Ceiling fans: machines that help to keep us cool during warm months and provide a gentle hum to help guide us to sleep at night. Also known as eyesores of decor. They may be practical and necessary, but pretty they are not. They look even worse when they have dust flinging off of them as you are trying to sleep. …
Can you believe that we are only days away from spring? I remember being excited for the Christmas holiday and approaching winter. I wasn’t nearly as excited for the cold weather as I was for the excuse to pull out my Christmas decor. As the months ticked along, we got a little snow and the weather grew brutally cold. The husband…
THE FABULIST Welcome to Fabulist Friday! This is where I share my top 4 fabulous items of the week. I have found some really cute items this week from Anthropologie, JCrew, Francesca’s, and Linen and Cake. Let’s explore the list…. First on my list this week is the Paradiso Large Mirror from Anthropologie. It is a bit of a splurge for…
A few weeks ago I read a post on RealSimple.com titled 10 Rules for a Happier Home. You can read the post here. I liked the post, but it was missing a few things. I decided to write my own list. It has been said that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Today I…
Do you have a special time that is just for you? If you do, it probably isn’t a lot of time. Me time seems really hard to come by. I often get an hour for reading on Saturdays. I love it because I can enjoy a homemade latte and a great book before attacking the day. I also try to…
My laundry room is not the prettiest room in my house. It is beige. There are large holes in the walls from where the husband and I took down some shelves. The washing machine is on the right instead of the left. The light switch is in the closet across from the dryer. This means that I have to enter…
Even before I left for college, I was one of those young adults that washed my sheets every week. I had a duvet cover over my down comforter; I washed it every month. I ate in bed a lot. I washed it when the inevitable spills would occur. I also used a new towel every time I took a shower. …
I love keeping you all up to date with the things that are going on in my life, but it is hard to write a blog post about that elegantly covers everything. I often have a lot of little stories that I never share. I received positive feedback about my last currently post, so lets do another! We have officially…
