Large Scale

The huge framed filled with poloroids is just about the coolest thing ever.

That's all.

{via ideas to steal}

Best days

I'm loving today. Finally cool out with not too much to do. My favorite kind of day.

To-do this week:
Snap some pics of my littles in their adorable Tea Collection togs.
Decide what to make for contribution to Thanksgiving.
We're doing Elf on the Shelf this year so I need to pick one up.
Get out my holiday decorations.
Make holiday gift lists organized.

What are you guys up to this week? Are you madly making lists like me so you don't go crazy during the holidays?

{image via The Cherry Blossom Girl}

Love it :: Brown

Today I'm dreaming of dark leather handbags and herringbone floors.

Maybe thinking of such things will keep my mind off of the fact that I was a crabby old harpy this morning. I hate mornings like that. Getting the kids ready, lunches made and out the door without forgetting something not to mention the arguing that ensues immediately upon arrival in the car it's enough to make a mom nuts. I hate losing my cool, it never makes the situation any better but sometimes it happens. So I will sit and continue to drink my coffee while imagining that my floors are now dark and herringbone and one of these bags is residing my my closet. 

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Love it :: Gold Minx

I've long been intrigued by Minx, a nail wrap that needs to be applied by a professional. Per usual with my crushes I've got it totally stuck in my head that my fingertips are begging me to get the gold ones. 

Can you see why? They're beyond.

{here}

Easy Fall Food

Normally I breeze by the mixes in the stores, everything is better if it's homemade right? Well I've changed my tune because here are two of my new fall favorites in the food department. 

I love the yummy smell of cider simmering on the stove but good ole' Trader Joe's made our lives much easier with their Spiced Apple Cider.  Now we can have it whenever we want, one cup at a time. 

Their Pumpkin Pancake and  Waffle Mix is almost like a pumpkin pie pancake. Totally delish! So go and try and be excited that it's so easy. 

Oh and one more thing here's another muffin mix that's become a favorite at our house. Big was going on and on about the most delicious apple muffins he had at his friend's house so when I asked my friend to send me her recipe she sent me a picture of this box. Ha, I'm eating crow because apparently mixes are sometimes where it's at.

Traditional

I feel like the cool fall days make traditional style seem perfect don't you?

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Want it :: Necklace

Just as I was busy complaining about how lame Hart of Dixie is they go and have one of the characters wear a necklace like this.

Crap. Now I'm still going to have to watch because I love the clothes. I know this image has crappy resolution but Lemon (yes, I know Lemon.Yikes.) is wearing a necklace with pearls and gold spikes. Lo-ove, totally and completely. I must know where she found it. Ideas?

PS - Please don't judge. I can't help myself if there's good clothes.

[pretty sure this is it. woot!]

Snack Freak

I try to be green, I do my best when packing the kids lunches. I always use BPA free (the freak in me) reusable containers but today I fell off the wagon. This year at Target they had individual packages of Pirate's Booty to give out as treats and when I was there yesterday I picked up two boxes because they were on sale. Little has snack duty once a month and they prefer individually divided snacks so that's what I got them for but this morning in a panic I packed a bag in Little's lunch. I loved it, it was so easy!  Aaahhh!! I can not fall under those individually wrapped snacks spell.

Please don't think that I sit at home and make my kids homemade granola bars and stuff because they're individually wrapped, believe me I don't. I just try when possible to keep baggies to a minimum. Freak you say? Yes I know very, very true. But it's things like this that make me crazy. Two minutes in the morning is a lot. 

Today

This is how I'm feeling today. I like feeling like this.

On days like this I pretend it looks like this right outside my door.

Since it doesn't I'll probably wear something like this, because it's still warm here folks.

Then maybe I'll make some tea and play make believe that it's chilly.

Maybe tonight it will get chilly? Crossing fingers.

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Eat it :: Cornbread

Before the Littles hit the street for trick or treating we're having soup and cornbread for dinner. This is my hands down favorite cornbread recipe. When I make it, I eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner until it's gone. With lots of butter of course.  I like to share so here is the recipe just in case you need to make something tonight.

