It's been too long since we talked design around here! On a whim last weekend my boys and I visited an estate sale in an upscale nearby community, Hillsborough, California. The items for sale were interesting—huge old trunks, scores of vintage lace, more than a dozen authentic cow hides—but what …
The Makings of an Unforgettable Life List
A great bucket list needs a little of everything. This is the formula I ran with for ours: Something wild. Something ridiculous. Something attainable. Something that feels like a longshot. Something broadening. And something gracious. A couple of caveats: Initially I planned to share "our" list, …
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Life Snapshot #3
I hope you all had a magical Christmas! We certainly did, especially considering we were practically snowed in! Late one night, after seeing Les Mis, we all drove home in a handful of cars and all had trouble getting up the hill to my in-laws' home. We could spot each other's cars as we did laps …
Life Snapshot #2 – Our Advent Calendar
I bought this iron advent calendar on sale after Christmas last year, from Pottery Barn. Then I used printable gift tags (easy to find if you search on pinterest) and shopped my craft drawer to fill it in. Trenton, our four-year-old, eagerly asks to pick an activity first thing when he wakes …
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Life Snapshot #1
In light of Friday's tragedy in Connecticut, this is now a slow-down and don't-sweat-it kind of week. Up until Friday, I had been in a little pregnancy slump, but I know we've all been reminded recently to hold our loved ones close and to focus on what really matters. This week I'm hoping to share a …
Do You Strike the Fear?
Today, at the library during a torrential downpour, I had a conversation with a few friends about disciplining our kids. One of my girlfriends is struggling with her toddler boy, and another friend brainstormed that maybe she (the struggling mom) doesn't strike that twinge of fear in her child, like …
