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Boys room updates
My 9 year old and my 6 year old share a room. Over the past couple of months, I have made it a priority to declutter our house from top to bottom. I went through the boys toys and after using some of their wall decor they had outgrown in their litte brother’s room, I decided to gave their room a little facelift. My first step was to declutter the top of their shelves: all of those souvenirs and treasure box prizes found a permanent home you know where. I kept their trophies and some pretty souvenirs that would be easy to lift to dust the shelves and dresser. Reading…
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Zella cargo pants review
One of my first posts last year was about investment pieces, items that I was willing to spend more money on, knowing the versatility and the longivity of the piece. A couple of years ago, I bought a pair of Zella joggers that I continue to wear frequently in the spring and summer especially when traveling. When I saw Erin from Living in Yellow shared the Zella Getaway Cargo pants, I knew they were my next new pair of joggers. They seem to be made of the same material as my old joggers and the description is 88% recycled polyester, 12% spandex with 90% recycled polyester, 10% spandex ribbing. As…
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Transitioning to Spring
How do you transition your wardrobe to spring when it is still cool outside but you are tired of your winter clothes. There are several ways to do this without freezing your little tushy off. Colors! Choose your white jeans instead of your black or blue ones. Use brighter colors in your sweaters or blouses. Patterns and textures Bring out some of your florals you haven’t worn this winter and layer under or over. Choose lighter fabrics and layer them. Spring like toppers Shoes and accessories Put away your boots and bring out your open toe booties. Pull out your fashion sneakers such as your converse or your fun white…
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Pantry organization
I have seen beautiful pantries on Pinterest and on some bloggers posts, beautiful shelves, beautiful containers and labels. You won’t see anything extraordinary in my pantry but I thought it would be nice to share my pantry with all of you so that you could see that you do not have to spend a lot of money to have an organized and happy pantry. Over the past year or so I have purchased a few Room Essentials containers from Target and I ordered a few more in the past couple of weeks since I had not seen the color in stores and was worrried I wouldn’t be able to find…
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Cloudland Canyon, North GA
On our way back from our mini vacation to Chattanooga, TN, we took some back roads home so we could hike down Cloudland Canyon. I had seen several pictures from friends who had been and despite the wet day, we decided to take the chance and take the trail down hoping it wouldn’t pour on us. Thankfully, it only drizzled a little and didn’t start really raining till we were almost at the car. The view from the top gives a little idea of the depth of the canyon. The trail was well marked and there were steps down to the gorge and waterfalls. Since my youngest had been cranky…
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Kimono outfits for Spring
One of the purposes of my blog is to show you that fashion can be fun and affordable and that you do not need an overflowing closet to dress in a cute and relevant manner. This year, I am trying to buy with a purpose and to think through my purchases. One of the things I wanted to add to my closet was one or 2 kimonos and I found one half off on Amazon last month in a burgundy color. I probably will look for a teal one at some point in April but I wanted to show how just one kimono and one pair of pants can create…
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1 year blogversary, part 3
While I have not tried to monetize my blog yet focusing instead on building a readership through linking my post to other bloggers link ups and through keeping active on Instagram as well as commenting regularly on posts. Little by little, my number of followers on Instagram have increased and I have been following a number of fashion bloggers, minimalist and budget accounts. Through these activities I have participated in different giveaways and have learned a number of prizes. I thought it would be fun to share them today. Caslon cocoon cardigan This is is the first thing I have ever won and was a nice surprise. I entered a…
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1 year blogversary, part 2
One of my favorite part of blogging is sharing our trips and some of the tips that help make traveling with children easier. Some of our trips have been abroad but I also enjoy sharing our roadtrips and small vacations nearby. Of course, my top traveling post is one from our trip last summer to Spain and France. I had a hard time traveling which was my favorite as this was a really fun trip with many opportunities for beautiful pictures. Saving for traveling is one of my big priorities and while plane tickets were not affordable this year, I am not too disappointed since we had traveled abroad 3…
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1 year blogversary, Part 1
When I started blogging, I wasn’t sure whether I would make it to the 1 year mark. Would I have enough inspiration to write that long? Would I get bored or distracted from blogging? Would I still enjoy it? As I renewed my blog host for 3 years, I realized that yes, blogging is something that I love. Will I ever try to monetize my blog? I am not sure. Right now I am enjoying writing, making connections with other bloggers and sharing my ideas with others. Being a stay at home mom with 3 of my 4 boys in school., blogging gives me a purpose during the day in…
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February favorites
This month my favorites are different as in they are not purchases. I did buy a few new skirts from Shein, a pair of leggings from Go 2 (which I will review and compare with my Zella leggings next month) but my favorites are moments and things I made! Homemade yogurt After at least a year of not making yogurts, I am back at it. My 9 year old kept asking when I would be making some yogurt and while the boys do love the whole milk vanilla 32 oz yogurt tubs from Kroger, we do go through them fairly quickly. If you have a favorite yogurt recipe, please share.…