We have finally had some nice weather!!! Today we were busy relocating some of our raised garden beds and the beans helped me drill our box together. I made a special point to tell my daughter that she is a strong girl who can work a drill just as good as any boy! The good thing about my little helpers is that they are amazing at amending the soil for me and finding worms to add to our boxes.
The lovely Jennifer from Three Dogs In A Garden (her blog is beyond inspiring) sent me this gardening book for the beans. It has so many project ideas for little ones in the garden. The beans have already bookmarked the ones that they would like to try for this season!
And I would like to add that Jennifer was one of my first followers. Always leaving me encouraging comments when I had none. And for that I would like to say thank you Jennifer!
Busy working Beans!
So with a couple of jobs checked off the list in the garden here is a project that we knocked out inside.
A year ago we tackled our tiny bathroom. (we are lucky to have one off of our bedroom) I enjoy being somewhat of a minimalist so a small bathroom actually works for us. It is the size of a closet and its 1967ness was really starting to show. With a broken toilet. rotted pipes, and funk growing in the shower we decided to fix it up.
Do you like our wire hanger rigging?!?!
With the space being so small it was a bit hard to even take a picture! The little things that help us live in our small bath are hooks for hanging, trays for extra this and thats, and a large medicine cabinet over the sink for storage. The old vanity was donated. Its replacement is an extra small size that makes the space feel larger.
And the week has already been a good one! I will be around to visit your blogs here in a bit as it has been a bit busy here! At a doctors appointment today I was taken when I walked into the office building and was greeted by a stunning indoor garden. It was a reminder that even when your mind is consumed with other things that it is important to slow down and look around you.
May your week be filled with beautiful things!
Hi Nicole, so nice that you are gardening with your beans and let them actually do things in the garden themselves! They seem to be quite into it and enjoying spending time digging in the dirt.
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That indoor garden is amazing! It certainly transport you into a different world and is very soothing. I bet it helps to calm people down before they see the doctor. Wishing you a nice week!
Christina
Hi Nicole - your beans are so sweet, helping Mama in the garden! They look like they are taking their jobs very seriously, too! Future gardeners for sure. A very worthwhile skill! I just love the coat your little one has on. I admire the fact that you are teaching them that gender doesn't matter.
ReplyDeleteYour bathroom makeover is such a beautiful transformation! I love the color scheme and it really does look spacious with your attention to design. Great job!
The indoor garden is really wonderful. It helps when you have to go to the Dr. to have something so beautiful to focus on.
So glad that you are finally getting some spring time weather. It is nice of your friend to send you the sweet book, too. I will stop over for a visit. Enjoy your lovely weather!
Hugs xo Karen
It is so funny that you mentioned slowing down because I just typed this quote today as part of an upcoming blog post -
ReplyDelete"Learn to pause . . . or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you." Doug King
The beans are looking so cute!
How nice to receive such a fun book for the beans. I'll have to remember to look for it at the library. I had the opposite experience with my son compared to your story of your daughter and the drill. I told my son that all my daffodils are my girls. And he frowns and says, "why can't they be boys?". Well why not? So we were out tonight picking my pink daffodils and just to see how serious he was, I asked Maddox if they were my boys. And he says yep!! Oh it cracks me up and it is so sweet that it mattered to him. That said, hallelujah for the weather warming up there!! You must be a super mom to get through a winter like what you just had. Have a great week - hope all is well, friend.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures of your beans helping in the garden - I think you always see things in a different way when children are around when they notice things that you probably wouldn't. Well done with the bathroom - a definite improvement. I love that indoor garden too - so well planned out and would definitely take your mind off being at the doctors.
ReplyDeleteHow cute are those beans. Love the look of that book too. I'm hoping our next project will be to build a scarecrow for the vege garden. Your new look bathroom looks amazing. You have made such good use of the space and love the colours you have chosen. Have a great week Nicole xo
ReplyDeleteAwww busy little beans! I've got a bathroom makeover planned for later on in the year, sometimes you can be thankful for small rooms. Have a good week xx
ReplyDeleteThe beans are so cute and you are right we all need to teach our Daughters they are strong and can do anything. I just adore what you did with the bathroom. I wished we had another one, maybe in the next house. We really stripped our back yard last year and in a few weeks will be putting in new raised beds.
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ReplyDeleteYour little beans are so cute and I bet they are the best little helpers. My helpers were hard at work yesterday too. The dog was digging holes and the chickens were digging up the seeds I planted the minute I turned my back. Isn't it wonderful to finally be having some nice weather? At least until the rains come back in tomorrow. Until then - garden on!
Cindy
Forgot to say, the bathroom looks beautiful. I bet you are very happy with it. See, there is one good thing about bad weather, it helps us get our inside projects finished. I am learning that is the best way to cope with whatever weather comes along - always have an inside and outside project in the works.
