Decorating
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Mischief Managed
This week I found myself wondering how many hours I will spend over my lifetime cleaning, decluttering, and reorganizing different areas in my home. How many minutes of this precious gift of a life will be shrouded in stress and anxiety because my domestic surroundings have a hand-holding relationship with my mental health. Our family, much like many others, routinely complete the cycle of purchase, place, purge. My husband and I are constantly trying to figure out how to tetris our closets or cabinets and come up with storage solutions to house all of our belongings. Belongings that once seemed like a blessing now the sepulcher for the illness called…
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Come to the Table
Hospitality is not my spiritual gift. However, I do like for my guests to feel special when they come to my home. While I enjoy being creative, I feel like people who pull off the greatest showstoppers for around their home are either people who have money to burn or have a ton of time to search for ideas, deals, and ways to inexpensively make them happen. Right now, I have neither, but there are some simple ways to set a table to make it beautiful. When we had dinner group a few years ago to send off a beloved family of ours to China, I wanted dinner to feel…