Today I realize...

...i am not a blogger.


actually i realized this a few days ago but as i said i'm not a blogger :0) 


so as much as i want to, and i really do, i'm going to stop my "blog" and just keep reading other peoples lovely thoughts.



Thanks for reading...if you did :o)

The first day of April was...

the first day to start cleaning for spring.

          Day 1  of the challenge was just a general day of surface cleaning and so you can't see much difference.


                                                                                                   hence no pictures :0)           



               

Today is the day I...

.....start planning to clean. 

my house is a mess because I have 2 boys under 4, a husband and well......i'm lazy :0)

                    so i'm going to start a 31 day cleaning challenge with crystal at moneysavingmom.com

          it starts on april 1st and goes through the month, cleaning 20 minutes a day and hopefully my house will get clean :0)


i'll be posting about my progress, before and after photos, to keep accountable to anyone who might read this...

A good day to read...

...a new book.

Christmas is not far off, and until then we also celebrate Thanksgiving.  There are many things expected, or often thought to be expected, of us for those two wonderful holidays.

I often expect much more of myself then my family does and I cause myself much anxiety.

As William will tell you, I often over research things and I have read many blogs on how I can plan out my Christmas in the months prior to it.

MONTHS!!  To plan 2 days of holidays. 

Recently I've been given the opportunity to review Crystal Paine's newest e-book Celebrating and Savoring a Simple Christmas.   
 
It is a wonderful $0.99 e-book that put me at ease about not having a Martha Stewart styled Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Crystal also explains how to pay for Christmas with cash and not cause the added burden of paying for gifts for months after opening them.

Check it out and let me know what you think.


Mari

The last few months have been days full of...

...wonder and crying and just trying to make it through. Most of my conversations go to the tune of, "It's not teached it's taught, honey." Or, "It's says not say's" (Long a on the last one :) 

It's been a little tough and I've learned things to do, and more so what not to do. I'm becoming more comfortable with myself as a stay at home momma and not beating myself up when my 3 year old watches an hour of tv.

Saturday is the first day of Autumn, which I like saying more than fall, and I'm so looking forward to it all!

Today was a day...

... to do nothing :-) playing with my 12 week old and doing simple housework was a great way to start the day. when the three year old came home with his three year old cousin to spend the night...that's when the fun began! it's now 10:30pm and they are still awake because cousin decided he wanted to go home...yay. so daddy is sleeping on the floor and they are camping out. i love childhood

A Day Out

A day out with the girls at an amazing estate....lovely.

Wishing to be Ms Eliza Bennett never feels so powerful

than when you see something comparable to 

the Pemberly Estate.





 How could you not fall in love with this ...

 The Tiffany exhibit is running right now,

the foliage is an inspiration of those glorious lights.

 

 

It was a great day