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September 13, 2016

Oh my, where did the time/Summer go? I honestly feel like I blinked and simultaneously lived an entire lifetime and only passed 5 minutes of time. It's bizarre. Sooooo, I last left off here with our arrival in New Orleans, and well, within 12 hours of our arrival (and my last blog post) I was fully entrenched in our HGTV projects. I made the decision this round that I wanted to be the full design team, as well as the full staging team. This doesn't mean I did it alone (I DIDN'T AND DEFINITELY COULDN'T HAVE! I will share more on our amazing team soon), it means that all decisions ranging from what vent covers to what faucets to use to where on the wall a piece of art should go and what trinkets go on what shelves (as well as buying those trinkets) came to me. What can I say, I'm a control freak. It was a decision I am really really happy I made because I learned sooooo much and I am 1000% confident and happy with the results. But the reality is that doing two full house renovations and fully furnishing those houses (on an insaneeeeeely tight budget) in 6 weeks from the moment you first set foot in them AS WELL as working a full-time job filming it all AND being in a new city, well, you don't really fully feel that pressure until you live it and are making a million decisions an hour all while trying to give someone the home of their dreams! And that's when you forget about something called blogging.

My apologies for leaving this little space empty of new material for so long, but I PROMISE that the outcome will be worth it when I can share our big transformations. Did I mention I also did the professional photography???? It was one of the best parts of my adventure this time because I was able to capture the spaces just like I saw them in my head from the moment I stepped inside the befores. And it also means I have a lot more material this time to share the big unveiling with those of us who may not have HGTV or are able to tune in. As soon as I can start sharing, believe me, I will! 

But until then I'm gonna try and just share my usual random thoughts and snippets of life and I hope you will come along with me. xoxo

In Big Easy Reno, TV talk
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TRUE STORY: I took this photo and 5 minutes later everything slammed to the ground and shattered. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I cant even make this up 🤣 I think Sean slammed a drawer shut like a maniac but he is claiming innocence... the art survived but needs to be reframed so it looks like we’re going to Ikea!! (Not a horrible outcome in my world at all) (ps-the march striker from my IG stories also survived 🙏🏻, it’s from @burrogoods for everyone asking)
Current vibe. Every time you take a step in the right direction, look a little further down the path and keep pushing ✔️
These tea towels are the closest I’ll come to owning a cat (despite Wren asking weekly since forever). I’m already up to my eyeballs in pets! 🐠🐕🐶🐕. Maybe if cats came in pink we’d already have one 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️
The English language needs a word stronger than “bliss” to describe that feeling when you put a fresh slipcover on.
Hi! 👋🏻 So it’s been several weeks since 2019 kicked off and most people have already forgotten their resolutions and here I am starting a new one (one I hope you may take up as well). If you watch my stories then you already know what I’ve made a resolution to do, but if you missed it late last week here’s the goods: I’m trying to make 2019 a little more personal here on social media. The last year or so just hasn’t really “sparked joy” for me here. I rarely see some of my favorite accounts with the new algorithms, and while I still get lots of amazing inspiration I feel like the personal connection is lacking. Instead of letting go of this thing that doesn’t spark much joy I’m going fight back, dig in my heels and try to be more of what I want to see! I’m resolving to post in my stories daily, not just pretty pics but me being me: sharing, talking and just connecting. I hope you like the more personal shift I’m trying to make and I invite you to join me!! And to the many people who have already reached out to share their wish for this space to be more personal again, THANK YOU!! Together, we can make it that way 💝
Today was the first full day I’ve stayed home to catch up on long overdue chores (like putting the tree away 😬🙊). It’s still so hard to believe how fast 2018 flew by! Please don’t move so fast 2019 🙏🏻
We all need this pep talk this time of year 🙏🏻 thanks for the reminders inside your planners @shopbando 💝
Trying to buy myself at least 45 minutes of not being asked “can I just open one present?” this afternoon 🤞🏻 Happy Holidays everyone!!! Thank you so much for your love and friendship in 2018, it’s been the greatest gift I could ever receive. Wishing you a safe and warm holiday season with the people you love 💗
Finished the last of the wrapping! 🙌🏻 (just in time to be unwrapped 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣)

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