Happy Friday everyone! Quick post tonight because this week has been pure madness and I need to gear up for the weekend which will no doubt be even crazier! Nothing like already hyper kids collecting sugar. Are you ready moms? :) Up early for a Halloween parade and helping with three class parties tomorrow. I think I can I think I can…
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Alright friends. Let’s talk building! Most of you know that after a couple of years of looking at houses in our area my husband and I finally took the plunge and decided to build a custom home. I have always loved home design and decorating and had a good idea of what I wanted for our future house, but other than that we had zero experience with building. We spent six months designing our home with an architect, months waiting with our plans in the city (this process is long in San Diego!) and then a little over a year building. The whole process was two years total and wow – we learned a lot! After sharing our before and after pictures of our new home I’m finally going to share the ten most important things I learned building a house. While most of these tips are centered around building a custom home because that’s the route we went, they can also be applied if you are building a semi-custom home or remodeling your existing home. So find a comfy place to sit and grab a snack! This is a long one friends. :)
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I have more fun before and afters from our build for you today! If you missed the first round-up of before and after pictures you can find them here. Next I’ll share my tips for building and I’m hoping to get that post finished this week but it’s taking me forever so it might be Monday. I could seriously write a book on the topic. :) Trying to condense things and make sense of all of the random building tid bits I want to share. Plus remember everything I tried to block from my mind soon after we moved in. Ha! ;) Since I love a good makeover, for now let’s look at some fun before and after shots which prove one definite thing when building or remodeling that I mentioned before – things always look worse before they look better. :)
Continue reading “Building our house before and afters – take 2!”
Happy October 19th everyone! Today is a special day for our family. Two years ago today we moved into our new house. I really can’t believe it has been two years already. In so many ways it feels like we just moved in! But in other ways it feels like this house has always been home.
Those of you who were with me during our building journey might remember that posts were few and far between. I wasn’t able to share a lot of progress pics at the time because building was so time consuming. All consuming really! I was struggling to keep my kids fed and the laundry done let alone work on the blog. :) So while you’ve seen a lot of the “afters” of the house, I thought it would be fun to share some of the “before” and “during” pics today I might not have shared. It really is such a fascinating process to see a home come to life one step at a time.
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Happy Friday friends! Made it to the weekend. Always a great feeling. :) For fashion Friday I’m talking neutrals today! I tend to stick to neutrals when it comes to clothes. I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that I don’t buy a lot of patterns. Maybe stripes – but that’s about as far as I go… and I actually consider stripes a neutral. :) I have nothing against patterns! In fact, I love seeing how people mix patterns in their wardrobe. But at the end of the day neutral clothes will always have my heart. I’ll tell you why..
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So how is everyone’s week going? Stellar? Awful? Somewhere in-between? My girls’ play ended last week. It was a great show and the girls had a blast, but our schedule has been so “off” lately because of all of the rehearsals, parent obligations and performances that for over a month now I’ve felt a little “off” myself. This week I’ve worked hard to get back on track and to make the most of my time. I’ve had a couple of productive days and it has been such a good feeling! It has made me think a lot about the habits I’ve formed that save me during crazy busy weeks and then help me re-group and get back on track when those crazy busy weeks finally come to an end! Five simple things I strive to consistently do that make all the difference in my productivity and help me GET THINGS DONE. Want to hear them? Well let’s go then! No procrastinating around here. ;)
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Happy Friday friends! In last Friday’s fashion post I was sporting straight hair and got lots of questions about what hair products I use so today we are talking hair! Easily one of my favorite topics. :) Continue reading “Friday Favorites – favorite hair products/tools!”
{Hunter boots (graphite gloss) / Striped bag}
So the past two days have been full of excitement around here. It has been raining! POURING rain! Not a big deal for a lot of you I’m sure, but you should have seen everyone in my neck of the woods. All smiles in rain boots and fall clothes. Everyone was in such a good mood! Aside from getting some much needed moisture, it FINALLY felt like fall! We are all more than ready. So to celebrate happy fall weather days (fingers crossed more are coming!) I thought I’d create a little round-up of our favorite fall traditions! If you’ve been with me for a while you most likely know these traditions well. We’ve been doing the same things every fall for years. But that’s the best part about family traditions. The same fun things to look forward to that signal a happy time of year and remind us of past memories made. So without further rambling from me, here are our family’s favorite fall traditions! Love this time of year. :)
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We made it! Flying high that it’s Friday! Coming down off of a crazy two weeks and I am so excited to have at least a few hours to catch up around here this weekend. Fingers crossed that happens! Ok. I’m in trouble. I know that in my last Fashion Friday post I promised no black stripes for a while. Continue reading “Fashion Friday and 20 years”
Well! Sorry about the crickets chirping on the blog! I took a quick trip last weekend and last week was tech week for the play my girls are currently in. Busiest week of the process and our family has been living downtown helping with sets, costumes, make-up and the raffle. Now it’s show time and I can’t wait to see my girls perform! But more on that later. :) Continue reading “Fall (and chairs!) in the formal living room”
So excited to be sharing our home all decked for fall with you today! I’m especially excited because I’ve teamed up with some amazing bloggers who are also sharing their beautiful homes. Seeing everyone’s cozy decor this time of year is so inspiring! I can just smell the pumpkin spice. :) Be sure to check out all of my friends’ homes at the end of this post! They are simply stunning. Continue reading “Fall Into Home Tour”
Happy Monday friends! I’m so excited to share my Halloween porch with you today! It’s really simple.. nothing fancy. I’m just impressed with myself that I actually got it decorated early enough to blog about it before the holiday hits. Unlike my outdoor Christmas decor last year that I blogged about the first week in January. Ha! Yeah. I know that was super helpful to all of you. :) Continue reading “Happy Halloween porch!”
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