This week I finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s much awaited book, “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.” It was a great read for me. You probably have heard of Elizabeth Gilbert from that little book she wrote, “Eat, Pray, Love.” I absolutely love her fresh perspective on what it means to be creative. While I did read and like “Eat, Pray, Love” several years back, it was THIS TED Talk that put her on my radar of interesting thought leaders. Then over… Read more »
Today I am happy to share another neighborhood family home with you. Beth and her family have been living here for quite a while, although they recently went through a bit of remodeling to suit more of their current lifestyle and needs. The changes they made were simple, but truly refreshed this home. Beth was so kind to let me come in and take some photos and especially for providing me my own adorable photo assistant while I was there. I… Read more »
I recently finished the book, “How to Raise an Adult: Break free of the overparenting trap and prepare your kid for success” by Julie Lythcott-Haimes. As you can probably guess, the book focuses on the effect that our hyper vigilant parenting is having on the generations we are raising. Sometimes books/topics fall into your lap at just the right time. That would be the case with this book. It triggered us to take a candid look at what opportunities we were… Read more »
Last weekend I returned to St Augustine to attend a creativity and prayer retreat my dear friend Mandy hosts at her home, called [MAKE]R. Mandy is a talented artist known mostly for her handmade ceramic creations, although I am a pretty big fan of her illustrations as well. Today I thought I would share a few glimpses of the weekend, along with Mandy’s creative and colorful home. This was my second year being a part of [MAKE]R and the third… Read more »
Recently, a friend of mine, Carly, invited me over to help pull together some decor ideas for her formal living room. They recently moved into their home just a few blocks from me, so a couple of weeks ago I went over to see if I could help give her some ideas for a living room refresh. Her new home is a very roomy and comfortable ranch style home. So lovely! It has plenty of space, high ceilings, a wonderful screened… Read more »
