As July comes to a close, I think we all start to realize that we only have a couple weeks of summertime left. We go back to school in a few weeks and usually as this time of the year rolls around, I start to think of all the projects I wanted to do and never got to during my summer break. Between vacations, playground trips, Etsy shop orders, blog posts, yard work and just relaxing, it seems like all my diy motivation goes right out the window and the stuff I wanted to do never gets done. I finally refinished and organized my make up vanity last week and now I am trying to keep my organizing train going.

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Spicy Cilantro Ranch Dressing is a delicious salad topping or dipping sauce for chicken!

People all around the country this week are saying the same thing…”How is it the 4th of July already?!” Seriously, how did this happen? While I love the 4th of July, the picnics, food, fireworks, and fun, it is bittersweet because it marks the halfway point in summer. I know some people don’t return to school till after Labor Day, but in this neck of the woods, we are back during the 3rd week of August and time is really flying toward that point!

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