A Hummingbird Rescue

If you happen to follow me on twitter or instagram then you already are aware of the hummingbird fiasco from the other day. This sweet little bird got stuck in our garage. It went frantically wild not being able to find its way out. Ellie had the sweetest idea of me holding a flower up to lure it out while she chirped. I can't say that it worked, but after 45 minutes it finally grew wary and allowed me to escort it out upon a badminton racket. I think it knew we were trying to rescue it. Later in the day I saw that very one outside my office window taking in our flowers. It most definitely made for one exciting day!

Remebering a Friend + a Renovation Completed

If you have been in the blogging world awhile I am sure you remember the gut wrenching death of Marija an interior designer and blogging friend. She unexpectedly left behind a loving husband and two children. She was beautiful inside and out. We connected through email and her blog as most "blogging" relationships begin. Well, today on Elements of Style her home is featured. It was a renovation that she never got to see come to life. Her husband and children along with Julia Edelmann, of Buckingham Interiors + Design finished it beautifully. I am sure Marija would approve. I can easily see touches that Marija would have done herself and pieces that she purchased right before her passing. You can see more on Elements of Style and the original source where the home was featured, Chicago Garden & Home.

Organizing {a desktop idea}

This summer has been flying by and I have been enjoying it thoroughly. So much so blogging has taken an obvious back burner. I do plan on blogging regularly again once the kiddos are in school on the 22nd. Any work that must be done on the computer has been dedicated to the shop and KJP. This past weekend I realized how far behind I have fallen in deep cleaning the house. The Mr. took the kiddos on a long hike and I tackled every room. Cleaning out from under all the furniture, vacuuming everything down to curtains, and dusted even the walls. I swear this house attracts dust like no other which is awful for our families severe allergies which is also why a regular deep cleaning is a must for us. Any thoughts on how to reduce the dust??? Anyhoo, yesterday as I sat down to blog for the week I got caught up in the need to organize the desktop. Visually it was overwhelming. I really wish I had a before image. I came across this fabulous desktop organizing idea on Rylee Hitchner's instagram page and that very idea came from Brooke Boling apparently. It is such a good idea that I wanted to share it here as well. I ran with the idea and made it work for us in ILLUSTRATOR. I really hope it helps keep me on task. Needless to say my plan of creating a week worth of posts did not happen. Oh well.