the bath {8/52}

Filled with natural delights

Oatmeal, honey and milk

And the sweet fragrance of chamomile

Candles for the mood and all I'm missing is you...

*in the bowl above*
 home made ingredients for a soft skin

that you may already have in your kitchen

In a blender, blend in the following ingredients:

separately ground 1-cup oatmeal in a blender

(set a side)

blend together the following ingredients:

 1/4 honeydew melon (sliced)

1-cup plain yogurt

1/4 quart cup honey

1-cup milk

pour blended ingredients in container
then pour in your bath

put ground oatmeal in a sachet bag
or use a clean sock like I did,
secure with a knot or tie with a string and place under running water
squeeze oatmeal from time to time

and last, I used
chamomile for a delicate soothing fragrance
I grabbed about 2 tablespoons and just sprinkled in the water

oh and don't forget the candles for great ambiance :)

*warning* you may not want to come out of the bath :p

happiness...

To me happiness is... having my mom and my daughters always by my side.

It is a dream come true and prayers answerd to have my mom living very close to me now,

instead of 500 miles away. I feel thankful & very blessed!

♥

Dreams...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

~Henry David Thoreau

{4/52}

a peaceful place to wake up to and come home to...

My bedroom is my favorite spot of the house. This is where I come to relax after a long day at work, or just the perfect place to read a book or watch a movie while cuddling in bed. :D

Ever since I redecorated my bedroom, it's been great to wake up every morning. It's very peaceful and I feel very happy with the fresh look. The color walls are very soft, painted in a grayish blue and I never get tired of this color. It's my favorite! The master bathroom is painted in the same color as well. To spice up the room a bit, all I do is just simply change the linen set to a different color or pattern to add instant drama. I'm very happy with the new ones I bought recently, (shown below) they just finish the look of the room.

I have to confess though, my room is not always this clean. I have a messy 10 year old girl and a messy hubby too! It makes me want to strangle them when they make my peace fly away! LOL

Here is my SOOC picture. As you can see not too much editing was done. A simple crop to straighten the picture. "Auto" leveled it on PSE. Then, I ran an action from Florabella . I chose Magnolia for this edit because it allowed me to brighten the image and enhancing the true colors of the room. For Example, on the SOOC picture below, the black on my bedspread is not really black, it's navy blue. So the colors above on the edited image are more true to life. ;)

my little pocahontas....

can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
(I know, cheesy right)lol.
Well, the reason behind the title is because my daughter was born around the time when the Disney movie of Pocahontas came out. So for her 2nd birthday, can you guess what her party theme was? That's right, Pocahontas! I sometimes called her (when she was a baby) my little Pocahontas because of her copper skin and beautiful soft hair. :)

Every time I look at this beautiful shot of my girl, for some reason I relate it to the movie character of Pocahontas. And the other thing I love that makes it look so interesting is that beautiful out of focus background. For this shot, it looks like we went somewhere far, but in reality we were at a nearby neighborhood with some pretty dry grass and a lovely pond.

Photo taken back in 1/23/10

Chirstmas....

a wonderful time to celebrate with family & friends...

there's no better place like home for the holidays.....

Welcome to my home! By request, here's a peek at what my home looks like this year for Christmas. At least, this year we'll celebrate merrily. Last year was a little sad because my mood got stolen by that horrible Grinch, but I knew I was not going to let that happen again this year. I always have to have a natural tree, because I grew up smelling the lovely pine scent and I am not willing to give that up for a fake one. Sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings. :) I also joined this linky party called the Christmas Tour of Homes 2010 at The Nester. Be sure to stop by and visit some of the homes that are being featured there. I got lucky I made it, being the last one.... like always, late for every party! Anyways, let's not forget that Jesus is the real reason for the season. Let's celebrate with joy in our hearts for the promise of salvation. May your Christmas be filled with lots of Love, joy and happiness!! Bienvenidos a mi hogar! Por la petición de algunos, así es como mi casita se ve este año para las fiestas Navideñas. Por lo menos este año celebraremos con mas alegría ya que el año pasado el ánino mio se lo robó el Grinch, pero yo no iva a permitir que eso pasara nuevamente este año. Siempre me ha gustado los pinos de verdad y no lo cambiaría por uno artificial. (Perdonenme si les hiero los sentimientos a alguien). :) No nos olvidemos de Jesús que es la verdadera razón de la ocasión. Celebremos con regocijo en nuestros corazones por la promesa de la salvación. Que tu Navidad esté llena de mucha alegría, amor y gozo!! Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15