It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful
Possibly the best post on decluttering that I have ever read:: Common Roadblocks to Decluttering @ Simple Mom, she points out an underlying message for some decluttering excuses, it’s like counseling for people like me. Melissa’s 31 Day post titled Good Enough first of all, she stole one of my titles for an upcoming post [...]
There is one piece of furniture that has proven itself to being invaluable in helping keep our home organized and pretty. Meet me at (in)courage to read today’s 31 post? Also, the winner of the Back 40 Life giveaway is: Angela @ Homegrown Mom if you didn’t win, you can use the code NESTER50 and [...]
This post is dedicated to my sister, the person who introduced me to the wonders of the coffee cabinet. For at least 6 years now {in 5 different houses} we’ve had a coffee cabinet. You know how you always try to put your coffee maker right next to the sink so you can easily get [...]
My boys are almost 13, 10 and 9. They demand some type of spooky in October. It takes next to nothing to make them happy. A few dollars worth of ripped up cheese cloth that looks better each year. And a tiny family of birds. I can never resist a good mantel party. Check out [...]
Lately, I’ve asked myself what’s the least amount of items I can have displayed and still love the look? Not that I’m trying to go minimalist or anything, I think you can tell that by my full gallery wall. But what has my obsession been with much? In years past, I asked myself, How can [...]
not my closet I have no right, whatsoever to talk about closets. Mine is perpetually not tidy. But the problem isn’t my hanging clothes. I’ll tell you my biggest issue with my closet in another post. My hanging clothes actually look pretty good and I owe it to two tricks. 1. All of my clothes [...]
We’ve all heard it a million times. Group like things together. Duh. Collections are like that, they just look good all together. I’ve had my hutch for years. And I’ve always had my white dishes in it. But, they’ve always had other guests as well. I mean, I know about grouping like stuff together, I [...]
Over the past few months {years?} I’ve heard myself barking the same reminders to my boys, “hang your book bag up, don’t pour too much cereal, you can’t use 18 different cups before lunch…“. My husband and I made a few simple changes in our home and now I can save my words for better [...]
I've got a secret that will unlock creativity and hope for your home. Ready? Here it is:: It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful. Yep. That's it. All you have to do is believe it. [Read More …]
