Decorating Disasters

Yep, we've all had them! It's not easy to choose the right paint color. Trust me--I know.

I decided a few years ago to paint my bedroom yellow. I thought it would be so cool with a black and white toile bedspread. The minute we put the yellow paint on the walls, it looked green. It was just horrible. See the before pics. But I lived with it for awhile--thinking it was just me being picky. That I could turn this bad situation into a good one.

Well, the only way to do that is a different paint color. So last weekend, I decided I had enough of the lime/yellow walls and it was time to make it a relaxing haven.

Now don't get me wrong. I've had this Cocoa Bean paint swatch on the wall FOREVER waiting to see if I trusted myself again to do this. Well, it turned out to be so AWESOME! I love how warm our room looks and the little touches on the walls. It is so relaxing and calming--LOVE our room!

Purple, violet, plum, lavender, lilac, puce, mauve, amethyst

No matter which adjective you use, purple has got to be my FAVORITE color for Spring this year. On my way to church this morning, I noticed many beautiful Spring flowers in full bloom. Lilacs are awesome and I even put a nice bouquet together to enjoy. But I noticed that purple this year is the most prominent spring color! I saw gorgeous deep purple iris, very regal violet colored tulips and the most soft lavendar grape hyacinth. I've got to make a mental note to make sure I plant a few of these to enjoy in my own garden.

God Keeps His Promises

This rainbow was after the rain last Wednesday. The end was seriously almost in our back yard! Love the double rainbow! It's just so awesome I wanted to share!

Heart Sister

Do you have a special friend who you would choose to be your family? I had a customer yesterday who kept talking about her heart sister. I thought this had to do with a group, like a sorority, church group, etc. I finally asked and she explained that this is the best friend she has had FOREVER and she named her 'heart sister'.

How cool is that? Everyone should have one of these! I know I do! She's the person I turn to for my rock. She levels me out thru good times and bad, we are there for each other. We know everything about each other and still love each other. It's so awesome to have a Heart Sister! I hope you have someone special like that in your life too!

Cleaning

I'm still in the middle of cleaning. I decided to work on the living room today. At one Tuesday a week, this is a VERY slow process. Marc and the boys have the basement rockin'! You would not believe how spick and span it is! Now it's up to me to de-clutter the upstairs. It's mostly my clutter anyway.

Here are a couple of pics of some of the Spring decorating that goes along with the cleaning!

Spring Cleaning

I am doing a little Spring Cleaning in my office! Lots of brand new AHA merchandise! Here are a few pics of what I have--some haven't even been out of the box! The wreath is $25.00 plus s/h to the first person to post a comment and the Versatile Vase is BRAND new--never out of the box--and is $15.00 plus s/h.

I'll be posting lots more as I clean--so keep checking!

Midnight Hide and Seek

Raising boys is so interesting. Never a dull moment. I knew when Tanner was born, I was meant to play with cars and trucks. We had Power Rangers instead of Barbies. And the things they come up with--well, the biggest thing ever around here is Midnight Hide and Seek. Yep,we live on an acre right across from a housing addition. Tons of cedar trees and great places to hide. We are the neighborhood 'hot spot' for Midnight Hide and Seek. Strange thing is--it MARCH! Not June or July with humid nights, fireflies and mosquitos. Five boys were running around last night outside in hoodies and ski masks. Totally Hilarious! Oh, and it's not something they 'outgrow'. At almost 16--you can tell by the tracker below, Tanner was outside with Dylan and his buds!