Franz came into our home during one of the darkest periods of our lives. What Love Can Do It’s been almost five years ago that we were trying to deal with a heart-shattering event. I was also struggling to find a home for my family to live in while singlehandedly packing up everything we owned. In the midst of it, our neighbor knocked on our door while holding a dog with the saddest eyes I’ve ever seen, begging me to take him. I remember looking around at the sea of moving boxes and ... View the Post
Winter Bliss Organizing and Decorating
Happy first Monday of the new year! This post covers Winter Bliss Organizing and Decorating. Winter Bliss Organizing and Decorating In the days after the holiday, my formal dining area became the dumping ground of Christmas past. Stacks of dishes and half dead flowers were some of the things you could see. What you couldn’t see was even worse. My previous half-hearted attempts at organizing, using an aluminum roasting pan no less, had failed. It was time to get serious. ... View the Post
My New Year’s Wish For You
I think as women we are generally pretty hard on ourselves. So here is My New Year’s Wish For You. My New Year’s Wish For You Social media has created an illusion of perfection that can never be achieved by just one person. Yet time and again we expect ourselves to be as perfect as a magazine page or find we compare our lives to those we see in a blog post or an Instagram shot. But we must remember that for every perfect picture of a kitchen there may be someone else behind the scenes ... View the Post
Planning a 50th Anniversary Party on a Budget
Let me just start out by saying that if you are a full-time professional party planner it’s not uncommon to singlehandedly plan and execute a budget themed party occurring four states away. Planning a 50th Anniversary Party on a Budget. However, I am not a full-time professional party planner. I am a part-time interior designer, full-time college student, wife, mother, dog walker, chief cook, and bottle washer. But I was able to execute this celebration to the great happiness of my client and ... View the Post
A Happy Moment to Breathe
I just finished another round of college finals. The tests and term papers came on the heels of a fall blog tour and planning a party for 100 people in another state. This is accompanied by two large jobs that need to be completed by the end of this upcoming week. A Happy Moment to Breathe. Through it all, I have managed to keep my eyes on the prize. The barometer I always use in determining what truly matters is to ask myself “What would I be glad that I had done twenty years from now?” ... View the Post
When He Is No Longer A Pirate
When He Is No Longer A Pirate. One of the very first posts I ever wrote for this blog told the story about how I spent 3 hours handcrafting a pirate cake. (This was before the invention of Pinterest. ) When He Is No Longer A Pirate The cake was left on the counter for the party that was to be held the next day and I awoke to find that the birthday boy wanted to “Make the cake look like it had been in battle.” I remember being furious with my Sweet Guy at the time but now it is just ... View the Post
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