What’s Your Favorite Poem?
What's your favorite poem? The Road Not Taken has always been mine. I remember having to learn it in elementary school. It just stuck with me ever since. I took this photo while communing with nature at the NY Planting Fields Arboretum, a wonderful place to relax and...
Is Life Serving You Well?
Ever question whether life is serving you well?" Evaluating whether the things we bring into our lives is working for us, against us, or somewhere in between is not always easy. An introspective look within is required. Whenever I'm in a quandary about accepting an...
How Do You Express Yourself?
How do you show the world who you are? Through music, dance, drama, art, spoken or written word, hobbies? What makes you light up? What speaks to you? What tugs at your heart? It’s important to channel your unique abilities into a form of self-expression that nurtures...
Papercrafting Station
I decided to turn my secretary into a papercrafting station. The top section used to look like this filled with various tchotchkes while the drawers were filled with random miscellaneous stuff. So I emptied everything out and replaced the fabric backing with a...
The Meaningful Memories of Our Lives
In my continued quest to scrutinize all my home's belongings, it is now time to deal with the ephemera of or lives. This, by far, will be the toughest challenge. I have saved a lot of snippets from my children's lives and have my own memory boxes filled with the...
A Desk Molded into Shape – Part 2
Here's where I left off with this desk a few weeks back. Anytime I'm unsure of how to proceed or I second guess myself, procrastination sets in, and there you have it, an unfinished piece waiting for closure far too long. Taking note of it's unfinished state when...
A Desk Molded into Shape
I found this desk at a yard sale last summer. When I spotted it, I liked it's mid century appeal but it was not very sturdy and the legs were wobbly. Poor thing, as you can see it was leaning to one side. No problem, a little DIY will take care of that. Since I always...
China Cabinet turned Bookcase – Part 2
Finally, I got it done! I started working on transforming this china cabinet several months ago and here they are! Here's what I began with: I cut this piece into three sections and joined two sections together, forming two almost identical bookcase cabinets. You can...
China Cabinet turned Bookcase- Part 1
A few years ago I discovered this buffet and china cabinet in one of my favorite thrift stores. I bought it to repurpose the china section only. I sold the bottom portion at a consignment store. I've been using it for our family library. We have lots of books and...