* there’s a discount code at the end!
There are moments when I feel like I never accomplish anything, then other moments when I feel like I’m accomplishing so much. Both situations have come by my way lately, except more often than not I’ve felt too “busy” to notice either one. And that bothers me. It’s a silent, slow bother… Hard to notice, yet at the same time easy to remember that it’s something I need to fix. So recently I re-arranged some things in my schedule and have made a point to get outside more often. In the mornings, Bauer and I walk the neighborhood. In the afternoons, we like to suntan in the backyard. Bauer chases butterflies {see above :] }. Then later I scratch his Kramer-like fuzzy head, I sip ice-water. Together we chill. It’s been so good ~ for both of us. It’s important to change things up {for the better!} when things start to get crazeee.
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As I type this post, I can see a red wire basket half-filled with empty spools. It sits on top of Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts, next to a bouquet of pretty flowers – yellow and white – in a mason jar. I also see a clipboard filled with post-it notes that were overpowering my computer with color + reminders, so I moved them. To the clipboard. What do you see?
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Welcome, July! This month is special because I’m saying hello to my birthday on Tuesday the 5th :] Hellooooo, fun giveaway that’s coming soon ♥…
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There are a handful of new sponsors in my sidebar. Thank you for taking a peek & clicking on their pretty ads ~ thank you for supporting these fabulous bloggers/artists. Hearing that my sidebar is your go-to source when you need a gift idea is amazing and so special to me! [xo]
And speaking of support, THANK YOU to the following 5 sites for being my top referrers in June:
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DISCOUNT CODE: save 15% on your Gussy Sews ruffle order with discount code FIREWORKS15. Code expires on Monday, July 4th at 11:59pm CST.
The Sultry Damask print is back in the shop {tote bag or market tote}, plus I added a few things to my list of favorite things.
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Enjoy the holiday weekend — I’ll be back “soon” with some pretty pictures, my birthday giveaway, blog/biz 411 posts… and maybe a little sass! wink!
Yay for July. And Happy Birthday!! My brother’s bday is the 5th too. It’s always been fun to have a 4th of July and Birthday celebration every year!
i LOVE my summer birthday — pool parties are my favorite kind of birthday party ;D
I just ordered one of your great makeup bags! Thanks for the code :D
wow — thank you jade! XO
i LOVE YOU!!!!!! Happy happy birthday month, so thankful you were born!!!! You are amazing! xoxoxo
Great post! I have been trying to make an effort to change things up and get outside more often. Right now, I see a living room that needs to be cleaned and a funny little boy making play dough mustaches :)
Yay for July birthdays! My husband and I have birthdays this month, too. He’ll be 50!!! and I’ll be 48 on the 29th and 25th respectively. How in the world that happened I just don’t know. We’re still 16 and 14 like when we met at heart.
Happy early birthday to you, my sweet friend!!
just wanted to let you know how much your bags are loved… gave one to a friend going away for college and it was the only thing she carried around with her 24/7 – student ID, key card, all those little essentials – they’re inseparable! thanks so much for such a darling product =)
that makes me so happy!!!! which bag does she have? :)
It’s not a print you carry any more (I ordered it almost a year ago) – the Lovely Gus orange floral zipped pouch – sort of a coral-y orange print with a yellow ruffle. It’s been so loved that I just might get her a replacement pouch before she heads off again in the fall (and maybe a little something for me too ~ yay!) =) I might have a little trouble deciding which one, though – your stuff just keeps getting cuter!
Will you be bringing the Pretty In Taupe bag back?
sadly, no :(
the fabric isn’t re-orderable :(
Oh no! I’m so bummed I missed out on that. :( Will you be making the Sultry Damask bag for laptops? :)
I just got your ruffle headband in the mail last week and I’m in love with it so much that I just ordered the brown one with this promotional! Thanks for the discount Gussy, can’t wait to show it off! :D