A quick post for you today, friends, as I got back from my long weekend away with my husband yesterday afternoon and am busy getting things back in order. I did, however, want to share a few recent Pins with you, in the hopes that they w...
A quick post for you today, friends, as I got back from my long weekend away with my husband yesterday afternoon and am busy getting things back in order. I did, however, want to share a few recent Pins with you, in the hopes that they will inspire you just as much as they have inspired me. Check it:I am adoring this little number for its trendy nautical look:...and relishing the fact that mint green is still going as strong as ever. Remember the Minty Fresh Challenge we did nearly a year ago? The romance in this white lace is breathtaking:I don't know if you know this about me, but the moon is a very important part of my daily life. Since I was a small child, I have always been aware of its phases, and I make an effort to look at it each night if it is within view. I have a board entitled Au Claire de la Lune where I pin moon images, and when I came across this tantalizing project by Tugboat Printshop via Colossal (it is a hand-carved relief print), I simply couldn't believe my eyes:I may have mentioned this before, but one of my favorite boards to pin to is my board entitled Chair-ish. Apparently I have a "thing" for unique chairs, and as someone who fills her home with Arts & Crafts era furnishings and decor, this stunning chair by Claude Lalanne and its ginkgo leaf motif is simply divine:I pinned this gorgeous image to my Mixy-Matchy Style board for last week's challenge of the same name, but I didn't have room for it in the blog post. The patterns and colors are so subtle and dreamy, proving that mixy-matchy style doesn't have to be in-your-face crazy, which may be a fact that is quite comforting for many of us to realize:I moxie love these Kate Spade shoes, though I would never wear them, and I certainly couldn't afford them (or perhaps more to the point, I would not choose to afford them):I'm still in the process of decorating my office (I am unbelievably picky about these things and want to get everything just right), and this rug from Urban Outfitters is just the thing. Though I am struggling with justifying the price tag (er, that is, my husband and I are discussing it):From my Lovely Lights board, this rustic beach lantern for its call to return sometime soon:I love blueberries and I love mint, and it goes without saying that I love rum. This Blueberry Mojito looks oh-so-light-and-refreshing, doesn't it? And it's pretty, too, with its stripey paper straws! I'll drink to that!As I mentioned earlier this year, I'm going to be turning 50 (in December, actually) and have wanted to try and live my life a little more deliberately. I've been eating healthy, nutritious foods (including spinach-berry-banana-almond milk-ground flaxseed-protein shakes every morning), I'm getting a ton more exercise, and I'm working really hard to change my internal voice, as in, not beating myself up quite so much about every little thing. This quote that was hand-lettered by Ali Edwards really speaks to me right now.:We have all had difficult things to deal with in our lives over the years, but we don't have to become them. We can choose to set them apart from who we are and become whomever it is we truly want to be. And perhaps I've been striving for that my whole life, but right now, I am actually living it.Here's to the inspiration that is all around us, but in this case, the inspiration that can be found particularly on Pinterest. (This post didn't turn out to be nearly as quick as I had intended, but you know me--I just get carried away!)Happy Wednesday,~Cath