Start Your Own Organic Garden

Here is a link to a site I came across while looking for information on  starting your own organic Garden.. I found it to be pretty helpful and there was some other interesting information on there...

Start Your Own Organic Garden


 I hope that in the spring I can pull this off... at least i'm doing the research now ;)  wish me luck!

Organic Garden...

I really really really want to build and plant an organic garden in my back yard this spring.  It is something that I have been wanting to do for a long time, but just never got around to it.  At one point I actually built my own compost, but had nothing to put my fresh organic soil into. It was a waste.  But now that I know how to do the compost portion of it, I thought that I would at least try to see if I can maintain my own little garden... I love the idea of going out into my back yard and picking fresh herbs and veggies to feed my family.

There are so many health benefits to veggies in general, but making sure that I'm not consuming pesticides, or other harmful products makes growing an organic garden so appealing to me.  Take a look at this website which talks about health benefits of organic foods... yummmy!

I recently came across this video on building your own raised garden bed , and it actually looks like something that I can do...

To Feng Shui or not to Feng Shui?...

So not sure why, but recently I have been turned on to the idea of fueng shui-ing my home.... I think it might be brought on by the idea of a new year, a new me, new ideas, new house etc ... I thought it be worth putting some things in place especially since I am currently in the process of totally decorating our new home... How do you all feel about this concept?   Do you think it works? I am hoping that it will be able to balance out the energy in my life a little more especially since lately it has been a little crazy around here. ;)

This is what I've learned about Fueng-Shui so far...

Feng Shui is an ancient art and science developed over 3,000 years ago in China that reveals how to balance the energies of any given space to assure the health and good fortune for people inhabiting it.

"Feng" means wind and "Shui" means water. In Chinese culture wind and water are associated with good health, thus good feng shui came to mean good fortune, while bad feng shui means bad luck, or misfortune.

There is a lot that has to do with Fuen- Shui.  You first must determine the Bagua, which is used to analyze the energy in any given space... From there you can start "Fueng-Shuing" your home to promote only good energies....
 
Whew... that was a lot to take in, but Fueng-Shui really has a lot to do with interrior decorating and what colors should be placed in each room in order to promote good energies.
 

Gotta love these colors

As I do on a regular basis, I was browsing through some photos online and I came across yet another set of gorgeous ideas that I loved for my house.  I liked the neutrals that were used in this house, and wish that my house could look something like this...

I love the simple photos that were used here.  I love this idea for my stair case.

Simply beautiful...but not kid-friendly ;(

I had to share this....

This is the site of one of my favorite blogspots that I had to share with everyone.  It has given me so many ideas for decorating my children's rooms, and I think that every mom out there will love it as well.  Check it out...This really had my immagination going...  Enjoy! 

Below is one of my favorite rooms, and I used the color scheme for my daughter's own room.  I love the muted pinks and greens together...so beautiful and delicate.

I love the details on the walls that make it look so girly. Not sure If I could pull this off in my little girls room because I know that she would not leave them haninging on the wall. 

What a beautiful Chandelier!  Really adds so much to the room to swap out an old light fixture with a different one.

Valentine's day gift dilema

We are a little over a week away from Valentine's Day, and like every other year I have no idea what to get my husband.  He is the hardest person to shop for, only because he literally does not like receiving gift.  He is the type of person who would rather give a gift than to recieve one. I can think of several things that he needs, but what will he really really like to receive? I have come across some really cool gift ideas, but all cost over $100.00, and I'm really trying to keep it within the $50-$100 range. Hmmmm..... What to do?

Decorating is always a work in progress.

Since moving into our new home in October, I have been consumed with decorating ideas.  I am always looking for new and unique ways to decorate, and also ones that will  not cost us an arm and a leg.  I am a HUGE fan of old mismatched pieces of furniture, and simple designs. Unfortunately I change my mind on a day-to-day basis, so a lot of the projects that I would have liked to have completed by now have remained untouched. 

I love how one color can do so much to any room. I am not a huge fan of how open and cold this living room looks, but I love how one color is incorporated with neutral furniture....  This is the style that I like especially because if I eventually get sick of the color, I can just switch it off to another.  So simple!

 

I LOVE this color scheme and design of this living room/ kitchen area. Everything is kept very neutral and simple making it look clean and inviting.  I think I've finally found what I want my living room and kitchen to look like.

Purpose of my blog.

Everyone daydreams.  Whether it be about where they would like to be in the current moment or what they wish they had, everyone lets their mind wander from time to time.  As a "newbie" stay-at-home mom I have had a lot of time to let my mind wander (especially during moments of chaos and melt-downs.)  I constantly find myelf thinking about what I would do differently with the decor and organization of my house, or what I could hand-craft  for my children using things laying around the house.  These ideas always result in me getting online and "cutting" and "pasting" several photos, which I love, and storing them away into a folder that is never opened again.
 I have decided to create this blog not only as a way for me to keep track of the ideas that I daydream about, but also to hopefully help inspire myslef and others to make our daydreams into realities.