it's getting there…. coming along…. still not done cleaning the craft room but i have also done LOTS of other things… like wash some windows (i said "how long have we had that tree out that window?" once it was cleaned…ha ha) or move furniture in the girls room and go through all their clothes. or tons of laundry….that machine breaking really screwed up my WHOLE laundry system and we can't seem to catch up.
this is my favorite room to clean. it is so happy even when it's out of control.
i organized my fabric by color this time.
so pretty in the morning when the sun is SHINING in.
soon everything will find it's place. it's almost there.
i have watched/listened to two disks of parenthood season 2, you've got mail, love actually and the family stone since i began this cleaning frenzy. isn't that a great list of movies? yes it is.
this cabinet was a built-in from the old cruddy basement of our illinois house. i made sure we rescued it when we remodeled that basement. since annie was born it has held her clothes but her clothes were getting too wide for the shelves. so i slid it across the hall and made it into the craft weekend cabinet. and now i had a place for all that stuff that was in the other picture on new year's eve.
my gigantor 2 page list of all the things i want to get done in each room before CW. i have added more since i took that picture. i love when there is a deadline and things get DONE. it feels good!
so…my thursday is going to be another day of check! check! check! when you are on a roll you gotta run with it.
Kerry-I love the Erin Condren Planner! I have it nd love it!! Might I recomend packers tape to reinforce the tabs. 🙂
Diane Pierce -Not sure if you actually reply or answer your comments but I would love to know where you found your planner that is pictured. It looks great and I’d love to find one like that! Pl
patsy-Started a to do notebook too! A wonderfully blessed new year to you and your family! Patsy from HeARTworks
Kimberly Dial -You go girl! (BTW, your fabric stacks & movie list are pure fabulosity! 🙂
Lisa -Don’t you just LUV “Love Actually”!?! Every time I watch it I cry with/for Sarah, my heart breaks for Mark, I crack up at Billy Mack (thought I have to do the “quick-mute” a few times), and my heart aches for Karen . . . “knowing that life will always be just a little bit worse”. And can I please have Kathleen Kelly’s NYC apt for a girl’s get-a-way spot . . . for real!? Love your movie list!!! Oh, and your craft room 🙂
tara pollard pakosta-yay! it’s coming along!
my goal is to do 2 rooms per month so by the end of the year each room will be de-cluttered! and then some!
to start : my laundry room and then my basement! ick!
tara
Kasey-looks like we both have new headers;-) Love yours….xo
Marla Rae -Meg – take 3 or 5 0r 6 loads of laundry to a laundermat and get yourself caught up! It is the best way to accomplish a ton of laundry in a short amount of time…it feels so good to get back on track! Love your craft room and all of your awesomeness!
Robin Canter -If I lived near you, I would come over and do your laundry because I ADORE laundry. Really. It’s my most favorite household thing. there’s just something about the fresh clean smell and bleaching something until it’s sparkling white.
l-o-v-e- it!
Wendy-Please send some energy … & a cup of coffee to Pennsylvania! 🙂
jen-i took on the challenge myself and was happy to see you were too! i’m painting this weekend – i hope! – and then piecing together the rest to make it a more inviting. love the fabric – what do you use it for?? also how did you make your new top banner? love it! happy cleaning!
Dawn G -That fabric is gorgeous … The thought of sewing makes me break out in hives! :0). Love the crayon banner !
Lisa-Love your blog…I found your link on Pam’s blog. I think I say “whatever” too much and find your blog name hilarious…and I have a craft room just like yours:) Seeing your fabric almost makes me feel sane, but I know my husband would beg to differ on that account.
Cheryl E. -All that fabric in your craft room makes me smile! Love all the color.
And You’ve Got Mail is a fantastic movie!! You have such good taste!! 🙂
Andrea-Nice! Keep going! My craft room is an utter disaster ALL THE TIME. Then I clean it…then I make a mess! But it’s fun! And worth it!
shelley -i would also love to know where the planner/organizer is from 😎 what a happy crafting space!
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails-I love that you organized fabric by color. I do that too and it makes it much easier to find something when you need it.
On the downside, we came home from church last night to our big old house full of firemen and police. Long story and Im still really shaken up but we’re safe. Now we deal with the smoke damage. Its awful. Girls and I went to school today reeking of it(trying to keep things normal for them).
So your pictures made me smile on a day when its hard to do that:)
xo
casey -awesome!! Wish I had a craft room to clean! I love cleaning! (I know… sick, right?!)
Michelle-I love that as I was reading this, the song “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” came up on my iTunes. And “Count Your Blessings” is atop your notebook page. Have a great day Meg <3
Melissa -Where’s the wonderful fabric from? I LOVE all the bright colors and patterns!!
Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode-I must be like you and things really only get done when I have a deadline. My hubby teases me that it’s a good thing we have friends that like to come over or the house may never get a good cleaning…HA, it’s probably true 🙂
Lisa Biedebach-I’m on the waiting list and can’t wait to be picked! I figure the more you clean the closer I get. Ha ha so go with it!
Gemma @ Musings of a gem-You have a huge fabric collection…I’m totally jealous!!
I’m really looking forward to seeing all the pictures from CW at your home..take lots!
Gemma x
Aimee B. in Oregon -okay, talk about a BEAUTIFUL mess. I want to come over and take in all the wonderful color! yummy!
* I am curious to know more about your notebook you pictured with your list written on it. That looks like something I cannot live without. 😉
Aimee in OR,
Melissa-Curious. What are the stack of plates in that cute white cabinet? Making something?
I love your craft room! I wish I had a room with all of that light!
tiffany gardner-yes…i love love family stone. your craft room makes me happy too.
Katie-Is it weird that I love seeing other people’s messy craft rooms?! The colours are so beautiful. Good luck on the rest of your organizing – have fun!
Ashlyn@Pinecone-I have what amounts to a craft cabinet at the moment – and even it is a mess.
Love all of your fabrics!!! xo
Kimberlee Jost-I am coming over to sun myself every Thursday in the Craft Room.
Not kidding.
I fully expect my Vitamin D levels to go up this winter, thanks to you.
And speaking of Blog Headers—weren’t we?
Shazam. Bam. Boo. That looks fabulous!
Cerissa -Hi there! So I’ve been following your blog for quite some time now (stalker status im sure!) I love to sit down with my cup of coffee in the morning & check in. You inspire me to be a better mom a better christian and a better person. Thank you for always being so real & sharing your heart-and pictures of your gorgeous home!!! Have a beautiful day!!!!
Seriously Sassy Mama-My roll comes in spurts. I absolutely love your list of movies. I am probably the only person int he world that owns only three dvds. That should be a goal for 2012. Buy a DVD a month of my favorite movies. I love fabric! Sometimes I buy scraps just to have the color around the house.
ellen keeton -Hi Meg…my name is Ellen and I love your blog… I may even be your biggest fan! I did’nt realize hoew often I visit your blog until over Christmas break Lily Kate(my 7 yr. old) jumped up beside me and said”hey Mom… what’s Meg up to today?”. Yes she is always that hysterical!! She is a huge crafter just like us!! Would love to know where your planner came from. Thanks for taking the time to blog… you are an inspiration!!
Lori Austin -You go girl! I so need to get busy cleaning/organizing. I can feel I’m getting close to being in the mood (sounds silly, but sometimes it just kind of builds inside and then bam! I’m a crazy cleaning mommma – yeah, corny!)
Love the list of movies for sure. You’ve Got Mail is kind of my life (hubby and I met online – eek!). Family Stone – sigh….always makes me cry but so, so good.
Have a great day!!
Emily Kinsaul-I love all your posts! You inspire me daily. Btw, where did you find your awesome planner/notebook? I’d love to get one myself.
Lorie S. -I soooo wish I had a room like that to work in. Maybe when the kids are grown and gone it will happen. For now the kitchen table will have to work.
Tiffany -I’m liking the fabric sort…and you piced some good movies (love actually and you’ve got mail) two of my all time FAVS!!
Anne-thanks… I needed that. my new year is off to a slow start and I have been searching for motivation. I think I have found it.
Kacy-So true. My “craft room” is part of my laundry, not nearly as beautiful as yours, but that’s ok because I’m not nearly as crafty as you are :). Good luck with your list!
Julie-I would like to live inside your craft room!
happygirl-I’m a list making, checking things off, love it when it’s all done kinda girl, myself. I just wish I didn’t have this crummy 8 to 5 job. It gets in the way of getting things DONE. 🙂
regina -i would love to have a craft room. right now mine is ALL over the dinning room table. i LOVE lOVE how real u are. LOVE it!!!
Jen-last night i had a dream and you brought me and all my friends rainbow colored cookies. maybe i shouldn’t blog before bed. oh yikes!
the craft room looks awesome! mine looks like a disaster zone. keep truckin’
tina-what a beautiful collection of fabric… oh how i wish i was a better sewer 🙂
Heather R. -Love Actually. I love that movie. I’m on a roll, too. Keep on rollin’! Have a great day.
Leah-Don’t you just love the planner? I’m so happy with mine. I feel more organized just looking at it! I currently have a craft shelf in the garage that needs organizing. Maybe I can graduate to a craft closet next.
Mae-I don’t know how to sew, but looking at that room makes me wish that I did… Seriously. Unbelievable.
Charity-I just love your fabric choices! I want to buy them all! <3
Magda-Hi there! I’m Magda from Greece,17. I’ve been following you since last week i think,and i’m in love with your blog already! Actually i so very much adore the tons of energy you have and the way your whole family comes together in order to create and have fun. That’s exactly the type of family I wanna make too,and for that you are officialy one of my role models(does that sound too formal? okay, in other words, I admire you:)) I love crafting and creating sooo much as well. So far i can not take up lots of crafting (although i’d love to) because i’m in my senior year at school and my leisure time is limited. However,i’ve tried the melting crayons one and it was so much fun and turned out pretty beautiful! thanks for that:) oh,and i’m so jealous of your craft room and your fabrics! I’m gonna have a whole craft room on my own when i have my own house! Aww^_^
that was all pretty much. Normaly i’d have sent it in an email,but your email address doesn’t appear.
anyway,have a nice time cleaning up! Oh,and as for the movies, if you run out of idea, try “Burlesque” with Cher and C.Aguilera. Soooo good!
Ciao ciaoo!
(woohoo,that was BIG! Sorry for that)
Cerella M. Di Mondo-Absolutely gorgeous. Wish my craft room looked like this!
stephany @ home is what you make it-I can’t wait to be picked for a craft weekend. I fondly remember visiting my grandma and grandpa in Wichita (from Denver).
I am so green with envy of your craft room (even i it is a mess)…someday I will have one.
Until them I have a small closet under the stairs for storage and my dining room for my drafting/sewing/crafting!
I absolutely look forward to your blog posts everyday. You are an inspiration.
Thank you from Oregon!!
Happy, happy!
stephany @ home is…what you make it http://homeiswhatyoumakeit.com
Terrie G-My craft room is only partially done too…
I also organized my fabrics in RoYGBiv order!!
So Pretty!! Makes me want to do another craft quick!
Problem is I have about 4 I want to do next…
ah, now which one to pick! 🙂
the laundry room is finally being painted this weekend. by my two oldest children. "you're boooooored? you want to sleep all day? and you want our money??? well hey….i got a project for you!!" and i have a feeling there are a few more projects to come for my boooooored kids.
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i am dreaming of patios….
these are elaborate…but you could bring them down to a reasonable $ level with some DIY…and some time.
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sunshine the cat has come back twice. 🙂
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i have been saying a want a baby for 6 years.
many comments were implying that i am suddenly talking about wanting a baby. i would have had several more children than just the five we have. but there is another person….ahem….in our house….not to name names….that says five is enough. and that person….took care of things medically so that five would be enough…six years ago.
and says no to adoption.
so that is where my baby lust lies. DEAD. which sucks.
but what can be done? i talk to God about it a lot and He hasn't given me a baby YET so until then….. i will just keep loving on the newborns i get to take pictures of at my house.
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my new favorite spot for summer.
it's quiet. but not out of reach from my kids….i can hear when they start yelling at each other. (too often) they can come find me easily. and i can get my wifi out there too.
this morning with my coffee i was reading The Daily Message. kimberlee got it….so i got it too….and it's just perfect for me. loving it.
this morning i enjoyed THIS.
"be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven't stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works. We pray that you'll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you'll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul – not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us." Colossians 1: 9-12
what an awesome scripture to pray over your children!!
we have some A W E S O M E sponsors that are going to make the weekend EXTRA cool. i will just say "serious swag"
so thrilled about it.
can't wait for monday……….WOOO-HOOO!!
dying to find out WHO is coming.
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the frame for the BE AWESOME TODAY print is from……….walmart. :)
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i don't read books because i can't concentrate. my mind wanders and i have to go back a REread. it always wanders. to laundry. to work. to kids. to anything.
and i almost always fall asleep within a few minutes of reading. for real. it started about 8 years ago. i make it about five minutes and then i am OUT.
weird right?
but i am reading Mennonite in a Little Black Dress right now…..s l o w l y…..as i lay in my sun chair. i hear it's a bit scandalous in these parts! (i am from mennonite country….fyi…not mennonite myself but grew up in a mostly mennonite town)
Killua-e te non saresti gsanroliita???per la miseria, se vieni confrontato con altri giornalisti famosi quelli ti fanno un baffo sei molto meglio!!!se vuoi rischiare un po la fortuna tenta di cercare un posto di lavoro come scrittore o, ancora meglio, come correttore di articoli giornalistici fanno tanti di quegli errori al giorno d’oggi che i bambini nemmeno possono piu leggere il giornale dato che non imaparano la linuga xD!!!cmq sia fine OT ma questo non solo un FPS questo una rivoluzione!!!il tipo li con gli occhiali da fighetto sta maneggiando armi inimmaginabili con una grafica strepitosa(non giudicate dagli screnshot dato che peggiorano la grafica) e per di piu contro un complotto aGlieno(la G voluta)!!!!
xavi-alloooooora per cominciare ricodro che questo gioco in cerca di Publisher e quindi tutto ci che abbiamo visto viene dalle tasche degli stessi produttori che hanno prodotto il motore e hanno pagati i vari progettisti e programmatori per creare anche il gioco, quindi Doppio lavoro = Doppio costo.Nonstante ci si mormora abbia trovato il publisher anche se non ancora chiaro.Poi, il gioco uscir nel 2009, la HV ha voglia e tenta di migliorare la grafica ergo, questa SICURAMENTE NON SARA LA GRAFICA DEFINITIVA.Terzo punto il Wii non certo la Xbox o la PS3 per ragazzi prendete RE4 e prendete questo Siamo su un’altro pianeta.Nessuno qui si mai aspettato dal wii delle prestazioni che solo 3 cell da 3gh della Xbox sanno dare, per almeno qui qualcuno che non sia nintendo lo sta spremendo o comunque utilizzando.Certo innegabile che il bump mapping spesso grezzo, che non tutte le armi non sono curatissime, ma sono comunque screenshot. Anche Unreal Turnamet III sugli screen peggio del gioco in game.Non siate cattivi anche con i giochi che tentano di smuovere le acque. Commenti come quelli di pino mi fanno semplicemente ridere.A voi la parola .
Courtney Walsh-oh, your favorite summer spot looks so incredibly dreamy right now… i am loving it and wanting to find one of my own!! 🙂
Debby Graber-Megan, I know what you can do for your baby lust. How about switching from the 3 year olds and coming to the nursery? Ha ha!! We always welcome people loving on those babies and you know what? We have like 15 mommies expecting!!! 🙂 Must be something in the water at GCC!
Tiffany -I luv that zebra like pillow very nice. And you inspire and encourage me with your use of color. I like babies too, borrow some and send them home, that works for me. I hope you sell out on Monday. Bigg Huggs from PA.
Heather R. -Beautiful passage. Love the wheat pic. I look forward to grandbabies to love on. 😉
Mindy W-cannot even leave a proper comment because you hit me right on! you are not alone- at all.
