Guest Post: Ms. Lulu ... or Ash. (I'm sure she will answer to both ;)

Oh, sweet friends ... you are in for a treat today! 

One of the loveliest ladies around is doing a guest post for me. 

I am over-the-moon excited about it!!

She is a dear & I am so grateful that God is blessing me with such a wonderful friendship!

Please pop on over to her blog after reading what her current favorites are lately.

You will be oh-so happy that you did!

xoxo

hello!

i'm ash from love.lulu. i am so honored that colie asked me to guest post. she is such a doll & is quickly becoming a dear, dear friend.

a little about my life? i've been married to the man of my dreams for three years. we have one sweet little boy (he'll be two next month), & a pretty awesome cat. oh, & i love god. a lot.

the spring in the air has caused me to have organizing on the brain, as well as wanting to try a bit more overall in my appearance & health (I know my husband appreciates it. haha.). with that, i've come across some pretty great things. here are a few of my current favorites.

my new cosmetic bag. 

i don't know how i've never heard of danica studio until now. it's pretty much perfect. & pretty cheap. which makes me happy.

my new necklace.

this actually just came in the mail a few days ago. from fab.com. i've been in desperate need of new jewelry, & this is so fun!

my new water bottle.

i got my husband the grey&black one for christmas, & have been secretly coveting it since. the other day, he came home with this for me. oh, i love him.

my new bag.

my in-laws got this for me for my birthday. they know me too well. it's my new favorite bag, for sure! & big enough for all my life-with-a-toddler essentials. & well, i think the toddler, too.

well, those are some of my favorites this week. hope you enjoyed.

have a lovely weekend!

love.

Photo Challenge V.1

I am a little obsessed with instagram.
(if you don't know what it is, and you have an iphone, then check it out here.
then download it & add me under the username 'theplaidsparrow'.)


This month they had a 'January Photo a Day' Challenge.
It looks like this:

I obviously had to take on the challenge!

Photos, instagram, friends ... who could say no to that??

Anyhoo, so I decided to break this up into two parts.

I'll start this post off with Days 1-15.

& at the end of the month I'll end with Days 16-31. 

 Day 1. Me.
(standing all awkward)

 Day 2. Breakfast.
(looks kinda gross, but i love coffee w/ biscuits & gravy)

Day 3. Something you adore.

(my owl ring. *love*)

 Day 4. Letterbox
(letters, photos, memories, and more)

Day 5. What I wore.

(this day was super warm outside, but i really wanted to wear all my scarves) ;)

Day 6. Makes you smile.

(planning trips down to dallas to see one of my best friends, kim)

Day 7. Favorite.

(nathan sent me flowers @ work!!!)

 Day 8. My sky.
(the view from my backyard)

Day 9. Daily Routine.

(almost every morning, folks)

 Day 10. Childhood.

(my FAVORITE photo of my mom & i. do you love how clueless I look, yet I have my "thumbs up" sign!?)

Day 11. Where I sleep.

(nothing too exciting here. simple. the way I like it.)

 Day 12. Close up.

(big eyes!)

 Day 13. In my bag.

(i could live in my purse.)

Day 14. What I'm reading. 

(books I'm finishing, starting, or rereading ... it is never ending!)

Day 15. Happiness.

(playing DK on the super nintendo with the guys!)

I really am having a blast doing this challenge. 

I may come up with my own for next month as well! 

Hope you enjoyed!

I'll be back in a few weeks with the rest. 

much love, colie