Confession. Once I shared the girls' room, I realized it didn't feel right. This blog is called Pretty Real for a reason, so here's me keepin it real. I used to be all about color. My first kitchen was lime green. At the same time, I had an aqua bathroom and a bright red guest room. There's nothing wrong with bright colors, but there's a right way to do color and that ain't it. When we moved into our current home, I avoided large doses of bold color. I kept our home neutral but all of my color love spilled out into the girls' room. Oops. Their room also wasn't functioning well. There was too much stuff in the space and although it's a decent sized room, it felt overwhelming and cluttered.
I was at a meeting at church recently and Halloween came up. We were discussing how to reach our neighbors and one of the attendees mentioned that I could bless, rather than boo my neighbors. You guys know what I'm talking about right- when you leave treats on your neighbors doorstep and a sign that say's "You've been boo'd!"? I always thought that seemed fun but have a complicated relationship with Halloween (more on that later) so never thought to participate. I thought maybe my church friend had seen a"you've been blessed" tag somewhere but alas, I couldn't find one. I decided to throw one together and naturally decided to share it here!
Hey Hey! If you've been reading Pretty Real for any length of time you know I love thrifting. As a kid, I used to go thrift stores with my mom and loved discovering unique finds or even just name brand clothing for pennies. There's something about thrifting that feels like a treasure hunt.
I first shared about my plans for the girls' room literally over a year ago! It feels so good to share just a peek of it! I'm calling it phase 1--It can be tough to move quickly when the budget is tight and time is too. Breaking it down into phases helps me feel like I'm accomplishing something. Yay for playing mind tricks with myself. Here's my progress:



