Well, I did it again!

One thing has lead to another.

It all began with rush hour...

{aka:getting four kids up, fed, dressed and in the car on time five days a week}

with bookbags, lunches, everything signed and of course, lets not forget the search for the lost shoe that some how found it's way into the washing machine....again!

What I love about chaos is good things can happen!

And that goodness is the redoing of our 6' 10" x 7' space a builder calls a laundry room/mudroom...

I don't even need to comment about what I think of the builder...

it would be unkind and unproductive.

Instead, it gave me a decorating challenge

which I am known to never turn down

especially when it involves changing things up...

&

finding the absolutely perfect hooks for our keys!

I've been desperately trying to fight the attraction I have for my latest passion...

my heart has been saying...

yes

yes

oh, YES!

It wasn't very hard to fall head over heels in love with white hexagon tile!

It had me at hello!

their is a but, of course, in any good drama there has to be a tiny but!

The but is...

can my relationship with white hexagon tile~gray grout stand the test of time!

Will we still be madly deeply in love when I'm thinking of using it in my...

laundry room/mudroom

and it's how we enter the garage.

Do I listen to my heart?

or

do I turn my back on my latest passion and console my broken heart with a pumpkin spiced scone?

xo,

Over the weekend I read something that has now officially changed me...

This is the inspirational quote that captured my attention and has me chewing on the the meaning for the past few days~

I silently keep chanting this quote over and over...

throughout my day!

I can't say it enough

I want the words to seep into every fiber of my being

I never, ever want to forget it!

It made me take pause...

it's already reminded me to think before I react...

especially when reacting seem so much easier

Life is already colorfully busy

there are days that feel "stormy"

but now I see it so differently

it's not about just making it through the busy days

and falling into bed saying thankgoodness the day is done...

it's so much more...

it's how I accomplished it

with a calm voice

gentle heart

&

joy!

So, last night as I scrapped all four bowls of veggie chile into the trash can

I was chanting my new quote...

the phone rang

i picked up the phone to hear my husband's voice on the other end...

he asked me how my day was, the chickadees day, school etc, etc..

&

I could help but smile

I was able to see the joy...

I began to laugh thinking how busy everything is especially when he's away

so I said,

September has, is and always will be my favorite month!

For me it's the best month

the weather is glorious....

I admit it's been a bit wild this year

from Hurricanes to unbelievable amounts of rain

but when the storms settle

calm returns

I can't help but smile

because September is one long celebration...

of Thanks

for the summer we've had

for the memories we've made

for the family vacation

for the pool days

for the wet foot prints I followed down the wood hallway

for the countless heaps of pool towels i picked up from being discarded so effortlessly onto the floor

September is also about embracing the new...

a fresh start to a new school year

new growth

reaching new heights

&

mastering the new schedule...

this year I'm in the car

a whole lot more

parked,

waiting,

in the car...

but I've already discovered a silver lining about the increase of car time...

I'm finally finding the time to read...

a book

not my phone

{well trying to limit my phone time...I'm a bit weak...

but at least I'm making the effort to pick up a book}

September begins a shift in the weather

a tease

it dips up and then down

it brings back a beloved treat to my day..

Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks is back...

this means one thing...

fall is fast approaching

which has me working fast and furiously

I'm tackling everything I couldn't do during summer break or while I was away kayaking in the Pacific Northwest!

I've been on the purge the house kick

tearing my way through closets

the pantry

drawers

garage

nothing is off limits

if its not tied down and absolutely positively loved it's finding it's way to our local thrift store

Fall is all about giving..

so why not start in September I say!!!

&

while I've been donating I've been planning my next decorating challenge...

I've been bitten by the...

wallpaper bug!
Gasp

but I can't believe how fun the hunt has been for the right print!!!

And how fun it has been trying to pitch my brilliant idea to darling husband...