Tonya -You are not alone, I look at my children I have and there are no words to express my thanks to God for his gifts…..but he also knows my heart and is there when I grieve that there will be no more….he listens, I cry, he knows, then I go on…..
Kimberly Dial -I would have loved to have more children as well. My longing was always strongest in the Fall of the year. The hubs used to say “Kimberly, you can’t have a baby every Fall” … Silly guy, I didn’t want to have one every Fall, just the years I didn’t have one sitting on my lap, singing … rocking … Love the random post Meg …
Kimberly Dial -I would have loved to have more children as well. My longing was always strongest in the Fall of the year. The hubs used to say “Kimberly, you can’t have a baby every Fall” … Silly guy, I didn’t want to have one every Fall, just the years I didn’t have one sitting on my lap, singing … rocking … Love the random post Meg …
elisa-Ok I’m a little sad that you aren’t adding another one, and I so know how you feel. I know 4 is enough for us, but I would so love to adopt a sister for Eva. But Andy, well he’s done.
And I know I would go crazy with 5, right??
Cyndi Hamilton-What is it about some of us that want lots of children…I am one of those as well. My husband wanted to stop as too, but my heart always wonders “what if?” I have often thought and prayed about adopting, but I worry about being to old. I know if it is supposed to happen God will show me the path.
Thanks for sharing,
Cyndi http://mycharmedlife-cyndi.blogspot.com/
Randi-Had to pop back in to tell you I saw you got mentioned in Parenting magazine for your summer list … so fun!
Janelle -I have baby lust too 🙂 After my fourth we (actually I) took permanent measures and instantly regretted it. Four is enough according to my husband and my head knows it but my heart just doesn’t. I keep hoping that someday I will get over it (my youngest is 4) but it just seems to be getting worse! I keep looking for hospitals that will permit volunteers to rock babies but so far no luck! Pass on some tips if you have them of getting over the need for more babies 🙂
Robin Smith -I have a wonderful 14 year old and 10 old that I gave birth to. I wanted more but my body just doesn’t handle being pregnant very well. I always thought I’d be a mother to a truck load of kids.
Over the last five years, our home has also become home to 3 wonderful young men that kinda found their way to us like Sunshine the cat found you guys. It started out by feeding them after sports practice and lending advice when needed. It blossomed into sharing dreams and preparing them to leave the nest.
The oldest graduated from college in December and began teaching 5th and 6th grade. The middle graduated in May and two days later went to China to lead a group of college students on a mission trip. He just got back and will be starting his job as a apprentice to the youth pastor at his church. The youngest just graduated from high school, taught Bible school with me a few weeks ago and comes back tonight from a mission trip to VA. My heart gushes when I think of these boys, our boys, truly a gift from God.
I will say there is “baby lust” going on still. As Danny left for China I told him to “bring me back something from China…like a baby!” He sensed the seriousness behind my comment and said, “I’ll bring back whatever info there is out there on adoption. So, we’ll see what happens. My husband is still on the fence about the whole thing. God’s plans are bigger and better than anything I could ever come up with so we’ll see what happens… it might just be another ray of sunshine knocking on my door around dinner time and I’d be quite alright with that.
Love your blog!! I read it every single day!! God Bless!!
Lorilee-Sleep problems can also make it hard to read or even work on the computer. My Dad has severe sleep apnea. That causes sleepiness when sitting still. Love your blog. I only have 2 boys, but no desire for more! Probably because I taught kindergarten for 18 years and now teach pre-kindergarten.
Blessings,
Lorilee
Jemm-Kansas IS beautiful in June isn’t it? We were just noticing Thursday on our way to ball game that the wheat has turned. Around where we live nobody really grows wheat, but I know they down where you are and then where we were headed to the ballgame was my hometown (St. Marys) and wheat is grown all over there. It is just a part of summer 🙂 Love your little sitting nook/spot. It looks so relaxing.
jennibell-Karen H. mentioned the eye problem. . .if you know of an optometrist in your area that is more into “natural” healing or therapy you should seriously check it out. I could go on and on about how much the eyes contribute to our attention, etc.
jennibell-Love the scripture verse. . .the patios. . .and I’m waiting on grandchildren. Really couldn’t imagine this body pushing out more, not to mention the sleepless nights 🙂 Have a beautiful weekend Meg.
Janelle-I have to say, I only have two children (and feel like an under-acheiver next to you because of that) and I very rarely get baby fever. I’m 98% sure I do not want a third. But I LOVED the idea of living vicariously through you and was hoping your baby talk meant a bit announcement by the end of the summer. Can’t you tell your lovely hubby that women are relying on your for vicarious living??? Adoption would be awesome and he wouldn’t have to do any crazy medical reversal stuff. =)
PS I live in St. Thomas – just a 10 minute ferry ride to St. John. Do you next craft weekend in St John and I’ll totally be there!!
Debbie-I’m not Mennonite either, but I went to a Mennonite college there. It was a good experience. I’m curious about the book now.
Shannon-i love the scripture!!!!!! keep posting those babies please! love love love it!
Sugar Mama-Here’s a little something about me that most people don’t know… I grew up in an Mennonite church. Didn’t seem weird as a kid, but people find it intriguing now.
And the “I’m bored” comment gets said a lot around here. So I have the oldest son helping with the dry wall on our new project. He is too exhausted now to complain.
Catherine Arnett-Oh my! Kansas wheat is way ahead of wheat in my neighborhood.
I’m 43 and we recently took ‘permanent measures’. It feels bittersweet, closing the door on the baby years. BUT…My oldest is 18, my youngest is 12 and I know that it will be only a blink (hopefully a loonnnggg blink) before there are grandchildren on my lap.
Blessings…
May -Meg, I just want to say that i LOVE your blog. Everything about it is awesome. I try to check it every day and all your pictures bring a smile to my face. Thank you for sharing!
Kristi Visser-Oh my word. I just wrote this totally long and random comment for you and “poof” it’s gone.
Second try.
I’ve been stopping by. You, your posts, your style, and your talents are just very very fun and refreshing.
So, do you think randomness comes from having children and being interrupted constantly and never having a complete thought and never taking a break and having to just keep moving and multi-tasking while listening and thinking and talking to multiple little and big people all day long? I do.
After four children, we are adopting. My “Mr.” had the same feelings as your “Mr.” and I’d love for you to visit and read the rest of the story sometime. mathildasgarden.blogspot
I love Colossians. What translation is that? Beautiful.
How is that for random commenting? 🙂
~Kristi
Courtney Henson-My parents grew up Mennonite and a whole lot of our food traditions pull from that! Yay for yummy Mennonite food! My Mom and sister read the book and I tried reading it and couldn’t even finish it. And I’m a big reader…for me to not finish a book says a lot about the book! The main character just bugged the heck out of me. But good luck to you! And my sister says after reading that book, my Mom makes a whole lot more sense to her… loved seeing glimpses of your porch by the way – super cute!
Randi-I love the random post. LOVE that Scripture to pray over the kids.
Cassie -I, too, dream of patios…daily! And we have the same issue with reading. I also fall asleep within 5 min and have could re-read the same page 5 times due to my wandering mind! 🙂 Loved this post 🙂
Holly-yay for randomness! That seems to be all I have lately!
Shirley Martin-That third picture of the circular patio and the seating spaces around the outdoor fireplace – MAN, it’s so beautiful! I want to live in the country! My current backyard is not quite big enough for that. 🙁 Lovely post.
Jaclyn-haha I love random posts =) they are great!
Rachel-I lived in northern Alberta (waaaay north) for 8 years. Lots of Mennonites up there. Lots of Duerksens up there, for that matter. I may know some of your relatives haha.
My daughter (18 y/o) is fascinated with Mennonite, Hutterite, FLDS communities. She’s reading a book right now called The Valley about a Mennonite community in British Columbia. I may read it next, then look for your Little Black Dress book for her.
I love your photos and your random posts and hearing about your five kids and Waffle. I wish I had more kids (I have one) but it just didn’t happen.
Molly-love these types of posts!!! perfect for my randomness:)
happygirl-Love the randomness. And they just harvested the wheat here in MD. I miss it.
Ashlyn@Pinecone-Thanks for showing a little bit more of the porch…great color! Don’t you just love when kids say they’re bored…it’s the greatest 🙂 xo Happy weekending – and supervising painting
margi -I read Mennonite in a Little Black Dress last summer. I am not Mennonite, but have many relatives who are. I laughed out loud in parts! Enjoy!
alicia @ la famille-i’m so random it isn’t even funny…so this is perfect 🙂 i love your little place to read…i’ll have to check out that book too. have a great weekend 🙂 oh! almost forgot! we made little butterfly canvases like you and your girlies did and OH MY WORD!! can’t wait to post on it!! i’ll let you know when i do….
Karen Gerstenberger-I love that translation of that scripture. Thanks for sharing it! And Happy Father’s Day to Craig, even though he thinks 5 is enough. =)
Jenna -My back porch summer set-up looks similar to that. Heavenly! And I LOVE the wheat picture — thank you for giving me that little bit of home 🙂
Michelle-I love brain dumps. I am thinking if you turn up pregnant and tell Mr D that God gave you a baby he *may* be a little suspicious.
🙂
Secret Mom Thoughts-I love those patios too. I love how bright and colorful your home is. Love the randomness of this post.
Melissa-I am searching high and low for a kittle metal table…to paint sunshine-y yellow.
Kacey-I love your random posts!
I’m right there with you on wanting more babies and having an uncooperative husband. I always thought I wanted two kids, then I had two and after spending both pregnancies on bedrest, we decided that we would stop at two. My husband has also been medically altered 😉 and is unwilling to adopt, but I wish for more kids every. single. day. I just have to remind myself to be happy that I have two who are healthy and bring me so much joy.
Happy weekend!
Kacey
lisa biedebach-Random rocks!
I also have major baby lust and a husband who is done and not wanting to adopt. I’m 47, so I think it’s safe to say that we are done. I kept praying about it and God unexpectantly sent me a sister in law that has given me a 2 and 5 yr old. It was unexpected but exactly right. Who knew? Except I do still want to adopt ………..
Rachel B. -Love the random-ness! Reminds me I’m not alone–ha!
Also, I married a menny 😉
Danielle H. -So, is that green table the one you found on clearance? It’s cute!
georgia-Wish I could come to craft weekend, maybe another time 🙂
Just think one day you will have grandkids, and you can nurture them and spoil them rotten!!
I love to read, but I get distracted easily too.
Can’t wait to see your laundry room!
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Christy -Love the bits of randomness. I can’t read either, always too many other things I think I should be doing & it makes me sleepy, thought I was broken. My great grandmother was a mennonite, always intrigued me.
My inexpensive DIY paver-patio, fire pit lounging area was a major budget intsall (featured on YHL a few yrs back), fairly easy work & so worth it.
susan ponder -What is up with the sleepy reading? I have that too….acquired in the last 10 years since becoming a parent. It takes me forever to read a book which is not very conducive to being in a book club, which I am. 😉
erica -love random posts – hate the “im bored” game, too!
i also have the same vintage coca cola bin – found that gem in my inlaws boathouse – full of old nails – took it out, gave it a nice clean up job and it rests in my kitchen (for now).
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have a great weekend!
Karen H. -Not to sound weird but do your eyes have a “convergence” problem? Or a “tracking” problem? Just wondering…. I know more about it than I want too! My daughter sees an eye therapist. When your eyes can’t see things together, it makes the brain want to zone out and here come the zzzzzzz’s.
Tam-I have to agree with Dana….your random posts rock! Have a great weekend!
amy-oh we have much in common today. i too am dreaming and fantasizing about porches and patios…i come up with the most wonderful ideas, now just to win the lottery and actually DO it. i too hav e a serious case of baby lust along with my husband and 2 kids ( 4 & 6) …hmmm….guess we’ll wait a little longer but this mama is gettin’ old !! i love random posts, it’s a random kind of day.
amy b.-I really don’t enjoy the “i’m bored” line over here either! That’s usually when the bathroom gets a good cleaning! I am such a mean mother! Love your spot on the porch! Does it get humid in Kansas? I start sweating the minute i step outside here in TN!
Mindy Harris-i believe i could make myself mighty cozy on your beautiful front porch.
and about the baby thing: the Lord knows the desires of our hearts!
also i may be @ your church this wknd as my friend is being baptized and i don’t want to miss it!
love!
Terrie-LOVE the wheat picture!! Miss it so much…the beauty of the waves of grain! Not that I can’t see it, we just don’t live on the farm anymore. We get to go help Randy’s uncle this weekend, so I will get my fill of harvest pictures! Have a great weekend!
Chaos-Jamie-I read Mennonite in a Little Black Dress. I thought some parts were hilarious and some v-e-r-y slow and over the top.
kansas is lovely. Especially during harvest.
Dana @ Bungalow'56-I particularly feel you slay random posts. I think they are my fav.
Dana
Holly Schmitz -What inspiration! Love all the bright and cherry colors…like the way you combine things that compliment each other!! & cute rustic touch, too!
Heather-I just fell on love. Big puffy heart love.
Robbie Marinero-ABSOLUTELY! Your kitchen’s actually my favorite. I love it because it’s pretty, and it’s not like the usual kitchens I see on other blogs or magazines. So what are your plans for this spring and summer?
Nikki-I LOVE your house! What fun wonderfully inviting textures & colors. Where did you get the large chalkboard where you have written, “Be nice. Tell the truth….”???
Rachael Kiefer-I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your house!!! It is so my style! The combination of clean surfaces and lines with “older” or antique furniture!!! It is beautiful!!
Michelle -On the bulleton boards you have the coolest photo collages hanging. What are they of ( high lights of each month or season? or favorite things of each family memeber?)and where did you make them. I love them.
Kelly-We have those same polka dot glasses at my parents’ house! Very fun! I scored a globe at a garage sale on Saturday for $1 (I tried not to smile too big when they told me how much they wanted.) and thought of you. I have three big ones now, a small ornament one from Crate and Barrel and a tiny pencil sharpener one. Sounds like enough for a grouping somewhere in my new house that we hopefully get to close on tomorrow! Here I come house, so long apartments! Yippee! Still anxiously awaiting my copy of Summer. Kelly
michelle-wow! it’s amazing how far i have to scroll to leave a comment! 🙂 you are a loved woman. love these pictures! i too want to move in! and your profile craft post… so cute and good memories for them of what they love right now. i did something like that with my oldest many years ago and we were just looking at it the other day and laughing about all that has changed.
Nichole -Looking at pictures of your house makes me so happy! I can only dream about having that kind of color in my home but I will try! Beautiful pictures!!
lindsey - the pleated poppy-I WANT YOUR HOUSE. BUT UNTIL YOU KICK AND AND WRITE ME INTO YOUR WILL, CHOOSING ME OVER YOUR KIDS, I WILL JUST KEEP TRYING TO COPY EVERY AMAZING THING YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING COLOR BACK INTO MY LIFE. and maybe now i’ll turn off caps lock. oops!
RLG-Love the pictures. I wish someone could take magazine quality pictures of my clean house! You do kids-friendly so well. You should do tutorials! Got Matthew Mead Summer (and the last Xmas) at your suggestion. Love it. Cheers, girlie. xoxo
Karina -BEAUTIFUL pictures! I love your outfit in the one you are using the blender, too. Very inspiring, all of it. The colour just makes your heart SING!
wendy, NJ -Oh Meg, I just fall in love all over again every time I see pictures of your home. I love your style and I so wish I was the type of person who visualized like that. Unfortunately, everytime I try something different I get scared and go back to my traditional decor…any advice?
