Happy Weekend!

It was a week full of relaxing, playing and a little unpacking and cleaning for me.

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Ryan and I watched the MCAS Air Show from our backyard. What a thrill to watch them practice and the actual air show. Their flight paths often had them flying directly overhead.

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I made some raised garden beds, all by myself I might add. I planted some sunflowers, zinnias and dahlias.

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Lowcountry sunsets are truly magic.

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I finally am official. It took some convincing them DMV that I live here.

We saw Endgame this week. No spoilers but…It was so good.

Spartina 449 is having a 20% off sale this week.

Did you know Caboodles are back? I may have ordered a sweet little girl one for her birthday.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I am looking forward to visiting friends.

Prayers for this house to be signed, sealed and delivered soon. Lots of celebrating coming up on May. Prayers for all those celebrating. A few things that are heavy on my heart but too tender and personal and involving others but just keep those in your mind.

I started doing a weekly celebration at the beginning of the year but fell off. Want to get back too it. This week I’m celebrating the beginning of turtle nesting season and my first official walk as a turtle lady.

Lovies.

xoxoxo

Happy Weekend!

Went to this doll-baby’s softball game this week. Growing up too fast.

Scientist capture the first ever picture of a black hole this week. How COOL!

Please keep those house prayers coming. We are closer, maybe? Actually we are closer to be being admitted to insane asylum so pray a lot please.

Cute, funny, sweet, heart touching and yet accurate Nursing video.

Pretty nails brought to you by Color Street.

New rainbow unicorn Fairy Hair!

Beautycounter is having their 15% off site wide sale still. Message me if you need help picking something out. All orders come with a 60 day money back guarantee. Just use the pre-printed return label included in your order if you do not love your products. My current favs the Overnight Resurfacing Peel, Dew Skin and Brightening Oil. Shop my link and Ill send you a goodie just from me.

I tried dermaplaing at home. It seemed to work ok but nothing life changing like I see people talk about online.

I watched a clip of this talk about overcoming your past and forgiveness by Elizabeth Smart. I want to go back and watch the entire thing.

Disney folks I found some perfect earrings to match Mickey’s Birthday celebration outfit from Beaufort Linen Company. They do not have the rectangular ones I bought but they do have these fun hoops.

Enjoy the Weekend!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

Happy April and weekend!

Such a fun packed past weekend. We spent some time with our nephew.

We explored Fort Fremont, played on the beach and grabbed ice cream.

Ryan and I watched Captain Marvel. So good.

I grabbed some chocolate covered strawberries and then we picked some to make our own.

Ryan grilled shrimp one night and I made homemade cinnamon rolls.

 

Walmart has definitely upped their game. I got this cute pineapple table cloth for $3.86 and they had this cute shirt.

 

 

The Simplified Planner by Emily Ley launched on Wednesday. I ordered the weekly navy blooms. I can’t wait to start using it in August. Use that link for $10 off your order. 

I love this video An Ode to T-Town. So good. Chills. 

I wrote a post on personal item packing and tips this week. 

 

 

I finally have made but not ordered all our yearly albums to be caught up. Thanks to my in laws for the gift cards. If anyone needs ideas for me for my birthday…Artifact Uprising Gift Cards. Completed are our 2016, 2017, 2018 France 2017 and Greece 2018 trips. Can’t wait to add this years trip album!!!! We are planning our next big vacation and a few places we are thinking about…clues….honeymoon and “Let it go, let it go, I’m one with the wind and sky…”

 

I love my Color Street mermaid nails. You can order from my friend, Lauren.

Happy Weekend, Lovies!

xoxoxo

 

 

Happy Weekend! This year is moving right along.

This week was packed FULL of fun.

Mumford and Sons on Saturday night. I always forget how much I love going to concerts until I am there then I listen to music after the live music is just so much better!

I drove to NC to drop off some things at my aunt’s house on the way to Beaufort. This house selling business had my anxiety sky HIGH while I was driving and thinking despite music and and an audiobook. So in Chattanooga I took a few to take a grounding walk around the North Shore and the park.

