h e r b s || g a l o r e

A few posts back I had mentioned that one of my goals this holiday season was to grow my own herbs.  I'm sick of buying herbs and not being able to use all of it before they go bad. I love cooking with a variety and nothing's better than cooking with things that you've grown yourself. My first stop was to Home Depot for potting soil and my seeds. My second stop was to grab these simple silver pots from Ikea along with a set of very cute and inexpensive set of gardening tools. I had purchased chalk labels from Martha Stewart's line at Staples awhile back with no real purpose in mind. They turned out to be the perfect solution for my pot labeling. In general I highly recommend the Martha Stewart line at Staples...I mean the woman is a genius!

Boa helped me drill a hole in each of the pots to allow the herbs to drain :)

it's been forty-somethin' days since...

So good to be back in our casa! Boa and I have been away in New York for the last forty-something days working on a feature film he was shooting. It was amazing to work along side one another for such a long period of time. We've both learned a lot about ourselves and each other. I loved camera assisting, but I also have learned that I'm glad that I don't do it on the regular for such long stretches of time. I'm black and blue all over haha! Most importantly, I feel so lucky that the two of us work so well together. I loved having our own silent language on set. It was an amazing experience and we wouldn't trade it for the world. I'm incredibly proud of him and excited for everyone involved. The film has a special place in our hearts.

I've definitely missed our home we've made together, but I also think it's extremely important and useful to go away for awhile and come back with fresh eyes to re-examine your living space. During the time away I was already making mental moves partially to get our place ready in time for the holidays and also because I'm a firm believer that it takes a few years to really get your place to the point you've been dreaming of. Nothing's overnight, people! 

Since being back we've jumped into high gear, making new additions (and subtractions) to our place while we re-organize. For us home really is where the heart is so it's important to come home and smile. 

I'm not quite ready to share all the changes quite yet, but here are some sneak peeks of what's happening around here.

A birthday card from Boa's grandmother is here to stay. Getting the bar cart ready...*squeals with excitement*