House of Belonging Giveaway!

Good evening, folks! I know, I’ve been posting at night these days–it’s kind of fun to end my day popping in to talk with y’all. It’s giveaway day around here, and I’m thrilled to share this mother/daughter team with you. Meet the...

25 Things–it’s been a while

1.  We Bought A Zoo is a magical movie experience. 2.  I learned something important from watching it.  “Why not?” 3.  I’m convinced my daughter gets her swimmer’s lungs from her ability to chug 20 ounces of milk without a breath. 4....

lighting for the writing room

So, it went something like this. Matt:  The room looks AWESOME, honey. Me:  Thank you, I love it!  Are you glad we did it?? Matt:  Totally–you’ll really be able to work in here now.  I love the _______, and the ________! Me:  Aw, thanks, sweetie. Matt:...

redoing the redo

We’ve been working hard on several projects around here, besides the workshop.  Ava’s room is about to get demolished before being pulled back together, Matt’s been working on several furniture builds, and I’ve been fluffing the guest room and...

our first workshop & the mission statement

Well, it seems cramming for our workshop worked out just fine.  At 9:35 a.m. on Saturday morning, the first guest arrived, and I answered the door with egg mcmuffin in hand. Since we had 14 ladies coming for this workshop, we decided to host it in our home to have as...

a casual birthday party at the beach

Well, we made it through our first workshop (and had a blast)! Before I share the details with you, I had to share some pictures of our beach trip & Ava’s (casual) birthday party. We stayed in a gulf front beach house this year–our first time directly...