the first day of august

uncle nico & baby colette are great friends

i LOVE the month of august. one month before my birthday. wedding anniversary month. the warm, warm weather. the feeling of being on vacation even when you are just at home. school supply sales (i get so excited to buy glue and tape- so weird). ice cream and popsicles. nordstrom anniversary sale. did i mention sunny weather?

is it just me or has summer flown by? we are scrambling to enjoy all that summer has to offer and i decided a bucket list needed to be made!

bucket list for the rest of summer:
01. finish the design plans for the main living room
02. create a home design binder for mom 
03. make homemade ice cream
04. eat baskin-robbins ice cream (Jamoca Heath is my fave)
05. declutter my old room
06. preserve my grandmothers wedding dress
07. scan and protect all of my mom's old photos
08. frame and hang photos
09. take lots of walks in the warm weather
10. go swimming
11. find better gluten-free recipes (nico's going gluten-free)
12. change nail polish once a week
13. wear lots of bright colors when going out
14. start making Christmas plans/calendars 
15. copy and save important family recipes

red lips for Chinese New Year & other instagrams/pics

my mom's iPhone (like i could afford one, please girl) & my favorite red lipstick for now

MAC Viva Glam I

the description: intense brownish blue-red, matte formula

buy it friends, buy it so hard

we call baby colette our little tomato since her hair looks like the leaves on a tomato plant

this onesie just made sense for her to sport during the spring/summer time

hoping that planting season will be here soon

today there was a snowglobe blizzard

i hated it

so much for planting season happening tomorrow 

wrote out my resolutions and put em on my vanity

Chinese New Year is a great time to re-evaluate whatever i wrote in december 

things ive learned so far:

01. its hard to be super kind. i wish i wasn't so darn feisty. working on it.

02. writing more letters is also tough- the only thing i handwrite each month is my mortgage check.

03. spend less, save more- who doesn't enjoy shopping? wait i know! - how did we become friends again? KIDDING! without those friends i would be even more shopaholic than i am now (thank you!) nice things are just nice, but im learning to live without. 

switched out the holiday deep red covers and pillows back to the usual dusty and rumpled light blue.

 it makes the room feel a bit colder but i just love the way it looks. 

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ry and i just finished watching Sherlock - a friends recommendation 

now i have a crush on benedict cumberbatch 

guess ive got a thing for white guys with high cheekbones (ry!)

*swoon* 

i just wish his name wasn't so darn long (and serious! but then i do love serious men)

now im forcing getting my sister dear to watch it

she's hooked now

big sis: 1 little sis: 0 

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year of the snake! this weekend im planning on cleaning out the house and opening the doors and windows (briefly of course- its too cold) and kicking out the "bad luck" in the house.

 its a silly thing but im looking forward to it anyway. 

and of course wearing red lipstick all weekend :) 

have a good one! 

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today is the day of: unpacking

vintage louis vuitton trunk

via google images

dreamy

today is the day of

unpacking

cooking

grocery shopping

catching up on shows

meal planning

writing letters

planning running calendar (wish me luck)

cleaning the craft room

getting ready for family to come visit

returning things

buying paint for fireplace and kitchen chairs

to-do list before parents come

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01. take care of the new fall gold raspberry just planted. flood it. 

02. sprinkle salt on the slugs. lesson learned. rain=slugs on seedlings.

03. continue to deep clean windows. dust. dust. dust. 

04. organize the random boxes and stow them in the proper place.

05. laundry. our dryer is now working again! win!

06. paint my nails. thinking this type of color for hands. this one for toes. 

07. plant a row of chives, more radishes, turnips, and basil. 

08. keep re-finishing the new kitchen table. whew.

09. water the lawn. again and again.

10. shop for groceries to feed more than 2 people. haha. 

11. keep eyes open for a nice mirror to go over the mantle.

12. dust fireplace tile. make that scrub fireplace tile. 

13. vacuum carpet. my least favorite chore. 

14. take pictures of first tomato! it has come.

15. keep pinning

16. run. or workout somehow. 

17. plant blue hydrangea in the soil. it has bloomed much more. so pretty.

***weekend trip photos coming***

today is the day of: gardening

a dreamy garden

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thank goodness i enjoy it but boy this garden has so far been a lot of work

prepping the soil has been the worst of it

photos to come 

today is the day of:

putting garden waste in the green trash bin

squishing more gross insects (yuck)

planting the peppers (red, green, yellow, and orange)

watering everything twice

making sure my squash don't die

actually making sure nothing dies- well, trying to 

feeding the ants grits

talking to the raspberry seedlings from grandma-helps em grow

praying about the tomatoes- i need more than fertilizer and water 

figuring out herb placement

smelling lemon balm and pineapple sage-yum

washing lots of dishes

eating frozen organic mangoes

buying more plants? maybe baby.

writing my list for the bbw sale coming soon- time to stock up friends

waiting for the mailman to see what he has for me

cooking this yummy pasta dish for dinner

today is the day of

today is the day of 

reading the book above 

organizing and cleaning 

finally unpacking the last couple of boxes

purchasing a wedding gift for ry's bro

planning outfits for the weekend wedding

yes ry and i are probably going to coordinate somehow 

taking a stroll around the neighborhood (this weather is just wonderful)

praying and pondering for family in stressful times

washing the random piles of laundry littered about the house

air-drying everything

resisting temptation of the brownies i made

just luscious

letting the stress go because its simply not my job

understanding that everyone is different 

smiling for my brother who received a mission call

wishing that i could be with my mom next week for her birthday

hopeful for the months to come

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via google images

today is the day of:

wishing i could decorate everything all at once

washing dishes

making beds

doing more laundry

air-drying all laundry

waiting for springtime to make its appearance

forgiving myself

being more loving

acting grown-up

cleaning countertops

trying yoga...again

starting something fulfilling

preparing my talk

clearing the clutter

watering the squash and giant pumpkin(s)

killing gnats

sweeping and dusting

escaping in a book

planning for the future

looks like i got a long day ahead of me! if i get 5 things done on this list i will be one happy woman.

and a little extra happy birthday to my friend M* i might be a day late on this but i still wanted to say it!