Welcome!

I have no idea why I'm starting a blog in the middle of a summer semester. I'm already not devoting enough time to studying. And then there's the time I'm spending on entering contests and sweeps. And don't forget that I have to clean the house and do laundry. And my friends are always asking me to do something with them. Oh, and then there's my job. So, why am I doing this???

A few reasons come to mind:
1. I need a creative outlet for getting what's in my head out of that crazy place and out into the light of day. Sorry... you'll have to wade through some of that to find what you really want to read.
2. I have been drooling over the many blogs that are so full of juicy bits of information and I'm jealous. I want one of my own!
3. I would like to offer the community of folks who enter contests and sweeps another source for some goodies to win. So, if you are responding to my plea, please consider giving away one of your products to readers of this blog. And if you've got an extra one for me, well... YAY for YOU! :-)

The name Serenity Bella comes from 2 things that are very important to me: my own personal serenity, and my dog Bella. No, that's not her in the header photo.

This is Bella:


I will eventually design something that will include her picture. In the meantime, that's a "catalog dog" looking at the snow, which is something I love to do, and it always helps me maintain serenity. Unfortunately, there's never enough snow in Texas.

If you read this far, I commend you! Please feel free to comment or drop me a line with any suggestions you may have about blogging, serenity, dogs, or crochet.