Time to Simplify

Thursday, May 3, 2012

In Bloom

Well, things are starting to really bloom. Now if we could only get some nice rain to keep them going. I am trying to purchase plants that are drought tolerant and perfer sun. Our front yard has nice shade but the back is really open and sunny. The backyard faces the west, so yeah, sunny. Anyway, here are a few pictures of what we have growing!

What do you have planted? Any ideas for more plants that love sun and can go without water? Yeah, I live in Texas! Good guess!

Parties I linked up with:

Centsational Girl

Monday, April 30, 2012

Kids Room Part Two

Last week I posted about cleaning up and organizing my son's bedroom closet(Bedroom Closet). I also rearranged his bed, desk and added a storage unit into his room.

His room is small and he has three big pieces of furniture, which are the bed, desk and dresser. We bought these pieces to last till he goes to college, so they are not going anywhere. The bed is really a bunk bed, but his little sister is using the top bunk for now until she gets here own bed in a few months.

I moved the desk over in front of the window. The dresser is in front of the window as well. The window is really big, so he still gets lots of natural light when he wants to have it.

I placed an IKEA storage unit in between these to pieces. It holds art stuff, games, drawing books and a place to recycle paper.

We are thinking of selling our house next year and I would like to paint his room a more buyer friendly color. Plus, we painted this room at least 4 years ago and it is time for a change for him. I was thinking of a pale blue or light gray. Gray seems to be a popular color. I also want to paint the trim and doors white. I just don't know whether the gray will go with his furniture color. Any ideas?

The big bookcase is gone from his room and has found a home in our living room area. A posting on that coming soon!

Parties I linked up with:

Sugar Bee Crafts
Beneath My Heart
Home Happy Home
Southern Lovely
Polkadots on Parade
52 Mantels
Delightful Order
Two Yellow Birds Decor
Hating Martha

Monday, April 23, 2012

Easy Menu Monday

First off, I wanted to share this contest going on over At Two Yellow Birds Decor. I am looking forward to going through my Pinterest boards and finding something fun to make!

We have a busy week happening here! I am starting off the week with an easy dinner. I have actually posted about this recipe before, but I am doing it again for Easy Menu Monday. It is super easy and super yummy. Try it with whatever brands you like and enjoy!

Lickity Split Lasagna

Here is the simple recipe. I am still using the cards with food stains. Yikes!