a hodge-podge, if you will

hello friday.

hello two girlies who slept in the same room.

hello baby girl that woke up her big sis at 7 am.

hello early morning.

hello Ann and Matt.

hello new black leotards that were 3 bucks at Old Navy and cry out to be danced in.

hello scrunchy face.

hello sisters.

hello toot-toot.

hello stink in my nose.

hello tickles.

hello new mantel additions-

hello huge 'M' from JoAnn,

painting from this etsy shop,

and painting from my sweet little 6 year-old Star Wars lovin' boy.

hello room that's oh.so.played.in.

hello new Jonathan Adler chevron phone case.

hello music I'm loving right now-

Adele's 21 and The Secret Sisters.

hello new movies I love-

seriously can't stop quoting this.

yes it has some saucy language,

but it's high-larious.

this one was slightly less funny, but none the less, a fantastic film.

not to mention it was on my 31 by 31, so I was able to check that baby off.

Colin Firth is simply divine.

this film also has a bit of saucy language, but it's for a good cause.

pinky promise.

Hello 2 little girls who just went down for a nap.

helloooooo craft time....

adios for now.

Happy Friday!

I need to lighten up...

my decor.

I still love you, black, but I no longer intend to paint everything I can get my hands on in your dark tones.

No more.

I'm going light, bright, and white baby.

Not all at once,

but subtly.

Remember this post?

The sofa's first.

It's getting a beautiful new slipcover that can be washed at the drop of a hat, or the drop of a juice-box-poptart-jelly-finger-swipe-orange-cheeto-hands.

and yes, the sewing machine is back from the shop and ready to get back to work-

Pillows are next. I've found an awesome source for beautiful AFFORDABLE pillows on etsy- DIY pillows- and these are my pics:

love these.

would also love to add some yellow to the mix-

via

just depends on what I find.

Also- in '31 by 31' news- I've got 2 happy mail packages ready to send out (#'s 2-3) and have purchased fabric to finish a craft/decorating project (# 7). The mood board I'm making to hang above my desk is gonna have a little quatrefoil goin on-

the fabric I purchased is the opposite of the tray-

white backgound, black pattern.

Don't you love quatrefoil?

 also started picking out a few recipes I intend to tackle from this book-

(#'s 12-15)

I can do this, I can do this, I can do this....

deep breaths...

so-

that's the news that is the news.

Anything new you're tackling today?

And does cooking give anyone else hives?

What about cheetos fingerprints on your sofa?

hmmm?

(we should have done the slipcover thing long LONG ago. no joke)

31 in 31 before 31

okay,

that's a lot of 31's.

I was inspired to make a list like this after seeing Nicole's 30 before 30, (and also seeing several others who did similar lists) and since I was already 30, I figured 31 could work just as well.

That's 31 things

in 31 days

before I'm 31
(on March 31)

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Because I find that setting realistic goals within a certain time period helps me accomplish more. I'm not doing this to try and kill myself- just setting goals here...

1- read my bible everyday
I've been trying so hard to stick to the 'read-through-the-bible-in-a-year' schedule that my church family is doing. I've gotten behind a few times and had to catch up. My goal is to not get behind.

2 - 6- send out 5 pieces of happy mail
who doesn't love happy mail?

7-11-  finish 5 craft projects
I already have this many started, so finishing needs to take place.

12-15-  cook at least 4 meals from scratch from my recipe folder
This is a big one for me. I don't cook, internet. It's in my bio.

16- finish my 2010 Project Life album
Only need to print pics from Nov & Dec. So close to being done.
17-18 read 2 books
since I've recently purchased about 12 I've been wanting to read...

19- make a gallery wall above my desk
already have everything framed, just need to decide how I want it to look...

20- see The King's Speech
It won lots of Oscars.
I want to see it.
Simple as that.

21-23- have at least 3 date nights with the hubs this month
This could be the hardest to accomplish, seeing as how our work schedules are rarely the same and we have those 3 kiddos.

24- get back into my wedding dress
No idea how close I am to this, BUT, I can wear a pair of my pre-baby pants.
That's got to mean I'm close.
And 9 months on, 9 months off, right? MM was 9 mos yesterday.

25- eat a Gigi's cupcake
I'd like to thank the hubs for helping me check this one off. When I made this list, I'd been to Gigi's twice and still hadn't eaten one of their cupcakes.
The hubs brought me one at work last week, and Ashley was right-
"Nothing says love like buttercream"

26- have the Design Girl makeover my blog
I'd love a professionally designed header and I love Danielle's work.

27- clean out O's closet
There's still 2T stuff in there.
He's 6 now.
Nuff said.

28- consign the clothes still sitting in bags in our bedroom
Remember this post?
Those bags are still sitting in the floor of our master bedroom.
oh the shame...

29- open an etsy shop
ok, I take it back-
this one may be the hardest, but bygollymissmolly I've been talking about it long enough. I need to just do it already.

30- make some form of progress in kitchen reno
We started,
and then stopped.

31- since I was originally inspired by Nicole's list, I'm stealing her #21
because I'm a little jealous of my hubs and his fab tats.
and it's decide weather or not to get one.
NOT get one.
just decide.

Those things are completely doable.
completely.
I'm going to add this as a tab under my header so that I can keep up with it (and also so you can see my progress as I check things off)


Anything you're hoping to accomplish this month?