Feeling a bit more free.

I’m not sure if it’s considered “nesting” or just because I don’t have a home to do this to yet, but lately I have felt the urge to organize everything electronic. I wanted to follow this motto of collecting moments, not things. And lately life has felt so much better when I stop worrying about “things” and start enjoying the moments.

I completely overhauled my pinterest boards last week. I went through and completely deleted some boards, like the food one that had almost 700 pins!?!? Seriously! Did I ever think I’d actually accomplish all of those meals? No, especially since they were all just jumbled together. I usually ended up feeling overwhelmed when I even went to that board, because I couldn’t find what I was looking for. Now everything is organized into nice little categories & I feel much more at ease about finding AND trying something from my boards.

I also, sadly to some, did a cleanse of my reading list. I know, the horror!! I have been blogging for 3 years & in those 3 years, I have followed A LOT of blogs. Most of which I don’t even remember. My blog list was getting out of control. I was missing posts by ladies I actually want to read because my list was full of blogs I don’t care to read.

I’ll admit, I’m guilty of doing the whole “follow this blog” to enter a giveaway & that was most of my problem. Or I’d come across a blog that didn’t have very many followers & my weak little heart would feel like I needed to support them, even if what they were blogging wasn’t something I’d normally read. Yep. I’m that person. Which made it most difficult when I went to those same blogs, saw they hadn’t gain many more followers, & still unfollowed them. In my defense, MOST of them hadn’t actually written anything in over a year so it’s not like I was ruining their page views.

Besides blogger not actually working correctly & causing me to have to literally click on each blog & unfollow directly from their site, the process felt good. I re-discovered some blogs that I had forgotten about & simply had been scrolling over for months. Now those are the ones that I can’t miss a post!

I've decided I’m no longer going to be “that blogger” who follows a blog just because. Either for a giveaway or because I like their design or they are pretty. Nope. I’m going to follow bloggers who have something I actually want to read. Something I feel fine taking time out of my day to read. Something that is worth reading.

Now when I log-in, I’m not scrolling for pages to find a blog I want to check in on. It’s right there, among a list of other women who are making differences in their little part of internet real estate! It’s been really nice, to put it simply! I feel guilty for lowering someone's “numbers” but I also feel like I am truly loving blogging again because I’m not feeling overwhelmed with all of these blogs I felt like I had to keep up with. I can just enjoy it now.

Which is really what blogging is all about, right?

Enjoying it…those moments that others share…the moments that we share…

What’s a first time mom to get….

Mike & I started our baby registry. And let’s just say, it was interesting. There are just so many “things” to get!

If you follow me on pinterest, you’ll see I’ve been busy pinning my favorite baby things. Hah-none of them are in my price range, but a girl can dream!

 

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Everybody has an opinion of what to get and what not to get {from cribs to carriers to slings to diapers}.

I thought what the heck, why not ask all of you what you recommend!

Obviously I know I need certain things! What brand I need , is another story. I’m thinking the experience & opinions of my friends are better judgments than some of the reviews written on a companies website.

I want to hear from you!!

What were your must haves as a mama? What were your could have done with outs?

Wish List: Jewelry

Let’s be honest. If I had a money tree, I’d probably spend a lot of it on jewelry. I’m definitely that girl. The one that has a whole armoire full of jewelry. But the one that doesn’t wear it all nearly enough. Yep. I have a ton of great pieces, but I don’t have the guts to pull them off. So first I’d probably hire some fancy stylist to help me figure out how to pair jewelry with clothes. And then, well, then I’d need another armoire to hold all the new pieces I’m sure I’d pick out.

All images can be found via my If I Had Style board.

Wish List : Dream Home Entryway

 

Since I don’t have my own home yet, I thought it would be fun to live vicariously through the people I stalk follow on pinterest. We’ll start with the entryway. It’s the first impression people see once you open the front door. I love neutral color schemes with little pops of bright, bold colors. I clearly have a thing for organization, with all of the cubby's & baskets. Everything has a place. Which will be pretty important when there are little M & L’s running through this area.

All images can be found via my Dream Home board.

A Sprinkle for my Favorite Friend.

Last week I had the pleasure of co-hosting a baby sprinkle (basically a full blown shower) for my very best friend. It was basically a replication of the sweetest things I found on pinterest! Get ready for picture overload!

Let’s start with the food.

The gift table.



The favors.



The guest of honor.





















The big sister.



The big cousin.



The hosts.

We love you Theresa & sweet baby Kahlan! Can’t wait until July 16th! {& 17th }

Store It.

Someday, when I’m back in my own little home, I’ll be tackling the whole storage game again. You know the one where you have a million things that you just have to keep, but really have no where to store. Yea, that game is one that apparently I enjoy playing because instead of getting rid of things, I try to put them out of site. but have a tough time doing that without using a ton of different rubbermaid totes. So of course I went to pinterest to save up some ideas!

All fun right? And just because I love closets..enjoy 2 of my favorites floating around pinterest right now!

What are some of your favorite ways to either hide or showcase your stuff?

{All images can be found via my "dream home ideas" board on pinterest}