another upcycle

hailie came out in this dress and she was upset that one of her favorite dresses didnt fit her anymore...

so I told her we could make it a skirt.. she was game..

literally took 5 minutes.. chopped off the top.. made an elastic casing and sewed the elastic in...

one happy customer later....

upcycled leggings..

I finally got around to a project I have been wanting to do..
I used Make It and Love It's super simple leggings tutorial
I made it even more simple by upcycling a tshirt...

don't judge me..here is a pile of clothes that we are donating.. so I just shopped from the pile and found some of J's old t-shirts..

using a paper bag I followed her instructions... but using the t-shirt I made sure I lined the pattern up with the side and bottom seams which completely omitted that step... saving so much time...

the final results....

adorable if I do say so myself....

last day of school..

2nd and 4th grade here they come..
mommy cried..

this is not my pantry...

I did however get inspired to clean out mine...

sometimes surfing blogs is enough motivation for me to get my butt in gear for projects.. but to aspire to be just like some of those that their lives seem absolutely staged to a tee..not for me..

the theme lately on blogs seems to be about bloggers showing just one side of their life.."the perfect side"

I say your blog is your blog and who cares what you share and don't share.. if people are silly enough to think that every aspect of someones life is perfect and complain about it..then that is on them..

not for bloggers to make sure they are "keeping it real"

I go to blogs to get inspiration, ideas, and to make fun projects and to relate to women in ways that fit my life style.. all things that are posted and pinned are awesome out there, but do I try to be just like them..nope.. do I get depressed because my life is not like theirs or I don't have what they have..nope..
If your pantry looks like this, then that is fantastic.. and thank you for posting it because it kicked my butt in gear to pull everything out of mine..wipe all the shelves down... throw away gross stuff and put it back much more organized.. now when I open it, I sigh a happy sigh that it is clean.. not perfect but clean..

wishing...

I had this on my nightstand (actually.. I just ordered it from here...shhhh)

mothers...

my mothers day was filled with spending time with my family..my sister even flew in from Chicago with my nephew b... such a good time.. 



9...

what's better than a truck rolling up and surprising a nine year old birthday boy with two hours of unlimited video games.... 

according to this birthday boy..nothing!

Luke: Best Surprise Ever Mom!...

mission accomplished

love my queso dip

made this homemade chili con queso dip from scratch using this recipe

it was delicious but man it was alot of work for cheese dip.. next time I am just going to pop open a jar of Tostitos con queso dip, because I am lazy like that...

the Islands...

this dress

 with this belt

these sandals

yes please.. Thank you Anthropologie...