Tip #137: Organize Your Linen Closet/Bag/BoxA few weeks ago I took a photo of my mostly empty closet shelves and posted it to Instagram with the caption that empty shelves and baskets look prettier…
1. these dogwood buds.{because getting a not-yet bloomed branch just means you get to enjoy it that much longer.}2. this easter-colored laundry.{for being so cute.}3. these clippers.{for being tough enough to get through those…
I’m not usually one to care much about what color Pantone decrees to be color of the year. But when they announced the double whammy favorites of rose quartz and a pale periwinkle blue…
five little things that made my week.1. this tool box.{because all painted up blue, it gets new life for faye’s art supplies.}2. this wire basket.{because i’ve been fiddling with the arrangement of our linen…
The problem with habits is that everyone has them. And while we might be able to change our own habits, it’s harder to change other people’s habits. Foiled again.Many companies and organizations have the particularly bad…
I’ve always been something of a perfectionist apologist. Why not strive for perfection, I’ve thought. A little aspiration never hurt anyone, I’d say. And I still mostly stand by those words. But the problem with…
five little things that made my week.1. these tiny shoes. {for being thoughtfully made and perfect for tiny adventurers. more on that desert sand soon.}2. this navy basket.{a sweet gift perfect for wrangling treasures.}3. this…
five little things that made my week. 1 .this tiny backpack. {for carrying precious cargo.}2. this not-quite-as-tiny-backpack.{for being just what i needed afterall.}3. this bottle milk.{for being there on our first california morning.}4. this vase of daffodils.{for…
Yesterday I posted a photograph of our plecanthrus going gang-busters, and a few of you asked about how our plants have fared with a toddler in the house. The short answer is that while Faye…
I should start by saying that the zero in this post title is a little misleading. Less waste is probably more accurate but in the spirit of aspiration, I’ll stick with zero. I thought it…