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Cindy
It is so good to see that you are able to get back out in your garden where you enjoy yourself so much, it looks as though the beans are having lots of fun enjoying themselves, and I'm sure that there will be even more fun with the new projects from the book!! What a kind gift that was! Your new bathroom looks amazing, I really like the wall colour, I love the way that you chose and use colours, they look so great. I hope that you love using it now!!!! I hope that all was OK at the doctors. Take care and hope that you have a good week gardening!!!!!!!!!!! xx
ReplyDeleteYour beans looked like they were having so much fun and, they were getting so much done!! That book looks so interesting!! I'm glad they've picked out some garden projects for this summer! Keep us posted on their progress!! Your bathroom redo is fantastic!! Great job! That garden was gorgeous! Don't you love those blessed and unexpected surprises? I've been in the garden this weekend, planting some cabbages, kale, spinach and peas. We're expecting storms midweek so maybe next week, I'll be able to get more done. Hope you all have a great week!!
ReplyDeletewow your bathroom looks amazing! and your gardening work with your little ones looks great. and i love what you told your daughter! :)
ReplyDeleteThe Beans look so cute working in the garden. It's a great learning opportunity for them and I am sure they were having fun. The bathroom looks beautiful! We have a small master bath too and I've been thinking about doing a few things with it lately. The indoor garden is impressive! I love places like that. Thank you for sharing. I hope you're having a good week!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to see your little people enjoying the outdoors and getting to grips with growing stuff. Your bathroom is absolutely lovely, well done you. And the indoor garden is fantastic, what a wonderful thing to find at the doctor's. Hope you're having a good week Nicole. CJ xx
ReplyDeleteI'm newly obsessed with Jennifer's blog - now I love it even more. My kids have been out with me, too. They've dug up hellebores seedlings and potted them for sharing and they planted radish, carrot and lettuce seeds. They love to be out in the dirt almost as much as Mom.
ReplyDeleteYour bathroom looks great. We have a small one off our bedroom as well, (although we STILL haven't tiled the shower since putting it in 7 years ago - ahem), and I've been giving it the stink eye over the last couple of weeks. I want to do something new to freshen it up. You're givin' me some motivation.
That is one seriously fancy doctor's office!
Look at those busy little ones, all good stuff. I think your bathroom is sensational so slick and sophisticated. Enjoy your warm weather and love to you and yours this week Jo xxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Nicole, looks like you've all been busy in.the garden and the bathroom is looking vwry nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteCuddles Emma
That's a very classy bathroom. Also like the indoor garden at the doctors - i want to do some wall baskets of indoor plants in our new sunroom. Haven't been excited about houseplants for a long time, bring on the spider plants! x
ReplyDeleteIt is a joy watching children actually doing something :) The pride they have when the seeds start to turn into little plants... And they don't need much for their imagination, just some mud, water and tools - brilliant!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome that it's warm enough for you to work on your garden again! Your helper beans are adorable and good on you for reinforcing girl power! Your bathroom turned out fantastic. The changes do make it look lighter and bigger. Hope the week continues being a good one for ya :)
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What good little helpers you have. I have a stack of good activity books from when my kids were small and I'm rereading them now to prep for the summer visit of the grandchild. His little red gardening gloves and wellies are waiting for him by the back door.
ReplyDeleteOh it's so lovely to see those little beans helping and getting stuck in! Makes one warm and fuzzy :) And the bathroom is stunning! well done you guys! Slowing down... yes good idea... must remember to do that sometime! What a gorgeous indoor garden. Have a great week! xx
ReplyDeleteGreat to have little helpers in the garden.
ReplyDeleteThat indoor garden is just lovely.
Merle.........
I love to see children in the garden - it sets them up as gardeners in their adult years. Love your new bathroom - especially that wall colour. Hope you and your family are well.
ReplyDeleteI love how you are teaching your kids the love of gardening! It is so sweet to see them helping! You are such a good mom! Wow your bathroom is amazing! Great job! I love the tile in the shower too, it looks so beautiful, makes me want to tackle my tiny bathroom, it needs it desperately. I love the indoor garden too!
ReplyDeleteNicole, your bathroom makeover is lovely and amazing! The clear glass for the shower really opens up the room. Everything is perfect...except, you should really keep the hanger rigging for the toilet. It is a unique style and the beans could float little boats in the water. LOL! You know I am kidding? ;)
ReplyDeleteSo sweet that Jennifer sent you that book. Your beans look too adorable gardening. :D
Oh how fantastic to finally be out in your garden again! It looks like the kids really enjoyed it too. Looking forward to seeing it grow. Lovely job on the bathroom redo as well!
