The Friday Five { L I G H T }

I love lamps. 

I think they make a room feel more homey.

Here are five lovely lamps.

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Enjoy your weekend!

The Friday Five { Color }

My favorites for Spring!

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The Friday Five { Spring Faves }

Today I'm going to share FIVE things I'm loving for SPRING! 

Now, if only Spring would arrive in ND. It's way toooo cold for April. The highs are about 20 degrees below average! Blah!

Anywho - onto some fabulous finds.

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I saw these TOMS Wedges the other day - sure would be great if "someone" would buy them for me. (size 8) hehe!

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I've been obsessed with this Etsy shop - The Merriweather Council since I came across it last year. Isn't this embroidered necklace sweet for Spring?

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I need to purchase a gold Sharpe so I can do this super Springy manicure. I love polka dots! I found it on the blog - Justlove.lythings

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I'm ready to break out my white jeans! This outfit is perfect for a cool spring day.

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And last but not least - this mint chevron iPhone case. It's so Springy!

Happy Friday!

Enjoy your Weekend!

The Friday Five

Nothing from my past week to share.

In fact, I'm kind of sick of trying to figure out things to post from the past week. Not every week has five things to share and to prevent myself from feeling lame I decided to change it up a bit.

Every Friday I'm going to post 5 things.

That have nothing to do with my week.

My first **The Friday Five** are some super cute DIY projects I found on Pinterest.
{links to each project are below}

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Did Ya Miss Me?

Hello Friday! Holy Hell I'm so glad to see you!

My life has been a whirlwind for the past month. I have had no time and more importantly very little inspiration / motivation to write.

Here's my Friday five.

I swear you will see more of me from now on - not guaranteeing posts every day but, I have a feeling it will be more than none.

1. My friend Amy and I. So silly!

2. I did my first "voice over" work. It was for the North Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children informational video. Apparently, what usually takes people about 20 minutes to read through took me over 2 hours. I guess I forget how to read when there's a mic in front of me! Luckily it was my husband that was working on the video.

3. I was in Bismarck on Monday to advocate for our kiddos! Bill HB1422 was good. Then they went and changed it and not in a good way! Then it was passed onto the senate. We went to the senate committee meeting on Monday to share our thoughts on this bill. Right now it's a waiting game. We're emailing the committee with our thoughts on this bill. Crossing our fingers!

4. My husband raises money for prostate cancer every year through something called Bros on Broadway. It's a huge event in Fargo every February.  You may have heard of the national event called Mo-vember. The folks at the HoDo in Fargo decided to do their own event during a different month to ensure the funds raised for the American Cancer Society stay in Fargo. By participating in the event in November the funds are not guaranteed to stay in your area. So, anywho, I was interviewed by the newspaper. The topic was facial hair and how the wives and girlfriends feel about their husbands and boyfriends growing out some crazy facial hair. It was a fun article and they even included some funny photos of my husband throughout the years. **This year Bill raised the most money for the event!!**

5. When you work with children you just never know what's going to happen from day to day, so, when a little girl arrived with this bag I was a little curious. Then she proceeded to tell me that it's a present for me! Ummm... I sure hoped it wasn't something she took from her mommy's drawer. Thankfully it was a beautiful picture that she drew for me! But, seriously, you just never know.

I also got to spend a lovely evening with my bestie on Thursday night. I can't wait to tell you all about the baby shower I'm having for her this weekend - stay tuned! She's just the sweetest ever! She gave me a gift for putting on the shower. I appreciated it - in fact, I love my new leather Coach iPhone case, but, you only have your first baby girl once. I want it to be super special for her. I know she'd do the same for me.

Enjoy your weekend!

It's FRIDAY!

It was another crazy week! I'm looking forward to a week of work. Just work. Plain old doing my job and that's it. Last week was filled with preparing for the craft fest and this week was spent getting ready for the employee party for about 160 guests. I have been busy planning a super fun party with my partner in planning - Josh. We've planned the parties for the past couple of years and this is our final year... or so we say. I am so excited for tonight! Next week will be a normal week - for the most part. I hope to get back to blogging every day again.

