Archive - May, 2010

Thirteen Months Old (Eleanor’s Monthly Photo)

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Thirteen Months Old (Eleanor's Monthly Photo)
Eleanor's Monthly Photo (The First Twelve Months)

Onesies are so last year. New year, new dress (in several sizes of course). New camera tricks too; I’m finally shooting with my DSLR in manual mode. The photos from this session are grainier than I’d like, but I aim to improve.

(I’ll be taking a photo of Eleanor sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing her pin each month until she’s two years old.)

Previous Photos
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link    Parenting  •  62 Comments  •  May 29, 2010

Honor Roll

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Sometimes I come across something so cute/sweet/charming/funny/pretty/inspiring/lovely that I just want to share it with you. These are the things that have made my honor roll.

link    Honor Roll  •  11 Comments  •  May 28, 2010

Book Storage in the Bedroom

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I am working with American Express to redo my bedroom. This week they have provided me with 150,000 Membership Rewards points.

The books in our bedroom doth overflow. We filled our library bookshelves long ago, and now the books are starting to amass into random piles throughout our home. We are planning to donate some of our books to the library, but we could still use more storage for the volumes we intend to keep.

Books

Our bedroom is somewhat small (12′x12′) and with a queen size bed, two nightstands, and my freestanding wardrobe, there isn’t a lot of room left for other furniture. There is a small space between the door and the closet though, and I found a bookshelf console table that fits perfectly. I’ve already redeemed some of this week’s points and I can’t wait to get the bookshelf in the room so I can put our books away.

I was considering placing a mirror over the bookshelf, but I’m going to use a metal wall sculpture instead. Also, Brandon and I have decided that we are going to go ahead and paint the room in Martha Stewart’s ‘Zinc’. So we’ll have art with an antiqued zinc piece on a wall painted in ‘zinc’; I don’t know why I like that so much, but I find it charming.

link    Bedroom  •  38 Comments  •  May 26, 2010

Urban Chairs

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Did you notice our backyard patio among the pictures from Eleanor’s birthday party? Just in case you missed it, here it is again.

Eleanor's First Birthday Party

We were able to get four of the chairs through Craigslist (thanks to some helpful readers!), and we picked up the other four Urban chairs at IKEA. They’re working out nicely.

link    Outside  •  36 Comments  •  May 25, 2010

What Home Means to Me

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I’m honored to be kicking off Pin it Forward today. I’ve been using Pinterest for a while, and now they have partnered with sfgirlbybay for this event. There are ten groups of participants, and each day one blogger from each group will write about our theme: Home.

What is home to you? To me, it is…

  • Surrounding yourself with your things that make you smile. (•)
  • Having a cozy spot to curl up with a book. (• •)

  • Having fun with paint. (*)
  • Covering the walls in a favorite pattern. (*)

  • Being a little cheeky. (*)
  • Taking chances, even when you’re not 100% certain. (*)
  • Adding grace notes. (*)

  • Keeping a space to work, and a place to be creative. (* *)

  • Tending a garden. (*)
  • Having fun with family. (*)
  • Setting aside space for a little one to get lost in their imagination. (*)

That’s what home means to me.

You can see my original board (along with others that I’ve created) on Pinterest, and be sure to follow along with all of the Pin it Forward participants to see what home means to them. Tomorrow you can visit Brigitte at Covet Chicago for her take, and let’s thank Victoria and Pinterest for organizing Pin it Forward!

link    Lists, Me, My Home  •  35 Comments  •  May 24, 2010

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