1. I was going to get on and apologize for not blogging for the past few days, but I have promised myself I’m not going to do that and hope you don’t either. Real life and family come first, and if that means blog posts take a back seat, it’s okay. If there is really nothing to say that day, it’s also okay not to post.
2. I saw this on Rachel’s blog and the MomTog Diaries and Design Mom and last year and loved them, so we did it for class Valentines this year:
{take a picture with the fist out, take it on over to picnik and add some stickers and text (under the create tab), have the pictures printed off, punch a hole at the top and bottom of the fist and stick the sucker through.}
Dreary winter days call for a special after-school snack. We love cocoa and cinnamon toast. And when it’s in a pretty tea cup it seems all the more special.
This also brightened my day:
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Enter your code here (make sure you are signed into your Amazon account) and then you just go choose your songs and they should be free. I chose American Honey and Hello World because I’ve been crushing on LA lately…
Happy toasting and free tuning…
the space on my piano was looking a little sparse, and I wasn’t sure what to fill the numbered tins with in the winter.
Shanty 2 Chic’s Laundry Room!
A message station from Jen@Tatertots and Jello when she guest posted at Brooklyn Limestone (another fabulous blog that could be a whole caught my eye itself) 
Do you remember sassy brassy in my front entryway? She’s been needing to come down for a long time now, but I haven’t found anything I’ve loved to replace her with.
Last week on my way back from Blissdom, I was sitting in the Charlotte, NC airport (love that airport because: free wifi!) waiting for my delayed flight and so I ventured onto Craigslist and found a seller in my my city getting rid of a bunch of brass fixtures for $5 each. This one caught my eye:
I loved Nester & Melissa’s workshop at the Wednesday Workshops at Blissdom. Here are some things I took away:
Melissa shared a profound quote (from Barbara Cook, I guess?): * “If you’re able to be yourself, you’ll have no competion.” No one else has your experiences, your outlook, your talents, your take on things. Be the best you can be and lift those around you.
* What is the purpose for your blog? How do you want people to feel when they leave your blog?
In my “about” section I say, “320 Sycamore is about bringing out the charm and potential in our homes and families, with a bit of nonsense and good deals scattered here and there. I am a stay at home mom of 5, I'm so NOT a professional, but I love to look at possibilities of what can "become" with limited time and money.”
That hasn’t changed in two and a half years, but they pointed out that it definitely can. Blogs can evolve over time and your focus may shift.
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