Of course hair appointment day always makes me feel better. How am I going to find a replacement!?!

Aunt Amy and I took a fun, short hike. I love the mountains the summer lush but also when you can see their bones in the winter.

The Simplified Planner by Emily Ley launches next Wednesday. I think I am switching from the Daily to the Weekly version this time. There are six cover options this are my top three. I can NOT decide. Navy Bloom, Garden Party, or Mint Tile? What’s your vote for me. I also LOVE the pink pineapples, but this year I have the mint pineapple daily but I like to swap around. I’ve had two pineapple versions and Happy Stripe so thinking a floral this year. I am a paper girl all the way.

I made it to Beaufort in time for the best fried green tomatoes for dinner.

An article from Love What Matters popped up on my news feed and I could not agree more. Basically the article says we put children in time out, ground them, spank them etc for acting out but then expect them to talk to us when they are teenagers. I fully believe most of the time when babies are “acting out” they are tired, frustrated, upset, lonely, etc. They do not know how to label these emotions much less feel, process, communicate and redirect these feelings. They are not born knowing. It must be taught. Heck most adults do not know how to feel, explore, process, communicate and recover feelie feels. So how can we expect babies too. They also need to be taught you can have an outburst, negative experience processing your emotions but still take ten and not let the few bad moments ruin the entire day. I also recently saw an article about putting a small child in the tub with candles (supervised of course), bath salts and music because one must be taught self care/grounding/centering behaviors. Food for thought.

And…Although I don’t have an earthly baby I have one that knows how to push my buttons unlike any other so I’m not saying you have to be perfect and always redirect and explore their acting out. I lose my cool too just like any other human. Then I have to apologise, redirect and explore my own reasons for being short.

On the house front PLEASE keep those prayers coming. I have a lot of why questions of why can’t things be good and easy and headache and heartache free? And why do I have to worry so much. Blah. Anyways please keep smooth seas ahead in your prayers. Im ready for good and easy and over.

Happy Friday! Enjoy!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

Happy Friday, friends!

I’m especially excited for this upcoming weekend because MUMFORD! This past week had its fun pockets too.

We continued the Match Day celebrations last weekend, then like all fun times people had to head back to work and home.

Lilly for Pottery Barn launched last week and I got this cute turtle friend. For those of you that do not know we called Riley Kate Squirt after the turtle in Finding Nemo before we knew what to name her. So turtles have always held a special place in my heart but especially now.

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My sister and I attended a workshop at Magic City Wood Works where we learned how to put together a graze board with Savor Style. I did not know much about Magic City Wood Works but we learned about it and their mission. What a blessing for the Magic City. I can’t wait to support them more.

I grabbed this floral tank from Old Navy. It is soft and flowy AND only $10.

Beautycounter is having a special right now. Spend $125 and receive a free travel size brightening oil. If you shop my Spring Cleaning link you just might find some extra goodies for yourself in the mail. If you are not yet a member you can add the Membership to get a free travel sized cleansing balm, free shipping, free brightening oil and 18.75 product credit towards your next purchase, all for a total savings of $113. No autoship etc.

I buried Saint Joseph in our yard next to the for sale sign. Here is to praying and hoping. I do not want to jinx anything but keep those prayers coming especially Monday. There are many things that need to happen and fall into place.

Happy Weekend! Enjoy all those blossoms (and pollen)!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

Happy Weekend! What a good one.

Weekly visit to Pepper Place market of course. Season’s first strawberries.

We officially got our house on the market on Sunday. Keep those prayers coming. We are hopeful! Keeping the house in tip top viewable shape is no joke.

My anxiety was getting the best of me this week so I went for a restorative walk at the Botanical gardens to enjoy the sunshine.

The Easter candy aka best candy is out in full force.

Wal-Mart is now carrying Hello Bello, a safer brand founded by Kristen Bell and Dax Sheppard. I love that more affordable, safer options are now available.

