Day in the Life- Favorite Bargains, Blogs, Recipes, Style Tips & Mommy Moments

Sophie brought me a piece of pretend cake she made..

then, completely shocked, scolded me for eating it with the candle in it. my bad.

What have you been doing today?

I spent all morning as a patron of the very chic and budget friendly

Sophie & Sienna Cafe.. mmm felt food. yummy!



DIY Project-If you want something fun cheap and
sooo rewarding (when you see your cute kids' faces so excited)..
make felt food. I listed in this post all the tutorials I used..
some I made up as I went a long but the photos themselves can give you ideas!
My mom and I had so much fun making these... She made the adorable donuts below!
Excited to share some other fun felt pretend play items I recently made up.. think mail man. :)

WORKING Stay At Home Mom-

 Sometimes you just have to give up till nap time.

I was busy being the bus driver...

The best pretend play for a tired mommy though.....

I got to sit there with a pink plate as my steering wheel and drive these busy girls to the grocery store..the dentist..and school. A typical day of a 1 1/2  and 3 1/2 yr old. :)

FAVORITE MOMENT- Yesterday we took them to the mall to run a

few errands and hoping to tire them out. It was seriously the cutest thing ever watching the two girls hold hands through the mall. They felt so old!

MAMA STYLE- What I wore yesterday.
H&M Shirt. Kohl's Necklace. AE Jeans.

BLOG LOVE-

Favorites of mine!..you should visit them and
tell them the busy budgeting mama sent you over!
They'll soon be favorites of yours too. :)

Along Abbey Road

Tinkerlab
Yellow Bird Yellow Beard
Lullaby Lubbock
A Few of my Favorite Things

Sugar and Dots

IN THE KITCHEN-

I love my newly vegetarian husband and I love the Pioneer Woman.

I used her Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe as a starting point
for me to make up a Vegeterian version for our family!
I'll be sharing how I changed it up for us..
but you should really go try out her original version and make
 it up the way you and your family like it!

It was delicious. and gave us lots of yummy leftovers. :)
**The Avocado on top is a must! ;)

FAVORITE PARTY THEME-
I love this DIY Oscar Party by Twig & Thistle!
The most incredible part...
you can download for free ALL of the items below.
AWESOME! Go check her post out for all the details. :)
I seriously want to do this now haha..who wants to come over?!

Color Inspiration Boards via Design Seeds

love love love this blog.....

Design Seeds

How gorgeous are these color inspiration boards??? 

Jessica, of Design Seeds, created these pretty color palettes!

she also has a personal blog with even more goodies.

Just looking at them i'm inspired for party planning, room decor, graphic 

design projects and more! absolutely lovely.

stop over at Design Seeds for more pretty color inspiration boards. 

There are pages and pages of pretty.

At first i tried to just pick a few to share but i couldn't choose!

 i loved them all. hehe.

that's part of the amazingness of Jessica's blog...so many to look at!!

Sundae Color

Macaroon Color

Mapped Hues

Salad Days

Love Birds

Color Wave

Gumdrop Hues

Quenched Citrus

Color Palette

Moss

Palette Wish

Ice cream Sandwiches

Pinwheel Color

Ballet Hues

Thanks Jessica for these pretty palettes!

visit her blog here

Color Inspiration from a Favorite Blog

I love Lavender and Lilies. I have mentioned this lovely blog before.. but the other day she had a fabulous post full of color inspiration for me! 

I have been wanting to do the new baby's nursery with some fun fresh colors! and i love the coral and orange paired together that she featured! Here's some images she put together that got my creative juices flowing!

 go check Lavender and Lilies out, you will be an immediate follower!! 

images via Lavender and LiliesToday has been one of those days where the contractions have made me cry. Trying to hang in there..I decided this morning at breakfast that i really want to write a small book on the etiquette of talking to a pregnant woman. i am not even joking... haha. i have had soooooo many crazy interactions that i want to share and i know that plenty of you have had them as well!! shoot me an e-mail with your crazy stories! Even if it's just an ebook or whatever.. "guidelines" for people need to be out there!! haha. if they only knew how they sounded... 

i'm linking up to these parties today!!

My Top Mama Picks: Favorite Blogs that I Follow + Should i follow you?? leave a comment!

My Top Mama Picks:

Favorite Blogs that I Follow

Here are some blogs that i just love and wanted to pass along. so much inspiration! 

check them out and tell them you found them here!

(links below)

my lips in stitches

from me to you

house of grace

these women have great sites that you should check out...

if you're looking for some new etsy shops to check out here are some of my recent favorites!

a while back i told you about how i was asked to be a columnist for lakehomes and lifestyle magazine....they just sent me a preview of the layout they made up using my article. i can't wait to show it to you guys!! it goes to print soon i think.. and i'll be posting the article later on. but i'll see if they post it on their website as well. so exciting.

i've been busy all week working on a project for one of my brides!

a photo montage of these cuties! sent it off in the mail tonight!

want more info about my small business?? check out my website.

here's the dvd cover i made up for them. 

should i follow you??? 

leave me some love and i'll come visit you!

i'm participating in these parties! link up ladies!

My Top Mama Picks - Blogs that get you baking! Link up your favorites!

Blogs that get you Baking!

Another round of top mama picks! I love these blogs...seriously.. love love them! I have come across these blogs and they inspire me to get in the kitchen more and make something yummy delicious for the people i love. I love baking little treats for my neighbors..package them up in the cute martha stewart packaging i get at Michael's. I get trapped there for hours haha. 

Check out these blogs! you will fall in love too.

1. 

Bakerella! loveee this girl. she is so creative. I made her cake pops for a party once and they were a hit! definitely follow this blog. My mom came to visit and i showed her all the images of her little treats and she loved them! some of them are really so cute! Her recipes make me want to throw a theme party right away! haha. I am going to use her recipes come this holiday season for little gifts..i know she will have 
great ideas!

2.   

I found this blog and immediately added it to my favorites. I'm a cupcake girl and she has a whole cupcake section!! come on! so many delicious recipes..the site looks lovely. simple and sweet. Add this to your favorites..you can thank me later.

3. 

This girl has the best recipes! and you have to check out the flickr photo buffet...you will drool. Love her logo and blog name..very cute. go explore her site!

4. 

Ok ok are you noticing a pattern here?? I love all things pioneer woman. Her baking section is yummy delicious! I made her french breakfast puffs once. soooo good. like little donut holes. if you haven't already started following her blog...now is the time to do it!

What sites get you baking?? Please pass along any ones that you have come across and love. I'm always looking for more delicious recipes! I try and give away most of what i bake or else i would end up looking plumper than i would like. hehe. but thats what nursing is for. burn those calories ladies!

Share your pick for a Blog that gets you baking!!