Homelife + Project 52

Wow, haven't done a Homelife post in maybe over 6 months? Whazzup with that? No idea why. Homelifey types of posts are pretty much the only reason I tune into other blogs! I cleaned off my big table the other day, for seriously the first time in 6 months and my mom gave me a spring gift of a yellow orchid arrangement, and I thought, I should really do a homelife post.  ENJOY THE FABULOUSNESS....of random. :)

My other orchids are not doing awesome. Maybe I need to step up my watering. Actually, they are green and doing fine, but I haven't had a re-bloom in awhile. Maybe I should get out my orchid fertilizer and give things a spring jump start.

Ok so this is this season's stick tree and can I tell you a few things. I just taped washi tape all over the branches, which I saw somewheres on Pinterest, I honestly cannot recall where because I didn't pin it at the time. I had the hardest time photographing this thing because I didn't line up the polka dot washi tape just right so everytime I did a closeup it looked out of focus, 'cept it wasn't really, or it looked washed out, or spindly and OH BLOGGING PROBLEMS, they are so inane eh?

So what we've got here are my sticks, a bunch of washi tape flags, and a few tissue paper blooms. I didn't want any blue. Julia wanted blue. So we have blue.

I'm not super impressed with this year's spring tree, and I'm not fishing for compliments ~ it just doesn't rise to the level of last year's Easter Swedish Tree.

We have a globe now and it's awesome!

 Attempting to watch TV while using the mixer. (enjoy this week's Project 52 photo!)

After being lectured about keeping her eyes on the bowl. (we made a lemon cake, I'll share the recipe soon!)

Julia has so many tiny pieces of crap, garbage, LOVELY TRINKETS & TREASURES, that it was either throw them in a giant bin never to be seen again or get a proper display case for them, so we got the display case. It is very Not Safely Not Attached to the wall. I guess we should rectify that at some point.....

For those of you who might have missed it when I took a photo of it before, please admire my Hello Kitty poster. IT IS MINE. I just allow it to live in Julia's room, because I am so generous and kind that way. #goodmama #HelloKittyLove #notcrazy #PINKHAIR4EVER

 You need to make these miso-mayo asian pork sliders,

from the cookbook 'Keepers'. $14! Um, that's a good price. This recipe alone is worth buying the book, no jokey. Andrew almost fainted with happy when I made them awhile back. And he's not the get excited sort. I kid you not, the man's eyebrows shot up a good inch when he bit into the sliders. (the meat is marinated in pineapple juice!) Easily in the Top 10 things I've ever made.

Potions! J made it at a friend's house ~ I think this is some kind of combo of cinnamon, food coloring, mint and tea leaves? (i'm torn. it kinda looks like a urine sample gone horribly awry or maybe it looks like a lovely ruby cordial. i'll let you make up your own mind!)

I'm so sorry that I felt the need to end this nice springy-post-filled-with-pretty on a urine sample note. This is why I'm a Bad Blogger.....