I’m a little slow getting to organizing in the new year, but it recently hit me that 2 areas were driving me crazy and need some organizational attention. The first area was my night stand, which is where I was storing my jewelry. The second area was our closet. All of my necklaces were hanging on […]
Archives for January 2013
Our Living Room
I’m discovering that Winter time poses an additional challenge for me, besides just trying to get through the short, dark cold days. The lack of daylight hours that I am home has proven difficult in trying to get photos for blogging. My photography needs all the help it can get, so when the sun was […]
Vacation Memories
This weekend, the sun was finally out, but it just made me dream of even warmer weather. So, to make me feel better, I turned my dreaming into a trip down memory lane with pictures of vacations from previous years. The first time I was ever to another country was May 2006. It was the […]
DIY Diaper Invitation
The first DIY aspect of Keri’s baby shower was the invitations. My older sister and I went to Michael’s to buy supplies for invitations. She had a sample of a store bought invitation that she thought we could make ourselves. It was a cute invitation in the shape of a diaper. It appeared to be […]
5 Years
5 years ago today, we had been living in our home for only a few weeks and we were already giving the living room a completely new look. We removed all the furniture and brought in 30 white chairs to prepare for our big day…our wedding day! We kept everything simple, decorating only with some […]
Upholstered Headboard Update
When I previously shared our guest bedroom here, I mentioned that I was considering adding nailhead trim to the headboard. I purchased the trim weeks ago, but I finally found time to make the update to the headboard. I just moved the bed and laid the headboard on the floor right in the guest room. […]
Christmas and New Year’s
We celebrate Christmas with my family on the Sunday after Christmas, so this year it was the day before New Year’s Eve, which meant celebrating just continued from one holiday right into the next holiday. Bob and I made it a nice extra long weekend to allow time for us to really enjoy our time with family and […]
