Friday Five

Woofers

I'm not feeling very positive or optimistic these days, and I'm working on being alright with that. I'm just starting to figure out how I even feel, so we'll see where I end up with all of it. In any case, these small things have made me feel a little less down, and in some cases have at least offered some distraction from "what the hell am I doing with my life?" questions. Always a good distraction. This weekend I'm packing, pumpkin-patching, puppy play-dating. I haven't really seen or talked to A all week since he's been working every night, but it'll be nice to hang out some.

Foggy morning*

Stock photo of Essie's Chinchilly**

Thread, organized***

Petit Pains au Chocolat from here****

*Fall is coming, slowly but surely, here to Mississippi. It's mostly only noticeable in the mornings when it's mild and sometimes a little foggy and at night when it's just chilly enough to need a light sweater to be outside.
**I'm breaking out the fall nail colors, and I'd completely forgotten about Chinchilly. It's really flattering on fair skin folks, and it works on warm and cool skin tones. It's a bit darker than it appears here, but not vampy at all.
***I'm trying to organize the sewing/fabric materials in our spare bedroom, and I've discovered that I've got a ridiculous fabric collection going even though I only sew maybe once a month. And when I say sew I mean "I made pillows and simple a-line skirts". The upshot here is I have a-line skirts in every length, pattern and color I'll ever need.
****A ridiculously easy recipe, I used Valrhona Chocolate and whatever random puff pastry Kroger sells. I think Pepperidge Farms? I brought these to an early morning meeting and the response was almost equal to if I'd walked in with a basket full of yawning puppies. Except they didn't pet the pastries, they ate them. All. Quickly.