How do you know you and your husband are perfect for each other?  Easy...you share the same stuck-in-your-head song.

At our hotel room in Boston a few weeks ago, I woke up with this song on replay in my head.  Couldn't get it out.  I'm singing the few lyrics I know when I step out of the shower when Nestor hears me...

C: And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew)...

N: That song is in my head, too!

C: That's so weird! Did we hear this in the car yesterday?

N: Nope. I just woke up thinking about it.

C: [I knew we were meant to be!]

That's love.  Just another random moment to prove that we are perfect for each other:  synchronized stuck-in-your-head songs.

Ever since I moved into our new home, I have been inspired to be a little more green in our lives.  Evidence #1...making a dedicated area for recycling.  I wasn't expecting to do anything life changing, just small steps like composting and recycling.  Buying recycled sponges like these for example.  I like it because I feel as if I'm doing my part in saving the world...my very small part but still important!

Fast forward to just a few months ago, I discovered a new love of DIY/home decor blogs.  Combining my love of crafting with transforming my house into a home is a total win-win for me.  Now my mind has been chock full of all these DIY ideas.  I just need to get off my butt and do them!



One of those ideas that I just had to do right away was this homemade natural carpet freshener that I saw on Gerbera Designs.  I couldn't get over how crazy simple it was to make this.  Just three ingredients and all of them natural and non-toxic.  With three cats running around the house and literally getting into everything, I need to be careful in what cleaning products I use.  I did make a slight tweak in the original recipe.  Here is the recipe I use:

Natural Carpet Freshener

 

Ingredients:
1/2 cup lavender buds (original recipe had 1 cup)
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup corn starch

Place all ingredients into a food processor.  Press and hold Pulse button until fully combined.  Store in an airtight jar until ready for use.

I love labeling things.



I can guarantee that the lavender smell will permeate your house as you let this freshener do its work.  Favorite smell ever! 

It's been several days since I've had a chance to blog.  I find myself actually missing it.  Maybe that means I've gotten into the habit of it?  Right now, I'm looking forward to a weekend at home.  No social obligations, no errands to run...just a nice quiet chunk of time at home.  Now that the weather is starting to cool down, I find myself wanting to hole up in the house a little more.


And since I'm looking forward to staying home, I can now focus a little more time and attending to the etsy shop.  I've been neglecting the poor shop so much lately.  I have several ideas I've been working on for new standard lines of products, but first, need to list the ones I've already made.  I'm loving me these cute little paper houses.  They're time consuming to make, but the result really is lovely and cute. 

Hi, there!  Long time no see!  Nestor and I took a week long trip up the east coast for the last 7 days and it was amazing, hence the silence here on the blog.  Now that I'm back home, it's time to put away all our things and get back into the groove of being in a house again.

I am so excited to get started on my travel journal.  I've already sorted through all the little tidbits I picked up and I'm in the process of going through the photos we took and printing them out.  This is always the fun part!  Can't wait to share more with you!