Few Friday Favorites

We made it to Friday!

Closing out this week is a new segment we're starting called Few Friday Favorites. It's got a catchy ring to it, doesn't it? In this segment I'll share with you a couple of my recent favorite things; from home goods to bookworm reads, and everything in between. Take a moment to change into your favorite Fri-yay sweatpants, grab a glass of Roscato, and let's get to it!

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Favorite #1

The Complete Book of Home Organization

If you haven't seen, read, flipped through, or prayed with this book, you're missing out! Toni from A Bowl Full of Lemons does it right with this page-turner read that will surely suck in any of us who aspire to have a clean, well-balanced and decluttered home. It's true that we all need a little kick in the booty sometimes to get us going, and this book did just that for me! From her cleaning tips and declutter tricks, Toni will help you feel okay about parting with that box of sentimentals you've had stashed in the back of your closet for the last 2 years. I promise, you'll feel inspired and find yourself sitting in that stinky bathroom with a scrub brush in hand in no time! 

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Favorite #2
Mrs. Meyers Cleaning Products - Basil Scent

Many of you are already on this bandwagon and I'm just showing up late to the party. Mrs. Meyers basil scented products is wonderful! I started with just the hand soap when I ran out of our Young Living cleanser, and I fell in love! The natural ingredients are listed right on the label - no mumbo jumbo harsh additives or funny looking names that you can't pronounce. Just plant based ingredients and lovely oils without parabens and phthalates... sold! The cost is minimal for the quality, and you don't have to worry about what you are using in your home and exposing your family to. Plus, who doesn't love that beautiful teal color?! 

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Favorite #3
Young Living Home Diffuser

You may have caught this post where I mentioned a few of my favorite essential oil rollerball combinations. But what's even better than those lovely little cylinder blends is having a sweet and spicy luxurious aroma fill your household. It gives your home and extra "clean boost" and with the right blends, can even support your immune system! But even without an added health benefit, I just enjoy my home smelling fresh and crisp. Here are a few of my favorite combos:

• Thieves || Orange [sweet and spicy combo with immunity boosting properties]
• Lemon || Grapefruit [citrus fresh for that ever-clean smell]
• Peppermint || Peace & Calming [refreshing and relaxing spa-like combo]
• Christmas Spirit [so good even by itself!]
• Ylang Ylang || Orange [promotes happiness and comfort]

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Favorite #4
2017 Bloom Daily Planner

How stinkin' cute is this planner?! I purchased a Bloom planner for the first time in 2015 and was so pleasantly surprised with how the format fit my needs. In 2016 I tried to give another brand a chance - just to branch out and try something new - but wasn't as equally impressed with their version. When the year end started to come around, I jumped right back to my ol' friends at Bloom at snatched up this cute new design faster than I would a bag of cookies. No, seriously - I even started emailing them for when the new year planners would be out in September. Those colors. That gold lettering. It just speaks to me on so many levels! If you're looking for a simple yet clean and easy to use planner, I definitely suggest them. I even got an email full of free printables after receiving my planner! Meal planners, daily tasks and lists, anything I could need to plan out my day-today life. I love me some printables.

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There you have it! My Four Friday Favorites... I just love a catchy name! Am I super late on the bandwagon for any of these? I'd love to hear what you're all crushing on this week! Happy Friday, and let's all have a wonderful weekend!

What's Happening at Home - Where Did We Go?!

And we're back!

Back with a brand new look, brand new ideas, and brand new post.

My how I have missed you all. The crazy first year of motherhood has now passed and we're easing into our every day journey of life taking one step at a time - one foot in front of the other. From issues arising at our now-previous daycare, having a full month worth of job and career training at different sites, and trying to tackle our financial future and plans, this blog unfortuantely fell by the wayside for quite some time until I felt I could get a handle and grasp on our every day life.

With such a long lag between our last posts (gahhh... yes... it has been 5 months!) it feels only necessary to give you a What's Happening at Home post to catch you up with how much, or even how little, life and our home has changed over the past months. Are you ready?? Here we go...

Our sweet little princess turned one year old on the 12th, and we celebrated with our loved ones in what turned out to be a spectacular event. The cupcakes were a dud, but the company was superb.

She received so many books and toys! This little girl certainly is spoiled, and rightfully so! Her personality has changed and expanded so much in the past year, she has definitely come into her own and delights us with new and exciting adventures every day.

In the home department, little has changed unfortunately. But with big plans and projects coming up in the future this home is about to explode in amazingness (yes, that is the word I'm rolling with today).

I did, however, recently purchase this new photo lens, which is perfect for all those up-close-and-personal blog photos we all adore. It's my first even prime lens, and I'm in love! This lens and I are still becoming friends, but I see a buding relationship forming that will surely expand into something magical the more we become familiar with each other. She's a close cousin to her more expensive relative, the Cannon 50mm, but at a fraction of the cost! (Literally.... it's less than half! What?!) Who doesn't love to save a few extra dollars?!

Yes, the same sad living room furniture thrives in our home, but just barely. It, too, has a plan to get a facelift... but one dollar step at a time...

What has thankfully gotten a small touch of love recently is the master bedroom. I don't want to give away too many details since that post is hanging in the balance and coming within the next few days, but I will leave you with this - a little teaser to what you will be seeing come out of this space this week.

That's it, friends! Little has developed in the area of projects, therefore posts were put on hold. But now with a brand new second-wind and slew of posts in the mix, we're about to enter into a realm of excitement. With many posts already pre-written and growing as we go, we're chalk-full of new ideas that are on the horizon and already in action. Grab your coffee and your favorite notebook, because it's going to be a wild ride! Thanks for tagging along!