Busy, Busy, Busy

It has been so busy around here, as I'm sure it's been busy for you as well. The holidays are upon us and it is that time of year...time for cheer, time for tinsel, and time for little rest. Especially this year for me. As I said in my previous post, I started back to school for interior design and this is not only the time for decorating fun and shopping, it's time for hitting the books and cramming! I have finished my creative writing class and am 1 test away from completing art history. It's so weird being in school again, but I'm loving it! It's time to get signed up for the next semester and I'm going to try and take 3 classes. I'm easing my way back into it. It feels amazing to have almost completed this semester. When I was young, I was a bit rebellious and I started college a couple of times. But lacked the commitment to complete. I have prayed that this time will be much different. Third time is a charm, isn't it??

I have several pictures that I want to post...some goodies I bought in Canton, TX (if you don't know about this place, it's in East TX and is about 40 acres or more of just stuff...old, new, junk, crafts, and anything else you could think of), some changes that we have made to our house recently (still so much to be done), and some others. I'm going to try and post some tonight or tomorrow so you can get to know me a little more. I have SOOO loved this new discovery of mine...finding all of these wonderful design/decor/craft blogs. I'm sure my family won't mind if they skip dinner again so I can catch up on all of your wonderful posts!!! ;)

Thanks for checking mine out and I hope you'll return again and again. I will leave you with a few pictures of some pretty interesting Christmas trees to put you in the spirit of the season, as if you ladies need ANY help!

Angie







And my favorite of all because it reminds me of the tree my grandparents had every year!

Simple & Southern

That would be me. Born and raised in the south and being brought up very simply, I learned to appreciate the small things in life...

the smell of rain or freshly mowed grass
riding on the tractor at the farm
cutting out paper dolls from the Sears catalogue
angel food cake - plain, simple & delicious
the warmth of granddaddy's old stove after putting wood in it
the pan of biscuits he made with every meal
picking watermelons and cantaloupe from the garden
eating pickles with my best friend at the fair
sitting on grandma's front porch swing

These are a few fond memories in a very memorable childhood. Something else I remember is how often I used to change my bedroom. It didn't matter where we lived, what my room was like or what kind of furnishes I had. I loved to re-arrange and re-do as often as I could. Thankfully, I had a mom who didn't mind this little habit. I guess that would be the beginning of my obsession with decorating. And it hasn't gone away yet.

Several years ago, I was able to stop working and stay home with my children. It was such a blessing and I love being able to do this. But my kids are all in school now (one is actually grown and living on his own) and I would love to do something I'm passionate about and possibly make a new beginning for myself. I've started back to college with plans of earning an Interior Design degree.

In the mean time, I want to learn as much as I possibly can from the Blogging World about design and decor. I've found many wonderful websites that inspired me to create my own. Not sure where this is taking me, but I hope it's on a wonderful & blessed journey. I can't wait to meet more of you out there who love what I love, who inspire and want to be inspired and who simply want to make the world a more beautiful place to live.

Thanks for reading and hopefully I'll have some posts and pictures of things I've done around my home.

Angie