every day living with a touch of creativity
Gift from the Sea It requires a particular bravery to be a woman. There is much love, much heartache…swelling and yielding to the rhythm of life. The most exquisite lives are borne out by women who have endured and prevailed, because they have fortitude and a story to tell. Unfortunately, in our throw away society, [...]
One month ago, my youngest son was born four weeks prematurely. Even though he was early, he did just as he should right after birth. No problems stemmed from prematurity, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. We snuggled him, we lunched with our parents to celebrate, and we sent him to the nursery [...]
I am a list maker by nature. I love all kinds of lists. I have piles (which are really sort of abstractly lists in themselves, aren’t they?) of lists. The bookmark folder on my MacBook betrays me, showing my tendency to hoard digital information. I wonder if I share the same fear of loss that [...]
When we moved from Charlotte to our hometown of Indianapolis, our family bestowed us with Rubbermaid upon Rubbermaid full of family memorabilia that we had been storing at their homes. Upon searching through the contents, I unearthed many treasures long forgotten. Some were hilarious (anyone remember POGS??) and others were touching (letters to Santa from [...]
I was in desperate need to a pretty place to put my jewelry. We had moved into a new house, and my husband was finally home after traveling for 3 months. I was overjoyed to have him back, but I was struggling to keep my lady things up off the bathroom counter. I had enjoyed [...]
I was Christmas shopping–and I needed to spend somewhere near $1.50 more to get free shipping from J.Crew–so I threw one of these in my cart. It cost me $4.00, which is about $3.96 more than it should cost. But! It’s neon, and it’s cute, and I got free shipping! I loved the bracelet, especially [...]
O ver the course of the next few weeks, I will be bringing you some ideas on homemade ornaments. If you are a photographer, you can top your clients’ orders with these cute and inexpensive ornaments. If you are a mom, your kids can help you make them. And, no matter who you are–I can [...]
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