Insta-Friday

It has been an interesting and weird week, but hey it's Friday...so let's celebrate!  Let's start with spring!!

 

This was on my daily calendar on the first day of spring, and I think it is perfect.  I approve, Mary Engelbreit.

My daisies were confused this winter, since we had so many freezing cold days, they spent lots of time on my heated sun porch and every now and then a flower would bloom.  Well, I think they know it is officially spring now...

...well done, daisies.  I needed your bright yellow-ness this week.

At home other than flowers blooming, I did some decorating with some fun new items I picked up last weekend.

I love this space at the end of my hallway so much now.  You can see all my items in my Weekly Finds post.

In dog news, Rumba blogged for me on Wednesday.

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And one of my previous guest bloggers, Novella was featured in my Pupdates because she is out of the kennel and in a loving foster home now!  I'm so happy for this sweet girl!

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Both of these sweeties are available for adoption through Red Collar Rescue.  In fact, if you are in the Houston area you have the opportunity to meet these girls tomorrow at the Adoption Meet and Greet at Petmart (1907 Taylor St.).

I did a long awaited french manicure on myself this week.

Long awaited because my nails have been so short there was no point in even trying.  Now they are a respectable length to try and pull one off.  I used Essie blanc and allure with OPI top and base coats.  It has lasted almost the entire week!

If you care to keep up with my weekly happenings, you can follow me on Instagram.  I am of course linking up my exciting week with the wonderful Jeannett at Life Rearranged.



Keeping with the spring theme...I have plans of working in my yard and planting flowers this weekend.  I hope you have equally exciting plans.

One last Insta before I go...

Sammy and her octopus.

Enjoy your weekend!

Weekly Finds

This weekend I found new pillows for the sofa on the sun porch.

This sofa was the one my mother had in her living room and when we took over the house I thought it would be great on our sun porch.  I panted the trim of the room yellow and my plan is to have a Mary Engelbreit inspired sunny room when I am finished.  I think these pillows are a fun improvement to what I had before.

I love the colors and texture of these pillows and I think they look great with the sofa.  The sofa in real life is a deep red color even though it is photographing more pink.

I will be so excited when we get the new shades for the room.

Speaking of shades, the husband hung lots of window treatments this weekend.  Let's start in the kitchen.  Here is the kitchen sink area before curtains.

And now...

Much better.  I got the idea for these curtains from my sister.  She has one like this in her laundry room.  I ordered this one and ones for the bathrooms from Target.

It is amazing how a window treatment can complete a space.

Happy Tuesday friends!!

Insta-Friday #8

What a week it has been!  I am so happy today is Friday, even though I have to work tonight.  We are staying in town this weekend and it will be great to be at home.  I am looking forward to it.

Last weekend we were in Florida.

St. Augustine was precious and lots of fun.

I heart clouds...especially from airplanes.

I toured the new admissions office at the University of St. Thomas.  It is pretty impressive.

I wish my office kitchen looked like this!

I have been wanting to darken my hair for a while and I did it this week.  I went a shade darker and I am pleased.

My daily calendar had this great quote on it yesterday.

I am all for wishes, but it's so true that decisions can really impact your life.

Sammy was cute this week again.  Weird.

I hope your week has been wonderful!



Enjoy your weekend!

Thoughtful Thursday

Happy Halloween!!

Sammy and Jack wanted to wish you a very Happy Halloween!

And I want to wish my sister, Audrey, a very happy birthday!

Love you Sissy!!  I can't wait to see you next month!

Have a great day everyone!

Thursday, Thursday, Thursday!

This week has gone quickly!  I still don't think I have caught up on my sleep from my NOLA weekend last weekend, but I am so happy it is almost the weekend.

I'll be honest, this week has been pretty boring.  The highlight of my week?  The arrival of my new fire screen from Willow House.  I am bummed they are phasing out their home decor products, but I am happy about sales.

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And here is my bad picture of it in my house.  :)

Better pictures coming soon, I promise.

Look how cute my daily calendar is today.

I love Mary Engelbreit.  Oh, I've mentioned that already?  So sorry.

Today is my friend and faithful reader, Carol's birthday.  Happy Birthday Carol!!!  I hope you have a great day!

Happy Thursday!

Friday Funday and Insta-Friday #2!

It is Friday Funday!  That means I only work a half day and my weekend starts a little early.  The Funday plans for today are that we have no plans!  We will see where the wind takes us.

It is also Insta-Friday, so here is my week in Instagram photos!

