high five it’s friday

January 16, 2015

Friday is my favorite day, especially during the winter, because every Friday that passes means I’m one Friday closer to the warm weather that spring will bring! 🙂 SO yay it’s Friday! I have big project plans for the weekend and am ready to get this 3 day weekend started!

1. Speaking of warm weather, did you hear the news about Lilly and Target?

Um, who wants to camp out with me on April 18th?! 😉 No, but seriously…….who wants to?

2. As I was reorganizing the project gallery I stumbled on my valentine mantel from last year, and so I think I may do some mantel tweaking this weekend. Do you decorate for Valentine’s Day?

3. Do you all ever watch Flea Market Flip on HGTV? I’m kind of obsessed with that show! Seriously, if you haven’t watched it you need to check it out. I heart HGTV in a major way!

4. So when I talked about meal planning last week a bunch of you all said that your main issue with meal planning is that you have a hard time coming up with a week’s worth of meal ideas at one time. When I first started doing it I would often have the same issue, but the more you do it the easier it becomes. To help inspire some meal ideas I’ll be posting my family’s weekly plan over on Facebook every week. This was last week’s plan. I know you all aren’t gluten free or paleo but hopefully these plans will inspire some meal ideas.

5. Last but not least, my 10 almost 11 year old boy has requested a room redesign. He said he’s ready to close the chapter on the Star Wars era…………noooooooooooo!

He has been very involved in the planning and this weekend we’ll be tackling some projects together. I’m excited but also a little sad. Why do they have to grow up? If you want to follow along behind the scenes I’ll be sharing some progress pics on instagram.

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I have never planned my menus. Gasp. I got an extra calendar this year and have written my menus in there for the past ten days. I'm amazed at how easy it makes my days. Plus, at the end of the month, I will have all the ideas for the next month. Such a simple thing, but it's taken me 40 years to come up with it.

I can't wait to see the Lilly collection, and we don't get cable so I've been watching FMF on Netflix! I'm really wanting to watch Fixer Upper, though. ;(

I use eMeals for menu planning. They provide you with 7 meals and an organized shopping list for those meals. They post new plans every week. It costs anywhere from $5-$10 a month, depending how many months you purchase at a time. For me, that's definitely worth the time I save. They have a ton of different meal plans, depending on your dietary needs and/or lifestyle. And I think you can try it for free for 2 weeks. I love using it.

NOOOOOOOOO! Not the Star Wars bedroom! Please say it isn't so?! I will cry real tears the day my youngest requests a room change. No more superheroes means no more little baby boy.

It's sad that they grow up but also kind of awesome that they give you an excuse to have to redecorate bc let's be honest- we love that, right?!

Oh I'm excited about seeing your meal plans (nerd, I know!). Did you buy or DIY the Coca Cola crate shelf? My boyfriend works for them, and since we're just decorating our new apartment something like that would be perfect to incorporate them into our decor without getting tacky 🙂

I am a meal planner too. It does get easier over time. In the beginning I found that if I planned the week out by meats, meatless/pasta, soups/stews, it was fairly easy. And, I am always interested in new paleo/gluten free meals. And don't you just hate when they grow up on you!!!!???

It IS sad, but be sure to tell him that since he has put the superheros behind him, it just proves that he has BECOME a true superhero! He will laugh, be embarrassed and all that, but he will remember you saying it…maybe say it a couple times! lol!

My little super hero grew up and is 30 in a couple weeks…and getting married. It goes SO fast. Enjoy it to it's fullest! I told him again at Christmas that now he is the Super Hero for his sisters, and he teared up…but we won't tell!

Love your son's room…and I see some pretty florals in our future!

I love Flea Market Flip, and especially Lara Spenser's clothes.I would love to go to some of those flea markets they visit.

I'm so excited about Lilly coming to Target! Your son's room is so cute. I'm just about finished redecorating all three of my boys rooms. My 12 year old son's room is so grown up. It's definitely bittersweet.

I was trying copy the paint colors you used in your son's room but can't seem to find Moonstone by Olympic. Do you know if this color has been discontinued? Can you recommend any other color similar to Moonstone? I'm really hoping to use these colors in my son's room. I'd been racking my brain trying to decide on colors when I stumbled upon your blog. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

Thanks for the tip! I've heard of them but haven't ever checked them out.

I bought the crate and then added the shelves to it myself. This is a project I shared the details to over at Infarrantly Creative – http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/vintage-soda-crate-shelf-with-succulent-garden/

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