I told you I would write some updates here and there on whole30, so I thought I would check in now that I’m over 1/3 of the way through.  (In case you missed it, I shared my struggles with food and yo-yo dieting in THIS POST.)  If you’re not familiar with whole30, it’s an elimination diet that you commit to for 30 days.  No dairy.  No sugar.  No grains.  No alcohol.  No legumes.  No cheating.  No excuses. While I think this diet can benefit just about anyone, I wouldn’t say it’s for everyone.  You have to really be ready to submit to their strict, black and white, no flexibility rules and you’ll learn quickly that it isn’t easy.  I chose this plan, because I really need strict boundaries.  I need to experience freedom within those boundaries before I can allow myself to make judgement calls about food.  It’s judgement calls that

I’ve had a relaxing long weekend.  It’s nice when there is a holiday, because blog and social media traffic are slow, anyway, so I don’t feel like I need to post.  I pretty much ignored my computer for a couple of days, except for browsing Pinterest and making sure my e-mail inbox didn’t get out of control. I think the weather didn’t get the memo that it was July 4th and it was supposed to be hot, sticky and gross like it usually is.  Instead, the weather was absolutely delightful.  It was clear and warm with a breeze that had a slight chill in it as the day progressed.  The weather was so nice that we went to parks two days in a row.  On Friday, we went to a local lake, ate a picnic and walked a flat trail that runs along a creek.  Two overly-tired boys meant we didn’t stay

Disclaimer: This blog is always going to be a DIY/home decor blog, but something big happened in our family this week and I know so many of you are praying for us and have encouraged us, so I want to share more of the story and give you an update.  I’ll give updates now and then and you may see buttons on my blog for diabetes awareness and fund raisers to find a cure, etc., but the focus of my blog isn’t going to shift.  Just an FYI. So, this week has been about me getting it together.  I planned to paint and make videos and work on the look book and some other fun stuff, but that’s going to have to wait a bit.  On Monday, my youngest son, who is five, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.  I made an appointment with our pediatrician after noticing that he