Love, Lust, Passion & Romance–This Cozy Valentine’s Day Table Has It All
Welcome to the 696th Tablescape Thursday! It's the yearly meeting of the Valentine's Day Book Club and this year it's all about love, lust, passion, and romance. ♥♥♥ When it's cold out, I crave candlelight and cozy plaids. Hope you enjoy this cozy meeting of the Valentine's Day Book Club. I kept all the titles facing forward for photos but you could alternate which way they face if setting a … [Continue Reading...]
An Idea That I Hope Will Work–What Do You Think?
A week or two ago I ordered these black jeggings during an awesome sale. I loved them the moment I noticed the beautiful button detail on the side near the bottom of each leg. I've never seen jeggings with a decorative button detail like this and I love it! (Jeggings with jewel button detail are available here on sale: Bejeweled Jeggings. All jeans and jeggings currently on sale can be found here: Jeans/Jeggings Sale.) After they … [Continue Reading...]
A New Addition for My Home Office
Welcome to the 678th Metamorphosis Monday! There's a new addition here in my office. It may not be the most aesthetically pleasing piece that I've added to this room, but I'm definitely enjoying it. Recently, I was thinking how nice it would be if I had a smallish treadmill here in the office so when I was in the mood to watch a YouTube video or anything online, I could also be "out for a walk" at the same time. I didn't want to spend a lot and didn't want … [Continue Reading...]
How I Finally Purchased (and Funded) a Handbag I’ve Been Stalking for 3 Years
The last time I purchased a handbag was February 19, 2020, almost two years ago. That's showing great restraint for me, considering how much I love handbags. lol Back in 2019, Louis Vuitton produced a Limited Edition shearling version of their iconic Speedy bag. They named it the "Teddy Speedy" and I loved it the moment I saw it. It looked so cozy for fall and winter! Unfortunately, it was priced a good bit higher than their regular Speedy 25 bags due to it being in … [Continue Reading...]
Creative Ways To Use Soup Tureens in Your Table Settings
Welcome to the 695th Tablescape Thursday! With snow in the forecast this past weekend, it really put me in the mood for homemade soup. At least once or twice during the wintertime, I have to make my favorite vegetable soup. This vegetable soup recipe is available here: Vegetable Soup. Another great cold-weather soup that I occasionally make is a roasted butternut squash soup. My daughter-in-love especially loves this … [Continue Reading...]
You’ve Heard of Cozy Mysteries–How About Cozy Puzzles?! They Are The Best!
We are deep into the heart of winter now--it's bloomin' cold outside! Though I sorta hate to admit this, I have kinda come to enjoy winter the last few years. I think deep down I'm a bit of an introvert who is pretty happy staying snuggled up inside reading, puzzling, and working on whatever project I have going at the time. I truly love spending time with friends but I also need my alone time to recharge. Do you feel that way, too? During the months of November … [Continue Reading...]
IKEA Hemnes Bookcase Review & Sharing Its One Design Flaw
Welcome to the 677th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had an awesome weekend! We had a mini-snow storm on Sunday. It was short-lived but pretty while it was coming down. Did you see any snow in your area over the weekend? In a previous post a few months back, I mentioned the bowing issue I was having with the Ikea Billy bookshelves in my home office. Two lovely BNOTP readers suggested I look into the Ikea Hemnes bookcase which is made of solid … [Continue Reading...]
Most Comfortable Jeggings Ever & What I Bought Shopping the Sale
I'm working on a fun post for tomorrow but I wanted to pop in today to share with you the awesome sale I just caught on some of my favorite jeans. Currently, Talbots has a ton of things marked 50% off. In addition to that, the sale includes another 20% off! Ridiculously awesome sale! I ended up purchasing 4 pairs of jeggings. I always buy the "curvy" style in their regular jeans to avoid a gap in the back at the waist, but I've found in their … [Continue Reading...]
Shopping for Spring Dinnerware + A Big Winter Clearance Sale
Welcome to the 694th Tablescape Thursday! It's only mid-January and I'm already focused on spring. To semi-satisfy my spring craving, I decided to check out the spring-summer dinnerware that's hitting the stores right now. I wasn't sure what I would find since we are currently in that in-between period where the winter stuff is being cleared out and spring goodies are just starting to arrive. Pottery Barn didn't have anything in stock except 2-3 tables of all … [Continue Reading...]
How I Trick Myself Into Doing Things I Really Don’t Want to Do
We all have 'em--those dreaded chores around the house that we just don't want to do. We delay, finding other stuff to do that makes us feel productive while those "other" things wait, mocking us like the proverbial elephant in the room. Okay, maybe I'm being a bit dramatic, but I thought it would be fun today to share a few of the ways I trick myself into doing those non-fun things I don't feel like doing, but that really, really need to get done. Some of these … [Continue Reading...]
