We are in the 11th month of 2021!! Halloween is over and we are officially in “holiday season”!! This is my favorite time of year for many reasons-it’s boots and sweater season, it’s hot chocolate & peppermint time, it’s Hallmark holiday movie time and it’s the time of year that we make spending time with…
Life
Words of Wisdom #1
Life
Travel-New York City Adventures
My epic travel adventures start with a trip to New York City. There is a bit of a back story to this trip. Back in March, my friend, George (who lives in Western New York) invited me to go to a concert-Pep Shop Boys and New Order. We were originally going to go to Toronto…
Life, Memory Keeping
September Project Life-Monthly Memory Keeping
This month half of my life is at home and the other half is my travel adventures! My memory keeping follows the philosophy that documenting the regular, ordinary days of life is just as important as the major life events. It is in fact the ordinary days that are actually our “life.” Please enjoy! WEEK…
Wisdom Wednesdays
Words of Wisdom #4
Goals/Productivity
2021 Goals Review-What’s Done & What’s Left
THE BEGINNING Each year, I construct a “want to do list” or a goals list. I intentionally make the list very ambitious so that I have options for what I will work on. This list is called a “want to do list” because these items are all of my own choosing and nothing bad will…
Home Projects
Living Room Refresh-More Final Choices-Furniture
Moving on with the living room refresh and it’s time to talk furniture. I had decided that I wanted a tv stand with 2 bookshelves on either side. In my last post, I shared what I had chosen. The next decision was do I put them together myself or hire it out. I decided to…
Wisdom Wednesdays
Words of Wisdom #3
Goals/Productivity
October Monthly Goals-September in Review
Just like in September, I will not be around a lot to work on my usual goals. Again, My intentions are to keep with my normal cadence of setting goals and intentions. Let’s review September and then see what’s in store for October. SEPTEMBER IN REVIEW HOME Shampoo the living room carpet-COMPLETED-It was quite satisfying…
Home Projects
Living Room Refresh Update-Paint and More Paint
When we last talked about the living room refresh, I had shared some of my final choices with you. Today, I’m sharing the painted walls and fireplace.The walls are painted with Sherwin Williams Passive and the fireplace is also Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black. BEFORE Here are a few before photos of the living room. It…
