My goal in life (other than getting rid my constantly ingrown toenail) is to have the perfect coffee table. You know the one. It’s the big square, stylish yet comfortable looking one in all the magazines, loaded with a few casually, yet perfectly placed random objects set beside a stack of art books that make me look like I’m both cultured and smart with a sense of irony. I’m sure you’ve seen it. At the moment my coffee table has a silver bowl and a glass vase. Ehh. It’s so-so. I’ll probably change it tonight in my desperate attempt to fall in love with it. That’s what I do. Move things, change things, screw around with them until I fall in love with them. I do it with furniture arrangements, table settings, bookcases and closets. I do it with stuff I buy and stuff I make. Read on to learn how to make it, move it or repurpose it.
I think it’s fair to say that I have a “thing” for candles. I like em. I like lighting them, looking at them, smelling them. I like em. You know those people who hoard candles and stick them in every possible cupboard and drawer? I’m not one of those people. I burn my candles. Even [...]
I need to warn you all of 2 things. One … this is going to be a short post. Two … I didn’t invent this idea, I saw it on the show “House”. Also there’s going to be the opportunity to see a dink at the end of this post. So I guess technically, that [...]
Last week I issued a bit of a command. A challenge really. I mildly suggested you might benefit mentally from chucking a few things. 50 things to be precise. And chuck you did. Chuck, chuck, chuck. All around the world people were chucking stuff in a mad frenzy to regain control of their lives. [...]
It’s my favourite day of the year. Christmas Eve Eve. You still have all the excitement and anticipation of Christmas without the pressure of the Christmas Eve party and the sinking feeling that comes at the end of Christmas Day. So Christmas Eve Eve it is! The most wonderful day of the year. I plan [...]
I would like to interrupt today’s regularly scheduled post with this brief announcement. There are 2 days until my annual Christmas Eve party and I still haven’t planned out, bought the ingredients for, or decided on a menu. As of now the menu looks like this: store bought cookies and hairbrushes. There may not [...]
In keeping with this week’s theme of ohmygodistillhavesomuchtodohowdidthishappen, I’m going right into today’s post. There will be no funny. None. This here is a bare, bones post with pretty pictures. And hopefully some inspiration. And intrigue. And maybe even a MURDER! But probably not. I have a great story about a bag of potato chips, [...]
Anyone who’s been following my blog for a while is familiar with my Portable Outdoor Fire Pit. This winter I took the premise of that fire pit and altered it to make it bigger, badder and more impressive. And you can do it too. Unless you’re frightened of going bigger, badder and more impressive. Because [...]
It was one year ago that I almost choked on a piece of gum and died. Almost. At the very least I was winded and had to sit quietly for a moment. I remember the day like it was yesterday. Ironically I can’t remember my “actual” yesterday. I was visiting my niece’s house to [...]
3 months ago I sat straight up in bed and said “Pinecone bows” out loud. It wasn’t the weirdest thing I’d ever done in bed, but it was up there. I knew, like the time I apparently pushed the fella right out of bed, I would forget this in the morning. So I got [...]
