image inspiration

One of my Mom's friends always asks her how her daughter (me) who lives the simple life is doing.  I really didn't feel that I lived a simple life until a recent step out of my life.  I realize that I am satisfied with simpler things and truly don't have the desire for bigger and better.  Repurposing a card board box, as seen in this post, just tickles me.  While the finer things are fantastic for some folks it is just not my style.  I do admit that I wish I made more money.  This little day care doesn't exactly make you a millionaire or even a thousandaire, but when I walk into this door on Monday morning it's like walking in to my second home.  Everything is just the way I like it.  Speaking of tickling... here are a few images that have inspired me just by looking at them. 

 

 

 

Light Up Houses

How simple and fun.  Of course I want to make them today but it may be fun to save this project for another month when Christmas and lights and Santa villages are upon us.  I think the kids will love them!  I can already see a few set up on my mantle underneath alpine trees.

 

 

Found on mothersmessymadness.blogspot.com

 

 

 

Whipped Bronzing Body Butter

 

I recently made a QVC purchase of body butter with argon oil that I am so excited about getting.  Had I not made that purchase I would be all over making this all natural body butter asap.  I am sure I will get around to it because I already have eighty percent of the ingredients so why not!

 

Found on blog.freepeople.com

Advent Calendar

At my Mom's growing up we always enjoying our advent calendar.  Our was made of felt and the ornaments had ting pieces of Velcro and we loved getting up in the morning an plucking the ornament of the day and placing it on the Christmas tree.  At least I did.  I was usually the first one up.  Since then I have wanted a similar advent calendar but have never purchased one.  I won't be buying this one either because they are sold out already but it does give me some inspiration on possibly making my own.  I have some drop cloth for the backing and lighter fabrics for the ornaments and goodness knows I've got buttons I could use.  I am slowly talking myself into this project.  You can see more pictures by following the link in the title.  This one is my Rachel Ashwell and I found it on her blog. Did I mention it was $329??  Good Lord! 

 

 

 

lovin' right now

1) i truly love a book that tells a good story, paints a beautiful picture and gives me lines 

that I stop and write down.  haven't finished this book yet but i am enjoying it!

2) i have been using avocado oil in place of face lotion... sorry oil of olay!  

AO has lots of skin benefits.  wish i had tried it before the wrinkles started 

appearing some years ago.  check out some benefits of avocados here  

3) i'm hooked on almond butter since peanut butter kicked me out of it's club! dang allergies

4)  the movie was different.  the soundtrack i love!  

i dig spanish guitar!  can i get that on a bumper sticker?

5) my All About Health doc.. Dr Clifford has me using this Meant to Bee healing slime on 

one leg and not the other to see the difference in my psoriasis clearing.  

the other leg is getting very jealous. 

 i really like the stuff so far.  Meant to Bee organics. (local!)

6) i truly never dreamed having fresh bread at our table for two could be so easy and 

delicious.  the dough keeps in the fridge for 14 days and you can cut off and use however

much you need during that time.  i even made pizza crust from it (while listening the #4 soundtrack) 

and was in awe of my work so much that i teared up when our beautiful pizzas were done. 

 energy in the kitchen that night!

Fluffy Peanut Butter Dip

Now let me tell ya boss... this dip ain't just for parties anymore!  I have proof that you can sit there and eat the whole batch by yourself.  You ain't got to share it with anybody if you don't want to!  Cause I said... that's why.  I actually did make it "for the DC kids" and they tried it at lunch and although it is kid approved... you still don't have to share it.  One of my boys said, looking at a little girl at the table when she was trying the dip "Well.... how does it feel?  Good?"  Sometimes I could just squeeze them I swear.

 

This recipe is actually mine but not mine.  If you are from around here you should recognize that it is a Pampered Chef recipe from Kids in the Kitchen cook book and I am sure other cook books from them.  Just so you don't have to search for it among your recipe books, I typed it up for you.

 

Warning: this will make you run to the store for apples and the like. 

And I hereby declare it healthy because it has yogurt and peanut butter in it and you eat it with fruit.  If you are on a diet you can skip the fruit and just eat it with a spoon! 

See.. there's an answer for everything.  Walk to the mailbox and back after your snack if you are that worried about it for cryin' out loud.

 

 

 

 

Oh yea... I got all "Outlaw" on you with the font and shell butts. 
You have to watch this girl sometimes.