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The 6 Snacks You Should Eat Every Day

The 6 Snacks You Should Eat Every Day

watching the clock...

for a much needed vacation!  :-)
we're headed up to my parents lake house in the adirondack mountains.  even though this is a winter pic, if gives you an idea of where we spend our family vacations.
this has been a place that i have cherished going to since i was a little girl.  it brings back great memories of family time and now i get to share that with my little ones!  plus an added bonus ...the easter bunny visits this weekend!

help me change it up...please :)...

 

 here are some pics of my home (on a normal day with the family).  so please excuse the clutter, sippy cups, husband's office mess (in my dining room...yes...grateful that he's able to work from home but oh do we need an office space for him!).
please please help me....it all needs some spicing up. 

this above is my living room/dining room.  it's an odd shape and i never know what to do. 

here's the stairway/foyer....
under those ugly carpets you'll find beautiful hardwood floors that just need to be refinished...

Chris love...

stick family...

does anyone else think those "stick figures" on the backs of cars/vans/suvs are annoying/funny/corny, etc. etc.?  haha....i do. 
so when i was coming out of an exciting workshop on education...cough cough...i happened across this stick family and it cracked me up!  love it!
(sorry to those of you who have stick families on the back of your transportation...)

Thomas love...

my Thomas love.  this pic pretty much sums my little man up!

Ella love...

my Ella love at soccer!  she loves her new sport!



happy girl

 

my creativity...

...is non-existent...so with that being said, i'll need help with the things i love.  one of those "things" is my home.  i'm at the place where we have currently been living in our home for almost 6 years.  we tackled the unknown and created a beautiful home.  however, like most of you out there, i'm ready for a re-do, a freestyle of what i have. 
i'll upload some pics of my home and hopefully those of you decorators can give me some guidance and inspiration to transform my home into a new space! 

one site that i absolutely love and gives me inspiration is
http://www.younghouselove.com/
this couple is absolutely adorable.  the ideas they share about their love for decorating has truly inspired me.

another site that my friend kate (the blog queen as i like to call her...and also, the one who inspired me to find my inner blog) is http://theletteredcottage.net/ .  awesome site!

check out kate's site, http://limedesign-kate.blogspot.com/ 
her site is fantastic.  she truly needs to stop teaching and work her party/decorating magic full time!

check it out and let me know your thoughts!
~carolyn

entering into the "world" that i follow...

so you could say that i'm one of those voyeurs when it comes to blogs/blogging/bloggers, etc. etc. etc.  i'm always online looking into the worlds of others and i find myself saying/thinking..."wow, i feel the same way they do" or "oh my gosh, i love love love that too" or "hmmm, never would have thought to look at this in that way." 
i'm a mom, wife, sister, friend, daughter, middle school teacher, and then some.  you could say i'm a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
so here i am and i'm opening up my world, my loves, and anything that goes beyond the realm of it all!  i hope that i can continue to be inspired by my family, friends, career, and all of those exciting blogs that i venture into here and there.  thank you to all of you fellow bloggers who have inspired me to go out of my comfort zone and enter into this new exciting place...
carolyn :-)