Here’s a visual tour of what’s happening around here in Instragrams:
On the way to a spring picnic.
Dinner. Brown Butter Gnocchi.
4 year old iPhone picture at the Children’s Museum.
Morning salvation coffee.
Grocery shopping buddy.
Casual Friday.
Awesome Event and Fundraiser.
My new happy tray from Target.
Multitasking.
Makes turning 35 not so bad….
{Are you on instagram? Come find me: ada_marie}
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Anyone remember these posts? I have been coveting this duvet from Serena & Lily for some time and just saw a great knock-off for more than $120 less….
LOVE THIS?
{Catalina Duvet Cover, Serena & Lily, $230 for F/Q}
BUY THIS!
{Tangled Up in Blue Duvet Cover, Land of Nod, $109 for F/Q}
P.S. Have you seen all the awesomeness at Land of Nod lately? I love that most of it is easily translatable to adult living but at kid prices….
{Wish My Lucky Four Leaf Mirror}
{Confetti Duvet Cover and Sheet Set}
Posted in Accessories, Bargains, Bedroom, Buy This Not That, Children, Lighting, Storage, Uncategorized
Tagged Bedding, Bedroom, Duvet Cover, Lamp, Land of Nod, Lighting, Serena and Lily, Storage
Here are some random things on my “making-me-happy” radar screen lately:
Oversized Botanical Prints! I love the idea of oversized botanical prints like these from Wisteria. I can’t stop thinking about them. They would be right at home in my dining room and already come framed…. Yesssssss.
Trader Joe’s (3 Minute!!) Steelcut Oatmeal! As you can see, I hoard buy this in serious bulk. I add a splash of milk, a dash of cinnamon and a banana…every morning and I never get tired of it!
Moroccan Argan Oil Shampoo and Conditioner! I got a tip on this from one of my favorite bloggers (thanks, Jackie!) and can’t use anything else now. My hair has never been softer or smoother. You can find it at the grocery store or Target for as little as $4.99 a bottle. A serious steal.
Gascon Malbec! This $12 bottle of yummy goodness can be found at most grocery stores — I have also seen it at Trader Joes and World Market. I am no wine expert, but I love the hint of mocha in the background.
Birch Box! I just got a subscription for my birthday — I can’t wait to get my first Birch Box. Let me know if you want an invite!
Instagram! Are you on Instagram? Come find me at ada_marie!
Did I miss anything? What’s on your radar screen today?
Posted in Art, Bargains, Dining Room, Food, Random Things I Am Liking, Uncategorized
Tagged birch box, botanical prints, Food, instagram, malbec, moroccan argan oil, steelcut oatmeal, Trader Joe's, wine, Wisteria
I promise that this is NOT turning into a menu-planning blog! These posts are quick and easy for me, and that’s about I have time for these days!
Here’s what was on the table last week (I may do these a week behind, so that you can get my two cents on the new recipes):
Monday: Cooking Light Orange Curried Pork, with yellow rice and roasted fennel (which was a new vegetable for me, so delish, sliced the bulb, put a little EVOO (1/2 tablespoon) and salt and pepper, in the oven at 400 for about 30 mins).
Tuesday: New Recipe! You’ve Got Supper’s Slow Cooker Barbacoa served in flour tortillas with store-bought mango salsa. This was the STAR of this week’s menu. Easy and delicious — it will become a regular on the slow cooker circuit around here for sure!
Wednesday: Cooking Light’s Chili with Pasta and Beans. One of our favorite chili recipes – easy and quick.
Thursday: Tortellini and Banana Pepper Salad. A favorite in the warm-weather months. I love all of the flavors and that the dish is light, but really satiating.
Friday: New Recipe! Weight Watchers Mini Feta and Vegetable Frittatas with steamed snap peas and bagel and cream cheese. Everyone really liked these, even my picky 4 year old. Spray or butter the heck out of the muffin tins because these stick! I may see if it works equally as well with liners — the clean up was less than fun.
Saturday: Salmon Burgers with green salad. Another freezer staple in the spring and summer. We throw these on the grill frozen, put them on potato rolls with grainy mustard, Claussen pickle chips and tomato slices, and it’s a yummy, good-for-you burger! P.S. It’s equally as good wrapped in lettuce or over a salad.
What’s on your dinner menu? Any inspiration you can share?
Happy Cooking!
Hello ol’ friends. Things have been cray-cray around here with the new baby. I am HIGH on inspiration and LOW on time. My priorities right now go something like, FEED CHILDREN, BATHE CHILDREN, BRING BIG KID TO SCHOOL, TRY TO WORK, TRY TO EXERCISE, TRY TO SLEEP, and REPEAT. My lovely little blog has fallen off the immediate priority list for now, but I am still going to pop in now and then to say HI and to hopefully share and receive some inspiration.
