container homes

have you seen these homes built out of shipping containers?

they are pretty amazing!!

 shipping containers are only used for about 25 years and then they are usually dumped into landfills.  

 I love the look and how resourceful people are in making these homes out of shipping containers.

(sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

the floor to ceiling wall to wall windows is my favorite!

we still have our little dream of one day living on a little piece of land and having a small farm.

building one of these homes on our piece of land is now part of my little dream.

Collage

 I love collages of pictures on a wall.

I have found that what I love the most is a good mix of photographs and artwork.

I put this little collage together a while back and I think I might be changing it soon so I wanted to just get a few pictures of it before I change it.

here is what is in this collage starting from the top left and going clockwise...

ella playing at a beach in Barbados on a trip we took 5 years ago
a picture I painted a while back
a cat ella drew about a year ago...I love this drawing
a hot air balloon picture from a vintage book
julian hanging in the garage with andy when he was about 2 years old.
my mom's graduation picture wig and all...love it
andy and ella from pictures we had taken when I was pregnant with julian
ella in Barbados again
another hot air balloon
and the last one is hard to see but it's a picture of my dad when he was in the navy...love this one also.

recently...according to my phone

a little home decor...

part of the painting I made for Andy-we are always longing to travel especially when we just get home from a trip

some valentines day decorations Ella and I made out of hearts cut from the Trader Joe's mailer and then we sewed them together 

 a bike ride with my boy...

he found this little hill a couple of streets over from us and he was happy to just go up and down it for the next half hour.

 some recent finds...

I found this pretty pillow at an estate sale (I get so excited when I find a pillow that has a removable cover)

we picked this old gas pump when we picked up Andy's latest project.

 laundry folding...

I'm not sure if my little helper is helping too much...

he has fun just messing around trying to hide in the clothes

 on a hike at Peter's Canyon this past weekend.

 at the top of Big Red...there is this really big hill with red dirt that people call Big Red.  last weekend the kid's and I conquered Big Red no problem.

this past weekend the kid's wanted to do it again and take daddy along for the experience. 

 the sun was just setting and the air was cooling quickly.

near the end of the hike I took a deep breath and was overwhelmed with how happy I felt.

fresh air and family time is my perfect combination

Summer in january

january is a fresh start for the new year.  

the last couple of days i have been reorganizing and cleaning out little areas in our home....i'm attacking one cupboard and one closet at a time.

i think the bug started with packing up christmas decorations.  

i have quite a few things on my list for this new year and repainting pretty much every room in our house is where i am going to start.

this summer weather we are enjoying is definitely helping with my big plans!