While in Belize, we collected an enormous amount of shells. Well, maybe not a ton of shells, but plenty of pretty ones. They made me happy – both searching for them and bringing them back to remember our wonderful island experience. There was just one problem: Some of the shells had a musty odor and […]
Projects
Decisions Decisions
After shoving that horribly heavy piano through the front door, nicking the front door slightly in the process… And after then heading to Home Depot to buy a new dishwasher, passing the paint chips on the way to the appliance department… I decided it was time to start thinking about what color to paint […]
Bridget and I Finished a Project Over the Weekend
We’ll share more about it later, but we’re pretty excited!
Foldy No More
Remember when I treated myself to lovely new riding boots? I still love those boots. They are a-ma-zing. But the way they’ve been living in my closet is a little less-than-amazing. Behold the foldy boots: Bridget is way too curious It was time to do something to prop those babies up, so I turned to […]
Too Much Junk in the Trunk: Organizing the Car
Hi, my name is Shannah and I have too much junk in the trunk. Seriously…this normally well-organized, a-place-for-everything-and-everything-in-its-place woman has a deep dark secret: My car trunk is in complete disarray: Erp. I decided it was high time to clean up that mess. Let’s just call this part of getting our lives pulled back together. […]
I May Be Weird, But I Like Marking Time
I keep all of my old calendars. You may think that’s weird, but I really enjoy looking back at what I was doing on October 1, 1998, or flipping through my schedule in 2002. (I don’t look at it every day, of course…just now and then it’s fun to take a trip down memory lane.) […]
Roses, Behave
We have a gorgeous rose bush in our back yard – lovely blooms, that is, but very badly behaved. The previous owners planted it too closely to the windows outside. Every time the wind would blow, the bush swayed and scratched the window. Irritating. I was inspired by photos of gorgeous climbing roses and decided […]
Sometimes You’ve Just Gotta…
…Have a little fun “Beck-ifying” things for giveaways. Nothing says Brand like a well-produced sticker on a trade-appropriate item. A Fun Friday project!
How to Make Anthropology Curtains Cheaply
So more on the curtains. Call this: How to finally finish a project and make something that’s inexpensive look like something that’s very expensive. Curtains are a hidden expense. You want them, sometimes you need them, but they can be pricey – surprisingly so. When I read that drop cloth has a texture similar to […]
Fixing an Irritation
The side window curtain next to our front door has been driving me crazy for a long time. It flaps when the door opens, it gaps and lets strangers peek inside our family room and, though it’s hard to see in this photo, there are strange gaps between the rod and the window. Here’s a […]