When One Goes Eye-Spying on a Sunday Evening Walk ( + a winner)

You may be privy to find:

 the crash scene from a would-be movie

 a cabin splaying hide-and-seek

 a collection of birdhouses

 the cutest humble abode you ever did see

 trees growing under and around a truck that I like to think belonged to the cute old husband of the adorable wife who obviously is the caretaker of the cute humble abode next door

 lots.....

 and lots...

 and lots of construction

 condemned homes sat back deep in the trees....

 and my most favoritist house in this town

 I want to live here. BADLY.

and flowers, cause you know summer's a little late in this part of the country, so we're trying to happy we at least get spring.

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And...the winner of the Ever and Oak Giveaway is:

Kimi WoolleyJune 18, 2013 at 12:49 PM

All done :) Everythings under Kimiw

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Congrats Kimi! Send me an email at fourseasonsandaroadtrip(at)gmail(dot)com so MaLyn can get your prize to you!!

Monday Giveaway!!

Happy Monday! The sun is shining, the tank is clean (please get that) and I am in heaven. This may be partly because my good friend MaLyn, lovely momma to two and curator of all things homemade and heartfelt, is giving away this sign from her easy shop, ever & oak. I thought it fitting based on the last few weeks of life here in the Conrad house. I've really had to live, learn and understand this. A lot of adjusting of sails going on. Need that reminder in your life a little more? Here! It's yours for the taking!

To Enter:
1. Must be a follower of this blog
2. Like Ever & Oak on facebook, here.
3. Pin this photo or something from her Etsy shop, here, to pinterest!

Leave a comment below letting me know you did all three, and include links to your pin!

Runs through Sunday at midnight.

Winner will be announced next Monday!

Now get entering!

A Coconut Confession

This is the kind I use. I get it at Costco.

I have an extreme obsession with coconut oil, and have for a couple months now. Last night I was bored (Kelly moved back to Rexburg to start another semester of school. Lame, may I say? ) so I was perusing the internet and talking to my sister on the phone. I came across this awesome blog run by two hippy-ish ladies, who are basically my idols now. They have a zillion more uses for coconut oil for me to try! By the way, I already use it as a makeup remover, a lubricant (lose the ky, folks) a facial moisturizer, a deep conditioner for my hair, and after I shower I lather my whole body in the stuff.

(Coconut oil has antimicrobial and anti fungal properties, so you can use it for just about anything. Have acne? Rub this all over your face, it'll actually help! This oil actually removes your facial oils! Weird, right? This stuff is the best thing ever. My dad always used this in cooking when I was growing up, but I had no idea of how awesome it was.)

Well now I am about to make homemade deodorant and toothpaste out of the stuff. Kelly and I are always up for a new natural product since his two bouts with cancer. We went chemical free the first time he was diagnosed, and when it came back out of hiding last summer, we attempted that again. But natural deodorants on the market do. not. work. They may succeed at being chemical free, but they don't succeed at keeping you from stinking, which is the whole point right? So I will let you know how this experience goes. I already make my own laundry detergent, I am used to homemade everything, so I am guessing it can't be that bad?

After I found the recipes for toothpaste and deoderant, I went on a crazy essential oils spree online. I want a zillion of them. They are great to add to my laundry for a nice scent, or to the deodorant, or just to vaporize in your house. Plus they are suuuuper good for you. If you get bored sometime, go look up essential oils and the uses and benefits of each one. It'll blow you mind.

PS.  Last Chance to enter the JUST PEACHY ACCESSORIES GIVEAWAY! Cick HERE to enter!

A Monday Giveaway!

Happy Monday lovelies! To prove to you that it really is a happy day, I have a giveaway from the Etsy shop, Just Peachy. The designer, Chantelle, handcrafts earrings and hair bows that are completely must-haves. (My husband loves the earrings on me as much as I do!) They add the perfect amount of color and are completely perfect for spring. She is giving away two pairs of earrings and a hair bow! All her earrings are silver-plated and nickel/lead-free, so even I, who have super allergic earlobes, can wear these all season long. So get busy my friends, because promise me, you want these. Also, if you just can't wait till next week and need these now, Chantelle is offering you free shipping, just enter code 4seasons at checkout!

**To Enter**

1. Follow this blog (just click "Join this Site" to the right of this post)
2.  Visit Chantelle's lovely shop here, and let me know what color of earrings and hair bow you want!

For Extra Entries:

3. Pin an item from Just Peachy (either from this blog or the etsy shop) to pinterest and include the link to your pin in the comments below.

4. Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway, and leave the link in the comments below.

***Giveaway runs through next monday at midnight***

"May the odds be ever in you favor!"