an unconventional home
Our upstairs linen closet was where things went to die.
It was a huge space. But when you opened the closet, there was a 99 percent chance that you wouldn’t be able to find what you’d need. And a 1 percent chance it wasn’t there in the first place.
I had good intentions. It’s a big space with lots of potential. It was intended to organize towels, sheets, cleaning supplies, toilet paper and medicine. Instead, it was filled to the brim with things that didn’t have a home anywhere else.
You say “Happy New Year,” and I say “Happy New Rug.”
I asked for a new rug for Christmas this year, and then I had to get down to business to choose one that I loved.
2017 began with a bit of a mindset shift for me.
I was no longer interested in (or motivated to) complete constant BFPs (big fat projects). Instead, I wanted to really ENJOY and LIVE IN our home. Isn’t that what we’ve worked for all these years?
Only a few days until Christmas and I have one last tree to show you – our wall mounted tree in the stairway. This year, we used this tree to hang our Christmas cards and it’s a perfect way to keep them visible throughout the holiday season. Plus, it takes up very little space and […]
Will you be entertaining this Christmas?
We host lunch at our home on Christmas Day, which has become one of my most favorite traditions – especially since having kids. We can open gifts at home and then welcome both sets of grandparents and other family members. It’s wonderful.
So as we approach the holidays, I’m all about preparing. Because the more I prepare ahead of time, the better everything runs, the less stressed I feel, and the more I can enjoy the holiday.
If you know me, you know I believe more is more when when it comes to holiday decorating. But in the kitchen, I do a little less – because it’s a hardworking holiday space. It’s still plenty of festive, but there aren’t decorations on every available surface.
We use the kitchen constantly over the holidays – to bake, to entertain and even to hang out. That means the kitchen needs to be ready-to-go. No time to clear stuff off all the surfaces.
And it also needs to be disinfected and cleaned. That’s where PURELL® Multi Surface Disinfectant comes in.
