JEN SEVERN'S BLOG

You can print one of these and put it in a frame for your entryway table to jazz up your July.  The One Nation is proudly welcoming my guests standing tall in a white antiqued wooden frame.  It's super cute.  Enjoy! From Detail-Oriented Diva From Detail-Oriented Diva From Detail-Oriented Diva

I save glass jars! Why? Because, you can do tons a great things with them.  All kinds of everyday foods  come in glass jars, like, pasta sauce, garlic and jelly, to name a few.  These 4th of July luminaries look fun and festive.  Ambiance is a special part of any holiday.  Why not let everyone in the family get involved in creating it.  I want to see our family's artistic energy in these and can bring beauty into our home.  You can even recycle them after the holiday or use them next year.  I am putting this on our "to do" list!  Get your smock on. From Crafts by Amanda.  Click here for her step by step instructions.

Lets take it one day at a time has been my mantra of late. It seems to be all I can handle. Today, for me, really does have enough worry of its own. Tomorrow, I will do tomorrow. That is not to say I am not concerned with the future. I am a planner and love filling in calendars. The big picture, Rome, motivates me. Here is how my one-day at a time mantra folds into my workout schedule. "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was your body." Tony Horton coined. This daily encouragement plays through my head when I begin to whine about working out. Is it worth it? Is my health really improving? Well at least today I did something. I can only do so much each day. I am a big believer in taking care of our bodies. Though, until recently, I have not been real consistent, post children. My youngest is now five and I am crediting his age for my new found consistency. "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was your body." Do it again, today. One day at a time ...

We are having some friends stay with us this summer for a week.  I really want to be sure that they are comfortable and feel welcome.  Is there anything you do to make your guests feel welcome and at home?  I am looking for some good ideas!  Most of our family lives in Colorado, so we just don't have a lot of out of town guests.  I found one good idea on pinterest, but looking for more.  Any ideas for me? Here is a simple and sweet idea for a guest tray. Oh, I forgot to tell you about our guests.  A dear girl friend of mine, her husband and their two boys, 9 and 6.  Any fun ideas?

That was a very long break.