Beth-Ok I REALLY think you should do a magazine with nothing but pictures, no words not that I wouldn’t want to hear anything you have to say cause I love hearing you words…vlog! Now that is one magazine I would buy and buy for a few friends…Something like the old Ideas book that was in my grandmothers homes when I was a little girl. They were the best color pictures and I loved seeing them…had pretty poems in them. I don’t even think they make it anymore…now that would be awesome to see a modern day mother make one of thses…
Ok if you don’t do it…well do it once a month for all your bloggers…I would be glad to share that with everyone cause u have an EYE for photography like noone else I see in blogland…Yours is so eye popping…just love it!
I have really enjoyed looking at those pictures…the cupcake and smoothie look like it could jump off the screen into my hands…yummy pics your have!
Oh and I am 50 yrs so my grandmothers have been gone since the late 70’s and early 80’s.
Samantha-These pictures make me so happy. So bright and colorful and my house is not this pretty! I aspire to have your clean house. The mess I can make very well on my own 😛
becky-LOVE all of your throw pillows. makes me want to get to sewing! where do you get most of your fabric – especially the HAPPY HAPPY polka dots?! i want some big polka dots!!!!
Jody -I could look at your happy home all day long!!
One request (please?!) show us newer-than-new sewers how to add pomspoms to pillows!! that could be a video idea!! really!! i have tried to do it and i don’t get it!!
Love your blog.
Amnah-Hands down, my dream home. Seriously, I adore your style Meg.
Cindy -Love every single thing! Thank you for the bright and cheerful inspiration!!!
Emily-happy… happy… happy!! Thanks for making my Monday morning with these bright cheery photos! Go Meg!!!
Su@The Intentional Home-what inspiration. . .
makes me want to take pics of my house. . .the random things. . .that make it home. . .the things that say “home”. . .good motivation for me to clean 🙂 thanks for sharing!!!
Nikki @ Mummy's dress-I love all the photos… your house is beautiful. I love your style!
Hannah M -I saw your Singer and need some advice! My Grandma is offering to by me my first own sewing machine as a wedding gift, she just told me to pick one out.. Do you like your singer? what would you reccommend getting?! any advice on sewing machines would be AMAZING : )
email me!
danielle burkleo-ok i love all the pictures. it makes me sad that i don’t have one of your pillows. was an hour too late to your etsy shop that day. boo that. but it also makes me happy to see the picture of your READ room. that is how i first came across your blog you know? from that picture…. and from there…. it’s all history ….or destiny ….or something like that 🙂 have a great day sweet friend! love you!
Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode-You seriously have the cutest house ever. I could sit there and drink a strawberry smoothie and chit chat with you all afternoon.
Nicole-I love your style Meg! Your home is so peaceful and cheery. I can’t wait to get the Summer magazine. It should be here in a few days. Wa-hoo! Also, your pillows are gorgeous!! When do you open your shop back up? I am a new reader. 🙂
Nicole Q.-Your smoothie and cupcake pic are WAY better than the cookies!!!! :))
Kat -Love, love, love the colour in your photo’s, in your home, in your life.
It is so uplifting and happy!
I was just wondering how much cleaning, tidying and decluttering you had to do with 5 kids to get it looking that fabulous and picture perfect, lol.
My Husband is always telling me not to believe what I see in mags and blogs.
I for one know that you also show us the flip side of “real life” with 5 kids, washing, messy bedrooms etc, so I really appreciate that!
Mindy Harris-you could make money on home tours.
just sayin’.
love it all..the GLOBES!
talby in that picture. model material.
peta -can i move in, please?
Rebecca W -umm love the pictures – the rock collection = rad
and like that the books are organized by color
Shaina Brown-can i please come vacation in your house? i nannied for 4 kids for 10 years so i can handle the chaos of mutitple kiddos, love to clean, love to play… who am i kidding, want to adopt a 32 yr. old?
your house makes me happy:)
Kimberlee Jost-So much color—so much happiness.
Great pics!
I’m glad you posted the other ones too.
Vonda -Your pictures are beautiful! You have a beautiful, happy home, and I just want to thank you so much for sharing it with us! You and your family are just amazing! You make me smile!:) I love a colorful home. I think kids do too!
Beth Horn-I love your crisp clean photos! So SPRING-y and vibrant! I especially love daisies and your flowers are stunning! Good job!
Lori -Your pictures made me happy! I love your blog!
robin-so pretty and cheery… i love the kids’ rooms… 🙂 polka dots, reading inspiration…so neat… 🙂 and i love the little messages you have on the chalk boards… 🙂
one question… what is the rest of the quote hanging on the board behind your sewing machine? “Today I will be happier than a bird _______________________.” 🙂
Bernice-These photos are beautiful! I love how every single one of your pictures are so full of vibrant colour!
Angela Atkins -I love these. Thank you so much for sharing them. I haven’t been able to convince myself to spend so much for SUMMER–have too many other things on my wish list. Your house is so awesome, colorful, and looks like people live there!
happygirl-Shasta daisies are my FAVORITE summer flower. LOVE them. Yeah, loved the clean house, too. I’m so jealous.
Jenny B.-Ahh… my Pinterest is now an even happier looking place! 🙂 A couple of questions (sorry if you’ve answered them previously)… Did you make the bedding for the girls’ room and the “read” room? Do you like your sewing machine? I really want to get one, but I haven’t sewn anything since 9th grade home ec. So, I need one that is super user-friendly. Thanks for sharing!!
Sandy -Your house is so white yet colorful…I love it!
I saw a globe at a garage sale yesterday and thought of you. 🙂
Christy -love the photos!!
marla rae -Your home looks like a happy family home full of love (and color)!!! I am still waiting for my magazine too! I know it will be great! Have a super duper Sunday!
Jenn S.-Beautiful, feel good pictures! Thanks for sharing.
Kerry-Beautiful Meg – every single picture made me Smile 🙂 Love the girls rooms, we have the same heart duvet covers – need to get the rest of the girls room looking that good! xx
mandy madison-Your house is a nice little ray of sunshine on my rainy Sunday…thanks for sharing! love it!
DebZorn -Your photos are beautiful. I love the heart rocks.(I have a collection, too.) I love the books in the basket. I love the photo of your daughter the most. She is beautiful
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Lisa -Great photos. I love the one with the heart shaped rocks, it would make a great print.
Ali Richardson-Your house is SO dreamy!! Sigh! You have a gift!
Shauna Howington-What a blessing for your children to grow up in such a happy home. They will always have such warm memories of all the color, the art work proudly displayed, the messages on the chalkboard door! Thanks so much for sharing!
jen-Ok so I am going to pin sooo many of these on pinterest that I think I might need a Meg album!
Linda -Love Love Love!! I’m sure you’ve been told this before but I just want to move in. I love all the color and brightness in your home!
Shannon-Love all the color! Brighten my morning since I am stuck with clouds here 😉
Deputy's Wife-Seeing your pictures of your globes reminded me that I bought a globe at a tag sale last week! I saw it WAY back in a corner and thought “Hey! I love Meg’s globe pictures, I should buy one for myself!” Ha!
I love it in our living room. The kids love it, even the hubby does!
Samantha-If you ever feel like coming and decorating my home, please feel free! however i am Husker fan, hope that doesn’t cause any conflicts! ha jk! beautiful pictures!
stacey -A lot of comments went through my head as I looked at your amazing photos…mostly…just…
can I come live with you ? 😉
Courtney Henson-So fun to see more of your home! I think I’ve said it before but your home is my absolute favorite in blogland! So pretty, so me, and so many great ideas to be had just by looking at these pictures! And the photographs by the way are stunning – not just the subject matter!
april's craft nest-gorgeous photos! i love all the awesome color. i waver back and forth about really colorful or all white. i can never decide.
ingrid-they are all so beautiful. super happy home filled with love….
Hannah-Meg, this is such a beautiful collection of photos from your wonderfully colourful home. I love how you have added your creative touch to everything in your home – it looks like an inspiring environment for you & your family. Thanks for sharing : )
Ellie Perez-I always love seeing pics of your house! If I wasn’t married to a man who is in love with beige, Mine would be much more colorful too! Loved the pic of Talby, she is GORGEOUS! She will be quite the hearrbreaker. Tell Craig to go get the shotgun ready for her teenage years! He’s got some boyfriend scaring to do!
Short, Sweet Season-Happy happy eye candy! I love the little girl books and sparkly nail polish together. The picture of Talby is so striking…gorgeous eyes!
carolyn -Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos. I love the way you’ve punched up your home with so much colour. I struggle with colour! Thanks for the inspiration.
Linda Sousa-Yay…thanks for sharing the rest of the photos..gorgeous! I think that Talby looks so much like you in that picture.
shelly-Girl–how in the world do you keep your furniture White with 5 kids (cough…2 Boys?!?). My 3 boys make our dark couch look dirty!
Love your Home! Such a happy post on a dreary IL morning 🙂
Beth-I was gonna ask if your house was always that sparkling clean. If so, I would have to hate you! LOL j/k j/k (as my teenage daughter used to say to me all the time – it’s probably not a cool thing to say anymore, since I said it). Beautiful pics.
erica -lovely, as always – thank you for the eye candy this morning!
Danielle -love your style! i am so crazy about your kitchen!
Amber -I always love to see pics of your home. It makes me happy 🙂 You are wearing 2 of my favorite MJ pieces…..sigh One day I will own them…I hope!
Kimberly Dial -All the colors make me happy! Thanks for sharing those!
Kimberly Dial -All the colors make me happy! Thanks for sharing those!
Dianne-I have a dream that I will have a HAPPY COLORFUL house just like yours one day. I’m really working toward that… one room at a time. Gorgeous pictures.
Stacy -Love your house and the photography is wonderful. Thank you for sharing it all with us!
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails-I did a major splurge and ordered the magazine weeks ago. I cant wait to get mine!
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails-LOVE it all. Seriously, I think you could make a magazine of JUST your house. Its fabulous Meg! And Talby looks so grown up and beautiful in that photo. Wow!
xo,
Sarah
Sonia-ahhhhhh…. i’m stil waiting on my copy of MM… can’t wait!
Lori -Truly gorgeous pictures, Meg! Saturated color, so cheery. And to think that these are the ones that didn’t make it in the magazine?! If I had a spare $25 to use for the Summer magazine, I would. Just wish they made it more affordable. I am sure it is a fabulous bookazine, though!
jill-As always, pictures of your home make me so happy. You have a great way with vintage pieces and color. Your home always seems perfect for both kids and adults! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
Emily -Love the kids rooms so very much! I pinned them for sure!!!
Carla G. -Gorgeous!! I love your shabby style mixed with such bright, happy colors!! Love, love, love it!
Lori-Great pictures – especially the heart rocks. And I seriously want your kitchen.
Jessica @ One Shiny Star-Where is the bicycle fabric from… or what is it called… because I think I neeeeed it!
Debbie-Oh my, I’m pinning several of these to my idea scrapboard – we’re moving to Kansas next month, and I love some of these ideas for our house! I love the chalkboard and picture clothesline especially.
Shauna -Beautiful photos as always…I love your outfit in that picture–must be matilda jane! I couldnt help but notice those photography books and just curious…do you recommend any of those?? I just want the basics of how to work my camera (I know a little but not a LOT) and use of light to get the best pictures of my kids that I can.
lori -Your house is beautiful! It is so HAPPY. I wish you come over and decorate my house for me!
sue -Each photo has a theme of colors. Love that.!
Zoet & Zo-I’m wondering about the photo’s that made in into the SUMMER magazine, because thése photo’s are a-ma-zing! I love the mix of coulours and vintage.
Zoet & Zo-I’m wondering about the photo’s that made in into the SUMMER magazine, because thése photo’s are a-ma-zing! I love the mix of coulours and vintage.
Danielle-I love your home! So very happy:) I spied a few of your things that I own as well! I think we have very similar tastes and styles. Thanks for sharing the extra pics!
Courtney Walsh-oh wow, Meg. So much colorful eye candy!! And that Talby is stunning. 🙂
I need to get a copy of that magazine!!
Amy @ dwell in the season-What beautiful pictures! I especially love the one with all of your heart rocks – so fun! 🙂
Terrie G-Still waiting on my Summer magazine 🙁 These pics sure make me happy while I wait! Love your taste! Really loved the globes on your happy links! BTW…my hubba asked me what else I needed to complete my craft room. (He & my son bought me a tv for it tonight.) Kidding, Preston said…how about a fridge…I told them Meg has a pink one…I think they both rolled their eyes! I laughed! Happy Sunday!
sean has been trying to make money for the book fair.
i had him clean the kitchen.
why haven't i had this kid doing this job all along??? he's awesome at it.
it sparkles!
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in oklahoma we drove through an old neighborhood full of BIG old (and some new) homes. i took pictures of some of them for the bloggy. i was saying "oh look at that one!" "OHHH…look at that" "loove that" craig just nodded his head. he likes them too but the excitement is more….manly and toned down. ha.
i liked the cool stone work around the windows.
i love white houses. so much. and then it has pink bushes! (but the two blocking the downstairs windows need to go…gotta let in the light!) otherwise….i loved it. it was for sale!
this one had the circle drive and the trees….beautious. this looked like a movie….i don't know which one. love the diamond leaded glass windows on the second floor and those third floor dormers! and the patio.
fancy. very fancy.
i made craig go back for this one. you can't see much of it but it was so cute. it had a turquoise ceiling on the porch and a sunshine yellow door! i wouldn't want to assume….but it seemed like this was a young family starting out in this fabulous house and getting ready to make it awesome inside and out. it's looking great.
this was a comment left yesterday and i wanted to be sure that ALL of you read it.
"can you imagine if each person who visited here gave ten dollars? just ten dollars. the price of a magazine and a latte. a new pair of flipflops. a super pack of toilet paper. a sub, chips and a drink. sergey would be home in a wink and his life made whole again. i pray that it happens. for danielle and for sergey. i hope and i pray. because every child is a child of God. not just the perfect ones. God does not make mistakes. and sergey deserves a good life. we must make it so. we must."
Max Boughner-Beautiful! I like the first and the last photo. They remind me of my past houses. We had to move to another house because of my job, but I’m happy with our house now. BTW, cheers to your new helper! He deserves a treat!
Jill Wade-I was just scrolling through your decorating posts and saw this one….my husband’s grandmother owned the white home for quite some time! What a SMALL world!!
amy -The house that you said looks like it’s from a movie reminds me of the house in “Home Alone”. Haven’t seen it in FOREVER so I could be way off!!
Christina-Looking at those houses is fun…we live in an area full of both old and new GINORMOUS homes. One of the houses we like to look at is rumored to be a rich and famous person’s house, and I noticed the other day when we drove by it on the street we don’t normally use (the house is on a corner) (is this making sense at all, probably not) that directly across the street is a very small house, that still has its Christmas wreaths up! It was the funniest dichotomy to me. It takes all of us to make up this crazy world. 🙂
Four Flights-I cannot believe that pretty white house is for sale for $500k. People in other parts of the country got it good. Real good I tell ya.
Kayla-We love going on Sunday drives to look at houses. We go get Dairy Queen or Sonic and drive around real slow and creepy like (if somebody happens to be watching) – but it is fun! Also, look at Sean’s man feet! It just reminds me of my son growing up – it was the first thing I noticed on him that was starting to look like a man – not a boy! Sigh.
Regina -That’s it. I’m buying that white house and moving to Oklahoma. 🙂
karen -great drive by’s! i love white houses too…mine is a white gingerbread style 🙂
I got my daughter’s rainbow shirt today!!! I yay’d and did a happy dance at the pick up box…some lady looked at me like i was a weirdo.
Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode-Oh how I love those old houses. I live in a 20 year old track home and would so love an old fixer upper. I’m drooling now. P.S. love Kings of Leon too…saw them in concert in LA with my daughter, her friend and her mom (heehee) so fun. They totally ROCK!
Alicia @ La Famille-i love looking at houses! especially old, cool houses 🙂 my favorite was the one with the circle drive for sure!
Stacy -So cool that he wants money for books!
Courtney -LOVE the houses! Love Love Love! And on a related ‘love’ note: I tried your Chicken Enchiladas tonight and I love those too! Thanks!