So, it's Friday. That means it's time to look back at the highlights of this past week.

1. Relaxation with my hubby. We went to Zero Dark Thirty on Sunday (before the Oscars). It was a fantastic movie! I highly recommend it.

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2. Relaxation... again. It was nice to take a break from creating for Poppy and Pippa. I filled orders on Tuesday night and that's all I did this week with it. I have a lot of photos to take. In fact, I tried to take photos after work on Tuesday but, Whidbey wasn't making it easy so I gave up. He loves to lay right where I need to take photos. It's ok though because he's adorable!

3. Six of the Seven Early Childhood bills passed in North Dakota. There's a lot of work to be done before everything is all said and done. I have a trip to the state capital to testify planned. I'm passionate about offering high quality early childhood education where I work and I am passionate about making sure it's available in the rest of the state.

4. I purchased a new dress from LOFT for the employee appreciation party tonight. I love it!

What do you think?

5. It's Friday. Whew.

Source: google.co.uk via Tiffany {Living Savvy} on Pinterest

High Five for Friday!

What a week!
Started off in sunny Florida and ended up in snowy North Dakota.

1. We finally had a good experience with air travel! Finally!! Only one 15 minute delay.

2. Key Lime Pie. (shared with Bill)

3. Taking a much needed vacation with Bill. I don't remember being happier on vacation. 

4. Waking up to this view. Ignore the parking lot. Such paradise!

5. Fabulous in-laws. Bill's parents hosted us at their condo for almost eight days. We had a great time together and they were incredibly generous the entire trip.

I plan on sharing more on our trip to Florida next week. 

Enjoy your weekend!

High Five for Friday

This week flew by so fast! I don't know how that was possible. As I look back through the week it was very uneventful. So uneventful that I had a very difficult time coming up with five highlights of the past week. Sorry, but, I included a pic of Whidbey. Yes, lame.

1. I had the privilege of attending a seminar on Alzheimer's and Dementia with Erin Bonitto. It was amazing. I love being a part of a long term care facility (where the Early Learning Center is located). 

2. Bill and Eric have a show tonight! I'm very excited as this is the first show of his I've been to in a long time - like years! I'm also going to go out with friends for dinner and then to the show.

3. Whidbey. I told you my week wasn't very exciting!

4. My purchases at ULTA this week.

5. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover. So good. Seriously. It's a (YA) book about life, love, and learning along the way.  It moved me to tears in places and made me laugh in others. The way the author describes the way she is falling in love is very well written. So much so that it makes you remember the first time you felt that way. It's so hard to describe without giving too much away. If you need a quick and easy read check it out. It's only $3.99 on Amazon for Kindle.

Enjoy your weekend!

Friday Five.

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Whidbey likes watching Animal Planet.

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Bill discovered these fabulous tortilla chips. So much better than corn chips.

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It's gonna STORM!

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My two guys chillin' at the vet

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It was a tough week staying on track with eating. I didn't cheat but, it was hard. {via}

Friday Five

Had a pretty great week. It was only three work days so it couldn't be really bad... except for the fact that the FLU is going around like crazy cakes! Yuck. It's spreading so fast around here so, I'm vowing to stay out of major retailers for awhile.

Here's a couple of the great things about this week:

1. It was great to chill at home over Christmas/New Years break with Bill and Whidbey.

2. Bill surprised me with a Kindle Paperwhite! I kept telling him that I didn't need a new one - I have the original Kindle and it works fine - but I am so glad he surprised me!

3. I did a little fabric shopping - this is one of my favorites

4. Bill and I started eating real food this week. We are eliminating processed and take out foods. This is one of my staple breakfasts - oatmeal with apples.

5. It's 2013!

Source: catchmyparty.com via Leslie on Pinterest

Have a wonderful weekend!

High Five for Friday

Hi all! I'm linking up with Lauren @ From My Grey Desk for High Five for Friday. It's been another quick and busy week. Here are a few highlights.

