If blogging has been light lately, it’s because a few priorities are shifting in my life. A new responsibility has emerged at church (more about that tomorrow!), I’m in a leadership position with the Junior League and work has gotten busier.

Rather than worrying about getting a blog post up every day or at least every other day, I’m going to scale back to posting about twice a week. Of course, every time I try to slow down, I spend the next few weeks furiously adding content. Who really knows what will happen?

At the moment, church and work are priorities, and those are enough to keep me busy! Part of getting older is learning boundaries, and that’s finally a lesson that I’m picking up.

Please don’t stop reading but don’t get disappointed if a few days go by without a new post. Instead of assuming I’m watching Mad Men, protesting at a Tea Party or making a feminist cry, I’m probably volunteering or working on a project that been sitting on my to-do list for a while. I’m changing the pace rather than stopping.

In other news….

My favorite magazine Garden & Gun is on sale this week. It’s only $3.75 for one year!

Yes, you read that right. Imagine Veranda meets the NRA.

Several years ago, I stumbled upon Garden & Gun and was amused by the eccentric pairing of topics. It makes sense. Most Southerners have some innate love of both gardens and guns, so why not combine them?

The magazine is truly a work of art. The photo spreads are beautiful, and it’s printed on heavy stock. I love the design & layout. Plus it has interesting features and recipes. The homes and gardens are lush and high end. Then there’s the guns.

In my excitement over this deal, I added it to my gchat away message, and a number of people commented on it. Thus, dear readers, I hope you will also invest the $3.75 and experience the awesomeness of Garden & Gun.

FYI, they also have a daily newsletter!