We live in kind of a weird apartment situated on three levels, and so our stairway is a big aspect of the space. And with a stairway, comes hallways, which are both tiny and narrow. But …
Inspiration for an Updated Entryway
Fake Plants: Yea or Nay?
There is one fake plant living, or rather, not living in my apartment. It sits on my bedside table and adds a little bit of color to a part of my bedroom where it would be …
A Trailer Home I Could Actually Live In
Anyone who knows me, knows I’m not really about roughing it. I like camping here and there, as well as the occasional adventure (Westfjords I’m looking at you!), but without all my little comforts, beauty items, …
A Thanksgiving To Write Home About
I have a lot of new readers in 2017, so I thought it’d be fun to share the wonderful Thanksgiving I enjoyed last year in Paris. There is something inherently special about being in France in …
Do You Send Out a Yearly Holiday Card?
It’s that time of the year. You know, that special time when you’re looking back at all your photos and trying to figure out if you have one of you and your significant other, looking carefree …
It’s Starting to Feel Spooky!
The mums are out, the leaves are changing, and now that it’s October I’ve got my mind on one thing – Halloween!! I’ve been working like a maniac on my costume lately (excited to reveal it …
10 Things to Know About Ernie
Some of my friends and many of my family members know about our cat Ernie. He’s a black and white tuxedo, with a tough attitude, and despite being rather unfriendly, time and again he charms his …
Window Boxes of My Dreams
While gathering ideas for my patio project, I fell into Pinterest this week, swooning over images of window box flowers. Though I’m using long planters that will sit along my patio walls, rather than boxes that …
Spring Cleaning Out My Closets
There is currently a giant pile of clothes atop every surface of my bedroom. Winter jackets laying on spring dresses, shoes in boxes piled up on the floor, and all my winter items from Iceland – …
Updating a Globe From My Childhood
I recently discovered an old globe from my childhood, collecting dust in one of my parent’s numerous eaves. It’s nothing particularly special, probably from the late 80’s (hint being the large orange mass labeled U.S.S.R.), but as …