Happy Easter!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter tomorrow. 

We spent the day dying eggs here. We started out with 24 eggs. But with help from the trusty hands of my 3 year old we eventually got around to coloring 16 beautiful eggs. We had so much fun. I love holidays that involve crafts. Broken eggs and all. 

Our lovely eggs. The polka dotted one is my favorite, surprised? I love how all of our eggs turned out.

Max ready to dye Easter eggs, he loved watching the tablets fizzle in the vinegar.

He was so proud of the final product. I wish we could dye Easter eggs every day. 

My first ever chair makeover

I have turned into a bargain hunter. My new favorite blog Life in the Fun Lane has inspired me to find junk and make it beautiful. My first junk piece to makeover was a $5 chair I found at the local Habitat for Humanity store.  I forgot to take a picture of the original but here it is primed and ready for paint.

I chose a pretty blueish-green color for the chair. I'm actually considering painting my entire kitchen this color now. I found this small can of paint on the mis-tint rack at Lowe's this weekend and fell in love. It was marked $2.50, but for some reason the little old man ringing me up gave it to me for 1/2 off. So I got my perfect paint for $1.25. Yay! I'm so happy with the finished product.

Yes, I know it looks pretty green right here, but I promise it has the faintest tint of blue in it. I blame the crappy iPhone picture for the color misrepresentation. Hopefully I can find my camera cord soon.

The best part is, it was soooo incredibly cheap.

Chair: $5

Paint: $1.25

Primer: Free from previous homeowners

Total: $6.25

Completing my first ever chair makeover all by myself: Priceless

I think I did pretty well for my first time makeover. I can't wait to do more. I have a few projects lined up already. Including the dinette makeover I mentioned yesterday, I have at least 4 more painting projects to do. I think its time to invest in a sander... 

I'm re-doing my life...

And starting with my kitchen. Baby steps...

As I mentioned earlier, I'm kind of obsessed with re-decorating my house. I don't need to do much to the kitchen. I just need to paint the walls and my new/old table and chairs.

My parents recently decided to get rid of their breakfast nook furniture, I didn't necessarily need a new table and chairs, but my parents real wood table and chairs sounded so much nicer than my cardboard Wal-Mart set (found here) I loved the set when I got it, and it is still in wonderful shape. I'm just going in a new direction these days...

Old Wal-Mart Set 

Here is the new/old set sitting in my kitchen patiently waiting for a fresh coat of paint

The table and chairs will soon become white, the walls will hopefully be a pretty blueish green. I want the overall look to be similar to this

Via Meadowbrook Farm Blog

I'm in love with the color on the walls. In fact I painted a chair a very similar color this weekend (complete post and pics on that soon.) So... thoughts? Ideas? I need some feedback here...

Poladroid

I found this website called Poladroid, it allows you to take your digital photos and turn them into Polaroids. You just download the software, open it up, then there will be a little Polaroid on your screen, you then find a favorite picture, drag and drop it on the camera, with in seconds out pops your new Polaroid. You even have to wait for the image to show up, just like the old days.

I love how it changes the brand new photo color into a vintagey polaroid color. Here are a few of my favorites...

Max's First Snow - March 2007

Tabor's 24th Birthday - August 2009

Max shares a popsicle with Milo - Summer 2009

Ok go visit Poladroid. Make lots of pictures. Have fun. Thank me later. 

Proof that I can cook...

OK I'm no chef. I won't even try to pretend to be. I am very picky about what I eat and even more picky about what I cook. For instance, I will eat chicken occasionally. Would I cook it? Um... not a chance!

Also, Max is allergic to milk. Do you know how hard it is to cook for a picky vegetarian and a picky little boy who can't have anything with milk in it? It is REALLY hard!

Lately though I've been trying to save money and eat healthier so I've started cooking at home more. One of my favorites right now is Vegetarian Chili.

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic

Ingredients

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  1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  
• 1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can vegetarian baked beans
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• 1 small can on tomato paste
  
• 1 can of "Chili Ready" Rotel
• 1 can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (I used a half of an orange one and a half of a green one, for color more than anything)
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 package of chili powder
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
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Directions

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   In a saucepan, saute the onion, bell pepper, zucchini, carrots and celery for about 5 minutes.
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   In a slow cooker, combine black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, baked beans, tomato paste, Rotel, corn, onion, bell pepper, zucchini, carrots, and celery.
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   Season with garlic, chili powder, parsley, oregano, basil.
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   Cook for about 6 hours on low.
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   Serve with tortillas, cornbread, rice, or French bread.
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   Enjoy!

I got this recipe from here but the one above was modified to my own liking. Both Max and I love this chili. I like to put shredded cheese and sour cream on top of mine and eat it with tortilla chips. Yum! Also, this serves oh, about nine million people so be prepared to freeze your leftovers.  Let me know what you think! 

Best Birthday Present Ever

"I love you so much, I want to kiss your nose." 

                                                                       - Max

Photo by Mandy (Check out her website Luce Dolce)

Personal Color Profile

As I mentioned yesterday, I am currently obsessed with decorating my home. Today I found my personal color  profile by taking a quick little quiz on the Pratt and Lambert website.

Turns out my color profile is "Shades of Pale."

A delicious, appealing environment is achieved using these light hues and tints. They are soft, relaxing colors that are also inviting and calming. The person who desires this palette chooses a pale wall color with confidence and not by default. They prefer versatility and modernity. Their belongings have importance and will be prominent in the decorationg scheme.

The shocking thing is, the quiz got me right! I'm dying to paint my kitchen right now, I want it to be either a light blueish-grey (Gosling) or light green (Garden Dream.) Thoughts?

18-31 Coos Bay

18-3 Garden Dream

16-30 Catawba Grape

7-1 Cirrus

26-31 Gosling

12-32 Puffball

18-30 Haze Green

3-29 Brush of Pink

17-1 Candle Green

27-3 Morning Star

11-32 Chalk Gray

16-29 Moss Green

My inspiration...

So sorry but this picture has been saved on my computer forever and I can't give credit to the rightful owner. 

I'm 25 today...

Today is my birthday. I am 25 years old and not really thrilled at the thought of being a quarter of a century old. To make myself feel a little better I've decided to gift myself with blogging again. I haven't blogged in almost 2 years. So much has changed since then, yet so much is still the same. I like to tell myself I have my life straightened out, but I'm just not sure if it will ever happen. I'm actually, kind of, OK with that now though.

So here is what's new:
- I have a great job as a legal assistant/IP paralegal.
- I have to dress "corporate" now, no more jeans and flip flops for this girl.
- I have a wonderful home closer to my family.
- I'm currently obsessed with fixing up my new (well, newish) house.
- My baby boy is now a rambunctious young man.

And here is what's the same:
- Still single. Boo.
- Still love clothes, shoes, accessories. I can't get enough of fashion.
- Still love Gossip Girl, but I have a few new favorites as well.

Hope you all enjoy the new stuff!

Just can't seem to get it right today...

I love that song! From those Kia commericals, ya know? Anyway I know I've been gone for almost a month now. And the truth is I don't know when I'll be back again. It's been a bad day, week, month, year. I need to straighten everything out. When I do I'll be back, untill then...

Dreaming

I'm dreaming of being that little girl. How awesome would it be to be able to experience shows like Viktor & Rolf at such a young age? I think I'm jealous. The picture is from The Sartorialist, it is from last month so you may have seen it then.