A Southern Accent

When we moved into our house , I loved the soft green color of the walls in the family room, and the fact that the previous owner had installed plantation shutters on all of the windows. I decided to take these two elements of the room and create a sort of cottage/coastal feel. My friend suggested I hire a decorator for some ideas, so I did. In just one hour of consultation I'd decided a direction for my room and got some great advice. The number one thing she told me was to pick an accent color for the room. I had a picture from Coastal Living that had bright oranges, browns, cream and blues, so I decided to pick orange as my accent color. I painted my previously boring brown Pottery Barn coffee table a bright Adobe Orange and picked out fabrics and accent accessories that carried the color throughout the room. Next step for this room is hardwood floors - I can't wait! If you're looking to update a room in your house, just pick a color and go for it!

We attended our first open house to evaluate kindergarten this morning. I cannot believe my little man will be starting school next year. It's been said a million times, but those years fly by so fast. When my little guy was born, I was a huge stress ball . I suffered from PPD , was scared to cut his fingernails, carry him anywhere alone or leave him behind. It's amazing not only how much a little person grows in their first years, but also how much a mother learns in those early days, weeks and months. You learn to trust yourself, to trust your intuition, to stand behind your beliefs and that nothing is more important than your little person and your little family. It really is amazing that something so little can change life so much. In a good way.

New print in the shop - southern inspired this time! I printed one out for myself and it's hanging in my hallway!

...I'm designing and thinking about fonts and picking out colors in my head and... Just wanted to share a recent blog header or two or three that I've been working on for some new and old blogs out there. The first one is brand new, so she doesn't have posts yet, but I'll share her address with you when she's up and running! This second one's name makes me chuckle every time I see it! Click on the header to visit this blog: And another cute title... Please let me know if you'd like a new blog header! I've also gotten several requests for logos and have been working on a couple of projects for friends out there in blog land. I'll let those ladies reveal their new identities, but I do offer logo and brand design as well at very affordable prices!

to put up Halloween decorations? I don't really care...I already have them up even though my husband thinks I'm crazy. My sister and I both love Halloween - and when I say I love, I mean it makes us all giddy inside, like we've been eating chocolate for three days straight. We love any kind of Halloween decoration, Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin, and all of the fun activities surrounding the big day. I don't know where this comes from - maybe we just had so much fun as kids at Halloween. Living in the country, you couldn't really do trick-or-treating door-to-door, but my mom would always pile us in the car and take us to people's houses to fill up our plastic candy bags with the reflector stickers. I remember my grandmother would always have a special treat for us and we'd always go to the Halloween carnival at my mom's school. Soooooo...I've got to pass these traditions on to the little guy, right? To kick off this Halloween season, I hit up Ta...

Ok, I don't have any grey hair yet (I had hubs look at my roots this weekend), but OMG, this picture taken yesterday at the zoo makes me look ollllllllllllllllllllld... I don't mind the freckles so much, I've grown to love them, but those wrinkles and that thin skin under my eyes need some work. And a lot of people don't tell you this, but most ladies get dark spots on their skin when they get pregnant - another hidden gem of pregnancy - and mine are most prominent on my forehead, of course. So, give it to me ladies - what wrinkle products have you tried and have actually worked? I'm gonna buy something and do a before and after of the most recommended product and let you know, rather - see, what happens.

You can't go wrong with Chapel Hill, Tyler Hansbrough and a puppy. The new AT&T commercial was filmed in Chapel Hill and has shots from Time Out, the Chi O house (at the end) and campus. I think I even saw Duke pop up for a second, but I'll let that pass. Evidently the cutie at the beginning is a local guy. A co-worker of mine said he's actually from Chapel Hill and she knows his family.