I recently learned that I need to become gluten free. Being dairy free and sugar free were also highly recommended. I gave it a solid try for 6 weeks and it did make a pretty big difference in the way I felt. However, here’s the problem. Meijer has a limited quantity of foods that are [...]
Okay, so the snow came…otherwise know as Snowmageddon, Death Strom and simply, Blizzard 2011. We are Michiganders and will drive through a lot of crazy s***, but even this caused my office to call a full snow day (shocking). I won’t lie. All the shoveling had me mumbling under my breath. I stamped my way back inside with rosy [...]
It’s the dead of winter and major snow is predicted in the next couple of days (10 inches!!). All I can think about right now is spring…and then SUMMER! I sometimes wonder how I ended up in Michigan…which I swear has winter for at least 10 months a year. All this snow eventually makes me crazy enough [...]
The Recession changed a lot of things in our daily lives. We learned words like “staycation”, “recessionista”, and “funemployment”. We’re more likely to invite friends over for dinner then just meeting up at the newest hot spot. This means that we’re getting more creative with out living spaces. Outdoor lighting can be a great way to increase your usable [...]
She stands strong, defiant, determined. The angry red scars on her wrists slowly fading. Her chin juts forward, daring, taunting, challenging. Her feet are braced. Her hands are curled. Her muscles tensed. Someone gently takes her hand and touches their lips to her healing wounds. It is her light, her hope, her breath. They trace [...]
I’m currently moving into a new house which might expalin my uber obsession with living room furniture. Or it could just be that I’m always obsessed. But I digress. Just imagine… This couch. This chair. This chair. (which I’d recover in a great bold print that combined the reds and browns.) With a fantastic cream [...]
So, in case you haven’t figured it out yet…I love CL and decorating. I’m constantly redecorating a house I don’t own. Today’s deal…you must love the shabby chic look, but for around $60 you could have a new living room set. I can just see it…the walls painted a soft creme…a plush rug on the [...]
This is him. Design Crush featured him today…and I fully agree…LOVE. I even bought LB one for our anniversary
I manage to stay away for over a month and what draws me back in…a CL posting. How appropriate. I didn’t meant to neglect my commitment. It’s just that it was V-day (uneventful and overrated). And my 1 year anniversary with LB (yes, you can say awww…I might have said EEK! A glass of Dragon’s [...]
I don’t know why this makes me laugh so much, but it does. Silver Candle Opera 50.00 (via CL)
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