Recycled centerpiece

I decided its time to spruce up the house a bit and bring in a little of that spring feeling. This grassy centerpiece I made using found objects from the past: vase is from a wedding centerpiece, flowers are from my moms old arrangement in her basement, grass is from an Ikea project gone wrong, tin bucket used to hold soap when we lived at the apartment, and the blue ribbon is cut off an old dress I donated to salvation! Oh and the placemats are leftovers from my old jewelry display! Here they all are brought together and reborn :) and the best part is: I didn't bring in anything new ( so there is no need to find new storage space!)

Challenge yourself to create with what you already have :)

Xoxoxo - Amy

After the rain

It's a cleaning day today! I guess you could call it an airing out day as well, the rain brought a nice clear breeze this morning so I'm letting it cleanse the indoor air. The rain also brought new growth to my little cucumber and bean plants!

I was up really late last night so I'm trying to cleanse my mind and body today as well: morning yoga and clean eating ending today with an early bedtime. Or so I hope :)

Xoxoxoxo - Amy

Pre Spring Cleaning Day

Nothing gets me fired up to clean than a good article about the chore itself! I stumbled on this article from Real Simple magazine on  how to tackle the worst cleaning jobs. I also found this terrifying photo which would be my absolute worst nightmare! Since you all know how much I adore butterflies :)

I'm finished my work for today so from now until dinner time is Pre-Spring-Cleaning-Day! Or more like an oosouji  (big cleaning) day like they do in Japan!  The basic concept of oosouji is, as stated in the article: "... by eliminating the dirt from the old year, it creates a clean emotional slate with which to plan ahead for the next year."  You can read that article here!

Happy Cleaning :)