what's on your wish list?

how is it the 19th of october already?  seriously.  this year is *absolutely* flying by.  wow.

before you know it, it will be thanksgiving, then my birthday, then christmas, then new year's.  it all goes by so quickly, don't you think?

before the stresses of the season set in, i like to think about my wish list. i can't help it. the kid in me has vivid memories of getting the JC Penney catalog in the mail and poring over the pages to make my list. now, i have the whole internet at my disposal. and with pinterest, i have a super easy way to keep track of the things i want to give and the things i would be happy to receive.

how do you keep track of gift ideas? what are some of your wish list items this year?

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(i totally got the wild panda puffalump that christmas!)

pin it forward

i am so excited to be kicking off pin it forward! thanks again to victoria for inviting me to be a part of such a fun event. i love inspiration boards and pinterest is such a great way to play with them online. when i thought about "what home means to me," these are the ideas that immediately popped in to my head. i hope you will enjoy them and click over to pinterest to check out the rest of my pinboard!

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what home means to me . . .



photo credits (clockwise from top left): tastysuite on etsy; what was a happy love by john w. golden on etsy; kimhas7cats (aka kim from desire to inspire); jodi*mckee (hey! that's me!) on flickr; enormous champion via design*sponge; jen at the fabled needle; lovelydesign via cafemom; my family.

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home is where the heart is. that is for sure. my husband & i have moved around a lot over the past ten years. while i don't always feel completely settled in each physical space that we live in, i know as long as we are together we are home. throw in some color, cozy spots to curl up and read or watch a movie, and a furry friend to cuddle with, and we've got it made.

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a big thanks to victoria & pinterest for organizing pin it forward. now passing the baton to the lovely nichole of little brown pen. i'm looking forward to seeing "what home means" to her, since she splits her time between the NYC area and paris!

pin it forward

i am so excited to be a part of victoria's pin it forward blogger mash-up event!

a while back, she hinted at some cool, new visual bookmarking site. having finally lost the battle to keep google notebook on my browser (update firefox now, or else!), i was feeling quite blue about the loss of my visual notes. other services like evernote and zoho notebook just weren't as easy to use . . . or to look at. i e-mailed victoria directly, just to let her know how excited i was at this new prospect. lo and behold, she sent me an invite to pinterest. omg, you guys, it is SO GOOD. it's kind of like a combination of google notebook (but nicer) and tumblr (but more user-friendly). which is to say . . . it's pretty rad.

and now, victoria has invited readers of sfgirlbybay to join in the fun! head over here to sign up for a spot in "pin it forward." (hurry though! there are only a few spots left!!) (all the spots are filled, but you can still sign up for a pinterest invite!) you will receive an invite to use pinterest and then you can work on your own pinboard for the blog event. all the details are on victoria's post.

i'll share more about my own pin boards once we get going with pin it forward. it should be fun!