Resolution

My resolution for the new year is to slow down and appreciate the little things.
This is a picture of bugs dancing in the morning sun outside my kitchen window. Most days I would not even see this happening because I don't take enough time to sit and do nothing. Obviously I had my camera and took this picture, so I wasn't really "doing nothing", but hey, baby steps, right?

Happy Friday!

One Picture
Every Friday
One Year

Thanks to Life With My 3 Boybarians for hosting and giving the nudge I need to carry around my camera. Looking forward to a great year together.

A Girl and a Couch

2012

  I recently came across a picture of myself on my couch that reminded me of how personal interior decorating can be and how much of ourselves and our past we put into our style.

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Here is that couch today, in my living room. I don't know how old it is exactly because my parents got it from a cousin. It has been reupholstered more times than I can count and it is H.E.A.V.Y!! The three seat cushions have springs in them as well as the base of the couch. One doesn't merely sit on the couch as much as they sink into the couch.
I've been thinking about reupholstering it.
It's always fun to change it up with new throw pillows.
But I know the one thing that won't change...
This couch and I, we're in this together for the long haul.

All that's left...

Wow, where did the time go??? The holidays flew by so quickly, not to mention the fact that it's 79 degrees here today!!!!???? Strange! I've been busy hauling carefully placing all the Christmas decor back up into the attic. Not nearly as fun and festive as setting it all out. This is the last survivor...the poinsettia. Still so pretty and healthy!                                              

Happy 2012!!!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Hope you all are enjoying the spirit of the season!

Mountain House Winter

I haven't talked much about our house in the mountains since my kitchen backsplash tutorial. Mostly this place is a summer house. An escape from the 120degree Arizona desert summers. We only head up here now and then from October through April. But if they get snow, I can't wait to get here for sledding and cozy afternoons by the fire. We don't have TV (just DVDs), cell phone coverage, or internet service. It's a great escape for the adults and once the kids get over their online gaming withdrawals, they have a great time too. Here's a few pictures...     Maybe more than a few.

This island was a DIY using Lowes off the shelf cabinets. Tutorial here.

Nestled in this tiny Arizona mountain valley.

                         One of the best things about living in Arizona is that you can go from this:

        To this:

                                                                      All in one day!!