{making the most of the morning}

Slept through my early alarm this morning and I really could have let it throw off my entire day. But since I wasn't able to get my shower before the boys went to school, I took a walk and discovered all sorts of beauty including this fuzzy guy... 

I discovered one on my last walk too. I think I've found a new morning walk goal!

Our neighborhood is so lovely in the morning sun, and it is filled with all sorts of intricate mushrooms right now. I find them so intriguing! I want to study every little detail.  

Thankful for the ability to be flexible and see opportunity instead of frustration this morning. My hope is that you can do the same!

XO,

{for your Monday}

The start of a new week can be rough. So give yourself lots of grace friends!

XO,

{hello monday}

Yes, you.

XO,

{hello monday}

Hello Monday!

Hello to a new week! It is going to be a busy one for me...lots of work meetings, which I'm honestly not looking forward to.

BUT I'm going to try to throw a lot of drawing in the mix to keep my brain from imploding. 

I'm getting closer to sharing my big doodling news with you, but for now here are some peeks into some recent doodles I've been working on. 

A few weeks ago I finished some pieces with a dreamcatcher theme...

One just for fun {I'm slightly obsessed with this song}...

And I'm really happy about this one I created last night...

The little ombre hearts make me smile. :)

That last one might make an appearance in my shop soon.

What are you saying hello to today?

XO,

{hello monday}

Oh Monday...you are always so sneaky. 

Just waiting until the weekend has settled in, the laundry is folded, naps have been taken, and then...

Bam. There you are again. 

Every.week.

But this week I'll forgive you because I actually felt slightly refreshed this morning when I got up for work. 

It might have had something to do with the Nutella toast that was consumed over the weekend...

And the snuggles that were had...

And the Lego building {with sanity-saving iced latte drinking}...

And of course some doodling...

And a little bit of fall decorating...

Oh and there was a good hair day too...

And technically this was still a workday, but Dan surprised me with fresh donuts from our Amish market at work Friday morning...

Talk about starting off the weekend right!

What are you saying hello to today?

Linking up with..

Blair
Lisa

{hello monday}

So I had planned on doing my "hello friday" post as usual but life was just too busy, so I'm saying hello to Monday instead!

Our weekend was one big rollercoaster, filled with lots of fun moments that were equalled with frustrating ones. Can I be honest and say that so far age 5 is REALLY challenging me?

Like "I haven't lost my cool this much since they were infants" challenging?

Boy are they ever asserting their independence these days. I know some of that is good and healthy, but saying no to us at just about every request is enough to turn even more of my hair gray, and I have enough of that stuff for my age! We've been doing a lot more time outs and taking away treats/privileges than we are use to with the boys lately and it isn't any fun. 

If you have gone through this stage with your kiddos, do you have any advice to offer? I'm really not handling it as well as I would like to be. 

But enough of that debbie downer-ness...here are some highlights from our past week...


Those smiles and giggles up there {click to watch the video} are how they have been getting away with so much lately.

We took a little day trip to a mall that is about an hour away {and just happens to have a train the boys can ride}...

$12 well spent...although I don't know how much longer Dan and I will be able to fit with them all in the same car! It was quite a squeeze!

I found some great new sandals and flats on clearance at Target and DSW...

And the sandals are such a perfect match to this TJ Maxx dress I'm wearing today...

And they are SO comfy!

I also did some more doodling of course...

And finished these pendants so I could get them in the shop...

Did you know you can get a free printable of your choice with any purchase today? {wink} Just enter the printable you would like in the notes to seller at check-out!

Hope you're having a wonderful Monday friends!

Linking up with...

Wild & Precious
Lauren Elizabeth