Happy New Year!

Well 2008 is over, gone, never to return. Do you wonder how it came and went so quickly? I know I do! My best friend Denise and I have been saying for over 30 years now; “Things will slow down after Christmas.” The problem is, we did not specify which Christmas and things seem to be moving faster than ever! I don’t know about you, but I have truly had enough of the fast-paced lifestyle. It occurred to me the other day when I was looking at Danette’s “City to Farm Chick” web site how much I wanted, and more importantly needed, to just slow down and enjoy life. As I looked at the pictures she had posted of the farm and read about the changes in her life, I actually felt myself begin to relax…what a concept! Maybe it’s time to get back to the basics and look at what is really important, such as health, family, and friends. Who knows, maybe this is the year that we will finally find our “after Christmas” time. After all we only have one life, so why shouldn’t it be Simply Charming Everyday.

It’s a new year and a new beginning for us at Simply Charming Everyday, LLC. We have been gathering ideas, trying out new Bunkie Bag patterns, setting up our LLC, launching our Bunkie Blog, and preparing our Simply Charming Everyday, LLC web site, which will be coming soon. We are so excited to see what 2009 has in store for all of us.

Happy New Year everyone!

Thank You to Our Testers

Several months ago we sent out several patterns to wonderful people who volunteered to test out our Bunkie Bag patterns. We are so happy to have received all of our wonderful feedback, plus a slew of pictures. We want to send a special thank you out to those of you who did participate.

Dorothy in Arizona

Danette in Central Washington

Tamara in Seattle aka the crazed woman who actually made 30 Bunkies!

(pictured above)

From all of us at Simply Charming Everyday YOU are positively Charming!

The Death of a Friend

For the last several months, Denise has been feverishly working on Bunkie Bags. Bunkie Bags for the kids to use for their school books, Bunkie Bags for road trips, Bunkie Bags for Halloween, Bunkie Bags for new product lines, you name it, Denise has been up to her Bunkie armpits!

Then in mid handle her darling friend, her reliable confidante, her "dream maker" pooped out on her! That's right, her sacred Singer Sewing Machine took a turn for the worse. The very machine she used to stitch whales on the grandbabies blankets and genie pants for her Nicky Pie decided to take the plunge.

Calling out for a moment of silence from fellow Simply Charming Everyday friends; Laura and Tippy, Laura decided to give the eulogy for dear Singer.

We bowed our heads and shed a tear
For Singer had passed, this was our fear
Just when we thought she lost the will
A spark of life was present still

So drill in hand Denise went in
To let her die would be a sin
Her battle cry, to do or die,
Tame those feed dogs, make them try
To push the cloth that’s all we ask
And off she went to perform the task

Now Singer’s fate is still unknown
The future we have not been shown
We can only hope that she will stay
To stitch us up another day.

Thank you, Laura. It was a fitting tribute to a much loved friend.

Welcome to the Bunkie Blog!

What in the world is a Bunkie Blog? Better yet, what is a Bunkie? Quite simply, a Bunkie carries your life. A Bunkie holds dear the things you love most. A Bunkie helps ensure that you don't drop that jar of spaghetti sauce all over the parking lot when the store's plastic bag rips open. A Bunkie identifies with you AND your personality. A Bunkie goes everywhere you go, even across the Scottish Highlands. A Bunkie is what brings our dream to life.

The Bunkie Bag is the first product of Simply Charming Everyday, LLC and this is the story of our beginning. Come with us as we take you through the joys, the heartache, the laughter, the silliness and the Simply Charming Everyday moments of starting a dream AKA our company.

Have a Simply Charming Everyday!

Denise, Laura & Tippy :o)