This weekend we went to our 10th year law school reunion (??!!), and I was so flattered that so many of my classmates read this blog. One of those lovelies said that she liked and wanted more weekly recipe ideas (holla Jamie!), so I thought I would stop by quickly and post this week’s recipes. OperationLoseBabyWeight is in full force, so they are even more on the healthier side than usual….
Monday: Cooking Light Pasta Jambalaya (a superfast tried and true favorite).
Tuesday: Cooking Light Chipotle Sloppy Joes with cole slaw (another tried and true).
Wednesday: New Recipe! Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken and green salad(suggestion from a BFF, I used reduced fat cream of chicken and sour cream, served in a tortilla with banana peppers and topped with salsa verde — it was AWESOME. It will join our usual rotation!).
Thursday: New Recipe! Weight Watchers Spanikopita Quesadillas and sauteed zucchini and squash.
Friday: Cooking Light Brown Butter Gnocchi (a superfast vegetarian fave around here).
Saturday: Cooking Light Red Pepper and Tuna Pasta Salad (my first pasta salad of the season — it’s a good one!).
Happy cooking! I’m hoping to be back (soon?) with a little reveal of the lamps for the nursery and an update on the bathroom facelift. Also, we painters are repainting the kitchen, so a post bidding farewell to my fun and beloved orange kitchen will also be forthcoming.
Things are coming together around here…slowly! Miss you all!
P.S. Are you on Instagram? Instagram is the new Pinterest. Haha. I am looking for more exciting people to follow. Please find me so I can follow you: ada_marie!
Today I am sharing a sneak peek at Julia’s nursery. It’s about 80% finished and LBH, it may stay in that range for a few more weeks or months. 
And nothing is ever 100% done around here anyway — that’s part of the fun!
My favorite elements of J’s nursery so far are the subtly striped walls (my husband did a great job!), the wooden monogram above her crib and the playful roman shades….
So, it’s coming together. The last bits and pieces are:
I will include a complete source list when I do the big reveal, but here is a quick one for you in the meantime:
Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Daiquiri Ice
Monogram letters: custom order from KY Grace Designs
Jenny Lind Crib: Land of Nod (ordered in 2007)
Crib Sheet and Skirt: Serena & Lily
Crib Bumper: Pottery Barn Kids (ordered in 2007). This will come out before the baby sleeps in the crib due to recommendation that bumpers be removed from cribs (reason why I didn’t order the bumper that matches the crib skirt from Serena & Lily)
Roman Shades: custom order from Windows By Melissa
Pink Flower Pillow: Serena and Lily
Green and Pink Flower Pillow: Caitlin Wilson Textiles
Dream Big Print: The Love Shop
Owl Wastebasket: Target
Stay tuned! I hope to be back before the week is through with an update on the 2-years-but-who’s-counting bathroom renovation….
Posted in Children, Nursery, Paint, Windows
Tagged Baby's Room, Child's Room, Children's Room, Hot Pink, Kid's Room, Mint Green, Mint Green and Hot Pink, Monogram, Nursery, Roman Shades
Hello and very Happy New Year! Lots has happened since my last post on October 14th. The biggest news is that Julia Catherine was born on December 30, 2011!
{All of these pics were taken with my iPhone right after Julia was born!}
Between the end of my pregnancy, all of the holidays, and Julia’s debut, the last couple months of 2011 were a total blur!
2012 is not moving any slower – Julia is 5 weeks old and somehow it is February already. I am so thankful that she has been a happy and healthy baby. Her big sister has stepped into her new role with enthusiasm and grace and loves her little sister like crazy.
Although we have been beyond busy, the nursery is mostly finished and my husband is almost done with the neverending bathroom update. And, we are going to be giving the kitchen a little facelift in the next month or so. I also want to hold myself accountable update you on the progress of my 2011 design resolutions, and make (or renew) some design resolutions for 2012.
So, I look forward to ending the radio silence around here and getting back into the swing of things on my beloved blog! I miss being part of the design blog community, all of my dear readers and the inspiration that writing a blog provides. Can’t wait to give you a sneak peek at the nursery this week! Stay tuned. Xxoo!
P.S. A huge congratulations to my *blog friends* who have also had babies recently: Fran, Cara, Camila, Brooke, Marianne, Sara and Caroline. *And when I say ”blog friends”, I mean, I follow and love their blogs and they likely have no idea who I am!
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