The weather has been so gloomy and frigid these past couple of weeks and the lack of light is giving me a serious case of the winter blues! I’ve been dying to do something to brighten up my home, especially my living room which has been feeling sparse on the accessories front since taking down all of my holiday decorations. Luckily my friends at Target were right on time with an offer to to help me update my living room! I believe that making simple changes such as adding in new accessories is the easiest way to change the …
5 Easy Ways to Update Your Home for the New Year
In the New Year we all make resolutions to make changes in our lives whether it’s making improvements to our diet or our bodies, creating a financial plan or getting more organized. But one of the areas of our lives that often gets neglected is our homes! A beautiful, inspiring and well designed home can enhance your life and your mood in ways beyond measure and can fuel the positive energy needed to accomplish all of the other goals you want to achieve. With that in mind, it’s time to establish some decor resolutions! Here are 5 easy and inexpensive …
5 Chic Planners to Help You Get Stylishly Organized for 2015
Even though we’re in the full-on digital age with smart phones, tablets and apps, there’s still nothing that beats a good old fashioned pen and paper for jotting down notes and keeping an organized schedule. Here are five of my favorite planners to help you get stylishly organized for the New Year!
1. Graphic Image 2015 desk diary (LINK)
2. POKETO agenda day planner (LINK)
3. KATE SPADE PAINTERLY CHEETAH AGENDA (LINK)
4. SMYTHSON OF BOND STREET WAFER DIARY (LINK)
5. SUGAR PAPER FOR TARGET COLLECTION (LINK)
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…My Thoughts on 2015
Happy New Year!!! How is it’s 2015 already?! Over the holidays I checked out from work for a couple of weeks and despite all the down time, my mind still seems to be on vacation! At the end of last year I was definitely feeling a bit of burnout so perhaps it’s still lingering but I can’t quite get back into the swing of things let alone focus on major goal planning for the year. I did make a short list of typical resolutions for things I’d like to do better at … like going to the gym more regularly, …
Maple Cinnamon Spiced Nuts
I have a few super easy, go-to snack recipes that I have on deck when I’m entertaining at home and one of them are these yummy maple cinnamon spiced nuts. If I’m hosting a dinner these are great for people to nosh on before the meal is served and they also make the perfect little nibbles for a cocktail party. They’re crunchy, sweet and not too heavily candy-coated with a thin layer of sugary goodness that’s just right. These are also one of my favorite things to make because they’re deliciously fragrant and fill my home with the most amazing …