Well, we made it to another Friday. This one felt like it would never come. Today is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! End of the school year is so crazy. So many events to attend and everyone is just plain pooped. But, we are on the home stretch.

We are still super busy with selling and buying houses, well just selling one and buying one. It’s amazing how much paper work and stress is involved in the process. I’m sure happy this is only the second time we’ve bought a house ever.  Today we get to go over the home inspection of the house we are buying. I’m hopeful that there won’t be anything big to fix and I’m just excited to be in the house again. I drive by it multiple times per day, but it really is on my way to anywhere. My kids call me a creeper, because I slow way down so that I can get a good look at the place each time we pass. We are so excited!!!!

Now to celebrate this Friday, be sure to include a donut or a dozen in your day. It’s National Donut Day and I’ve found some fun donut recipes for you. If today wasn’t so crazy, I’d be making donuts for sure (probably these Chocolate Chipotle Cake Donuts). It’s a messy, but totally satisfying job. And also a guaranteed way to make friends.

Matcha GlazedBlood Orange Pretty PastelsRaspberry RippleStriped DonutsOreo DonutsBlueberry GlazedKey Lime

Well, you may have seen on my Instagram or snapchat (I’m oleanderandpalm), but we put our house on the market Monday morning! Last week Thursday, we saw a house that we really really loved (I’ll share more about that when I have the keys in my hands), so we decided we wanted to try to go for it. So, Friday we started the process of listing our house and by Monday morning it was on the market. We made an offer on the house we wanted, contingent upon us selling our house and by Wednesday we were in escrow! Holy Cow, that was FAST. But, needless to say, it’s been a crazy week. And hence the blog has been ignored. Showing a house, finishing up a laundry room (which I really wish I wouldn’t have tackled now) and signing soooo many papers took every minute I had.

It’s been a whirlwind of emotions this week. Monday I cried because I wasn’t sure I wanted to leave my cute little house, Tuesday we stressed that we wouldn’t get the house we wanted and then we’d be living in Riley (our vintage trailer), Wednesday we were pumped about the possibilities, but tried to remain cool, Thursday we were in shock, and today we are soooo excited for this new adventure.

We have been itching for some sort of change or adventure. We are only moving a few blocks away, but it feels good to have a new chapter in our lives. You guys, it’s an old house and there’s lots of blogging material. I can’t wait to tell you about this new, old house.

And for your weekend, some reading I think you shouldn’t miss:

• These adorable gold foil heart pins.
• This bedroom and family den makeover have me all heart eyes. The attention to detail and all the textiles and patterns are amazing.
• Can someone invite me over for a pretty party like this one!
• I’m going to need to make one of these pillows ASAP!
• These are some great lighting options that I’m pinning for the new house.
• If you haven’t checked out Earnest Home Co., you need to now.

Happy Friday and I hope you have a fantastic long weekend!

Another week has come and gone and sheesh was this a jam packed one! Monday was spent all day painting the studio (which is almost done!). Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday involved a lot of styling and taking pictures.  I love opportunities that allow me to create and capture. Photography has long been a love of mine, so any chance I can work on improving my skills behind the camera and in the editing room, I’m happy to have. There’s so much I don’t know and sometimes I wish I had time to take a few more photography classes to improve me skills.

And……. all week long I’ve been battling super sensitive, and irritated skin (I over share on snapchat if you are interested – I’m oleanderandpalm there). But, I’m doing a treatment to take care of a bunch of pre-cancerous spots on my skin. I’ve been treating my forehead, temples and chest. This treatment has taken me down this week. It’s really quite painful and not to mention super ugly. The doctor warned me that it would probably give me flu-like symptoms and I’m pretty sure it has. I’ve tried to stay hidden in my house, but it’s not always possible. I feel like I have to explain to everyone why I look so terrible, it’s been a humbling experience that for sure. Anyways, enough about that.

But, the weekend is here! And I couldn’t be happier. I need a morning to sleep in (past 7 am preferably). But, the in-laws are coming next week, so I’m sure this weekend will involve quite a bit of cleaning. I hope you have some fun weekend plans to look forward to.

If you missed some of this week’s posts, be sure to check out my Homemade Chocolate Coconut Granola Bars, some fun Bath Linen Combinations, and black interior doors might be in my future.

Here’s a few posts that I found interesting this week, you should probably check them out as well:

• This cactus wallpaper is going on my phone today!
• I’m a huge fan of wooden beads, I’m going to have to try dying some for sure.
• These little patterned planters are pretty darn cute.
• You just can’t have too many bags, this moon tote is adorable.
• I still love a good abstract art DIY, these plates are pretty great!

Happy Friday Friends!

Well, it’s been a busy week. The studio is far from finished. I still need to finish painting a couple more walls and then I can start getting things organized. I’m an all-in girl and halfway or half-hearted just doesn’t work for me. So, I’ll be burning the midnight oil tonight to get the space put together. This has been a week of ups and downs. Some great highs and so kind of super lows. Being self-employed is no joke.

Here’s some fun posts to check out this weekend:

• How cute are these individual ice cream cakes?
• I’m going to need some of these stretched canvases for my new studio.
• It’s definitely short season here!  I’m going to need a couple pairs of these.
• This living room all gussied up for Spring is pretty great.
• Need new kitchen knobs and pulls on a budget?  This is a pretty great list.

We are going camping Saturday night! I hope you have some fun weekend plans ahead of you.

If you follow me on Instagram or Snapchat, you probably saw that I was in Palm Springs for a couple days this week. I was lucky to be part of a fun blogger bash, we called it the #sagrarosoiree. It was a relaxed get together of some of my favorite DIY bloggers. We had no schedule or agenda, just a time to connect with like-minded folks and recharge our creative juices. We took a lot of pictures, talked shop, ate yummy things and sat by the pool (all some of my favorite things to do).

Just look at how fun and colorful we are!

Back Row – A Bubbly Life // Lovely Indeed // Studio DIY // The Crafted Life // The Proper Blog

Front Row – Homey Oh My // Sarah Hearts // Almost Makes Perfect // ME

Image Credit: Jeff Mindell

Here’s some great posts to check out this weekend:

• Be sure to check out these agate slice hair clips.
• This helpful tutorial will get all your suede shows super clean and pretty again.
• I’m going to need to try these Microwave Potato Chips this weekend.
• Heading to a wedding or party, I think these rhinestone flats are a must-make and must-wear.
• I could look at this rainbow of gifts all day, the post is pretty enough to frame.
• I think my front door could use a cute new Typography Doormat.
• Let me go run a bath right now, these Grapefruit Rosemary Bath Salts look amazing!
• I’m obsessed with this 3D planter and then fun shadowy pics of it!

Happy Weekend Friends!