I have finally put up some fall decorations!
I was inspired by my new favorite blog, Shanty2Chic to create this:
Super easy project!
I also painted two smaller pumpkins for the mantle. My mother-in-law made the mummy candle holders:
I got this to hang on the front door:
And on my kitchen table you will find this:
I was excited to receive this from my secret sister:
Well, that’s about all the fall decorating I can handle at the moment. I will try to do better for Christmas!
It has been a while since I have done a fashion show – thought I would join the fun over at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam and show you all some thrift store fashion. PS: Sorry for the photo quality, I hope to get a new camera for Christmas!
I am a simple kind of girl and not overly trendy, so I tend to go for simple clothing and minimum accessories.
The most expensive item was this dress from Target, $4! I know, but I really liked it so I splurged. I wore it to church with leggings and got lots of compliments.
Black Docker pants with Blue Gap sweeter:
Black Target sweeter with Worthington (JC Penny?) grey pants:
*I bought both pair of pants to wear to church, I will wear the sweaters with jeans too.
I thought this top was cute with the little flower. But boy, do I need a brow waxing!
Yellow Gap sweater and Ann Taylor jeans (which are my new favorite pair):
So, there you have it! My mini fashion show. Hope you are inspired to go thrifting!
Woke up yesterday with a sick child (Claudia). So I went to the store and got the essential items for sick kids. Fever reducer, sports drink, and popsicles. I knew that the popsicles had bad ingredients but bought them anyway knowing she would love them.
But what I didn’t realize was that the sports drink (had a gut feeling) and the fever reducers all had junk in them. Did you know that the fever reducer has High Fructose Corn Syrup in it – the sports drink too!
In all the years that my kids have been taking this stuff I really didn’t care. But I do now. I have been trying really hard to get all the junk out of their diet and now I realize the above!
What am I to do? I guess stick to water, homemade popsicles, and what about the fever reducer? I am going to have to do some research.
In the meantime I am upping my intact of fruits and veggies hoping to stay healthy. Here is just one of the drinks I made this week.
Parsley, carrots, cucumber, beet and apple:
We have had a really nice weekend!
Friday night we went shopping at the market and came home with all this:
red lentils, couscous, bulgur, granola, pizza sauce, ginger, almonds, cashews, luna bars, almond butter:
Kale, Romaine, Spinach, Beets, Peppers, eggs, milk, pears, sausage, grouper, green drink:
coffee, wheatgrass, carrots, cucumber, shallots, cheese, kefir, apples, whole wheat pizza crust:
On Saturday, my neighbor took the kids to our neighborhood fall festival while Jason and I went on a little date. We went out to lunch then to the shooting range.
On my last shot, I hit the bulleyes!
Shooting will definitely get your heart pounding!
On Sunday we worked on our pumpkins:
Marley thought the inside was gross, but Claudia thought it was cool!
The girls had this princess vanity that wasn’t being used anymore and I almost took it to the thrift store. I had been searching thrift stores for months looking for a small table to go in my living room. Then it clicked! Just use the princess vanity:
I took the mirror off and gave it three coats of spray paint and ended up with this:
Total cost: $.97 (can of spray paint). So glad I didn’t donate this!
I am linking up to Frugal Friday over at the The Shabby Nest. Check it out!
The girls and I browsed an antique store last week for ideas and I just loved this one booth.
I really liked these prints, they were $14.95 each (I’m thinking scrapbook paper and vintage images):
Loved the black vases holding the green apples – they cost $40 a piece (without the apples) – maybe I’ll check Hobby Lobby for something similar.
Loved this cage thingy:
I liked this art work. I think that I could do something like this myself – if I could find the time!
I love window shopping, wait - no I don’t! I want to buy it all!
I haven’t been to a party lately, so I’m joining in on Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam – check it out!
This week I’m making some Easy Hummus:
You’ll need the following:
1 15oz can of Chickpeas
2 cloves of garlic (I used jarred over fresh)
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoon Tahini
2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1/2 teaspoon – 1 teaspoon Cumin (not pictured)
Put all ingredients in the food processor and blend well.
Serve with Veggies of your choice.
Enjoy!
It has been a crazy week. We had to clear out all three bedrooms, including the closets:
We had stuff everywhere:
But it was worth it because now all the bedrooms have new floors:
My house is carpet free and I’m loving it!
Dear carpet:
You have lived in this house for 17 years. I have walked on you for 9.5 years. I will not miss you. You have been through a lot: potty training of both girls and a puppy, craft projects, stomach bugs, spilled drinks, mud, ect….. Your time has come to an end. When you are taken away tomorrow, I will not cry, I will not miss you. Sorry carpet, you just weren’t cut out for our family!
Goodbye!
I had been looking for an easy granola recipe and was surprised to come across one on a decorating blog I often visit.
I found the easy recipe for granola here: 320 Sycamore (go there to get the recipe).
I believe my first attempt at making homemade granola was a success! So, so yummy!
