The Little Things

• Benjamin making the bed for me
• park day with our favorite homeschooling friends
• deep neck stretches
• exciting blog posts
• Benjamin making 3 goals at his basketball game
• owl socks
• going to an essential oil party & falling in love
• trying a new hairstyle & getting lots of compliments
• sitting in the warmth of the sun
• good vibes
• tacos
• vampire red nails
• rainbow everything
• 80 degree weather

• The perks of being a HSP
• This inspiring story of how four very different, always unschooled, children learned to read
• Can we be lovers & not have sex? This article blew me away & had me shouting YES the entire time!
• Tantra. My interest is officially peaked!
• Back yard pub sheds. I mean, need I say more?
• OMFG! The Madonna Inn is giving me all kinds of feels. I've officially added it to my bucket list.
• Here is some really great advice & inspiration to start living the life you want!
• This couple rode a unicorn into their wedding. A unicorn!!
• For the Free-Spirited Females with Fiercely Sensitive Hearts is the most accurate description of me thats ever been written my someone else

What are you feeling thankful for this week? Have you had any aha moments of came across some uplifting or inspiring material?

<3 Erica

The little things

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• free samples at whole foods
• getting excited about my interests again
• walking around outside barefoot
• singing my favorite song at the top of my lungs
• riding around with my windows down
• a surprise job opportunity
• finding out I can sleep in at the last minute
• getting down to some Glee songs
• BFF date night
• fun tables at work
• good tunes & time with my sewing machine
• really, really good conversations
• love pretzels
• snapchat
• delicious pizza
• alone time
• dessert that melts in your mouth
• complete silence
• acoustic jams
• belly laughs
• free music class trial = success
• getting excited about finding some awesome new music lessons on Pinterest
• leaving my patio door open all day
• coachella playlist on spotify
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• A very non wedding. Seriously? This will make you want to get married for all the right reasons!
• The Pioneer Woman interviews her husband & it's just too sweet
• I've not so secretly dreamed of buying a 5th wheel & traveling across the states so when I came across this map on how to drive across the states while hitting up all the major landmarks my heart skipped a beat
• Louisa Wendorff is amazingly talented, I've had this mashup playing on repeat for days now
• These badass tattooed seniors are making me smile

"You will never be able to escape from your heart so it's better to listen to what it has to say."

find a favorite little something in everyday,

Erica

Thankful Thursday

"Don't live the same year 75 times and call it a life." -Robin Sharma

• playing cards of humanity with friends and laughing till I cry
• hot coffee
• getting out of the house after being cooped up for 24+ hours
• listening to Benjamin sing in the shower
• Benjamin learning to use the Nook and loving it
• a nice warm house with it's 12 degrees outside
• a sweet and unexpected gift of flowers from my landlord
• music that gives me the feels
• dessert so good it makes you close your eyes
• daydreaming of laying by the pool
• sleeping in on a Saturday
• good friends
• meeting new people
• walking around downtown
• working with amazing people
• late night Netflix
• thinking about moving to a new city - brings up old excitement I felt when planning to move out west to go to design school
• inspiring friends
• getting my thoughts out of my head & onto paper
• finding free Charlotte Mason curriculum
• coming up with a new beautiful mantra
• inspiring TED talks
• walking around downtown TR in beautiful weather
• lunch date with my little man
• killer strawberry cake
• late night talks with my BFF

"Respect yourself enought to walk away from anythign that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy." -Unknown

thankful thursday

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• inspiration to actually map out my dreams
• feeling giddy and getting a case of the giggles
• beers with a friend
• fish tacos
• writing out my 4 month plan
• snuggling with Benjamin
• people who are realy listening when you talk
• peel & eat shrimp
• cheese tray & a glass of wine
• sleeping in
• sun salutation
• wearing sparkly shoes
• quiet mornings
• planning out craft projects
• getting a ton of stuff listed on ebay
• late night happy hour with my bff
• playing with friends from our homeschool group
• sending a horse snap chat
• trips to wally world
• new gloves
• vamps with my bff
• my bff vs. tinder

peace, love, and t. swift,

erica

thankful thursday

"If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining."

• the most delicious trout with gnocchi, mushrooms, spinach, walnuts, and tomatoes
• dinner with some of my favorite people
• sleepover at mom's
• waking up early & having an entire day o do as I please
• creating my first vision board
• taking pictures with Benjamin (see above!!!!!)
• super hilarious vine videos
• going to a night club and sitting on a white couch surrounded by flowy curtains - I felt just like Carrie Bradshaw
• a sleepover with my ladies & all our conversations
• hot coffee on a rainy morning
• wearing bright orange wedge boots
• fried mac & cheese, penne rustica, and salted caramel gelato
• a hot detox bath while listening to Abraham Hicks
• christmas music
• Benjamin giving me 100+ hugs and telling me he loves me
• beautiful, crunchy leaves under my feet
• watching with awe as my passions are pulled together by the same force
• watching Benjamin play & act out stories with other children at our children's theatre
• skype - because it helps me foster my long distance friendship
• planning my x-mas party

"The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live only as you can."

peace, love, joy,

erica <3

thankful thursday

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• hugs
• good books
• lovely dreams
• the vampire diaries
• free information at my fingertips
• new friends
• birthday shopping
• molina's for lunch
• happy hour with most of my family
• a theraputic glass of wine, or 3
• friends who text back at 1am
• advice on life and love from carrie bradshaw
• doterra essential oils
• gala darling and her radical self love
• tiny beautiful things: advice on love and life from dear sugar
• watching benjamin help a lady bug find her way outside safely
• watching a documentary that changes the entire game
• finding & (successfully) using a reusabe k-cup
• inspirational youtube videos
• yoga/meditation
• a warm cup of coffee in cold hands
• huge pinecones to decorate for fall/christmas
• all the beautiful orange and yellow leaves
• the option to choose joy
• looking at home decor on pinterest
• day dreaming
• a very happy birthday weekend
• catching up with old friends
• mexican food and a margarita
• catching up on one of my favorite vampire shows
• coming across a new book by my favorite blog at the library by accident - and loving it
• quiet mornings
• the warm spot on the floor where the sun shines through the window
• the feeling of happiness
• a night full of laughter

peace, love, and postive thoughts!

<3 Erica

happy halloween!

"Halloween, Halloween
Spooky, kooky Halloween
Kids in costumes, what a sight
On Halloween tonight

Big black cats
Vampire bats
Ghosts and goblins out tonight
Causing quite a fright"

i should confess. halloween is my favorite. it might have something to do with my complete vampire obsession but i just love it. the decor, the treats, the costumes.

wicked the musical is my newest obsession (hurry up january 30!) so it was a no brainer for me to dress up as elphaba. 

benjamin & i found this wolverine costume at goodwill & his love for Marvel was born. we're even having a super hero birthday party this month!

now when it comes to celebrating you have to do it right. so we made a table scape and a Jack Skellington cake. because, halloween.

the Jack cake was a simple DIY. I drew his body on card stock with a sharpie and his head is just a basic white cake decorated with cream cheese and chocolate frosting.

i hope your halloween was filled with many tricks and treats. 

and now let the christmas music begin!
<3 erica