weekend round-up

This picture... (insert emoji smiley face with heart eyes). Do you have any weekend plans? Andrew is working all weekend at a temporary thing in Alpharetta, so I've got some "me time" in my future. I'm hoping to finally finish a few projects and start some new ones :) (a.k.a some calligraphy practice for which I am way overdue). I hope you have a lovely weekend, enjoy these links!

DIY ombre wall-art photographs.

Would you be so bold?

I wonder how well this would work...

10 minutes off your phone gives a day of clean water to a child in need. 

Baking 101: What went wrong?

Haha, blame hormones. 

The most gorgeous oatmeal, probably ever. 

Technology is fascinating.

Nature bowls...

This is such a sweet app.

xo

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a flower twist

Wouldn't these floral pendants look gorgeous hanging over wooden tables at an outdoor spring wedding? There's a DIY tutorial over at Sugar & Cloth today, and it really doesn't seem very challenging. Let me know if you decide to give it a go!

squash success

I had to cut a spaghetti squash earlier today for some dinner prep, and at first the task seemed daunting. I HATE cutting squash. Part of this mostly generates from having horrible knives, the other part from past experiences of somehow always finding a way to hurt myself in the process. Today I took to the internet for a quick search to help me with my great endeavor, and found a helpful tutorial. Her step-by-step procedure worked like a charm, leaving me with two perfectly cut squash and all 10 fingers still intact. Shout out to Mama for some delicious but so healthy meals this week-- I will definitely be stealing some recipes in the near future!!

xo

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thankful thinking

"A thankful mindset keeps you in touch with [Him]." - Sarah Young, Jesus Calling

How can you protect your joy today and be close to Him? Don't let negativity steal the full joy and complete closeness that He offers you daily. Reflecting on and reminding myself of this today.

xo

P.S. I have been craving a good camping trip- doesn't this picture sum it up beautifully?? :)

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#bookwormprobs

What's the best book-made-into-movie you've ever read & seen? I ended up seeing Divergent this weekend, and for the most part, the movie adaptation was pretty spot on (except for one of the major climaxes at the end?!!). It got me thinking, is it better to read the book first or see the movie first? It's like either way, you end up frustrated. If you read first then when you watch the movie, you just play the book in your head the whole time and scrutinize every little thing that did/didn't actually happen. If you read the book after, you can't help but picture the characters as they were in the movie and your brain can't really imagine events that are in the book but weren't in the movie -- a.k.a. my experience with Harry Potter :( 

I guess in the end, it's still better to read the book first because that's where your imagination has the most freedom and you really fall in love with the characters. Ah, the inner conflicts of book nerds :)

12 Movies that are just as good as the books.

I can't discuss this topic without forever thinking of this...

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happy spring weekend!

I hope you have a lovely first weekend of spring. After a busy and stressful week, Andrew and I are planning on just taking it easy this weekend. Thank you for all of the prayers, support, and encouraging words. We are keeping our fingers crossed, and pushing forward no matter what :)

Totally planning on seeing this movie this weekend, most likely alone, and I'm not even ashamed. 

And next up, this one. (I finished the book in less than 4 days. So. Good.)

And since I've had a Young Adult novel kick lately, here's this link, just for fun :)

Super hot.

Adult magnetic alphabet letters. 

Maybe I will try this on my almost done dresser renovation...

Gold and white ruffle (I die!).

I will take one, please :)

Citrus love.

The warm weather is so close- you can do it- almost here!

xo

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