reminder

Today I was thinking to myself, "I may not be good at cleaning, but I rock at doing laundry!" As mothers and wives we need to be proud of the things we do really well. Give yourself a break!

blazer

I finally own a black blazer after coveting them last Fall. I wanted a starter blazer, so I got this one from Nordstrom Juniors. My first outfit will be skinny black jeans, sky high heels, a loose shirt and the black blazer. I plan on owning a bunch more, especially after seeing how cute Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids looked wearing them with dresses. But, I think my next one will be purchased for a look like this.

I'm loving the cute tee with the blue blazer. I can't wait to start updating my wardrobe for Fall!

sweetness

 Pictures like this make me so happy!

Pictures like this make me laugh (grumpy girl)!

And, pictures like this remind me 

how crazy life is with 3 little ones and

how impossible it is to get a great picture!

I love my little family.

xo

it's time

I know it seems early, but it's time to start thinking of Christmas presents! So many of us are experiencing tight financial times and if we start early we can still have a very merry Christmas. Either start buying and budgeting gifts now or purchase gifts cards like I did last year so that you will have the money saved up when it's time to do big shopping. Don't stress yourself out this year, you probably have enough on your plate.

my pins

Some things I posted on Pinterest today! Using fabric as decorations (I love love love it!), a beautiful shirt and a great teacher's gift!

I still love Pinterest!

for him

With three kids I am always saying that we will have special date nights so that they can have alone time with mommy or daddy, but in never happens. Life is just busy and we travel as a family. Tonight however I got to have a date with my oldest son. It was so incredibly nice. In fact, he said it was awesome, which made my heart melt. I really need to implement this, and it doesn't include them running errands doing what I need to do. It was me having all the time in the world for him. 

tidy and new

For as long as I can remember we have had a basket on the counter in our master bath to throw all of our needs in. It was very convenient with little ones because they could not reach it and it didn't need to be organized all the time. I could just throw things in the basket and then clean it out every few months. But times are changing, my kids are growing, and I needed a little change that wouldn't cost me anything. Luckily I have more mason jars than anyone would imagine and so today I organized my things and threw out the basket. I have to tell you, it made a world of difference and it didn't cost me a thing! Mason jars are the best, I use them for everything, and change is pretty good too.

I'm in love with my little guy's face in the corner of this picture. I could eat him up every day.

new fav

I won a contest on Design Mom earlier this month and the prize was a $100 online gift card to Tea Collection. The shirt above is one of the items we picked out, along with this cute dress.

Now that we have them in hand, I have to say that I love their clothing! So well made and adorable on. New fav.

yummy

These pictures could rival for the worst pics I have ever taken, but I don't have any other ones to show. I made this sandwich for some girlfriends and they loved it! I toasted a piece of wheat bread, added Costco chicken salad on it, then cut some red grapes and layered them on. Lastly I sliced some aged white cheddar cheese from Costco on and voila! Sooooo yummy! 

jessie

 

I have posted about Jessica Joy Rees before, but today she needs your prayers more than ever. Yesterday at her 6-month MRI they found that her old brain tumor has gotten smaller, but a new tumor has started growing with it.  She is hoping everyone will double their prayers and that people will join her Facebook page so she can have more prayers warriors. You can also go to her website here to get her updates. Jessie and her family started the The NEGU Foundation (the term NEGU means Never Ever Give Up) and Joy Jars, which are jars filled with joy given to pediatric cancer patients. Please help her fight. Please pray for her.