the essence

Where did this cold weather come from??? It's fabulous but it totally doesn't motivate me to exercise. It does motivate me to make coffee & curl up under a blanket on the sofa, though!

While I may not be exercising I'm also not being a total sloth. I've been doing a bunch of work on the computer this morning and I'll probably go to the grocery store soon.

Big news in our household: Ray is almost finished painting our entry hall! It's such a main feature in our house but it's only had one coat of paint for awhile now. Ray has been such a dear & painted this week (this is one big advantage of the cool weather - being able to open up the windows to air the place out while he paints!). I'm absolutely loving the chocolate brown in the niche (pictures coming soon).