Garden

Yesterday we planted our garden. It is small but perfect for our family of four. Getting everything together was slightly stressful - Oliver was REALLY trying to "help" with everything. His little hands digging around in the compost trying to plant seeds with me. I don't know if our spinach is going to sprout, since the 1/2" deep sowing was more like 3" deep, but what can you do... those little hands like to help and those little minds like to learn - they need to.

Here is what we planted:

The aforementioned - Spinach

Strawberries 

Basil

Cucumber

Carrots

Lavender

Tomatoes

Here is what we still need to plant:

Radish

Potato

Onion

Mint

Rosemary

Thyme

Cilantro

Asparagus

We're also going to plant a blueberry bush. We have a small starter plant that I am going to start out in a pot. We'll most likely do that today.

This is my very first garden. I'm excited to watch it grow and pick and eat my produce.

 There is something deliciously magical about planting, growing and eating by the work of your own hands. 

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It was a sweet weekend with our little family. 

I hope that your weekend was sweet too.

Xoxoxo

weekend plans

I. Am. So. Excited! 
Today some of my lovely wifey/mama friends are doing a photo shoot for an upcoming web project (more on this soon). I'm going to wear this fun little floral cotton dress and some vintage heels with bangs and lipstick...ee. I can't wait to see what my lovely gals will be wearing - they are ALL so incredibly stylish. 
I'll try to snap some sneak peek photos to tease you all with. 


It is sure to be a fun Saturday. Until the photo shoot me and the hubs will be doing a little yard work because the weather is perfect right now and our entire lawn has been taken over by weeds, bleh. 


What are your weekend plans? Hope you all have some nice weather to enjoy!


xoxo

On the cheap

Our house is slowly (think snail's pace) coming together. It is very exciting! We've moved so much in the last 5 years that I've never really wanted to put a lot into accessorizing my house, but now that we've purchased a home I'm loving all the little details. Here is a look at a few recent - super cheap- purchases I've made lately. All of the free item were gifted to us by my parents.

Owl candle holder from Marshall's $7.99

Owl statue that makes me laugh - free

Throw pillows - Marshall's $5

New (to us) sofa c/o Kristina $100

Shaggy area rug (detail photo) - free! 

Target plastic cups (plus 2 ladybug ones that I couldn't find?) $0.90/ea

Little plates from Target $1.25/ea purchased 4

"Good Night" pillow cases (photo taken on my couch) c/o Urban Outfitter's online $4.99/set 

Target 3 tiered serving tray - $6

Coffee thermos Marshall's $7

Table for kitchen nook - Free! 

Vintage detail seat cushions for kitchen table - Free! 

There are still tons of things that I want to get/do with our home.  Since we are on a pretty tight budget it is a slow work in progress, but I'm loving the adventure of trying to find things 'on the cheap'.


PS
I know these photos suck! All I have is a little point and shoot cannon. Hopefully there will be a shiny new camera in my future!

swatch swatch... win

Paint. It is complicated. The color never looks the same on the wall as it does on the swatch. I have delayed painting my house because I just hate shopping for and testing colors, but a friend of mine had a mountain of color swatches (from choosing her house colors) and so half the work was already done for me. I started sorting colors and setting aside ones that I liked.
Well I guess I am in a mint/teal phase because that was what I ended up with (aside from one gold tone, that I later decided against). I settled on a color called "Mint Whisper" for the master bedroom. I was going to just get a sample first but I decided that I REALLY liked the color and if I didn't like it in the master then I would just use it in a different room. I was nervous when I lifted the lid and dipped my brush, but as I started to get the color on the wall things looked promising. I did a square on each wall (to see it in all lighting) and let it dry.
And guess what?! When I woke up the morning and examined it thoroughly I still REALLY liked it. Major score. Now I have to actually finish the room and cross my fingers that I like it when it's all done.
I will post a photo once it is finished..... here's to hoping!!

If you have any color suggestion for colors that have worked well for you let me know!


"Mint Whisper" Valspar paint, Lowes

I have to mention that my favorite inspiration site right now is Decor8, you should definitely check it out. There are some brilliant design ideas available there.