by Marian Parsons | May 11, 2020 | a slice of life, All Things Home, Art, Artistic Endeavors, Furniture Makeovers, Gardening, Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
Last week was the first week that I felt like I was settling into a new routine. The previous weeks were about figuring out this new normal…the stress of feeling like I’m bringing toxic waste into the house when I order groceries or check the mail, the...
by Marian Parsons | Feb 5, 2020 | a slice of life, book reviews, Favorite Things
At the tail end of last year, I decided I would share a Book of the Week each week of 2020. I love learning from books and going back to them again and again for inspiration, ideas, wise words, lessons… I view it as continuing education and I make frequent...
by Marian Parsons | Feb 3, 2020 | All Things Home, Decorating, Living Room, My House
As I was fiddling around with the accessories in the living room, I finally decided to rework the built-ins on the right side of the fireplace. I painted them white shortly after I moved in and filled them up with one thing I have plenty of – ironstone. (You...
by Marian Parsons | Jan 22, 2020 | All Things Home, Decorating, Living Room, My House
Sometimes I have trouble sitting back and enjoying what I’ve accomplished in the light of the size of my to-do list! I’m sure many of you can relate! I realized as I was putting this post together that there is a to-do list a mile long made up of all the...
by Marian Parsons | Jan 3, 2020 | a slice of life, Balance
I was planning to share my dreams and goals for the entire year, but that seemed like overkill. Let’s just do this one month at a time, slow and steady, with long-term results in mind. I don’t have a word of the year, but a phrase… “Do it for...