I love when we push our clocks back an hour in the Fall. I wait until the next day to change my alarm clock because I like looking at it and thinking it's not really 9:00 am it's 8:00 am. I have a whole hour to go back to sleep or get up and be productive. I chose to get up yesterday since I'd already slept in as it was. My family can vouch for … [Read more...]
Dinner Parties
My friend Diane had us over dinner this past weekend. She is very creative and has a knack for creating beautiful spaces. I'm inspired every time I'm at her house. She puts patterns together that I would have never imagined and mixes and matches things to make things look more interesting. She has just recently simplified her style a bit for a … [Read more...]
Nesting
My nesting instinct is beginning in preparation for the cold months ahead. As the leaves begin to fall from the trees and the daylight hours turn shorter I feel compelled to light candles and slow down. The busy pace of the holidays is quickly approaching. I feel a need to organize a little and start sorting through recipes and craft ideas I'd … [Read more...]
Mood Boards
I'm a big believer in vision boards and for one of my Blogging Your Way Boot Camp class assignments I was asked to create a mood board. Our instructor, Holly Becker of decor8 describes mood boards as a grouping of images or things that represent what you imagine your blog to look like. Holly is an interior stylist and I know there are a … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Love
I love the flavor of pumpkin. It's something I associate with the months of October and November. I realize it's not limited to these months, but for some reason I mainly enjoy it during this time of year. A lot of companies will feature pumpkin flavored items for a limited time only. These are some of the pumpkin products that I'm currently … [Read more...]
Jack-o-Lanterns
Happy Halloween! Originally I decided not to carve pumpkins this year. My husband was so thrilled about the prospect of not carving pumpkins, that I thought he would break out into a victory dance. Normally he gets stuck with the job of scooping out the seeds and slimy insides otherwise known as guts. I usually host a … [Read more...]
Patience
source photographyxox I read a great lesson last week on patience and in my eagerness to get to my journal and write down a sentence I loved, I knocked my coffee cup and spilled coffee on the table. I was being hasty and impatient. Sometimes I like to mask those words with the word excited. I can truly be excited about something, but then … [Read more...]
Photographs
I love looking at photographs. You can tell a story with a single image and it can evoke emotions in you that words may not be able to convey. When I was a kid I used to love looking at the photographs in my Dad's National Geographic magazine. Now my son gets National Geographic and I still enjoy looking at the photos. … [Read more...]
Nature’s Ombre
Examples of ombre ombre- shaded or graduated in tone: said of a color Ombre seems to be the rage right now everywhere you look. If you search the word on pinterest, you will find examples of it in nails, hair color, home decor and baked goods. I fancy it quite a bit except for when it comes to hair. If you … [Read more...]
Candy Corn Goodness
Halloween popcorn via sing for your supper Fall Harvest Bars via dulcedough Halloween Chex Mix via Betty Crocker Elves try to stick to four main food groups, candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup. - Buddy from the movie ELF I think I may be related to elves somewhere down my genealogy line. I … [Read more...]