Crazy California Weather!

The last 4-5 days have been absolutely gorgeous here, but not today. It's cold, windy, and rainy outside. I think I'll just stay inside and cuddle up with the Jakester all day. Actually, it's a perfect ironing and TV watching day. I only watch TV when I iron, so today just might be my TV day.

The pool is finished and looking beautiful but anytime you have any type of work done, a mess ensues, so Sunday afternoon was clean up day. My husband hosed down the back yard and patio and ended up getting all of the windows wet in the process. Yes, all of them! So, cleaning the outside windows led me to cleaning the inside windows, which led to cleaning the shutters, which led to wiping down mirrors, which led to dusting, and so forth and so on! I'm sure you know what I mean! Why do I always forget that Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest! I(we) worked our butts off but boy does everything look nice. Spring cleaning has definitely begun!

Yesterday I wrote some thank you notes that needed to be sent out, packaged up some good mail, went to the post office, then worked in the yard.

Yep, today just might be a TV day!

It's A Sure Sign...

I had such a productive day yesterday! It almost makes up for the lazy day I had on Thursday.

I did some cleaning, prepared lots of good mail, wrote some thank you notes, did laundry, caught up on blogs, and had fun doing a little Easter decorating. It felt good to be creative and energetic. For me, that's a sure sign that spring has sprung!

Come back tomorrow to see the fun Easter project I did yesterday.

Happy Sunday friends!

By the way, please keep my close blogging friend Janiece in your thoughts and prayers. She is dealing with some health issues right now. You can read about it and visit with Janiece here. Please stop by and say hello. I'm sure she would appreciate it.

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Thrifty Thursday

Doesn't this bedding just scream Spring!


This is the bed in our guest room. It was one of the first things we bought when got married 28 years ago and hopefully it will be a keepsake in our family for years to come.

So now for the thrifty part...

All of this bedding I've either picked up at Marshalls or TJMaxx for a bargain. I'd seen the duvet and shams at Pottery Barn and loved them (called Trellis if I remember right) but didn't want to pay Pottery Barn retail prices. That's were Ebay came in! I was able to buy the duvet and matching shams for a fraction of the cost. If you've never given Ebay a try, check it out. Only one problem, you may develop another addiction other than blogging!

To read about other Thrifty Thursday finds, click here.

Happy Thrifty Thursday!

Spring Is In The Air

You know Spring is in the air when 2 things happen around here...

1) I wear shorts
2) I bust out the spray paint

Today I did both!

There are a few things that I've been wanting to transform with paint but the weather has been too damp. Lucky for me, the sun was shining bright today so I lined them up outside and got busy. I've got another coat to put on my goodies and then I'll show you the end result. I'm telling ya, black spray paint has become my new best friend.

I wanted to show you my inspiration piece for the room make-over I plan on doing. I'm taking my time and doing it right so I really don't have much to share at this point. It will be painted the same beige that we have in the rest of the house and we'll be saying good-bye to the pretty yellow that I painted when little sis was in about 6th grade. The yellow has held up well but it's time for a change. I plan on using neutrals with splashes of black, and who knows, maybe some aqua too. It will also be getting new carpet soon. Last week I found this print at Target and knew this was the inspiration I needed.


Aren't the colors soothing! I already had the 2 little cast iron birds so along with this new print, I've decided on a theme for the room as well. Yep, birds!

What Was I Thinking...Update

It was beautiful outside today and I really enjoyed working on the flowerbeds..."what was I thinking" didn't even enter my mind, not once! I'm almost done with one side of the yard, only a small area to finish. I would have completely finished this one side today but I ran out of flowers. I had made the trip to Home Depot once already today and didn't want to go back. I'll finish it up on Friday along with the other side of the yard.

You may want to click on the picture to enlarge it to really see the flowers. If they look a little droopy, it's probably because I had just given them a good watering.


See, I've only got that little area over there on the left to finish up.

I can't tell you how many times I've spent hours and hours planting flowers only to wake up the next morning to find out that they've been eaten by the snails. And I mean ALL of the flowers eaten up, gone, finished! So now, I make sure I have this on hand...


Also, yesterday I took about an hour and trimmed back some of my rose bushes. They had gone wild with their blooms and I had rose pedals everywhere. I planted these 4 rose bushes/trees over 10 years ago and they're still going strong.


This is some of what I ended up with after my trimming...aren't they gorgeous!


Keeping up this yard is a big job indeed, but it's always been a labor of love for me!

It's Here!

Spring is here...

And so is the tax deadline. You should have seen the line at our post office yesterday. I wouldn't have braved it except I had lots of springtime GOOD MAIL to send on its way!

Spring has Sprung...and I'm Lovin' It!

At the risk of sounding too bragadocious, let me tell you about my beautiful California spring-like day...because some of my favorite things took place today!

I wore shorts
I wore sandles
It was about 75 degrees
I went to the nursery and bought some fresh new plants and flowers
I planted said fresh new plants and flowers
I washed windows
Hubby washed both cars
I decorated a bit for Easter



I hosed down the back patio which I love to do. There is just something so pleasurable about watching dirt roll away (am I the only one who thinks like this?)

And finally, look what came out of storage...


Hope your day was just as enjoyable!

Spring

This is a sure sign that spring is on it's way...


Which Girl Scout cookie is your favorite?