tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46967075599778349002024-02-18T22:23:42.229-08:00gatheringshomeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.comBlogger895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-551764695307497932015-09-24T04:00:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.693-07:00Closet Inspiration & Trends (& $5,000 Container Store Closet Giveaway)Hi friends! We closing in on the end of a very busy week! You know I've been in a "clean-up and get organized mode" ever since reading that popular Japanese book over the summer. So far, I've gotten our linen closet organized, my purses, and the books (such big jobs but so worth it!), and the playroom/soon-to-be media room is in progress as we speak! Slow progress, but Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-58894794785973757742015-09-23T04:00:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.731-07:00Wardrobe Wednesday | Cozy Fall Sweaters & Must Have Plaid Scarf Is it feeling like Fall in your part of the world? We have cooled off a bit, but that just means we're out of the 100s and into the 80s and 90s. This time year, everyone in Houston is anxiously awaiting that first cool front, but it's sure taking it's sweet time! We were sweating our arses off at my son's soccer game last Saturday! This week I was asked to check out the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-81676550650262789512015-09-21T07:04:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.753-07:00BHG Stylemaker Celebration Recap For the last four years, every September, Better Homes & Gardens presents its Sylemaker issue and focuses on individuals who "influence style at home and beyond." I'm a digital subscriber to the magazine, and this past issue was filled with stylemakers such as Darby Stanchfield, Erin Gleenson, Eddie Ross and Jen Ramos. A day-long "Stylemaker Celebration" event is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-76632817312002276862015-09-18T04:00:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.768-07:00Weekend Steals & Deals | Outfits Lately Hi friends! I'm heading back from a couple of fun-filled days in the big city and I always return from these types of blogging trips inspired and motivated to learn and grow individually and as a blogger. It's good to shake things up every once in awhile and see things from a different perspective or point of view. Getting out of town, even for a few days, can do that for you. I'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-48743719082589878582015-09-16T05:58:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.788-07:00Wardrobe Wednesday | NY BHG Stylemaker CelebrationWhy does it always feel so stressful right before going out of town?! Even when it's a trip you've been looking forward to and are excited about, it just seems like there's always a mad rush to get everything that needs to be done completed before you can go. At least that's how it usually is over here. I'm heading to NY with 70 of my blogger friends for the Better Homes and Gardens Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-13918687178983426922015-09-15T04:00:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.818-07:00The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up | Books - the RevealIf you read yesterday's post about the process of Decluttering & Selling Books, you are ready for Part 2 today, the actual reveal of our newly tidied up spaces! I mentioned yesterday that, after reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering I got to work tidying our linen closet, kitchen drawers, and also got a big start on our playroom. But, the newly Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-14676171484449904782015-09-14T04:00:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.834-07:00The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up | Decluttering & Selling Books I mentioned recently how I read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and, although it took me a while to get into it, once the author, Marie Kondo, got down to the actual decluttering process, I ate it up! In fact, I'm rereading it a second time to soak up all the bits I might have missed by reading it so quickly. It inspired me immediately to start Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-91723746614774360312015-09-11T05:39:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.851-07:00Weekend Steals & Deals This weekend is the first one is awhile to come quick with the long weekend last week! I'm all for that, but we have a lot to do this weekend so I don't think we'll get much relaxing in, except for my Mom's birthday that we get to celebrate this weekend. Happy happy birthday to the best woman I know! With everything we've been through, especially the last couple years, our Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-5531829515484090242015-09-09T09:28:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.874-07:00Wardrobe Wednesday | Cardigans and Favorite TankMan, reading your comments yesterday made me feel so not alone in this pregnancy journey. The fact that y'all relate to the "how can I love another as much?" was so comforting. I was afraid I was feeling nonsense, but it's true that we are so similar in our emotions and what we go through as moms. I might already be getting those sappy pregnancy hormones because I was gettingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-30224817868343391772015-09-08T08:02:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.889-07:00Pregnancy Update | 13 Weeks Are y'all recovered from the long weekend? It feels like an extra case of the Mondays around here, but after a cup of coffee I'm sure I'll be up and at 'em. There's still so much to do after being out of town for the weekend and the laundry I meant to do yesterday is still sitting in piles, but at least it's out of the suitcases! We spent Labor Day weekend at a rental Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-25132332672173889262015-09-04T06:16:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.905-07:00Weekend Steals & Deals | Labor Day Sales!Who's looking forward to a long weekend?!?! It's our first one since school started, so we're all for it! I need to give y'all a bump update, but wait no longer, if you're curious what this pregnant mama looks like at 13 weeks, see the pictures below. The soft white button down still hides the bump, but the fitted striped shirt really shows it off. This weekend, be Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-1579686198061294642015-09-03T11:09:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.922-07:00Restoration Hardware Lookalike Dresser & ShePlans Planner 2016 LaunchHi friends! If you follow me on Instagram, you saw we were working on transforming a less expensive Overstock wooden dresser into a high-end Restoration Hardware look-a-like. I'm excited to get the $1800 look for about $650! You can read all the details about the project and see the finished result later today on my friend Jen's blog, I Heart Organizing. The dresser looks great in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-69013135617907716492015-09-02T05:04:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.936-07:00Wardrobe Wednesday | Fall Dressing Thank you so much for your sweet comments on our good news! Being able to share it with you makes it that much more real and every day it's hitting me more and more that there's going to be a baby in our home soon! I am finally feeling much better. That first trimester was so rough! I slept through most of it and am very happy to have some energy back. I hope to stay active and fit Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-3722810206174508682015-08-30T16:46:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.952-07:00Honey We're Pregnant!!! We are thrilled to share our exciting news with you that our precious family of three will soon be expanding to four! Growing up with brothers of my own, I've always wanted James to have a sibling and now he will have one come March. He's super happy and has already picked out names: 'Hulk Smash' for a boy and 'Little Callie' for a girl. Don't you just love that?!