Jennifer-If I could run in a neighborhood like that, I would totally be a runner. Not a once a week, die and wheeze, jogger? but a run fast like lightning runner.
a pocket full of posies-Oh my!!! you took a picture of my aunts house!!!! (in Tulsa!) too fun!- I’m sending her the link- she’ll be soooo happy you loved it! 🙂
…and I did donate yesterday- wish I had been able to send 10,000.00!!- what a precious family!
Many Blessings!
Jill
Rach-I am not even going to tell you what we just paid for a house in Southern Cali that would practically fit in the living room of the house you showed that is for sale. Nope. Not gonna tell ya. 🙂
crystal beutler-Those houses are to die for. How fun would it be to design the inside and the gardens. Sigh.
I’m giving up Starbucks today and donating to a good cause. Thanks for inspiring me. 🙂
elz-In case nobody piped in yet, the pink bushes are azaelas. Get the year round bloomers, they are lovely. In Houston, we have Azalea Trail events, you should see the homes here in the Spring. So colorful!
Alice H -The old (newly remodeled) homes in Tulsa are amazing!! Where you around the Utica area.
That’s a wonderful idea on how to get my kids to clean. They always want money for something. Skate night, book fairs, movies, etc. I will try this out!!
steffanie -Here in Key West all the older homes have their exterior ceilings painted light blue, it was an attempt to trick little critters and bugs into thinking that it was the sky and they wouldn’t want to create a home there. Just a fun little fact for you! : )
Jessica -I’m a Kansas girl who was in Tulsa this weekend too! I wish I got to see Kings of Leon, but I was there for an awesome photography convention. You should have been there for that too. It was so fun and free! I just had to pay for my hotel room and lunches. You should definitely go next year. You’d love it! MPix puts it on. Beautiful houses!
Shannon-Those are great homes! I love the white one 🙂
Ask Sean if he would like to come clean my house after he is all done 🙂
kristine-i bet sean could pick up some cleaning gigs at other houses on your street once they see this post!
i also bet that the turquoise and yellow homeowner reads your blog! 🙂 you’ve inspired a lot of sunshine and color out there!
Kerry Wiebe -Megs, of course you found the most beautiful houses in the promise land!!!! I’m so glad you had a great time!!!!
Jill -Thanks for re-posting the link for Sergey. I donated today. And I love those houses. This is one time I feel sad about living in NYC. 900 sq feet is all I can afford!
Amanda-ThriceBlessed-I would guess the movie you were thinking on the brick house was “Home Alone”? There’s a replica house in my hometown area and we always call it the “Home Alone” house.
My 8 year old daughter is trying to earn money to buy a guinea pig, she’ll do any chore and does it well! Its definately something we should do long term! 🙂
ashlee-you were in my mom’s neighborhood!! driving around those old neighboorhoods is one of my hubs and mine favorite things to do:)
Jemm-My husband and I are always doing “drive bys”. KC is SO awesome to look at houses.
Kristin-OH my gosh those houses! I am in love with big old brick homes like those. 🙂 I live in the suburbs of Chicago though so I would be paying a pretty penny! 🙂 Great helper! My nieces and nephews do chores around the house and it’s great. 🙂
donna -hi meg. i lived in oklahoma years ago. i loved tulsa i thought it would have been such a nice place to raise a family. i had my first child there 20 years ago last week then we headed to dallas where i gave birth 19 years ago – shall i go on – back to michigan giving birth 3 more times and finally to England where i had my final child – oh we also lived in new jersey – no babies born there 🙂
Sara-I love the house pictures. Did you spend a lot of time driving around Evanston/Kenilworth area when you lived in Chicago? I could tour those neighborhoods all day long! Love those houses.
Sugar Mama-My mom used to live near Utica Square! I loved staying with her and shopping there… and honest to goodness, I think the 5th house down is her boss’. Did it have a huge sloping front yard? If so, that’s it… Roy Clark’s house. You know… the guy on Hee Haw. That’s him. At Christmas time that neighborhood does the most beautfiul light display!
Kimberly Dial -Wow! Those were some gorgeous homes! On another note, I loved seeing your son helping around the house — what a great guy! (I love your floor!)
Kimberly Dial -Wow! Those were some gorgeous homes! On another note, I loved seeing your son helping around the house — what a great guy! (I love your floor!)
Heather -The white house totally looks like the house in Father of the Bride. I wanted that house so bad when I was a teenager! Beautiful homes!
Kari-Those homes are beautiful!
Thanks for sharing the info about Sergey’s adoption; it’s such a wonderful cause.
ashley jensen-We love to drive around Utica Square and look at all the houses. My daughter (3) loves to help with chorse and I keep wandering how much longer I have before she no longer wants to help!
Southern Gal-I love looking at houses, too, but have never taken pictures of them. You’ve given me inspiration. Oh, and those white and pink bushes look like trimmed azaleas. We let ours grow wild. Love them either way.
Michelle from Australia -I LOVE the white house. Seriously love, love, love. If only I wasn’t Australian, I think I’d be packing my toys and coming to make it home. Total gorgeousness. Thank you for sharing. GREAT pics.
Shannon-I LOVED those houses….found myself sayin the same things you were….oooohhh look at that…kinda thing. Thanks so much for sharing! 😀 Happy Tuesday to you!
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails-Happy Tuesday to you too! That house with the turquoise ceiling and yellow door makes me think that some DIY bloggers may live there:) I love to look at big beautiful old homes too. Theres nothing “cookie cutter” about them and they hold so much history and character.
XO,
Sarah
happygirl-I loved your house tour. I like looking at houses, too. It’s so much more fun when you don’t need one.
Stephanie-Love the houses. Love to see kids helping around the house. Makes me smile.
leonieke -wow,….this is so american! those big big houses! that’s the nice thing about reading blogs from other country’s to me.
enjoyed you’re blog!
have a nice day to!
Gemma-Happy Tuesday Meg!
Those houses are so big and grand….I agree..I would have those bushes down ASAP.
Gemma x
LouBoo-Hi there – those houses are just so pretty. And so many of them! I think it’s fab you took some pictures for us to see. Seems like a long way from here! In London there are these wonderful sets of ‘Mews’ houses which run around in a crescent shape just off the busy roads. They have gardens in the middle of the crescent – like in the film ‘Notting Hill’. I always want to take pictures but then think I will look slightly strange!! Lou x
Elizabeth-ha! That bottom house is the house of some very good friends of ours!! They have been making some changes to the inside, but promised they’d never paint the ceiling or the door. I’ll let Kari know you loved her house-she’ll get a kick out of that! They are our age with two little kiddos. Great, loving family that I adore.
And, isn’t that part of T-Town awesome?! I could drive around it all day admiring the houses. Please tell me you shopped at Utica. Hands down, the best thing about Tulsa. I mean, it has a Saks!
My son did the dishes tonight (for pay) and I’m thinking I should add it to his chore list (not for pay). He worked hard!
I’m praying Sergey is home soon-what a gift he will be and already is to his new family!
Leah-I love, LOVE the last house with the yellow door. If it were for sale, I may tell my husband that we’re moving. And considering we’re in San Diego, CA, that house is probably way less expensive and much nicer than the one we’re in. Sorry, San Diego. Runner-up is the house with the circular drive. And by the way, I love that Sean is raising money for his school book fair. That’s my kinda kid!
i have too much to do before tomorrow. when i am stressed about getting stuff done….my natural instinct is…..to do something unrelated. like sew four pillows for my couch.
i just HAD too.
is that circley colorful fabric not THE most amazing?!! i bought a ton of it because i love it so much! (it's by alexander henry…it's called Boule.)
i have issues.
i am sure it has a name and a therapist or a doctor could talk to me about it….prescribe me something perhaps?
so many things to get done but instead i take pictures of my coffee cup.
isn't it fun?
so graphic.
instead of using my time while annie is playing….i stop and take pictures of her playing! this is definitely a problem.
just a quick lamp makeover with spray paint and a vintage tablecloth and hot glue. you know….cause i don't have a page long to-do list.
oh wait….i DO!
I.S.S.U.E.S.
ok….i have to get stuff done today.
things like……pack for my trip. feed my family. clothe my family. clean my home. make cupcakes. put clothes away. make arrangements. fill in schedules. make phone calls. watch parenthood. sew four more pillows…..just kidding.
if you have emailed me….i hope to get back to you. i am super behind on email response. because i am very busy.
Lisa Palmese-Love the Pillows But I adore that lamp.
It is Gorgeous
thanks Lisa
Luciane-Hi Karin,I wish I could splurge on cutosm Alluminaire lighting and matching throw pillows (which I love)! I happen to have a “Heartfelt Award” for you at my blog, since you were one of the blogs that inspired me to start my own. You can pick it up .
Shahd-Oh wow, that would be awesome if you were on the hunt for sotnehimg you’ve already got pictured in your mind.But then again, this is why I wouldn’t want a custom house built. What if they build/make it EXACTLY like I asked and then I hate it?! Ack. I am much better at tweaking and remodeling. :)Can’t wait to see what you come up with though!
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Ruth Baumgartner -I L.O.V.E. this, because when the pressure is on this is exactly how I roll. I could have authored this post. So glad to know I am in WONDERFUL company.
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andiejaye-i love love love the idea of arranging books by color!!! i tried it and loved it!!! thanks for sharing the idea with us! i put 4 links of your picture and blog on my blog post about it. (it’s little i have 8 followers) i hope that’s ok. if not, let me know and i’ll remove them. i just think you’re fabulous! blessings, andie
Lisa Currie-Gurney-I TEND TO DO THE SAME THING… I’VE REALIZED IT HELPS ME TO FOCUS ON WHAT I NEEDED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
HUGS FROM MY HEART
Sarah-I am also a crazy color junkie and I love love love those color-coordinated kids books!
Heather aka moreygirl-I’m the same way about not doing what’s on my list and sewing something fun instead! Love this blog!
Kristin S-Annie’s facial expressions are absolutely classic. You’ll be so glad someday when that sweet baby face morphs to teenager that you have so many great photos.
Lolli -wait, can you paint brass?
amy jupin-the lamps look FAB.
all capitals.
the pillows are so you.
love them.
i suffer from the same problem–procrastination!
hate it.
one more thing, i hope you have a great time on your trip!
🙂
Lorie S. -You seriously just made me laugh out loud. Such is my day, everyday. The list of things I need to do and the list of things that I want to do. Feel so much better on the days that I do the things I want to do. So since today is a rainy day, I think I will read, sew, play, and make cupcakes!!! =)
Kat -Meg, you are SOOOO inspiring! Thank you! LOVE the lamp and the pillows. Okay, i am a beginning sew-er, seamstress, whatever…i know this is a DUMB question. But would you mind telling me…do you use pillow inserts for your pillows, or just stuffing?
Would you mind telling me what size you make them (20×20?)…i love the size of yours? I am DYING to sew but FEAR is overwhelming me…fear of messing up. But you have inspired me. Thank you! 🙂
Katie -I would buy a print copy of the orange photo! Just saying!
Leah-Those are great photos. I don’t think you’re wasting any time. By the way, do you really arrange your books in the order of rainbow colors? I’m impressed!
Katy Frame-Because I am very busy.
(Taking pictures of oranges)
LOL! You are hilarious, Meg! 🙂 I hope you have a fun time on your trip! You so deserve it. And for me complimenting you I deserve a cupcake, right?? It was worth a shot! But seriously, have fun!
Crystal Swoverland -I can’t find Alexander Henry anywhere in my area! I LOVE that fabric! I need some of those pillows, no, not want…NEED!!! I am remodeling and those are my colors!!! HOW can I get this fabric??? THanks for the wonderful post, you always brighten my day!
Flower Patch Farmgirl-1. Hey – is today Annie’s birthday? 😉
2. Did I miss the part where you told us where on earth you’re headed?
3. I have the very same affliction.
4. Must know how you did that tablecloth lampshade thing. I’m way impressed.
Tracy Fisher -fabulous fabric… and great use of time… i think many of us relate… i was outside today taking photos of my kids snowboarding (because it snowed today… and my son insisted on wearing his creapy hat he got in Mexico… that scares the neighborhood little kids)… all the while avoiding the same list as you have apparently.. minus the cupcakes..hehe.
Tracy Fisher
Marcella-I so know the feeling!
And there must be a lot of people like me commenting on this post! Which it is a relief that I’m not the only one out there that operates like this.
I bet it does have something to do with being a creative person….
Nicole-I am the SAME exact way! The longer my list is, the more I can find to do that is NOT on the list it seems. Procrastination is my forte!
And I LOVE your new pillows! Color Color COLOR! Happy 🙂
Good Luck with your list!
Lin -Haha. I feel so much better about myself after reading this post and the comments. I am NOT alone. Yay! I will go so far out of my to avoid “chores” it’s crazy. When I run out of time to get things done, and am tired I tell myself I’ll get up early and do it in the morning. I even go so far as to set my alarm early, but then the snooze button always win.
Lisa -I want one of your pillows! I need someone to teach me to sew. I’m so lame when it comes to that stuff. Love that you were avoiding your long to do list. I do that occasionally too! 🙂
Penny-I am glad Parenthood is on your list. I love that show, I always feel a little let down when it ends though. I also love your blog and get excited when you have a new post. Makes my day! Love the photos. One Easter I was having 25 family members for dinner and I sat down with my girls and colored 2 hours before dinner. It relaxed me and everything turned out fine!
Tanya H-that’s what I’m doing reading your blog right now. Ignoring my enormous list. drat.
jenna -I couldn’t help notice the bicycle runner on the table.
I have to have that fabric! Or I would love a pillow!
Where did you find it?
Jen -You DO have to watch Parenthood! Whew… it’s loaded.
shauna reed-lampshade=ahhhhmazing.
email me if you need anything in socal.
i will be like 45 min away if you need anything 😉
like a bell or some marshmallow milk….whateves
ps i am gonna be shopping with julie while you are soaking up photography brilliance on sat.
if you get mad at the class and ditch (ha ha) you can come with us…..
xoxox
FeFe -I hope you moved watching Parenthood to the top. It was good!
Tanya-I just showed my sister this post and said “See, there ARE people like us”. Then I asked her “And who looks at a white lampshade and SEES THAT final outcome?” To which she responded “I do”. And I said “Oh yah”. It’s me who sucks.
I love your pillows.
Georgia-The first photo makes me so happy, them pillows are so bright and cheery, so summertime! woo love them!! 🙂
When i need to be busy i just cant do it. i read somewhere once that if you dont feel like doing something then DONT, only do it when you feel like it…
Happy middle of the week day!
Kelley-Excellent pillows! They absolutely needed to be made. Needed.
Safe travels tomorrow
Vanessa at He Gives Hope-have you done a post on your coffee table? did you make it? b/c i am in LOVE.
Keli Cook -I love your new pillows and the makeover of your new lamp!
Anna-I love that picture of Annie and the pets. Super cute.
becky@oursweetpeas-Ahh, I think we are long lost sisters. I am blog reading instead of: cleaning my house, unloading the dishwasher, etc., etc., I did take all 3 kids to the dr.’s and McD’s AND library today so I think I’ve earned a little Parenthood on Hulu too. 🙂 Thanks for the idea.
yeah, I have a problem too.
Stefanie Arnold-someday I hope to say I was so distracted because I was sewing new pillows for my couch. Someday… for now, my creativity is confined to drawing stick figures and cutting out snow flakes 🙂
Shana-I have diagnosed you with ‘Procrastination’ – not otherwise specified.
I would give you therapeutic advice but I have blogs to stare at, books to read, and coffee to drink.
Sorry.
Cute mug.
Kari-You are hilarious.
Seriously.
My in-laws are scheduled to be here in less than two hours for the weekend and I have a HUGE list of things to do, girls are both napping soundly… but instead I updated my facebook status (is says: “Please keep me in your thoughts … I have lost my TO DO LIST!”) and decided it was imperative I check your blog before getting back to looking for my to do list.
