Ohhh hey! It’s been like a month or two since we have done a blog post! Life has just been so insanely busy for us both! Melissa and I are both Stay at home moms to entrepreneur husbands so that often translates to them working a ton! But we are back and are so excited to be here again! Thanks for always following along with us and giving us your love and support! We do appreciate it! I wanted to jump back into things and share my favorite things I’ve been loving this past month!

A Little Life Update

We recently moved in August, just down the street, but it still involved tons of purging, packing, organizing and unpacking! It’s been exhausting but also super fun! Our new house is super cute, has tons of natural light and we’ve been slowly starting to decorate it so stay tuned for more home decor posts!!

We also started homeschooling through a charter with my oldest daughter so it’s been fun, but also busy! We have soccer, Wild and Free nature groups and all kinds of fun field trips so it definitely keeps us busy!

And we went to Disneyland! It was so much fun! We enjoyed a week at our favorite place and it made our hearts so happy to see all of the Halloween decorations!

So that’s our little update! It’s been a busy but exciting season of life for us! A little break gave me some much needed time to get my creative juices flowing again!

My Favorite Things this Past Month

I wanted to share just a few of my favorite things I’ve been loving this past month! I always love when people share their faves because it gives me new ideas or products to try! So keep reading to see what I’ve been loving lately!

Books //

I try to make it an intention to read every day and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t! This month I read two books and really loved them both!

The first book The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave was literally so good!! I even stayed up way past my bedtime two nights in a row to finish it! I don’t want to give too much away but it held my attention so well and was one of my fave books of the year!

The second book, Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger, bestselling author of Devil Wears Prada was a fun read! It’s about a college admission scandal, following your heart, and the reality of perfect lives! It was more of a fun read, but I really enjoyed it! I highly recommend both books!

Hair//

The next two things I’m loving are hair products! Since we live by the beach, we are constantly swimming in the oceans and pool! Our hair gets dry so we definitely have to keep it hydrated to prevent breakage!

I’ve been using the dae Monsoon Moisture Mask for the past few months and love it! It keeps my hair soft and silky! It also has clean ingredients, smells good and looks cute in my shower! I typically only wash my hair 2-3 times a week max so I just use a tiny bit of this every time and let it sit in my hair while I shave! My hair is definitely shinier and having less breakage!

My daughter’s have pretty wavy to curly hair, and my 5 year old has super long hair! It kept getting tangled and frizzy so I bought this leave in conditioner for curly hair by Verb and it works wonders! I just put a little in the hair after bath, brush through and let it air-dry! She gets perfect little waves with no frizz! It’s magic! I tried on my fine, straight hair and it was a little too heavy for me! So I highly recommend for wavy/straight hair!

Fitness//

With our move recently and a busy schedule it has been so hard to get consistent workouts in and I’ve been left feeling in a rut! I kept getting ads for Melissa Wood Health app so I decided to download and so the seven day free trial! I ending up loving it and now pay $9.99 a month for it!

The MWH Method is a series of slow controlled, low impact movements combining yoga and Pilates to sculpt long lean lines throughout the body. Her program offers pre and post natal workouts, beginner workouts and meditations and much more! I like that she has a schedule to follow so it keeps me on track and mixes it up! I’ve been following the schedule and then adding in an extra workout on days that I have time! It’s been so good and I feel refreshed after taking each class!

To add a little intensity to my workout when you for the challenge, I use these Bala bangles! I have them in 1lb and 2lb and love them! I also try to wear them while on walks! Such an added bonus!

Clothes//

I purchased a few things this month that I am loving! I’ve always been a big fan of one-shoulder looks and found this super cute top at revolve! It comes in quite a few colors and the material really surprised me! When I purchased I thought it was going to be a cotton t-shirt material, but it was actually a thicker polyester and spandex material! I like to wear it with my hair in a bun and some hoop earrings to give it that sexy peek of shoulder look!

I also love this ribbed workout sports bra and bottoms I got from Target recently! I’ve been wearing them non-stop and love the slate blue color! The ribbing is so cute and the high-waist super flattering! I paired it with this cute little open back shirt!

I’ve also been loving this billabong dress I got last month! You can wear it so many ways! I like to wear it with booties, a hat and a chunky cardigan! I’m wearing it with this little cardigan I picked up from Amazon and it’s such an easy and comfortable outfit! This outfit will definitely be a repeat and will probably be on my list of favorite things for a while! You can easily dress up or down!

