Since we decided that now is not a good time to sell our house and move, I’ve been envisioning projects around the house. On my “Sad News ~ Let’s decorate” entry, one of my goals is to redo our kitchen. Nothing major, just a whole lot of little painting, changing the counters and backsplash. I’ve been […]
Month: January 2012
MASTER BEDROOM ~ all lightened up
Our master bedroom is way too big! I can’t believe I’m complaining about how BIG a bedroom is….but I have no idea how to decorate such a large room and still make it feel cozy and romantic. Here is a before picture when we moved in: We had the painters paint the walls a […]
SAVING ~ frugality is such a pretty word!!!
I want to start this post by saying I STINK AT SAVING MONEY!!!!!! I was always the kid that spent her tooth fairy money before I lost the tooth. I’ve always wanted more, bigger, better. Some people call it discontentment. I say “I have goals!” I love my life but I want to […]
WORD FOR 2012 ~ I may need some HELP!
I just read Traci from Beneath My Heart‘s recent post about Layla’s The Lettered Cottage “Word of the Year” linking party. She’s challenging us to pick a special word that will resonate, resound, remind, and represent our life all year long. This got my little brain ticking extra fast. Our family has had the tradition of writing down […]
SAD NEWS….Let’s decorate!
When I started this blog, my intention was to journal all the work we’ve done on our house from beginning (when we moved in), to the middle (living here), and the end (staging the house to sell). The economy being what it is, we probably are not going to get the price we want for […]