i've got a date with this little man this AM....we're both still under the weather.  i might have a case of laryngitis.  i'd love to curl up and watch a movie....walker agreed.

he always picks good night gorilla....it's the one movie i'm okay w/ him watching.  it last 10 minutes and he will sit the entire time and watch it.  i use this to my advantage....

 i need tea....it helps the throat.  i wish i had a doctor here.  i probably need an antibiotic by now.  i've lived here for a year but i still don't have a doc.  and it never works to call when you get sick b/c they always say they aren't accepting new patients.

i feel like this picture i found at a thrift store yrs ago....i call him achoo....b/c he looks like he is about to sneeze.

 i really need to clean my house.  i have company coming tomorrow AM.  i don't have it in me.

 instead i work....walker thinks he should help....95% of the time when walker's not at school, this is how i work.

 9:30 and it's time for walker to take a nap (secretly i might be doing the happy dance)....

b/c now i can curl up on the sofa w/ a blanket and read my new magazines....finger's crossed his nap last long.....

if you want something to read, lauren at the cottage mix asked me to answer some questions about how the designer's attic got started....

i hope y'all have a wonderful weekend.  xoxo.

we packed up and heading to the mountains last week...it was so nice to just veg and not have one thing that we had to do.  we hiked and cooked and sat by the fire at night....it was just what the doctor ordered.  and then it was time to return to the real world: i came back w/ a cold, a suitcases full of dirty clothes, a pile of emails and work that i couldn't do b/c my ipad didn't have service (so if you are waiting for an email from me, it's coming!!)...happy monday, right?!!

*images courtesy of middle child complex, lisa sherry interieurs, natty by design, atlanta home mag

hello....i just had a coffee date w/ a good friend and it's so nice to take an hour out of the hustle and bustle of being a mom/ having a career to enjoy some good old girl time.  every girl needs that...so go do it!!  it will make your hump day that much better :)

*images courtesy of belle of the ball, haute mama's favorites, haute indoor couture

it's monday...i think we all might agree w/ those words of wisdom.

*images courtesy of velasquez, style essentials,  coco + kelley, this is glamorous

TGIF!!  it's overcast and cold here and that makes me want to bundle up and drink lots of coffee....i hope y'all have a fabulous weekend!! xo!

*images courtesy of sunday in bed, nine and sixteen, the vintage parlor

i'm a girlie girl.....and these pics make me happy on this hump day!!  btw, i totally spy two items i would love for christmas: that bracelet is just the perfect amount of pink and those ice cream spoons...don't you think it would make eating ice cream even that much more enjoyable!!

*images courtesy of fifi cheek,  ravel, style essentials, sunday in bed, and george, beach house living

do y'all feel like you have been celebrating halloween for a long time.....we have had several halloween things and i must say, i'm kind of glad it's finally halloween and today will be the last time the kiddos dress up and get more candy!!  last night, we had a neighborhood party and i was going to make some mummy cookies but i seriously think that every mom in SC is on pinterest and pinned the same recipe and the nutter butters were sold out!  only cookie at publix missing!  i was shocked and disappointed b/c i thought that was such a cute, easy way to be crafty!!  i hope y'all have a wonderful halloween!!! i'm off to pass out candy at taylor's school!

*all images are on my pinterest (sorry i am running last this am)

seriously this blog is such a good place for me to come and daydream.....b/c my real life is so polar opposite.  it's not the easiest being a mom that works from home (and sometimes i get jealous of my husband as he leaves for work).  my youngest is going through a stage...a stage we don't remember w/ taylor.  he's very needy, he gets mad, and yes- he might hit (i said it....usually just me though...but sometimes others).  trying to send emails w/ a child that is crying next to you is not that luxurious...and i guarantee you i don't look glamourous when i am answering phone calls....i'm probably mouthing to my 4 yr old that i am on the phone and she has to wait to talk, wiping my child's nose, getting someone a sippy cup, or shutting myself in the bathroom so i can carry on an adult conversation.....either way, i love being a mom and i am thankful to have this blog as a way to daydream:)  thank y'all so much for still coming to visit....i am so glad to have you in my life!  xo- shannon

*images courtesy of dust jacket attic, bella momma, crush cul de sac, life in grace

so i have to admit, it's really hard for me to cook during the week.  i feel like i always make the same things over and over again.  i need meals that are good, that the kids will eat, that are semi healthy, and that don't take a lot of time preparing....so i am cooking out of my crock pot all week.  last night i made the best soup....you should try it (it's totally not healthy but oh, so good).  the only bad thing about cooking out of the crock pot is that you have to start thinking about dinner at breakfast....like right now, i just got done searing a roast...and i'm not really in the mood to touch red meat at 9:00 in the morning.....

*images courtesy of heart lipstick and heels, la dolfina, annsley interiors,  seesaw design