Creating Cozy

It’s holiday hosting time and my husband starts acting like he’s on decorating crack (no drugs here but just a frenzy of creativity). I hear him stirring at 5:00 am on a Saturday morning and find him in his office pinning ideas on his Pinterest boards. “Hey, you’re right. This Pinterest thing is great. I’m …

Home Renovation: An Overwhelming yet Exhilarating Creative Project

Renovating a home is, perhaps, one of the most all-consuming, ginormous artistic projects a person can tackle. My husband and I have trekked through seven months of Mount Everest-like obstacles and are still looking for the summit of finishing these home-improvements. As if the grueling six months of short-sale-stretched-long didn’t churn up enough anxiety and …