Current mood: watching Haunted History and noshing on a bag of crunchy Cheetos. That about sums up a good Monday evening, don't you think? We made the mistake of buying a box of assorted chips from Costco and I've been on a Cheeto binge for daaaaaaays (I've even had cheesy dreams, guys). Anyway, my love of ghost stories and cheesy snacks has little to do with this post, so, we move on (let me just go grab a refill on the Cheetos, though.....). I've recently pieced together a moody ... VIEW POST

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How To Create a Vintage Inspired Holiday Look…maybe?
I'm excited to share a few of my ideas on how to create a vintage inspired holiday look...maybe? But before we begin, I just want to make sure we both understand something. You can decorate however you damn well please. If an authentic vintage holiday is your vibe, go for it. If you're a sleek, modern person - do that! See a pink tree covered in blue glitter and it makes you happier than Buddy the Elf buying his dad lingerie?? You do that thang and be proud of it! Whenever I share pieces of ... VIEW POST

Weekly Favorites: Vintage Style Glassware
Vintage glassware is fun to collect - so much so that it can become a problem real quick (yes, I'm talking to myself here). Sometimes, I get a little protective over my actual vintage pieces, though, and end up keeping them locked away in a cupboard as opposed to, you know, using them as intended. In the spirit of this, I'm sharing my top picks for vintage style drink ware in this edition of my weekly favorites. If you love the look of vintage style glassware but don't want the worry of the wear ... VIEW POST

DIY Vintage Headboards
I'm excited to share my DIY vintage headboards, my friends! I've been on the hunt for vintage headboards for every bedroom, lately. A while back, I found two wood headboards on Marketplace. I think it was actually a head and foot board - but they were a matching set and so unique - so I jumped on them. I wanted to find two matching pieces that would work for the girls' room. They will be sharing a space, eventually, and I thought these would make the perfect little statement pieces for their ... VIEW POST

Curated Vintage Goods
December I'm so excited to share monthly curated vintage goods updates with items that I've listed on my Etsy storefront. If you know me even a little bit, you know I'm always on the hunt for vintage eye candy. I fell in love with "old" things decades ago -- though I didn't realize it at the time. As a kid, my mom would occasionally browse through small ma & pop home decor shops that would be filled to the brim with primitive and country style treasures. I loved tagging along -- there was ... VIEW POST
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✨️🌙 What is your body telling you?? Will you listen?? 🫠🌙✨️
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🌙✨️ Luna...present wrapper/inspector extraordinaire ✨️🌙
🫠🐈⬛️ Do you have a helpful paw or two at home?? She is very pleased with herself... 🐈⬛️✨️
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🌙✨️ Moments that have inspired me this week 👇
✨️ the way the light moves and shifts in the evening
✨️ the sound of hummingbirds
✨️ creative moments
✨️ meditative time in the greenhouse
✨️ impactful & emotional performance by @3rdlawdancetheater @gabby_giles
✨️ mama bear and cub rambling through the neighborhood
✨️ cheese.
🌙 what has sparked a flame for you, this week? 🌙
#theater #artistsoninstagram #createcommune #homeinspiration #summervibes
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✨️🌙 Would you join us for a magical movie night at the Moody Manor? 🌙✨️
✨️ @hopperspixar was great, by the way. All five kiddos ranging from 5 to 14 laughed throughout. Luna enjoyed hummingbird watching and the moonrise was spectacular. ✨️
🌙 We created this setup with a simple pull down projector screen and portable projector (along with plentiful snackage, obviously). 🌙
✨️ What would add to movie night, mortals? ✨️
#movienight #pixar #outdoorliving #familyfun #homeinspiration
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✨️ Life as art ✨️
🌙 I`ve been embracing these small moments, living, noticing...and have found so much beauty in it all. Holding on to these slices in time that are there and then gone. 🌙
✨️ What small moments have you noticed this week? ✨️
#family #home #momentslikethese #artofliving #dailyinspiration
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✨️🌙 Lose yourself for a moment, won`t you? 🌙✨️
✨️ So I`ve been having the AI blues, lately. I go from feeling motivated by it to keep creating out of spite (like, nothing can take the place of our human madness to imagine, you know?) to feeling so bogged down and discouraged by the damn thing. How about you? ✨️
#mellow #inspiredbynature #moodygrams #realart #artistsofinstagram
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✨️🐈⬛️ Can you relate with any of these, mortals? 🐈⬛️✨️
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Lately, I’ve been trying to catch my breath…willing myself to breathe after a whirlwind of activity. But, I’m often left feeling as though I can’t breathe deeply enough. It’s almost as if the air is void of oxygen and I’m left gasping. Do you ever feel that way? As if the best and worst parts of life are hopelessly intertwined — laced together — it’s almost impossible to diverge yourself from it all? So, you just kind of flop into a heap, desperate to land in a place that will hold, even cradle you….to simply rest? …to quiet the world?
That’s energy for you, I suppose. As a empath and creative with a brain that moves faster than my body…I often find myself in this space. A space living with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and EDS that requires me to care for myself…and lands me in a bad place when I don’t.
And I am desperate. Desperate to give all of myself to my family, my friends, strangers, to spiders drowning in a pool of water, to every project, every idea, every cause…desperate to do more, always.
Maybe you`re a casual visitor of that place of desperation or perhaps you live there, tucked beneath the mountain of expectations you’ve placed on yourself. While I can’t pull you out of that space, I will sit with you…hold your hand, and invite you to breathe with me. Have a seat on my couch — with a cat on your lap and a mug in your hand? Share some queso with me? ....no jerks allowed... ✨️
#lifelessons #livinglife #chronicpain #goodlife #homeinspiration
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✨️ Camping...but make it whimsical, anyone? ✨️
🌙 We kicked off camping season with friends & have high hopes for many adventures this year. This will be our third season in our camper (North Trail by @heartland_rv ) that I`ve been customizing with all of the magical touches (yes, you can wallpaper a camper 🤣) ✨️
✨️ Luna enjoyed her first camping trip - hiking in her @yourcatbackpack - catching her first fish - chasing butterflies in the grass ✨️🖤
🌙5 kids...3 dogs....& 1 camping kitty later, we are exhausted but there is nothing quite like a rocky mountain high, is there? 🌙
#campinglife #campingtrip #summervibes #coloradolife #getoutside
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