When Do You Decorate For Christmas

It is really a loaded question of sorts right?  Folks are very passionate about when they should or shouldn't decorate for Christmas.

Homecoming Dance

If you follow the blog on Instagram you might have seen my posts of John asking a girl to go to the homecoming dance.

A Charles Faudree Inspired Wall

The first time I saw a Federalist Bull's Eye mirror in a Charles Faudree book I knew I had to have one.  Last fall I got lucky and found one at a great price.

For a year now, it just hung on the wall in the family room.  Right by itself.  When I envisioned it hanging in our home it had Blue Willow plates hanging all around.

Fast forward to today when Bestie N popped over for visit, I mentioned that we had to relocate the mirror to a new wall.  Just like that we were rehanging the mirror and I had pulled out all my spare Blue Willow plates. Hello my name is Tamyra and I am a Blue Willow Plate Hoarder Collector.

Pier 1 Fall Inspiration

As most of you know I have had a very part time gig at Pier 1 Imports for almost 2 years.  I really enjoy each season as it arrives into the store.  So today as I walked around helping customers I had the idea that it might be fun to share with all of you, just in case you haven't been into a store recently.These are  a few pics of my fav Fall merchandise.

 

Getting Into Shape

Some time ago I began to experience problems with my lower back.  To be honest, I just figured this was a right of passage as I age, along with standing on the tile floor at Pier 1.  But as the discomfort lingered I made the decision to visit my orthopaedist.  Of course they did xrays and what they found came as a surprise.
Clearly, I could see for myself on the xray that the last part of my spine looked different than further up my back.  A degenerative spine was my diagnosis.  For those that don't know what that is it is a gradual loss of of normal structure and function of the spine over time.   The Doctors advice was to strengthen my core. This was important he said.