My house

So we have to paint our house in the near future; well, not the entire house, but at least the trim.  Plus, we have some serious landscaping issues to tackle.  I went searching for pictures of what I want, and I'm still trying to figure it out.  Here's a picture of my house (3 years ago when we first bought the house) and pictures of various other cottages that have aspects that I like.

My house 3 years ago; white house, grey trim, blue door

I love this type of fence...

I want a window box; and I like this color green trim

I just love the English gardens and the cottage look and I want a porch swing. My porch isn't that wide, so I don't know if I'll be able to work that out, but I want nothing more than a nice quiet place to sit and enjoy my morning. I have an amazing view from my front porch; we have two really cute houses across the street. I sometimes forget that I live in Bakersfield when I look outside.  I'm truly blessed and whenever I pull into my driveway, I still think to myself, "I love my house!"

Urban Homesteading?

So I was going to blog about something completely different today until I ran across this website (thanks to Monica Blas!) and I have to say, its right up my alley.  Go check it out and let me know what you think!
http://urbanhomestead.org/

Also, this is how I want my house to look like too....but I'll go more into that another time!

 

Culinary conflict

I adore food.  I get excited watching the Food Network (so does my son, much to my delight!) and when the newest copy of the Williams-Sonoma catalog arrives, I start drooling.  My conflict comes from the way I've decided to eat; it's called Primal, and it's AMAZING!  Primal consists of lots of elements, but the food element boils down to this: No grains (including rice and corn), lots of fruits and veggies, meat, good fats (oils, nuts, avocados, etc) and NO processed foods (which includes cheese for the most part).  Now, pair that with a love of all things gourmet, and you see my conflict.  No bread and no pasta is probably the hardest part to adjust to.  I've come up with great ways to get the illusion of pasta, but sometimes its just not good enough.  My goal this year is to find a satisfying middle ground; create gourmet primal dishes and be excited about them.  I'll keep you posted.

Chicken with fresh tomato, basil and garlic atop a cauliflower "risotto"

For more info on the primal lifestyle; check out this link www.marksdailyapple.com

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog; this is where I will be chronicling the newest phase of my journey...

I am now officially a stay-at-home mom and also have determined to let my creativity out of the bottle!

Join me on my journey as I discover new ways to enjoy being "green" and all the things that I love; my family, God, food, travel, and cool clothes!!