1. I created some little clips for a sweet one year old.

2. A shirt from my fabulous husband...too bad it was to small.

3. I've been working to improve my office at work. Details next week.

4. Kind of obsessed with glitter nail polish. 

5. Had a long training on Monday. That cup of coffee saved my life.

Link up.

Enjoy your weekend!

Laura

High Five for Friday

Five happenings from this past week.

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Cotton candy sky. 

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Someone is getting a new name badge reel!

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Sparkly toes and coral shoes

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My nephew Andy had a birthday party on Thursday night. While he was opening gifts Sophie wanted to get into the action. It was so sweet how she stood rubbing Isaac's back while watching the boys.

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I helped drive the boys from the birthday party to the pool. It was a gorgeous evening to relax with Sophie and my sister while the boys went down the water slides.

Linking up with Lauren.

Friday Five

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Hello adorable metal sign from Wal-Mart for $.97!! Regular price.

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My pretty fabrics organized in my favorite teal baskets.

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One of my favorite reality shows - Kell on Earth - It aired in 2009 and I love rewatching it.

She's a tough bitch and I admire how she gets things done. A happy Thursday night at home!

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This week has been crazy!

*Working on enrollment for September (lots of paperwork)

*Took over as the chair of the North Dakota Early Childhood Conference -

thank goodness that my co-chair was really organized before she stepped down.

*Meetings, meetings, and more meetings - so many meetings that I hope I can keep everything straight.

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Fabulous Wednesday night with some great gals!

My BFF Jess had a Tastefully Simple party so it was great food and fun chats.

So nice to relax outside after the party ended. Jess and her husband Olivier have a perfect backyard. A great big tree that creates a ton of shade and the perfect temperature!

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Linking up with Lauren

HIgh Five for Friday

Hello Friday! I'm so happy to see you. Here are five random things from this last week. I'm linking up with Lauren at From My Grey Desk for High Five for Friday.

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I splurged ($19.50) on this necklace. I can't wait to get it. So simple and pretty.

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 Ashley H. from Embracing the Everyday won the giveaway of *25 HAIR TIES* from Poppy and Pippa.

three.
I self diagnosed myself as having NNS - Non-Nutritional Sedentarism (100% made up). You can read about it here.

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I never thought I would sell 1500 items in Poppy and Pippa. When I started the shop it was just a hobby. Now it's one of my passions and gives me so much joy. I love to work on making pretty things!

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Whidbey.

Have a wonderful weekend!

High Five for Friday

Five things.

one.
Sophie and her nail polish at lunch. (Love her cute little silly face!)

two.
We bought Whidbey a new toy and I highly recommend that all of you cat mom and dads order one ASAP! It's called Da' Bird and it only costs around $8. Whidbey loves it like crack.

Ready for an overdose of cuteness? Watch this!

three.
I made a brooch for myself! I never make things for myself.

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What a difference 2 inches makes!

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Organized.

*Remember - when I reach 100 followers I'm going to have a giveaway!! 25 Hair ties just like the ones above. :)

High Five for Friday

I've had a delightful first week of vacation. It's hard to sum it up in just five things. I'm linking up with Lauren at FMGD for High Five for Friday.

One.
The glorious view I've been enjoying.

Two.
Daisies from the garden at the lake.

Three.
The view I wake up to in the morning at the lake.

Four.
Fireworks over the lake.

Five.
I have another week of vacation! Definitely a highlight of this week is knowing I have one week left! We won't be at the lake next week as Bill has to go back to work. So, I've decided to tackle some of the projects on my DIY and Yum! boards on Pinterest.

My Top 3 DIY Projects:

1. Key chain - found here

2. Paint the bathroom vanity -  found here

3. Make a Maxi Skirt/Dress - found here or here

Top 3 from the Yum! board

1. Chinese Cabbage Salad. Found here.

2. Protein shake that tastes like cake? Yes please. Found here.

3. Sweet Potato Blondie Bars. Found here.

 Have a great Friday!!