1. shiny mermaid leggings. and finding some in my size too! 2. celebrating halloween a day early on our street to avoid the impending rain {but still hoping the rain might stop for trick or treating!}. 3. friends who drop things off at your house and save you a whole trip of going to get…
notice the LITTLE things october 26th
1. thinking about my mom-mom today on her birthday. 2. getting a big project done. my upstairs was a mess with all the winter clothes waiting to take the place of the summer clothes. i finally got them all switched today so our upstairs doesn’t look like a laundromat! 3. looking out the window to…
how to paint your coffee table
you know when you do something, and then you look back and you wonder why that seemed like such a good idea? like bangs? or braving the children’s museum on fall break? or that one time in college when…well, that’s kind of how i felt about my coffee table. about ten years ago i painted…
notice the LITTLE things october 15th
1. i know this is the blurriest picture but THIS is my biggest LITTLE thing right now. every night sweet C falls asleep watching tv with me. tonight it was madame secretary {my favorite}. there are so many things i need to do but nothing feels more important than this. and yay for the new…
how to paint your kitchen table
has your kitchen table seen better days? maybe the top boasts evidence of your child’s recent art projects – markers, paint, or glitter? perhaps your table is scratched, shows water stains, or doesn’t match your current decor style? not to worry. you can EASILY fix all of that. everything i listed above was true for…
notice the LITTLE things october 7th
1. tic tacs. and the amazing bribing power they had today at family pictures. {and also my sister thinking i said i’d bought kit kats, which obviously would be the worst idea ever during super hot and sunny family pictures.} 2. wearing a plaid shirt and cutoffs and feeling like fall. 3. ordering the right…
notice the LITTLE things october 5th
1. the day before a birthday, when everything feels a LITTLE more special because it is the last time you {or your kiddo} will do that at that age. 2. watching the embroidery machine. it is mesmerizing. 3. lunch with E’s former teacher. she was the best and made school so great for E. 4….
a new kind of list
it is so easy to make THAT list. you know the one i am talking about. the list of all the things that aren’t going right at the moment. recently, i found myself starting to make THAT list: two weeks ago, when my dishwasher, hot water heater, and and tv all decided to stop working…
notice the LITTLE things september 18th
1. apple picking in my red rain boots and watching the kids decide which apples are worthy of making it into their bags. 2. having someone to call when our roof was leaking today. i know. no fun. but at least i didn’t have to spend an hour researching roofers. i already had one in…
notice the LITTLE things september 16th
1. matching the girls’ outfits for church. 2. sundays. they are just slower in my mind than other days. or maybe i just give myself permission to be slow even if we have a lot going on. 3. C hanging in her favorite place – at the window. 4. when our older neighbor stops to…
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