This is the result of a long phone call and a little envy. Ever notice how, when you start coveting something, you start seeing it everywhere? The marketing gurus call it selective perception. For as far as I can remember, I’ve dreamed of a house with a garden and lawns. My childhood home was like that, but from the time…
Festival days are here and most people are sprucing up their homes and beautifying it to celebrate. It is a great time to boost curb appeal. While some people get into deep spring cleaning, others give their home a full makeover—like my neighbors are doing right now. The people who live on the floor above are going the whole hog…
Happiness is my favorite DIY project. I believe we have the power to make ourselves happy. I have my own ongoing happiness project in the form of this jar – which I started with my family years ago. We fill it with notes where we write down things that make us happy – and enjoy reading the notes every once…
Welcome to the June 2016 Gratitude Circle bloghop! This month seems to have gone by way too quickly. With my son home for the holidays, we’ve been running around trying to accomplish a lot of things. I guess being busy always makes it seem like time is racing by. But we also found the time to sit back and appreciate life,…