Kitchen Counter Confidential - Halloween with The Outlaw Mom

Only 3 more sleeps until Halloween! Are you excited? I know your kids are. Last week I put the call out for people who are "crazy" about Halloween to feature today. Along came the name of my new found blogging friend Chrissy...The Outlaw Mom. Never fear she is not an actual "outlaw" - she's actually a lawyer trying her hand at the stay-at-home gig. Her blog follows her adventures with her 2 children...and I love her weekly feature Crave it. Covet. Love it. where Chrissy spotlights things she is loving at the moment. Today we will take a peak inside her spooky Halloween kitchen and see just how deep her Halloween passion runs.

1. In Junior high, I lied on the mandatory Meyers-Briggs personality test to make myself cooler. In reality, I wasn't an ESFP like the cool kids, but a nerdy INTJ. Good thing nerds are back in these days!

2. I'm a lawyer (not to be confused with "liar" from my previous answer)

3. I'm afraid of the dark. Sort of strange considering I like such a spooky holiday so much!

From a cooking/baking perspective, I much prefer having all my small appliances out on the counter so I can find them easily and actually use them. But, there'd be no space if we set everything out, so right now it's just the electric kettle, toaster oven, toaster and mini rice cooker. Oh, and my husband's beloved milk frother! As you can tell, it's already a bit crowded, especially since our fruit sits up there, too, along with a usually overflowing cooking space. Aesthetically, I wish we didn't have so much clutter.

Five things on our kitchen counter right now are my camera, an Antony Joseph rainbow glass cutting board/trivet I just brought back from MoMA in New York City, some kaffir lime leaves freshly picked from my mom's garden, a broom cake tester my husband gave me from MerleFest in North Carolina last year and several bowls of half-eaten snack and meals I'm hoping the kids will finish later!

If I could change anything, I would love to have an extra sink in out kitchen counter. And of course, lots more space!

My favourite thing to do on my kitchen counter is bake - especially with my daughter. I love having all my ingredients out and making a big mess with flour dust flying and batter getting whipped about. It's not fun to clean up, but we have the best time!

Halloween is just around the corner...what are some of your favourite Halloween memories from your childhood?

Funny you asked this question because I was just at my parents' house looking through old photo albums and found several pictures of me in the Halloween costumes that my mom handmade for me. My best memories of Halloween as a child are going to sleep the night before Halloween and waking up to find a completed costume with the most amazing details, from head to toe, waiting for me. My mom made everything from a full body clown suit, to a witch with pointed hat and a fairy with a magic wand. I only wish I could sew like that! This year I'm making my daughter a no-sew ghost costume with iron on velcro strips! If that doesn't work, she'll be wearing a white sheet over her head.

Oh my goodness, when it comes to decorating for Halloween, we have decorations inside, outside all over the place! I don't know why, but I just can't stop. We put up banners, felt jack o'lanterns, hanging candy cups, scarecrows, wreaths, you name it.

My kids (almost 3 and 1.5) love their version of "scary" costumes, which basically means pretending to be scary in an adorably silly costume. They get a kick out of pretending to eat me in their cute lion and tiger get ups or scaring me while dressed up like monsters.

Thank you Chrissy! Very impressive Halloween decorating! Love the enthusiasm. I totally remember the Meyers-Briggs personality test...I so tried to cheat too! I think I'm a ISFJ...oh, how I wanted to be an extrovert. I also had a mom who made my costumes, some more successful than others. I'm sure your daughter will be the best little ghost in town. Please be sure to stop by TheOutlawMom to see some of the amazingly crafty things Chrissy has been up to lately.

I suppose what I really love about Halloween is how it has remained a holiday that kids of all ages can enjoy. While some houses do get a little too scary, for my liking, in general it is just a fun filled family holiday.

Have a great weekend everyone! I'll be spending my weekend sitting at the sewing machine...feverishly working on finishing my daughter's costume. What can I say I'm a glutton for punishment!?