Happenings of the week.

Happy Saturday, ya'll!

Who braved Black Friday? I kinda did. Sort of. We went at 4:00 p.m. instead of 4:00 a.m. like some loonies (Sorry if you are one of them!). We still got some great deals up at The Town Center and didn't get shot or pepper-sprayed, like some news stories I saw. I'm gonna need you to not pull out your gun for that X-box. Thanks.

Today we went down to the outlets. Really just to get out of the house and walk around. We snagged some more good deals. No shooting involved :)

Let's rewind to Wednesday. Remember when I talked about taking pictures for a friend and hoping they came out well? Well, I'd say we had a successful shoot. Alanna and Krystal were gorgeous gorgeous girls and Kevin and Renee went with the flow and were awesome! Couldn't have asked for better people to shoot (with a camera, not guns...). Take a little look:

Yeah, great lookin' bunch of people. Loved every second! If you want to see them all, you can visit my Facebook page. I made that album public, so you should be able to see them all. If you get a wild hunch...friend me. I'll accept you, I promise ;)

My bestest friend, Rachel came along for the ride and did a great job of capturing a few great shots of her own and helping me figure out the best places to take the pictures and best lighting, etc. She was a great subject for me to test my lighting, by the way:

She's purdy, aint she? :-D

She also did a marvelous job of capturing some behind-the-scenes of the shoot:

That middle one makes me laugh. I was all up in their grill! :)

So, fast forward to Friday again. Instead of shopping in the early part of the day, we headed out to the beach for a picnic and some running around:

I am usually that mom that worries about her child's clothes getting dirty or wet and I obsess over runny noses and dirty hands. Yesterday though? Nah...go in the water with your clothes on if you want, Bud. Don't worry about getting your pants wet or your shirt covered in sand! We let loose and said "Who cares about that runny nose?!" It was one of the days. And it was great to not care. Sometimes you just gotta let it go and relax. I had to remind myself of that a few times. I caught myself reaching for the sand-covered orange that was about to be shoved into my little man's mouth...but Nah...it was one of those days :)

Check out our fabulous, most cutest picnic basket on the planet! Given to me for my birthday, by none other than my Rachey:

She would find a gorgeous, monogrammed picnic basket for me! Love.

We had a marvelous Thanksgiving feast at my dad's on Thursday! It was so yummy and I am proud to say that I didn't stuff myself. I hate stuffing myself and being uncomfortable, so I refrained :)  Such great company!

Tomorrow I am hosting a Thanksgiving feast here for my mom and brother. Ofir and I have a few recipes up our sleeves! My mom has some great one's lined up too! My brother? Well, he had no choice but to make his famous mashed potatoes. BEST on the planet. No lie.

Don't you love how this post was so non-sequential and completely out of order?! I do hope you were able to follow along :)

Have a great rest of the weekend!!

-K

Salmagundi.

If you are lost and have no idea what Salmagundi means, here is an explanation for you.

Now that we have that straightened out, we can move on. :)

Happy Tuesday!

I do not have anything particularly captivating to talk about today.

My son has a fever. Hate fevers. They scare me. Hopefully it keeps going down and stays away!

While he is/was napping, I whipped up a cute cute cute cupcake design for my husband's work group. Take a look:

Adorable, no?

I saw these somewhere. Either on someone's random blog or Pinterest! Oh, Pinterest...you are so good at sucking me in and wasting copious amounts of my time browsing you.

Anywho, hopefully they like them and they are yummy!

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I am taking some pictures of a friend, her boyfriend and his kiddlies tomorrow at a lovely park here in Jacksonville. Hopefully I get a few decent shots.

I just said hopefully twice in three sentences. I am a worry-wart.

Oh WAIT...I said it up at the top too--about the fever.

Hopefully I can get better at that ;)

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In case you didn't see on my Facebook page yesterday...my child decided to remove his dirty diaper and play paint time on his crib, walls and carpet. Ask me if my morning was awesome. You bet...!

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I had a dream last night that I was pregnant. I had the baby and it was a lion cub. Umm...OK?! Someone please tell me what the symbolism in that dream is! Weird...

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In 3 days, I have sold 4 of the same Christmas wreath! I could make that thing in my sleep! Keep 'em comin', people! ;)

Hope you have a great rest of the day!

-K

Thoughts for a Sunday.

Sometimes things in life get rough. Or stressful. Or annoying. But...just remember who you have around you. Think of your friends and your family. They are most important! Not the traffic, or the paper you have to write, or the six piles of laundry waiting to be folded. It's them. Not that stuff.

Whenever things get rough, I look at my boys and remember how greatful I am to have such a wonderful little family:

Take a look around and find beauty in people. Ignore all that other stuff :)

Happy Sunday!

-K

Hello, new lens!

I am proud to say that my little 'ol Etsy shop has funded a new fence for the backyard, Ethan's second birthday and, most recently, a new 50 mm lens for my camera! I got her tonight and I am already pleased.

These were all taken in doors, at night with heinous lighting. The potential of this lens is ridic:

The oh-so exciting jars on the kitchen counter.

