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special.

Julie — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:41:06 +0000

best part of the day. a gift.

Julie — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:41:13 +0000

Every morning. The sun shines through my kitchen window – it’s glorious every.single.time. It changes with the seasons … later and lower in the winter – earlier and higher in the summer. Add this beautiful treasure and a little peanut butter … best part of the day. It’s a fresh day with a fresh start … this too is a gift.

weekend flea

Julie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:21 +0000

The flea market is a hit or miss thing. It’s all about the treasure hunt … but … if you hit the flea market on a weekend when my girlfriend is hosting a booth … you will not go wrong. She has the best taste and an eye for all things lovely. She creates a booth that draws you in from across the room. I was looking for her and seriously … I entered the vast expanse of vendors and I knew exactly which booth was hers. Her little vignettes make shopping in her booth easy! She’s always swamped and an hour before the show shuts down she’s practically sold out. Meet lovely Melissa from Megillicutti (ahem … who also needs to start a blog so we can link up to her wit and lovely ways!) and her antiquing sidekick Kirsten. For this show they paired up and shared a booth this time!

How cool is that peacock? And the chippy green painted … anything … she can spot it a mile away.

See the adorable pink shelves on the left with the vintage wall paper backing? … it’s mine …

So … after a flea outing … the only thing to do when you bring your treasures home is … put your feet up with a lovely glass of wine and call it a day … But the next day is a different story. You had a vision when you left the flea market. A vision for the treasures you brought home … so here you have, the vision in place. A new doll house (or “people house” as my daughter calls it). Cute cute cute and the perfect new home for this perfectly imperfect piece.

This looks a little messy but … it’s actually spotless compared to it’s usual condition. Isn’t that the best dollhouse ever? I was inspired by a few bookcase doll houses on Pinterest. So so cute. The cute chenille bedspread came from Melissa too. Perfection? Yes. Her room is in progress which is the best way to do it. Slow and steady creates the best eclectic mix! I’m working on pictures and such for the wall opposite her bed, above the dresser and stove … perhaps a reveal down the road?! Little girls rooms are the best. Perfectly imperfect. Love.

{As an aside, Kenny made the little yellow stove for Kiana out of scrap wood and a salvaged faucet. I think we purchased the little stove dials and the bowl for the sink. I still need to paint the burners … details details.}

Where did it go?

Julie — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:13:25 +0000

Spring break went way too fast! There was a nice balance of beautiful days for picnics in the park and rainy days for having friends over or laying around and resting. We slept in every day. We laughed. We took it slow. It was so good to enjoy each other this week … back to the grind on Monday! I didn’t get my camera out as much as I’d hoped but that’s going to change. I have a new personal project on the horizon. I need to shoot just for me. Should be fun … more later!

Happy Weekending!

spring break – we’re on vacation!

Julie — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:36:14 +0000

Well, here we are. I just established some “business hours” last week and I get hit with spring break with all the kiddos home. Ahh, the challenges of a home-based working mom. So … I’m going to embrace it. Originally I was going to try to maintain my work time, but frankly … I desperately want to enjoy this spring break with my kids … and I can’t do both while they’re home. Work will be intermittent – responding to emails, shipping out last weeks client discs and such. But that’s about it. I’m on vacation this week with my kids – I’m going to enjoy them and not say “just a minute, give me a second, let me finish this, I’ll be right there” (not!), or anything related to that phrase … because when I get in that cycle – everyone gets frustrated and we just don’t like each other at all. That is not the spirit I’m going for in our home so … I’m off to have fun with my children … dust off my camera … bribe them to let me take their pictures … and find a lot of free things to do around here.

Happy Spring!! Go play with your kids!

P.S. Spring Break survival tip that’s working for me at the moment … they started bickering right off the bat which I am not at all interested in mediating immature teasing and tattle tailing all week. I’m strict about screen time so it’s coveted time around here. First thing this morning I told my kids they would earn 30 extra minutes of screen time each day this week if they were considerate, cooperative, and kind. They earn 15 minutes for the morning and 15 minutes for the afternoon. (That way if they mess up, they still have a chance at the second half of the day! Who doesn’t need a second chance once in a while?!) So far so good! They are helping each other, catching themselves teasing before it gets out of control, and responding to me . the . first . time! Could we keep this up for a whole week?! I don’t know but we’re off to a great start! I believe in ~~bribing~~ rewards.

Edited 5 hours later: Epic fail. One has lost screen time for the next three days. Defiance does not fly here.

Edited 2 days later: Double Epic fail. Never listen to anything I say about parenting… I’m at a total loss … I have no idea what I’m doing.

anatomy of a five year old.

Julie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:01:23 +0000

:: Strawberries and sprinkles. Everything must have sprinkles ::

:: Sequins, glitter, and anything sparkly … sparkles make everything pretty ::

:: Pink. Everything matches pink. Everything ::

:: Her BFF. Best friends make everything more fun! Everything ::

:: Special. A five year old is the most popular person in the house on her birthday ::