air in the tires, dust wiped clean

ready to roll

i don't know if birds like to live in pretty painted ceramic houses

but it makes me really happy to see sunshine and

lovely bird houses hanging from the trees.

let the backyard transformation begin!

For the Birds

Playing by Their Own Rules

Never Ending Laundry

In a recent chat with my friend Stacy she made a comment

asking how do I manage work and kids and blog and making my

house look so "kick ass". Well, Stacy...I'll tell you,

it's been a rough week.

Most of my blog pictures do not show the 6 loads of laundry

strewn down the basement stairs, the out of control kids rooms,

the pilesof mail and bills. Top that off with a sleep deprived mama

working 72 hours this week in a sweatpants and scrubs only attire,

feeding her kids chicken nuggets in front of two hours

of after school cartoons in order to have a few alone moments to

check email and maybe pop a bottle of wine.

Don't judge.

Secret to success my mama friends... one day at a time.

Check out this article I saw on a friend's facebook post. Love it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kara-gebhart-uhl/mom-judgments_b_1319775.html