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Post Holiday Let Down

It’s just over a week since New Year’s Day, but many people are beginning to feel a sense of let down. After all the build up to the major holidays, all the planning and effort that goes into making everything special, we can end up feeling down when it’s over all too soon. Add gloomy weather, which is not uncommon this time of year, and some people can even be left feeling a bit depressed. If it’s especially cold and you can’t get out much, you may feel a little stir crazy too. Going quickly from all the excitement of … Continue reading →

Does “Undecorating” make you want to Redecorate?

Christmas came and went then New Year’s and now Epiphany is over as well. There really aren’t too many more excuses I can think of to avoid taking down the rest of the Christmas decorations and the tree. My youngest isn’t happy and I just don’t know what the puppy will do for fun when it’s all put away. I’ve been taking some stuff down here and there over the past few days, but as I began to return the regular items to their places it occurred to me that I’d really like to do something different. I can’t really … Continue reading →

Surprise! Here’s Your New Room

Okay, this was a really fun surprise I gave my oldest daughter a few year’s back, and the whole family was in on the secret. Keeping a family secret can be fun all by itself. My daughter had been asking to have her room redecorated and asking to have friends over for her birthday. She wanted them to spend the night and do the whole slumber party thing, but her room was rather plain at the time, since we had recently moved here and didn’t really have the resources to do much with it. So, Mom got inspired. I decided … Continue reading →

Variety in Home Decorating

Variety. We all need it. We all need a change of scenery now and again, and that applies to our homes as well. Since most of us cannot completely remodel or redecorate whenever the urge strikes, we find other ways to sneak in some variety. The change of seasons and the approach of holidays give us a chance to change the look and feel of our homes temporarily, without going overboard. In addition, seasonal and holiday decorating are great fun! We get four seasons and at least half a dozen holidays worthy of decorations. That’s ten chances to decorate (unless … Continue reading →