Entry #358, December 16, 2010 Every year it seems like the gift giving is harder, whether you can’t think of the perfect gift, you don’t have enough money for what they requested, or the thought of shopping with the locals gives you a headache! Here are three ideas that will help you keep some green…
Entry #357, December 15, 2010 Every Christmas you hear stories of families coming together, loved ones traveling many miles, and disputes being buried at the holidays. You also hear the unfortunate stories about people losing their jobs, and making great sacrifices through the holiday season. This season is being approached by myself so differently from…
Entry #356, December 14, 2010 Last week I was fortunate to be asked by Supermarket to be curator for their blog. It is a great site that features designers work that you can buy or if you’re a designer, possibly sell your work! I thank Supermarket for featuring Freshome, it was great fun! —————————– Ronique…
Guest Blog Entry #36, Entry #355, December 12 & 13, 2010 Through this journey of self awareness and finding myself in Stagetecture, I have come across wonderful people from every corner of the world. On one of my blog roll surfs I came across Majology, a lovely blog that captivates you with the photography and…
Entry #354, December 11, 2010 Happy Holiday D.I.Y. Saturday at Stagetecture! Depending on your home traditions, many people enjoy repeating the last years ceremonies, rituals and cooking traditions. For those of you who enjoy it, I say – Keep up what you’re doing! For others that want to add new traditions, or just put a…
Entry #353, December 10, 2010 Around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day this year I had the pleasure of having Charleston Naturally display their boutique store gifts for Mom and Dad on Stagetecture. Today, they are back bringing wonderful Holiday specials for this special weekend offer. Start your holiday shopping, and help benefit a worthy cause…
Entry #352, December 9, 2010 Lately, I have been grabbing inspiration from many sources. Books, tweets, fellow designers and bloggers, and today, John Maxwell – a leadership guru that I just discovered. He had an interesting post on getting started. While most people think, getting started doing what? Getting out of bed, starting a book,…
Guest Blog Entry #35, Entry #351, December 8, 2010 Growing up in Colorado, and Arizona my mother always had a southwestern decorating style. From the beautiful rust and golden yellows on our walls to the Native American hand crafted pottery, rugs and jewelery that she admired and adorned our home in, I’ve always been exposed…
Entry #350, December 7, 2010 I always love when readers get to see what Bloggers’ – Top Lists are! Even though we are always reporting to our readers information on a daily basis, how many times do you truly get to find out what a Blogger would want for Christmas? Last month Freshome was fortunate…
Guest Blog Entry #34, Entry #349, December 6, 2010 I can not lie, the holidays are my favorite time of year for several reasons. I love giving, decorating, seeing everyone in a good mood, and oh yes.. the house smelling like warm sweet potato pie, bubbly macaroni and cheese, and buttery warm crescent rolls. O.k….
Entry #348, December 5, 2010 Whether you call them “Secret Santas”, “White Elephant”, the holiday games that coworkers use to give gifts to each other are popular at work. For those coworkers that are closer, you may give them something for their desk, office, etc.. What do you give the work at home professional? While…
Entry #347, December 4, 2010 Happy Holiday D.I.Y. Saturday at Stagetecture! We are now into December and the countdown is on to Christmas! Today I thought I would focus on the number one decor item of the season, the Christmas Tree. Depending on your family traditions and decor style dictates how you and your family…