Nesting: (verb) Feeling the need to prepare for the arrival of the baby by cleaning, organizing, etc. And when exactly is that instinct supposed to kick in?

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Over a decade ago my boyfriend (at the time) bought this bike at a garage sale. Suprising because that boyfriend (who turned in to my husband) would rather go to the dentist then go to a garage sale. This bike has been with us ever since, collecting a lot of rust on every square inch. I wondered if I could work a little magic on it. BEFORE. I used a lot of elbow grease, rust remover, primer and paint to give it a face lift. I also replaced the chain, seat and

Our 3 ft. citrus tree yielded about 20 oranges this year. They are so pretty I can hardly bring myself to eat them. I wish they stayed fresh all year to adorn my table.

Yesterday I posted about this very cool owl lamp from West Elm (price $99.00) here. I posed the idea of taking this owl I found at Goodwill for $3.99......which I sprayed white then wondered if I could make it in to a lamp. One of my readers, Ashley, emailed me this fantastic Etsy find (price $45.00). Couldn't believe it...same exact owl as mine. Just needs a coat of white paint. Great find Ashley!

Monday morning and back to the grind. My hubby was home for the past two weeks depleting his "use it or loose it" vacation time and now he's back to work. I had a honey-do list a mile long and the only things we crossed off were cleaning the ceiling fans and cleaning under the washer and dryer. He also attempted a third try at refinishing our dining table after some polyurethane blips and has about called it quits. I'm going to have to come up with some "special favors" to keep him at it.On a

For the first time since I was 23 my New Year’s Resolutions don’t include a new diet program. In fact, today I plan on eating greasy Mexican food, ice cream and whatever else doesn’t aggravate my pregnancy induced heart burn. Yes, I've gained weight. QUITE A BIT OF WEIGHT. The kind of weight the makes your jaw line disappear and your ankles turn in to cankles. Oh well. Pregnancy is the one time when it's perfectly acceptable to gain lots of weight so pass me another slice of pie please.