i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. before i start today's post, i just want to say how much i loved reading your answers to last week's post about the 12 odd questions -especially your… Continue reading what i kept – october 2025
i'm finally going through all of the posts i started and never finished. the post that inspired this one was first published in august 2024-just to give you an idea of how far back i'm digging. my friend la got the idea from a blogging friend of hers, who sadly died earlier this year. you… Continue reading 12 odd questions
I'm doing better than I expected during this pandemic. I have bad days, but nothing like what I expected before all this started. I honestly believe our home has a lot to do with it. I'm grateful for everything that my home has done for me lately. It is currently tasked with keeping all of… Continue reading Nesting and Routines
A few years ago, I wrote a post titled I Hate Painting Furniture. It was a good post, actually one of my favorites which is why I reblogged it this past Friday. If you didn't get a chance to read it, maybe go read it first then come back and read this post. Like demented… Continue reading I Don’t Hate Painting Furniture Anymore
We had last painted our bedroom about ten years ago. We painted it a taupe color that I loved. Interestingly, it was the same paint color that was in my ex in-laws' condo. I had texted my former mother-in-law a few weeks before to ask her what the name of the color was. I can’t… Continue reading On Painting Bedrooms and Dying Hamsters
It all started back in 2012 when I was tired of looking at this: Our "master" bath AND this: The girl's bath The above is a kid's bathroom for two girls, ages 12 and 4 at the time (SOB). But we wanted to update it a bit. Here are the afters: Pretty awesome, if I… Continue reading Why I Can’t Have Nice Things- Bathroom Floors Edition
A Grace Full Life 