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- Oct 31, 2019
- 3 min
Inspired? Curious? Just ask!
...lucky for me, appreciating something beautiful doesn't need words, money, or someone else's approval :-)
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Same blog, different spot...
As most of you know, my blog has been a bit absent (I say that kindly :-) over the last couple of years, but now I'm happy to say that...
- Oct 17, 2019
- 2 min
Kiss the Cat & Empty the Dishwasher
Once, the door bell rang, and I hastily gathered up my mess (you know, those odds and ends that seem to multiply on your dining room...
- Sep 28, 2019
- 2 min
The (unexpected) Joy of Polyester!
Like so many of you, the thought of crawling into bed with a pair of freshly-laundered, soft, white cotton sheets at the end of the day...
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
Quick Fixes For Every Day Life
Someone asked me recently if I could repost this Quick Decorating Idea List for them again (so that they could print it out and add it to...
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
Drawers, Debates and Decluttering
Just in case you didn’t know, this week (Thursday, September 12th, 2019) brings us yet another round of scintillating Democratic...
- Aug 27, 2019
- 1 min
Life at the Kitchen Sink
For more by Wendy and the Blue Giraffe, go to: http://www.thebluegiraffe.com/
- May 16, 2019
- 2 min
Holding on to Mother’s Day…
Fourteen years ago, my daughter and I started celebrating Mother’s Day by ourselves. With an emotionally chaotic home life, and a daily...
- Oct 7, 2018
- 3 min
A Winter Closet Makeover
Hi! I hope you’re all doing well and have had a wonderful summer! Not quite sure how it went so quickly, but it was a good one, filled...
- Jun 8, 2018
- 3 min
One plus One equals Three
When I got divorced, it was rare. I remember writing letters to my daughter’s teacher’s to tell them about it; making sure that she was...
- May 13, 2018
- 3 min
A Day in the Life of a Mom
I wrote this poem six years ago. More of a journal than a poem, it was remembering a time when my daughter was quite young, and someone...
- Apr 25, 2018
- 3 min
Best Laid Plans
Some days don’t always go as planned. I admit, I have been a bit neglectful (okay, a lot neglectful) with some parts of my life lately,...
- Dec 27, 2017
- 1 min
Things to Do!
So, after last month’s blog, I got a few requests for some decorating ideas – quick things that people can do to cheer up their home...
- Nov 26, 2017
- 3 min
A Girl and her Car
Some days, I can’t write about decorating ideas, but my head is still filled with observations of life, and the most infinitesimal, yet...
- Nov 11, 2017
- 3 min
Claim Your Space
There are a lot of times in our life when we’re told to “fake it until you make it”. I always thought that sounded silly and insincere,...
- Oct 14, 2017
- 2 min
Use It or Lose It
I never quite understood the use it or lose it expression until I went to do a cartwheel last year in the garden. Overcome by a memory of...
- Sep 17, 2017
- 3 min
No to Art. Yes to Purple
She opened the door, threw her arms in the air, and said, “Here it is, don’t make me put anything on the walls. I hate art!”. It was a...
- Sep 6, 2017
- 3 min
A Little Overdue
Joyful and overwhelmed. I never quite knew it was possible to be both at the same time, but here I am. Behind with my blog, missing...
- Aug 6, 2017
- 2 min
Sharing the Bedroom
Toby shares the bedroom with me. A kind and lovable, vertically-challenged German shepherd, who doesn’t mind how I decorate, as long as...
- Jul 18, 2017
- 3 min
5 Dorm Room Essentials
‘Tis the season, and if you have a college-bound teenager then you just might be in the middle of your very own personal hell –...