One of the projects we tackled over the holiday was the master bedroom. It’s a room that’s been giving me trouble since the day we moved in.  The space is just awkward.  So, Mini and I painted the ceiling, walls and trim, my dad drywalled over an unnecessary doorway and then my mom and I put together the accessories.  I still have a little more to do, but the bulk of the room is done. The way this room came together was very organic.  I put together things from all over the place and just went with what I liked, trying not to get too caught up with a specific theme or color scheme.  It ended up being mostly shades of gray, greenish blue, cream, white and some brown.  It’s a very restful, soft pallet that’s a bit of a departure from the high contrast blue and white in the

At the end of the musical “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”, there is a song called “Happiness.” It’s about finding happiness in simple things. Charlie Brown is elated to discover a pencil that “the red-headed girl” had chewed on. The fact she gnawed on her pencil made her “human” in his mind and that thought made him happy.  For me today, happiness was found in a row of hooks finally mounted on my office built-ins.   I rolled out of bed this morning and painted the trim, cabinets and bench in my pajamas.  I didn’t even take the time to put in my contact lenses (I was wearing my glasses.)  I fed my boys and went right for the brush and roller.  As soon as the paint was dry, the hardware and hooks went in. I spent the rest of the day working on small tasks that would give me an