Waiting for Friday and Country Living Fair

Is it Friday yet???...It's just Wednesday and I am already wiped out! Spent the morning into lunch at Maple Lane Farms on field trip with my daughter! Being 19 weeks pregnant and taking a "hay ride" aren't a very good mix, ha!!! Anyway, I survived and it was a lot of fun to see her hanging out with her girlfriends from school!!! Then we traveled back across town to pick up my oldest and head to a dental appointment - NO CAVITIES, yes!!!! So I am definitely looking forward to the weekend...my mom and I are heading down for the Country Living Fair in Stone Mountain, GA. It will probably be my last trip before the baby gets here in March so I better enjoy it!!! Here are a couple of photos from their website, really can't wait to see what I find! Hope you had a great Wednesday!

A little design work...

Just thought I would post a little design work...this is for a girl's bedroom I have been working on! This room really had a good start when I came on the scene - new furniture, bedding, etc...so my job was really to pull it together with some finishing touches! Happy Monday!

Inspiration Friday!

It has been a looonnnngggg and crazy week! This is a rundown of what's been going on over here:

• We filled last weekend with a camping trip and a visit to mimi and papaw's house...we were all pretty tired by Sunday night!
• School started back this week - goodbye Fall break!
• Basketball season has officially started (well, it never really ends for us) but now my husband is pulling 10 to 11 hour days...that's just until games begin...then we miss him terribly because some of those turn into 15 hour days!!!
• We have been passing around the stomach bug...definitely not fun when you are 18weeks pregnant...I am still trying to get caught up from that!
• Had several client projects going this week...it has given me a little boost in creativity...which is good because I was feeling "stale".

So to leave you with a bit of inspiration...these are some things I am loving right now!

Love this kitchen...can't figure out where it I found it!

This fabric from Calico Corners...love graphic prints!

Love this little girl's bedroom...now that I have another girl on the way I will have to save this for future reference!

Love this little nook...it gives me some great ideas for a design project!

Happy Friday!!!

Photo credits: Kitchen -don't know:( please let me know if you recognize),Bocca Fabric - Calico Corners, Bedroom and breakfast nook - Lonny Magazine

All things pink!

Looks like we will be sticking with all things pink again....

We are having a girl!!! Happy Wednesday!

(photos: Jcrew)

Tuesday Inspiration

It's Tuesday, but it feels like a Monday! Nothing grand to post on today so I will share some of my random inspiration pics on my computer, enjoy!

Love this dining room (minus the Buddha on top of the armoire, not a fan) - the mix of modern and rustic....

Loving this white Fossil watch - Christmas list maybe?

This a lamp from Arteriors - great line, but I found a pair at Homegoods for a fraction of the cost - they are now residing in my family room!

Love sisal, seagrass, jute - don't know how practical it is with kids!

Love zebra hide, print, etc...although I have none in my house......

Loving these bowls from Anthropologie....such a great store!

This is a table from NOIR furniture...which I really adore! I have a kitchen table that is similar is shape and I would love to do this black waxed finish on it....

Happy Tuesday!!!!

Happy Friday!

A dear friend shared this song with me....such powerful words! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, HAPPY FRIDAY!

Planning meals...

I am terrible at planning meals...I want to be a great meal planner - organized, ready to roll but it eludes me most of the time!!! But I have found a new site that I am trying out and so far I am loving it...Plan to Eat is a website that allows you to download recipes and it makes the grocery list for you!

There are so many cool things about this site...and I really haven't figured it all out yet but it even has a mobile app that allows you to download your list on your smart phone...genius!

So do you have a great solution to meal planning...and sticking with it? I want to know!

We have a new niece!

Happy Monday to all...this will be a quick post just to announce our new niece...born this morning - Molly Elizabeth Phillips! She weighed 7lbs 11oz and just over 19"long...we are excited to meet her and thankful for mom and baby's health this morning!

Welcome FALL!!!!

It is officially Fall!!! Well it doesn't exactly feel like Fall around here today, but I just know it's around the corner (fingers crossed)! Today is busy for me...at least I have a little helper at home today :) Here is my run down:

• drop off lamp shades for Melissa, my sisternlaw, to my mothernlaw who is leaving tomorrow for D.C. - we are all awaiting the arrival of her new baby girl!!!!
• bake items for the fall carnival at Braxton's school this evening - this is where my little helper comes in - she loves to bake!
• still need to send out some emails for work
• reschedule an eye doctor's appointment
• schedule to take a vehicle in for repair - issues with cars are the worst!!!

(photo credit: Pottery Barn)

Craziness vs clarity?

