We survived!!

Today is the last school day of the week…and I’m happy to report we survived. Oh my word…who knew how TIRING the entire week would be? I don’t know about you…but I’m EXHAUSTED!

Here is Jaxon on his first day of Montessori school….

This was the ONLY morning he was this happy…because he didn’t know what to expect. Every morning since…it’s crocodile (or as he says “crocodiller”) tears. It is slowly getting better.

About mid-week I had to go to church and pray right after I left him at school. My heart was so heavy from seeing him cry and dislike to stay at school. Whew.

I feel so blessed we have this amazing little school to be a part of and as each day passes…I know God has us right where we should be. Even if it’s hard and he cries every day right now.

And as each day passes…my little munchkin cries a little less to be there. I hope your week has been getting better too if you are in the same position! Prayers for Mammas everywhere adjusting to school!! BIG HUGS!!!

Hope you have a MARVELOUS Friday!!

P.S. Thank you for your WARM thoughts and emails and comments sent lately! I love each and every one of you!!!! It means so much to me to be surrounded by my LOVING readers!

P.S.S. I made something really cute for you!! Facebook fans already have access to it…if you haven’t seen it yet…I’ll be blogging it this weekend!!

XOXO,

Tiffany

image via walkwithjesusdaily.tumblr.com

Our Bible verse for this week in our house is:

Matthew 17:20

New International Version (NIV)

²⁰ He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

♥Faith...even as small as a mustard seed...can move mountains.♥


XOXO,

Tiffany

Happy Saturday!

Hope you have an AWESOMELY BLESSED weekend full of LOVE and LAUGHTER!!♥

 

image via images.piccsy.com

 

XOXO,

Tiffany

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up Mocha Protein Shake

Do you have a lot to get done today?

ME TOO!!

And I’m sleepy!

I just remembered I have all the stuff to whip up a protein shake.

Caffeine plus protein = a perfect afternoon snack!!

Here’s my yummo creation:

Here’s the recipe:

3/4 cup ice

3/4 cup vanilla almond milk

1 tsp of Stevia (next time I’m leaving this out)

1 banana

1 handful fresh spinach

2 T peanut butter

1 packet of instant coffee (I used Starbucks Verona flavor)

Combine all the ingredients in your blender until smooth like a milk shake.

It’s packed with protein…plus a little energy boost without a bunch of sugar!

((You could add your choice of flavored protein powder for a SUPAH protein boost. I just think it tastes and smells grody….so I leave it out! LOL!))

 

Happy Tuesday!!

XoXo,

Tiffany

I’m itching to pull out my Fall decorations…

I'm so stinkin' excited it's the middle of August. Not because it's almost time for school to start again...and not that summer is over. But.....because that means Fall is right around the corner.
My Fall Pinterest board has been growing daily with new ideas.....
I really want some of these lighted tree branches. I bought some last year at Target and they were the halogen ones…ugggh. They looked blue and unnatural. Evidently everyone else like them because when I returned them the natural lights were out. This year…by gosh…I want some! I may have to order them.


image via Aunt Ruthies


I would spend a few hours out here reading….well probably studying. I don’t have time for pleasure reading these days lol.

image via Classy in the City


I love this entire house. I’ll take one of everything please!!!!

image via Common Ground


I adore these log placemats….

image via Wedding Chicks


These pumpkin topiaries are DARLIN’!!!

image found HERE



Maybe I will just pull out one or two pumpkins. And add a few each day…until it is really Fall. Ha ha ha!!


Have a BLESSED day!!
XoXo,
Tiffany

Change is a good thing…

So I changed my hair. Like bigtime changed it.
It has taken me two weeks to be okay with it. Yes that’s silly. But it is such a BIG change it took me a little bit to get used to it.

I cut over 6 inches and darkened it. Like way darker.
At first I honestly thought I wasn’t pretty anymore. Like if I didn’t have long hair…I wouldn't be pretty. How crazy right??? Ha ha ha.

I love it now. Like love, love, love, love it.

I haven’t changed it like this since before Jaxon was born. I think it was time.
Change….is a good thing.


[[ We were taking silly pictures with glasses + mustaches. Gosh I love his heart. ]]


Here’s to embracing change…and being brave enough to do it. ♥
XoXo,
Tiffany

Montessori + Bento….

