A Time to Breathe!!

Well, a new year has begun and I have been contemplating what changes or improvement I will choose to make for 2010. While I know I should be eating healthier and wanting to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables to my diet and drink more water, I did almost lose my mind and consider cutting back on my chocolate intake. There's no fooling me - I just know that ain't gonna happen - especially since my son gave me a very generous gift card to GODIVA.....

I have, however, signed up for a fitness class. It a form of exercise that is new to me that I think will be a lot of fun and an excuse to get me out of the house. My class begins in a couple of weeks and I'll tell you more about it once I get going with it (promise!).

What I have noticed about myself recently is just how much I catch myself holding my breath. At work. In the car. Doing chores around the house. So I know I've been quite tense lately - and I need to learn to B-R-E-A-T-H-E!. If I have a resolution at all, I think that's what it is. To breathe. To pay more attention to ME. I guess I need to be a little selfish. I'll give it a good try.

In the meantime, I would like to share with you the most adorable room in my house. It's my daughter Lacey's room. We re-painted it this summer and Lace has done a fabulous job with making it all her own. She loves vintage and antique as you can see:







These are some of her antique cameras. Her collection is slowly growing and includes a couple of vintage home movie cameras from the 60s.











This is a small box that held clementines from the grocery store. Lace wallpapered it with a bag she got from and old-fashioned country store and uses it to hold her earrings and bracelet.








Lace mounted a small wooden box to the wall to hold odds & ends and a mini-muffin tin from the thrift store is a catch-all for barretts and such.







One of her shelves holds classic novels and a couple of old cameras; even a pair of antique opera glasses that we found at a thrift store!











This is queen Simba on her throne. Usually she sits atop the pillow waiting for bedtime.









This is one of her best ideas yet. She made curtains from an old skirt - just separated the seams and used ribbon to tie it to a yard stick that is now a curtain rod. She made mini-terrariums yesterday that sit on the top sill.







This is just a small nook of her desk. Always neat and tidy. A place for everything and everything in its place.
















So nice and cozy, not a typical teenage girl's room. I should have her decorate the rest of the house!!










Lace made the little robin's nest from the twig to a dogwood tree, an acorn cap, and painted pea seeds. She gets her artistic talent from her Aunt Bobby (you know her as Bittersweetpunkin!).

Thank you for stopping by and blessings for a wonderful day!

--Liane