We just recently "reinstated" cable at my house...due largely(o.k. specifically) because it is football season and I love my husband! So with that comes the browsing of the channels late at night after the kiddos are in bed - it is really amazing what's on t.v. now...for example I came across this show called the Rachel Zoe show (I'm not sure I spelled that correctly?). Basically she is a stylist to the stars and that is all she does - dress this star and that star for this event, for that event, etc...it was very interesting to say the least, but it also got me really thinking about craziness versus clarity! If you have ever watched the show, perhaps you even love it, I was so shocked at the sheer amount of money being invested in clothing, jewelry, and such - huge amounts! Let me explain...Sometimes I post about lovely things here on the blog - whether it is fashion, home decorating, etc..things that I love! For instance, I posted these lovely boots just the other day, noting that they are indeed wonderful , but TOTALLY out of my budget! And not just "out of my budget" but never in a million years would I spend $400-$500 on a pair of boots - that's craziness for me!

Now that is not to say they are not worth that much money, they are an investment - Frye has been around a long, long time and that fact speaks for itself! But this is my clarity...$400 to $500 could go along way in providing for my family...could go along way in providing for another family that's struggling to make ends meet....could go along way in making a huge difference in the lives of many that desperately need food, shelter, medical attention! So craziness versus clarity, what are your thoughts - is that standard different for everyone or do you think it is the same?

Bring on Fall!

The weather has been so wonderful this week...at least in the early morning hours! I have been so ready for Fall - it is my favorite season! To celebrate...DHB Designs is offering the Paddy Wax "Wassail" 8oz. candle....best fall scent in my opinion!!! Just find the purchase button over there to your right! Happy Tuesday!!! (I have different sizes available...just email me for pricing!)

So pretend this is Thursday, September 9th...

It has been a busy week...lots going on - feeling more and more like myself again! Still not back to blogging daily but in the big picture...that's okay! But just for today, lets pretend it is last Thursday, September 9, 2010...a very good day - because my Olivia turned 5!!!! We had a great day at home...just the two of us (well, my dad stopped by for a couple of hours to eat lunch with us and bring a birthday present which made the day even more special) We are not officially having her party until next Saturday...but I did want to express how very much this little girl means to me! She was a blessing...a very happy, healing blessing after the miscarriage of our second child. She came into this world full force - didn't even want to wait for the doctor to say "PUSH"....independent and funny in so many ways! So happy birthday to you my Liv...this poem makes me think of you....

I carry your heart with me

by e.e. cummings

I carry your heart with me - I carry it in my heart

I am never without it - anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling... I fear

No fate - for you are my fate, my sweet

I want no world - for beautiful you are my world, my true...and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows - here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide...and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart - I carry it in my heart!

I love September...

I love September...it's raining outside, I have a crock pot full of vegetable beef stew on for dinner, a cup of hot chocolate in hand and I need to focus on getting some work done! my hot chocolate didn't look this good.... Soups, stews, chili.....love fall! Wall plaques I am working on for fall and holidays...will be for sale on website, more info coming soon!

Random photo of a pair of Frye boots that I LOVE, but they are totally out of my budget...a girl can dream!!! Happy Wednesday!

Fall is in the air...

It has been a great weekend! Spent the day with my parents down in Athens on Saturday, Church picnic yesterday, and now a crisp, cool morning of doing nothing(well maybe organizing my closet)! I feel like I am starting to get over the "hump" (no pun intended) with this pregnancy...I have felt better the last few days and it is a welcome change! Busy week ahead - here is the TO DO LIST:

• Have a little girl turning 5 this week (gulp, tears) so we are sitting down to plan a small party with her girly friends!
• New Bible study group starting Wednesday as well as Awana's at church.
• Need to get a few things finished up at the workroom for a design job.
• Liv and I will be heading down to Athens this next weekend to watch my nephew play football...while my boys are going CAMPING for the first time - yes, in a tent, up in the Smokey Mountains!!! I am a bit nervous about it but they are going with Mr. Alvin who is a pro at that sort of thing....50/50 chance my boys end up sleeping in the back of the Explorer :)
• Trying to get some planning done for the BACKYARD BAZAAR I am going to be having soon....got lots of stuff in my storage unit that I need to get rid of - lots of fabrics, accessories, mirrors, baskets, etc....blah, blah, blah...It accumulates quickly over 14 years of design work! If you are interested in attending, let me know and I will put you on the email list!

Hope you have a wonderful Labor Day! Gonna go enjoy this Fall weather while it last because I have a feeling the heat might be returning soon....

Unexpected blessings!

Sorry for my absence! I truly do have a good excuse...you see come next March we will have a new little blessing...an unexpected blessing! I'm thinking we will need some of these! Yes, we are expecting a new addition to our family! I am 11 weeks along and still feeling very sick and very tired! Hopefully that will be passing in the next few weeks! I could certainly use your prayers...have a happy Friday!!!