dreaming of pretty tattoos...

I want another tattoo soooooo badly. I even put it on my "23 before 24 list".
Here are some awesome tattoos that I've found via weheartit, google, and flickr that make me swoon. So many pretty ones, all giving me wonderful ideas :)





















What would you get for a tattoo??

happy weekend loves!
-kel

a pretty dress and sweet thoughts

Thank you everyone for the sweet comments about my recent break up.
I feel so lucky and blessed to have so many people that care and willing to be there. :) It warms my heart.
And don't worry, I'm staying optimistic and upbeat. I know so many of you have my back and that means the world to me.
LOOOOVE yall

In the spirit of trying to keep myself happy I bought a pretty little dress from this shop.
I adore it and I can't wait to try it on!!

thanks again friends. you guys have totally made me feel better!! :)

so much love,

kel

inspiration thursday (with Jamie from inspired mess)

I promised you I'd be back with something special.... and here I am, with one of my favorite features of the week about one of the sweetest gals I know!

Jamie inspired me constantly in a million different ways. She's one of the coolest moms, she's one of the strongest, most creative and talented women I know. I am blessed to have her as a pen pal and friend. She's one of those ladies that you fall in love with as soon as you meet her and she's always up to something awesome and creative.
So here's Jamie, one of the coolest chicks I know! :)

Your name: Jamie!

Where can we find you?
Blog: http://inspiredmess.blogspot.com/ or http://www.inspiredmess.com/ and also Happy Mail: http://happymaillove.blogspot.com/
Twitter: inspiredmess
Flickr: inspired*mess
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/inspiredmess

Tell us a little bit about you!
I live in Southern Illinois with my hubby Brian.

Together we have 3 boys: Zachary will be 11 in a couple weeks; Brennon is 10 and Grayson is 5. Saying our home is crazy is an understatement. ;)

I spend my days working for a law firm. I spend my evenings grading homework, refereeing fights between brothers, watching reality tv and making things! I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) early in 2009 so I spend a lot of time raising awareness and funds for the National MS Society. I just recently became Chairperson of our local MS Walk so I'm spending a lot of time fundraising and organizing that! I also have a couple other projects in the works but those are secrets for now. ;) hehe

Favorite craft or hobby?
It's so hard for me to pick a favorite because there's so many that I love and it just depends on what kind of mood I'm in! I love art journaling and embroidering. I recently learned to crochet so I'm excited to learn more about that too!

What's next for you?
Wow. What a great question! Right now my goals are to have a very successful MS Walk by meeting all the goals that I've set for it, catch up on our family pictures/scrapbooks (It's been too long and my boys love looking thru them but there's nothing to look thru for the past couple years!) and to reach my weight loss goals with my Shrinking for a Cure project. I'm collecting pledges for each pound I lose until September. Then all pledges will be donated to our MS Walk Team. Those are some of the biggies.

5 things that make you happy!
1. When my boys GET ALONG and play well together.
2. When my hubby laughs at something I'm doing and says "That's why I love you".
3. Beautiful weather with the car windows rolled down and singing along to a great song as loud as can be while drive dancing.
4. Happy Mail!!!!!
5. Random e-mails from friends with words of encouragement and love.

Where do you find inspiration?
I know it's cliche, but seriously everywhere. I get my best ideas from the most random of places. I have to keep notepads everywhere. I love looking thru weheartit and flickr, inspirational quotes, song lyrics, nature, love.

How do you get and stay motivated??
Staying busy and having all these projects EXCITES me! I love it! Hubby was sighing the other day when I was talking about something else I was working on. I told him I'd be bored if I didn't have all of this going on! I keep lists and have a favorite notebook that I carry everywhere and am constantly writing in. I have to prioritize and set goals for each day.

Where's one place you would LOVE to travel to if you could?
Ireland!!! or Italy!!!
I love to travel so I'm happy going anywhere tho! Anywhere can be an adventure!

Give us 1 random or funny or interesting fact/tidbit about YOU!!!
I could read the newspaper at 4 years old. ;)

xo -j

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Thank you Jamie for allowing me to interview you!!! You rock!

And for all you other ladies, if you haven't been to her blog before, check it out. You will thank yourself later! :)

Happy Thursday!

love,

kel

single again

In the end we wanted different things. Actually, I think from the very begining we wanted different things, but now we can both be happy.
Still though, 3 years is a long time....

Here's to a happier tomorrow. :)

No Wednesday wishes post today, but I will be back tomorrow with something awesome. Promise. :)

-kel

i got kudos!!

I feel very honored that Krystal featured me in her Tuesday feature post. :)

If you haven't seen it yet head here to check it out.

Her blog is just so lovely, so make sure to head over and check it out. You'll be oh so glad you did!
And thanks again Krystal for the feature!!!

-kel

a or b; left or right

I get that life is full of choices. But why is it that some are just soooo freaking difficult? It's not just a or b, it's not just yes or no, and it's definitely not just left or right. In times like these I wish I had someone around to make my decisions for me.

I'll let you know the answer when I get there......

-kel

prompt 1

Today was the first day of Janel's journaling challenge. I can't even begin to explain how excited I am....although I probably don't have to, since I'm sure yall all feel the same.
So, here's my day 1 prompt. Still not sure how I feel about it, but I'm hoping my skills improve over the course of this coming month!


Are you taking part in the challenge?? If so, share your pages! I'd love to see em. :)

-kel

5 loves on monday

Morning loves!
I hope your Monday is treating you well so far. I can't believe it's another week already... but here are a few things to make you swoon and put a giant ole' smile on your face.

5 things I am in love with right now:

1. totes and other cute bags
i think it's perhaps that summer is here i just feel the need to add to my tote bag collection!

found here


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found here

the 2 tote bags above (from modcloth.com)


2. this adorable jumper

found here


3. this idea, this group, this sticker and the creater of both (such amazing ladies)

ok, so if you haven't heard of this challenge or seen these oh-so adorable stickers, then you are completely missing out! the lovely janel is doing a 30 day journaling challenge, which starts TODAY!! i'm so excited. and the lovely ms. courtney has created stickers for those particiapting, which you can find and buy here.

so if you haven't accepted the challenge or bought the stickers yet....um what are you waiting for???? :)

4. camera jewelry

found here

found here



5. floral dresses

(all of which found at modcloth.com)

*sign*

i want them all :)

What are you loving right now? Do share! :)

-kels