Organization

While in the process of creating the ability to purchase online on our (J&J Inspirations) website...and watching my web designer navigate around the page, changing this, changing that...I finally found out that adding "pages" to my blog is SUPER easy. And this excites me! Organizing my posts in categories is fun! I really do like lists, whether I adhere to them or actually use them all the time...I do like them...and my mind works better using them. I would like to introduce the first two pages to you!

Raising Boys page is the hub for listing all the posts in my series. It lists both the posts that are published, and a link to the people who are lined up to guest post next!

Weight Loss Rollercoaster page is where I have all of my posts in regards to my weight loss...ahem...or weight gains at times. If you have been around this blog for awhile you will remember that back in November I revealed my weight to the world. I don't know what possessed me to publish this number that I have fought my entire life to hide behind...but I did it and there is no going back. (Well, unless I deleted it of course...but I don't want to do that because freedom is wonderful!) There isn't always success to read on these posts...but is the brutal honesty of the weight struggles that I go through every day.

Future pages I plan to add: Arts & Crafts and Food

I can't believe I never did this before! It was so easy!

Where are they?

Where are they? Can you tell? James & Xavier went on a road trip. The kind where you just get in the car and start driving...no direction in mind...no plans of any particular kind...no schedule. Just get in the car and go. They ended up here:

Must have been something fun and "boyish" to get my son to genuinely smile like this:

Topic of their discussions: "Mom would freak if she were here with us!"

And they are probably right.

So where are they? And why is there a random polka dot turquoise bench in the middle of this little town?

Oh, and don't forget to stop over at my other blog for J&J Inspirations. There are changes taking place...and the ability to purchase online should be something of a reality in the near future!

J&J Inspirations New Blog!

Happy Tuesday!

I am excited to announce that I have created a blog for my mother & I's business, J&J Inspirations!

It is very new, and still in the working stages, but so far I am liking it! I hope you will consider following our blog!

Coming soon to Queen of the House of boys Blog....a review of our anniversary weekend at Sundara Spa in the Wisconsin Dells. You will not want to miss it! That place is amazing!

Fancy Friday-Black & White

Did you know that my mother and I have a business? It is called J&J Inspirations....and we are so official that we have our own Facebook page! Cause after all....a business isn't official until you have made it big on Facebook...right? ;o)

This is Fancy Friday! The theme this week is "Black & White"! I love black and white photos...and I just LOVE these new black and white aprons that my mom has made with my designs!

We haven't made or designed the apron for this cute black and white owl fabric yet. I can't wait!

If you would like to see all the photos of aprons we have completed, make sure to check out and join our Facebook page!

Here are a couple other of my favorite black and white entries:

The above collage is hanging on our wall on stand out photo printed on metallic photo paper. I will get all of our photos that go on our walls printed on the metallic paper...it brings the colors out so vibrantly!

I hope you have enjoyed my version of Fancy Friday...Black & White edition. Head on over to Love Feast Table to visit the original Fancy Friday creators and join in on the fun!

J&J Inspirations...in the beginning

In the beginning...there was a vision...that all started from a Blog Frog discussion on Mckmama's forum.

Do you know what all this is? Inspiration! My mom and I have decided to go into business together! This is the beginning of:

J&J Inspirations

We will have a plethora of products, but our first mastering will be aprons. Aprons of all kinds! We have 22 different fabrics here to start with. Should be able to make 40 or so aprons to start. My mom is a seamstress, woodworker...basically you name it she can make it! I have crafty/artistic skills as well, and am helping with the design of the aprons and probably some cutting, but as of right now I do not know how to sew anything but a measly pillow.

Do you see anything that catches your eye?

Do you currently wear aprons?

Do you have a craft or pastime you enjoy doing?

This toile fabric...well...it's mine! I will be re-upholstering my dining room chairs! I am so excited. I have wanted to do this for 6 years!