As you may have noticed the last week or so I have changed Anchored around a bit, playing with different colors, themes and graphics. I have decided on a pretty clean and simple appearance with a graphic at the top that is taken from a piece that I painted a few weeks ago. Here is the painting it its entirety. I have never been a painter before but feeling frustrated I thought it would be a good outlet to explore. Maybe I’ll be making more in the future so that I can get better!
One of my favorite places to look for the stocking stuffer type items is The Container Store. Now I don’t actually buy stocking items (my mom still does all of those! But I do like to get a little something extra to add to the package on my gifts. Here are some of my favorites…
Desk Top Speakers.. Great for the Office!$9.99
Not A Paper Cup... Its always good to recycle!$14.99
Recently when I was getting ready to travel back to California for Thanksgiving I needed to pick up a book to pass the time while flying across the country all day. I stopped in a local bookstore with my roommate while we were out and scanned the shelf of “New York Times Bestsellers.” A book caught my eye that I had seen before but had yet to read. I picked up Same Kind of Different As Me and scanned the back cover. It gave a brief description and review but not enough to tell whether I would enjoy the plot or theme. Nonetheless I didn’t see anything else that caught my eye so I decided to purchase it for the flight.
I started reading the book and was amazed at the events in this real life account of the lives of the men and could not put the book down, so much so that I finished it before I ever landed in California.
I encourage you to check out this amazing book and hope that you will be inspired as I was with the painful life experiences, changed lives, and mission to love others.
I cried multiple times while reading this book, so much so that I am sure I freaked out the women sitting next to me on the plane. It was clear I was emotional about the book I was reading. However every time I set the book down to recompose myself, I did so only to pick it back up again because it was such a good read.
I love exploring blogs and especially ones that show peoples’ creativity and design spaces. I live vicariously through people that are decorating their own homes or spaces. I live for the day when I will have a house of my own that I can afford to decorate however I want. But in the meantime I am learning a lot about what I like, what I don’t and what creative things people do with their spaces.
Things I love right now…
Ork Poster
Ork Poster - WDC Red/Blue
Not sure which one I like more.. the Grey/Green or the Blue and Red.
Inspiration Workspace…
Home of Blogger MadeByGirl
I love coffee table settings. Especially the one below with the coral, organized magazines, soft flowers, and photos.
I won a great giveaway over at Vogue On The Range, a great blog that you should check out! I cant wait to receive my box of Belgium chocolates in the mail!
I thought I would share with you my favorite Christmas song, one that brings back so many memories. It is kind of ironic because the song is called, “Tender Tennessee Christmas” which talks about a snowy Christmas however all of my Christmas holidays have been spent in warm, sunny California. Enjoy this song by Amy Grant, she has great Christmas CDs!
While I was in California over the break I went up to San Fran for a a couple of days to hang out with my sister and parents and ate some great food and of course some great shopping!
But I do like to get a little something extra to add to the package on my gifts. Here are some of my favorites…
