1.11.2013

Get Pin-spired This Year!

A few months ago, you may remember THIS post.
It included some outfits that I wore from my closet that I had recreated from my Pinterest Boards.
My post was a little preview for my guest post on her blog.

As a refresher, here are some of the outfits that I re-created from my own closet:
Each and every single one of these outfits was re-created from clothing that I ALREADY had!!!
I just needed the Inspiration from Pinterest to create these outfits.... I was "Pin-spired"
After I originally posted that in November, I  have gotten a lot of emails from YOU saying that you loved shopping your own closet using your Pinterest Boards, etc.
Well, that gave me an idea! So, I shared my idea with 2 of my blog buddies,
Sheaffer of Pinterest Told Me To and Shay of Mix & Match Family
(You may recognize Shay....yes, her brother is Sean the Bachelor)
Since this past Fall, I have become good blog friends with both of them, we are like the 3 amigas now.
Too bad for me they live in Texas (lucky for them they are friends outside of blogging)
But, we have fun group texting & sending each other Christmas cards.
Anyways, I told them about my little idea last Fall and they were excited to collaborate & join forces with me!

Which leads me to a fun announcement.....a new monthly linky party is coming your way!
Here's the Deal-io.
Use Pinterest to inspire your outfits
(Hence the name Pin-Spired)
See if you can re-create them.
Take pics of your outfit.
Every 1st of the month, we will have a linky party for you to link up your outfits from the past month.
You can link up 1 outfit or 30 outfits, however many you did.....Totally up to you!!!
(My goal is going to be 1 outfit a week...keeping it simple....since my word of the year is simplify)

On the 1st of each month, the linky party will appear on my blog, Sheaffer's Blog & Shay's Blog
Doesn't matter who you link to, it will show up on all of them!
Then, go check out the other links and get Pinspired with even more outfits that people created!
It's going to be FUN!

Like I mentioned in my Resolutions post, my word for the year is simplify & I have some 2013 Resolutions which include being better about our budget, trying not to buy stuff that I really don't need & sticking to the "less is more" mantra.

I am excited to make better use of clothes I already have in my closet and wear them in new combinations that I would have never put together.
I can get in a clothing rut sometimes & wear the same things over and over and over again.
Can't wait to get Pinspired and mix things up a bit with my wardrobe!

The first linky party will be Friday, February 1st.
So, that gives you exactly 3 weeks to get Pinspired!





You can grab a button here, or on my side bar!
Hope you will join us!

1.10.2013

10 on 10 :: January 2013

 Before I post my 10 on 10, I just wanted to say thank you for all your nice comments about my 26th Act of Kindness. 
It was really nothing I did, just God working through people!
10 pictures on the 10th day of the month!
{Document a snapshot of your life & find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}
 
It's the first 10 on 10 of 2013!
My day has been CRAZY busy. 
Here's a sneak peek!
It's cutie season! Love, love, love these oranges. The girls & I eat about 4 a day...each!
 Beautiful January Day. Fun puffy clouds:

  This girl's answer is Hysterical. Saying the power went out & that is why the time was 12:00. Classic.
 Sharpening pencils.
 It was a long day of school with a meeting after school. It called for some Peanut m&m's

 After school snack for the girls. English muffins with cinnamon sugar:
Bo Bo the Wonder Dog:
Kate picked some flowers for me:
 Getting some things prepped for Kate's 6th Birthday Party that's coming up!
I hope you had a good 10th! 
Check out more 10 on 10 here:
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1.09.2013

Luke: 5 Months Old

 Luke is 5 months old ....I  can't believe he is almost a half a year!!!! 
What the what? Why is time flying by so fast?
I can't even handle it. 

This has been a big month for our Lukey Guy.
2 weeks ago, his bottom 2 teeth broke through. 
I could not believe it!!! 4.5 months old & 2 teeth?
The girls didn't get teeth until 7-8 months. I was not prepared for teeth that early.
And, ouch...he has already (accidentally) bitten me a few times while nursing.
He has been in so much pain teething, breaks my heart. 
He was grumpy grumperson for several days, but now my happy boy is back.
We are making good progress with his sleeping since his 4 month update.
He is totally out of our room. The pack n play is packed away and we are no longer letting him co-sleep with us. He likes his crib now....but it took some time.
We got an obnoxious light up mobile for it & we have given him a little lovey for his crib.
He is also a rolling machine & loves sleeping on his tummy.
And....I don't want to jinx this, BUT...the past 3 nights out of 5 he has gone to bed for the night at midnight & I have had to WAKE him up at 7:30 to feed him before I go to school, because you know, I am about to explode.
I feel like a new woman with a few nights of decent sleep.
Here are Luke's 5 month stats:
Weight: 16 lbs 15 oz (50th %)
Height: 27 inches (75th %)
Clothing:  3-6 months (getting small), so mostly 6 months
Diapers: Size 3
(Moved to a size 3 on 12.22.12)
 Luke is the exact same size that Claire was at ONE year old, and bigger than Kate was at a year!
So crazy he the same size at only 5 months.

 I swear Luke wants to start crawling. Ugh. He is on the verge of scooting. Slow down little guy!
And, of course....comparison pics!
I still think Luke is a combo of both girls!

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