Lilly for Pottery Barn launched today! The flamingo wall hook is on my list.

Claire matched at the prestigious, mothership of plastic surgery UT South Western. And gah I’m having all the feels. My heart is about to burst with pride. (Just in case you didn’t know it’s the top two plastic surgery residency program in the nation for plastics and they wanted her. Boom. Amazing.

I made a hand tied possie bouquet for the first time. Definitely room for improvement but that color scheme is on point.

Lovies.

xoxoxo

Happy Friday! Another busy week in the books.

Many thanks to my mother-in-law and father-in-law for all their hard work they have put in helping us get the house updated on the market.

We go live soon! You can view the house MLS here and please share on your Facebook page and with friends.

Please pray for a quick sale and while we are at it maybe a multiple contracts bidding war. I mean dream big, always.

I saw Needtobreathe in concert in Huntsville. They were soul filling as always. It’s so fun to follow bands from close to their beginning. Loved the new lights.

This week I painted the outdoor table and pallette couch. Yes, they are staying with the house. And so are the twinkle lights. Thanks EB for your help with them!

Planted some plant babies for the front porch. Here is a tip for tall pots. I put bottles, cans, balled up paper and bags into the bottom (on top of the layer of rocks), then I used a plastic drop cloth on top for a solidish layer before adding the dirt and flowers. It makes it lighter and more easily movable, especially with these cold nights.

I saved us $500.00 (well really $475 if you subtract supplies). By crawling around and applying restoring oil and wax to our hardwoods. Umm, dang they look amazing if I do say so myself. And that money saved is a trip to The Castle right, honey?

I didn’t go see a movie this week but I did take a break to attend a flower arrangement class at Wild Things in Homewood. So much fun!

Mimi and Shark are in Cali and have me dreaming of this roasted garlic we had when we visited a few years ago.

Lovies!

xoxoxo.

Each day is unique and precious, a coin to be spent thoughtfully. Waste nothing and your regrets will be few. The young cannot imagine death and for that reason they fear it. I am not afraid of death. I greet it as anyone who has a long and satisfying day’s work behind them greets sleep. I have loved the stars too well to fear the night. -Elizabeth Middleton Bonner The Endless Forest

Happy Weekend, lovies!

What a packed week. Last Friday I attended The Best Medicine Show where my sissy was Master of Ceremonies. I have attended before in my younger days but I forget how crazy talented those about to be MDs are.

I stopped by Pepper Place Market, saw some of my favorite “sweetest” 😂 friends. I made our beach treats with their homemade marshmallows. I don’t even know how, when, why or who came up with this idea but I know we had the frequently at the beach growing up. Saltines cracker, peanut butter, marshmallow broil in oven until marshmallow is slightly brown. So good. So nostalgic.

I attended ACLS class. Did my laundry. Ok I got my laundry done, worth every penny.

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I worked for money. And Wednesday, Thursday, Friday I spent money, time and energy working on the house.

The outside is finished and I couldn’t be happier about how well it turned out. I had my doubts about white but it freshened it up! And now it’s time to leave. That’s how it goes right?

I have struggled to rest because all the things I need to do are running through my mind. I feel worn down today though so putting in a little extra effort to rest so I will be more productive in the long run.

I did have dinner with a friend and I plan on seeing a movie next week. Hold me to it!

I keep seeing little things around the house to touch up or noticing well now this paint looks great on the walls seems the door frame needs to be painted.

I did finish reading the 6th book of The Wilderness Series which is what the above quote comes from. Send me your fiction recommendations. I also listened to The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown. It’s one of those books I feel like everyone should be forced to read. So helpful!

Soon I’m going to start a creative, fun because I want to project and I can’t wait to be doing something other than house work.

I wrote a blog post on our trip to California in 2015, in case you missed it.

Lovies.

xoxoxo

Happy Weekend!

I spent some of the past weekend in MS visiting my favorite girlies. We hung out, rested, got snuggles and visited Laurel.

