I needed something green, something to chase away the grey that is all I see out the window. Its still too soon to be seeing the trees turn green but I made myself a virtual landscape on my table to ...
The only thing is I dont really have any place to spray paint indoors. I decided to paint indoors. Holy FUMES. Yeah that was a mistake but I did get the look that I wanted without having to wait till...
With all the snow that pummeled the midwest I had a bit of a shopping hiatus. So when it melted and I felt free to move around and not feel so stranded and such I figured it was high time I went on s...
Im having one. A big one. Im in a funk about dressing myself and how should I look. I feel as though because I just turned 34 last week (YIKES) that I need to start clothes shopping from places that ...
Back in the day when I was a child of the 80s we had painted ceilings. Not white mind you , but the same color as the walls. Though back then most of the colors were a coffee and cream color or somet...
Some of you who visit this blog know me and know that I help my mom with her flower business. She mostly does flowers for weddings, and other events. She loves doing them and I like helping her...
Last Wednesday night as I sat and watched tv, I suddenly realized I need to have 18 valentine cards and candy ready for the next day for preschool. Thats planning I tell ya. I had every intenti...
Before the holidays I went to brunch with a couple of girlfriends. We decided to hit up Jayson Home and Garden afterwards. This store is always amazing, the displays and furniture constantly changing...
I have a sewing machine that I share with my mother in law. We share it because neither of us really knows how to use it so why buy two when we can share. Well that was then. I can say I taught mysel...
As the weather continues to be crappy, and cold and snowing what else is there to do but cuddle under a heavy blanket. I usually have blankets out on or around my couch all year long but for winter t...
Thank you so much to the wonderful blogger who awarded me this, the Stylish Blogger award! It feels great to be noticed for something, since I started this blog I really havent told too many people a...
Sometime ago I was watching the Rachel Zoe show and in her home she had these lamps on her console. I immediately fell in LUST! I tracked it down somehow with the magic that google is and although it...
I find that if I write it down, its more likely to get done. To that effect a few things on this digital list were on my paper list and were actually completed before I even had a chance to post this...
Back in late November I got my bootie in gear and started a bunch of crafts some that had to do with christmas. I bought felt and styrofoam to make a felt wreath like I have seen all over blogland. I...
You do, well in the sense that with this camera I have the perfect partner for whatever shot I want to take. Let me clarify, I started my camera search a couple of years ago. I researched and researc...
And what have I done... Well to tell you the truth, a lot of nothing and a ton of something. Meaning Ive been super busy with work and other work commitments and then my daughter and I were sick with...
Sorry Ive been M.I.A. around here, couple of home and work projects keeping me busy, but I promise Ill catch you up soon. Like real soon. Just wanted to say happy thanksgiving to all and leave you wi...
Several weekends ago, I made plans with my girlfriend to go to an outdoor flea market downstate. It was the last one of the year and we had never been to Sandwich, so we said why not. We also goaded ...
I need some bling for my home, something sparkly but not fake, and no rhinestones. Im not a rhinestone kind of girl. I have seen these minerals and agates in several different uses, and I think I mig...
Like my profile says I scour Craigslist almost religiously. Although I try and narrow it down to what Im currently cruisin for, but I hate narrowing it down, sometimes a gem can be unearthed and you ...
Have you ever had sorrel before? It looks like spinach but tastes like a lemon, tart, not bitter. Sorrel is very common in Europe, we eat it raw, picked straight out of the garden and its sold in sto...
As you may remember once upon a time I mentioned that I was doing a redo on the landscaping. Everything was going as planned when bad weather interrupted we scrapped that because we needed to get a n...
I recently defrosted a bag of shrimp, and after not using as much as I thought I would need. I was thinking what can I do with the leftover shrimp that I might not have to use now. So I decided to ma...
Im guest posting on Stilettos and Diaper bags today! Go check out my guest post about making the easiest banana "ice cream" ever made. No ice cream maker needed. Stilettos & Diaper Bags I...
Halloween has never been my FAVORITE holiday but with the influx of non-kitchy decor and Im starting to like it more than for its doorbell ringing madness! I think this year Ill get in the mood and p...
A couple of weekends ago my girlfriend and I took our two kids and went to the local pumpkin patch. We had planned to go the week before but glad we postponed our adventure since the weather turned o...
I know shes going to cringe when she reads this headline but ever since we were little she would always get stopped for her chipmunk cheeks. And she HATED it, but I tend to think that they make her l...
Do you know what your going for Halloween as? Maybe some sort of masked crusader? Well you dont need to be a crusader if you want to wear a mask. I stumbled on these masks through etsy and man are th...
I have to introduce you to this fab-tastic artist, Florian Nicolle. I have been following his work for a bit and Im amazed at how beautiful and fluid and multilayered his work is. I love the way...
I found this great site and I cant keep it to myself some of the things listed on there had me cracking up out loud! Here are a few that I had to put down because they were too funny or true to miss....
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