I'm sitting in my office trying to psych myself up for this weekend's project. It's not going to be a fun one. The Boy and I will be rolling up our sleeves to Konmarie the kids' rooms. You may have seen Cooper's bedroom mood board here and Zoe's pretty in pink bedroom here. The wallpaper was never purchased or hung in Zoe's room, and she'[...]
Last weekend we worked our buns off cleaning out the last few items from the vintage shop in Barrington, IL. We peeled the HOH decals off the window, and turned off the lights for the last time. Many of you have asked whether I'm happy or sad. A little bit of both I guess. Relieved I'm not working with the public during a pandemic and no[...]
Oooooph, whoever is challenging 2020 needs to stop. It's been a rough ride, so I'm going to begin this Beautiful Distractions with a video of tiny goats visiting river otters. Not sure about you, but I need more of this in my life right now. Feel free to watch it a couple of times. Now that I'm closing the vintage shoppe and have some[...]
To bury my head in the sand and avoid my One Room Challenge mess, I'm sharing with you all of the Beautiful Distractions I've found. Room For Tuesday rounded up a bunch of fantastic white ceiling fans that don't suck...which is not an easy feat. If you're searching for one. Hop on over and start shopping. Life on Virginia Street rou[...]
It's Monday, and today I'm tending to my sunburned legs. I did a whoopsie, and my non-sunscreened legs soaked up the rays while I was cleaning up the patio. Ouchies. Won't make that mistake again. Anyhoo, while my feet are up, I thought I'd pop in real quick for another edition of Beautiful Distractions! Tomorrow, I'll be going live on[...]
Welcome to Beautiful Distractions the Quarantine Edition. Not sure about you, but it seems like, after the knee-jerk reaction, the world is beginning to find a new normal indoors. Here are a few things that have kept me going and changed my tiny, quiet world. If you missed this Instagram post, allow me to recap. Have a routine and[...]
We're all cooped up with the COVID lockdown, but as an introvert, I'm oddly enjoying the silence. To pass the time, I've been reading books, flipping through some of the best interior design books, listening to podcasts, playing board games with the kids, and letting them watch somewhat inappropriate movies like Talladega Nights. In light[...]
It might be a short week, but I still kinda feel like today is Monday. So in honor of not wanting to fully focus, here are a few beautiful distractions...oh and this might be the weirdest edition yet. You've been warned. Thirtysomething is getting a reboot! Are you as excited as I am? The original creators are on board, working on[...]
Happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. On Friday we had our first snow of the year, which put a damper on our trick or treating plans, but the kids bundled up and braved the weather. They'll do just about anything for candy. Saturday was my birthday, and The Boy took me out for dinner at our favorite taco joint, Bien Trucha. And[...]