{Looking For Lovely}

Today I am ignoring the mess in my house and in my head and focussing on the lovely things.
The lovely little spots.
Because if I looked at the whole house and all I really need to do
I would just get overwhelmed.
Seriously.
So instead I grabbed my camera.
Here is a little bit of the loveliness I found...

{details}

*my dresser: little suitcase that belonged to my Grandma Kate,
a recent album i picked up at the thrift store for the cover alone.

* framed picture of my family i drew in kindergarten (?), hanging in the living room

* halloween banner hanging from my fireplace mantle

* a few of my old cameras; again, the first one belonged to my Grandma Kate

*little birds hanging from the chandelier in my dining room

*rings!
* assorted chippy-paint handles (hotdog forks, ice cream scoop, etc.)

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Hope you all are ignoring all the messes in your life or your house today
and taking a little time out for some lovely!
And if you don't know how to ignore it, ask me,  apparently I'm a professional!
Happy Monday. Hope your week is off to a good start!

http://www.blessedlittlenest.com/

{A Little Bit of Lovely}

Two posts in one day.

I know...kinda crazy, right?

Well, I had to link up with Heather's
"Take Life and Make It Lovely" Monday today.
Love this idea.
So here is a bit of my everyday made lovely...taking my cup of tea,
adding a fancy little saucer
and sitting in my chair to drink it while looking through a cook book.

In peace and quiet.

And let me just tell you about my newest obsession:
Estate Sales.
Yep, love them.
Can't get enough.
Obsessed, really.
I got a few of these fancy little rose saucers with a fancy little tea party in mind.
Never mind the plastic tea sets,
at just $1 it's not the end of the world if these break, right?

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Oh and this mug? My top pick as a paint color for my kitchen this week.
I cannot seem to make a decision for anything.
Somebody help me, please! 

{Virtual Coffee}

Well, It's Tuesday morning.

Go grab a cup of coffee and get back here...time for Virtual Coffee.

And first, a big thank you to Heather from Blessed Little Nest for hosting coffee this morning while I am away.

I love that this little Guest Blogger experience gives all of us the opportunity to meet new bloggers and other readers.

 And I am so happy that these ladies would want to Guest Post here for me, seriously. Thank you!

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If we were really sitting down for coffee I would tell you...

that I am wildly excited to be here today.

I feel like such a lucky girl to be hosting Virtual Coffee
for Amy while she's away.

...

I'd also tell you that I'm in a bit of a funk over a
certain little boy starting kindergarten in 3 short weeks.

I'm making peace with it...slowly.



It's just that finding the right school is so complicated
and it's left me feeling confused and frustrated.
At this point I'm just praying that we are making the right choices.

We've enrolled him in one school we love,
and have him on a wait list for a second school that's a bit closer to home.
It's practically impossible to get into,
but I think we could love it just as much.

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I'd also tell you how the summer heat started getting to me
a little last week, so I decided to pretend that it wasn't 114 degrees
outside and turned the oven on to bake cookies.



I made a family fave, oatmeal scotchies with dried cranberries.
They were delicious and looked pretty on the table, too.
Completely worth the extra heat in the house.

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If we were meeting for coffee I'd tell you how happy I am
that I finally finished cleaning and organizing the craft room,



and now I want to spend the day entire day, and night, in there.

What about you?

What's going on in your life this week?

Let's get a refill on our coffees and chat some more!
+Heather