Let me tell you a cautionary tale. Once upon a time, my husband was out of town when the battery in our alarm needed to be changed. It was 3 o'clock in the morning. In my sleepy stupor, I couldn't find 9V batteries that worked (WHY DOES JOE MIX OLD AND NEW BATTERIES?!). Picture me, rummaging through random drawers in the garage trying to find a working battery at 3:00 am, and then, still half asleep, trying to figure out which of the 4 alarms upstairs was chirping because of course one beep sounds like it's coming from every alarm. Well, I avoided a Pheobe moment (Major bonus points if you get that reference!) and figured it out eventually, but when I got an opportunity to upgrade to an alarm with a sealed battery that lasts 10 years AND one with voice and location technology, I was intrigued.

If you follow on Instagram, you know I've been obsessing over the patio for like ever. I missed posting last week (we were at the beach! yay!) and will probably miss next week (we'll be on our first kid-free-out-of-the-country vacation to celebrate 15 YEARS of marriage) so I wanted to pop in and share our patio plans now that it's starting to get real! Keep reading for budget-friendly patio inspo!

For a while, I've wanted to put all our paint colors in one place. You guys know I love a good trend, but I wanted to keep our home's colors cohesive after our old house, which Joe called "the fun house" because of my crazy paint color choices. We had a red office/guest room, a lime green kitchen, and an aqua bathroom. And I was threatening to put orange somewhere (Lord, help me). I went in the opposite direction here with neutral paint colors and punches of boldness (hello master!). I thought it would be fun to share our paint color choices with you along with which colors we love and which we regret. (#oops). I'll also share my #1 paint tip and my thoughts on color matching. Here goes: