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Instagram Photo book- Artifact Uprising

Do you have some photos on Instagram that you love?  I know I do....I found the coolest way to add them to my life....

...a mini Instagram photo book....took me all of 10 minutes.

You just got to check out this site...so much Fun

Artifact Uprising

So super easy!

10 links to bloggers that you will like-

It is fun to share when you find something fun, yummy,inspirational or just plain happy....so here is my list of sites I like to visit.

1. Shannonbrown.typepad.com   For starters she is the one that got me to start a blog in 2005 so, of course I would have her on this list...and she is my daughter....but she also has a awesome blog- she blogs about everyday life, dating, projects and parties, being a mom, faith, embracing change and finding joy in the journey.  You may of heard about her from her year of dates...because it was "crazy" pinned a "million" times on pinterest.
2. theinspiredroom.net  Melissa has been a long time blog friend...love her design style.  She also got me started writing for blissfullydomestic.com (stop writing there when Dan got cancer.}  she is sweet and understanding- she blogs about decorating, DIY and Homemaking.
3. creolewisdom.com   she is a very creative twenty-something and I enjoy her comments.
4. thefarmchicks.com   farm girl meets 5th ave.  Serena is caring and sweet...plus her stories remind me a little about my remote childhood. 
5. reluctantentertainer.com   because I love a pretty table.
6. designmom.com  Motherhood as seen through a design filter- she blogged about her life in France- they are now back in the states- makes creative videos with her children and is remodeling a French cottage....she is living my life =)
7. awkwardgirls.blogspot.com-  fans of the silly, the stylish, and the socially awkward...helps me stay in touch with my young side. =)
8. yourhomebasedmom.com  a mom, wife, and blogger who uses her vision, creativity, and time management skills to inspire women to create the life they want while discovering the pretty and delicious in life...plus she is fairly close to my age...someone to relate too...come on ladies start a blog =)
9. Velvet & Linen  Brooke has awesome style- I love following her through the process of building her dream home- Patina farm- she also has a beautiful design book out Patina style.
10. LDS.org   I know this site is not a blog...but I go there just about everyday for inspiration and help from parenthood to marriage help.... it's awesome.

Do you have a site you love to visit?  If so share.

Happy Day

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Top 15 posts of 2011

For today's post I looked through my blog archives and pulled out the top 15 posts- It was fun to look back ....remembering  all that has made this year special.

Here they are in no particular order.

Numbered from left to right-

1. Mother Daughter week.
2. Some People buy houses
3. In the Spring
4. Family Beach House Reunion 
5. Catheys Valley Garden
6. Fourth of July 
7. Summer Harvest
8. Pantry makeover
9. Living Room Change
10. Primary Activity Day
11. Cottage Kitchen
12. Nut season 
13. The Joys of being a Grandparent
14. Cottage Christmas Tour
15. Choosing Happiness

Goal for 2012-

Living the Abundant Life-  President Thomas S. Monson

A life filled with an abundance of success, goodness, and blessings. Just as we learned the ABCs in school, I offer my own ABCs to help us all gain the abundant life.

• Have a Positive Attitude
• Believe in yourself
• Face Challenges with Courage

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I just want to thank all of you who have stopped by this year for a visit-  thank you for  your kind and generous comments. 

You make keeping this journal fun. 

Happy New Year-

Live Inspired- come join us at the Spring Event.

See what my children has been up to-

Shannon

Heidi and Sam

Becca and Kent

Bree and Denver

Happy New Year-

Happy New Year everyone.....just thought I would share a little bit of fun news.  Four of my Blissfully Domestic posts made it to the top 25! 

The articles that made it to the top 25 represent the most read, non-give away articles published in 2010....Happy Day.

I want to thank you if you stopped by....you helped to put me in the top 25.  Thanks.

Hope everyone is enjoying the day and making plans for a fabulous 2011.....Holy cow  2011 =)

 

 

 

Here is the list of articles that made it into the top-

Kids study Room-  Thanks to my friend Brooke....I used pictures from her children's study room. {she has a fabuloud site....check it out}

Mirror Dresser for $35 

Low budget done in a Day Bathroom- With the help of Melissa another friend...who linked to this site from hers- Check out her site-

One day Garage makeover- under $300

Thanks again ....you guys are awesome!

Happy Day

 

 

5 minutes-

Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. reverb

Okay, here goes-

 
Spending time with my Dad

 
Spring Event-

 
Birth of Audrey

 

Denver and Bree's visit

 

Shannon's visit-

 
Our hike in Yosemite-

 
Sam coming to work for us-

 

Visit with Kent and Becca...putting tile floor down for them-

 
Thanksgiving visit-

 

 

Visit to Shannon's home

 

Selling the Hamlet and buying the cottage-

 

Girls day-

 

Notes to self-

Loved all the letters from Mason on his Mission- see family file.

You may want to wait awhile before you do any more painting...you painted an entire home this year.

Worked at the Temple just about every week this year

Danny  says "love you" everyday.

Look on your phone saved messages for where you hid Danny's Christmas gifts. =)

There times up...   I'm sure I forgot something...thank heaven for blogs ....if something like this should really happen....I have a back up.  =)

 

 

Wordle- some new fun-

Basically what the site does is take any words you feed into it and randomly put them together {In a word cloud} ....for this wordle I put in my blog URL and this is what they came up with....you can pick any font, color or shape.   I think something like this would be fun printed on canvas, t-shirts, or just for fun on a card or whatever.   At Costco you can now put pictures etc on canvas...I think this would be a great gift idea....with family names in a word cloud printed on canvas....just download the cloud you create then email it to costco....fun!

http://www.wordle.net/

Just sharing-

Mirror makeover- thanks to Moen-

Remember when I mentioned that Moen had contacted me about doing a review of one of their products? {Happy Day...love free stuff =)

We decided to use Shannon's bathroom for the makeover-

 Bathroom before-

 

Click on over here....to see how it turned out.

 

 

 

Kindness

I saw this on a blog that I read and just had to share-

 

Thanks for all the ideas to help with the "Green Bathroom"  still time to add your opinion I'm still milling ideas around in my head.

Best of Bliss-

Two of my articles for Blissful where in the top 25 most viewed in 2010.

As my editor said- "With over 125 writers submitted more than 500 articles so far this year, your accomplishment is something to be proud of."

 {Just sharing....that's not too boastful is it? =)

I don't consider myself a writer in any shape way or form....I have a hard enough time getting things just out on paper...I like to blame it on the hit to the head with a baseball bat I took in my youth. =)

So this post is just to brag a little.....Okay, that's enough.

Thanks for all your support- you guys are awesome!

Oh, one more thing....The box of free paint from Dutch Boy just arrived....now I've got to get to work.  {this assignment is making me a little nervous....seeing as it will be used in their web campaign.]

Better Get to Work....if you like to paint give me a call ;}  just kidding I'm sure that's the last thing you want to do.

Happy Day

See me here-

Little me-

Featured on "Remodelaholic" She asked if she could use this on her blog..... that was sweet of her.

Happy Day