Week 1 // Week 2 // Week 3 // Week 4 // Week 5 One Room Challenge reveal time is finally here! Over the past six weeks, I’ve been making some improvements in my master bedroom. The changes I made weren’t as drastic as I might have wanted, but still the end result was definitely … More Master Bedroom Reveal – ORC Week 6!
Week 1 // Week 2 Time for more One Room Challenge updates! I don’t know about you, but I really look forward to seeing how all the other participants are doing each week. There are so many talented designers involved in the challenge this spring, and it’s really fun watching their ideas take shape. After the new bed was installed … More Crate Inspired Nightstands – ORC Week 3
It’s already the 2nd week of the One Room Challenge, a blogging event where participants and featured designers makeover a room in 6 weeks. I’ve decided to make some much-needed changes in my master bedroom, and I shared all the “before” pictures of the room here. Well things are moving right along. Last week, I spent a … More New Bed & A Plan – ORC Week 2
Rome / Tivoli / Assisi / Florence Probably the best thing about working in the UK is the amount of required holiday for employees. In the US, I was content with 10 vacation days a year, but now I get 25 -not including bank holidays!!! As I typed the title of this post, I was reminded of how … More 10 Days In Italy
Guess who has decided to participate in the One Room Challenge™ (ORC) this spring? ME!!! ORC is an online blogging event hosted twice a year by Linda at Calling It Home. Bloggers/anyone who want to participate are challenged to transform a room in six weeks. Each week they link up to share their experiences, and … More Master Bedroom ORC Week 1
Happy April 1st! March was an eventful month for us. We planned a trip to Italy, went to Italy, and oh – our MoveCube arrived! It was delivered on March 7th, and it’s been great getting reacquainted with everything we packed in boxes 8 months ago. But before we could start enjoying our possessions, we had … More The Things Are Here!!!
It’s been six months since Andrew and I hopped across the pond to live in the UK. You could say I’ve had this six-month mark on my mental calendar since the day we arrived in London. I knew the first few months would be difficult. For starters, we had to find a place to live, … More Moving: Expectations vs. Reality
This post is better late than never! To celebrate Thanksgiving, Andrew and I took two days of holiday and decided to spend them in Budapest. Budapest is perfect for those with limited time and money (us). We bought 72-hour travel cards that gave us free access to public transport, walking tours, and most of the … More Discovering Budapest
Way back in July, we filled a big wooden crate with all of our possessions to be shipped to the UK. We knew the shipping process would take a long time (about 3 months). We knew there was some risk involved. We forged ahead, reasoning that risks and some unpleasantness are unavoidable with an international … More Living Room Update/Horrors of Shipping
When we told people we were moving to the UK, I think most of them assumed we’d start travelling right away, and spend all of our time going to new places. By now we should have seen 80% of Europe, at LEAST! Now, you might be wondering what gave me that impression. I submit to … More Life Lately
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