Five, er Four, Favorite things

Happy Friday Folks!

1.
I know I'm not a true blogger.  This was started at the request of family and friends that lived many states away to keep up on our home remodel.

Well, as life has as tendency to do, things have changed.  Meaning we had a baby and now we are busier, happier, and less focused on house projects.  With our new family focus, we are switching up some home projects and working on minimization.  It shall be interesting how the next year goes!

{ Rein it in Laura. }
Ok!  Let's get back to 5 on Friday.  Some of my current favorite things:

2.
Local coffee shop.  I'm apparently their 'most regular customer' (meaning I stop at least three days a week)  so they treated ME to a few latte's this week!  The girls are adorable and I enjoy chatting in the drive thru window before work.

Shop local y'all.  It's worth it.

3.

I am IN LOVE with my new Tarte foundation.  I was a Bare Minerals addict for years, but I was looking to try something new but with the same concept of Bare Minerals.

I apply with a sponge (I use the Ulta Brand) and I feel like I look airbrushed.  I'm a few months in and I'm hooked.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

4.
Glassware

I have donated/given away/trashed almost all of our plastic storage containers.  I'm on the glassware bandwagon and I love it.  I hit the Pyrex jackpot at TJMaxx the weekend my parents were in town.

In our goal to minimize, I cleaned out our fridge and #wiggydiggy and I ate nothing but left overs this week (Justin was out of town).  Now I just need to find some glass/metal lunch containers.  Any suggestions?

5.

Booties.

I need a new pair!

I have my eyes on these:

Toms Desert Wedge Bootie

Know of any good knock-offs? Or should I just bite the bullet?

As always, linking up with the fabulous ladies above.  Go, read their blogs!

Five on Friday

1.

We made our kitchen design decision!  So excited that our plans are coming together so easily.

But......

2.

All Kitchen plans are on hold for the foreseeable future.

Insert sad/bummer face here.

3.

The reason?

We sprung a leak in our master/guest bath plumbing.

It's going to require a jackhammer.

4.

So....Now we are planning a Master Bathroom Remodel

5.

Our current inspiration:

Refocus

Over the past week, quite a few events took place that cause us to stop and take a step back.

Justin and I sat down and talked about what we really wanted in the next year, five years, ten years and beyond.  And surprise (or no surprise) we both agreed on one big change for the next year.

So then we walked through the house and made a list of all of the things we still need to do.  The obvious ones - fix the bathrooms!  The hole has now been filled in, but we need to re-tile and install the toilet again.

Concrete being installed

Some of those big projects we had planned to take on, have been refocused.  Little plans have been refocused and our family's goals have been refocused.

I've never been so excited for the upcoming year.