Michelle-haha, this is awesome. i so feel ya! i have a super long to-do list as well, and i’m sooo procrastinating! you’ve inspired me! maybe i will go take pictures of oranges too! ha! by the way, i LOVE those pillows! where do you get the fabric???
Karina -Lovely lamp, lovely kitchen, lovely bathroom, lovely pictures…
At least you are not eating to make up for the stress…you are taking pictures instead and that HAS to be less fattening than what I usually do when I feel paralyzed by my to-do list…I have been known to eat sweetened condensed milk from the can…and finish the can in one sitting!! Maybe I should buy myself a camera…
julie h -this made me laugh, that is so very much myself…can you explain that i am not the only one that does this to my hub?
Jenny B. -OH WOW!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new couch pillows!!! And the little chairs at the coffee table!? AWESOME!!! Those may have been there the whole time, and I just now noticed them, but still… SO cute! Thank you for helping me get over my fear of decorating my home with primary colors. I’m serious. For the past 11 years, I have looked longingly at deocrative items with lots of bright colors, and thought, “oh, I like that, but it just wouldn’t go in my house.” Now, I have a brightly painted alphabet canvas that was destined to be on the wall of a little boy’s room as the centerpiece on my mantel, and it’s my favorite thing to look at every day. I can’t wait to do more! Whee!! 🙂 You inspire me!
Aimee-Oh my, I think I have the same syndrome. Miles-long to do list = do something nowhere near ANYthing on said list.
I like to call it Head-In-the-Sand-itis.
Kori-apparently your condition is a nation-wide epidemic! i have it too and i’m in washington.
love the pillows (more for the pom-poms than the fabric, although it is great!) and the lamp…too cute!
Dawn-Love the pillows and the prints are awesome. Your rooms are so colorful I love it.
Kirsten P -I love how the aqua in the’circley colorful fabric’ makes the aqua mirror just pop!
I love the children’s books arranged by color!
Parenthood was great last night. And the previews for next week – can’t wait.
Will you get a chance to go to the ocean and listen to the music of the waves? Enjoy it for me, too.(if you do)
Esther Dee -don’t know about your to-do-list but I do know that those pillows are to-die-for!!!! so pretty and happy 😉
Mrs. Wonder-I do the same thing! Therefore, I’m several days behind on my list. LOVE the lamp, marking this for ideas, we’re house hunting and I’m excited to decorate!
wendy, NJ -OMG! I love you! You are so funny and such an inspiration! Whenever I’m feeling a bit blue I look to your blog as I know it will always be colorful (literally) and in content!
And can I just say I love the fact that you are able to leave markers out in an open bin on your white table…My 3 yo would have a field day if I do that!
Thanks again for such inspiration! Keep it coming!
Kara-love it all but especially your lamp makeover! if you are still wanting to put off your to-do list you should post a tutorial 🙂 lamp shades scare me a little bit, yours looks awesome!
Rach-Yeah. I do the same thing. I’ll find myself mid project and be like “how did I get here? wasn’t I supposed to be doing something else. Must stop…. can’t stop.” But hey, life’s short right!
gina f. -fun photos! Now that you have a happy heart i am sure you will fly thru your to do list! love how your books are arranged in rainbow order and the lamp makeover is super!! have a great trip!
Courtney Walsh-Good lord, I am sooo behind too and yet here I sit doing important things like reading blogs!!! lol
I agree with the person above me. soooo many houses are showing a neutral palette these days, but COLOR is soooo inspiring. Love that you arranged your dang books in rainbow form!! lol awesome.
Elizabeth Walters-I LOVE how colorful your house is! I always stick with neutral… b/c I am boring like that. 🙂
Anne @ Baking Me-I love that lamp, very cute. I have issues with lamps. I am always on the hunt for a great lamp at a great price, no such luck yet but I keep trying 🙂
Trina McNeilly-Love this… love all the pictures. The lamp and pillows are fab. sometimes distractions are good 🙂
xo
Jen Brandt -You rock.
jennifer-Oh good! I thought I was the only one with this issue. So glad to know I’m not alone!
Ana-Meg, I can totally relate. I have like 20 things to do and yet I get into a catatonic state of denial hoping they will all go away. However, that strategy never works out… 🙁
Leah -How did you make that lamp shade?!? Please share! It looks amazing!
blu -…or if you are me you are in front of the computer while the laundry, children, dishes, and bathrooms are calling for you 🙂 I’ll get to all of them immediately, just let me post a comment first…Meg you are way cool please keep doing ALL that you do!!
Jessica Johnson-the colors in this post? FAB to the ULOUS. seriously. the books? arranged by color??! genius.
asnipofgoodness-I soooooo get this, I do the very same exact thing, for some reason the need to get something done, causes me to get other things done….I just don’t get it! I mean I get that you do it, cuz I do too, but I don’t get the why, cuz it just never makes much sense!
I LOVE the pillows, and the lamp, OMGoodness, so extraespecially colorful!I just LOVE the glimpses of your style that turn up on your blog!
I have a HUGE lamp shade that I picked up at restore, and that is just the perfect solution to a less than desirable funky stained cover! Now I need an oversized lamp base to hold it up!
Oh, and I read “your story” just the other day, and I really loved your unapologetic honesty! What a wonderful picture of God’s redemption! Thank you for that!
I almost never comment, but I ALWAYS read, thanks!
Joy-You and I, we were seperated at birth. I call it piddling…and I love that the books on the bookshelf are arranged by color. It made my heart smile.
Lindsey-Alexander Henry has some of the most amazing fabrics ever!
Maeva -Where can I find the bicycle fabric in the last photo?!
Mindy Harris-your pillows and buntings are going to sell out on etsy in 5 seconds. i can’t get anyone to even LOOK at my stuff. hehe. i’m not complaining, i promise. etsy’s FUN! i hope you get everything done you need to. it’s okay to take photo or craft breaks. i do all the time.
and, safe travels!
Andrea -Just read comment above mine. Yea, I was intrigued by the color coordinated bookshelf too. Made me smile – was totally you.
Andrea -LOL!! I do that too. My husband says I only operate on crisis mode! Have many, many projects that need finished – need to set my own deadline.
ajdked -Ehh, I have a huge to do list today. Instead I’m still in my pj’s drinking coffee, blog hopping, totally intrigued by your color coordinated book shelf. I have a pile of laundry looming over me. I think I will stay in my pj’s for a half hour longer, then get moving!
Shannon-it’s okay to waste time taking pictures because we all love coming to your blog to see them so really you are just doing it for us which makes you so thoughtful 🙂
deborah@applesinwonderland-i have no idea what you are talking about here. how can you not make pillows with that kind of *look at me* fabric poking at you? and how can you not take adorable pictures of annie in the tub? i say, you have to do those things. xoxo–a partner in crime:)
Trish-ha 🙂 my list is a mile long too, but here I am reading your blog about the stuff you are doing… i believe we have what is called a mix between procrastination and ADD 🙂
can’t wait to meet you tomorrow 🙂
purejoy-dude. if you have issues, i have I.S.S.U.E.S!!
love the fabric. the cup. love bathtime fun. great coffee mug. love your kid’s books are arranged by color.
you complete me.
lists be damned!
Sara @ Happy Brown House-I just love how bright and happy your house is! I love that you embrace color!
Kelly -Did you put the tablecloth over the existing shade? Love the lamp and pillow fabric!
Cory-I have a TON to do today as well. Clearly I’m just reading your blog instead. Thanks for the distraction! Love all your pretty pics 🙂
Jenn Shock-I should be studying for my first Survey of Fashion test that is tonight, yet somehow I ended up here. When I stress about getting something done, I always tend to find something else to do, even if it means cleaning! Weird.
Michelle Whitlow-oh my gosh, I’m the EXACT same way!!! hehe We’re moving from GA to WA in just a couple months. There is SO much around the house to do. Oh, and did I mention that I’m 5 mos pregnant?? Yeah, I have a list a mile long. And what am I doing?? Reading blogs…and maybe I’ll go scrapbook something after that 🙂
Courtney Henson-I have the same affliction! It is hard, very hard for me to do something like clean the house for company or a party when I have a chalkboard wall to paint in my kitchen or pillows to sew for my couch! (All this I did last week getting ready for family to come stay for a few days..!) Oh, how I relate! But I love your pillows and really love, love that lamp makeover! And you rainbow hued kid’s books all organized by color! So, so pretty!
Vicki-Loved this! Those pillows are to-die-for! And your happy, colorful pictures are the best. Good luck with that to-do list!
Molly-I have things to do too….but you know what I am doing tonight…re-arranging the books in the bookshelf so they make a rainbow! Love that!
Jessica -I’m new to your blog… so I’m not really sure of your kids ages but I have a 4 yr old and there is NO way I could have a white table, an white-ish sofa, and a JAR OF MARKERS all within arm distance of each other! How do you keep those from getting marker on them?
I’m asking bc I’m jealous :/
Dana @ Bungalow'56-Megan,
I am in complete denial…absolute denial, that I will be on a plane tomorrow. Nothing packed, nothing ready. It’s how I deal with stress, ignore the situation. Which of course leads to copious amounts of stress over a very short few hours when I have to do whatever I’ve been putting off.
There will be lot’s of excitement at our house this evening. It makes for an roller coaster life : )
Dana
Amanda -I love how “watch parenthood” is on your to-do list. It’s on mine too!
AshleyAnn-I love that lamp so much!!!
Have fun on your trip…
Carrie -I am like you, except I start the to do list but on the way to the bedroom to put away laundry I stop in the kitchen to put dishes and then end up in the living dusting. So while it may seem productive, everything ends up only half finished. Ugh!
Have fun this weekend. I am JEALOUS!!! (in a nice healthy way though. lol)
Kathi -LOL! This is why I check in everyday, love your attitude! Have a great day.
Keri-If I were to be a stay at home wife and we had our own house, I’m sure I would be the exact same way… Do everything else that is not on the list…Those are great pics though!
Heather-i have that same disorder! and lamp envy. that lamp and lampshade you worked your magic on are a-mazing!
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails-Oh my gosh you’re not the only one! Whenever I have custom orders to get done, I end up “rebelling” and making a different bag for no one in particular. Its almost like I cant do the things I need to until I do something I dont need to. Maybe its something about being creative. Yes, we’ll blame it on that.
BTW, when will your shop open? (No pressure, Im just curious)
XO,
Sarah
Janie Fox -Love your pics … mine are so bad I should just post stick figures with my text. Blathering is my claim to fame. Picture taking I want to learn, but I am too busy talking! Safe travels!! xoxo
Laura Phelps-you need TISSUES for parenthood. I cried for HOURS.
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE this post
the colors
and sunshine
and brightness
and all of it…
it makes me HAPPY
so if you put “make Laure happy” on your list,
it is like you DID do something you were supposed to do
and now, even better, you can cross it off of your list!
see how much you got done today?
happygirl-I LOVE your pictures. PLEASE don’t change. Then your blog will be boring, like mine. (my blog isn’t really boring, I just don’t have all the beautiful pictures) Your children won’t go to college and your daughters will be single the rest of their lives. PLEASE don’t change. I think the circle fabric is GORGEOUS. Have a GREAT trip.
candace-watch parenthood first. and don’t stop taking pictures – looking at them is MY distraction from the impending “get-to-do” list! ha!
Sugar Mama-When I have a long to do list I get anxious. First, I’ll bite my fingernails. Then I’ll have a panic feeling wash over me. Then I distract myself with something completely unrelated (usually that involves eating)…. and ONLY then do I try to work on the list.
Those pillows I must have.
Stephanie@Geezees-OMG! All of that color is making me giddy 🙂 Love those throw pillows.
Hope you have a good day Meg 🙂
Kimberly Dial -If I took pictures as lovely as yours, I’d have a hard time stopping too! Your pillows are ‘fantabulous’! You never fail to make me smile — thank you! Now …. get busy girl 😉
Kimberly Dial -If I took pictures as lovely as yours, I’d have a hard time stopping too! Your pillows are ‘fantabulous’! You never fail to make me smile — thank you! Now …. get busy girl 😉
Heather -There is nothing that paralyzes me like a long to-do list. What is up with that?
Gemma @ Musings of a gem-Heehee! Loving your cushions : )
The sight of your kitchen makes me giddy…so jealous!
Gemma x
rachel / cr.e.at.e-i just laughed out loud with each new funny close up photo & your coordinating comment. AND THE LAMP! 😀 absolutely hysterical [but it looks awesome, i’m not laughing at IT]. we have the exact same ‘problem’ so if you get help, a diagnosis or some meds, just let me know so i can help myself. randomness & procrastination central, here [going 34 years strong]. hopefully now that you got ‘other things’ out of the way, you can be productive! [that’s always my hope at least] 🙂 GOOD LUCK!
Katy-I love your house! That first picture of your beautiful pillows in your living room with your kitchen in the background, perfection!
PS – Oh, and I am the same way. My eldest is at preschool, my youngest is napping, my bed is unmade, my kitchen is a mess, and I have a ton of laundry. What am I doing? Checking your blog while waiting for the pictures that I just edited to upload for my blog. I am losing it…
Jen W. -Laughing so hard! I love that you are busy taking pictures of oranges. That’s awesome!
Candy-we were just talking at MOPS yesterday about how important it is to take pictures, even of the normal everyday life, because you can’t get those years back when life was hectic and your kids were little, but at least you will have the pictures!
Ana M -love ya….
your posts make me happy…
Kim -I do the exact same thing. I had a giant list of things to do yesterday-but not before I decoupaged book pages to the top of my coffee table. That is a must-do before preparing dinner and getting ready for a gathering at my home last night-don’t you think! I think it’s called “avoidance”.
Beth-GREAT lamp! good luck getting stuff done today!
Nicole Q.-That is exactly how I handle my to do list!!! LOVE those pillows!!! Have a great trip!
tracy dickinson-ha! i just finished watching parenthood this morning! i have a TON of things to do, but couldn’t wait any longer. it was SO good. good luck getting everything done!
alyssa-that’s hilarious. I do the same exact thing when I’m busy. I have a long to-do list and I just keep finding other things to do! I feel your pain.
katie-i am exactly the same way. i drive myself crazy like that: when i’m stressed about things to be done, i always catch myself doing other things that don’t need to be done…creative or fun things alot of the time. as i’m doing the not-necessary, probably fun thing, i’m thinking: “what the heck am i doing right now?!”
Tracy-LOL I LOVE LOVE LOVE your pillows AND the graphics on your coffee cup – TOO CUTE! I love all things circles and polkadot type stuff anyway! 🙂 Good luck with your to do list and have fun on your trip! Thanks for sharing your goodies today. Also, one more thing – could you add to the “bottom” of your to do list perhaps – to do a tutorial for your fabulous lamp makeover (not the spray paint part obviously), but the fabric part with the hot glue – I have a lamp in my daughter’s room that I want to do the same thing to. You’re so awesome and I always love coming to see what you and the family are up to each day. Have a great day, Meg! xoxoxo
Miranda-hahaha funny stuff – I get most of my list done when I am in a time crunch then run around like a mad woman!
ashley jensen-Ha! My daugter does the same thing with her little toys, takes them into the bath tub and lines them up. But there is nothing wrong with getting distracted with the things that make you happy!
Shivaun -If you’re crazy, then I’m crazy! That’s helpful now, isn’t it?
