LOVING LATELY

I don't know what I would do without the internet! I love searching for images, projects, products, sites and people who inspire me to create more beautifully and more often. Here are a few links of things I have been loving lately:

 

Lauren Conrad's office makeover *swoon* 

An adorable little online shop called Have. I seriously want this print!

Have you heard of The Period Store? Every month you can order your feminine products, and then they include a piece of artwork, a gourmet candy, tea and medicine. Haha it's an Aunt Flow visit care kit! I haven't ordered one yet but it would be fun to get surprise things in the mail at that time of the month! Goodness knows us women need some cheering up about then!



A motivational thought on storytelling by Ira Glass.

Those are some interesting things I've found lately, anything you've found worthy of sharing? I'd love to hear about them!

MY EVERYDAY: OCTOBER

October is by far my favorite month in Elko! The leaves starting turning gorgeous golden and burning colors, the air has a crisp bite to it, and pumpkin is in everything! One of my favorite things to do this month was to load up a thermos with hot cocoa, pack a fruit filled pastry and walk around town looking at old houses. It has become my new favorite hobby! 

 This house is my favorite so far! Isn't it beautiful??

I started ordering Bountiful Baskets! Check out their website and look for a location near you! It's a great way to get fresh produce and support a community! Plus I get all sorts of different produce that I don't usually buy so it's fun trying out new recipes.

I went exploring up Lamoille Canyon taking some much needed time for myself to write and take photos. It was fun getting away into nature and just sitting and contemplating life.

We painted our front door orange! I've been wanting to do this for months so we finally took a weekend and did it. I am pretty obsessed with it and love the way the front of our house looks now!

Selfie!! I felt pretty that day, add in the autumn leaves and I was one happy camper! 

October was good to me, I had lots of time to gain inspiration, fatten up a little on cocoa and pastries (totally worth it!!) and get ready to hibernate this winter. I'm beginning to really enjoy all the changing of seasons we have here in Elko!

A PATIO SET

BEFORE

AFTER

I picked up this wrought iron patio set from an online garage sale a couple weeks ago. It's hard to tell from the before photo but the paint was all peeling and the cushions were extremely sun faded and dirty. 

So I repainted the frame with Rust-oleum Satin White, and picked up this outdoor fabric and new foam from Joann's for the cushions. Jared helped me staple the fabric and foam onto the seats, I Windexed the table top and put it all together on the deck. 

It is so nice having a place to sit and eat, read, or just hang out outside! And for a fraction of the cost of a brand new patio set! I can live with that. 

Have you done any refurbishing or renovating lately? I'd love to hear about them!

25 Before 26 Goals

1. Plan on starting a family
2. Go backpacking
3. Live a more healthy lifestyle
4. Write down my actual thoughts more
5. Remember birthdays and send cards/gifts
6. Throw a book exchange party- DONE
7. Throw a dance party
8. Start a children's book, poetry book, or memoir
9. Make meditating a daily habit
10. Weed out library
11. Set up guest room
12. Set up play room
13. Learn to paint better
14. Draw more
15. Take advantage of weekends better
16. Learn to garden (or at least to care for the plants we have!)
17. Paint our kitchen cabinets
18. Read 40 books
19. Find a way to make money doing what I love
20. Find more meaning in my every day life
21. Start doing family history
22. Work on improving my memory
23. Stop biting my fingernails
24. Stay in good contact with all my family members
25. In general, simplify my life

Those are my goals for the next year! Do you make goals at your birthday? This is my first year doing it, but I think I'll be able to achieve a lot of them. Already have one down!

Happy 25th

I turned 25 a few days ago, while I was surrounded by family, riding on a carousel and eating deliciously greasy burgers.

I am so thankful for the amazing family that I have. Especially the amazing parents and grandparents that I was given. I am in awe of these people every day, and I love them more than I could ever say. I had the best birthday just being able to be with them! I was also with my little (tall!) brother Ethan, who is pictured walking away in the photo of my Papa and me.

We were given families to help us through the hard times in life, and to share the wonderful times. I am the luckiest girl in the world to have the family I was born into and the family that I married into to share my ups and downs with.

I love you all to the moon and back! Thank you for being amazing!

Stay tuned for my 25 before 26 goals of the year!