new pieces for new house.

since we moved into our house (which, by the way, is about 600 sq ft smaller than our last place), we have purchased some new furniture accents. i have been totally lovin what target has these days and target.com is my go-to. here are a few things we snagged off their website and they just so happened to be on clearance, too! woo hoo!

this desk has been a lifesaver! since we are self-employed, desks are a necessity! we have two full size desks in storage that we LOVE, but our house just doesn't allow for full size desks. we were not willing to give up having at least one workspace, though, so this was the perf solution! $50 and about 2 hours to put it together. love the storage up top and the main desk part is plenty big for what we need!

we also snagged this fab brown ottoman. love the tufted detail on top, the nailhead on the bottom and the fab storage. everything that i buy these days seem to have at least one of those 3! this ottoman isn't too big, but it sits in front of our loveseat and it's perfect. we have laminate floors in the main living area and a big floor rug in the living room. it was important to me to not buy an oversized ottoman/ coffee table so that holden's carpet play space is maximized! mission accomplished!

i bought this mirror last week after having my eye on it for maybe a month or so. i have about 3 different options of where i want to hang it, but haven't gotten around to it!

we've bought several other things (lamps, mirrors, etc), but since they were on clearance, i can't find them on the website anymore! 

is target inspiring you these days, too? loving their colors and textures lately!! xoxo

my harvest.

bad attitude.

rainy day.

tired from a teething baby.

just said goodbye to my parents.

house a mess.

i am the seed that decides the harvest around me.
and i am going to be intentional from here on out to have a cheerful, giving, pleasant harvest.

keep breathing.

i wish i could sometimes take a snapshot of my life. more than what a little instagram pic can show. more of a glimpse of all that is going on in my life.

for instance, right now... i wish i could capture the fact that half of my house is unpacked, there's currently a plumbing guy in the house working on something (which means there's no water), my babe is taking his morning nap (which is typically when i take my shower, but that ain't happenin... no water!), my hub left for a business trip this morning and will be gone til friday, i still have several boxes to pack at my in-laws and the cherry on top is that my parents are coming to stay on thursday. i'm functioning solely on coffee at the moment. my parents aren't expecting a perfectly organized and decorated house and plan to help, but i just want to hang out more than do house projects while they're here!!! oh, and also... curse you, teehing pains!!!

i've been an ingrid michaelson fan for years now. i've seen her in concert a couple times and besides being a great artist, she's hilarious. i just know we'd be friends. one of my fav songs by her is 'keep breathing'. the concept isn't anything out of this world amazing, but the lyrics with the composition make it amazing!

all i know is i'm breathing
all i can do is keep breathing
all we can do is keep breathing
now

i have a feeling that this week of unpacking, husband-less, getting ready for my parents to come will be a 'keep breahting' kind of week. sometimes, all of the boxes in the corner screaming at you and laundry in the washer that never made it to the dryer last night, just have to wait. feeling like i'm sort of just trying to stay above water at the moment. hoping for hours added to my days this week and supernatural energy as i single mom it up for the next few days!!

imperfectly perfect.

our new house has the most perfect morning light. our house is facing the north, so the kitchen and living room get all of that glorious light. i hadn't noticed until today because indiana is a little gloom & doom. we moved in a week ago tomorrow and haven't had a sunny day here yet. insane.

as a working lady with no kiddos, sunday mornings used to be only other day besides saturday that i got to sleep in. i would wake up, grab some coffee, make breakfast and chill until it was time for church. that is, if i got up with extra time to chill. sometimes, i would sleep til the last possible second and then head out for church and grab dunkin on the way. life was so simple.

as i sit here half asleep, since holden decided he wanted to have a party at midnight and then again at 5:30, i realize how my life truly is not my own. i love it. but it is so not my own.

so, since we have been up so early (i'm blaming this on teeth, btw. i see about 5 new ones popping through.), we have had breakfast, watched pioneer woman, watched sprout (my new fav for h), holden got a bath and i took a shower. and it's not even 10. i haven't had coffee yet... which is next on my to-do list.

motherhood changes things, though. it's like even though i would've appreciated a couple extra hours of sleep or for no breakdown when he wanted raspberries not blueberries... it's imperfectly perfect and i'm ok with that.