Sundays with April

Hello, my sweet friends! I hope you had a beautiful month of April.

(BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END OF THIS POST!)

As April began, the presence of Spring started to shift mindsets and actions.

Everyone began to emerge from the cold of winter with a refreshed spirit, and everything was starting to bloom and come back to life.

And now May is here.

As I approach the one-year mark of my husband’s passing, I have had a difficult past couple of weeks. Everything has been flooding my thoughts of that time with him in the hospital. I wake up reliving those painful memories of each day in full color and seemingly slow motion.

Can you believe it has been one year already? It feels like it happened last week and 10 years ago all at the same time. It’s funny how time plays with your mind.

Even though it has been a hard time emotionally for me, I finally feel like I am starting to come out of the fog. I am still crying at least once a day, but I am still moving forward and showing up for myself and others around me.

My mind is becoming a little clearer and my goals have become a big focus for me. One of those goals is to show up more consistently for YOU.

I love sharing, inspiring, and teaching, which is why I started this blog 7 years ago. And the past year has slowed me down a little. I have SO much to share and can’t wait to consistently inspire and show you how amazing YOU are.

And I am so happy you have stuck around and hung in there as I worked through a very difficult time in my life, cheering me on and supporting me.

To catch anyone up who is new here, I was married to my sweet husband for 32 years. We have had a very full life together, 4 children, 2 son-in-laws, and 1 grandson. He passed away last year on May 9 from an 8-year-long battle with cancer and, even though he was sick, it was so devastating to our family.

I am very lucky that my children all live within minutes of me and we have grown closer to one another through it all.

We were always close, but this experience of great loss has driven us even closer and made us more appreciative of one another. And I am so thankful for that!

KEEP READING FOR MY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. AND, I NEED YOUR HELP!

How is my first project of 2025 going?

You can click here if you missed the details of the project.

I have decided to divert and completely change the color scheme of the room. Here is the original mood board.

Same pattern in the wallpaper, flooring, lighting, and hardware, but not in blue. Once I got the counters in (that I have never shared before now), I didn’t like the blue. It was too cold of a color.

Here is a sneak peek (not shared anywhere else) of what I have decided to do.

I love this wallpaper SO much! It has an Anthropologie feel to it with its organic hand-painted art.

I have had a hard time choosing paint, but I think that I have decided on Fresco Cream from Sherwin-Williams.

It is the bottom left. And, although it is safe, it will be transformative for the space once the hardware is on.

Everyone voted over on Instagram, and the bird wallpaper won by a small margin. So if you voted for the birds, I went in a different direction. But I think it is going to be SO pretty. Just wait!

I will be using the birds in another project, so don’t worry. I love them too much not to use them somewhere.

The cabinets are almost done! I had to figure out how to make doors that work for the 29″ Ikea Pax because Ikea doesn’t make cabinet doors for them.  They make doors for the bigger and the smaller Pax, but not the medium.

Why? I have no idea, and it is very frustrating. But it is something people have been waiting for me to share so I will share that DIY soon!

Stay tuned for a few posts coming soon with all the moe minor details of the space.

What’s been on the blog lately?

• Did you know you can do laundry with your iPhone?
• I also shared what my go-to laundry care items are and what is in my laundry room right now.
  • Have you ever seen these? You attach them to your sheets before you put them in the washer and they keep your sheets from bunching up in a ball in the dryer! Amazing!
• Looking for some awesome hacks for refreshing your front porch and get it summer ready? Here are 8 things you can do to spruce it up to remove Winter and welcome Spring and Summer.

I am ready to get back into the blog, and I have so much to share with you, so you can expect more great ideas and DIYs to come your way soon.

My goal is to resume with a new post every Wednesday.

What is coming up in May?

1. Finishing the office! There are so many little (and big) things to do, but I can’t wait to get it done, organize all of my crafts, and get it cleaned up! I have boxes and boxes of crafts just waiting to be organized!
2. Heading to Moab for a beautiful wedding that I can’t wait to share!  It is in going to be held this glass house surrounded by the park full of red rocks. I am taking my son as my +1 and we will be enjoying some of the activities Moab has to offer. Don’t worry, there will be plenty of photos!
3. Celebrating my son’s 25th birthday!
4. Moving my daughter home from college.
5. New, fresh content on this blog!

You’re the first to know!!

I need your help!  Can you take just a few minutes to help me and fill out this form?

I have been working on something for a while now that I think you will love!

Ready??

I have been working on my book full of tips and tricks that I have learned and developed from over 30 years of experience in my own homes, to help you tackle painting your own!

And I cannot wait to release it!!

I would love to have you fill out this form to make sure I have answered all of the questions you might have about painting your home and general home design and color inspiration.

It is a book for the novice who doesn’t know where to begin. I help give you the confidence to just start!

But, even if you have been painting and feel pretty confident about your skills, there just might be something you can learn.

That’s all for now!

Remember, you can do it yourself, but let’s do it together!