuesday... i will be back later with Two Things i Love... Around my Home


xo,
kass