I did not feel well on Sunday so I did not accomplish as much as I would have liked, but thanks to my mama for picking up my groceries, my neighbor for a football food plate, my sissy for lunch.

The outside painting job is wrapping up, hopefully we can push through and get this wrapped up and on the market. Except today the power line on the house fell off. I called Alabama Power they seemed it would be no problem. Just stay away from the line since I still had power to the house it was live. I had some errands to run and a friend to meet so I left the house. After instructing Alabama Power and the men working on the house to call me with any problems. Well when I arrived home at 6 pm on a Friday night. I had no power because it’s not Alabama Powers problem I have to pay an electrician to have it fixed. I called to find out what was going on and apparently they put a note in the system at 2 pm today but no one could bother to call me and alert me so I could find a solution before it was after hours and freezing cold. Ugh. Ill. Too bad Alabama Power is the only option. So I spent some time by candlelight.

I got some work in for some money this week. We need it with all this house work. Thus burning both ends of the candle I began Sunday with a stomach bug and midweek caught a cold. Message received body, I am TRYING to slow down.

Let’s talk house selling here. If you are the praying kind PLEASE pray big, grand, seemingly impossible prayers. Multiple offers within a few days of listing, money over listing price, I KNOW money is not everything and one must properly manage it but I really would love to be able to off (or down) Ryan’s student loans. What a blessing. I know it would be nothing short of a miracle. But I am sitting here in expectant waiting of a miracle not because we deserve one or because I feel like we have one due (ok like I do feel like all the sad, sickness, etc one would be nice), but because why not sit and expect and anticipate miracles. I think we will see and find them more with an expectant heart rather than a hardened, glass half empty heart.

Also no joke here. If you have any experience or talent at painting a wall, or if you have potential. If you come help me paint the interior of my house I will buy you dinner and an adult beverage, if you are old enough for an adult beverage legally, if not we can work out some cash payment.

Beautycounter launched their Brow Gel this week. I am excited to try it.

Key West banned sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, which are known to cause damage to coral reefs. YAY!


I’ve been researching and dreaming of this Grace & I fruit press since we visited San Francisco a few years ago. So glad to have the mystery solved and now we can order them for cheese boards!

Lovies!

xoxoxo

Happy, happy Friday! Here we are rushing into 2019 full force.

This week we moved part of our things to South Carolina. We spent the weekend unpacking the kitchen, bedroom and family room. We did manage to fit in a waterside walk and some relaxing time. We did watch a little football. Although it didn’t go the way I hoped. Roll Tide forever. Always proud of them no matter what.

We searched Good Will and the Salvation Army stores for outdoor furniture. We did find a table and one chair. I am in the process of revamping the table.

I appreciate the love and prayers I asked for this week. I ended up with a primary care visit and trip to the ER with severe almost same as before gallbladder surgery pain. Blessedly and frustratingly they could not find anything wrong. Possibly reoccurring post surgical pain that will subside. Or if it occurs again we will go to back to surgeon and back to searching. Maybe I am just a cottonheadedlowpaintoleranceninniemuggins. I am feeling better.

Please continue to pray for our move and transitions, our house to sell, me a job, my tummy, Em and all the people we love.

The celebration for this week is this view. All the heart eyes.

I found these curtain rods for our dining room that remind me of the heart of Te Fiti. They are hard to find in the color and length I needed but between Wayfair, Amazon, and Hayneedle I did.

I found these curtain rods for our dining room that remind me of the heart of Te Fiti. They are hard to find in the color and length I needed but between Wayfair, Amazon, and Hayneedle I did.

A cordless stick vacuum is probably on my birthday list since SAND!

Drop the plastic bag use! This poor whale died because of a plastic bag in the throat. I love these Blu reusable bags. They are a good size and fold up easily. These are what we carry on our over seas trips.

Cadbury mini eggs are one of mine and most of my family’s favorite candy. I found this shimmer version so you know I had to try them!

Have a happy weekend!

Lovies!

xoxoxo