Post Holiday Let Down

It’s just over a week since New Year’s Day, but many people are beginning to feel a sense of let down. After all the build up to the major holidays, all the planning and effort that goes into making everything special, we can end up feeling down when it’s over all too soon. Add gloomy weather, which is not uncommon this time of year, and some people can even be left feeling a bit depressed. If it’s especially cold and you can’t get out much, you may feel a little stir crazy too. Going quickly from all the excitement of … Continue reading

Home Week in Review: January 7 – 13

As things wind down and we begin a new year, trying to get back to normal, there are lots of things we may want or need to do around our homes. Mary Ann and I hope you’ll find these articles useful: Organizing the Family Room (3) Don’t miss this great series: Organizing the Family Room (1) Organizing the Family Room (2) Organizing the Family Room (3) Organizing the Family Room (4) Organizing the Family Room (5) We’re still in holiday mode to some degree. Considering Post Holiday Let Down and taking care of those Returns and Refunds may leave many … Continue reading

Does “Undecorating” make you want to Redecorate?

Christmas came and went then New Year’s and now Epiphany is over as well. There really aren’t too many more excuses I can think of to avoid taking down the rest of the Christmas decorations and the tree. My youngest isn’t happy and I just don’t know what the puppy will do for fun when it’s all put away. I’ve been taking some stuff down here and there over the past few days, but as I began to return the regular items to their places it occurred to me that I’d really like to do something different. I can’t really … Continue reading