Target has been killing it lately with their lighting selections. Whoever is designing the lighting, especially for their Threshold brand, is on the right track. They are using all my favorite materials: brass, marble, gold, warm woods and creamy ceramics. Besides providing ambient lighting, lamps can also help balance a room if you choose the right one. You will be pleasantly surprised at the impact a simple little lamp can have in updating your decor. I am a bit embarrassed to… Read more »
The best thing I heard this week was “Steal Like an Entrepreneur with Austin Kleon” on the podcast Unemployable with Brian Clark. I subscribed to the Unemployable podcast a few months ago because I really enjoy the guests that Brian Clark invites, and love the conversations that come from them. As you might have guessed by the title, the podcast is about entrepreneurism and all kinds of people who work for themselves. This week’s episode featured author and artist Austin Kleon,… Read more »
Today I want to share with you the progress made in my 7-year old’s bedroom in the past couple of months. It was supposed to be my home project focus for February as you might recall from THIS post. For those of you who might wonder why you are just hearing about this room in April if I was supposed to be done by the end of February, well…there was a little battle between perfectionism and progress. In the end, progress won, but… Read more »
As I outlined in THIS post, I am an avid podcast listener. I think avid is a nicer way to describe someone rather than obsessive, crazy or junkie, right? Let’s go with avid. I listen to anywhere from 8-15 hours of podcasts per week. Driving, washing dishes, folding laundry, showering, exercising, cooking, painting, any activity where my mind can focus while my hands do something else is a good time to listen. The topics of my favorite podcasts cover an… Read more »
Although I saw it on the bestseller list for years before I picked it up, I finally read Mindset by Carol Dweck a couple months back. I think the clinical look of the cover made me think it was going to be boring and perhaps over my head. After coming to the realization that there had to be some pretty valuable content for the book to have the longevity it is having, I finally started reading it. I’m so glad… Read more »
