Day 1- your favorite song

Day 1- your favorite song

This is a hard choice for me. Music has had a big impact on my life.

My Wish by Rascal Flatts. It's kinda of like my theme song for my son.

30 day blog journal

30 day blog journal


Day 1- your favorite song

Day 2- your favorite movie

Day 3- your favorite television program

Day 4- your favorite book

Day 5- your favorite quote

Day 6- 20 of my favorite things

Day 7- a photo that makes you happy

Day 8- a photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 9- a photo you took

Day 10- a photo taken over 10 years ago of you

Day 11- a photo of you recently

Day 12- something you are OCD about

Day 13- a fictional book

Day 14- a non-fictional book

Day 15- your dream house

Day 16- a song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 17- an art piece (drawing,sculpture, painting, etc)

Day 18- my wedding/future wedding/past wedding

Day 19- a talent of yours

Day 20- a hobby of yours

Day 21- a recipe

Day 22- a website

Day 23- a youtube video

Day 24- where I live

Day 25- your day, in great detail

Day 26- your week, in great detail

Day 27- my worst habit

Day 28- whats in my handbag/purse

Day 29- hopes,dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30- a dream for the future

Ian's first 6 months

Theme Inspiration for Christmas 2010

Every year I like to change my Christmas Decor's color scheme. I've been known as the crazy Christmas lady for a while, having decor theme from peacocks to fruit to traditional red and green. I normally have 3 trees in my home. I had expanded to family members homes and eventually became a paid seasonal decorator.

This year I've been pondering: What can I choose as a them this year? What will be this years inspiration?

My 2 year old son and I take regular walks downtown to the dollar store. He likes to pick a out a $5 toy and we go home and play with it. Well, on one particular outing I saw this Santa figurine that was my inspiration. It was like an epiphany!

"Peppermint Hot Cocoa" as this years theme! You can see him next to past year's "Blue Frost" inspiration. I liked the Red and White candy colors with an accent of chocolate brown.

Here is my "Blue Frost" Tree, Inspired by the blue angel tree topper:

I loved the icy blue, and for my tree I wanted to emulate the colors of an Alaskan iceberg. To represent the "glowing" blue, I used blue lights. And for the "frost" all bulbs were frosty white or blue clustered on top of a noble fir's branches. I also added pearl bead accents and garland.

I never use my inspirational piece in the decorations, since they are usually cheap and tacky, but they point me into the direction I want to go. And is a good way to get the ball rolling..

Now my hunt is on for....Red, White and Brown, my "Peppermint Hot Cocoa"!!