Happenings...

* We took the bebe to see the Lorax and she really like it. I personally though it sucked she thought it was amazing so I was quiet about my opinion. Just between you and I, the 70’s version is so much better!

* So excited to see 4 days of straight rain forecast on my phone earlier this week. Bring on the rain, my herbs and fruit need water!

* We booked a vacation. The mister works hard and needs it badly!

* March Madness is here! Let’s go DUKE! The mister is a hardcore UNC fan so it’s CRAY in our house during this time. I’m serious, it might be divorce central around here if Duke and UNC make it to the final game. I kid.

* These pants are the boss. I can’t wait to break them in this spring.

* These pants are also the boss. I’m loving this colored denim trend!

* Did I mention March Madness is here? You can find me huddled in my room screaming at the tv for the next four weeks.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday Inspiration

It may be storming outside but it looks like spring in here! Trader Joes tulips for $4.

DIY: Chalkboard Label Planter

Since it seems like we wont be getting any sort of winter and water for that matter, I decided to work on some gardening this week. My basil died, rosemary is thriving and I wanted to bring something in the house for some greenage and easier access when I cook.


I grabbed this terra cotta planter the other day at Walmart (THAT is a whole ‘nuther post) for like 5 bucks or something ridiculous.

I had some extra grey spray paint laying around and I sprayed on two coats which covered the red just fine. I didn't end up priming at all and only covered a small area of the top inside part of the pot.

The paint came out a little more uneven then I’d like since terra cotta it notoriously uneven it’s totally fine. I taped up a small text box out of newspaper and then sprayed two coats of Chalkboard paint in the center.




After a few hours of drying I lifted off the newspaper and BAM! A chalkboard label planter ready for our herbs to be planted.

Thursday Inspiration

So very true!

Source

In Real Life Pinterest

Like many others, I felt the sway of Pinterest and started pinning and re-pinning in much of my spare time. I'm a pinning freak and just can't stop. One personal goal for 2012 was to cook way more and Pinterest has really helped with that. Therefore here's a new web series I'm starting, called "In Real Life Pinterest." Essentially it's anything you found on pinterest and then recreated at home.


My first post is this delicious looking honey sesame chicken you can find here and here.
Basically I marinated chicken, chopped up the chicken, diced the onions, garlic to create a sauce and poured the sauce over and cooked it in the crockpot for about two days 5 hours. I reserved some sauce to stirfry some broccoli and added it to our rice bowls.



Totally delish!

If you have a pinterest success post it up in the comments!

Spring Forward!

Since I was feeling a bit down I made a cup of green tea and sat down to click on my email and voila! There was Gap.com to tell me about a sale and to cheer me up with some bright colors. Now I know some of you may think the colored skinny jean is a weird thing, but look at how Gap styled these babies! I love the pinks, the stripes, and the neat blazers paired with the casual outfits. Well done, Gap....well done.

This Weekend...

in iphone pictures.







Even though it was beautiful and 76 degrees this weekend, a sick bebe kept us in. But whatever, that did not stop us from stuffing our faces with cupcakes and taking a quick stroll in the sunshine.

Today we are coloring and painting to combat a case of the Mondays. I'd prefer to just stay in bed and just mope but really, there is much to be thankful for. I just need to keep reminding myself of that....

Be well friends!