100 Days of Real Food

14 August 2013 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I have a new obsession lately and it's 100 Days of Real Food. It's a blog about cutting out processed food and the recipes are yummy, healthy, made with normal ingredients most people have, and mostly inexpensive which makes them all kinds of fantastic. My friend Ally first introduced me to the blog when she … Continue reading 100 Days of Real Food

First French Braid

13 March 20132 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I successfully french braided Aurelia's hair for the first time 🙂 Here it is all cutesied up for church on Sunday. I did a side part then braided across the front to the back.

Fire Station Friday

18 August 20127 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I left my phone in California last week, so thankfully I ran into my friend Brittany when I was out taking Aurelia for our morning walk yesterday. Brittany had planned for the neighbor kids to have a tour of the fire station in our neighborhood! Daniel came home a little early from work so we … Continue reading Fire Station Friday

Rose of Sharon!

9 July 20127 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I've mentioned in earlier posts that I really tried to grow things in our yard this year and seemed to fail miserably. This was extra frustrating on top of the miscarriages because it seemed everything around me was dying. Today I am SUPER excited to post a picture of my first beautifully measurable success 🙂 … Continue reading Rose of Sharon!

Mailboxes!

29 May 20122 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I've been wanting to do this little home improvement project for a while and finally did it today! The mailboxes at our house have seen better days and I got the idea from the Nate Berkus Show to revitalize them with spray paint. They've had a few paint jobs, weird sticky things put on them and … Continue reading Mailboxes!