Its Friiiiiiiiday! Are you as excited as I am? I have the day off of work so really Thursday was kind of my Friday this week but whose counting. 

1► Okay, so this wasn't exactly this week but last week. I went with my mom to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). It was pretty amazing. I've never been before. This is a picture of a stained glass piece from the museum. I'm a huge Frank Lloyd Wright fan. They had some amazing pieces from the Frank Lloyd Wright collection in the gift shop but I couldn't justify spending $40 on a picture frame. 

2► I found the cutest book ever in Chapters this week when I was looking around. First I looked at it as a joke because its a HUGE coffee table book but I actually fell in love with it. I would have bought it but couldn't justify the $57 price. It had some pretty cool/artistic pictures of cats...I may be a crazy cat lady.

3► I got some new glasses this week! I love them so far. I've been looking for a couple months for a pair that I've like and finally settled on a pair. I love the design on the arms and the front of them is actually a deep blue colour.  

4► Did I mention that the DIA was having a big van Gogh exhibit?  They wouldnt allow any photos of the paintings in the main exhibit room (I tried to be sneaky and take a photo but my mom is the worst wing person ever to go to a museum with and likes to rat me out to the museum staff). Anyway, the painting they have on display is of his bedroom and is on loan from a museum in Amsterdam. I thought it was a great opportunity to see it!

5►Another pretty awesome exhibit from the DIA was these suits of armor.  There was an entire hallway full of them!

6► No...those aren't meatballs. That is my attempt at making "glazed donut" muffins. They turned out pretty well. Although, they do look a lot like meatballs if you do ask me. The recipe is on my Pinterest "Just Desserts" board if you'd like to try it out. 

Linking up with Lauren From My Grey Desk Blog

I apologize, I've really been slacking when it comes to blogging this week. I didn't participate in high five for Friday for the first time last week and haven't posted anything since Tuesday. I'm in the middle of writing my  entrance essay for grad school and it is kicking my butt. Also, I've been lacking sleep for like...ever. Really, I've been getting 3-4 hours per night for the past two weeks so if anyone has any tips on how to get a good nights sleep...please just let me know. Really, you think if I'm not sleeping I should have tons and tons of posts but I haven't been too productive. Look at me, queen of excuses...and not blogging!

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I saw this earlier this week and this is something I'm definitely going to try. I'm not too hopeful. I mean I've been known to kill every houseplant that has come in to my home but this is pretty cool. 

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Speaking of plants, I thought this was the neatest thing ever. I mean its kind of a mosquito breeding ground but I've heard if you add some gold fish to it, it can prevent that. I'm sure the neighborhood cats would love it if I added goldfish...This is a really cool alternative to a normal potted plant on my doorstep for the summer that I'm definitely considering. 

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My all time favourite go to summer drink from Starbucks. I've tried to recreate it before...let me tell you, I was definitely not successful. I have the Tazo passion tea already so this is a must try on the first warm day (P.S. where is the warm weather?)

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I am in love with this headboard...also the paint colour for the wall...and the throw pillows. Seriously though, the headboard is amazing. I love the detail and the contrast with the wall. 

This past week I've spent a lot of time in the kitchen baking and cooking (which I'll admit is kind of a rarity for me). Here are some kitchen inspired pins from my board "From the Kitchen...".  

When I moved in to my new house last year I had to start from scratch in terms of getting kitchen stuff. There are some great pins with some unique and creative kitchen ideas and products that I didn't even know existed.

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I'm lucky to have a pretty great kitchen with lots of drawer and cupboard space and even a pantry (where I'm able to hide all my junk food). I love the idea of this for cutlery storage. Personally, I'm not a fan of the cutlery trays because mine seem to always collect crumbs and get dirty. Is it just me? This is definitely something that I am considering trying. 

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This bowl is a perfect cherry bowl (one of my all time favourite foods). I think that I could probably live on cherries and cherries alone. No more problems with trying to figure out with what to do with the pits or having two separate bowls (I feel like I'm hosting an infomercial).

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These Kate Spade dishes are amazing. I would love, love, love to have these and they can be yours for the low low price of $80 per place setting. I will just start saving now...

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This is a contender for the best cookie jar ever. I don't know if I've mentioned but I have a thing for ceramic animals so this is right up by alley. I have the perfect place on my counter for this little guy.