I’d like to buy a clue!

Sewing is NOT like riding a bike!!  It doesn’t just magically ‘come back’ how to whip stuff up. (at least it isn’t for me!)  But, being on house arrest since DH got all dramatic with his heart… I got it in my head I will start sewing again. (I think I use to enjoy it)  I use to be really creative, I think I even made some cute things. Soooo… I pick the perfect babyshower gift to make. 
Today, I’m ready to get this party started!
Material pieces cut out.
Markings marked.

Read step one…. ummm humm… read step one again….
read again…. (look in envelope is there a page missing?)

Picked up material, turned it in my hands a few times … read instructions for step one again
Went and made lunch.
Cleaned glasses. 
Had another cup of coffee.
Sat at machine again. Read about step one again.  Verified I HAVE the correct piece associated with step one.  I can read the words… I have NO IDEA what they want me to do!!!  Screaming “DO WHAT!??!” to the instructions over and over irritates the dog and worries DH, both who know I’m alone in my craft room. 
Great now I have an audience in the hallway witnessing the insanity…. that was sooooo NOT helping.
Turned off light and started dinner instead.

Tomorrow I’m digging out a quick and easy 1 hour pattern.  Maybe, it will all magically come back to me….. maybe I’ll remember I hated to sew? Or maybe everything will just magically click in my head.  If not…. I’m wrapping the cut pieces, fancy instructions and a stapler with a cute little bow and making this baby gift a ‘do it yourself gift’ Maybe they can read step one and make it make sense!!!

Updating My SEO Because Even the Internet Needs a Good Declutter

If you’ve been poking around peanutbutterandwhine.com lately and thought, “Huh, something feels different,” congratulations. Your instincts are sharp and possibly paranormal.

I’m deep in the process of updating my SEO. Not the glamorous kind of update where confetti falls and Google personally thanks me, but the gritty, behind-the-scenes kind where old posts get dusted off, links get refreshed, and keywords are gently coaxed into behaving better. Think less makeover montage, more haunted house cleanup.

While revisiting early posts, I discovered something unsettling. Many of the original photos and videos have completely vanished. Not broken links. Not corrupted files. Gone. Poof. Into the digital ether. This can only confirm one thing: peanutbutterandwhine.com is haunted.

There is no other explanation. Sure, it could be old hosting changes, platform migrations, or me being wildly optimistic about my organizational skills a decade ago. But let’s be honest. It’s ghosts. Internet ghosts. Possibly annoyed by my early font choices.

So here I am, updating old posts with new images, clearer formatting, better internal linking, and SEO-friendly structure so Google can finally understand what I’ve been yelling into the void all these years. I’m also making sure posts connect to each other logically, like linking back to my ongoing fun stuff such as the Monthly $50 Your Way Giveaway right here:
👉 https://peanutbutterandwhine.com

Internal links help readers stick around, help search engines crawl the site, and possibly appease the spirits living in my archives.

I’m also adding relevant external links to trustworthy sources, because Google appreciates good neighbors. For example, SEO best practices straight from the pros over at Moz:
👉 https://moz.com/learn/seo

The goal isn’t to rewrite history. It’s to make sure my content is still useful, readable, and visible in a world where the internet changes faster than my craft room fills up.

If you stumble across a refreshed post, missing photos, or suspiciously improved clarity, just know it’s intentional. And if something disappears again overnight… I’ll be lighting a sage bundle and updating my alt text.

Stay tuned. The ghosts are watching. 👻

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