When I was in the joyful bliss of picking out bedding and paint colors for my first baby’s room a woman gave me unsolicited advice in the middle of a store. She said it was all a waste of money and really useless. She explained babies don’t spend time in their rooms and furthermore they have…
The story of the couch is filled with examples of disrespect, misplaced trust, infidelity and just awful behavior but I don’t want to relive it through the retelling. I want to focus on gratitude and happy days and the good that is to come! I am grateful for my survival instincts in the last few years. I…
I’ve been in this house for over ten years. It’s easy to remember how long exactly because we moved in a month before my oldest was born. So, to be exact I’ve been here for 11 years and 7 months. That also gives me an exact time frame for things like the last time the…
It’s been a million years since I posted on here. I’ve done several projects but my time is kind of limited these days. My career as a professional photographer has been in the works for about 2 years and over the past year I’ve been going full throttle…while still raising two girls. But this project…
Every house has a “catch-all” area. Mine happens to be visible to all. This half shelf between the kitchen and living room is…was the place where all the odds and ends of the day piled up. After a week it was a disaster. After a month it was hopeless! It literally was a visible junk…
Hello El Nino! I love the rain! As I looked out the window on Tuesday and relished in the sound of rain on my roof I remembered that I had forgotten to get pavers and grass seed for the gardner. Ugh! The thought was a rain buzz kill! The rain was relentless yesterday. Fortunately the…
Ever have that feeling of not knowing how to get back to something? Getting back into the gym? Calling a long lost friend? Eating healthy again? You feel so much has not been done that how and where do you start again? Well, that’s how I’ve felt about writing on here. I hurt my back…
My washing machine broke back in October. That became the catalyst to redo the entire laundry area. The domino effect went something like this: Front-loading washer breaks. I hate my front-loader. I want a top-loader. Top-loader won’t fit in the laundry space. Must rearrange. Must tear down existing “laundry room” to make it work. Always hated that…
Today’s sneak peek is an epic house! There are houses…and then THERE ARE HOUSES! It’s modern. It has a view of the ocean. It’s beautifully decorated. There’s some fabulous pieces in there and the house is obviously expensive but nothing feels stuffy. It’s huuuuge! So huge my first thought was I’d lose my kids if…
Let me tell you! Nothing brings an overwhelming sense of happiness like a house with a view of the ocean! The colors of the water are tremendously calming. Even when the skies are overcast and the waters are grey it’s still soothing. This house has views from what seems to be every single room. My pictures…
Do you believe in the ancient art of smudging? I believe in an amalgam of things one of them being smudging. I believe in Holy Water and strategically placed medallions. I believe in Fung Shui. I think anything that can bring better energy to your home is good. It can’t hurt right? Ok, it might hurt if…
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