{Autumn Wreath & Squash Soup}

Howdy...

How are you!?!? Guess what....it's FRIDAY!! Can I get a

woot woot:)

The weather recently took a turn for the worse...

but I don't care...

the leaves are delightful and I am bursting at the seems with creative inspirations!!!!!!!

Have you been able to tune into your

inner creative spirit

lately!?!?!?!?

Hope so......

Since the weather turned yucky ... I thought it might be a good time to listen to my taste buds and whip up some healthy and delicious soup:)

As you know...i've been beyond stressed lately! And I wanted to thank you for taking time out of your busy days to stop by and say hello...

I really appreciate it and your positive comments more than help me get through stressful times!

Do you know what else gets me through....

nourishing my creative spirit

I like to get creative

crafting...cooking...

writing in my journal about all my hopes and dreams....

making pretty jewelry..... 

and drinking wine {heehee}

This week...I enjoyed creating this meal!

ps....the cayenne pepper makes this soup...in my opinion:)

Along with the soup...

I made this salad.

And before I forget to mention it...

I wanted to tell you .. the reason I don't ever give you exact measurements in my recipes is because

1. I don't use them and

2. if you really want to find wonderful recipes and cooking instructions ... there are a million places to get them.

My goal is to give you a springboard, an idea, a place to start.

 I want you to explore your inner creative spirit...

get inspired here and then go out there and do what you want. mix it up....maybe you don't like the seasonings I use but you do like squash...

well then by all means....do what makes you happy:):):):)
Start with an idea and then move forward....
in your own direction!

Sure hope that's the feeling you get when you stop by and I hope I do inspire you just a little bit!

Alright...the salad!

I have to say..this was super delicious!

Even in the winter or autumn...it's still important to eat your greens:) 

Guess what else I crafted this week....

well if you're a facebook sort of person....you would already know what i've been up to!!!

but here it is!

A super cute...super inexpensive autumn wreath!

After one particularly strssful day at work I came home....

poured a glass of vino...turned on Pandora's French Cafe station...and got busy making my inner creative spirit happy....which in turn...made me HAPPY!!!

I love the wreath and I especially love it against my blue front door!!!

Let me know if you decide to make one too:):)

and here's what else i've been up to....

Hope you have a fabulously relaxing and creative weekend:)

We're getting my nephew...having a few friends over and we're all carving pumpkins!!!

I love that:)

Oh and if you haven't had the opportunity to get to know Liz of Shorely Chic....you should! She is positively amazing!

She was recently interviewed by My Home Ideas and included me in her interview. I almost cried:) Words can't even describe how happy I feel that I inspire others....

That's what life is all about....be inspired and inspire others!She is my inspiration...she goes out there and works hard to follow her dreams. She ROCKS!! And I can attest that her beach scented candles are sublime....you can order them here:)

Thanks Liz:):):)

‘Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself.’ Alan Alda