STOP!!!! Time out!

Do you ever feel like there are moments in your life when you want to give the official timeout signal? 

Well, today was that day! Enough! Done! Throwing in the towel Done! Too busy! Whopping Headache, DONE!

Work load/commute, a bus for teenagers involved 

in sports, Training, Freezing temps, January Blahs Overload!!

For weeks, I kept putting off fun projects. There just wasn't any time. 

Today, I took the time for me! Yes, that's right! A rarity. A woke up after about 11 hours of needed sleep recovery and PHEW.

So... I made a lamp out of an old vase that was on it's way to Good Will.

And I finally played with some shutters that I picked up weeks ago. They needed to be cut in half. Done. And now, I have gone shutter crazy :)

Ah, a cat's life! What you can't see is the wood fire that she is enjoying to the left. And she didn't move while I was hanging the Shutters. I had to step over her heinous. 

 I'm not much for sitting around but every once in a while I just need to recharge my batteries with taking the time for fun projects. Recovering with creativity. The best kind. :) 

Cold on the outside, warm inside :)

 When it's so cold outside, it's fun to organize and change around the inside.

I'm excited about some upcoming challenges and projects this new year.

 I have enjoyed bringing in new greens to warm the place up.

As always, there is never enough time to do all that I want in a day. 

I picked up this book because of my favorite designer Vibeke's post. Her picture is on the cover and all of her photos are completely inspirational. She often sparks many ideas in my mind for this upcoming new year...

New beginnings for January

I think I am doing much better. I am really starting to get over missing the Christmas decor. I am looking forward to new experiences this New Year. New decor, new gardens ( eventually), new projects and all new beginnings. Cheers to 2018!

Why not Embrace the Winter

Why not embrace the Winter right? It's here to stay for a bit so...
Winter decor after the Christmas goodies has been put away. And some greenery too. Also, heading out in a bit to buy fixings for homemade soup and some fresh flowers as a reminder that we can't really appreciate Spring to the fullest unless we experience Winter right? 😁 

Must haves until the weather gets nice are plants/greenery and fresh flowers :)

Also, the best part of Winter is that I can focus solely on indoor renovations. 

The ideas are brewing...

Stay inspired and warm friends! There is beauty in every season. Some Winter days it may be a bit more challenging, but there always is. 

One of the most special Birthdays

So there once was this guy, who after a long day of travel ( driving and flying from FL) was shown one of the most beautiful things in the world. It was chippy, old, full of character, and HEAVY!

This big piece of vintage bliss was on a porch of an abandoned house. His wife thought that she just had to have it!! Afterall, it was free! And she has been eyeballing it for weeks! Weeks! Always afraid that someone else would pick it up or even worse destroy it. 

After that long day of travel, the husband said, "Sure, if it means that much to you, let's try to pick it up."

After agreeing the couple was faced with frozen truck hatches, and weight of this thing that was not what they had bargained for. Too heavy in fact.
The couple drove away disappointed. The wife was disappointed because it was a no -go, and the husband disappointed because he knew his wife wanted it so much.

Then behind the scenes without his wife knowing, he planned and planned not giving up. He found a strong friend and brought the enormously heavy vintage bliss home for his wife's birthday. What a surprise! She couldn't believe it! How? When? 
She hugged him with love and appreciation and had one of the best birthdays ever. 

I always knew that I married the sweetest, kindest man on the planet! 😉 And grateful for helpful sons that helped move it to the perfect spot...for now 😉This was a very special birthday that I will always remember. 

Another meatloaf night

So there was this post from last year called, "taking it all in, meatloaf kind of night," that I remembered last night. Last night was a meatloaf night again. 

It was different this year. My husband is trying all sorts of things to keep my mind off an upcoming flight and is desperately trying to keep me from feeling stressed. Did I mention that I am terrified to fly? I definitely like my feet touching the ground.

So last night we watched my favorite movie that I watch a million times a year. And... we had meatloaf! Yes, another taking it all in, delicious meatloaf kind of night.

Never was a fan when I was a kid, but lately, we seem to have been able to make the best tasting meatloaf ever! Tip: add jalapenos and adult ketchup! 

As we were relaxing by the fire from our woodstove and by the light of the tree with meatloaf and a movie, a few deep breaths and sighs were happening. 

Mostly sighs of relief, because my husband is the sweetest most helpful man I know.  He knows me better than anyone. It truly is a Wonderful Life. 

May your days also be Merry and bright!

More tidings?

Perfect weekend to cut down our tree and add more, yes more Christmas decorations! ( That is our tree front row ↓)

We always could use more tidings and decking of the halls 😁

Old window with Doilies on the mantel. 

Wrapping paper craft for a cloche.

 Most stores are selling these fabric gift sacks that make excellent pillow covers!

Santa is watching! Over the top decorating is ok! Christmas comes but once a year :) So get going...