pinterest interest.....

I am sure most of you have already discovered pinterest,

but just in case, let me introduce you to my number one time warp...

You can easily spend hours on pinterest,
and have done nothing but look at pictures
and somehow walk away feeling way more productive
and creative than you were before you sat down.

There is something for every interest.
Such as the recipes. 
They are amazing.

Such as this one...

a strawberry champagne cocktail

{You thought I was going to post

a picture of food not a drink, didn't you!}
{{ there are food recepies too!}}

And inspiration that fills your heart,
and keeps your glass half full....

You can learn all kinds of amazing tips and tricks

Such as this...

It is a tutorial on creating a template

for hanging curtain rods

 the same height/distance every time...

no more measuring and leveling over and over!

Home inspiration for days.

There is not one style you can search for

on this site and it not cause you to re-do the whole room.

The list just goes on and on and on

of what you can glean from this site.

Fashion, health, kiddo's games, exercise, gifts, etc...

I am telling you,

it is inspiration for every aspect of your life.

So, if you have not already stumbled on it,

go check it out.

You will thank me hate me for it later.

My friend Tot's new shop....

Speaking of shops.....
A few weeks ago,

I went for a visit to my
friend Tot's new shop.

It is one of my favorite places.

And she is one of my favorite people.

You can check out her incredible blog here

 here we are together.

I just wished we lived closer.

We are definitely two birds of a feather.

I want every single item in this shop!

If you are ever in Glendale,

you simply must make a trip to Time worn interiors

You will LOVE it!

the shop....

Pictures of the shop.....

I need to take pictures of the shop

and share them with you more often.

I am always forgetting to take my camera.

Wings for candles or what ever suits your fancy....

Our chalk board tinsel tree....

"&" pillows

I love these!

zinc pennants....

screen door hung on its side to display

 more jewelry above the jewelry case....

Bed of pillows....

Vietri pottery....

huge classroom map...

behind our check out....

Come for a little visit if you are ever in the area.

Or come shop with us on the website VERY, VERY soon!

Will you keep yours?

For some of you,

you may think it is odd

that I am just now bringing up resolutions.

However, for me,

resolutions start after my birthday

not on the 1st.

It is just more realistic for me than the first.

Not to mention I don't have to deal with

the crowd at the gym by the middle of January.

So my question is, 

Do you actually keep your resolutions?

If you slip up once do you quit?

Or do you get back on the wagon?

I am claiming 2012, my 35th year as MY year.

I am bound and determined to make some changes this year.

I have a resolution list a mile long.

Do I think I will knock every single one out of the field?

No, but I believe in the old saying, 

shoot for the moon and you'll land on a star.

So that is what I am shooting for. 

So, here's to keeping yours

and to changes at the next exit!

It's my birthday!

It's my birthday!

Ok, actually yesterday was my birthday,

but I was too busy partying it up for my big 3-5 to blog.

My girls and hubby brought me

breakfast in bed with homemade cards

before church.

PRECIOUS!

After Church we headed over to my mom's home

for my birthday party.

I have 5 sisters and to this day

my mom still has a birthday party

for each and everyone of us

every year.

I mean she even had pink balloons

on the mailbox.

I have the BEST family in the WORLD!

.

I consider my friends and family the best gift I could ask for.

Thanks to everyone who made me feel

 soooooo SPECIAL on my 35th birthday.

Mogie's 5th birthday party....

Mogie's 5th birthday party.

A vintage puppy dog theme....

This post has LOADS of pictures.

I just could not narrow down which ones to post.

We had a milk and cookies bar.

All of the different flavors of cookies were served on different plates,

and each plate was guarded by a different puppy figurine.

 The plates and napkins were set up

in a vintage child's hat box with pups on it.

The milk was served in

"milk bottles"

with "Got Mogie Milk" labels

 We made customized necklaces

and bracelets.

 and drew on vintage coloring pages

that I printed out on heavy paper stock.

 played some mean rounds of

bean bag toss.

And pin-the-tail on the puppy.

Not sure how I missed taking pictures of that.

 The favors were a box of

Cracker Jacks

with a label that read,

"I am so dog-gone glad you came to my party.  Love Mogie"

 Vintage puppies were scattered every where.

 Almost every gift was of a dog of some sort. 

Everyone knew how much she loves dogs.

It's an official party when

someone hits the floor.

Thanks to everyone that came and helped make it such a special day for Mogie.

It is hard to believe that she is 5!