The astoundingly awesome faucet in the guest bathroom.

My favoritist shoe in the whole world. Why must you be scuffed at the toe? :(

And some black and white Boo love <3

I cannot WAIT until tomorrow; when I can take to the great outdoors and the sun is out and I can put this to great use! So excited to see what I can muster out of her!!

A big thanks goes out to anyone and everyone who has supported my shop! It is such a joy for me to create what you see in the shop and it makes me even happier when someone loves it just as much as I do and wants it for themselves. Thank you for grabbing some Nu and Boo-ness!!

In other news...I started my first IV on a living, breathing human being yesterday in clinicals and I didn't blow the vein! Wahoooo!

Have a great weekend! Mine will be filled with procrastinating and taking copious amounts of unnecessary pictures studying for my test on Monday.

Love to you all!

-K

Poor Man's Luminaries.

As I have said before...nursing school puts a dent/hole/gorge/crater in your wallet. So, I have adapted to being cheap :)  But, I've shown you before that you can do some great things around the house and for yourself without spending a ton of money. I found a great little crafting project here the other day and knew I had to do it! I already had all of the supplies--Score!

Here is the finished product:

I'm not sure where they will go just yet, but I'm thinking something on the mantle for Chrismakuh (Christmas + Hanukkah. That's how we roll in this house!)

This was probably the easiest crafting job I have ever done. Try it!

Here's what you'll need:

-Spray paint. Any freggin color your little heart desires
-Glass jars. Any size. See that little one in the front? Old ugly drinking glass.
-Rubberbands--all different sizes:

See...all different sizes.

Here's what 'cha do:

Wrap the rubberbands around the glass:

Start sprayin', ya'll:

Remove the rubberbands after the spray paint has dried (BE patient!):

Now just enjoy. Put a candle inside, put flowers or stick-sorta-things inside:

Have a great week!!

-K

Nu and Boo presents....

...a new line this winter. Coming to runways near you!

ROSETTE EARRINGS:

Head on over and snag some for you or a friend!

Remember...If you purchase anything in my shop between now and December 1st, just enter the coupon code NUANDBOO10 at checkout and you will receive 10% off your purchase! :)

Watch out Dior and Oh, you too Chanel. Nu and Boo is in town!

-K

Big Boy Room: Reveal!

As I always say, in my typical sarcastic tone, I know you have been waiting on pins and needles to see the big reveal of my big boy room makeover--frugal style. The time between the sneak peek and now has been overwhelmingly difficult for you. I know this.

I am not the best at before and afters. Hence the fact that I have zero before pictures for you. Hah! But you can enjoy the afters, right? That's the fun part anyway.

I lied. I do have a before picture of something. A bookcase that came from my grandparents house is now in Ethan's room. I painted it up and distressed it a bit. Here it is before:

Not the most attractive of bookcases.

After some paint, here she is in his room:

A good change, no?

Love me some distressing.

A couple of blocks, some vintage toys, and good 'ol books and we are good to go!

I am a sucker for vintage bicycles. Who knows why? They are just cute! He was $5 at my favorite antique store in Mandarin.

We already had these block things. I just took some sandpaper and scuffed 'em up some to make them look old. I like old-looking stuff :)

Vintage Mickey. Vintage Mickey with one arm. Don't hate--I think it makes him unique :) My mom found him in her garage. God knows where he came from? Hah. He fits in well, I think.

Extra storage. A mother's best friend! I decided to leave the legs the original color. I just liked it that way :)

I made a collage-of-sorts on one of his walls:

I am also a sucker for sillouettes. And when it costs me $0.25 to make? Well, call me a huge sucker.

I found her in an antique store for $8 in Five Points in Riverside. Love.

I painted this little guy with some paint I already had in the garage. If you recall, this was found up in our attic--the previous home owners left it. Weirdos. So now it's in Ethan's room for his reading pleasure.

His dresser that used to be where the bookcase is now, is now in the closet:

Such a great idea to put a dresser in the closet. I stole that idea from my bestie, Rach.

We took the front railing off of his crib. I don't have a fancy-made-up-children's-bed picture for you. Well, because that usually is not the case. We never have a fancy-made-up-children's-bed in this house. Maybe one day.

I have another piece I am working on. It's a big dresser and I am painting it the same color as the bookcase. It will replace the changing table under the collage. Whenever that is done, I will be sure to show you. It is a process and is taking entirely too long--I wanted to go ahead and show you the rest of the room :)

This chest is not new. It's been in his room for quite some time, but I wanted to show it to you in case you haven't seen it in all of it's glory:

I adore the locks and the layers and layers of old paint. This was in my brother's room when we were little. I'm not sure where it came from or how old it really is, but I am in love with it.

So anywho...this room was about $50 to redo, including paint and supplies. Try repurposing things you already have; room swap stuff. It makes for a new, cute surrounding without having to feel guilty about spending a ton of money!

Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you to everyone who has served and is serving--our country thanks you!

Love,

K