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-15246910851033454972015-08-28T08:11:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.966-07:00Weekend Steals & Deals | Summer Sales & Fall Steals Can we get a big 'ole YAY for the weekend!!! Lately, with school back in session, weekends are even more precious and I find myself longing for a lazy Saturday morning as opposed to the hustle and bustle of busy weekday mornings. I love this time of year when the summer styles go on major sale and the Fall fashion is popping up in stores everywhere. It's more like summer temps here forAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-24257314682215137142015-08-26T05:21:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.983-07:00Wardrobe Wednesday | Boho Chic Styles It's Wednesday and we're already halfway through this week. :) I'm knee deep in several home projects with none of them quite ready to show, so hopefully, I can get it together today and focus on completing one thing at a time! It feels a little chaotic to have multiple projects going on in different parts of the house, and I'm really looking forward to wrapping some of them up.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-42835853814306274882015-08-21T07:40:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:49.999-07:00Weekend Steals & Deals | Getting Ready for Fall I don't know about you, but I'm so ready for this weekend! It won't be a lazy one though with a couples dinner tonight, two kids' parties, a family photo shoot, and (hopefully) a couple house projects I'm working on. What are y'all up to? Getting ready for school to start? We started on the 12th, so we're already getting into that school groove over here. weekend Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-89701458044003410252015-08-20T09:09:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.015-07:00Organized Purses Cleaning out and organizing our linen closet prompted many other organizing changes throughout the house. One new idea I'm excited to share with you is a quick and easy way to organize your purses and tote bags. I don't know why I never thought of this earlier, but it finally occurred to me to hang them from the rod on shower hooks so I could easily see them at a glance. Before I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-46701686638422072182015-08-19T07:07:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.030-07:00Wardrobe Wednesday - The Wrap Dress Happy Wardrobe Wednesday friends! Today I'm highlighting one of my favorite, easy-to-wear looks, the wrap dress. Of course, Diane von Furstenburg made these famous back in the day, and they are still as popular as ever! I'm wearing a Maggy London wrap dress here, a brand I wore often especially when I did full-time legal work. I found that brand to be great quality and my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-28213609447005019232015-08-18T07:42:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.048-07:0020 Inexpensive Teacher Gifts (& lots of FREE printables)It's that back-to-school time of year again! I was sad to say goodbye to summer break, but always welcome the change of seasons and the fresh start that the school year brings. My son is just starting kindergarten and I'm absolutely loving this age and his fun personality. I really need to start recording or writing down some of the things he says because they are just too good and I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-61622454260675784602015-08-17T07:13:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.065-07:00Organized Linen Closet It's probably a combination of school starting again and moving our son, James, from his former room into the larger guest room that has prompted a major purge, organization, and cleaning session over here lately. That, and help from the book I'm reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I'm already a naturally organized person by nature so I wasn't sure this book would make any Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-33267667483215606072015-08-14T07:43:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.083-07:00Weekend Steals & Deals - August 2015 It's been a busy, emotional week with our son starting kindergarten on Wednesday. Already?!?! Already that school has started and already that he's in kindergarten! I would've loved to have a few more weeks at home with him, but truth be told, we were both turning into big, lazy couch potatoes, so the change of pace will do us (both) good. Even though we'll miss each other Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-71878818353864006592015-08-10T04:00:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.099-07:00James' Colorful Big Boy Room I'm starting this week off feeling thankful for the things I so often take for granted like cold air conditioning and hot water since we had issues with both last week. After a week of showering at the gym, a hot shower in our own home to get squeaky clean felt so good! And although the air wasn't out completely (thank God), the issue has been fixed and now all the areas of our home areAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-17697222802695757652015-08-04T04:00:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.116-07:00San Antonio Vacation & Our Lazy Summer We are back from our family weekend getaway to San Antonio and it really was nice to get away, even if only for a couple of days. We stayed at the historic 150-year old Menger Hotel, located next to the Alamo and just two blocks from the Riverwalk. The grounds are pretty and lush, including the quaint courtyard in the center of the hotel. You can relax outside in the rocking Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696707559977834900.post-62244563161792525192015-07-31T09:34:00.000-07:002015-10-07T18:55:50.169-07:00Weekend Steals & Deals | Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (Home, Beauty, Kids)Woo hoo for the weekend! We finally have a chance to head out of town on a short road trip to San Antonio while my girlfriend house sits. It's only a three hour drive from Houston, so not that long in the car, but far enough to feel like we're getting away. I'm excited about the trip because I'm starting to feel like I'm becoming one with the couch as I sit through hours Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425219566335333901noreply@blogger.com0