Let the Christmas cheer begin... I'm ready!!!

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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The great thing about being a mom is that I have learned to adjust, adapt, think on my feet, change things up, throw caution to the wind, try new things, laugh often, sing out loud and call it a great adventure!

The past two weeks things were a bit on the "out of sorts" times that life likes to surprise you with...

but thankfully I was thinking clearly

I refused to surrender to feeling overwhelmed by the holiday

I simply could not see myself cooking an entire Thanksgiving meal with a kitchen out of service!

I knew when to pick up the phone and book reservations at a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner

then I texted my darling husband, who was in Dubai, and told him my brilliant idea

I ran upstairs to tell the chickadees that we are going to be wild and crazy...

we are go out for dinner

I did get a few puppy dog looks from a certain chickadee

sweet words that melts a mothers heart....

oh I'll miss your sweet potatoes

I rewarded her with a twirl hug and praise that I am raising a brilliant child

I did have a bit of teenage grumbling from another

she was rewarded with a double twirl hug....

teenagers need lots and lots of hugs...

they can't grumble and be hugged at the same time

it's impossible

pinky promise it works every time!!!

and not to be lost in all the twirling that was going on

I received two cheers of joy from my littlest two because I used the word adventure in describing our Thanksgiving meal!

They were properly rewarded with double D...

that's code for double dessert in our house for going above and beyond in having outstanding behavior, acts of kinds, having helping hands...

all that good stuff that makes me sing louder, twirl longer and thank God for my four blessings!

The change was just what we needed....

I'm absolutely ready for Christmas

the decorating has officially begun

shopping is well underway

meal planning is in the works...

I will be cooking for Christmas!

Can I get a triple grande extra hot skinny latte for that!!!

I'm determined to work my magic and make sure my kitchen is back up and running

I'm a believer!!!!!

Here's to spreading good cheer and I look so forward to sharing my holiday's with all of YOU!!

xoxo,

grateful to all who served

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Friday, November 11, 2011

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Happy Veterans Day

Thank You for your dedication

for your service to our beloved country!!!

xoxo,

Wallpaper, tile, laundry, oh my!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

it's so good to be back...

I did not forget about you!

really, I didn't!

I have been a bit busy with the unexpected discovery of a major water leak...

eeeeks

oh NO

this can't be happening

water damage

wood floor damage

really

now

good grief

the source...

my dishwasher!

Friday night I tossed the lid to the tub of frosting into the trash and dug right into fluffy acceptance that my kitchen will be a bit torn up.

Anyhoo, lets not dwell on that and get to the pictures of my laundry room shall we!!!

I still need to attach the french door back onto the hinges...

I had the best time hunting for the right wallpaper!

I knew what I wanted

I searched and search...

when I saw this pattern by the fabulous

Thibaut

~my heart did a cartwheel~

it was love at first sight

my sweet Ibex and Mr. Elephant

Hook happiness from Anthropologie!!!

I love how they blend into the paper.

This room is now my absolutely favorite room in the house!

This morning I escaped the noise coming from my torn up kitchen for a sip of hot goodness...

it's here where my son found me...

he quickly jumped right up to join me!!!

Here's to finding happiness and sweetness and a bit of quiet in small spaces!

xoxo,

a cupcake kind of day

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

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Today was a cupcake kind of day!

It all began at the crack of dawn...

5:30AM to be exact.

I awoke to the sound of what I interpreted as the loch ness monster erupting from our pool!

After a bit of investigation

flash light in one hand

portable phone in the other

I headed out into the dark

to confirm the nose was indeed coming from our pool

{which as of 5:30AM we had not officially closed for the season}

placed a frantic call

fast forward three hours later

my favorite pool guys arrived to rescue my morning!

Have a cupcake!!!

Fast forward to half hour later

in walks my next favorite guy...

my wallpaper man arrived to hang my wallpaper!

{not to worry friends....my darling husband already read my text I sent in....which read...

I'm crying over wallpaper, it's that beautiful and by the way, I almost hugged the wallpaper man after he hung my Anthropologie hooks!

Have a cupcake while drooling over wallpaper!

So the moral of this story is...

when you think you may hear the loc ness monster coming from the depths of your pool...

have a cupcake

be sure to say thank you 10,000 million times to all the favorite people who rescued your day!!!

thank you 10,001

xoxo,

P.S. come back tomorrow for a second cupcake and my pictures of the wallpaper will be posted after I lick the frosting off my fingers!!!

small spaces shine

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

It's not about square feet...

Of course I love to dream, design, spacious laundry rooms/mudrooms.

It's fun to save, pin inspirational photos for the so called next house and so on...

The reality is I am blessed with a 6 x 7 foot laundry room that also functions as the passageway to our garage...

basically, I live in this room.

Between laundry and comings and goings

me and this space are BFs!!!

The most rewarding part about redoing this space is how it was transformed without knocking down walls.

It's what you do with the space you have that makes a space shine!

The tile project that I have been talking about, dreaming of officially came to completion!

The wait was worth it!

I am absolutely thrilled with the end result.

My laundry days just got a whole lot brighter!

I used white subway tile from Lowes to cover 54 square feet with white grout.

Then I followed my heart and used white octagon dot tiles with gray grout for the floor.

I have adored this tile

I have been madly, deeply in love with octagon dot tile for sometime...

now

I'm obsessed with it.

You will now find me sipping my latte while sitting on the floor just to be near it!

Be still my beating heart!

Some celebration call for flowers

I thought this celebration called for a pumpkin in the most gorgeous shade of gray!

While I was designing this space

thinking about how I wanted it to look, feel...

I decided to go all gangbusters...

Why not design a space using all my latest obsessions, my loves, my passions!

You may be asking what else I could possibly add to this small space?

{besides reinstalling the washer and dryer}

drum roll please....

Wallpaper

yep, I have been wanting to use wallpaper in my house for awhile now...

yes, I heard gasps

my sanity has been questioned

I do know it's not for everyone

I've been told how hard it is to remove

etc etc...

but sometimes you just have to be brave and go for it!!!

And I'm going for it!

The remaining walls are going to be cover in wallpaper and if everything goes according to plan it should happen this week!

Here's to following your heart and working with what you've got!

saying a "Big Hello" to November!

xoxo,