I cleaned my house today. I . . . had to . . . clean it. I’ve been milking the “I’m so busy, I’ll get back to this deslobification process soon” excuse until it was completely dry. I remember the joy I felt last year when decorating for Christmas. It was a joyful experience because […]
Read MoreI love boxes. Big ones. Small ones. Flat ones. Deep ones. Oh, the possibilities. Therefore, it’s very hard for me to throw away boxes. They’re just so . . . . useful!!! When you need a box, you need one that is just the right size for the job. So, it has to be better […]
Read MoreMy heart pretty much stopped when I glanced at the daybed in my office and saw this little paw sticking out from under a pile. One of my biggest slob-fears is finding something dead in a pile of clutter. Thankfully, this was just one of the feet of the mink stole that was part of […]
Read MoreHow did you read the title? Decorating around clutter? Or Using clutter to decorate? I guess the picture could be a little of both. Notice that the beauty of the single streamer causes one’s eye to completely miss the stacked DVDs/VHSes. Mmm-hmmm. Notice that the single streamer is held in place by the stacked and […]
Read MoreNo sooner had I written out my plan for getting my home ready for a big Thanksgiving gathering, than I got a call from my mother suggesting that we change plans and have our family dinner at the lake, so that more people could come. My emotions went a little something like this: Uhhh . […]
Read MoreToday was the day for the much dreaded seasonal-clothing-changeover. I had been putting it off, but was getting pretty tired of digging through the “stored” clothes on a daily basis. I’m sure that tomorrow the weather will be shorts-wearing-sunny, but since Thanksgiving is next week, it’s probably not entirely crazy to call it fall. I’ve […]
Read MoreThings have been crazy for the last week. I’m currently directing a play that opens the week after Thanksgiving, and I was in another show yesterday, with three performances in one day. Neither are/were as huge of a commitment as they could be, but they’re as much as I can handle in this being-a-mama-is-my-number-one-priority phase […]
Read MoreI consider myself fairly low-maintenance. I like to look nice, but I keep it simple. My general rule for earrings is that they need to be basic enough that I can wear them with anything. But I have issues with losing things. I was at a friend’s house a while back and she got frustrated […]
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