Bits of Life

We had a wonderfully productive weekend...cleaning, purging, & re-organizing. It's so amazing to me how different I feel when I have clear spaces and an uncluttered life. Oh what joy! If you want to declutter your life, but have no idea where to begin...check out the 30 Day Clutter Bootcamp. This is the perfect "kick start" for your decluttering resolutions :)

This little space is right off of our kitchen...I like to call it my "mama cave". I just hung some white twinkly lights and added more fabric for diffusing the sun. I like to keep white Christmas lights up year round! Here is a great compilation of spaces that do the same (including my friend Denise's bedroom).

I finished my first "wearable" knitting project this weekend! What a thrill. It's so fun to get it off the needles and realize that all that work ends up in something beautiful. This cowl is so warm and softer than anything I've ever felt! For those of you that are knitters, I used Mirasol Ushya in cornflower with a size 17 needle.

On another note, it was my 5 year dreadiversary yesterday! I will be writing about it soon. The rainbow-colored dread on the right is wrapped with the yarn I used for my first knitting endeavor...to remember the journey!

Next up...a scarf for Lucy's new baby "Ali".  I have another cowl in the works with the most amazing yarn that seems to be sold out everywhere. The Malabrigo Rasta line...it's so fantastic! I was able to find the arco iris color at the yarn shop in Bozeman when we were there...and now I wish I would have bought more! I LOVE Piedras as well.

Here is what it will look like :) Delicious.

Helping Daddy is so much fun! We had a little snow over the weekend...and Lucy enjoys any excuse to get out into it. It's always fun to get snow on the weekends when Matt is home...we snuggle in by the fire,  make yummy food, and enjoy the change of scenery together.

We had a birthday party for Baby Ali...complete with play dough cake. So sweet to see my girls take care of a "baby"...as I know they are preparing their hearts to welcome the real thing :)

My mom and dad gave me this bible study for Christmas and I can't wait to start it. Most Beth Moore studies are done in small groups, but I'll be doing this one self-paced and using the downloadable online videos. Looking forward to being challenged!

I enjoyed a huge green smoothie yesterday after not having one for MONTHS! I go in and out of craving them when I'm pregnant. This one had banana + peach + pineapple + water + spinach. For those of you new to green smoothies, here is my "how to" video and you can purchase a Vita-Mix from me here.

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And now...as I write, I'm listening to Bon Iver. Thinking I might go knit something. Or read a little bit. Right after I put my babies in the bath and to bed.

Enjoy your evening...xxoo

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Back Home

Were back! And we are SLOWLY acclimating to "life after holidays". After 36 total hours of travel time over 10 days, we came home thoroughly comatose. We've been trying to re-organize the house and get back into our groove...but it's taking longer than I would like :) We had sunshine and lovely weather today...and that helped snap us out of our funk a bit. The park was just what we needed.

It was wonderful being with family...but it's also so good to be back home. We're filling our bodies with healing whole foods and nourishing green juice. We're drinking lots of water and sleeping soundly. I am in full nesting mode and this weekend we will be having a massive organizing session and house clean out. Can't wait!

Hope your holidays were wonderful...I'm looking forward to a great 2012!

See some of our holiday photos on Facebook here and here.

Coffee, Yarn, & Glow Sticks

This morning I met another Bozeman friend for coffee...my kindred hooping spirit and mama friend, Mary. So good to connect again...even if it was just for a few hours. After that Matt, the girls, and I headed downtown and stopped in at the new Co-op downtown (which is just a few blocks from our old house).

We had a delicious lunch and then took a little walk...

...over to The Yarn Shop! It's so funny getting into a new hobby and realizing that there are stores that have been there all along to support said hobby, but you never paid attention until now! Bella and I had a blast looking through all the yarns and spending some Christmas money and gift certificates that we had.

Is there anything more yummy than hand-dyed purple yarn?!

On our way back, we came upon a young man stuck in the ditch...he has slid off the road on an icy patch and couldn't get out. My amazing husband used his tow strap to pull him out and send him on his way. We had a great talk with the girls about how we should always help others when we are able.

Upon returning, I started my very first knitting project...a dish rag with happy rainbow yarn! It's going well so far...learning from mistakes as I go. Just like life :)

Before bedtime, Uncle Ryan taped tons of glow sticks on giant punching balloons, turned off the lights and let the kids go crazy! I don't have a photo, but they sure had fun. We've had a wonderful time in Bozeman with family...tomorrow is our last day here and then it's back to Colorado for a day and on the airplane to Iowa the next. Life is always an adventure! Hope your Christmas was joy-filled and wonder-full. xxoo