My Personal Life

We're looking for a house! After years of waiting, I'm super apprehensive and not at all convinced that this is the "right time" to buy, with the economy and all. But it's the first time that it feels right for us, so rather than try to time the market, we decided to start house hunting and see how it goes. I'm still kind of doubtful about our chances, and a part […]

There aren't many rooms in our house that could be described as "manly" (probably zero, to be exact). My decorating style and love of pink have definitely infiltrated everywhere. So when hayneedle.com reached out to me about creating a manly home office, I was interested, but also a little worried about how it would fit in with the rest of our decor. My perception of "manly" style was all dark […]

Every year, I like to set myself some big, overarching goals for the year, as well as some smaller, fun "resolutions" that are easy to accomplish. For example, last year I got my first balayage, signed up for a gym membership, and hosted my first Friendsgiving (among other things). This year, I decided to pick some simple resolutions related to decorating. I chose five specific goals that I'm excited about working […]

I've always wanted to have a nice guest room for friends and family who come and stay with us, but until now our extra bedroom has been crammed full of "storage" (aka junk). I've tried to work on it a couple times, but it was so overwhelming I just couldn't muster up the energy to continue. After organizing my craft cabinet a couple weeks ago, I decided it was finally […]