Akita's Snow-Day

Hello Friends, How are you all today. We got alot of snow yesterday and today was our clean up day from the storm. It was a decent day and the sun was out, thankfully the snow was fluffy so it was easy to clean up. I Thought i would post a video from today's clean up,I've been learning how to make videos and post them, I'm still getting used to making them, it's pretty fun and this one is of my dog. While we were cleaning up all the snow she was loving it and having a blast playing so i ran and grabbed the camera so i could record her having so much fun, she is such a cutie but she was practically buried in it and could barley walk there was so much snow out there and she is just so little. Enjoy:) Have A Wonderful Day

Happy Groundhog Day-Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early Spring

Hello Everyone, How are you all today? Happy groundhog day! The famous Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring,that sounds good to me i hope he is right! We just got hit with another huge snow storm today 8-14in I think we got the 14! I will be so glad if spring does come early, i haven't seen a winter like this sense i was a kid, seems like we are getting snow storms every other day this year yuck. Here is the write up from Ground Hogs day thought i would share the news with all of you. Have A Wonderful Day

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – The country's most famous groundhog predicted an early spring Wednesday.Punxsutawney Phil emerged just after dawn on Groundhog Day to make his 125th annual weather forecast in front of a smaller-than-usual crowd in rural Pennsylvania who braved muddy, icy conditions to hear his handlers reveal that he had not seen his shadow.

Including Wednesday's forecast, Phil has seen his shadow 98 times and hasn't seen it just 16 times since 1887, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle, which runs the event. There are no records for the remaining years, though the group has never failed to issue a forecast.
The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend says that spring will come early.

Sunday Funday- 20 Decorating Secrets

Hello Everyone, How are you all today? It has been a few days sense i have been on. Have just been right out straight lately glad to  have a moment to blog.  I have been thinking about doing some redecorating to my house this spring. So i have been researching some ideas and i came across these ones. There are some good ideas here that i would never have thought of. So i thought i would share them with all of you. Have A Wonderful Day

 

Pick your paint colors last, choose mismatched seating, and don't forget the closet lighting.

 

Pile On the Pillows.

One pair of pillows always looks skimpy. Use two pairs, in contrasting patterns, colors, and textures

Buy A  Bigger Bed

small-scale furniture only makes a small bedroom look smaller. Try a high bed and a tall headboard. Your room will grow.

Leave Cabinets Open

An open armoire is more interesting than a closed one. Let people into your secret world.

 Go Dark

Dark walls do the opposite of what you'd expect: They make a small room feel bigger.

Wallpaper Is Easy

The fastest way to make over sliding closet doors is to wallpaper them, like Melissa Warner did to turn a bedroom into her office.

  
Large Collections Need Order
Wall brackets can bring order to a large collection or odd shapes, which is what Mary Watkins Wood did in her master bedroom.

Use a Real Rug in the Bathroom

Use a rug instead of a bath mat. It was made to withstand a lot more wear than the occasional wet foot.

It's Okay to Skip the Sofa

There's no rule that a living room has to have a sofa.

White Works.

You'll never get tired of a white room.

Mix Styles.
A four-poster bed will take the chill out of a modern bedroom, like this one designed by Vicente Wolf.

Layer Your Lighting.

Four lamps are better than two. You need ambient light for mood and direct light for reading.

Tuck In Your Throws.

Keep throws under control. Fold them lengthwise, then in half, then tuck them into cushions.

Kick Your Traditional Coffee Table to the Curb.

The most versatile coffee table you'll ever own is an ottoman topped with a tray.

Skirted Furniture Finishes a Room.

Too many chair and table legs can make a room "nervous." A skirted piece or two will make it feel "grounded."

Gold Is Gorgeous.

Gold is back in a big way. A few accents will warm up a room, like this classic living room designed by Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford.

Plants Cheer Up a Lonely Corner.

Nothing softens a lonely corner in a big room like a potted tree.

Leather Lasts.

The most indestructible fabric for dining chairs is leather or vinyl. Especially if you want white.

