DIY: jar vase.

i having been trying to pick up more DIY [do it yourself] projects since graduation. especially since kara and i moved a couple of months ago and we have been sprucing up the house.

we have been trying to go for an anthropologie feel in the new place [i love this store so much. more on that later...], and i wanted to find a new little something to add to my bedroom.

behold, an old jar vase! i think it can really add a lot to a room. see below for full instructions...



what you need...an old jar [i used an old peach jar], fake or real flowers, scissors, and some string.


soak the jar in water for about 20-30 minutes and remove the label.


cut the string and tie it around the jar. then cut the flowers [i used fake ones from michaels] to the appropriate length to fit in the jar.



ta da! a cute antiquey yes i just made that word up accessory to add that little something to your space.

commitment leads to action. action brings your dream closer.
marcia wieder

DIY: patio makeover.

i love "home makeovers" [yeah, i will call them that]. even when i was a kid, you can ask my mom, i would rearrange the furniture inside my room every other week. i loved the freshness and newness of a room that had just been redone. i absolutely cannot wait until i buy a house one day and get to paint and decorate and fix it up however i want. eeeekkkk, i get giddy just thinking about it.
anyway, for the meantime, it has been so much fun decorating and fixing up the house that kara and i moved into about 2 months ago. two sundays ago, we revamped our patio. we got some plants and candles/lanterns from ikea, some string lights from target, and a new mini bbq! it makes the patio so much more inviting, and we have definitely been spending a lot more time outside :]

...hear me roar.

it has been such a good four day weekend. it got off to a little rocky start, i had food poisoning on thursday [boo], and that was the first time i had been sick in a really long time. but i am feeling back to normal...praise the shepard! anyway, this week is an exciting week...it is our last week in the intensive care unit...and that means we start our internships! and it also means that the semester is half-way over. holy guacamole. 75 days people. does anyone else realize how fast that is approaching. this semester is definitely flying by, and i am so glad it is!
on a side note, i was feeling very productive at work this weekend...i had been wanting to hang up racks for everyone's towels in the locker room...and it finally got done yesterday! and to quote my friend amy, i am a woman...hear me roar.


[the finished project! BAM.]

and on a different side note, i just wanted to take a minute to say how grateful i am for my best friend kara. i have been best friends with this girl for 12 years, and i am so blessed by her. she never ceases to overwhelm me with her love, support, and encouragement. she inspires me. God has truly blessed me with this amazing woman.


[yosemite. summer 2005]


[hume lake. summer 2006]


[downtown disney. summer 2008]


[disneyland. spring 2009]


[snow valley. spring 2010]


[christmas time. december 2010]

well, i'm off to go train for the tough mudder! happy monday everyone!