HELLO bloglings!
I am BACK. Finally. It seems like it has been so much longer than 5 days. Driving from Iowa to Texas is kind of a long trip, in case you were wondering.
While I was out, I was working on trying to do the Fitmixer Bootcamp (week 1) while on the [...]
You might have noticed this badge on my sidebar:
I am doing the Fitmixer Boot Camp — which starts TODAY. Thank you to Janetha for blogging about this opportunity because I’m PUMPED to participate.
What is Fitmixer Boot Camp? Well, their website gives a pretty good synapsis. But [...]
The winner of the Chobani giveaway is:
Heather!
I’ll need your address so the good people at Chobani can send you your yogurt!
Thanks everybody … especially Chobani … for participating.
Also, Lindsay (one [...]
I’m guest blogging over at Chobani today — head over to see all my frozen yogurt recipes all rounded up. And keep reading for an awesome giveaway sponsored by Chobani!
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Meet Heather, from Better with Veggies. A vegan. A triathlete. A runner. A dog owner. [...]
Monster cookies always remind me of cookie monster … which then leads me to think about this song by Brian Posehn in which he refers to metal vocals as “cookie monster” and screams “cookie cookie cookie!”
Alllllllrighty. I’m sure you’re dying to know who won twelve delightful balls of awesomeness?
We had 3 entries. [...]
Every family has traditions. Here are some of my new traditions my little “family” [ my boyfriend, my roommate and I ] has started.
Oh, and did I mention there’s a giveaway?
I love giveways, especially ones that involve fabulous fabric.
Quokka Quilts is hosting a blogger’s choice giveaway for 12 print fat quarters and 3 solids (holy cow!) of your choice from Fat Quarter Shop.
Since I mostly make bags, I picked a bunch of patterns conducive to bag-making. I also mocked up a couple of [...]
As you all know I participated in Giveaway Day last week and gave away one of my little zippy bags.
Well I also participated by entering a ton of giveaways for cute sewing supplies. And I won a really interesting one from Kukoshop. Kukoshop is the blog/shop of an American named Karen [...]
The winner of the zippy pouch is …
Heather!
… but she didn’t leave her e-mail address or at least disqus isn’t giving it to me. I’m going to dig through my e-mails and see if the notification e-mail gave me her e-mail. FOUND IT! I just e-mailed [...]
I recently discovered a new adorable thing to do with all those scraps of yarn that I have from making various knit projects: Crochet bows.
[photo credit Happy Together]
Check out this tutorial from Happy Together to make your own. Even if you’ve never crocheted before, [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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