"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Nietzsche

My mama shared that quote with me this week and said it made her think of me. It made me happy.

Thing on my mind: My brain feels it's shattered into a million tiny pieces with how much I'm doing lately. I've getting everything organized and ready to open my newest little space on the internet (you can visit me here!). I'm so excited but also nervous and perhaps a touch afraid of falling flat on my face.

Books I'm reading: Craft INC. and Thirteen Reasons Why (one of my favorites to read over and over again)

Favorite food: Anything quick and easy. Unless I find a new recipe I need to try on Pinterest!

Favorite show: Criminal Minds - my all time favorite.

Favorite activity: Baby watch! My next client (someone extra special to me) is due any day now. I LOVE being a doula. LOVE.

Project: Creating - product, content, information. Everything.

Songs on repeat: Let Me Go, Acoustic #3, and Some Nights.

Favorite moment: Watching Everly take steps. It wasn't long ago that she started crawling and now she's decided steps are a good idea! They're only 2-3 at a time but I can't even believe her every time I watch. She's usually taking steps towards me. Heart melting.

Daily revelation: I am grateful for my mind. I don't mean to brag here but I've got a pretty great one.

Favorite pictures:

my first night out alone since E was born // E in her lion costume // first taste of chocolate

xo Sue

"I tell myself I can do anything, and most of the time I believe it." 

I am beyond excited! Today is the day I'm opening my brand new corner of the internet, Foreverly Design. I've loved making my own jewelry for years now and I finally decided to gather all my courage and open my own shop. Currently my shop has bracelets, necklaces, and earrings available for immediate purchase. I'm adding more stock this week and by next Monday I'm hoping to have my customizable sterling silver jewelry added too! 

I would love for you to take a peek at my new shop and let me know what you think. Between now and the 18th (my first two weeks of being open!) you can enter the code below for a discount on any order. Thanks so much for checking it out!!

xo Sue

taken in Japan when E was only 2 months old

Tis the season for all things pumpkin! And these pumpkin rice krispie treats are super simple and hit the spot. Just be sure to add extra krispies so they don't get soggy (gross). 

Jessica shared a recipe for sautéed tomato sauce that I'm dying to try. It looks so tasty! 

I've never made roasted pumpkin seeds before, but after Aaron carved ours out (on Halloween) I decided to try it. This recipe for sweet & salty surprised me with how good it was! I love when I take a chance on a strange idea and it turns out. 

Alex wrote a post called things younger me would like about older me that totally inspired me and made me think. What would younger Sue like about older Sue? Perhaps I see a post about that coming soon. 

This recipe for hot french onion dip was possibly the greatest dip I've ever made. I love the cold french onion dip that I use on chips so I gave it a chance and I'm so glad I did. 

Amira posted a recipe for mini chicken pot pies that looks a.maz.ing. I want to make them now that the weather has turned cool around here. 

And this skirt has always been one of my FAVS. I'm going to attempt to make one myself. If I fail I won't blog about it. If I succeed... that would be wonderful. 

PS Are we seeing a trend with all the recipes I'm sharing? I think I might be hungry at the moment... 

xo Sue

Like any crazy parent who uses too much social media (especially Instagram), I created a hashtag for Everly's first Halloween. I plan to do this for pretty much every holiday for all of time because I LOVE looking back at pics from a specific event without having to trudge through everything to find them. I'm aware of how crazy I sound. But the hashtag #everlyeden is my absolute favorite to look back over in IG.

My Halloween hashtag was #everween2013 and I posted periodic updates of my progress on our DIY costumes as well as pictures from today. I found this fab tutorial over at A Beautiful Mess (my daily stalk for creative ideas). They're obviously a lot more skilled than I at getting things done quickly because this took me two weeks of working. Of course, I have an 8 month old who thinks she needs to try walking already so I'm up to my elbows in trouble.

At the beginning of September I told myself I was going to make our costumes for Halloween. My mom always made ours and those were some seriously cute costumes. By the time October arrived I still hadn't started them (or even chosen them). When Aaron and I finally settled on lions (in case you were still guessing what we are) I jumped right in and got to work. I'm thrilled with how they turned out. Everly wasn't fond of the mane tickling her face but she was quite skilled at pulling it apart. I watched horrified as my daughter tried to destroy in 30 seconds what had taken hours to create. She ended up not wearing her hood for most of the night but she sat still (or we held her hands) while we snapped some pics.

Our Trick-or-Treat adventures consisted of knocking exactly six doors (grandma's included) and explaining our costume every time. I thought it was obvious but I was wrong! Lizzie came with us, dressed as the cutest bunny ever, and she was delighted to be getting so much candy. Unlike Ever, she knows what candy is! Our neighbor girls came along too and it was a fun 10 minutes out in the cold. Afterwards Everly chewed on a wrapped candy bar while Aaron and I giggled at her and stole candy out of my mama's big bowl. I couldn't have asked for a better first Halloween for my lady. I'm already excited for many more to come!

xo Sue