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Mixed by Kip Fulbeck

Mixed by Kip Fulbeck
Chronicle Books (March 1, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0811874087
ISBN-13: 978-0811874083
All Ages
264 pages
Buy Here for $13.57
My Rating: 5/5

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Weekly Intentions: March 18

So another week is upon us... the last couple have been insane but I wanted to take a minute and share my intentions for this week :)

• Take my March self-portrait (inspiration)

• Promote my new Bibliophile Collection art (inspiration)

• Test my egg yolk allergy theory
• Update our living growing family scrapbook (inspiration)

• Review a book
• Shop for new spring/summer sandals (inspiration - would totally buy these if they still had my size!)

• Update Telephone Territories

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Things I Love Tuesday: The Mobile Boutique Edition

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Ok I am in love with this idea right now and really want to start a mobile consignment boutique! If I can raise the investment capital this is something I would like to do in the very near future... I just love the flexibility of it and how I could own a shop and still set my own schedule :)
Here are my absolute favorite mobile boutiques that I have spotted on the internet:

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My Ideal Bookshelf

Ideal Bookshelf 138: SLS

A couple days ago I read Apartment Therapy's post on the the amazing Jane Mount and her special project call Ideal Bookshelf. I was blown away! How could I, the extreme book and art nerd, not stumbled across these amazing pieces sooner?

I new I had to have my own ideal bookshelf! But of course I do not have the $250 to have Ms. Mount paint me one herself. So in walked my digital graphics skills. I would just have to digitally "paint" my own ideal bookshelf.

Things I Love Tuesday: The Blog Crush Edition

Ok there are some amazing ladies out their in the blogosphere who give me daily inspiration to be a more creative and motivated person. I don't know where I would be without seeing them in my feed reader everyday :-/

Weekly Intentions: March 4

So last week was very productive and I accomplished everything except for the star wats nails. And I am loving my new hair color. And not on the list but another accomplishment, was my decision to do Project 333 which so far has been rocking. And I did all that despite having a severe cold all week! So for this week I want to:

Limited Edition Print: Owlbert Einstein

Not sure if many you know this, but I have been working as an art teacher for the last year and a half. Well this means I am doing a lot more painting but not many personal projects. So tonight, inspired by Elsie's foray back into painting, I decided to whip up a couple original pieces.

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DIY Ombre Hair Tutorial

I have been marveling at all the pretty ombre dye jobs that are oh so popular right now. This really appealed to me because my hair grows so fast that my dark roots always show. So I decided to bite the few dollars and try to ombre dye my own hair before paying a salon for this look.

Project 333

So I mentioned in my 23 before 23 list that I want to conquer Project 333. The philosophy behind this project is to create more with less out of your wardrobe by only working with 33 articles of clothing over the next 3 months.

Things I Love Tuesday: The Beauty Edition

Have I ever expressed to you guys how much I love my skin? You might not guess it looking at me since I am a fan of natural makeup and minimalism but I really strive to take good care of my skin from head to toe. This means daily full body lotioning, and excellent facial cleansing routine and constant hand moistration. So over the years I have found some products that I just can't live without when it comes to taking care of my skin and making sure my face always looks beautiful :)

23 Before 23

So today was my birthday O_O I can't believe I am another year older... I literally woke up today not even realizing that I was 22. Well last year I didn't do so good with accomplishing the things on my 22 Before 22 list. But last year also featured some crazy adjustments and life changes so I am not gonna let myself get down over it. Instead I am going to consider those unexpected and uncontrollable factors and make a list for this year that I think I can actually accomplish.

1. Attend Airplanes and Blazers
2. Get off hormonal contraceptive
3. Discover my home decor signature style - Working on putting this into practice but I definitely know it is artsy/eclectic with vintage influences
4. Go to the 40th Annual Chisholm Trail Roundup BBQ & music festival in Lockhart, TX - Luke and I met my FIL in June. The BBQ was so yummy and had the best Root Beer.
5. Take Luke to NH
6. Take a backpacking trip (Domestic or International)
7. Spend a weekend in Austin
8. Continue to grow my hair out - I did this all year in anticipation of a big new year chop :)
9. Be more social - moving closer to my parents helped this and I even made efforts to do better while living in Dallas by having D over alot.
10. Travel more (see trip ideas on this list) - Yes! We went on a cruise and then made a couple trips up to Dallas after moving South. There were also a couple weekend trips scattered in there. And we have even more planned for the new year.
11. Make my service time
12. Actually finish a writing project
13. Keep my business productive and organized - I am so proud of what I accomplished this past year!
14. Review 23 books on this blog
15. Complete our 2nd anniversary photo shoot and make a photo book out of it to add to my collection - Check & check!
16. Actually lose weight
17. Complete a 30 day wardrobe challenge - I actually snuck this right into the end of 2012 with Project 30.30.30. :)
18. Conquer Project 333 - Yes! It was huge success and a lot of fun! :)
19. Have a real picnic with blanket and basket and all! - We did this for our anniversary :)
20. Entertain at least every other month
21. Be a more genuine blogger and increase reader engagement - working on this by blogging about personal things like finances more and I have been receiving emails from readers :) After reviewing 2012, I was proud to see how much more genuine I got with my posts and shared more personal and posts than pretty fluff.
22. Expand my business - I'm counting this different than #13 because I want it to involve branching out in new directions like going mobile or opening a consignment boutique or both! - Yes! I still have room to work on this but I started by defining my business plan and have now launched 2 new avenues: Poetry on Demand and my baby boutique line.
23. Rebuild our savings "nest-egg" - getting there slowly but surely :)

Weekly Intentions: February 26

So last week wasn't super productive :-/ I did host the Hot Cocoa party and made some date night plans but not much else. In my defense though, I was out of the office 2 days and got food poisoning on Wed so my whole week felt off O_O
For this week, here are my goals:

• Ombre dye my hair (inspiration)

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
Walker Childrens; 1 edition (February 14, 2012)
ISBN-10: 0802723462
ISBN-13: 978-0802723468
Ages 12 and up
304 pages
Buy Here for $11.52
My Rating: 5/5

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Life Lesson from the Help

So have I mentioned that The Help was my absolute favorite movie from last year. And my whole family loves it too... my mom, my husband, my grandparents, and even my father-in-law.