And my last favorite clothing item this month was my Gap Cheeky High- Rise straight leg denim in black! I was actually going to order the Madewell Perfect Vintage denim in black because I love the fit, but I saw these on sale and figured I should give it a try! I’m so happy I did because I love them and got so many compliments on them! I wore them at Disneyland and they were so comfortable!! Highly-recommend! I would size down one size because they do stretch out as you wear them!

Randoms//

These PeapodMats Leakproof Mattress Pads! My oldest has been potty-trained for a few years now, but instill like to keep this mat over her mattress for extra protection! They are perfect for that potty-training time when you need some reassurance and accidents happen frequently!

I’ve also been loving line art recently!! I just purchased these prints from Etsy and they are so beautiful! These will go in my bathroom and were so inexpensive! You just buy the file, print at Office Depot/Staples and put in a frame! So easy and inexpensive!

Okay! If you made it this far, you are amazing!! Thank you! Hope you enjoyed reading and found some inspiration of books torneadnos things to try! These were just some of my favorite things this past month! Leave a comment below and let us know yours!

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Have an amazing week! You are loved, appreciated and beautiful!

Xoxoxo,

Kari

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Alright guys! I know you have seen those super cute white ceramic Christmas houses from Target all over Instagram. They are super affordable at $5.00 and they light up, making them the cutest little decorations to put throughout the house! I love the simple neutrality of white, but wanted to add a little bit of a boho flair to it! Typically, I don’t use red and green in my Christmas decor and prefer to keep it more earth toned to fit my style!

I saw a tutorial floating around Instagram for a quick and easy Bohemian Christmas decor DIY and decided to try it out. It’s super simple, costs less than $30 all together and adds the cutest little touch to your Christmas decor. It’s simple and timeless and I know I will use these for years to come!

What You Will Need//

+ Ceramic Houses (I used the white ceramic houses from Target’s dollar spot section. The taller ones were five dollars each and the smaller ones were two for $5. Altogether, I spent $20! Here’s a link for the tall ceramic houses. If your Target is sold out one day keep checking because the sales associate said they restock every day. If not, you can also go to Michaels and purchase these houses for a similar look.

+ Paint // You can customize to your liking but I chose some blush/mauve tones to fit my current mantle decor. I went to Home Depot and looked through their matte paints colors and chose three colors from Glidden Premium Paint Color. I used Big Cypress, Orange Essential, and Adorable. You definitely only need a small sample, which was $2.98 per color.

+ Foam Paint Brush // I just used a medium sized foam paintbrush that I had lying around the house from arts and crafts with the kiddos!

What to do //

This part is literally so easy and therapeutic haha! I turned on some Christmas music (currently loving the Spotify Christmas Coffee Shop Playlist) and started painting the houses with my older daughter. She’s 4 and loved getting to paint them with me!

Once she painted them, I just dipped the paint brush in each color to even out the strokes and it dried within 5 minutes! It was literally as simple as that.

TIP: Put your fingers in the little doors so you can paint the entire house without having to put them down! It really sped up the process!

And VOILA! that’s it! Just wait for it to dry, start putting them around the house, and you have your very own Bohemian Christmas decor! Talk about a super easy DIY that only takes about 10-15 minutes to complete!

My Fireplace Mantle Decor //

I loved this mantle when we were looking at homes to rent! I knew that it would be such a great focal point and my main decorating space for each season. Because December in Carlsbad is still pretty warm, I like to keep it coastal but a little bit of a Holiday theme.

I bought the pink dried palms from Afloral.com, my go to for dried flowers and arrangements! The five pack I purchased was only $20, and I’ve had them for 4-5 months and they hold up so well. The vase was a steal from Michaels! I used a 40% coupon and I believe it was only $7.00! Such a steal!

I also just received these super cute garlands (the wreath and the FaLaLa) from one of my favorite small shops, PearlandJane. They literally have the best quality and the cutest garlands! I have a few Christmas ones, including this one, and I also have this super cute Girl Power one for the girls! Simply add them for a little bit of an additional pop of Christmas anywhere you want! They would look so cute in your kid’s rooms too!

I also found some Bottle Brush Trees that I will be adding to the mantle too! Such a cute, inexpensive and quick way to add some bohemian Christmas decor in your house!

Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy bohemian Christmas DIY! Thanks for following along and please tag us, if you make your own! Also, don’t forget to check out our gift guide posts, here and here, if you are still looking for ideas for your loved ones!

xoxox,

Kari

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