precious baby

this little baby girl is sick. 

i hate when any of my children are sick. you almost take for granted how lively and how much energy they bring to life until they are sick. 

every morning i slowly walk into her room and i can see that she's laying there..ready to get up and as soon as she sees me...it's a PARTY.

she gets so excited and so ready for me to grab her up!

not this morning. no. she just layed there..kind of talking to herself.

i just knew. mommies just know.

so, there's been lots of snuggles and drinks and well, whatever miss lady wants. she is a princess after all.

now, it's time for me to relax..hope you all had a good weekend...

peace out.

happy days~

we have been enjoying the warm weather so much! no, we don't miss the snow or cold or ANY of that. i'm so over bundling these little birds up! i just cannot wait to say "grab your flip flops, let's go!" ah..those days will be here soon.

until then, we have been taking FULL ADVANTAGE of this beautiful weather. close to 70*? we'll take it!

it's making me feel like a child myself..like i've been locked up in a cage and now i get to run free!! this summer will be my baby's ky first summer that she's walking so we have so much to look forward to.

juju bug had his first recital type deal (ok, it was a HUGE deal to mommy). we were so proud of him. oh, how time flies. don't you see? that's my baby up there, reading...words that i didn't teach him! little brother was a bit bored and baby ky couldn't stay still...i bet her leggings were itchy ;)

i hope that you all are enjoying the change coming. i have so much planned..in my head that is. i need to get this all on paper..so much to look forward to. i love, love this time of year...hope you do, as well..

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

'beauty full life' hand stamped bracelet~

is that bracelet not gorgeous? sterling silver, hand stamped and textured by me! i wanted to make something for myself and i had no plan with this..sometimes it's good to go with the flow and i made this from my heart. beauty full life is the name of this design. there are six sterling silver discs all together..my hubby's name, children's names and two of the other discs read "beauty full life with a birdcage stamp' and the other "mommy with the bird stamp". i absolutely adore this bracelet because it means so much to me..i do have a beauty full life..my hubby and my children mean everything to me and i can show the world how much they mean to me. i'm going to be adding this to the shop and if you are interested just shoot me a message. this is $60. sweet.

adele~

we absolotely loooove to dance around here..every day we play some sort of music. in the kitchen, family room..wherever! i love all types of music. one of my very favorite artists is 'adele'. she is so soulful and unique, her music is feel good and meaningful. her first album is AWESOME and it reminds me of last summer. we always had it playing..in fact we used to sit the radio at the kitchen window just so we could listen to it.

aaand...her new album, 21, is coming out i think february 22nd? i may be wrong, but somewhere around then.

i am beyond excited and i think most of you have probably heard her single 'rolling in the deep'...so FULL of soul. love it and so anxious to get it. just in time for spring and summer. love.

vintage luv~

i love vintage finds..something about something old that has history. a story.

i found these cute pillow shams for my bedroom at jane says vintage...at my favorite place. etsy, that is..love that place! click on the link...she has lotsa goodies :)

i think i'm craving spring. color. warmth.
so ready for this cold to go.
aren't we all?

busy girl

this is what my day is filled with. i should say this is who my day is filled with. we get up early and take the boys to school and then it's her and i. she is a total busy body..can you tell. she keeps me going and she a very happy girl, hardly ever grouchy. well, until she's hungry or sleepy. i loves her. my ky.

hope that you all are having a great week. i am. busy as a bee and loving every moment!

little whispers

i love the fact that i have this blog. this little place where i come and put thoughts down, memories and creative inspirations. does anyone ever read this little blog? i have no idea. maybe.
know what? i have this little place because i want to look back and see a piece of my journey and if it inspires someone along the way, awesome.

today i want to write about those 'little whispers'...ya know. those dreams that you have and maybe you choose to ignore because they seem "TOO BIG"? they 'seem out of reach, years away, maybe one day' dreams? yeah, those.

everyone that knows me knows that i have a natural passion and drive for all things creative. jewelry, art and thrifting. my hubby is one that know many of my 'far away-out-of-reach' dreams. some dreams i wouldn't dare tell other people. what would they think? maybe they will think i'm crazy for even dreaming that big! ha!

what if you did voice those dreams? or wrote them down? even told someone about them? there's a certain power behind voicing or recognizing something, isn't there? it almost gives you a little freedom. yes, dare to speak those dreams. as silly or as big or as crazy as they may seem, they're YOUR dreams and they matter.

i think that we all have these dreams and they come in whispers within yourself and we can hear them if we truly listen.

well, i am going to dare myself to document my whispers...on  the internet. on this blog of mine. yes, i am. i'm going to release it unto the universe.

for years i've had this dream of owning my own shop. a thrift shop of my own. i want to find used clothes, furniture and treasures and i want to have them in my very own shop. i want to have my own jewelry and art in my shop, too. everything that i love to do would be incorporated into this little shop.

i want my shop to be small (not too small) and i want to paint the walls all white- that way all my treasures can pop out. i want to have a washer and dryer in the back so that as i bring clothing in, i can wash them and display them in the shop. i want to be in a great location and i want to plant flowers in front of my shop. i want to have coffee in my shop so i can share it with a great customer.

these are the things i want. i've had these whispers in my life for a very long time. this is the first time that i've 'voiced' these whispers to others besides people that are very close to me. ya know what? it feels oh-so-good.

what am i going to do with those whispers? i am going to map out a plan. a strategy.
i am going to show up. i am going to believe that there's a perfect spot for me to have my store. because it's supposed to be mine. i am going to buy treasures and sell them so i can save money for my shop. i will believe that 'i have my very own thrift shop'.

ahhh...i feel better. do you have whispers? what are they? give those whispers a louder voice. write them down...if you can in detail. tell a friend. look in the mirror and tell yourself. you would be amazed at the power of owning something.

just by me voicing my dreams made them seem less intimidating to me. i choose to live life according to what makes my heart sing, not someone else's. the older i get, the more i choose to live without permission. i hope that you choose to do the same. follow those dreams, whispers...no matter how BIG or small or crazy...

after all, this is YOUR life....YOUR JOURNEY...do it your way~