ReplyDeleteNicole, your kids are gorgeous. How lovely that the weather is heating up and you can get outside and potter.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to pop over to Jennifer's tonight for a squizzy and some inspiration too- she sounds like a kind soul.
And lastly, WOW, what a fab job you did on that quaint space. I love the colour, I love the details, just lovely . Liv x
Nice to see the Beans in the garden, they look like they are having fun. That's what we need to do fix the barthroom up, your looks great.
ReplyDeleteYour little beans are so good to help you in the garden!! I must try to find that book in Australia for when Alex is older...so we can do some gardening together too. And wow, your bathroom looks fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteoh I'm jealous...we just had 3 feet of snow...ouch. Love love love your bathroom though! Yowza what a beautiful space you've created! Hope the doctor's appointment wasn't for anything too terrible and you and yours are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteDo you do these renovations yourself or contract them out? You really have an eye for design. I love the new bathroom.
ReplyDeleteYour beans look like they're having a blast! Digging in the dirt is such fun in the springtime. I still haven't checked out anything in my yard as there's still ice in the shadows. Your bathroom is impressive! Wow, what a change you've made! How nice to be greeted by all that sleekness. I love the shower tiles and glass wall/door. We have a tiny ensuite too, and took out a small wall and replaced it with a full glass wall & door. The space just opened up! Looks like a great week ahead for you Nicole :) Wendy x
ReplyDeleteYou do some beautiful work! Loving the littles helping in the garden. We do that here too.
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xo
I am so glad that you and the beans are going to be able to make use of some of the ideas in the book you won. Honest to God, I can't believe how quick they are growing up!! They look so much older in this group of images.
ReplyDeleteThe bathroom remodel is wonderful. It looks so clean and fresh now. Love the wall color!
Those look like happy kids. :o) None of my students pranked me but I played a little joke on one of them so all is well. When my son was very small he loved using pumpkin stems as straws. Easy entertainment!
ReplyDeleteAww, love to see the kids helping with the garden! And, whoa--look at the change in that bathroom--great job!!
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable kids you have. And your comments about the worms brought back memories. Our older son used to find worms and then adopt them as pets. He would carry one around, petting and kissing it. Sadly the worms did not necessarily survive all this love. I suppose we should have stopped him, from the worm's point of view it must not have seemed so cute.
ReplyDeleteOh you are a step ahead on the spring cleaning dolce vita preparednes I see! Oh and it's so true about kids and putting them to work in the garden! Husband and C were planting flowers this weekend and C was so happy to be helping, now every evening he wants to go to the front yard to "check on the flowers" so cute! They just want to be involved and do work. Maybe I will try to involve him in some cleaning :))))) And I love the new bathroom, we need to get on top of that, ours is def 80's style...
ReplyDeleteHappy to see the kids helping in garden. They are also very happy in doing so!
ReplyDeleteNicole: Your children are so adorable! I'm glad you shared your bathroom make-over. It turned out so beautifully in it's minimalist way!
ReplyDeleteYour bathroom is AWESOME!!! I love it! We are happy to finally be getting outside here too. I should get off the computer and go start tidying up the yard right now. :)
ReplyDeleteYour little peeps are so sweet, digging and finding critters. You're a good mom! The bathroom redux is amazing. I really love the "vintage" light over the sink.
ReplyDeleteNicole, you have created another great post here! Your little ones are so precious helping you out in the garden and it is good that you are teaching them the love of gardening. They are so sweet hunting the earthworms to help things along. I checked out Three Dogs in a Garden and, I have to agree, it is a fabulous blog. Her photos are gorgeous and provide so much inspiration and information. Your doctors office is a beautiful place to visit, too!
ReplyDeleteYour bathroom is beautiful! i love the soft colors and you did so much with the amount of space you had!
Nicole, your bathroom looks great!! I love your paint color, and the simple, natural tones make it a peaceful space! Most of all, I love seeing kids playing outside in the garden!!! What a healthy way to grow up!! Your little beans are cuties!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did to the bathroom, it definitely looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love that bathroom!! I wish I could redo hubbies, his is like that and just going to hell, but money is tight so not this year! An indoor garden would be great, would love to grab a book and just sit there and read all day!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I don't know how the hell I have missed so many of your wonderful posts, but I have - ARGH!!! LOVE the Beans...ALWAYS - love that you are instilling in your girls that they CAN do it! Since I started this comment as a potty-mouth, I should end it the same...the bathroom redo kicks ASS! Off to read the posts above this. XOXO
ReplyDeleteoh how sweet....your garden beds will be so lovely when spring shows up and everything is planted and growing. Those little beans will be so proud of all the prep work they helped you with. Your bathroom redo is very nice....must make you feel like you are walking into luxury now.
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