Yes.  It's true.  I'm a cheapskate.

I blame it on my dad.

He is a first-rate bargain hunter.  Finding name brand clothes for 75% off.  Rummaging through flea market tables.  Making things himself to save money.

It's in my genes.  I was defenseless I tell you!

That's why I had to reupholster my dining room chairs myself.

I have a problem and I've passed it on to my daughter.

I sent my babies off to their first day of school this morning.


It seems just like yesterday they were little and home with me all day -- or even just starting kindergarten.  


Now, they're in the third and sixth grades.

My, how time flies.

Since I haven't been blogging as regularly while the kids were home on summer vacation, I thought I would get back at it today with some gusto.


Then, baby kitty got bored without the kids playing with her constantly and she walked all over the computer, disconnected the Wi-fi, hit the caps lock, made the computer beep and all sorts of other things.   Then she got cozy, started purring and fell asleep.


So, I decided there would be no serious blogging today after all.  I went shopping sans kiddos and enjoyed a few free hours to myself!

How was your day?

I'll be back tomorrow with a new post -- if kitty stays off my keyboard.
Thanks for stopping by!

It seems like just a few years ago I was picking out fabrics for a baby boy's nursery.

Then, just a few short weeks later (not really) we were moving my son upstairs to a big boy room.

Then, after a blink of an eye, he told me his room was too baby-ish and we tweaked it to be fit for a tween boy.

Yesterday, my son came to me and told me that he wants an update to his room.

Again.

He's going in to sixth grade and he tells me he's a pre-teen now.

Which means he needs a cooler, hangout space.

Pre-teen?!  What?!

GAH!

How and when did this happen?!

I haven't shown you the entirety of my son's room before.  Mostly because it's usually a jumbled mess.



Legos and various stuff on the floor.



Shoes here and there.

Odds and ends on his desk and bedside table.

Things that are still there, yet this "pre-teen" wants a cooler, more masculine room update.

Happy Friday!

Before I get to my favorite things for this Friday let me tell you that I am very excited to be guest posting over at Debbiedoos today!  Specifically, she invited me to share my home tour at her place and I am so honored and happy to be doing just that.

Please head on over there (after reading this post, of course) and pay Debbie a visit and see what room I'm sharing that I've never even shared here on this blog before!

Okay...now, because I was working on my home tour for Debbie it got me thinking about my favorite rooms and how I like to decorate.  Or, maybe I should say how I HOPE to decorate my home someday.

I pinned some really beautiful rooms and vignettes this week that I'm sharing with you today.  These pictures make me swoon.

My first pins are from The Lettered Cottage.

Layla lives down the street from these lovely people who are lucky enough to live in this beauty -- so jealous!

I had a great time last week during our Getting Creative at Home tour!


Thank you so much for visiting, commenting and following me and everyone else!

It was fun meeting new bloggers, browsing new blogs, seeing amazing projects and finding new followers and friends in the blog world!

If you've been browsing DIY blogs and/or Pinterest over the last couple of years, you are bound to run in to something that was made using old pallets.

I am excited about the Getting Creative at Home blog tour.  Yesterday, I shared the spotlight with four other crafty and talented bloggers:


Today, five new blogs are up:

Tuesday, Aug. 6:

Paint projects, decorating, DIY...those are just some of the fun things that were going on at the Haven Conference last weekend.

In case you're not familiar, Haven is a conference for home and DIY bloggers.  They get to laugh, have fun, practice DIY projects and meet other bloggers.  I hated to miss it!

So, 24 of us decided to have our own fun and and share it with you!


For the next 5 days you'll get to meet some new bloggers, browse great projects and be a part of our own "Haven at Home" tour!

If you are new here, welcome!  I would love it if you would leave me a comment letting me know you stopped by!

Today is Day One, and we are visiting the following blogs:

What do you do when a bunch of your blogger friends (and ones you haven't even met yet) get together for a fabulous DIY/Home Blogger conference to connect and talk about home stuff without you?


Yep.  While the other bloggers are away at the highly fun and enviable Haven Conference, we decided to join forces and have fun at home and share it with you because we're nice like that. lol

Starting Monday, 24 Home and DIY bloggers are taking you on a tour showing you our best DIY projects, room re-do's, crafts, home tours and tutorials.  Doesn't it sound like fun?!  We thought so!

Here's the schedule: