Master Bedroom on a budget!

This is sadly the state of our master bedroom most days....{Embarrassing I must admit!}

My husband and I are fortunate enough to have build our own home. We've lived here for just over 4 years now and STILL haven't really decorated our house with any sense of style or coziness. We've been busy living life and the room has just served as a dumping ground for extra stuff and a place to sleep. There's good news though! With baby # 3 on the way I can't help but wonder if the nesting instinct is kicking in early....I can't get the idea out of my head to actually decorate our room! It's sort of becoming my obsession! 

So... with money being tight and my other new obsession of Pinterest...I'm inspired to take the challenge head on! 

My goal is to have it completed no later than October 1st, and for $150 or less. I'm going to use stuff I've been hoarding...(another obsession - geeesh), found items, or re-purposed items. I'm generally pretty handy and like the challenge of a DIY project. I've got quite the plan in mind and look forward to seeing if I can pull it off. Anything will be better than nothing! And it may help to clear some goodies I've been stashing out of the garage and put them to good use!

Generally I wouldn't blog about such a thing but I figure it might add a bit of pressure knowing I put my goals in writing and online. I work well under pressure. =) Also, the net is awesome for inspiration and maybe I can inspire someone else to make something beautiful with less!

Here are a few of my inspirations... 

Please feel free to check out the rest of my inspiration and the sources of these images on Pinterest!

That's it for this post! 

Wish me luck....

For the Love of Boys!

Here are some pics of the boys on a recent photo shoot I attempted for our Valentines card. 

They were NOT happy about being in the freezing cold...but they did enjoy the rare treat of bright red

LOLLIPOPS and BALLOONS.

I managed to get some shots that make me smile!

 

I love these boys!

AMAZING EGGS!!!

Well yesterday I began getting really suspicious that one of the ladies was about to start laying some eggs...

She would go into hiding for a few hours and then return to join the rest of the group! She's been doing other strange things as well... So I did what every sensible parent would do. I locked her up! HA

This morning the boys and I left for a couple of hours and then came home...I was dying to see a cute little egg in one of the nesting boxes! Sadly to my dismay I came home to 7 ladies in the chicken run...and the 8th (Georgina) was MIA! I was on a mission...the boys and I searched high and low throughout the yard and woods. I decided to brave the spiderwebs and slugs to see if she had gone into the little overgrown area right behind the coop....sure enough, this is what I saw!

 Little Miss Georgina "nesting" in the woods! 

 She had found quite a cozy little hideout! =) Too bad it wasn't in the NESTING BOXES I built for her!!! Geeesh!~

She was laying there and I was staring at her...I think I made her nervous! Anyway, she was kind of  breathing heavy and "contracting" so I was getting really excited that I might get to see her lay her 1st egg! (To some that may seem gross, but to me it's really exciting!) 

I noticed the cats starting to swarm around us and then our lovely dog Lily was also trying to figure out what was going on! I began to worry that someone might attack her......so I made the decision to lift her up and move her to the safety of her nesting boxes! Then I'd also be encouraging her to do her business in there anyway! NOT IN THE WOODS!!!! 

When I picked her up to move her this is what I saw! 

I was ASTONISHED!!!! 10 EGGS!!! YES 10!!!! She has been a busy little lady!

They're not that big, but I guess when all you've ever eaten is store bought... then unrealistic expectations are no surprise! I'm so excited to try "FRESH" eggs!

I kept 8 and put them in the fridge (don't think we can eat them but can't just toss em' either...I see a craft project in my future!), and left her 2 to try and encourage laying in the nesting boxes... hopefully this is not another flawed theory! =)

I tell you what, trying to figure out all this chicken stuff is pretty fun! I'm so proud of my little Georgina! Now if the other 7 start laying so well, I'll be sharing eggs with everyone! =)