My beautiful niece Courtney turned 13 on Tuesday.  How time flies.  I love this girl!!!

My house is organized and decorated for fall!  And I am still in love with the new dining room curtains.

This was on my Mary Engelbreit daily calendar the day the husband was supposed to go out of town for work.  I text him this picture.

The humidity left about mid-week and I very much enjoyed some quiet outside me time.  I spent the time being thankful for the little things and feeling content.  It was awesome...there was wine.

Cheers!

Ahh, the little things.

Our address change announcements arrived at their destinations this week and I got some sweet comments about how cute they were.

Sammy was cute.

That's kind of a weekly thing though.



I hope you had a fabulous week and your weekend is even better! Enjoy!

Wonderful Wednesday and Weigh In

Do you know what's great about a three day weekend?  A four day work week.  It is already Wednesday and I am more than okay with it.

I have been very reflective last night and this morning.  As the fall begins I am noticing that I have many friends going through huge life changes.  Some of them very exciting and some scary and sad.  There are deaths, twins on the way, divorce, apartment hunting, child support issues, wedding planning, and several new homes to warm with parties.  Life has all kinds of twists and turns.  It makes my September calendar picture more than perfect.

Thank you Mary Engelbreit

I like plan B.  I know most people's lives don't go according to plan.  If they did, we would all be much more boring.  However, with faith and patience you seem to always get to where you need to be.  To all my friends no matter what life is challenging you with currently take a deep breath and have faith.  Love and hugs to you!

Wednesday is now my weigh in day since I am back to logging everything online with Weight Watchers AND since my scale has been located and unpacked. 

Good deal.  I am down 5.3 lbs since rejoining weight watchers.  Slow and steady.  I did make a couple of drive through visits this week, but I watched portions and even ordered a kids meal at one of them.  Imagine what kind of progress I can make if I cut those out entirely!  I know the beauty of a weight loss plan like weight watchers is that you can allow for those indulgences.  I still like to wonder what if.  :)  I have been great about the gym.  I have gone at least 3 times for the past few weeks.  Let's see what this weight watchers week has in store for me.

As you might know from yesterday's post it was my niece's birthday.  My sister shared this fantastic picture of her on Facebook yesterday and I of course stole it, ordered a print of it for my house, and must share it with you today.

My seven year old.  Yes, mine.

I was talking to Chelsie on the phone yesterday evening wishing her a happy birthday and hearing about her day.  I always joke with my nieces about what grade they are in and how old they are.  I do the how old are you now?  20?  16?  You get the idea.  Last night while I was talking with Chelsie I was doing that to her and she was laughing and right after I guessed 16 she says, "NO!  Seventeen!!" I laughed and she said, "No, seven!"  It was funny.  We are silly girls.  She reported that she had had a wonderful birthday and she got to choose what was for dinner and she and the family were going for sushi.  Good choice, Chelsie, good choice.

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!  Anyone else doing any fall reflection?

Thoughtful Th...err Tuesday

This was on my daily calendar yesterday.

So true.

This is one of my favorite illustrations from Mary Engelbreit.  I have a coffee mug with this picture on it.  Each year when it turns up on my daily calendar I post this quote as my status on Facebook (if you are a FB friend of mine, you might have noticed this).  Every time I post it it gets lots of comments and likes.  It is a good quote.

Here are the things I am not worrying about today.  :)

I emailed the contractor this morning to see if he had an update on when the counter tops would be ready for install.  The original date was sometime last week.  The current date is sometime this week.  I would love to have counter tops this week...that means we will have a sink installed and that means a much closer to normal kitchen life!  The ability to easily wash produce would be a welcome change.

The painters are in the house working on the bathrooms and touching up the scuff marks we made in the hall moving the refrigerator.  The bathrooms should have at least coat one finished today.  I can't wait to see the colors!

It is interesting to try and do your hair in a bathroom with no mirror.  I had the old school medicine cabinets removed so I could hang pretty mirrors.  Good thing I am all about pony tails right now.  :)  I keep thinking my goal this weekend will be to purchase and hang the mirrors in the bathrooms, but I will be relaxing in Gruene!  I am looking forward to the weekend away...even though I keep forgetting it is coming.  Here's hoping we come home to lots of progress and (crossing my fingers) counter tops!!!

Something I should be worrying about is the fact I am not working out and not eating all the great.  That is something I need to change and something that would give me strength today.  I shouldn't worry about it...I should just do it.  Goal for today...an evening walk around the neighborhood.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!