Coastal Living

I treated myself to a new magazine subscription.  Ahh, Coastal Living.  I pretend that someday I will live near the ocean, or at least in warm locale.  I really just want a palm tree in my yard.  Can we make that happen in the midwest?

I love the magazine so far. It is just fun to thumb through and see cottages, vacation spots, beach decor and fun recipes.  I stack the magazines on the shelf in the bottom of my bedside table in my beachy bedroom.  Fits perfectly and makes me smile when I see them!

TERVIS!

Cups are left all over our house and while I'm glad my kids are drinking plenty, I'm tired of seeing the cups.  And they mainly use our red cups, so it was hard to pinpoint who was leaving it.  Although, depending on the location, I could usually narrow it down. 

I had seen people rave about Tervis tumblers. They keep things hot when they need to be hot and cold when they need to be cold and they don't sweat USUALLY.  I have found when we had super hot weather, that they will sweat just as much as another cup, but maybe not as quickly!  We love our Hydroflasks, which have all the same features.  And while those are great for sporting events, in our backpacks down at Disney (they actually do not sweat even in the muggiest of temps in Florida!!), etc., I wanted glasses that we can drink out of throughout the day when at home or on the road. 

So, I went online, saw the 20% off Dads day discount and everyone picked out which one they wanted and we ordered them.  They came just a few days later!

Guess which one is mine?  :)

Tervis tumblers are guaranteed for life.  Plenty of people have confirmed that claim.  They sent in their defective/broken tumbler and got a replacement.  When there is that kind of guarantee, it makes spending money on the product a lot easier.  We could buy cheaper stuff, but this makes more sense to me.

Love sipping water from this all day ;)

Discover!

Just got my new Discover Card in the mail.  I mean I have had this credit card since college, but they have so many new fun designs...guess what I picked?  Drumroll....

So this isn't my actual card, but I am pretty sure it isn't safe to post my credit card number out there even though I shop online all of the time and enter it there...Oh well.

They also had this design, which is also quite pleasing to the eye, but I ended up choosing the one with MORE palm trees. 

Island coconut

I'm not a huge coffee drinker.  As a matter of fact, I have some coffee with my milk and sugar.  But this kind gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling when I drink it (still with plenty of milk and sugar!)  It's a limited edition so sometimes it is hard to find depending on when you are looking.  Imagine my delight when I was in Target the other day and was in the aisle looking for something else and Island Coconut caught my eye. 

Maybe it's because there is a palm tree right on the box...just looking at the box brings a smile to my face!  And I LOVE the smell of coconut anything, so double joy!

Beachside bedroom

Who doesn't love a beachy vibe?  After seeing pics of someone's condo in Florida, I thought maybe I could bring a little bit of Florida to my central Illinois bedroom.   I picked out new bedding, lamps, bedside tables, window coverings, rug and accessories, and then painted the walls.  Ahhh, it is so serene in here. 

So little exciting palm trees in the room are:

~Wall shelves were bargain find at Goodwill.  Perfect length and perfect color.  SCORE!

~Wicker bedside tables were bargain find on Craigslist.  Perfect color and perfect size.  SCORE!

~Starfish lamps were bought at TJ Maxx with gift card.  The lampshades were perfect fabric and they fit so nicely under shelves.  SCORE!

~Palm leaf pillows were on sale at Kohls.  Perfect color and perfect size, and well, they are palms. SCORE!

~Jute rug was at Overstock.com and it is the softest feel, and perfect size and color for the space. SCORE!

~Entertainment center/dresser was a find at the resale shop in Fairbury.  Was $35 and perfect height and color for a beachy feel.  SCORE!

~Coral laundry hamper was found at TJ Maxx with my Christmas gift card.  Perfect color and free. SCORE!

Really my most favorite thing in the whole room is this canvas!  This pic was taken when Addie was 6 and Reece was 3 and it's probably one of my most favorite pics of all time.  Mom had given me a gift certificate to get a canvas made and I chose this one.  I also had this vinyl saying made by someone on ebay.  This came from a song that was sung on one of Addie's Disney Sing Along videos when she was little.  It always makes me smile.  This really completes the room for me!