"DON'T ALLOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN YOUR LIFE KEEP YOU FROM THE DREAMS IN YOUR LIFE." -John Douglas (my dad).

Hubby received a job transfer to SLC, UT. That means this baby is for sale! And due to the caca market you can pick up our lovely house for a steal. *Disclaimer* (I had nothing to do with candlestick line-up down the center of the table...just sayin').

I don't ask for much. But, my ribs feel like they're about the crack from all the kickin' going on inside. Just one day in that pool side cabana would suffice. Or lounging in that lovely room ordering room service. Just one day's vacation at the Santa Monica Viceroy would do me good. Too much to ask?

This weekend my bedroom looked like this. Everything out of the closet and piled before us.Funny thing is, most of this stuff I tell myself I'll wear or use "someday"."Someday" is taking a long time to get here.Time to purge! 2 years ago a handyman came and revamped our entire closet for around $150.00! The only catch is that we had to paint everything ourselves. SOLD! My only question is why we waited so long to paint? No, this is not the "after" but my next closet is gonna look like

We have this small little courtyard in the front of our house. It's always just been filled with rocks. In three years the only thing we've ever done in there is pull the weeds. Several months ago I brought home some pavers (from Lowe's) and surprised my husband with his new project. Three months later and look what he did. (Thank you, Love!) Last fall I picked up these planters, chairs and pillows at Target for 75% off when they were closing out the summer seasonal items. I

Congratulations to unlucky (in this case, very lucky) #13, Jackie!You are the winner of the beautiful glass jar from A Fine Line, Stationery and Gifts! Don't forget to follow their blog (here) to see what new and exciting merchandise they carry!