Christmas Inspiration

Over the past few years, decorating for Christmas has been mostly about work. That sounds terrible, because I love Christmas, but with a blog, freelance writing jobs, magazine shoots and a retail space, Christmas started in September, ended in February and often sprang up in July or some other random month. By the time it […]
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A quick announcement before we get to the giveaway. I was planning to meet some lovely ladies tomorrow at the Raleigh Flea Market, but unfortunately, I have to cancel. I am so BUMMED!!! My oldest son is now sick and we feel it’s best to get him home where he can rest and recover. I […]
Soft Surroundings Giveaway

A quick announcement before we get to the giveaway. I was planning to meet some lovely ladies tomorrow at the Raleigh Flea Market, but unfortunately, I have to cancel. I am so BUMMED!!! My oldest son is now sick and we feel it’s best to get him home where he can rest and recover. I […]
Thank You

We actually spent the day on I-95 and will be celebrating our Thanksgiving tomorrow, but I wanted to take a minute on the “official day” to let you know how thankful I am for all of you! I know you get to know a lot more about me than I do about you, but I […]
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We actually spent the day on I-95 and will be celebrating our Thanksgiving tomorrow, but I wanted to take a minute on the “official day” to let you know how thankful I am for all of you! I know you get to know a lot more about me than I do about you, but I […]
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may have noticed a lot of furniture and accessories coming and going. You may watch that and think something like, “Well, of course she can do that! She’s an antiques dealer and a blogger and all of that is a part of her business, but […]
resetting & trading up

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may have noticed a lot of furniture and accessories coming and going. You may watch that and think something like, “Well, of course she can do that! She’s an antiques dealer and a blogger and all of that is a part of her business, but […]
“If you give Marian a morning…”

Kerry from Home Sweet Organized Home left a comment yesterday about how I work and I just loved it. It’s based on the adorable kid’s book If you Give a Moose a Muffin… “If you give Marian a morning, she’s going to go to the attic. When she goes to the attic she’s going to find a rug. […]