Friday favorites…nine one three

Sep 13, 2013

Today is going to be a very lucky day.  Happy Friday the 13th my friend. I hope you have a day as beautiful as one of Nataly Novosad’s watercolor paintings.  I wish everyday was this beautiful, and I also wish I could make a watercolor painting without it looking like a two-year old spilled their juice.  Nataly has […]

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The big box reveal….

Sep 12, 2013

I showed off all of our estate sale treasures yesterday and at the end of the post I left you with this picture. I told you that it was our splurge of the weekend even though we got it for 40% of the original asking price.  We visited the estate sale on Saturday and I […]

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Why we are estate sale addicts now…

Sep 11, 2013

I have always loved a good garage sale.  The thrill of the hunt, the adrenaline of scoring a deal.  Lots of people have told me that I should try estate sales, but the whole concept sort of freaked me out.  Creeping through the junk of someone who has recently passed seemed a little intrusive.  Now though, […]

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DIY update of old treasure

Sep 10, 2013

I mentioned yesterday that we went treasure hunting last weekend.  Tomorrow I am going to share all of our fun finds but I had to show you my favorite quick update. When I saw this gem of a glass-platter-thingy…seriously what are these called…I knew it had to come home with me.  I love picking up […]

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Make Monday Matter…don’t speed

Sep 09, 2013

I feel like a whole new woman after this weekend.  Totally invigorated and remotivated.  I had a really rough last week putting on my management pants, so this week I talked Tim into some “resale retail therapy”.  We went to our very first estate sale, and have now declared ourselves addicts. I can’t wait to […]

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A video I hope you have already seen….

Sep 06, 2013

Tim and I made a technically “rash” decision tonight.  So I don’t leave you completely in the dark it has to do with a big purchase and our health.  Let the video be another clue but that’s a whole different story. On the way home, we started discussing my love of car dancing. Like my […]

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