Happy beginning of the week!

Is it just me, or is it absolutely crazy that it is already the middle of August? Gulp! Summer is quickly fading away. And I’m slightly happy yet a tad sad.

We have big changes around the corner in our home with the upcoming Fall and school year.

Jaxon is attending Montessori school this year. Yep. *tear* My big boy is starting school this year. He’s only 3 1/2 but starting in the primary classroom at our local Montessori school. I am so ecstatic. One of the major  benefits of our move this summer was that he would be able to attend Montessori. It’s literally just a few blocks away. I am one very HAPPY Mamma. I cannot wait to see how much he will blossom with this change. At the same time it is a tad hard. He has been my sidekick for the last almost 4 years. This is a new chapter in our life. It will be great though! We are so BLESSED to have such a great opportunity. I’ve researched and dreamed about Jaxon being in Montessori since he was born.

Since my big boy will be in school now, I get to finally make him Bento lunches. I have been saving Bento ideas since he was born. I’m so not kidding. I have all the little cutters and cute accessories all stored up. Pretty funny right?

Just look at how cute they are:

image via: bentoboxes.com

 

image via anotherlunch.com

 

image via parentmap.com

 

I really want to try these out. Jaxon isn’t a big boiled egg eater, but I am. Lol. They are just too stinkin’ cute!! Maybe if they were shaped he might try them. He loves scrambled eggs…I’ll have to test them and see.

image via anotherlunch.com

 

I will definitely be sharing our Bento lunch adventure as well as all our Montessori experiences.

**Click the link under each image to learn more about each resource.**

Hope your week has started of great!

XoXo,

Tiffany

Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting….yummo!

Jax and I made a huge mess in the kitchen last night…

We made these melt-in-your-mouth Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting …so the mess was totally worth it.

My icing didn’t turn out as pretty as the original recipe. I’m such an airhead that when my timer went off for the stove saying it was warmed up and ready…I turned the entire stove off….thinking I had turned off the timer. So by the time the bars baked…the icing had already set. I am a GENIUS at times I tell ya!

It still tastes like HEAVEN!

I found this on Pinterest and it was AWESOME!

We have made plates and shared with everyone we love today. It’s a great recipe to bake and share with friends and neighbors!!

 

You can find the original recipe at Life’s Original Measures HERE.

Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!!!

XoXo,

Tiffany

I’m almost done with Summer school!

Oh my goodness. If you would have told me how chaotic and stressful my Summer would have been…I would have ran as far away as possible.

I had the genius idea to take Summer grad classes…and move 3 hours away from my home town in the middle of it all.

It was marvelous!! LOL!

This is my last week of Summer school. I survived!!! I take my final exam tomorrow. Fingers, ears and toes crossed for a  good grade!! Then I have a whole 2 weeks off! What the what?? 2 weeks of no reading, no homework, no grad school?

Ooohhhhh I’m delighted!!

I’m working this year on campus as a graduate assistant in the Language & Literature department which I’m super stoked about. But for 2 weeks…I’m not thinking about any of it! NADA!!

My creative project for this class was a short graphic story. The class is Graphic Novels so we have to create some sort of graphic/illustrated work. Can you guess who my subject was??

 

Of course it was Jax!! Ha ha ha!

 

 

These are just a few frames from the whole work. It was a really fun project!

Hope your week has been great so far!!

XoXo,

Tiffany

It's August...can we put out pumpkins yet?

I'm so ready for Fall!
Like really...I might get my pumpkins out. LOL!

 I keep seeing gorgeousness 
like this....

 
 image via Country Living 


 and well...I'm ready to start NOW!

Happy Monday! XoXo Tiffany

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday…

 

 

From me and my love bug!! Do something silly and fun that makes you SMILE today!!

 

XoXo,

Tiffany

August already???

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Oh my word!
Is it really already AUGUST?
Goodness!!

I don't know about you...but as Summer winds down...things sure are getting busier!

I was out of town this past weekend...and did a GORGEOUS bridal shoot.

I wish I could show you all the gorgeous shots...but until the wedding...this is all you get....

Have an AWESOME day!!
XoXo,
Tiffany

Make your own cute scarf---out of an OLD T-SHIRT!

