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A Carefully Curated Life

Loving the Ordinary

“What I did this Summer…”

Today is the 100th day in our Summer Adventure. In short, we're at the end of our 100 Days of Summer. I wanted to write about what I did this summer. It has been a fun summer with all the elements we discussed at the beginning of our Carefully Curated Life Summer Fun Facebook Group Chat. I asked these questions in the 100 Days of Summer Adventure blog. Then we talked about the activities we’d do ... View Post

September’s 30 Ways for Loving the Ordinary List

30 Ways for Loving the Ordinary Each and Every DayEvery month, I create a list of ways for Loving the Ordinary each and every day. That is to say, it is a list to help enjoy life by Carefully Curating the days with home, garden, and life. Taking time to enjoy the moment alone or with someone special. I’ve expanded on some of these ideas to inspire you further. Here are September’s 30 Ways for ... View Post

Container Gardens: End of Summer Notes

Questions to ask myself of the container gardens I planted this summer.Happy August! This is the time of year I review my container gardens. I always ask myself the following questions. **Warning here if you ask others to review your garden containers you may hear - “Yeah, they’re okay.” or “They are pretty, don’t be so hard on them and yourself.” This process is not to be critical of myself. ... View Post

Opportunity to Show Love and Care: 9 Tips for Guest Bedrooms

“Hospitality is Simply an Opportunity to Show Love and Care.” UnknownI love this statement about hospitality. It speaks to how we welcome our guests, but it doesn’t say it has to be a designated bedroom, down comforters, or a complete matching set of linens. It says it is ‘an opportunity to show love and care.’ That is what we ultimately want when we invite people into our homes, especially when ... View Post

For the Love of Zinnias; an August’s Table-scape

My Love of Zinnias, the BeginningI am so excited to share my August Tablescape with you! I love Zinnias, but that should be in upper case now, I LOVE ZINNIAS! Can you hear it echo through the countryside? These simple annual flowers have always been exceptional.When I was young, my family would get Jung, Burpee, and Gurney’s seed catalogs. We would read them over and over. We’d talk about them at ... View Post

August Loving the Ordinary List

August is often called the "Dog Days of Summer." It is the time to slow down and live in the moment with the August Loving the Ordinary List.Time to do a few more items from your Summer Fun List. Don't have a list? The August Loving the Ordinary List is full of things to do - Ideas for every day of the month to enjoy loving every day that the last of summer has to offer.Every month, I create a ... View Post