…Before getting too carried away, my refund wasn’t exactly a windfall so the Tesla will have to wait. I’m putting aside part of the money for a long overdue vacation. What to do with the rest? Hmm, how about a brand new dresser!
…That got me thinking: does a closet truly reveal a person’s identity? Her aspirations? Her character?
In my previous post, I showed you the inspiration for my wanting to create a little vignette on top of the two dressers in the master bedroom. Now comes the more difficult part: how to execute (because the devil is always in the details, n’est-ce pas?). For the sake of practical frugality, I first shopped […]
The recent bout of rainy weather in DC (not to mention the current arctic blast) was awful for my running habit but perfect for my nesting obsession. It all started when Andrew and I decided to rearrange some furniture upstairs…
Well, folks, it’s that time of year again. Time for me to jump on the bandwagon and compile a “Best Of” list. Time to scroll through the sixty-nine blog posts I unleashed into the world in 2012 and select some favorites…
Oh yes, I had the finest of intentions. I’m referring to my visions of grandeur for this time of year when we first moved into our house nine months ago. I was gonna festoon our mantel with pom pom garlands! I was gonna haul in an enormous Christmas tree and bling it up with vintage […]
It’s hard being good all the time. It’s like, say you begin a diet which forbids potato chips. You could live without them for a short while, but the moment would soon come where you’d race through fire to get your hands on a bag of Lay’s…
I’m not exactly the crafty kind. My friend Katie is a knitting whiz. Another friend Gretchen is the queen of scrapbooking, stamping, cross-stitching and more. Me? I’m a decal diva–I enjoy adhering decals to the walls of my house. Yup, that’s about it…
I hope y’all enjoyed your Thanksgiving! While Andrew stayed back in Virginia nursing a throbbing tooth ache and downing painkillers, I went ahead and spent the holiday at my mom’s lovely home in Pennsylvania. She has a sofa in her formal living room that my DIY-loving dad reupholstered himself in fine wale corduroy almost forty years […]
Last Sunday brought the coolest, crispest weather to the DC area. But it was rainy too–a perfect day to hunker down at home, make comfort food, do laundry, write a little, and watch football. I also thought it was about time to spruce up the bulletin board in my home office…