whilst in the kitchen.

 

i'll be the first to tell you i'm not the greatest subject to shoot photos of.

i'm incredibly ackward, and it's kind of funny actually. well to me, not the person taking the photos i'm sure.

so when the beautiful katie at hope engaged (this girl is seriously gorgeous), decided to host a photo shoot link up, i got excited.

not because i love being the subject being photographed, but because i enjoy creating little photo shoot ideas in my head.

 

i decided rather than going out into an open field and running while sunshine dripped on my shoulders, i would just be more comfortable in my zone.

at home.

i'm as hermit as they come yall.

but more specifically in my kitchen. that's really my zone of comfort.

not because i can throw down like bobby flay or something, but because that is where i create.

 

   

whether it be a nice fancied up plate or simple sandwiches, the kitchen is where i feel the most useful. i know that kind of sounds a little sexist if you will, but it truly is my zone.

i create with love for my family there. i use my hands to place a warm meal to warm their hearts and tummies.

 and while it may not be up to par with what i would like my kitchen to look like with a nice back splash, butcher top counter tops and beautiful white cabinets, when i'm done cooking, washing the dishes and putting everything away, i feel satisfied inside that my little kitchen and i provided a warm token of love for my little family.

 

what space in your home is your comfortable zone?

 

ps. if you didn't get to link up yesterday with amy and i for yesterday's that song that moment link up, you still can submit your posts. we'd love to read what songs have spoken to you!

 

xoxo, leah

 

 

go visit katie's photo shoot link up!

 

 

  

easy arrangement on a budget.

one thing i absolutely love is having flowers or pretty greens inside the house. sadly, i don't take time to actually go to farmer's markets to pick up some freshly cut flowers and bring them home. and when i go to the grocery store, it always slips my mind. plus besides, it doesn't feel as organic.
so the other day as i had craving for fresh cut greens in my home, yet no time to really go to a farmers market in the morning, i resorted to mother nature.

my children probably think i'm crazy for stopping every little bit, getting out of the car and cutting some pretty weeds for my little project. i'm sure one day, at least my daughter, will do the same.
the fact that we take a country road home helps. hardly anyone to give me funny looks around.

Hide and Seek Color

Painting my daughter's room has been a year overdue. Poor child. She was stuck looking at a wall half painted with a  poor choice of purple. 

During the week was impossible to get the feat completed and on Sundays, something always came up or laziness hit. More times the latter, but who's counting.

I bought the paint around March, hence the spring twig green, but hey I figured she's a little too young to be having her room decor revolve around the seasons. Right? Don't want to get that boat rocked too soon.

My wallet would definitely not be too happy.

So I spent yesterday morning painting. My arms hate me right about now. 

But her room looks so fresh and pretty. Plus we made quite a discovery my husband and I.

If you want to confirm that losing weight is necessary, play hide and seek with the kids.

I have to disappoint you in not having a picture, well because one: he would kill me, and two: I couldn't grab my camera fast enough from laughing so hard.

While I'm slaving over the painting, my kids and my husband are in the middle of a hide and seek game.

It's my husband's turn to hide. 

While the kids are getting closer to the sixty count mark, he rushes into my daughter's bedroom where I'm painting, desperately trying to find a hiding space.

That's where we received revelation.

He made a dash for under the bed, only to be stuck half way with his legs squirming in the open.

'Darn, I don't fit! That's messed up.'

Really? Quite shocking!

Funniest thing. ever.

Wishing you all a blessed week!!