What Your Hair Style Says About You Clickbait .  I hate titles like that and the articles that follow. It's no different than the ones that want to tell you about the ten decorating mistakes you're making right now. Complete and total hogwash. They make me so mad. They're just there to sell magazines, full of nonsense, made up by some "expert" who needs to fill their word quota. And it frustrates me beyond belief.

Tea cup planters are super cute and a great cottage style accessory. Grab a plain cup at the thrift store and embellish it with a vinyl decal. Check out the easy DIY! Not too long ago, I found this giant tea cup at the thrift store. If you're a regular reader, I doubt you've forgotten its despicable condition. I fell in love immediately. Its size, shape and price drew me right in, at a dollar fifty, it was a bargain. Plus it was a matched set, hard to come by at second hand shops...and probably most importantly, it needed a good makeover. I'm a sucker for a lost cause.

Starting an exercise routine at fifty is tough, especially when you're woefully out of shape. I thought a geriatric yoga class would be a great place to begin. Boy was I wrong... The invitation came over text and it was very tempting. I love sweet treats, so meeting a friend for a chat and chocolate was a hard one to turn down. nope, can't today. i have old lady yoga. but thank u! ❤️ what's old lady yoga? yoga. at the library. with old ladies? just one...

Are your dishes scratched and marked up from silverware cuts and the dishwasher? Here's how to get rid of those black and gray scratches easily. And make your plates look like new again. Last week Mother Nature let spring out of her cell for a few short days and I left the house. After running some boring errands, I decided it was too nice to go home. So I hit the thrift store instead . I didn't expect to find anything fabulous, but I stumbled upon a very cool cup and saucer. It was totally scratched and anyone else probably would've walked right by, but not this girl.

Fabulous Five Minute Easy Blueberry Pie Recipe that makes you look like master baker. No crust to make, sweet with less sugar, no boiling fruit, just mix and go. Check out the super simple recipe and peek at the cute crust! So it's a well established fact that I do not like to cook. I've mentioned it throughout the years, over and over again, that it's just not my gig. That's why this five minute blueberry pie recipe is perfect for me.

Recycled tin containers make great planters. Check out this cute idea and get the skinny on transplanting root bound plants. Come see the fabulous results. Two years ago, on Easter Sunday, our family took a trip to Barnes and Noble. It was a quiet afternoon.  We visited my mom at the nursing home , ate, took a walk and then decided we were bored. So we hit the only place that was open. While we were there, my daughter ordered green tea with coconut and couldn't stop raving about it.  I kept the tea tag so I could remember the brand and flavor, tucked it into a drawer and forgot about it.

Our carbon monoxide detector went off and then stopped when we replaced the batteries. Then it went on again. That wasn't right. Thankfully we didn't ignore it. Here's why. One day, many years ago, we were spending a relaxing afternoon at home. We were cuddled up in our tiny first cottage, enjoying a lazy day with our new baby. Dinner was cooking on the stove, my mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table chatting and my husband was laying on the living room floor watching tv, with our tiny bundle. It was a normal, uneventful, quiet Sunday.

Have you read The Secret To Southern Charm, by Kristy Woodson Harvey? It's good one. Here's why... I've always thought that summer is the best time of the year . So much to love...sandy walks at sunrise, afternoons floating in the pool and hot, starlit nights on the covered porch are my favorite. Of course, right now my backyard is still covered in snow, but a girl can dream, can't she? Fake it till you make it is what I always say.