You make me laugh…and I need to because my 2-yr.old has the stomach flu and I have 6 others who I know will start any second. Laughter is good 😉
I’m busy, too. Reading blogs.
i have this pressure that i put on myself that YOU think i have a really organized, pretty-to-look-at craft cupboard. well…this is it. what do you think?
i texted my friend and said "i'm cleaning my craft cabinet!" she wrote back "i haven't seen your craft room" me: "no…the kids' craft cuboard…not my crafts" she: "you have a whole cupboard?! i have a shoebox"
that cracked me up. yes….i tend to be a bit on the hoarder side when it comes to craft supplies.
i couldn't stand that cupboard one more day.
i emptied it completely on the day we had the snow day….with NO snow.
remember i did have a whole pot of coffee myself…. (call me Magda….at least i wasn't vacuuming under the couch!)
i found places for everything….put everything together that belonged together….made labels!
top shelf: ALL the stuff i have been collecting for a year for our junk sculpture….coming soon. third shelf: ribbons/styrofoam stuff/crayons/beads/yarn/clothes pins/old christmas cards second shelf: paint/glitter/glue bottles/tape/glue sticks/hot glue guns/ watercolor paint/feathers/pipe cleaners first shelf: construction paper/white paper/pencils/pens/scissors/paintbrushes/rolls of white paper
the cans are recycled….peaches or tomatoes
i found two packs of pencils from school supply shopping….i sat and sharpened them all!
craft thursday just got better!
and the best part…..i did it all for free! no fancy organizers. no running to the store. just used what i had.
crystal beutler-Man . . . can you come over and fix me. I soooo need to do this. You are going to laugh when you read my post tomomorrow. These pictures and your words today inspire me. My whole craft room looks worse than your first picture. And it plagues me.
Quinn -I am obsessed with clean, and this post made me feel so happy. And I mean I cringed at the first picture, and got progressively happier hahahah. Very impressed!
Tara-so impressed.
no money spent…makes the whole thing more impressive.
Andrea T -super insiring post. especially the part where you did it all for free, no running to the store. i am not that strong!!
Stefanie Shultz -Not sure how to get this to you, please check out this blog and pray for this family. I do not know them personally, but I’m touched by their story and I’m sure you will be too. Thanks~ http://lukesmoment.squarespace.com/
julia-I’m feeling pretty inadequate that my kid just uses a pen and computer paper. I’ve got to find my “A” game.
Katie -I have a free standing craft cupboard…it used to be in my husband’s room growing up. My MIL gave it to me this summer and I painted it white and have lots of craft supplies in it. I use left over canning jars or any glass jars to put supplies in…can you believe I do that with 4 small kids?!
I did see a blog that wrapped twine around old formula jars and then added a ribbon on the top and bottom and then tied labels on…cute but more work:) I am saving all the formula cans, baby food jars, and pasta sauce jars for something yet to be determined.
Have fun creating!
Leah-You know what’s funny about this? You say you’re not an organized person. But looking at what you accomplished totally inspires me to organize all my craft supplies too. I’m ready to put on a pot of coffee and get started!
Amy jupin-“If I knew you in real life I would send you a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils…”
Now I wanna watch ‘you’ve got mail’
And ‘something about mary’
🙂
Kristin S-Your built ins are glorious!
Isn’t sharpening a pack of pencils so satisfying? I can smell them from here in NC…
nic-this makes me want to come over and play.
we have a craft box…and then the rest of the house, which is scattered willy-nilly with mislaid supplies. so really, we have like a whole craft HOUSE.
which needs to be purged and straightened and herded. oh bother.
Vera-I am so jealous that you have all that STUFF. I used to be a splendid craft hoarder, but now my kids just use it all up pretty much the minute it comes into our house. I filled a HUGE cookie jar full of crayons (like 4 of those giant Crayola boxes full) and they were all gone (used, lost, who knows!) within a month. Glue? FORGET IT. It makes me crazy. Maybe I’ll re-stock and then put a LOCK on it!
Victoria-Looks great and might just motivate me to do my own….
Stephanie-Wonder if we could start a hoarder of craft supplies support group, I’d be a lifetime member! I think we have a million pencils lying around our house and I would love to sharpen every one of them! My rule is they must have a sharp pencil to start their homework, weird I know!
Michelle-Love, love, love! Now I’m wondering if you printed the labels off your Mac and if so, what font did you use?
Londen @ Sixty-Fifth Avenue-wow! that was a lot of work! it looks fantastic! your craft room inspires me to make something!
kat-How fun!!! It looks amazing and now you can see exactly what you have to work with. Awesome job Meg!!!
Brittany -This post makes me so happy…I love seeing things get organized! It give me the itch to start some organizing of my own!! Very nice!!
Jessie-I love your closet! This makes me think of my favorite cabinet when I was teaching. I had it labeled with all of my favorite craft items. I would open and just feel happy! I brought it all home with me but need a nice big closet like this that is organized to keep it. The bins and tubs I have get messy way too fast. I love all the fun colors and craft items. Makes me want to do something fun with my boys today!
sarah -this is the sort of thing that i would add to my daily to-do list just to be able to check it off.
well done, my friend. you’ve inspired us all.
and what lucky kiddos to have such a crafty mama!
Rach-I hope to have a closet like this for my kids when they are older and I am personally attached to my P-Touch labeler and repurposing tins so hopefully it will look like this. Oh, and if I could lift my couch, I would TOTALLY vacuum under it!
jenn-It looks wonderful! And that gum-ball container!!! Mmmm…I’d be tempted to chomp into one of those beads. 🙂
Kate -I sharpened a whole box of pencils on Saturday night. My husband could hear it going and going and going. . . he finally came to check on me! (I like the old fashioned sharpeners.) It’s such a relief to find a project that you can actually start and finish. Great job!
Courtney Walsh-I would so love to have a craft cupboard. And a new house. 🙂 Looks pretty dern awesome!
Laura Phelps-I have a craft shelf
and a craft bin
and a CANDY CUPBOARD
a baking shelf
and a sprinkles lazy susan
and they are ALL a complete mess
when I lose this cold and feel better, the pot of coffee is going on and I am getting to work
maybe
probably not
but I will make that pot of coffee at least
🙂
Dana @ Bungalow'56-Hmm? Just as I figured, now that the kids are all in school your inner Martha is emerging. I’m not sure if we can be friends now, as I don’t know how to get over this closet envy I’m experiencing?
Dana: )
Shannon-That seriously looks like all of my closets. It’s embarrassing whenever someone comes over and opens a closet, like Monica’s closet from Friends 🙂
I don’t have that many craft things but then again I only have 2 kids. Good job taking the time and organizing all of that. I hope your kids are back in school so you have some you time again!
Sharry-This is the “same” mess I’ve been tackling for a month and I don’t have kids – just too much fabric and all its accessories!
Dani-I actually started doing this the other day. My husband built some shelves in the hall closet for my craft supplies. I didn’t realize how many I had! I had supplies all over the place. Under the bed, top of closets, in kitchen drawers…. EVERYWHERE! So glad I have most of it organized and in the same place!
Kerri-I find there is something very therapeutic in sharpening pencils. Why is that? I also like the way they smell – LOL! Of course I am a teacher, but still…
Great job on the cabinet!
kbonikowsky-“i sat and sharpened them all!” Too funny.
Diane -Now could you come and do my Quilt Room?
Shoppin4sophia -Thanks for showing a re-do that costs no money! You know, sometimes all of these blogs make me depressed with their major overhauls. They say, “this only cost me $$$blah, blah.” Well, do you know how long it takes to save extra $$$$???? Anyways, thanks for that. I appreciate it.
Marie-Oh man I need to organize so bad! Thanks for the idea on using cans! I mean i know its nothing new but it was like a “oh yeah” kinda moment lol!
Kristin Hayne-This post just made my heart soooooo happy. I LIVE for organizing…. if you lived in Colorado, I would’ve done this for you for FREE!!! Good job. Makes everything easy to get to and the kids can find things without making a GINORMOUS mess…. LOVE it!!
Beth-Looks amazing! My craft cabinet could use some more shelves, love how yours are spaced. So…..question: how do you use the tin cans when they have the sharp edge around the top?
Carly Winborne-oh, i am in absolute heaven. the labels make my heart beat fast. love.
Aneta Kudasik-You are such a fun mom! I don’t know anyone who is like this for their children! Good job on the cupboard!!!
ashley jensen-Ah the joy of organizing. I recently organized my craft cabinet and no longer dread looking it it. It looked like yours but smaller.
Beth-I love your craft cupboard! I am going to have to fix one for Lexi…All her stuff is everywhere from bedroom to living room and where ever else she leaves her stuff.
Cathy -Love it! Of course, for me….the hardest part would be keeping it that way! 🙂
Rachel / cREaTe-AWESOME. the before pic looks just like nearly every cabinet & closet in my house. and other areas where things get stashed. this past weekend, we had an impromptu party. 16 people showed up at my house before i even got 2 minutes to do a tornado sweep through the house. it was so embarrassing & totally has me wanting to set the bar a little higher on how i keep my house on normal days. 😛 blech.
Jodi-I did that just before Christmas… My craft closet…
I need to reorganize it again… :o)
Amanda-Your before pic looks like my craft supply areas…I think they are split into 3 different spots 🙁
Makes me want a label maker once again…lol. Looks great! Feels good, doesn’t it?
heidi @ wonder woman wannabe-well done!!!
we’ve got a craft closet that stays pretty well stocked thanks so a certain grandmother who’s also a preschool director. 🙂
one of my favorite parts of my job as a Professional Organizer is finding clever and creative ways to store items with what you already have. though it is fun to purchase pretty color coordinating (and functional) storage boxes, bins, and/or baskets it’s not a NEED to simply get things in order. your cupboard looks great!
Bobbie-You should see my craft shelves in our garage. Two huge industrial sized shelves that look like a little hurricane went off in my garage. Maybe you’ll inspire me to clean them soon but only after a pot of coffee
deborah@applesinwonderland-spectacular!!!!! my craft cupboard, sets of drawers and large portion of the basement may require my own barista and an IV set-up. good to know it can be done. 🙂
Candy-Looks awesome! You totally crack me up, at my prayer group the other night we had a Magda reference! Too funny.
jenni@talkinghairdryer-You can do anything as long as you have a pot of coffee and a box of cupcakes! Love your clean, usable space.
Staci -WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!!! Looks awesome!!!!
Penny-Wonderful Meg. It looks great. You have inspired me to tackle my craft room. I am having our next Craft Club at my house and I know the ladies will need something from that room and it scares me! You have inspried me to get it done. Thanks! And what a great place to hide the cupcakes! 🙂
Shairee -oops – meant only if it could stay that WAY!!
Shairee -Oh, if it could only STAY that why!!
Elissa-ok, so what **I** want to know is…. can you come to MY house? 😉
Barbara-awesome job! what I would give for an awesome cupboard like that…. so would my daughter!
what really intrigues me is how you plan on using the hostess cupcakes in the junk sculpture 😉 teeheee
Kimberlee J.-Yay for you! Exhale…I love a space cleaned out and organized–Even if it is a shoebox. 😉
Shayne-I love what you said about Craig being proud because you didn’t run to the store for anything to help you organize! So tempting, isn’t it, to go buy matching containers? But you did a lovely job and avoided that extra expense!
Carol S. -That’s a million dollar makeover! Bet that felt great. I keep looking at that empty space above the construction paper trying to figure out how you can get a second or third level for different paper types above it…there are organizers like that but hmmmm….for free…. Anyway, IF we get a snow day, I’m doing something similar to a junk closet or room. Have a wonderful week Meg.
Julie -Looks great! I did the same thing with our “kid’s cabinet” in the kitchen. What a disaster. Now I just need to find the tape for the label maker…it’s here somewhere! I’m digging myself out of my house one inch at a time now that my babies are all in school!
Amy Lynne-Love it! I especially love that you didn’t buy anything to make it more organized! I am all about re-purposing these days, so it’s nice to see when other folks are doing it too! Great job!
Lorie-Once again you inspire me. I need a snow day without any snow to get my pantry done!
se7en-We are in our last week of school and I am just dying to do our annual sort… of the craft/school/puzzle/games dresser (http://www.se7en.org.za/2010/02/25/se7en-organize-school-starting-with-the-dresser). I love yours!!! And I could look at close up pictures of crayons and markers and beads all day… everyday!! EVERYDAY!!! Thanks for the happy post!!!
Katy-I can’t help but disagree with the previous comment made by “Georgia Rowe”.. Doesn’t she know that you are never too old to craft?? 🙂
Great job organizing, Meg! You have inspired me (what’s new?).
Jen-I love anything with a label!
Looks great. There is nothing like a clean cupboard to make you feel good – at least I’m a bit on the sad side like that.
x
Heather -looks great! I could stare into that huge jar of beads forever… 🙂
Gemma-You did a great job – I love label makers!!!
Gemma x
georgia rowe-I want to come to your house!!!!!!!!
I love crafts, but being 23 i dont have much to craft, i need to borrow some children to do craft time with i think :o)
I cant wait to have kids so i can draw and make things with them.
Well done on the ‘free’ organising!!! i always keep old food tins, and Sauce jars to store things in. Douer egberts coffee has the best jars, there so posh! – its worth buying their coffee just to keep the Jar ! haha
xxx
Simone -ahhh sweet organisation 🙂
sue -You are a clever girl.That looks very organised.I cleaned my scrapbook/craft area too this last week and now i stand and admire it also ,ha ha.
Keri ~ Forever Folding Laundry-Nice!
I know you guys will make some great stuff.
I love a freshly cleaned-out cupboard.
Mine never seem to stay that way.
How does everything seem to migrate out of place so quickly?
I wish you no craft cupboard migration.
Ha.
Lisa -My first thought when I saw the picture of your cupboard messy was “At least she has a craft cupboard!” I’m not crafty so the extent of my crafts is crayons and coloring books. They all fit in one small bin! 🙂 Your clean and organized cupboards make me want to organize my whole house! 🙂
Amber-Holy Cannoli!
Just kidding. 🙂 My whole house is an unorganized mess. 🙂
apparently the awesome quote came from the show How I Met Your Mother. i have only seen that show twice so i googled it. here it is.
i want to say that i know OF COURSE it's not easy to just overcome being sad. and i wasn't sad. just feeling BLAH.
it's january. that is what i do.
but i do really like the idea of BEING AWESOME. 🙂 i mean just say it out loud "today i will be awesome" you will feel it. it's helpful. i dare you to try it.
