I did want to mention a few things I have learned over the last few days…
First, from all the SITS girls that visited and left comments…you all are really nice people!! If I am feeling down, I am just going to go back and read through some of your thoughtful comments. You all made this momma very happy!
Second, I have to start watermarking my photos! I have heard about this a lot…through Instagram, Pinterest, and, most recently, through the blog critique I participated in (you can read more about that here and see the checklist we used here).
Third, I am far from a “grand opening” of my etsy shop, colton+cadence. I might have a “soft” opening and get a few items in there occasionally, but until both kids are in school this fall I do not have the time to dedicate to it. So, I want you all to stay tuned…I will post on my home is… Facebook page and the colton+cadence Facebook page when I put any items in the shop. So, “like” those Facebook pages to get the most updated information!
Fourth, having a four year old is harder than having a two year old…and I have both! Man, if you have or have had a four year old (particularly a 4 year old boy) please tell me I am not crazy! He’s majorly testing his boundaries and it is majorly testing my patience, energy, and emotions. He is like “dr. jekyll and mr. hyde” lately. Last time I had a not so terrible two year old, I also had a newborn, so I don’t remember much of it…and it really never seemed that bad (although my husband will tell you that I told him otherwise in all the texts I sent him that first year of having 2 kiddos). Anyway, I know {like everything else we have gone through with kids} that this too shall pass, but I hope it passes SOON!
{yes, that blur in the background is his two year old sister}
Fifth, thank you to Jennifer and Amy for critiquing my blog. I found your critiques very insightful and will make some changes based on them! I also had fun critiquing (and visiting) Amy’s creative blog. And, I made a visit to Jennifer’s beautiful blog, as well!
Finally, if you are a blogger (or photographer, or computer geek) how do you watermark your photos?
(for photo software I am currently using iPhoto and Picasa…I make my collages and add text in Picasa)
So, to make a long story short, I am the Featured Blogger for today.
I’ve got to admit, I’m a little nervous…
I really never thought *my* SITS day would come.
I just thought I would get involved to read other blogs and learn some things.
And, here it is.
Yay, me!
I have butterflies in my belly…
I started blogging as an outlet when I became a stay at home mom to my little guy in 2008.
I made the hardest decision in my life (and the best) to leave a job I loved and stay at home with him full-time when he was 9 months old (until that time I had worked part-time from home or bringing him to the office with me…yeah, I had an awesome boss).
I was starving to still be connected to the world of interior design.
So, I started a blog.
Then, I started another blog to keep family updated on our adventures in the Pacific Northwest.
Eventually, I decided to merge the two as I found that there was beginning to be some overlap.
Now, I write about the adventures of our family of four (we had our second…a little girl…in 2009), my projects, crafts, and anything else I feel like writing about.
I started blogging for myself, then eventually for my kids, and now I find it fun when I inspire others with what I write here.
In the end, I write about what makes our home a home because {of course} home is…what you make it!
Thanks for visiting me today.
Still have butterflies…
I hope you will take some time to look around and let me know what you think!
I put up some new artwork in our family room which is mainly a beige neutral room and needed some color…
And, I gallery walled the entire power room (inspired by a good friend who put a gallery wall from floor to ceiling on one wall in her powder bath…I hope you don’t mind, Melissa)…
These photos were just taken with my iPhone on instagram to show my husband while he is traveling for work this week.
As you can see, there are still stickers on some of the frames, and spaces to fill with photos or artwork, but sometimes just getting something done is better than nothing!
I am hoping to do a blog home tour this year…something along the lines of inside the {real} house of an interior designer.
When bad things have happened it has been hard to ever think that I will appreciate the experience. However, The best thing I can do for myself, especially to get out of a funk, is to KNOW that the experience will only make me stronger.
To be honest, I was in the bathroom during the first play of overtime. I could hear the announcers on the TV through the wall and knew I was missing something big, but I heard nothing from the little guy and Ryan who were right in front of the TV.
They weren’t watching.
They were doing something on the iPad.
Are you kidding me?!
Thank goodness for our DVR!
Ryan pressed rewind and I watched it all.
UN. BELIEVABLE.
You’d better believe that I have our Denver Bronco flag flying outside our house.
Here’s a little joke I read recently from friend (and fellow Bronco fan) on Facebook:
Tom Brady, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God
was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded
Patriots flag in the window. “This house is yours for eternity Tom, said
God. “This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here.” Tom felt
special, indeed, and walked up to his house.
On his way up the porch, he noticed another house just around the
corner. It was a huge 3-story mansion with Orange and Blue sidewalks and
drive ways, a 50 foot tall flagpole with an enormous Broncos logo flag
waving, a swimming pool in shape of a horse, a Broncos logo in every
window, and a Tim Tebow jersey on the front door.
Tom looked at God and said “God, I’m not trying to be ungrateful, but I
have a question. I was an all-pro QB, I won 3 Super Bowls, and I even
went to the Hall of Fame.”
God said “So what’s your point Tom?”
“Well, why does Tim Tebow get a better house than me?”
God chuckled, and said “Tom, that’s not Tim’s house, it’s mine.”
I’m hoping for a better turn out than our last game against New England. One thing is for sure, this team is not lacking enthusiasm…
stephany taddeo 