let the wild rumpus last: week seven

she sleeps

My outtake from LTWRL this week. And if you're wondering, I second guess the photo I pick for days. Sometimes weeks.

Here's to a relaxing and productive weekend. Is that possible? We're kicking it off with kite day at Chloe's school this afternoon. Maybe we'll go by Blue Windows' anniversary party tonight. Maybe a little yard work followed by beer or margaritas Saturday? No concrete plans which is kinda nice. Let's make it a good one! 

daddy's home!

When Geoff returns from work trips abroad we let him drop off his bags, and we go straight out for Mexican. He and I are equally addicted to burritos, beans and rice, and the like. And he's found that's what he misses most while on the road. Besides us, of course. We have tried really hard to like our neighborhood joint, but we don't. We gave it one last try last night, and took a bunch of photos in the parking lot next door. She sure does like having her Daddy back. (me too.) 

After dinner they race, and I take photos. It's kind of a tradition. 

Here's to being all together again!

oh my gif

I don't think I've mentioned here that I did take the online Blogshop course. It was so much fun. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to learn to use photoshop really efficiently. I've been using photoshop to edit photos for about 7 years, mostly by trial and error and with a lot of help from Geoff who has limited knowledge of the program. This class has really eye-opening time-saving tips. One of my favorite take-aways was a lightning fast way to make an animated GIF. I posted years ago after spending HOURS trying to make one. Oh my gosh. Mind you, they are more effective and work best if you have a tripod (I don't) and your lighting is controlled and all that jazz. But I made this gif in less than five minutes. Ta-dow. Super proud of my new awesome skills.

These are some of my outtakes from week three of Let the Wild Rumpus Last. She was dancing up a storm.

In other news, I got a pedicure the other day. Kind of against my better judgement. I get one maybe once or twice a year because it takes me that long to get forget how much I disliked the last one. Crappy polish jobs, they don't last, etc. I don't enjoy them anymore because I feel like the techs never listen to me, I don't want my cuticles cut, and I don't want to be up-sold every two minutes. I just want to soak my feet, have them rubbed a little, and pretty polish. This lady yanked a big piece of nail off and the pain has been increasing daily. As I sit here my big toe is throbbing and I think I may have to go to the doctor. I do not want an infection. Just ew. Pretty sure my mani/pedis will be done at home from now until forever. Sigh.

But oh, my GIF!

time for an update

Pink Balloon Valance from Target | Mini Gold Triangles from Walls by Mur | Tufted Headboard from Target | Wall color is Coy Dew300 by Dunn Edwards | Duvet Cover from PB Teen | Area Rug in Lilac from Ikea.

When we moved in here nearly four years ago, Chloe was three. She wanted a pink room, but I was afraid to go all the way with it, so we just painted an accent wall with vertical stripes in pink, white, and chartreuse green. And we did it so that you wouldn't see it from the hallway. 

Now three years later she is still interested in pink, and I really wanted her room to look more finished, so we decided to tackle it. It has been a long, slow process. Mostly in the thinking and planning stages. We have really taken our time building a Pinterest board and making sure she doesn't change her mind right after we've made a significant purchase. We've changed our minds a lot. We still need a rug, and to order the headboard. Oh, and get all of her stuff that was moved into the guest room sorted through, whittled down, and back into her room. That part is hard for me, I love how clean and uncluttered her room is right now. She has a really hard time parting with things, so I have to do a lot of the sorting while she's at school.  

How it went down. We fell in love with that Juliette Tufted Headboard a long time ago from Target.com, it was just a matter of choosing a color. Sot that was kind of our jumping off point. Then I really fell in love with those pale pink valances, so I wanted to work those in because they are pretty, will make the room look really finished, and you can't beat the $25 price tag. I won the Mur mini triangles in an Instagram contest last year, and I let Chloe choose the color. I'm in love with gold right now, so I couldn't argue. She wants to use them as diamonds on her wall, I dig her style.

The wall color is what we originally used on her accent wall, it was nice to already have that chosen and here so that when I got a wild hair last week, I painted the other three walls.

Still trying to decide on a rug. I like the one above from Ikea, I like that it will bring out that deep purple color, and kind of ground the room, but we're still looking. I would have rather a plain duvet and a rug with a pattern, but the duvet cover was our big compromise item. She wanted zebra print and neon pink, and this is what I could live with. 

Afters soon!