{new blog, new baby, new direction}

So this is probably the 3rd or 4th time I've re-done my blog. I love mixing things up I guess. Or as my grandma would so eloquently put it, "I'm a fart in a hot skillet". 

It's true. I tend to shake things up quite a bit. When I was young I would rearrange my room every 2 weeks. My dad would get mad because he didn't want me messing up the carpet by dragging my metal bed frame around. But it didn't stop me. That was about as rebellious as I got as a teenager. But all the rearrangements never seemed to satisfy my inner sense of feng shui and I have found that I struggle to function properly when things aren't balanced. 

After a lot of thinking and notes scribbled on my scratch pad I think I have discovered what I want this blog to be. A beautiful balance between Family, Life and my creation, Ander's Attic. 

Family

Family is pretty darn important to me. This blog will definitely contain posts about my family life. We don't live next to all of our family. And honestly, the reason I started a blog in the first place years ago was to keep them all updated on Garett, myself and of course, the one they truly adore, Andersen. 

So part of this blog's job is to appease the grandparents and let any other family members that care know that we are still alive and kicking.

That being said, the countdown to the new Johnson baby continues to wind down. 5 weeks left! We are beyond excited/ready to meet another little boy!

 

Life

Life is life. It is awesome. There is so much out there to learn about and share. My daily conversations, when Garett is in school full time, are typically about the following; potty time, nap time, the latest Jake and the Neverland Pirates episode and snacks. Riveting stuff. No, really I enjoy every minute of it, but as most stay-at-home moms can attest to I have adult thoughts too! I want to engage with people who can construct over 2 full sentences and thoughts at a time!   

There is a lot (and sometimes, a little) in and on my mind and I like to talk when it gets too full. So if I find something cool it'll likely end up on here for all y'all to see. (I'm moving to Texas next year so I have to practice the slang.)

I'll probably share a lot of things about being a mom, wife, and business owner. It's sometimes a challenge and I look for a lot of advice. My child probably watches too much TV and I probably don't cook the healthiest meals all the time. But that's real life and I probably won't get a mom of the year award no big deal.  

Ander's Attic

Lastly, I want this blog to showcase what is basically my other child, my business, Ander's Attic. I have so much fun creating and sharing what I create with other people. So you will see posts that show off what I've been doing! I'll try not to be too annoying ; )

I want to toot my horn just a bit and show you my current favorite designs!

This is what I do for a living and I love it! Just because you made it to the bottom of the post here is a coupon code for 10% your purchase: NEWBLOG

Well I think that's good for a first post in over a year. Don't want to over do it...might pull a muscle in my finger or something.       

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{pillows, pillows and more pillows}

What a day! I am a pillow making fool. These past few days I have been slammed with orders; which I am grateful for. Saturday night and this is what my family room looks like! And this isn't even half of what I made. I shipped out a majority of them yesterday. Haha. Since Garett is over at a friend's house playing Halo and I am tired of sewing I figured I'd update the blog : )

This Etsy adventure has been so fun! I love creating! I have another pillow set in the works that I am really excited about. Hopefully I'll have it up by Monday : )

This week my aunt that owns the condos we manage came into town and she saw the felt flower pillow I made and told me I had to make one for her granddaughter that is still baking : ) She is due to come in a month! Her nursery color scheme is pink and grey so this is what we created! So cute if you ask me!

Tonight we had stake conference. It was really good....what I heard of it! Anders was very vocal so we had to step out. The little twit. While we were in the foyer one of our friends came out and started to entertain Anders. How does Anders thank him? Spits up all over him and all over the church couch....it's a good thing he's so stinkin' cute.

Garett and I both took a million pictures of him today. Still trying to figure out everything you can do with the camera! Good thing Anders is extremely photogenic!

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{more pillows}

I've always wanted to make a felt flower pillow! Last night when Anders was in bed and Garett was doing homework I turned on Despicable Me (one of my favorites) and finally made one. I think it turned out pretty good! I paired the flower pillow with a print that I love. Check them out below! They are for sale at my Etsy shop, Anders' Attic.

I paired them with some chevron pillows I had already made which are also for sale at my Etsy shop. 

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{ander's attic}

So I have decided to jump on the crafty band wagon and start an Etsy store. I thought why not give it a shot? If I don't make much, or anything, I'm only out the $0.20 it cost me to list an item and anything I make that doesn't sell will just make my own home beautiful. It's pretty much a no-risk business venture : )  My goal this week is to list a new item everyday; so far so good. If you want to take a look at my store, Ander's Attic, click here. Below are some items I sell : )

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