Experiences, Inspiration, Remodels, Yard and Garden

Summer time in Colorado, an Astonishing Miracle

Aside• Posted on June 29, 2019June 30, 2019 by smart girl ideas

**It’s thrilling to see how much the foliage has filled in over the month of June.**

**The pots are beginning to explode with color and texture, making my walkway a garden path!**

**And of course, weeds are also coming in quickly! I think I have a couple volunteer sunflowers at the base of the windmill. I’ll keep you posted as they grow!**

**So cool to see my neighbors also taking the opportunity to upgrade their siding and landscape. The ripple effect is real! Both of these houses just had their siding upgraded!**

**Doesn’t that look great! And this is what I see when I look out my window now. I love it!**

**First steps out of the house in the morning, sniffing things to see what happened overnight.**

**Then he settles into his favorite morning spot in the sun!** **We both look forward to the start of the day, sipping Chai and soaking up the beautiful morning!**

**It feels good to have my space organized and cleaned up enough to have some friends over.**

**Just out of storage, I’m using my dining table on my patio for the summer and love how it opens up the patio and gives me space to entertain.**

**Some of my girlfriends enjoying an Al Fresco happy hour on the patio. Beth suggested my place looks like a Napa Valley back yard! YOU KNOW I love that!**

This month, I’ve been cleaning out my storage and looking for places to put all my stuff! As I bring more stuff over and try to find permanent homes for everything, I can’t help but wonder, If I haven’t used this stuff in almost a year, do I really need it?

As luck would have it, Susie just bought a house in Lake Havasu and is setting up her new house at the same time! So as much as I feel attached to my stuff, I’m grateful to contribute to their lake house and know I’ll get to enjoy and appreciate all these things there, instead of in Colorado.

**What to keep, what to donate , what to share…**

Walking into someone’s storage feels a little bit intrusive, but I’m happy to report this is the last of my storage and by the end of the month, I’ll have all my stuff in one place again. It’s been quite a project moving from 2300 sf to 893 sf. Overwhelming, but I feel great knocking this out and reducing my footprint even further.

**I’ve had this mirror for several years and rediscovered it in storage. Although it’s heavy and dark, I have an idea to update it…**

**I like this lighter version better, so I’m going to paint and distress my heavy Black mirror and give it a fresher look.**

This is my Water Fitness class of ladies! At the end of our workout, we volley a beach ball for 10 minutes. It’s fun and challenging, but mostly funny! These ladies are awesome. They’re supportive, positive and all doing their best to stay in shape.