Perfectly Imperfect

About a month ago I heard a colleague say that she tells her teenage daughter frequently that she is "perfectly imperfect".  Those  words paired together just resonated with me so I stole them for the title of this post.  Thief.  I will steal them again and repeat them to my own daughter when she is old enough to understand.  Yup, I'm an unoriginal thief.


I have what I like to call a healthy obsession with party planning.  My husband would classify my obsession as unhealthy, especially on his credit card.  If I had to choose a career I would want to be a professional party planner.  I can't even put into words the immense amount of pleasure I get from event planning.  So when it came time to plan my daughter Maia's first birthday I was beyond excited.  I know she won't remember the day but I will.  I'll remember all the agonizing and obsessing over every detail that most of the guests probably didn't even notice.  I noticed though.  That counts for something right?  Someday I'll show Maia her b-day pics and hopefully she'll  think wow, my mom is pretty damn cool.  Wishful thinking.  Yes.   Nonetheless it is my wish.


I pretty much stole all of the ideas from Pinterest.  I really am the ultimate thief.


So now that I am 33 I have finally figured out what I want to do with my life.  Plan parties.  I want to plan events like my idol Amy Atlas.  One word for this chic  - AMAZING.  Okay scratch that. Two words - AMAZINGLY TALENTED.  Amy, if you're reading this blog can I please come play with you?  


Anyway, Maia's birthday was no Amy Atlas event but that's okay because it was my event executed with a whole lotta love. A perfectly imperfect celebration for my perfect lil' lady.  


I love DIY arts & craft projects.  I spent hours on this button initial that is now hanging in Maia's room.  Make. Me. Smile.  Hopefully it will bring smiles to her face someday.

I cannot take credit for the cake or mini cupcakes but I will take credit for everything else.  Whoot whoot.  I made the three mini cupcake stands from candle holders and precut wood.  Painted them white, glued some cute paper to the top of the holders and decorated the sides with ribbon.

Instead of goodie bags I just wrapped up mini Disney books for all the kiddies and mini glow in the dark necklaces.  Apparently these necklaces are a no-no.  According to my mom the necklaces are a strangulation hazard.  Oops. I apologize in advance if your child uses this beauty of a necklace to strangle themselves.  David Yurman gems were not in the budget this year.   Womp womp.

 A year of Maia picture timeline.  This was a joy to make.  Smile.  Big. Smile.

Food.  I love food. Word to the wise - get on Pinterest.  Best. Recipes.  Ever.

Okay, this was kind of fun to make.  Basically it's a big giant thing that kids punch and get a prize.  Hey, what else are you supposed to do with a bunch of kids for a February birthday?

 Parties, Pinterest and Imperfection.  That's all I got for you today. See ya tomorrow.