BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

2013 kind of snuck up on me.
When the kids are off school, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to our days.
No complaints here.
I did my annual purging and organizing, 

watched way too many movies, 

went on a little blogging hiatus,

and I stayed in my PJs for days on end. 

Not my normal productive routine, but it sure felt good to ease into 2013.

Party's over, folks!  Back to reality.

Before I get going with 2013, I thought I would take a moment to re-cap 2012.

JANUARY

I finally tackled our master closet makeover and learned a few lessons along the way.

FEBRUARY

I had to pleasure of working with a few new clients 

on a bedroom makeover and a family room re-vamp.

I welcomed a ghost into our house.

MARCH

I added some (yet to be sewn) valances to our master bathroom.

APRIL

We took a little Spring Break trip to Islamorada, Florida.

We had a crew take over our house to film a local commercial.

I revealed some "after" photos from one of my design projects.

We bid farewell to our year old sectional and replaced it with a traditional sofa.

MAY

I added some glam to a gallery wall in the master bedroom.

I took a paintbrush to this tufted ottoman.

I added more blue to our home.  This time in the mudroom.

We spent tons of quality time enjoying the outdoors.

JUNE

I revealed more design project updates, here and here.

I helped an e-design client with the family room in their brand new house.

JULY

As Michelle so eloquently put it, I spent time with some strangers 

I met on the internet (at the Haven conference).

I finally settled on a rug for the foyer.

I continued my obsession with Rub N' Buff and a pimped out a sunburst mirror.

We made our sixth trip the ER with our youngest child.

We sadly said goodbye to our beloved 13 year old dog, Charlie.

I showed the newest changes in our constantly evolving family room.

I finished up a design project.

AUGUST

I wrapped up two more design projects, here and here.

We sent those crazy kids of ours back to school. 

I finally got around to showing you the back porch.

I introduced the newest member of our family, our mini golden doodle, Willee!

SEPTEMBER

I lucked out and found the perfect lamp for our family room, for only $5!

I re-capped a trip we took in August to Michigan.

OCTOBER

I got busy organizing my boys' closet. 

I officially started my "green" collection, which has grown quite a bit as of recently. 

NOVEMBER

I re-capped my little guy's 6th birthday party.

I got a crazy idea to switch up two rooms in the house, which resulted in the creation of "The Nook".

The big switch also allowed us to create a new dining room, 

which came with a whole new set of problems.

I also finally got around to having the $10 thrift store chair reupholstered.

I made a few updates to our master bedroom.

DECEMBER

I hosted a birthday party/cooking class at my home.

I did a little "pair" shopping and got to hang out with a great friend.

I cozied up a corner in the new dining room.

And lastly, I shared a few Christmas scenes around our house, here and here.

WOW, longest post EVER!! 

If you are still with me after all that, as we say in the south, "Bless Your Heart".

Bring it on, 2013!!