Ideas and Projects for Making Your Home Comfortable and Inviting
Posted in Just Thinking... on Sep 15th, 2009
I added a cool plugin today (LinkWithin), and I must confess, was feeling sort of glowy and tingly with my accomplishment, when I discovered that I had already written a post about decoupage! Am I disorganized, flaky, or what? I think I need to keep a running list of topics, and work a little harder [...]
Posted in Just Thinking... on Sep 11th, 2009
Inviting a friend over is a good thing, but if you are like me, you feel like you have to work your tail off to have everything perfect before you pick up the phone. This is crazy. And it REALLY cuts down on my social life. Honestly, if I waited til my house was clean, [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Organization on May 30th, 2009
src=”http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js”> src=”http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js”> Ahh…Summer. A change of pace. A chance to relax and rejuvenate. When my children were younger, I confess to not always being really excited about not having school for almost three months. Though I loved them dearly, after about six weeks of unstructured time, we were all ready for a routine again. [...]
Posted in Crafty Stuff, Just Thinking... on May 19th, 2009
Unfinished projects…I have a few. Some are hidden deep in a closet. Some are stashed in baskets and drawers. And some are in full view on my dining room table. (I keep thinking the guilt of a messy dining room will inspire me to action…Apparently, I am not motivated by guilt.) The problem is knowing [...]
Posted in Just Thinking... on Mar 9th, 2009
You know when that tiny popcorn husk-thing gets stuck between two of your teeth, and it just about drives you over the brink? (That sounds a little like a Roseann Roseanna Danna bit.) Well, I have things like that that bug me in my home, as well. I’m pretty easy-going and can stand [...]
Posted in Just Thinking... on Feb 24th, 2009
Does your house feel a little…well, stale? I am there. My husband and I have lived in our home for almost nine years. (I can’t believe it!) After moving five times in 11 years, I think we have finally put down some roots. (Although we have learned that anything can happen…) We are now to [...]
Posted in Just Thinking..., Little Things on Feb 6th, 2009
The paperwhites and tulips were gifts. The paperwhites came in a box with an amazing soil-less mix, pot, and bulbs; the tulips were a hostess gift. Aren’t they beautiful? They remind me that spring WILL eventually come. Here’s the thing: I’m not really a houseplant person. (I do OK with cut flowers. You know…a vase [...]
Posted in Just Thinking... on Jan 16th, 2009
My fantasy from www.bhg.com My reality…
Posted in Just Thinking..., Organization on Dec 27th, 2008
The most wonderful time of the year is followed by the dreariest–the cleaning up and clearing out of all the Christmas decorations. The boxes, the sorting, the careful wrapping of lights and breakable ornaments…Ugh. Sounds like a lot of work. And dreary, perhaps, unless you change your way of thinking. If your house has been [...]
Posted in Just Thinking... on Dec 21st, 2008
New Year’s Resolutions are a fixture. Whether we put them on paper or simply state them internally, they are there. We want to take action and make the new year better. This year, I am already “behind” on Christmas. I’m not sure why (maybe the fact that Advent began the Sunday after Thanksgiving this year), [...]
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