For the last week I have been valiantly fighting a cold.
And it almost won.
Almost.Continue reading
18 February 2013 
A Slice of Joy
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15 February 2013 
How To Stencil Dot a Table Top
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Yesterday was “Valentime’s Day” at our house.
At least that’s what the twins have called it for the last seven years…..
…..“Valentime’s Day.”Continue reading
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14 February 2013 
Winners!
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Happy Valentine’s Days to two lucky readers!
Yes, we have our winners! To see the winners click here!
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13 February 2013 
I’m Still Talking
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Remember my quest for self-discovery?
Remember all that talking?
And random conversations in the dish department at Wal-Mart and whether Christmas decorations could become Valentine’s Day decorations and how I wanted to find out more about myself?
I did it!
I took the quiz on ArchetypeMe and learned a whole lot more about what makes me…well…me.
Are you curious?
Want to see what I discovered?Continue reading
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7 February 2013 
Home Sweet Home Giveaway (over $4000 in prizes)
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I am so glad you are here!
Today is the day of the most amazing….over-the-top…..incredible…..exciting giveaway I have ever had the joy of being a part of and I am so excited!
Wait until you see the prizes!
I am so lucky to join with nine other bloggers that I absolutely adore…..to put together TWO of the best giveaways on the web.
There are tons of prizes….but two of my favorite are the “I hope you dance” sign from Between You and Me and a beautiful Houndstooth jute rug in any size you choose….from Soft Surroundings.
Seriously.
This is a wonderful world we live in. 
Please note that this giveaway has ended!
All details about the giveaway as well as contest rules can be seen here.
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29 January 2013 
A Pair Of Silver Hoops
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I love red lipstick.
And really big beautiful sparkling glittering irresistible earrings.
The kind that give you confidence.
Maybe that’s why I love window treatments……they are like jewelry for the house.
These drop cloth curtains are classic and affordable and simple……
……just like the perfect pair of silver hoops.
Silver hoops……you know….those earrings that can go anywhere.
I’ve worn them to a baseball game where I missed this absolute moment of brilliance.
I’ve worn them across Kentucky on the 100-mile-yard sale trek and out on date day with the cutest carpenter on the planet.
Yep.
Those silver hoops.
Like a simple, classic curtain.
Today I’m posting about window decor over at the Lamps Plus blog.
And I was going for the silver hoop approach…..
…..but somehow a bunch of big, unusual, unique window treatments showed up instead.
Go figure.
PS Here are four unique window treatment ideas. You can thank the confidence earrings.
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24 January 2013 
All You Need Is a Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Sometimes in life…..all you need is a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
On that long-ago first day of school my son ran into the house and tossed his backpack on the floor with all of the angst and despair a brand-new first grader could muster. He eyed me mournfully and declared, “Mom…..we have a bully.”
Startled I said, “A bully? Really? In first-grade?”
“Yes,” he stated emphatically. “And he’s big. And strong. And mean. And he pushes kids on the playground.”Continue reading
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22 January 2013 
What Makes Me Tick?
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I am a talker.
Truly.
It’s one of my specialties.
Not just a regular talker….but an over-the-top talker.
A blue-ribbon conversationalist.
A gold-medal chatterer. Anytime….anywhere…..I always have a lot to say.
Maybe that’s why I had a conversation yesterday about plates and colors and if you left your Christmas decorations up long enough…..could you just take some of the santa and reindeer away…..and call them Valentine’s Day decorations? I think it was a ten minute discussion on decorating and un-decorating and Christmas trees and hearts in the Wal-Mart plate department…..
……with a complete stranger.
I’ve heard someone’s life story at Big Lots.
And listened to the best engagement tale ever……at the grocery store.
I’ve had random conversations about parties and pumpkins and why it’s so hard to find a cute concrete birdbath and why is printer ink so expensive and did anyone know if they even made Lee Press-On Nails any more and I even told a complete stranger that I couldn’t cook a roast. And lately I’ve been asking myself……
……why?
What makes me talk?
What makes me tick?
Simply put……what makes me……..me?
I found the answers to some of those questions and a whole lot more over at ArchetypeMe.
ArchetypeMe is this incredible website dedicated to learning more about who you are and what makes you tick and personal discovery…..all through the filter of archetypes.
It is free.
And amazing.
And so much fun.
I’m going to take the quiz!
I want to learn more about my personality type and what appeals to me. And after I finish? I’ll have a page of news stories I might like and movies I might want to see and books I might want to read.
Everything I’m interested in…..all in one place….all for me.
Sound like fun?
Want to get started?
If you want to learn more about Archetypes and take the quiz, click here.
Or….if you just want to learn more about how to turn Christmas decorations into Valentine’s Day decor…..you can click here.
And if you want to talk a little more about it……
…..you can always find me in the random conversation department at Wal-Mart.
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Leave me a comment below telling me why you think it’s important to really know who you are.
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