Bedroom Ideas

Pillow top mattress?  Yes, please!! 

I currently do not have a bed frame for my queen size mattress. Which means I am basically a foot away from the floor.  It gets kind of old.  My last bed frame was bought from a consignment shop; albeit it was brand new when I bought it.  I only had the bed frame for about a year and a half and it broke in two spots.  I don't weigh that much but my bed couldn't handle it, obviously.  So I'm looking around for a new bed.

Here are a couple of beds/bedrooms that I would love.  That's the good thing about being a single gal, I can girly up my room as much as I want!!  Ruffles and lace galore!  

This flows more toward Shabby Chic.  ❤️

More modern but still luxurious looking.  ❤️❤️

How I would love a big chandelier in my bedroom with a big fluffy down comforter.  ❤️❤️❤️

This was a remodel I just watched on fixer upper.  Love the size of this bed.  

So basically it looks like I am leaning more towards a cushioned headboard that is big because my son and I enjoy reading in bed.  

So there are a few ideas.  💤💤

Titan Homecoming

If you can't tell..this boy makes me smile.

❤️🎃💑

And last year Susan was a wildcat. 

🎃🎃🎃

September is National Suicide Prevention Month

Suicide Awareness Month.  Could be the person next to you that's contemplating life.  Take your time and listen and care!  People are irreplaceable! #speaklife

Warning Signs - Withdrawal, depression, speaking of ending their life, isolating oneself.

No person should go through this life alone.  And no person should think one person or people are worth ending their life over.  

Life is a beautiful thing to waste!  

Losing a biological father to suicide, I understand how much the absence of a person affects your life.  It totally redirects your life and what you will experience in this life.

Life is beautiful, maybe not everyday but most days.  And sometimes you have to pull and seek the beauty out of the day. It may not reveal itself on its own.

#speaklife

Cleats and ponytails

2016 school year started off with a bang.  Susan is on the track team and James is playing football.

#Bulldogs

#Titans

And I'm a proud mom of both!  

Busy days for the Smith's!  

Lola aka Lolita.. Probably the most annoying animal on the planet! No joke.  She looks innocent but when she's not looking I will send her on a rocket to the moon where she can bark and absolutely no one will hear her!  That'll teach her!  😜🙈. #nothinbutlove

Ho hum!  

Gym Fitness

I'll post more soon but for now I'm finding most of the days in the gym.  Not losing a single pound but trying to tone up.

This kind lady was in the bathroom and offered to take my picture.  Kinda digging her outfit.  A little bit of this pattern, a little

Bit of that.  But she may have convinced me to start buying some protein shakes.  She brightened my day by acting surprised that this was supposed to be my before picture and not after.  She touched my heart.  I need more people like that in my life.

My mini me.  I love him!!

That's it for today.  Enjoying our summer break!!  

Making the best of small spaces

So I recently moved into a much smaller place which meant I had to downsize.  

What it also meant was I had to be creative with storage solutions.  One idea was in the bedroom.  When it came to the closet in the master bedroom it only had one small door leading into the closet.  

And as you can see above, a very small space for hanging clothes.  Thank Goodness I already had this over the door hanger where I could place coats and other sweaters.

But I also knew I needed even more room. So I went to Walmart and picked up this closet organizer.  It was only about $50 but made a huge difference.

Now I have room for all my clothes, shoes, scarves and hats.  Because it has 3 rather large bins that pull out for storage.  Great option on a budget!!

 I'll post more pics of other rooms as I get them finished. 

Here's a sneak pic of the kids room.  Still had a few things to finish in this room.  

I'll keep you posted!!

Check back again!

James Award Presentation

Of course the ending of the school year means awards and celebrations.  

This little guy never lacks for receiving an award usually based on athletic performance in PE or such.  

His award was titled Mr Sports.  His teacher was Mrs Collins and she was so good with James. James could always push himself further: he really has got to want that for himself too.  He'll get there!

For now, he is on to 5th grade and we are celebrating!

And here's a quick pic of Sue wearing her dress for the 8th grade dance.  She didn't end up wearing this dress but she picked it out, we bought it and it is cute nonetheless.

And Sue is moving on to 9th grade.  All is well!  😊