Thrift Store Planter: These Boots Weren't Made For Walkin'

These BRIGHT YELLOW BOOTS caught my attention on a recent trip to Deseret Industries, and I snatched them up immediately. They wouldn't fit my feet, yet I knew I had to have them and paid $6 for the pair.

Flash forward to last week-
Exhausted, I was feeling the pressure of

an upcoming bridal shower I was planning...

acting as a single parent without Hubby for a few days this week...

Father's Day...

Hubby's birthday...

dressing our family for the approaching wedding...

[and myself as a bridesmaid]...

laundry piles that never seem to shrink...

Of life. 

The BRIGHT YELLOW BOOTS came out.

I figured since planting containers have holes in the bottom [for water drainage], mine should too. I drilled 3 holes right through the sole of each shoe [from the bottom]. The water appeared to drain out just fine.

With the laces in and loosened, I added a bit of planting soil to each shoe [after filling each shoe toe].

I dropped the flower in and filled in any extra space [around the roots] with planting soil.

Then, I gave them a drink [and they peed all over my table ;)].

Do you have a fun planter that needs a flower?

I'm sharing this Super Summer Project over at SnapCreativity.com
Find more Super Summer Projects here-

with one more great inspiration Round Up here-

15 Low-Cost & No-Cost Stress Relievers

your day has slowed to a crawl, 

you have ZERO wiggle room in the budget, &

 no one is available to come to your rescue...

how do you relax?

I didn't expect so much crying from our grocery outing earlier tonight. Turning away from a butcher showcase [aka. raw MEAT] without meat in-hand left my 1-year-old weeping and pointing back toward the_raw MEAT. 

Later, with my crying 4-year-old sprawled out on the floor of Fresh Market, I recognized the value of having a healthy list of low-cost and no-cost stress relievers to refer to.    

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act like the kid you were

◊ For a guaranteed mood lift-

“A girl is most connected to her soul, to the things she really loves to do, between the ages of 10 and 13 [Cheryl Richardson, life coach].” Think of a few things you couldn’t live without when you were that age. “I loved digging in the dirt,” says Richardson. “Today I love flowers and gardening.” If you can’t recall any particular activities, take a cue from your children.

WOMAN'S DAY

◊ What was one thing you couldn't live without at this age?

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