my life

I feel myself aging every day, but in a good way. I feel myself getting wiser, stronger and closer to God. This last year has been hard, painful, amazing and a blessing all at the same time. I'm nearing my 29th year and I am loving the wisdom, grace and compassion that it brings. I like getting older (maybe that's also because I'm the youngest so I'll still never be the oldest). I wish you peace in your life, even at the most difficult of times.

great snack

Our new favorite snacks are mandarin oranges. I usually buy the small plastic cups. They are perfect because they are easy for Piper to eat, Brody likes them and so do I. They taste sweet and are refreshing. I think they are one of those things you pass over thinking you just want to add them to your Chinese Chicken Salad, but I'm telling you, they are a huge hit at our house!

beauty

I walked through Anthropologie yesterday and I was in a little bit of heaven. Everything was gorgeous! I wish their prices were a little more recession friendly, but their clothes are definitely worth it. It is my slice of clothing heaven.

family documentary

I am so excited to share another family documentary by my company Family Bliss Films. Contact me for more information! Click here to see our previous documentary!


The Williams Family from Family Bliss Films on Vimeo.

earth day

My Earth Day post is very simple. As soon as I had Brody, I felt this immediate need to recycle more. I understood that I would need to teach him good practices to be friendly to the earth, and recycling is the easiest and most basic way to do it. We should all be recycling. As I get older I am trying to practice more ways to be environmentally friendly and I have a long way to go. This blue trash can was $5.50 at Home Depot. It's a bit of an eye sore in our kitchen, but it ensures that everything that can be recycled gets recycled. We are always throwing stuff in it. If you don't have your own eye sore, go get one!

refreshing

Lately, we always have a big pitcher of iced tea in the refrigerator made with Lipton tea bags. Not only is great for hot weather, but it's so much better than soda when you want something a little more than water. What's so great about tea? It has protective antioxidants and is 100% natural. I actually don't buy the iced tea bags, we but the regular lipton like the box above and follow their iced tea directions. I don't like to sweeten my tea so really it couldn't be any easier to make.

Pour 4 cups of boiling water over 3 to 5 tea bags and brew 3 to 5 minutes. Chill or add ice.

Enjoy!

old navy

Old Navy had a LOT of cute stuff right now. I don't usually shop there but over the last few months I have been more than pleasantly surprised!!!!! Above are the cute sandals (I paid $12 in store) and shorts I got. It was 95 degrees today so it's time to get prepared for summer. Check out Old Navy when you get time, all their sandals are really cute too if you are on a budget!

whooppeeeeee

Design Mom gave Family Bliss Films a shout out on her post last Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

summer time

Sunglasses- Old Navy Baby
Romper- Old Navy
Gladiator sandals- Target

on the flip side

A few days ago I posted on the top fruits/veggies that you SHOULD buy organic because they have the highest levels of pesticides. Well this weekend in Cooking Light Magazine I found the top 5 fruits and top 5 veggies that you can SKIP on buying organic. They are the least likely to contain trace levels of pesticides.

1. pineapples
   
2. eggplant
   
3. asparagus
4. onions
5. broccoli
6. mangoes
7. kiwifruit
8. bananas
9. avocados
10. cabbage

Great to know since it's pretty expensive to try and buy everything organic, now I can feel less guilty about these 10. Obviously someday I would love to go all organic, but for now I want to focus on the most important products. Thank you Cooking Light!