OK. great questions girls…i love to answer questions.
question one: what is your favorite NON-disney movie?
i have a bunch. i will share by category:
suspense – Signs The Fugitive
drama – i can't think of any!!! i am blank.
chick flick – Julie & Julia.
i love so much about this movie. i love the blogging. i love the acting….meryl streep is just….amazing. what i love the most….the love between paul and julia. it's beautiful. "it was julia. it was julia all along" makes me tear up.
i also love...You've Got Mail Sleepless in Seattle
romance – The Holiday The Family Man anything where i get to look at Mr. Clooney
comedy – Parenthood is a CLASSIC. The Money Pit also a CLASSIC. and to me….anything with Vince Vaughn or Will Ferrell…
action – Bourne Identity…Bourne Supremecy….Bourne Ultimatum Mr and Mrs. smith….they are both just so easy on the EYES!!!
question two: what's going on in the dining room?!!
well whenever i take pictures i don't like them much….so i have been waiting. but i am just going to show you. the light is funky until like 20 minutes before sunset and then i'm making dinner. so these are from this morning.
print is from the wheat field….matte is micheal miller fabric.
all my frames are from the thrift shop or antique store….i have been collecting for years. the yellow lamps were silver from a garage sale 10 years ago.
now the red box is across the room and i asked sean to display his lego space shuttle in that space. :) it's perfect size and pretty safe from being knocked over and it's in view instead of in a box.
pool table….from a friend's garage. foos ball table…from a friend. and now a ping pong (dining room) table for $10.
dining room twice a year….game room the other 363 days.
that caricature is of lauren when she was little made at Six Flags. i found it again…i love it. also her octopus art made in first grade.
the chandelier is from the kane county flea market in may of 2010.
bird canvas is from Pier One….in a antique store frame. craig's chairs are from craigslist. now his friends can sit down inbetween turns playing pool. :)
my sister painted this for me for my birthday. SIGH. i told you i love cow paintings…..and this…..i LOVE. also in an identical frame from the antique store.
the paint color on the walls is antique white. the trim is done in Kilz primer first then Ultra Bright Behr semi-gloss paint.
question three: does your hairstyle have a name for me to tell my stylist?
i am pretty sure it's called a wedge haircut….amy please speak up if i am wrong.
question four: where in the world would you like to visit?
i think anywhere tropical is where i would want to spend time with craig…all alone for a long time. this was in google images….don't you just feel GOOD when you look at it? i can practically smell the ocean. mr. duerksen…..are you looking? can you feel it???
but i also really want to see more of Africa. all over Africa. i want to see it…experience it….meet people….open my eyes…help where i can….love who i can…. ALL OF IT.
i want to have africa in my heart forever.
question five: when did you decide to start charging for photography? when people started asking me to take their family pictures. they encouraged me and built up my confidence with compliments and telling their friends about me. i charged a small amount at first so i could get experience and decide if i even enjoyed it as work. when i realized i did then i just went for it. it was scary. and vulnerable. but worth it.
question six: what do you do all day with the kids in school? enjoy a quiet house. i spend a lot of time on the computer….blogging, answering email and reading blogs. i do laundry, i pick up the house (a little), i go to the grocery store (UGH…this is so old to me….i am over it). i workout a few times a week. i edit photos from may – november and then hopefully sew from january – april for my etsy shop. i read my bible study stuff or a book to help me cope for that given day (Crazy Love….Praying the Sriptures for your Children…Love and Logic…5 Love Languages….) i make dinner. if i am tired i take a nap. this next few weeks i will be purging all the closets and rooms of all the JUNK. bags and bags i am sure. i am not a schedule kind of girl. i am the opposite. so i just do what i need to for that day…and what i feel like doing….schedules make me crazy. and i like to go to lunch if my friend asks or run to target in wichita on a whim.
question seven: where do you find inspriation? blogs. blogs are so cool. anything you could want….it's there!
occasionally i go to B&N and get a BIG pile of books and magazines i want to look at…a coffee…and i sit.
but knowing i will sound like an old lady…. it's usually too loud in there. the music is ok but someone is ALWAYS blabbing away on their cell phone. i cannot stand that. and with my ADD brain i can't focus on anything but that person on the phone…driving me crazy. i bring my iPod now and try my very best to tune them out.
question eight: how do you take indoor pictures with out a flash?
i usually shoot in P because years ago Karen Russell said that is what she shoots in (or did at the time). and i change my ISO to a higher number because you need more light in when you're inside. i also change my White Balance to whichever setting we are using….Sun symbol if it's lit well from the windows… or AWB it's just overheard lighting. i honestly do not like my inside photos…but if you do….that is how i get them. i feel i need to learn a LOT about my camera still….every day. indoor pictures are hard for everyone….i think.
our house has lots of big windows so in the day we have good light but i think you were asking about at night?
this is at night. all the lights are on…chandliers and recessed lighting…brightly lit…my ISO was probably 1600…on AWB. did i answer your question?
question nine: what do you use to edit your pictures?
every photo that has been on this blog has been edited in iPhoto or Picnik. i did buy Photoshop but STILL haven't loaded it. who has time for this?!! i need to do it but i just feel overwhelmed and don't want to fail. soon. soon. soon.
question ten: what kind of make-up do you use? in june 2010 my friend Kimberlee took me for a MAC-over. it was fabulous. i was hooked. i love using grown up make-up….i feel pretty (oh so pretty…i feel pretty and witty and…ok i will stop now). i want to do a whole post about it sometime….with video. :) would you like that? but my mascara that was asked about specifically….Maybeline Great Lash. cheapy in the green and pink package. love it. use it everyday. *************************************************************************************************
ok…more questions to be answered tomorrow. THANKS for asking. now i will return to my cleaning binge.
Cliff Spears -Watching “How I Met Your Mother” makes me laugh a lot, due to their approach on making people laugh, especially whenever Barney’s there to entertain. Even his words of wisdom apply in the real world, just like taking negativity away, and being awesome instead. I dunno if this is just me, but every time I suit up and pick between purple ties or my red tie, I always remember him doing his pose, like it was etched in my brain.
Michelle-I have a question and a suggestion:
Question- What was it like for you being a young mom? I had my first child when I was 20 and my biggest challenge was probably connecting to the other moms of kids in his class because they were all at least 15 years older than me. He’s almost 16 and sometimes I still feel a little out of the loop with his friends’ parents. I’ve found everything to be easier this time around (my second child is 6).
Suggestion- You are already obviously a talented photographer, but to take it to the next level, I would really look into the workshops over at clickinmoms.com . I was able to start shooting solely in manual mode (and trust me, that was a miracle!) and they also have Photoshop classes. Their classes run for a month and they have weekly assignments and tons of feedback from the instructor. They’re not cheap, but worth every penny. I’m not affiliated with them at all, but I just could not believe how much I learned from their “Rock Your Camera” class.
Love your blog! We made your snowman ornaments over Christmas vacation and I will treasure those messy little handprints forever.
A -CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME Where your family picture canvas is from, the one on your mantle?
Thanks!
Emily -This is a little off subject but I know Africa has a place in your heart. http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/ it is a blog of a woman who is in her early 20 who moved to africa a adopted 14 girls who were abandoned and uncared for. Her jurney speaks of Gods will and it a true testiment to what he can do in times of need. Whenever I need hope I turn to her blog.
dotsie (aka podso)-You know, there is a saying that says something like this, “Once you have drunk from the rivers of Africa you must return to drink again.”
jennibell-My MIL had the pool table in her dining room for YEARS and hated it. . .but we all loved not having to go into the basement to play pool and “be away” from everyone else. It’s since been moved back down and it’s too bad. . .I know the kids don’t play nearly as much now.
I’m always inspired by your house and style. And honesty. I would have a hard time listing the things you do each day when the kids are at school and not feeling guilty about it. I always feel I should be “doing” something — although, yes, I know laundry and grocery shopping and making dinner are important – ha! Maybe I’ll just keep coming to you for counseling 🙂
We don’t have television service and rely on videos for our entertainment — How I Met Your Mother is one of the few series we DO watch — you should take Mel up on her offer to borrow them. . .and thanks, too, for all the movie suggestions from you and other readers — I’m making a list!!! We watched Shrek Ever After yesterday and I was surprised how much I liked it — great family message!!
Mary-Thanks for the insight into your “hectic” and “adventurous” life!
Tara M.-My living room USED to have a pool table, life sized Chewbacha cutout, and a huge American flag on the wall. I like your dining room so much more! I loved Julie and Julia. I need to watch it again!
emily-You are fun. Thanks for being honest and just yourself. You are delightful.
asibtroy-reset my camera and am trying out with the ISO and AWB! THX!
My husband challenged me to do the picture a day thing on my blog this year and I find I’m taking most of the photos in the dark…
Meredith -I’d love to see a list of what blogs you read regularly too! Love this post 🙂
Kari-Fun post! ‘How I Met Your Mother’ is one of my very favorite shows. I love your Dining/Game Room, especially the vintage maps. Very cool thanks for sharing!
Holly-The haircut is called an inverted bob….atleast that’s what my stylist (and bff) calls it. I had that cut for years! I’m growing it out now!
Crystal Paine-Have you ever posted a list of all the blogs you read? I know on some blogs it will show who they are following, but I haven’t been able to find that on yours, maybe because it’s in typepad? Anyway, I’d love to see what blogs you read cause I’m sure I’d love them! This was a great post, would love to see the MAC video, I wear MAC too, my friend & I had the Mac-over done in November, although I’d already been wearing it for a few years, but it was fun! I love your house, and the pictures that you post. You take great pictures & I’d love to see photography tips. I made the snowman handprint ornaments with my kids, those were fun & turned out super cute! My daughter got a purse for Christmas from her grandparents, it says Whatever on it & has little rainbows & other lil’ pics. I thought of you when I saw it! I’ll try to send you a pic of it someday! Do you watch Big Bang Theory? My husband & I love it, it’s my favorite “funny” show!
DaisyDuke -Question 3, Inverted Bob or Pob (Posh Bob)
Devremülk-Nice post. I love it. Waiting your new posts. Thank you…
Dana@Bungalow'56-Hey Megan,
I too only use my iPhoto and Picnik, and while that works fine, sometimes I want to be able to do so much more. Just thought I would let you know there is a free mini e-course for photoshop. I haven’t even bought photoshop yet and will just download the free trial for the course, to see if it’s worth it for me. It starts tomorrow and lasts until the 21st~ I think. I found out about it on a blog where the edits are just beautiful. I asked the blogger how she had learned to use photoshop and she sent me to KimKlassenCafe. I’m really excited to see what she has to offer, and since it’s free I figure I have nothing to lose.
Dana
Jenna -I don’t know if your question about the makeup was rhetorical or not, but yes, I would love it!
Laura-Wow.. it’s crazy how much we have in common!!! But the thing that stood out the most was the “add brain” inside of bookstores. I am very much the same and can not concentrate with all of the people milling about.
And the Bourne movies…. my family has seen each of them at LEAST 10 times. I want to see a face off between Jason Bourne and Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie’s character in the movie “Salt”)
I adore your house even more now that I know you have your dining/living space as a game room. Awesome.
Gemma-I really enjoy these posts!! Loving the dinning room : )
Gemma x
Jen@thecottagenest-Meg, I absolutely *LOVE* what you have done with your dining room. I love not using a room as it is intended but instead using it in a way that works for your family. Bold and inspiring. That’s what you are.
elisa-Holy crap I love that cow painting!!! Will she sell me one??
mandy falgout-wow, love this post. thanks for being you and being real. i just got a friend to try mac makeup and she loves it. i have heaps of it, but don’t wear anything at the moment since moving to phnom penh, cambodia. i sweat so much here it seems like a waste, so i go au natural all the time. kind of liberating. weird. i seriously think we could be twins from different mommas. you and i have many similar tastes, likes and loves of things.
keep rockin’ it!
Steffie -Would love to know where you got the map art above the buffet and the collection of globes? I’m sure you’ll saying something fun like thrift stores or a flea market…. I wish our little island had the same offerings as the mainland, sigh! Have a great weekend Meg!
Miss Tiff -Hi Meg. I’m new here. I read two posts in the past month that linked here and now I’m stuck on u too.
A few things, you are not afraid to use to color. I’m a wimp. 90% of my closet is solids, but I’m turning it up a notch, yo. The spare room is my inspiration.
Fav Movie. I like a few of your choices, but you have to promise to try and watch WAITRESS. It is my new favorite. It’s definitely a chic flic but u will laugh and maybe cry a tear too. My new fav, I watch it whenever I feel blue.
Last thing, Your blog is an awesome read, it has a tone of wit, reality and luv. Best Reality blog award goes to you. Happy New Year!!
angela-Sitting here this Saturday morning in front of my gas logs reminds me of a cold Saturday a year ago when I found your blog. I never took my pj’s off that day. i read EVERY SINGLE entry of yours….and was hooked! I love that Lauren is a normal teenager with trials and an attitude! I love the name Talby. I love that you have a craft day for your kids. I adore your craft room and your big, old house. I love that you went down the slip and slide and even showed us! I love the rainbow cake and the shots of your mudroom and that you show us mountains of laundry. Yours remains one of my favorite *real* blogs! Thanks for sharing! Happy 2011. This is going to be a great year! God bless you and your family!
LouBoo-Hello…I haven’t stopped by for a while (do you ever get that where you end up following so many blogs that it becomes impossible to look at all of them and then I have guilt about unfollowing people to make life simpler – that is sooo not what blogging is all about!). Anyway – reading this reminded me why I like your blog. Utter honesty! And your movie pics – like me you sound like a girl who has a soft spot for the 80s but doesn’t mind when it’s up to date either! Lots of my faves are on your list. Plus I like the description of your day at home. I do the same…and taking a nap – I do that too although I probably would not admit it to everyone! But honestly – what better thing is there than taking a nap in the daytime? That so reminds me of pre-children life. Anyway – I am glad I popped by and had this ‘chat’!! Lou xx
meghan-the globes and canvas are my favs. love your blog. always will. tgif!
Kendra-You could totally have Africa in your heart forever if you adopted….just sayin 🙂 🙂 🙂
Megan-I used to use Picnik also and when I finally got around to using PS it went SO MUCH faster when editing pics. You will wish you would have done way sooner! BTW Kimberlee and friends introduced me to MAC as well…I’ll come video for you guys! 🙂
sara@augustfields-you’re a doll. love your candidness….so refreshing 🙂 cute setup on the dresser!
Kristin S-I think these posts are some of my favorite. When I saw you ask for any questions I was exhausted reading through all the questions. Well done responding/answering.
Very, very fun.
I wonder why we are so intrigued by everyone’s normal lives. It is refreshing to know that we all do laundry. Grocery shop. Normal stuff.
Thanks for sharing!
Rachel / cREaTe-i love it when you do this smorgasbord of question answering. 🙂 so fun & i get new ideas … and reminded of things like that i need to rent julie & julia! forgot that was on my “list”. love your theory on why you have a game room instead of just a dining room. that’s our theory on why we’ve never really had a guest room … and instead do an office or craft studio – with a lil’ futon over on the side [sorry guests]. 🙂
shannon-I LOVE this post! LOVE LOVE LOVE! I also LOVE the collection of cameras….where did they all come from? Yes MAC video would be awesome!
Elizabeth-What program/how did you nake your 35 before 35 list?
Karla -I too have to ask – Kane County, IL?!?!? The county in which I live? And I missed your coming?? Drat.
elma riedstra -Oh I love your dinning room:) Oh I would love your sister to paint me a cow:) Love this post!!
hannah -Please do a makeup video 😀 You’re totally awesome!
And I LOVE your house! Seriously, I want it. Have you seen a tumblr blog called this pretty space? Lots of awesome pictures in your kind of style 😀
Amber -I have really enjoyed reading your blog for a while now and agree with you that blog surfing is fantastic! : ) My husband thinks I am crazy for looking in on people I dont even know, but the blogs I follow, I follow for a reason. I feel that if I actually met any of these people, we would be great friends! Also, just want to say I love the Julia and Julia movie too! Have you listened to My Life In France? It’s a memoir of Julia Childs’ life. Great Book! God Bless you, and keep typing hon, as you are a virtual friend and I love hearing about what you do!
se7en-Ooooh So much to love here… love the window into your life… Come over and visit Cape Town – it’s in Africa after all and we would love to meet you all!!!
Tiffany-Oh.My.Word – that dining room is AWESOME!!! Love it!
I am still reading the archives and perhaps you have covered it – but I would like to know if you are planning on doing a little photography workshop. You take great pics – and I always love to learn new tips and tricks from others.
BTW…in my mind I always hear “whatever” in that “80’s valley girl” style… Do you do that? 😀
Jenny B.-Fun! I had to chuckle when I read this: “craig’s chairs are from craigslist.” Hee-hee. 🙂
Oh, and if you love cow paintings, you should check out the new shop a couple of my friends just opened: Red Hill Gallery in Fayetteville, AR. If you live in/near Wichita, it would only be about a 4-hr. drive (I think). Weekend getaway? Anywho… here is their new blog: http://www.redhillgallery.blogspot.com/
And their individual etsy shops:
Shannon’s: http://www.etsy.com/shop/donkeysandturkeys
and Cari’s: http://www.carihumphry.com/
I love all your photos. I think my favorite thing about your house is that it looks fresh and modern (well, because vintage is the new modern? maybe? yes?). Anyway, it’s “in style,” yet colorful (not all white and neutrals). 🙂
happygirl-Loved this post. LOVED IT! I’m new to blogging and so happy if I have 1/2 an hour to blog. I don’t take pictures, but I’d love to learn. Love the movie Julie and Julia too. LOVE IT! I can watch the movie Mother with Debbie Reynolds and Albert Brooks over and over (my husband HATES it) And, I think I’d love the beach more if I didn’t look so horrible in a bathing suit.
