This Week in Happiness {Week 18}

“Be an encourager.  The World has enough critics already”

~ Dave Willis

One of my favorite things happening this past week has been my delivery of more del campo t’mates {for whom I am a recipe developer}.  I have been blistering and blackening them on my grill for the most ridiculously mouth-wateringly, deliciously, rich, smoky, spicy salsa I’ve ever had.  So phenomenally wonderful. {recipe coming next week}

I’ve been all over Pinterest this past week, drooling over the recipes you’ve been posting and dreaming over how I’m going to become more DIY.

For Example:

I really, really want to  buy a wood burner so that I can make these DIY Wood Burned Spoons from Cherished Bliss

 

 

Amy, from Mom Advice, is a longtime friend, and someone I greatly admire. I kinda tripped over my tongue when she posted these 5-Ingredient Caprese Pork Chops. Y’all really have to go check them out, and tell her HI!!

 

 

Memorial Day Weekend is coming up, and at least one of our grills (we have 4) will be fired up with some sort of treat, and I think the perfect side dish to just about anything I could make would be this delectable sounding Potato Salad Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod.  Really, anything that Maria and Josh post is guaranteed to be good, but this caught my eye because I am a potato salad lover.

 

Is it summer for y’all yet?  Summer is poking it’s hot little head around the corner here, and while I love the thought of long, lazy days stretching ahead of us, I’m also loving the idea of a bucket list.  This 100 Fun Ideas for Your Summer Bucket List from Mom’s Confession is pretty fantastic.  If you’re looking for a little creative inspiration, it’s a must see.

 

I’ve definitely been bitten by the DIY bug, and am always inspired by DIY-ers – so when I saw this DIY Vintage Kitchenaid Stand Mixer Makeover – over on Water Water Everywhere! I had to save it, and share it with y’all.

 

Stitch Fix has been filled with wins and losses for me.  I’ve had ‘fixes’ where everything went back, I’ve had fixes where one thing went back.  My fix this week, was 3/5 fabulous!  I think the Coral 41 Hawthorne Dress is my new favorite dress, and I adore the cobalt blue shirt, too!

The Stitch Fix Breakdown

I absolutely adore the swingy, fun, flattering coral wrap dress with the pockets.  I pretty much want to wear it everywhere.

The bib necklace is not something I would ever try on if left to my own devices, but I absolutely love it.  Nathan did, too.

Stitch Fix needs to quit sending me Skinny Jeans.  NO NO NO.  They are either too low cut, too long in the crotch, or just otherwise a no.  I’m not a skinny jeans girl.  period. end. of. story.

The black metal studded top was actually really cute, but it was heavy to wear, and  I was really on the fence about it.  Nathan reminded me that if I’m on the fence, chances are it’ll get more hanger time than body time.  It’s going back.

The Cobalt Blue Tart Top.  The color is absolutely phenomenal, and the more I wear it, the more I like it.  I need tops that accentuate my waist, aren’t too low cut, and if they’re going to fall at my hips.. they better accentuate my waist and coloring.  This top does both!

Out of this month’s Stitch Fix (I think it’s my 7th)  I’m keeping 3 of the 5 items!!  If you haven’t tried Stitch Fix yet, you should.  It’s a personal shopper and stylist, and seriously y’all, worst case scenario, you’re out $20.  Best Case.. you learn a bit about fashion, yourself, and you try styles and fits and cuts you never would have otherwise!

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What’s making you happy this week?