Dreaming Big
Today I have been sick in bed, but it has still been an exciting day. My mom called mid-morning and proclaimed, “I found them!” The two magazines I’ve been looking for at newsstands finally showed up at her local Barnes and Noble. My first monthly article written for the DIY Essentials spread in Cottages and Bungalows […]
Copy Me Challenge Finalists!
It’s finally here! The top five for the MMS Copy Me Challenge! Again, it was so hard to choose just five. Torture! I really hmmm’d and haw’d through the entries and these are the ones I kept coming back to. Here are the finalists (listed in no particular order)… Jennifer from Dear Lillie. Oh my. […]
Fresh Flowers & Favorite Finds
I was the lucky recipient of Valentine’s Day flowers that were given to someone else, but left with me. My mom was visiting and my dad, being the sweet guy he is, sent her flowers to my house. A bouquet of flowers doesn’t travel well on an airplane, so she left them with me. My […]
Staging my home…for ME!
This is a crazy idea for me at this stage in my life. I’m always staging for blog photos, magazine photos, HGTV.com photos and in between the staging, my house is totally un-staged. I’m really working on balance this year and a part of that is doing things for me, my house and my family, […]
Copy Me Challenge Honorable Mentions AND Furniture Feature Friday Link Party
Tonight’s Furniture Feature Friday is going to be a just a little different. Instead of highlighting my favorite furniture projects from a couple of weeks ago, I am going to share the three “honorable mentions” from the Copy Me Challenge. The top five will be announced on Sunday and the grand winner on Monday. […]
Enjoying the Fruits
This was the last day my mom was here. I dropped her off at the airport after our last busy day together. We really packed a lot of work into five days. Tonight, I’m crashing. I’m tired. Exhausted. Done. I just finished editing photos I took today of my booth at Wild Rose. Beneath my heavy eyes and […]
Copy Me Challenge Update
Don’t worry. The Copy Me Challenge has not disappeared into a blog black hole or anything. My mom has been visiting and I’ve been working like a fiend. Oh, and Donna’s been working on this little thing…pitching her book to a publisher. Yawn, right? Come on! Are you rooting for her as much as I am? Even […]
The Craziness Continues
Today was a whirlwind. I would give you a list of everything I accomplished, but I can’t even remember. I did get a lot done, though, and it feels good… …and I’ll sleep well tonight. My morning started with painting the peacock blue dining room wall. Even with the first coat on, it looked so […]