Katie Adams-I love you. Your blog is so fun to read. Check out my recent cow purchase on my blog. I love her, too. Have you named your cow? I think they need names.
Cari -Fun post! I’m sitting in my living room and it opens up to my kitchen and dining room. And compared to what I just saw of your dining room… it is so BLAH!!! Note to self… never let my girls see your house. They’ll totally give you cool mom of the year award. 😉 Oh, and the links for the wheat field and studio mela both route back to studio mela. Just thought you’d like to know! Have a great, blah-free weekend! 🙂
heidi @ wonder woman wannabe-i think that cut is also called an angled bob – i’ve sported one on and off since college and am back with it now-a-days, only with a new color:
take a peek, if you like… http://www.wonderwomanwannabe.com/2011/01/lately.html
your dining room looks great to me!!
and, I’d join you for a movie night anytime – i can’t claim a favorite either – but love all the ones you listed. have you seen ‘the curious case of benjamin button’? that’s one of my favorite dramas.
Nancy from the Chicago 'burbs -Kane County Flea Market? The one in Illinois, 20 minutes from my door? If so, I LOVE that place. I love spending the morning there with my girlfriends. So many great treasures.
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints-Love most all of your movies. The firm is a good drama. Salt and Bourne for action. The Holiday, 50 first dates, You’ve Got Mail for romance. I use MAC too and believe it or not Maybeline Great Lash for mascara. It’s creepy how much we have in common. Cute cow;)
Georgia-Thanks for the indoor w/out flash lighting tip!! i didnt think to do that with my Canon. Im practising now indoors! :o)
I would love to see more videos of your family and you doing general ‘Meg’ stuff.
I Love the way you have put together the dining room, its fab.
Also… one place in Africa i would 100% recommend is Egypt, its totally amazing, seriously i was so over whelmed at the amazing places there i wanted to cry. My boyfriend thought i was crazy… we did a cruise down the Nile and i stayed in the cabin and just watched people from the window, swimming, playing and washing in it… it was a moving experience 🙂
xxx
Amanda-ThriceBlessed-I love the posts when you show your house the best! Your dining room looks great! Love all the white, globes, and family photos. Very much my style too!
Beth-love these type post…heck i enjoy all your post
hey i would love to get some tips on makeup and what to do
live in small town with no makeup artist around to share the true aspects of makeup do’s and don’t
crystal beutler-Love all your answers !! We are so kindred spirits. If you come to So. Cal this year, you have to call me!!!!!!!! You do.
Glad to see you got your cow picture. If you haven’t learned photo shop yet I am so impressed that you get such great photographs!!! I rely heavily on photo shop. Go to Lynda.com if you want to learn how to use it. I’ve loved that site. And I’ve loved using the Actions created by the Pioneer Woman. You will understand more about actions when you take the Photo shop tutorials 🙂
I love your house. It’s just way too cool. I need to come shopping in your neck of the woods, and you need to come shopping in mine. We have some junk/antique stores here.
P.S. Let me know when you want to do a giveaway. 🙂
pam-We just discovered How I Met Your Mother….my husband still can’t believe that I love it. We need to start over from the beginning. I’m with you on a tropical location…blue water….someday.
Toni :O) -You are beautiful inside and out…thanks for sharing all the tidbits…your blog is definitely one of my FAVORITES!!! So, here’s my question…what do you love MOST about your hubby? Have a fabulous weekend!!!
Heather-Howdy! Just wanted to pass along a great resource for learning photoshop — because you’re right, who has time?! 🙂 Lynda.com has great video tutorials and in a matter of a few hours, you’ll feel like a pro. You pay a monthly fee but could learn all you really want to in a weekend or two.
love your blog. A regular stop each morning with my coffee:)
Dayna -The haircuts that you featured on this post are usually called an inverted bob. A wedge shares a lot of the same characteristics but if you’re specifically looking for the stacked back and longer sides, you’ll want to ask your stylist for an inverted bob and then have a very specific conversation about lengths and the grade of that stacking because it varies pretty wildly.
sarah -thank you for letting us pick your brain! and YES to the mac video! i loved the video of craft day with the kids…it felt like an insider’s scoop. :]
Kristen @ JLS-How fun to read this post!! Do you ever watch the television show Parenthood, on NBC Tues. It’s great, I recommend tuning in for sure!
shauna reed-you are so generous with yourself meg.
i love the way you displayed your family photo shoot!
i have been trying to figure out how to use a bunch of the ones we had done, this is INSPIRING!
you are awesome!
mel-This was SO fun to read! I love learning about you, we would have fun if we ever met 🙂
How I met your Mother is one of our favorite shows! We own all the seasons on DVD…you can borrow them if you want. Let me know & I can mail them to you 🙂
Have a great weekend, Meg!
Shana-“How I Met Your Mother” just took my top spot for funny TV – beating out The Office & Will and Grace.
I love every character – except Robin, I find her boring.
Barnie is the best – and I’m not talkin’ bout no dinosaur.
Laura -My mom sent me this when I needed a pick me up! I am a mom of 3 little ones all under the age of 3 so I watch this ALOT! Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
I’d like you to meet your new life coach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg
Sonia-If you haven’t already, you should watch Date Night!! We are going to watch Dinner For Schmucks tonight! I love Steve Carell!!
Do all the cameras on your shelf work?
Trina McNeilly-Fun post. I love the cow painting you’re sister did…..soo cool. I love the Kane County Flea Market. I was just thinking of how I ned to go soon!
x Trina
sandy toe-Great movies…have you seen “while You were Sleeping”…love that movie!
sandy toe
virginia -i love that cow painting!
Ali -Wait! I didn’t get my question in!
I love the name Talby and I wanted to know how you came up with it considering your four other children all have traditional names. (have you answered this question already?)
Kerry - I love the Erin Condren Planner! I have it nd love it!! Might I recomend packers tape to reinforce the tabs. 🙂
Diane Pierce - Not sure if you actually reply or answer your comments but I would love to know where you found your planner that is pictured. It looks great and I’d love to find one like that! Pl
patsy - Started a to do notebook too! A wonderfully blessed new year to you and your family! Patsy from
HeARTworks
Kimberly Dial - You go girl! (BTW, your fabric stacks & movie list are pure fabulosity! 🙂
Lisa - Don’t you just LUV “Love Actually”!?! Every time I watch it I cry with/for Sarah, my heart breaks for Mark, I crack up at Billy Mack (thought I have to do the “quick-mute” a few times), and my heart aches for Karen . . . “knowing that life will always be just a little bit worse”. And can I please have Kathleen Kelly’s NYC apt for a girl’s get-a-way spot . . . for real!? Love your movie list!!! Oh, and your craft room 🙂
tara pollard pakosta - yay! it’s coming along!
my goal is to do 2 rooms per month so by the end of the year each room will be de-cluttered! and then some!
to start : my laundry room and then my basement! ick!
tara
Kasey - looks like we both have new headers;-) Love yours….xo
Marla Rae - Meg – take 3 or 5 0r 6 loads of laundry to a laundermat and get yourself caught up! It is the best way to accomplish a ton of laundry in a short amount of time…it feels so good to get back on track! Love your craft room and all of your awesomeness!
Robin Canter - If I lived near you, I would come over and do your laundry because I ADORE laundry. Really. It’s my most favorite household thing. there’s just something about the fresh clean smell and bleaching something until it’s sparkling white.
l-o-v-e- it!
Wendy - Please send some energy … & a cup of coffee to Pennsylvania! 🙂
jen - i took on the challenge myself and was happy to see you were too! i’m painting this weekend – i hope! – and then piecing together the rest to make it a more inviting. love the fabric – what do you use it for?? also how did you make your new top banner? love it! happy cleaning!
Dawn G - That fabric is gorgeous … The thought of sewing makes me break out in hives! :0). Love the crayon banner !
Barbara Nelson - So happy,have fun checking!
brooke - i LOVE your new banner…LOVE!!!
Lisa - Love your blog…I found your link on Pam’s blog. I think I say “whatever” too much and find your blog name hilarious…and I have a craft room just like yours:) Seeing your fabric almost makes me feel sane, but I know my husband would beg to differ on that account.
Cheryl E. - All that fabric in your craft room makes me smile! Love all the color.
And You’ve Got Mail is a fantastic movie!! You have such good taste!! 🙂
Amy @ www.littleforalittlewhile.blogspot.com - The colors in your craft room make me happy. Love your style.
Andrea - Nice! Keep going! My craft room is an utter disaster ALL THE TIME. Then I clean it…then I make a mess! But it’s fun! And worth it!
shelley - i would also love to know where the planner/organizer is from 😎 what a happy crafting space!
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I love that you organized fabric by color. I do that too and it makes it much easier to find something when you need it.
On the downside, we came home from church last night to our big old house full of firemen and police. Long story and Im still really shaken up but we’re safe. Now we deal with the smoke damage. Its awful. Girls and I went to school today reeking of it(trying to keep things normal for them).
So your pictures made me smile on a day when its hard to do that:)
xo
casey - awesome!! Wish I had a craft room to clean! I love cleaning! (I know… sick, right?!)
Michelle - I love that as I was reading this, the song “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” came up on my iTunes. And “Count Your Blessings” is atop your notebook page. Have a great day Meg <3
Melissa - Where’s the wonderful fabric from? I LOVE all the bright colors and patterns!!
Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - I must be like you and things really only get done when I have a deadline. My hubby teases me that it’s a good thing we have friends that like to come over or the house may never get a good cleaning…HA, it’s probably true 🙂
Lisa Biedebach - I’m on the waiting list and can’t wait to be picked! I figure the more you clean the closer I get. Ha ha so go with it!
Gemma @ Musings of a gem - You have a huge fabric collection…I’m totally jealous!!
I’m really looking forward to seeing all the pictures from CW at your home..take lots!
Gemma x
Aimee B. in Oregon - okay, talk about a BEAUTIFUL mess. I want to come over and take in all the wonderful color! yummy!
* I am curious to know more about your notebook you pictured with your list written on it. That looks like something I cannot live without. 😉
Aimee in OR,
Melissa - Curious. What are the stack of plates in that cute white cabinet? Making something?
I love your craft room! I wish I had a room with all of that light!
tiffany gardner - yes…i love love family stone. your craft room makes me happy too.
Katie - Is it weird that I love seeing other people’s messy craft rooms?! The colours are so beautiful. Good luck on the rest of your organizing – have fun!
Ashlyn@Pinecone - I have what amounts to a craft cabinet at the moment – and even it is a mess.
Love all of your fabrics!!! xo
Kimberlee Jost - I am coming over to sun myself every Thursday in the Craft Room.
Not kidding.
I fully expect my Vitamin D levels to go up this winter, thanks to you.
And speaking of Blog Headers—weren’t we?
Shazam. Bam. Boo. That looks fabulous!
Cerissa - Hi there! So I’ve been following your blog for quite some time now (stalker status im sure!) I love to sit down with my cup of coffee in the morning & check in. You inspire me to be a better mom a better christian and a better person. Thank you for always being so real & sharing your heart-and pictures of your gorgeous home!!! Have a beautiful day!!!!
Seriously Sassy Mama - My roll comes in spurts. I absolutely love your list of movies. I am probably the only person int he world that owns only three dvds. That should be a goal for 2012. Buy a DVD a month of my favorite movies. I love fabric! Sometimes I buy scraps just to have the color around the house.
ellen keeton - Hi Meg…my name is Ellen and I love your blog… I may even be your biggest fan! I did’nt realize hoew often I visit your blog until over Christmas break Lily Kate(my 7 yr. old) jumped up beside me and said”hey Mom… what’s Meg up to today?”. Yes she is always that hysterical!! She is a huge crafter just like us!! Would love to know where your planner came from. Thanks for taking the time to blog… you are an inspiration!!
Lori Austin - You go girl! I so need to get busy cleaning/organizing. I can feel I’m getting close to being in the mood (sounds silly, but sometimes it just kind of builds inside and then bam! I’m a crazy cleaning mommma – yeah, corny!)
Love the list of movies for sure. You’ve Got Mail is kind of my life (hubby and I met online – eek!). Family Stone – sigh….always makes me cry but so, so good.
Have a great day!!
Emily Kinsaul - I love all your posts! You inspire me daily. Btw, where did you find your awesome planner/notebook? I’d love to get one myself.
Lorie S. - I soooo wish I had a room like that to work in. Maybe when the kids are grown and gone it will happen. For now the kitchen table will have to work.
Tiffany - I’m liking the fabric sort…and you piced some good movies (love actually and you’ve got mail) two of my all time FAVS!!
Anne - thanks… I needed that. my new year is off to a slow start and I have been searching for motivation. I think I have found it.
Kacy - So true. My “craft room” is part of my laundry, not nearly as beautiful as yours, but that’s ok because I’m not nearly as crafty as you are :). Good luck with your list!
Julie - I would like to live inside your craft room!
happygirl - I’m a list making, checking things off, love it when it’s all done kinda girl, myself. I just wish I didn’t have this crummy 8 to 5 job. It gets in the way of getting things DONE. 🙂
regina - i would love to have a craft room. right now mine is ALL over the dinning room table. i LOVE lOVE how real u are. LOVE it!!!
Jen - last night i had a dream and you brought me and all my friends rainbow colored cookies. maybe i shouldn’t blog before bed. oh yikes!
the craft room looks awesome! mine looks like a disaster zone. keep truckin’
Alicia @ La Famille - you are on a roll for sure, girl!!! GO, meg, GO!!!
tina - what a beautiful collection of fabric… oh how i wish i was a better sewer 🙂
Heather R. - Love Actually. I love that movie. I’m on a roll, too. Keep on rollin’! Have a great day.
Leah - Don’t you just love the planner? I’m so happy with mine. I feel more organized just looking at it! I currently have a craft shelf in the garage that needs organizing. Maybe I can graduate to a craft closet next.
Mae - I don’t know how to sew, but looking at that room makes me wish that I did… Seriously. Unbelievable.
Charity - I just love your fabric choices! I want to buy them all! <3
stephany @ home is what you make it - BTW, what planner do you use? I like it!
Magda - Hi there! I’m Magda from Greece,17. I’ve been following you since last week i think,and i’m in love with your blog already! Actually i so very much adore the tons of energy you have and the way your whole family comes together in order to create and have fun. That’s exactly the type of family I wanna make too,and for that you are officialy one of my role models(does that sound too formal? okay, in other words, I admire you:)) I love crafting and creating sooo much as well. So far i can not take up lots of crafting (although i’d love to) because i’m in my senior year at school and my leisure time is limited. However,i’ve tried the melting crayons one and it was so much fun and turned out pretty beautiful! thanks for that:) oh,and i’m so jealous of your craft room and your fabrics! I’m gonna have a whole craft room on my own when i have my own house! Aww^_^
that was all pretty much. Normaly i’d have sent it in an email,but your email address doesn’t appear.
anyway,have a nice time cleaning up! Oh,and as for the movies, if you run out of idea, try “Burlesque” with Cher and C.Aguilera. Soooo good!
Ciao ciaoo!
(woohoo,that was BIG! Sorry for that)
Cerella M. Di Mondo - Absolutely gorgeous. Wish my craft room looked like this!
stephany @ home is what you make it - I can’t wait to be picked for a craft weekend. I fondly remember visiting my grandma and grandpa in Wichita (from Denver).
I am so green with envy of your craft room (even i it is a mess)…someday I will have one.
Until them I have a small closet under the stairs for storage and my dining room for my drafting/sewing/crafting!
I absolutely look forward to your blog posts everyday. You are an inspiration.
Thank you from Oregon!!
Happy, happy!
stephany @ home is…what you make it
http://homeiswhatyoumakeit.com
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - So true! Roll with it baby!
Terrie G - My craft room is only partially done too…
I also organized my fabrics in RoYGBiv order!!
So Pretty!! Makes me want to do another craft quick!
Problem is I have about 4 I want to do next…
ah, now which one to pick! 🙂