I’ll be in my powder room. For a long time.
The bad news? It’s about 120 degrees in a small bathroom with no windows and a steamer.
The good news? I think I’ve lost ten pounds since last night.
(In water weight, but who’s counting….)
I’ll be back.
PS—The steamer and a plastic putty knife were the magic combination!
Have you ever fallen in love with a price tag? That’s how I found our new light for the foyer.
Of course, I had to Instagram a picture (while I was at a local thrift store) so you all could tell me this was meant to be before I bought it. (It’s like shopping with friends.) I had always thought we’d put some kind of drum pendant to replace the small lantern that was there. But, an already-painted, pagoda chandelier for $34 quickly changed my vision for the space.
(I’ve put this lantern in storage to paint later. I think it might work somewhere else in our house.)
I also had to make sure that whatever we put up didn’t compete with the large lantern (that I spray painted) in our home office, since it’s all pretty much one big space.
What’s the last great deal you’ve found for your house?
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I asked five bloggers five questions? Several of you said you wanted me to answer my own five questions. I hope you were serious. . . Here’s a little insight into my crazy blogging head.
My mind is always racing with ideas for how I can make this blog a little better. I do a lot of my thinking in the shower (one of the few places where I’m ever alone). An idea for a post could come from anywhere—a pretty picture in a magazine, a question from a reader, something I want to do to our house. If people only knew how often I have the thought “maybe I could blog about that", they might be alarmed. . .
I’ll be honest. The email that comes along with blogging totally overwhelms me sometimes. I don’t mind questions, and try my best to answer them, but I occasionally have to go through my inbox and just delete those that are over a month old, and decide to be okay with that. Sometimes, it’s all I can handle to just put regular posts up on my blog and take care of everything else I have to do around here. I hope you all understand. (I think you do.)
I am more than grateful that blogging has become a job for me, and one that allows me to do 99% of my work from behind the computer, at home in a crusty t-shirt, with a very flexible schedule. Beyond that, I love that I’ve made some great “online friends” (which sounds creepy, but really isn’t). And, okay—seeing our home in BHG was pretty huge for me.
I have to say, I dread Monday morning blogging. A Monday morning post means Sunday night writing, which means coming out of weekend mode a little early. Isn’t that silly?
(Oh, and a very full email inbox, which I already mentioned, sometimes gives me anxiety.)
These are big problems to have, right? :)
Lately, I’ve been starting my posts late at night and finishing them in the morning after I drop the big kids at school. The twins have recently turned mobile, which is making this slightly more difficult. Sometimes, if I have a good (or funny) thought, I’ll quickly write a title and a few sentences during the day and save it to come back to and work on later.
There you have it. More than you ever wanted to know about my blogging habits.
Happy Monday!
I’ve always loved the look of using vintage trophies as accessories. But, every time I’ve thought about starting a collection, my hopes have been dashed by the price tags I see on them in thrift stores and even at flea markets.
Images:
Martha Stewart, Miss Mustard Seed,
Eclectically Vintage, AntiqueChase,
Style Me Pretty, Holly Mathis Interiors
In case any of you have thought about starting a collection of your own, I saw these on One Kings Lane earlier today, and at $15 to $19 each, the prices are a lot more reasonable than the real vintage ones I’ve seen around.
If you’ve never shopped on One Kings Lane before, you can sign up for a free membership to the site here. (This sale ends on Monday.)
Call this my latest impulse purchase (from here). She has officially been named “rock girl”—or “wok gull” by the 3-year-old who named her, if you want to get technical.
She seems to have a little attitude, and sometimes, she likes to get fancy (with beaded garland I found in a Christmas clearance bin).
Rock girl or bust.
(Get it?)
Thanks to everyone who sent in their tips! Have another kitchen organization idea you’d like to share? Feel free to post on my Facebook page.
