Obsessing over: various projects I want to do around the house – I need a new bookshelf in the office to help corral my growing book collection and other bits and bobs congregating in here. We are also talking about making a new desk for me (like this one) and another bookshelf in the toy room ; Dan is planning out a bed frame with built in dressers he wants to build for our bedroom ; and then there’s the hole in our kitchen linoleum that we continue to ignore. So many projects, so little money. So at the moment we’re mostly just a lot of talk, but we’ll get there…

Feeling: a little tired. I stayed up a bit too late last night finishing Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Frederick and now am anxious to read the next installment in the Mother Daughter Book Club series as well as the books by Jean Webster that they discussed in this one – luckily those are available for free on Amazon! All these titles will have to wait in line though as I’ve already got a little mental list of which books are going to be read next.

Working on: slowly cleaning and organizing the office though a lot of that cleaning is going to have to wait for aforementioned bookshelf that I don’t own yet. I also have all the usual Monday chores to attend to that I’m currently trying not to think about. Speaking of which…

Thinking about: Valentines Day. I took MM to Target yesterday to pick out Valentines. I was going to do the DIY thing but honestly after scouring Pinterest and comparing prices for various projects and humming and hawing, I then innocently perused the aisles of Target only to be reminded out inexpensive store bought Valentines are. MM picked out a set of Star Wars valentines that he is very excited about and now it’s done. I can move on to thinking about the REAL Valentine in my life – that handsome husband who I love so much.

Reading: Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, at least I will be tonight. I just moved it to the prime spot on my nightstand and I’m eager to dive back into the world of Anne for a little bit before moving on to the rest of my to-read list.

Anticipating: this Saturday night, Dan is taking me to see Blue Man Group. We bought these tickets so long ago that it kinda feels surreal to me now that it’s actually coming up soon! Neither of us have ever seen Blue Man Group in concert and we’re really looking forward to it, never mind a night out without the kids!

Listening to: the usual, BB is watching Dinosaur Train in the next room, making this blog post possible. Meaning I’m on borrowed time.

Drinking: nothing, though I had some orange juice an hour ago with breakfast. I know, very exciting.

Wishing: I had gotten an extra hour or two of sleep last night!

Pinning: 

fudgy chocolate chip toffee bars * self portrait photography guide * Build your own fairy garden (I want to do something like this with the kids this year) * outdoor mud pie kitchen * simple spiced steamer * Does your fridge need an Eat Me First box?