Cornbread

• Preheat oven to 325.
• 1/2 C Butter
• 1/2 C Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 4 oz Green Chiles
• 1 can Cream Style Corn
• 1/2 C Shredded Jack Cheese
• 1/2 C Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1 C Flour
• 1 small box Cornbread mix (I use Jiffy)
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt

Mix butter, sugar and eggs, adding eggs one at time. Then add green chiles, corn and cheese. Mix in flour, cornbread mix, baking powder and salt. Grease and flour 13x9 pan. Bake for 55 minutes.

PS - Why is Trader Joe's so awesome?! Washed and cut Kale? Love it. Thank goodness for them now it's even easier for me to get it into the meals since we like to eat cornbread and all. Are you all in love with TJ's as much as I am?

I'm going, you?

Have I told you all I'm going to Alt Summit? I'm hoping it might just light a fire under my non-blogging arse. Yes I know my posts are rare these days. I just want to go have fun and meet some new peeps plus light that fire we were talking about.

I'm hitting up the SLC with my local blogging buddy Marni. Any of you going? I would love to meet some of my favorite blogging friends!

{image via Design Crush}

Randomness :: TV dilemma

I've watched the new Rachel Bilson show and every time I watch and see this

 I think when are Lorelei and Rory going to show up fresh from their breakfast at Luke's Diner?

Maybe I'm too old since I remember the set from Gilmore Girls, maybe Hart of Dixie just sucks and I need to just stop watching or maybe I have too much time on my hands...I can't decide. Is it weird that I still miss Gilmore Girls? 

Spooky

Just a few of my favorite Halloween images from the web this season.

{all links can be found on Pinterest}

Let's bake

Fall hits and I feel the inexplicable pull towards the kitchen. Baking of course. No cookies, I loathe baking cookies; let's do breads, muffins and desserts shall we?

I know I'm not the only one who swoons while looking at baked goods. What are making this fall? Hit me up with some good new recipes!

{images via Always with Butter, That Kind of Woman, That's Happy}

Win some lights!

I would like to win some lights from Barn Light Electric and you can get a chance too if you post. I didn't see this until today {boo} if you can't tell I've been a little blog break with the kids out of school for their Fall break. So today is the last day so I get my posting on.

The Prizes: We’re giving away one $1,000 Grand Prize and one $500 2nd Place Prize to two lucky winners who enter their homes. The two winners will each receive a Barn Light Electric Gift Certificate to purchase new lighting for their homes or to finish off that lingering renovation project

Here are a couple of my faves


Garden City

Naugatuck

1. Look around online at Barn Light Electric and pick lights you'd love to win.

2.Share your picks on your blog and link to the lights if you can.

3.Copy and paste these rules at the bottom of your blog post.

4. Once your post is up, you must email your blog link to: contest@barnlightelectric.com to be qualified to win. The contest ends October 12th, 2011

What I've been up to

It's finally here!!! Slightly cooler weather! Hip hip hooray! So even though I haven't been here much I still have been pinning away on Pinterest.

Blogging Fall over at The Invitation Lady.

And shamelessly promoting myself on Twitter. The pilates studio where I work and teach pilates certification is nominated for Best Alternative Exercise in Arizona Foothills Magazine. So if you have an extra two minutes click the link and vote for Moving Breath Pilates. Pretty, pretty please? You can vote once per day.

That's all for now. What have you been up to?

Love it :: Caitlin McGauley

Every week I look forward to Watercolor Wednesday on Lonny's blog. Caitlin McGauley's watercolors just ooze style.

{images via Lonny Blog & Caitlin McGauley}

Cheeky Stairs

These are FUN and in my favorite color. Thank you Jim Morrison for making stairs so cool.

{via Ideas to Steal}

TV Show Sofa

Have I mentioned that I'm slightly obsessed with the sofa from the TV show New Girl? Here are a couple shots of it I found but I need to find a really good one. It's a all broken in and cozy but totally cool at the same time.

Sorry about the pictures I'm too lazy to do screen shots so I'll just use the ones from Fox's website. Very small but you can kinda see it.

Is it weird that I watch shows because I like what the sets look like? I also do this with movies; I will watch them over and over because I like the sets. 

Let's Picnic!

I know I can't be the only one to think that these little scenarios look irresistible.

{via pinterest}