Mommy Musings

First off I want to thank Kim over at Life As I Know I t for becoming my 100 th follower! I love her blog and just know we would hang out all the time if she didn't live across the country. I am completely humbled that 100 people actually want to read what I have to say! Blogging has opened up a whole new world of friendships to me and I would probably not have kept doing it if it was not for all of you! Okay, now it's down to the good stuff. I am *dying* for a little spring around here. We had a few days of warmth and sunshine, but for the past three days it has been raining...again....I heard they have even mobilized our National Guard in case the rivers decide to really get out of hand...you know more than the crazy flooding they've already been doing. Anyways, one of my favorite things to do to get ready for spring is to paint my nails a fun, bright color. So today I am giving away these beauties. One lucky reader will win all four of these fabulous colors! I g...

Here is the full bathroom upstairs in our house. Before After This towel rack used to be silver...so I just spray painted it brown to go better with the decor Same thing with this one!

{Note: This is my 300th post! Yay! I will be hosting a giveaway tomorrow in honor of it and the fact that I am only one person away from 100 followers!!! So make sure to check back!} I had done a few before-and-after shots of our house a few months ago. If you are new to the blog you can check them out here , here , and here . I totally forgot to keep up with this, so I will really try now! Here is Little M's nursery. I obviously didn't add any of the pink until after she was born...it was all very neutral before then! Before After {please excuse the fact that I did not clean or tidy before I took the pictures}

I have been making a few touches to Little M's room recently. We didn't find out the sex of the baby before she was born, so everything was very gender-neutral. But now that she's here I want her to have a few splashes of pink. Since her walls are a very pale green {even though you can't tell very well from these pictures}, it works nicely. Here are the two projects I've been working on recently.... I bought these foam letters at Michaels , along with the ribbon {it is a deep pink with green polka dots...perfect!} I painted the letters myself and then just glued on the ribbon. I got these mirrors last week at the dollar store!! {which I am currently obsessed with} They had a tan frame so I just painted them the same color as the letters and added on the leftover ribbon I had. I am so happy with the way these came out! I will be posting some pictures of her whole room soon, so you can see the finished product!

This picture was taken on Mother's Day 2008. I was about 2 1/2 months pregnant with Little M and so excited to be celebrating my almost-first Mother's Day! {you can also totally tell I am knee deep in morning sickness by my lackluster hair, pale skin, and tired eyes!}

I have been a bad blogger recently....only posting 'fluff' posts and barely commenting on anything! I just have been so busy recently! We spent a TON of time outside last week, enjoying the few days of warm spring weather. I also have been working on a lot of house projects recently...actually staying on top of cleaning, laundry, and some organizing. I also spray painted some things in our bathroom and made the cutest improvements to some mirrors for Little M's room. I promise some pictures soon! I also want to get back to my 'Before and After' posts about all the improvements I have made to our house in the past two years we've owned it. I also have been busy thinking of wedding ideas because my friend J.O. just got engaged and I am going to be a bridesmaid. So exciting! I just love weddings! So that's what I've been up to recently {well those things and chasing after a very active almost 16 month old!} I have been reading all of your blogs and...

I promise more posts tomorrow!