Babysitting

Hey everyone! I just found out that family I have been nannying for for about 2 years now will be moving to Arizona soon. Although I have been asked to go along, I just cannot leave my life here. This leaves me looking for a new job! I have a profile on Care.com just search Halie Gettys! Thanks a bunch and please contact me if you or anyone you know needs a nanny! I have awesome references and a full resume!

pining over pinning.

Late to the party I know, but I am loving pinterest. It's like every craft I ever wanted to do is right there with instructions and a guide. The only problem now is how do you find the time to do them all...and a place to put them?! I already have an almost full storage unit full of thrift store pickups who need a more than a little help. I'll start on them a little bit at a time and try not to adopt anymore stray love seats in the meantime. Here a few pictures of some of my favorite room designs as of late. 

I love the sweetness of this little room. The pictures are so eclectic and fun. 

I am so in love with this room. Clearly there is a lot going on but with the other walls being solid and this pattern or a chevron as  an accent wall is to die for.

This is a little peak of my own touches to my room lately and I also wanted to feature this painting a friend of mine did for me of sweet baby, Luna. Thanks Hailey!

Happy Pinning!

These are a few of my new favorite things...

As the new year begins I have a few new favorite things. I have not always been a huge fan of baths (I have to shower after anyway so I really feel clean). However, when I do take a bath I want to enjoy it. That being said, one of my new favorite things are ME! brand bath bombs and bath products. I especially love the bath bombs shaped like ice cream scoops. They are so cute and the scents are really fun. I found that in order to make them last longer, you shouldn't let them dissolve fully with one bath but let them fizzle a little and then remove it and save some for another day! I am displaying mine with all their fun colors in a glass vase in my bathroom so they double as decoration. 

This is chocolate covered strawberry flavor yum! You can get these guys at http://www.mebath.com

My next favorite thing is a little unusual for me. Although I am usually a loyal customer of Victoria's Secret and haven't been to American Eagle since middle school, my new favorite panties come for Aerie. They are the "vintage lace tanga" panty and they are awesome. They come in so many colors and are part of their 5 for $25 deal. Sometimes they are 7 for $25 just like VS. They're super comfortable and look fancy without being too much. Get some at www.aerie.com

My next and maybe most favorite thing ever is this spinning makeup organizer by Lori Greiner. You can fit all your products in it and if you're anything like me you'll love the organization it provides. It's only $27.50 and is worth every penny to me. You can get it on www.qvc.com and you will love it! 

I hope you enjoyed these favorite things of mine and find some of your own this year! Now I am going to be singing this all day, "Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens..."

Back to school.

Today was a back to school day for everyone...including me. After nearly a year of being on a "break" I registered for a few classes today to take during the week while kiddies are at school. This is exciting and scary at the same time. You would think after going to school for a million years 9 months off wouldn't make you forget but I feel I have been out of the swing of things for forever! I have gotten so comfortable in this real world mindset and now I am going to be a student again. Since I have been out of school I have mastered the task of getting things done with a baby by your side ( I have one sleeping on my lap as I type). This will hopefully make it easy to complete homework with children by my side as well. 

As far as new years resolutions go I am not taking them too seriously. I'm hoping that if I don't push them I can enjoy them more. Here they are:

- Have more patience for the things that don't really matter. Messes will be there tomorrow and today has enough worry of it's own. 

- Keeping notes in a jar of the good the bad and the ugly days and look back on them in the coming months. This is a reminder that no matter how ugly things may be it will all be okay.

- spend more time walking Luna. That poor chunk needs to lose a pound. Vets orders.

-Be more crafty and make more things beautiful.

- Take more pictures of everything!