Goal updates, a cute necklace

I took a shower every day. :)
I tried to put Silas in his crib a few times... new goal there...every time he falls asleep I will put him in his crib
I didn't always get up at 7:30 but I think I was usually up by 8 so not too far off.
Pretty good on the food thing and making progress on cleaning every time.

So for next week... Get it more perfect.  And we have friends coming over to play...so
Cleaning schedule- Mon- playroom and entryway
                              Tues- Bathroom and Hallway
                               Wed- front room and kitchen
                               Thurs- bedrooms and  extra pick ups wherever needed
                                Fri- bedrooms and extra pick up wherever needed
Kaden was invited to a b-day party for a girl in his preschool. here's the cute little necklace I made here from an old T-shirt and ribbon and beads I already had on hand. :)  I got the basic idea from this site - which got it from Anthropologie. :)

haha forgot the goals

I have so many!  So I need to focus on just a few and hopefully they will help other goals fall in place.

First- I need to put in place a routine.  It will help me get things done and help Silas sleep. 
Mini goals for this goal

1. Get up at 7:30 everyday
2. Take a shower every morning before Matt leaves (getting trickier since he is now working longer hours)
3. Make Silas take a nap in his crib between 9-10.  Have to wait for him to get better from his current cold but then it will be tough love time.
4.  Make boys pick up playroom twice a day- once before lunch and once before dinner.  They can put ongoing projects/games on the shelf to continue to play with them.
5. eat meals/snacks at regular times and clean up right after


Craft Goals to go with this goal

Make a chore chart with my Silhouette that I got for Christmas!  Woohoo!

Overall goal
I really like V&Co's choice of the word Healthy.  So here's to a Healthy routine with more sleep, more cleanliness, more sanity, and less yelling!  I've already accomplished part of my goal by making some doc appts that I needed to make in order to get me physically healthier.  Yay!  Here's to progress- slow but sure!

Our busy summer and some new goals

SO .....yeah......

We moved to a new state and then I had a cute baby boy- Silas Malakai.

We think the little man is pretty amazing.  We are also loving our bigger place.  We have about 500 more sq ft which means that all the rooms are a little bigger and now we have a playroom/craftroom and a tiny office. YAY!  Here's a little look at our main rooms...

Some thank you gifts

I love the assymetrical necklaces!  So I made some as thank you gifts for some wonderful ladies that I miss in SoCal.

Silhouette digital cutting machinegiveaway!!!

Oooooh I hope I get picked!  I can think of sooooo many projects to do with this machine!  Check it out!!!

Little Birdie Secrets Giveaway

Baby Shower present

Right now the internet is awash with boy projects and I am loving it!!!  Specifcially Made By Rae and Made are having Celebrate the Boy at their blogs.  A wonderful lady in my ward is pregnant with twin boys and I had the pleasure of attending her baby shower tonight.  It was sooooo nice to have a night out especially after this week of colds.  So I made some tie onesies based on this tutorial- Crap I've Made.  Mine did not turn out quite as nice.  It was fraying around the edges more than i would have liked.  The fabric was super cute though and made up a little for my flaws. If/when I do it again I will cut two tie pieces sew it together and then sew it on the onesie.  Then there will be nothing to fray and I might leave the bottom half free for baby to chew on. :)  

Inspiration! Birthday present...

My awesome Great-Aunt Sheila turned 70 this last week.  We surprised her with a party on Friday night.  It was awesome!  She was totally surprised by both the party and her brother and sister-in-law.  It was one of the first parties I've gone to with the boys and I didn't have to worry about them the whole time!  I checked on them periodically, of course, but they played happily upstairs with the other kids and there were enough big kids(several over 12) keeping an eye on the little ones that I didn't have to worry at all.  I loved it.  I'll miss it when our next little peeber comes along in July and I have one that I have to keep a constant eye on again. At least they are cute so they are fun to watch. :)  Anyway I wanted to make something special for my Great- Aunt because she truly is great.  They are our closest family here and they have adopted us and made us feel totally welcome.  I've been loving the look of all the ruffles and flowers and vintagey stuff I've been seeing on the internet in clothing and decor and accessories.  So I decided to see if I could imitate something.  I got my inspiration from this wonderful Etsy seller, You are my Sunshine.  Here's an example of my inspiration- That 70's necklace.  I love everything about that necklace, brightness and all.  For my Aunt I went with her favorite color- pink.  I actually don't have a photo of the one that I made for her but I made another for a Mom in my mom's group who is having a birthday party in two weeks.  I made hers in purple since that's her fave color.  It was fun to experiment with jewelry making and I feel like I was pretty successful.

 

I learned how to make the flowers on Little Birdie Secrets.  I think I need to make one for myself now. :)