R has gotten really into drawing - with markers. I usually have her table lined with one nice big sheet of construction paper, but she prefers small sheets. She gathers up all my old receipts & bits of scrap paper and hoards them at her table for a future masterpiece.

My darling sister keeps asking about him, so I thought I should officially make the update here: Miraculously, Mr. MaxFish is still alive and swimming over a month later. We are really growing fond of the little guy. 

There was a Herman Miller sale at Design Within Reach last week and, even though I probably can't afford it, I reasoned with myself that the Eames molded side chair would never be any cheaper than it was during that sale and I should probably just do it. I just did it. It arrived yesterday in an impossibly small box. I may not be clutter free, but at least I've got a nice place to sit down.

I just spent the last hour trolling through the archives of this beautiful blog. It is really inspiring, but all her beautiful photos have got me feeling anxious about the clutter around our house. Maybe (definitely) it's time for a purge.

A little walk around the lady's room. How does she have a better wardrobe than I do?

The newest member of our family is also my new desk mate. Meet Mr. MaxFish. We've had him for 3 days now and are really hoping he'll survive the week.