Moving day

Cute babies playing in the, truck while we work.

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Pink Goodness

Thought I would share some things I am loving on this grey day. If you click on the pictures it will take you to a page on Polyvore and you can then scroll over each item to see where to buy and how much.
Enjoy

Pink Goodness by roseylittlethings featuring smocked dresses

Green Living

No baby news yet, still just waiting! Our A/C broke yesterday and they are here fixing it right now. They tried to put it off until Monday, I had to pull the prego card so they would do it today! So hot, 88 and 80% humidity ugggg. Not that it has anything at all to do with being green. HA

It has been awhile since I have posted anything in regards to green living. We have made some progress in some areas and not in others, but we are working on it.


Reusable grocery bags: We use them for all shopping trips, including the fabric store or the mall even.

Reusable lunch bags: On my side bar I have a lunch bag pattern I wanted to try.
However I was at Target and was perusing the $ section and found these for the girls. Can't beat the 1$ price, even if I do have all the materials to make my own.

Laundry Soap: We have switched our laundry soap to Ecos it is all natural and smells FAB.

I really want to try these dryer balls.


Dish Soap:We have switched our hand washing and dishwasher soap to: 7th Generation and we like them a lot.

Food: we are buying very little pre packaged food, we are trying to get all fresh foods.

Cleaning products: Vinegar and baking soda is what we use to clean the whole house, even the wood floor. Not only are they natural, they work great and are super cheap. I am saving a ton of money not purchasing all the cleaning products.


I found some disposable bags that you carry in your diaper bag when you need to throw away a diaper. They are green... they are actually biodegradable.

We have a veggie garden: yummy as well as better for the environment.

Light bulbs:As light bulbs die we are replacing them with CFL's except in the chandeliers because they still are not pretty enough.

I recycle every bit of cardboard and chip board from every package we bring into the house. Even fast food containers. Every baby item comes with cardboard as part of the packaging and I recycle that too no matter how small it is.

We try to buy organic and green products when ever possible as long as it is cost effective. I have an organic foundation I am using and we have been using method baby wash on Graham and now will be switching to CA baby wash for both Graham and baby girl. Now if we could just find affordable organic hair products for the girls that would be great.




Still using paper towels and paper napkins: we do use the cloth napkins I made, but paper are still used a lot around here.

Still using disposable diapers for Graham at nap and bed time. Would love to have some reusable cloth ones that are easy to use for that purpose since we are using so few and he is not soaking through everything at night anymore. Problem is they are expensive and we are on a super tight budget so we can get back to CA.

Will be using disposable diapers for baby girl: Pro- I did get the huggies pure and natural and they bio degrade. Maybe when we get back to CA I will invest the time and $$ into cloth.

Still using sandwich baggies for lunches: need to make some reusable ones

Things we want to do once we get to CA: Have a composter and compost.

Have a bigger garden and some fruit trees and a lemon tree.

I plan on making my own baby food this go round, should be fun:)

Well, these are our attempts to make a small difference, would love to hear other suggestions. I feel really good whenever we can eliminate a product with harmful chemicals from our home, I know it is so much better for everyones health.

Hopefully we will have baby news to report SOON!

Weekend Accomplishments

I got a bunch of small projects done this weekend.
I finally put the Easter decorations away.
I made some strawberry jam.
We went for a family bike ride, which was tougher than I thought. We live in a hilly neighborhood and on the uphills, my knees kept running into my belly!
We got the rest of our garden planted.
Listed the items from Friday's Estate sale in the Shoppe.

Here is the before picture of my family room curtains. I made them this winter when it got super cold. We had not had anything on the window until then. I made them from a vintage bedspread, for the weight to keep the cold out. They worked good, but I hated the way they looked.

Here is the after. I got these panels at a yard sale last weekend, see this post. They were 50cents each. They were not hemmed, so during the week I washed, ironed and hemmed them. The problem was they also needed another seam along the top so there was a ruffle. I had to rip out one of the seams and redo it because I didn't measure correctly! OOPsie

Before.
I have a bunch of these, I have a aqua on in my guest room, a pink one in my sewing room and a couple others in boxes. I spray painted this one white.

After.

Now hanging in Grahams room, perfect place for his hats. Hopefully he will not break it!

Not huge projects, but they are all done!
I have some other big ones to tackle, we shall see how quickly I get them done:)

Easter Decorations

Here are a few photos of my favorite Easter Decorations.

I got this pink tree at Christmas time for 75% off at Hobby Lobby and could not pass it up. I also used it for a Valentine tree. I love the vintage bunnies sitting under the tree. This is in the kitchen and amazingly Graham has yet to touch it.

Close up. I got these vintage hats at a yard sale in Napa and never used them because I didn't decorate for Easter last year with unpacking. They are made from vintage nut cups, soo cute.

The ever famous printers box.

My little collection of vintage looking bunnies, they look so pretty against the pink wall.

A couple of bunnies tucked in with my goodies.

Last but not least is my front door wreath. I got it last year after easter for 75% off. I love it! I had to add the ribbon to hang it because there was no hanging device.

Hope you enjoyed the decorations.

Mini Makeover

I decided to work on the main bathroom a bit, because it is an eyesore. Without a total remodel it is still not the best, but I used what I had to make it a bit better. Maybe the cute stuff will detract attention from the hideous avocado green and harvest gold tile.

At our house in Napa our main bath was super shabby chic, pale pink, white and soft blue and green. I loved it! Unfortunately I had to go a different direction with this one for two reasons, one, the hideous tile and two this is the bathroom Graham uses. So I thought I should make it a bit less frou frou. I went with a vintage beach theme.

When we moved in there was no mirror so we used one that we had been using on my bedroom vanity. I bought that oar at an estate sale months ago and it has sat in a corner in the bathroom waiting for hubby to hang it up. I think he was inspired to do it because I made new curtains.
I think the oar looks cute above the mirror. I really want to paint, we'll see if I get a bee in my bonnet.

This is the before of the hideous shade. It has literally been there since 1970 when the house was built. If you click on it to get a closer view, you can see where the fringe was ripped off and they taped the tears with scotch tape. Gab is going through a modest stage and has to have it down to use the bathroom, even though there is no one to see in. The shade made it like a dungeon,beside being UGLY! I can't believe it has taken me a year to do this. SHEESH.

Here is the after. So much better. No exactly what I had in mind, but i used what I had and am happy with the results. It is no longer an dungeoneous eye sore. It makes me more motivated to paint seeing all the white.

Have a wonderful day.