The stockings are hung, and the Menorah is on the table. This year, Christmas and Hannukah collide in a fiery explosion of fatty foods and sugary treats. The fact that these two holidays coincide makes my children very happy, especially the two who have an alarming affinity for sugar. My daughter loves it so much…
It's been a minute since I wrote a post on Friday. This past year I used my time in new ways, and some tasks, like blog writing, had to take a back seat. For months, whenever I read about cool stuff, I'd think, I want to share that on the blog. Then, the time would…
In my other post this week, I forgot to say that I hope all of my American readers had a nice Thanksgiving. We spent ours in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the in-laws. I was so focused on The Year of the Window that I put Thanksgiving out of my head too quickly. I can be…
Thank you for being excited about the front entry makeover that I announced last week. In case you missed it, Spoonflower is generously sponsoring the wallpaper portion of this project, and I am still pinching myself. After three long workdays, the room looks so different that it feels like we moved! Installing the Spoonflower wallpaper…
Have you ever put something out into the universe without expectation, and something delightfully unexpected happened in return? A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about choosing wallpaper samples for the Front Entry. You may remember that I left you hanging. Will she choose orange? Will it be black? That exercise made me realize…
Thank you for all of the positive feedback on the Cabin Vibes Bedroom reveal. It always feels so good to read the comments after a long six weeks. Now that the challenge is over, I thought I would offer a quick budget breakdown. It used to be so embarrassing to talk about money on the…