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London - the more I watch you grow, the more I pray for patience. The more I pray for patience, the more I realize, I think, your kinda, just like me. 


I remember being little, & my mom Pastor Vicki Braucht would always tell me “Tarah, do not touch that, it’s hot!” I always remember it being a cookie sheet out of the oven, or a pot on the stove... well guess what? My mom would turn her back for 1second, I would see her turn, & I would immediately touch that cookie sheet as fast as I could without getting burnt. EVERY TIME. Well what do ya know, London does the same thing. Y.I.P.P.Y.- we were in Costco yesterday. I was picking up one of the rotisserie chickens, that always sits on the hot metal that says “Caution! Hot!” ... While I’m getting a bag to put the chicken in, I tell London “ Do not touch that London, it’s hot! DO NOT touch it.” I turn to get a bag, keeping my eye on her, because let’s be real, I know she’s just like me… And what does she do? Yep. she touches it. I go to scold her & I hear a little voice saying “ & who does this little cutie remind YOU of?” 

Isn’t that funny, that a distinct memory that you have of yourself as a child… Your own child also does? 

To this day, Adam gets freaked out when I pick things up straight from a cookie sheet, or right out of the toaster, without flinching or getting burnt. I guess it’s a cool trait to have. *wink*

I have two “mini me’s” one is a perfect little angel who wants to always follow rules. One is a complete rule pusher.  

Me.... well, I of course am both........


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I got this recipe from my sister in law, Amanda. I will be forever  grateful 🙌

1 can Black Beans (drain & rinse)
1 can Corn (drain & rinse)
2/3 Cup Chopped Cilantro 
2/3 Cup Green Onion
1 Cup chopped Tomato
2 Cups Cut up Avocado


Dressing:
1/4 C ( I do a little less of that actually, maybe about half) Olive Oil.
1/4 C Red Wine Vinegar
1/4 Cumin (I do a little more)
3/4 tsp Salt (more to taste)

Squeeze 1/2 a lime on top (optional)

Eat it with chips like I do, or as a salad like my little London does, she just eats huge spoonfulls 😆
Either way, its sure to be a hit with everyone! 



I like to buy organic Cilantro, Green Onion, & Tomato. Makes it even healthier 😉
For a larger batch, like I always do, just double everything.

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BEFORE:



The kids have basically taken over the whole house. But, here is our actual "Playroom". 
Adam & I recently tackled the huge entertainment center & painted it a fresh clean white. 
We put this off for years, cause it was so daunting.
But, we did it and I am so happy we did.
Fresh paint.
New glass in the cupboards.
Hardware put on.
Labels on all of the different baskets.
So much better looking.
To top it all off, a pink couch for their playroom.
I officially love it, although, I do need to finish the empty space above their princess dresses. 
But thats a little task.


Summer & Londons Playroom!















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Brush
blanket - large size. Flax color
wallet
mirror I LOVE this one too Mirror
candle
my favorite wine
Date night out for steak and shopping together
a poodle
Sorel - Joan of arctic
Valentino
Light
Tori burch tote





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I wish I would have taken a "Before & After" of my cupboards. Unfortunately I didn't, again. 

We had just the basic one board cupboards. Stuff would get buried behind each other, It was messy, hard to find things, & half the time I forgot about half the food that was "buried" behind a bunch of other food. On top of that, who wants to take everything out to find more stuff in the back?
Not me.

Finally I had a plan & made it a priority to make good use of our cupboards. Not just make more useable space in general, but I really wanted them to look put together & have a nice, organized & polished look.

Now I have beautiful pull-out drawers. No more wondering "whats back there?".
My ideas never come cheap, haha! My husband would be fine using just the food boxes from the store & or just cheap containers (no offense babe xo). But, of course the vision I usually have is not cheap & is normally more expensive than it would "need" to be. 
To me it's worth it. Because in the end I have a beautiful kitchen, even inside the cupboards & I am so happy with it. I don't ever have that feeling of 
"ugh, I wish I would have just paid a little more money for the containers" & or this or that. 
I am so happy with how it all turned out. Its perfect.
Plus- being a stay at home mom I am basically here 24/7.  So yes, I want the best I can have. 
It is where I spend 90% of my time, besides Nordstrom 😜.
I want the feeling of "I love being home. I love my house. This is my place & its beautiful."
 aaaanyways. 

I bought everything at the Container Store in Edina. 
I used the the brand oxo for al my food containers.
These
These
These
In all sizes.
Here is a set If you wanted to go that route. I just had to many things to fill & needed multiple of the same sizes, etc. But this is an option as well.

I used these for the cereal. Great price point.

I used these for the food scoops.

snacks are in this & this.

I used these for bread 
And these & these for chips.

Pull out drawers

This is not pictured. But I used these for inside my refrigerator. It helps keep produce fresh for longer & gives your fringe a cleaner look.



Here is the "snack side" if you will.
This is where the kids can grab snacks, any container that has popcorn, pretzels, chips, etc has a cute shovel in it for them to use so no hands ever need to be digging inside.

Of course I also needed to add that extra touch and label the containers. 
I took it a step further & labeled the pull out drawers, to say what this pull out drawer contains. 












Next side is my "Baking" side.  
Sugars, noodles, soups, etc.
Also this is where I store the kids lunch boxes. 






Hope you enjoyed this post, maybe it will give you some inspiration! 
Organizing my house 1 room at a time.
Let me know if you want to see more posts like this.


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 These photos were done by the ever so talented Photography By Nealy . 
Fall 2017
Summer is 7
London is 3
















































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Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I am a 28 year old wife to my wonderful husband Adam. We have been married 7 years. I am also a full time stay-at-home mommy of two little girls. Summer age 6 and London age 3. They are both full of energy! I love my life and most importantly GOD. I am going to use this blog to share my life thoughts, experiences and so on, the good days and the bad days. Life goes by to fast not to document it somehow with a way to look back and remember all the amazing things you did! Sit back, grab a big cup of coffee and enjoy my blog. Also, see that "follow this blog" button up there ^ at the top of my page. go ahead and click that.
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