Last night I posted this picture on the EP Facebook page… ((excuse the resolution…all I had handy was my iPad!))

I made my own cute scarf…out of an old t-shirt! Seriously cute and frugal…and BIGTIME easy!!

I was inspired by this outfit…..

image via fashion worship

 

To stinkin’ cute right????

Then I found this tutorial from Lake and Local on Pinterest….

Visit LAND AND LOCAL by clicking HERE to make your OWN!! It takes like 10 minutes TOPS!! Imagine all the CUTENESS POSSIBILITIES!!

Hope you are having a MARVELOUS week so far!!

XOXO,

Tiffany

Hiking adventures…

One of the best things about where I live now…is that at any given moment…on any day…I can go hiking if my heart desires.

This weekend my marvelous friends and I took full advantage of this.

It was WONDERFUL!!!!

Hiking is good for the soul!!

Hope your week is MARVELOUS so far! =)

XoXo,

Tiffany

homemade notes tutorial…

Are you a list maker?

I am. I have been my entire life.

My favorite paper for making lists = index cards.

I find lists from my past and laugh. Oh how my lists have evolved. They used to be about Jaxon’s bottle schedule. Now days…they reflect graduate homework, business items and grocery lists.

This week I couldn’t find my index cards but found some cute cards I bought awhile back from Hobby Lobby.

I wanted cute notes…so I pulled out my stamps and ink.

You can make your own using whatever paper and stamp supplies you have. You really don’t even need stamps, you could just use a pen or marker to decorate your own.

Cute notes…are so much better than blah notes.

The cards I used were meant to be used as folded cards….I just cut each in half to make two.

I also made a few VENDOR cards to keep handy as well. I always find the cutest vendors for marketing and photography goodies…but I forget who they are. Now I have a cute note card to keep track of all the inspiration.

I really love my sparrow stamp. It reminds me to f l y and live inspired.♥

It took maybe 10 minutes to craft the entire set. It is a simple way to make being organized…CAA-UTE!

Hope you are inspired to make your own cute notes…and enjoy your cute organized fabulousity!

Have a BLESSED day!

XoXo,

Tiffany

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Farmer’s Market goodies…

Well I didn’t score anything marvelous this morning at garage sales…but I did get a few goodies at the Farmer’s Market.

I loooove my flowers! They are $1.00 and they last all week!!

Rosemary – $1.00

Banana bread – $2.00

They had fresh pie too…it was a hard decision. LOL!

Love the FARMERS MARKET!♥

 

 

Happy BLESSED Saturday!!

XoXo,

Tiffany

Organizing my jewelry and belts…

Howdy!!

Happy Friday!

Today I wanted to share a little organizing fun with you.

With my move + new house….I have new organizing challenges. I have a REALLY BIG bathroom…with no storage options. So I created my own.

I made chicken-wire frames awhile back as memo boards.

I used a big one to store my earrings….

I have yet to unpack/find the rest of my earrings…but I really like that they are in full view…ready to pick and wear at any given moment.

It’s really simple…just hang each pair in a section of the wire.

For my necklaces, belts and headbands….I used an old rake head I bought at a craft fair.

It keeps my necklaces from being tangled…and in correct shape.

Super easy…super cute…and super organized!!

Do you have any organizing secrets for jewelry and goodies??

Have a BLESSED day!!

XoXo,

Tiffany

What I’m working on…

Lately I have received a bunch of emails requesting a tutorial on how I make my burlap flowers! I have heard your requests…and it has taken me a little while to have the time to make one…but I’m working on it this week!

I can’t decide if I should do a regular photo tutorial or a Vlog for it. Hmmm….decisions…decisions.

I really can’t wait to get this ready for you guys….and I can’t wait to see what awesome PRETTIES you create!!

 

Hope you are having a SUPER BLESSED week so far!
XoXo,

Tiffany

I love Farmer’s Markets…

Do you go to your local farmer’s market? If not, you really should. It is a marvelous way to get fresh fruit, veggies and all kinds of homemade and home grown goodness.
After we garage sale on Saturdays, we always stop by the Farmer’s Market.

My goodies from this week were….

fresh flowers….




and peach jam….



Don’t they just look marvelous! They make my heart happy!


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Hope your week is full of LOVE and BLESSINGS!
XoXo,
Tiffany