Switch Up Your Seating.Mix up the seating at your dining table. You wouldn't have eight identical chairs in your living area

Don't Forget the Closet Lighting.

Love your closets. Paint them, paper them, hang pictures in them to inspire you. And definitely light them.

Refinish Vintage Finds.

 Don't be afraid to paint a vintage piece. Every piece of furniture can't be brown.

                                                                      

My Little Companions

Hello Friends, How is everyone today? My video of the week. I just put my first video together and i did it with a program that's called picasa3 it's a pretty cool program and it does everything! Then i added it to my youtube channel and posted it to my blog. It's a video of my little companions my beloved animals. It took a lot of work to put it together, but it came out good for my first time creating my own video yay! So I wanted to share it with all of you. Hope You All Have A Wonderful Day:)

Pillow Talk

Hello Everyone, How are you all today?  Just some fun facts that i stumbled upon online and wanted to share with all of you. It turns out that the way you arrange your pillows may have some meaning to it! How you arrange your pillows can reveal clues to your psyche. How crazy is that? According to this my pillow arrangement says that i have modernist style and that I'am artistic, creative, and intellectual. Read on to see what your pillow arranging style says about you. Hope You All Have A Wonderful Day :)

Asymmetrical Pillows
If Your Pillows Are Asymmetrical

Are your pillows tossed about in any which way? Do you arrange your pillows without a particular order? Your unfussy style says that you are a relaxed, bohemian type who's easygoing and open to new experiences.

Balanced Pillows
Photo: Annie Schlechter
If Your Pillows Are Balanced, but Have a Single Accent

Do you prop pillows the classical way, but throw the symmetry off with one extra bolster? Do you prefer when something doesn't look too perfect? If so, your style is traditional with a twist. You're never too prim and proper — but you aren't given to the latest trends either.

If Your Pillows Are Precisely Stacked

Are your pillows tiered, trim, and level? Does clutter on the nightstands (or anywhere) drive you crazy? This systematic, monastic tower of pillows indicates you have a modernist style. If someone saw your bed, they would probably guess that you're artistic, creative, and intellectual.

Delicate and Decorative Pillows
Photo: Annie Schlechter
If Your Pillows Are Delicate and Decorative

Are your pillows an exuberant array of Euro-square, cases, shams, boudoirs, and neck rolls? Do designs without embellishment feel cold and unwelcoming to you? If you're drawn to a dreamy, whimsical look, then you're a romantic. You prefer frilly and feminine to streamlined and rigid and are a firm believer that more is more.

Perfectly Symmetrical Pillows
Photo: Annie Schlechter
If Your Pillows Are Perfectly Symmetrical

Do you consider yourself organized? Keeping all your ducks in a row —and your pillows too — means you have a tailored, classic style. This look is best for someone who is detail-orientated, organized, and orderly.

Tip: Stick to the same color scheme when selecting pillows, but try using                                                       different prints and patterns to mix up the look.

Music Monday:Taio Cruz Dynamite Amazing Piano Cover

Hello Friends, How are you all today? This is such an awesome piano cover of Taio Cruz song dynamite! It's an RNB, hip hop song and this guy did such an amazing job playing it on the piano! It's such a dreamy and charming piano cover, it sounds so pure and beautiful and it's so relaxing to listen to! So i decided to choose it for my music Monday pick. I have also included the original song in my blog. Enjoy:) Have A Great Day Everyone

The Amazing Piano Cover!



This is the Original RNB Song.

A Birthday Snow-Day

Hello Everyone, How are you all today?  We had another snow storm today blah and it's my birthday, that's the bad part about being born in the middle of winter, it's always like that on my birthday and  i had to spend a variety of the morning at the DMV renewing my licenses today, and then we did a little shopping before the snow got to bad, i guess we are supposed to get 13 to 19 inches before it is over with fun fun! We have had alot of snow this year I will be so glad when spring starts!  I thought this video was so cute, one of my friends found this and sent it to me for my birthday and it made my birthday snow-day so i wanted to share it with all of you. Hope you all have a wonderful day: )