da bears

da bears are bringing it.

one more game and we're off to the superbowl.

unfortunately, that (one more) game is against the packers.

yikes!

win or lose, it's been a fun ride... thanks guys!

stylish blogger award

last week, fran from the wonderful blog green street

honored skoots and cuddles withe the stylish blogger award!

thank you so so much fran!! 

as part of the award, i need to share 7 things about myself.

here we go...

1. i attended miami university in oxford, ohio and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design. i really wanted to major in painting, but my father insisted i pick a major that i could earn a living with (ha!)... thus graphic design. he was right (aren't dad's always right?)... i love graphic design and have had a great career.

2. i have an obsession with the south! i love everything about it... really i do. the accent, sweet tea, the whole lifestyle. plus the homes are amazing!

3. my husband and i were introduced by mutual friends. their intention wasn't to set us up... but we had other ideas and were inseparable ever since.

4. i knew i was going to marry dan after about a week of dating, but didn't tell him until a month later. it still scared the hell out of him! but i was right and we've been married for over 11 years.

5. 20 is my favorite number. here's why.... dan birthday is march 20th, my birthday is april 20th, my mom's birthday is may 20th, i was married on august 20th, max's birthday is january 20th and if you add reilly and cooper's birthdays together (6 and 14 respectively) they equal 20. kinda weird. right?

6. i'm a little obsessed with bad television. i watch the housewives, the bachelor, the kardashians, even the mario lopez reality tv show. please don't think any less of me!

7. i'm a little compulsive about cleaning my counter tops and floors. i don't know why, but if my counters and floors are dirty, the whole house seems dirty. i'm a little crazy.

now i get to pass along the stylish blogger award to blogs i really enjoy or  recently discovered. everyday i enjoy reading and being inspired by these amazing blogs (and just because i just discovered them, doesn't mean they haven't been around... i'm just behind the times!)...

iblog

 i am an organized mommy

then there were 5

 10 rooms

omg...really

via

what can i say?

really... what?

this room is amazing.

i love the soft blue with hints of yellowy-green.

i adore the flowered branch on the ceiling.

love everything.

i'm still putting together a inspiration folder
for reilly's room in the new house.
you can bet that this has been added!


xoxo - erin

the january blues

is it just me or does january kinda suck?

i'm done with all of it... the snow, the cold, the ugly gray skies.

this always happens mid-january, the holidays are over and i feel kinda icky.

PLUS... our [stupid] state government just raised our taxes by 66%!!!

wth [that "h" stands for "heck" by the way]. HA!

and i have the january blues.

ironically, i LOVE blue.

lonny

lonny

lonny

ahhhh... i feel a little better!

now a SPECIAL thanks to fran from green street (a blog i adore).

fran, bestowed upon little ole skoots and cuddles the stylish blogger award.

thank you fran! 

i will blog a bit more on the award on monday.... stay tuned :)

xoxo - erin

an impulse splurge

for weeks i've been trying to find the perfect set of chairs for the living room.

i've looked at everything....websites, ebay, craigs list, thrift shops, etc.
i was doing my due diligence. 

then out of nowhere, i pulled the ripcord and purchased 2 chairs

without a lot of thought and completely the opposite of what i was looking for.
huh?

originally, i wanted to buy two thrift chairs 

and have them re-upholstered to look something like these...

how fun... matching chairs in a fun, bold fabric!

after getting some upholstery quotes, i cringed at the cost

and worried the fabric may become dated.

but then i remembered michelle's chairs from three men and a lady

 and i thought why not???  white leather or vinyl chairs.
this might work!

with white leather/vinyl chairs i could incorporate fun fabrics with pillows.
YES!!!

and they would wipe clean!
HELL YES!!!

so, on an impulse, i purchased 2 of these and i can't wait for them to arrive!

i think they have great lines and will look fantastic with a fun/funky pillow.

you can buy one for yourself here.

the chairs will replace the blue chair in the living room
across from the white slip covered sofa.

the living room still needs a lot of work. i've just begun the re-design.
for sure it needs to be painted (i'm not digging the cream color).

i'm also considering a natural fiber rug. not sure yet. i like rooms to evolve over time.