The weather has turned unseasonably cold in Chicago (a foot of snow last Sunday night), so I've been staying warm by the fireplace...perusing Pinterest, and flipping through magazines. My two favorite pastimes that don't happen as often as I'd like. Today I'm sharing some of my Beautiful Distractions, and I'm especially going gaga over m[...]
We all have THAT friend. Well, I don't because I AM that friend. The friend who is particular and has champagne taste. The friend who is fancy AF and is incredibly difficult to buy for. Fear not, I have your back with my fancy expertise. A list of goodies I don't even have! Here is your Holiday Gift Guide for the fancy AF. Are you[...]
I feel like I blinked on August 14th, and suddenly I'm putting together holiday gift guides. Please tell me I'm not the only one feeling totally and completely behind. Anyhoo, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday and all the other holiday shopping days that follow, I like to make it easy on you. Over the new couple of weeks, I'll be postin[...]
While scrolling through Instagram today, I happened upon the Explore page and one video, in particular, caught my eye. It was a woman standing on top of a high dive…afraid to jump. It was posted by Will Smith, and he’s giving one of those uplifting do-gooder speeches that I usually watch with rolling eyes and skip. For some reason to[...]
Last week I chatted with you about finally decorating the kids' bedrooms. Since we always treat them fair, I've decided to get a bit nutty and tackle both bedroom makeovers at the same time — which are presently a random mish-mosh of chaos. Pretty much bare bones and literally zero personality. Shame on your momma. The storage doesn[...]
My children have been neglected...well, I should clarify...their bedrooms have been neglected. What can I say, bedrooms for little kids kind of intimidated me. Colors and patterns can easily turn into a hot mess, and let's face it, I'm not the type of parent who will sign off on a Disney princess themed room...much to my daughter's dism[...]
The dreaded mammogram — before I had one, I pretty much grouped that appointment in with getting my teeth drilled. Word on the street was, they are painful and you have a machine squeeze your boobs flat into pancakes. I'm assuming you men would put it right up there with a prostate exam. After having my second child, I asked my[...]
Can you believe it's already back to school? The days have gotten a bit shorter, and I'm starting to accept that it's fall. Things are ramping up here, and I've been finding inspo everywhere. Here are a few beautiful things that have been distracting me. I picked up a couple of new interior design books. Barefoot Luxury [...]
Today I have a before and after furniture reveal that is mind-blowing. A while back, I wrote about a quest for the perfect TV watching sofa. When we first moved into the house, I had purchased a vintage sofa with the thought process — it was preowned, it already has dents and dings, and I won't be sad when my kids wreck it. That though[...]