Whimsy & Desires

Now that the letter writing challenge is done, it is time to turn my attention to pressing desires.

1. Madeleine is 25 months, I am stuck in a puzzle/book rut; it is time to start activities that inspire play (which equals learning).

2. My last "monthly" post for the girls covered January, it is time to catch up.

3. While my blog is not managed enough to do a "link-up party" or generate any outstanding traffic, I do want to do a weekly blog focusing on seemingly unorthodox approaches to living. I am thinking of calling it "Weird, Wise or Whatever" and having people weigh in with their opinion. I think it could be fun and of course, it would be on Wednesday.

4. I joined Pinterest and although I have heard of the addictive power, I would like to moderately organize ideas I find on the world wide web.

So, in keeping with these desires. Madeleine and I bought out the paints. I was inspired by my friend who blogs at birdinyourhand. She wrote about adding whimsy to our yards, so this is what I came up with:

Start with a $1 birdhouse from JoAnn's

Add Crayola Washable paint

Set them outside to dry, go to the library, come home, have lunch, then prepare to drill

Drill a hole through the bottom and add a bamboo garden stake

Determine that they need a big, colorful bow on the stake; shoot adorable photo anyway

Ta-da! Whimsy & fun.