Decorating for Easter has never been easier with this list of crafty holiday inspiration. From baby animal cupcakes, elegant egg crafts and fun bunny banners, check out a few of my favorite decorations and treats. Peep!  Yarn chicks my kids whipped up from tinfoil balls and scraps from our craft closet. Ok, so Easter is really closing in now and the pressure is on. That means it's time to color eggs and I'm not excited. You see, coloring eggs has never been one of my favorite things to do.

An empty front door is unacceptable. Without a wreath, your house is naked, or worse, it's frowning. Here's how to add some quick curb appeal for an easy upgrade. A SMILE IS THE UNIVERSAL WELCOME   -   Max Eastman Everyone’s heard the saying that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but let’s face it, no matter how evolved we all claim to be, most of us do. It’s human nature, people make judgments about what they can’t see based on what they can, for better or for worse.

Is paperwork taking over your life? Is it making a mess of your home? Organize it all in a jiffy with these quick DIY tips and slay that paperwork dragon once and for all. Because when you clear your desk, you clear your mind. I recently received a comment asking if I had any good ideas for dealing with the mail, the bills, lists, school notices and more.  Paperwork is a huge monster.  It clutters your space and up your mind, as well. It's hard to relax and find solace in your surroundings when there is a perpetual “to do” pile strewn about, nagging at you from the corner. From a decorating standpoint it’s unsightly and from a mental health perspective it’s a constant drain. So what do you do about it?  How To Quickly Organize Paperwork Honestly, dealing with the constant barrage of paperwork isn't as difficult as many people perceive it to be. However, once it starts to pile up, it becomes a monster that feeds on itself. With a few very simple tactics, it can be easil...

When the pipes burst and the water is everywhere, I want it fixed immediately, but really, I hate paying for renovations you can't see. Baby Boom is one of my all time favorite funny movies from the eighties.   Diane Keaton plays J.C. Wiatt, The Tiger Lady.   She is the quintessential career girl who inherits a baby from a distant cousin and is, of course, completely unprepared for the role of motherhood.    In effort to make a better life for them both, she ditches her New York City power job, grabs her baby and buys the most perfect little Vermont country farmhouse- or so she thinks.

Do you and the hubby argue about decor? Do you have the same decorating taste. Or not.  And what do you do about it when you can't agree?   Before I get started here, I want to publicly state for the record that I love my husband very much. He really is a great guy. That said, like most couples who have been together for a long time , occasionally we do have our issues. We disagree, discuss and sometimes even yell. Ok, ok, I yell. It's not always easy to suppress the Sicilian.

Tulips are the perfect cottage style or farmhouse home decor accessory and they are cheap. Here's how to use them around your home and keep them looking fresh for a good long time. Turns out you can buy happiness…and it’s about $3.99 a bunch. I pick up tulips at the grocery store every week and they make me feel very happy. Instantly. I swear that my mood changes for the better just by looking at them. They provide such vibrant color against the starkness of late winter, I just can’t help but get sucked in by their allure.

There is beauty in the everyday, you just have to look for it and recognize it around you. I did. This is my tale of awakening. After a truly terrible year, living with my head down, seeing only the awful and ugly that was thrust into my narrow field of view, I suddenly realized...well, remembered...that no matter how horrible things may get, grace and loveliness surround us all the time. We don’t always see them as we unconsciously stride through our days. Getting kids off to school. Running to work, caring for an elderly parent . Cooking, cleaning, living. But they are there and they can soothe the soul and excite the senses if we allow ourselves to recognize them.