I have a serious love of chandeliers and as a result I have 6 chandeliers around my barely 2000 square ft home. Years ago, my mom started buying them at the flea market in Long Beach and then all the ladies in our family got totally hooked. We all started hanging them in every possible…
for the home
Am I bipolar?
Sunday night one of my best friends from college, Mara, came to dinner. She lives in Arizona so I usually only see her a couple of times a year, but whenever she is in town she always comes over to drink wine with Louie and I. After we drank our chardonnay, ate salmon and…
Keeping up with the Jones’…..
I have to admit, I don’t try to keep up with anyone in town because it would be a losing battle but when it comes to my house, I do get streaks of jealousy and moments where I feel compelled to keep up with the neighbors. I love decorating and working on my…
And her new place to color is?
As you can see, Tiara has taken her art to a new canvas, my walls, my doors and my kitchen cabinets. Last night when Lou came home I said “Hey, did you see the walls? Look what she did!” His response, ” So what, didn’t you do that same thing at 3 years old?”…
Why does everyone say worry about yourself first?
I am so over hearing “what are you doing for you?” Take care of yourself first, You need to worry more about yourself, Find some time for yourself, You need a break”, etc, etc. I know people are just trying to be nice and they have been given this advice themselves so they are passing…
What exactly does it mean to be “happy”?
Well, I mentioned last week I was in a funk and now I am going on week 2 and the fog has not lifted. I wake up and think, hum, what am I doing today? Oh right, the same thing I did yesterday and the day before that and the day before that. …
my favorite rose bush…..
This is my absolute favorite rose bush of all time. When we bought this house 10 years ago, I was so excited to have “land”, that is an actual front and backyard, I became a gardening geek. I spent all my free time researching roses, flowers, trees, and garden design. I drew up designs…
How did this happen?
This is one of my best friends from college, Laura. She was, note the emphasis on was, an amazing graphic designer in her day. She has 4 girls and as a result hasn’t worked in 15 years. I have been bugging her about my logo for my blog, because I don’t have…
kale fried rice
I originally saw this recipe in Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook but over time I have made a bunch of changes to make it my own. 8 ounce package of organic cleaned and chopped kale 2 packages of frozen brown rice from Trader Joe’s ( each package is 10 oz) I love using this…
I finally decorated….
I have been decorating for the holidays for 19 years. I really wanted to skip decorating for Easter this year but my mom guilted me into it during our walk this morning. I grew up in family where my mother ALWAYS went over the top decorating for every holiday. My sister…