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Good Morning!

June 15, 2010

Good morning, dear readers! What would you give to still be lying in bed right now? I would give a heck of a lot, that I am sure.

Images from: Garnet Hill

I love this porch-swing bed. Imagine waking up here on a warm summer’s morning. What a dream. I especially love this quilt. It’s so colorful and happy. And it matches my room. Not like I need any more quilts (3 and counting…), but a good quilt is hard to come by.

And this is a good quilt.

A great quilt. A quality quilt.

A cozy quilt.

An oh so pretty quilt.

Spot-On Quilt and Sham

by Garnet Hill

LOVE.

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squeaky green, super clean

June 12, 2010

Did you know that most dryer sheets are made with animal fat? Totally gross. I didn’t even know this until I went to write this post. I wanted to tell you how I found these really pleasant smelling moist dryer sheets and when I went to do a little research about them I found out the fun fact about dryer sheets and animal fat. Awesome.

Luckily, you don’t need to use animal-fat infested dryer sheets anymore. You can start using method squeaky green dryer cloths and can kiss animal fat goodbye (sorry, I’ll stop saying animal fat now. It’s giving me the heebie jeebies too).

These squeaky green dryer cloths are brilliant.

They are just a little bit damp and when you put them in the dryer along with your clothes renewable plant-based softeners make your clothes super soft and just so perfectly fragrant. Now that’s something you want to put your face up to. Squeaky green, super clean, hot clothes out of the dryer. Oh my. Yes, please.

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WANTED: An organized life.

June 10, 2010

A life long goal of mine is to be organized.

Always has been, always will be.

I am fairly organized at the present moment, in almost all areas but a few. My downfall? Papers. You know, like old pay stubs and health insurance info? Camera instructions and bank memos? There are times when I can’t see the top of my dresser and my mail pile is so high it seems like it’s not far from the ceiling.

I love this secretary hutch from Pottery Barn.

I think I could really get control of all the papers in my life with this desk. Seriously, where in the world is one supposed to keep all their important documents as time goes by? I feel like over the past several years my folder of “important papers” has gotten fatter and fatter. In fact, I lied. It’s not even a folder anymore. It went from a folder to a file box to three desk drawers, and now I just feel incredibly overwhelmed. Lately, papers and mail have been starting to overflow into my closet. When does it end? Where is all this stuff supposed to go? I’m too scared to throw it out. What if I need something next year and the document is sitting in a landfill? Yikes. Makes me nervous. So I guess for now, until I learn to let go, I will keep stuffing my papers into boxes in my closet and daydream about having a desk like this. So much space for filing! SO much potential for clean desktops! And it’s not even ugly (like so many filing cabinets can be).

DREAM. An absolute organizers dream.

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Bumble Belly Designs

June 7, 2010

This weekend at the Brookline Art Festival I came across some really awesome artists. One of my favorites was Bumble Belly Designs– who creates unique throw pillows and bags, and also a really interesting type of art called encaustic mixed media. I had never heard of it before but it looks something like this:

Super cool. My mom bought me a decorative hanging plaque of a sail boat on top of a map of Chatham. It’s lovely and is now hanging on my hallway door. Thanks, Mom!

Here are some of Bumble Belly Designs other products. They are really fun and would look great in a light and airy sunlit room. Very coastal. Very summer.

Lobster Pillow