Use pages from a favorite book as wall art in a child’s bedroom.
Easy. Inexpensive. Changeable.
July 15, 2010
green living…
My husband and I have wanted to buy a composter since we moved into our house 2-1/2 years ago. We finally got one this week.
We ended up going with the Earth Machine compost bin through Metro. It’s a great deal if you are interested in getting started with compost!
Our little guy helped my husband set it up yesterday, and he put our first items in it right after they set it up!
July 7, 2010
inn-spiration
Our family spent four days in Pacific City, Oregon over the Fourth of July. I am pretty sure the vacation and celebration was the beginning of a new family tradition!
June 22, 2010
inn-spiration
After I moved to Oregon I found a job a hospitality design firm…and I loved it! I also love to stay in hotels. I guess that’s what makes me so jealous that my husband travels a lot for his job.
Each week I will post a new “inn-spiration”. It won’t always be an inn, but will give you a glimpse of what I find inspirational…real life.
Stay tuned…
June 14, 2010
baby girl’s nursery
- My own house is a major work in progress that I never have the budget or the time to work on. The only rooms that I have really taken on are the kids rooms. They are both still “in progress” and probably always will be (like the rest of the house), but here you can get a glimpse of the work I have done in baby girl’s nursery…
a project still keeping me up at night
June 6, 2010
odyssey is home from his odyssey
Thank you to all of our friends and neighbors in Tigard, on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere for your help today!
Odyssey found a warm place to get out of the rain today. He walked into a garage in our neighborhood and found a friend (Grace the chocolate lab) and her dog loving owners. They took him in for 6 hours, fed him (I told you he was skinny), kept him dry, and gave him a playmate! Once there was a break in the weather, they were able to walk around the neighborhood and came across the flyers that we put up throughout the neighborhood. I got a call, and we were reunited!!
Thank you to all of you who shared my tweets and facebook posts…the world is a better place because all of you are in it!
June 6, 2010
LOST DOG…PLEASE HELP!!!
Our 6 year old black lab got out of our garage around 8am this morning (Sunday, June 6th). We have been searching for him in the pouring rain for over 3 hours now!
- LOST DOG…PLEASE HELP!
He is a tall and skinny, intact male. He is not wearing a collar, but does have a microchip!
We live in Tigard bordered by SW Hall Blvd, Durham Road, 79th Ave, and Bonita. If you have seen him, please e-mail me lostdog@stephanytaddeo.com!
April 9, 2010
Spring Tease
Spring made a brief stop in Portland last month. She brought us beautiful daffodils, crocus and flowering trees. And, then she left.
The rain, wind, and chill of Winter came back this week.
I found some things at Anthropologie to bring Spring back…if only to my wardrobe!
March 16, 2010
Sweet Dreams…
I have a wall tent. I haven’t used it in years. I’m tempted to pull it out this summer and use it as a guest room for visitors since our guest room is now our baby girl’s nursery. I dream of projects like this…
Mary Janes Farm Bed & Breakfast
January 19, 2010
The first step is STEP
Last fall, I set a goal to take the NCIDQ test in October of this year (see NCIDQ October 2010). I was going to start studying on my own, but then having a baby got in the way. I did not have enough time to study…well, I did not want to make the time to study. So, I have now signed up to take a STEP class January 29-31 thru the Oregon Chapter of ASID. I am looking forward to it…a little bit scary, but exciting, too! The first step to the NCIDQ exam is STEP!
