Holiday Gift Guide {For Him}

Holiday Gift Guide {For Him}

I’ve been collecting images and ideas for this post for a long time, but still wasn’t sure I was on the right track, so I thought I’d better consult a bona fide male for his opinion on the subject.  Turns out, my husband had quite the opinion on the matter!  He stared telling me that my ideas for scarves and such were all wrong.  So I asked for better ideas and he started rattling off all kinds of things I would have never thought of and never even heard of.  Truth is, I’m a girl’s girl and can buy a fabulous gift for a female friend any day of the week with my eyes closed,

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Black Friday Shopping {Serenity Now Style}

Black Friday Shopping {Serenity Now Style}

The morning after Thanksgiving will find me happily sipping a hot cup of coffee and decorating our Christmas tree while singing along to holiday songs!  “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?? . . . “  Sooooo excited to put up the tree- this year I’m going with blue, silver, white and red ornaments.  I can’t even wait to see what James thinks of our 9 foot faux wonder.  He’s already crazy for the garland on the stairs! Later in the day, I will probably join the masses and do a little bit of shopping because once I actually pull out all of our holiday decor,

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New Shopping Territory {Cost Plus}

New Shopping Territory {Cost Plus}

I was a little restless this weekend after being in the house for too long and had about an hour to kill, so I went for a quick shopping trip.  Usually, if I have only a short time to shop, I’ll head to the old standby, Target or Home Goods, but this time I was in the mood for something a little different.  Sometimes you just want to see something that you haven’t seen before.  Enter Cost Plus World Market.  Although the store is close to our house, I always forget about it!  It’s a cool retail store that sells home decor goods and furniture inspired from around the world,

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