Sunday Shares

Another week, another weekend.  My house has the smell of homemade spaghetti sauce right now and the weather is perfect.  I did a little bit of shopping this weekend as well.  It's been a while and I desperately needed some jeans and fall/winter shoes.   I also picked up a few things from the JCrew sale.

We're also anxiously awaiting our new ottoman and I have been searching for the perfect tray to have for it, you know for drinks and what not.  I'm leaning towards a lucite tray but some can cost upwards of $150-$200.  I've found a few less expensive options below...

Gold?

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Solid Lucite?

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Faux croc?

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I love the styling of this large tray...

Hope you all have a great Monday!

Products

I hope y'all had a great weekend!  Back during the summer I posted a few times about how a goal of mine was to live a healthier life and have a healthier environment, meaning my home environment and the outside environment.  I wanted to share some of the products that I have found that I like that are free of sulfates and other harmful chemicals.  It took me a while to get around to sharing this information because I wanted to take the time to use them for a while and get a true opinion.  These may not be the very best to use but they are much better substitutes to what I had been using.

                               

Natural Body Products by thedulynoted featuring bare escentuals

Bare Escentuals / Burt s Bees face toner / Burts Bees body moisturizer, $11

I really love all of these skin care products.  The only complaint I have is with the foundation primer because it has a stubborn pump.

Natural Household by thedulynoted featuring body cleansers

Body cleanser / Natural Laundry Detergent / Arrow / Seventh Generation Dish Soap / Rinse Aid

 I also use Bounce free and clear fabric softener sheets.  I haven't been able to find any by Seventh Generation.  Vinegar and baking soda are also wonderful to use on countertops, fridge and sink.  Do you have any products that you can recommend as well?

Sunday Shares

I hope you have all had a great past week and weekend!  It's been busy but good for me.  My dad flew into town a few days ago.  He lives in Tokyo and I haven't seen him since Christmas.  Friday night we went to dinner with him, my stepmom and grandmother.

Saturday I went to Wrightsville beach with a friend and her sister.  The weather was PERFECT while we were there and it was definitely the relaxation I needed.  The weather today on the other hand, is dreary and icky.  We went over to my grandmothers for a lunch and to visit with other family that came into town to see my dad.  We're now having a quiet Sunday evening at home doing laundry, watching football, spending some time with Pinterest, itunes and maybe some Hulu for when I get tired of football.

Perfect day at the beach

Photo by Heather Griffin

We also ordered our ottoman this week (here) and picked out the Trina Turk fabric shown below.  This fabric is indoor/outdoor so it should hold up well.  We can wait to get it in about 6 weeks or so!

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I then came across this picture below of more Trina Turk fabrics.  Aren't these colors great?

 I hope you all have a fabulous Monday tomorrow!

It's the last couple of weeks to wear those shorts and sandals! I can't believe the summer season is coming to an end but I'm looking forward to fall.  I hope you all had a great labor day yesterday.  Did you do anything exciting or celebrate with a tradition?  We took it easy and stayed home most of the day, not very exciting.

The weekend did consist of some furniture/home accessory shopping plus some dinners with family and friends.  We picked out this ottoman for our living room, but it will have a different fabric.  It's the perfect size and I love that it can be used as a coffee table and as extra seating.  

Photo by Heather Griffin

Here are the fabrics that we were considering.  I say "were" because I got an email today saying that only the top blue one is available.  I keep going back and forth on that one so I may have to go back and look at more.

Photo by Heather Griffin

I took this picture of our living room (well, all that I could get in the frame) to get a perspective of how it'd look in the space.  What do you think?  We also purchased the two gray zig-zag pillows :)  

Photo by Heather Griffin

  

I hope you all have a great week ahead! It's been a long day so I'm off for now!