Whoa. I am uber emotional these days y’all. I guess it’s the combination of being preggers and moving my baby into his big boy room. I need to get a grip! 🙂 But nevermind that. Amid the tears I am actually pretty excited to create a big boy room for Mr. Big Stuff. So I put together an inspiration board… View Post
Aw. Bella, aka Mrs. Bean. I don’t talk about Bella, our chocolate lab, much on here, but she was our first baby. Our “furbaby.” She is a sweet pup and has an amazing soul…and apparently she has fabulous taste because she absolutely loved our new Mohawk rug! Seriously, when I rolled it out, she came a-waltzing-in, and she never left. What… View Post
Love is in the air in the SSOM household! And all I needed was love for this simple Valentine tablescape. Oh, and a grocery store bouquet marked down to $1. And of course some darling straws from the Target Dollar Spot, for, you guessed it, $1. So love is all you need… but two… View Post
I don’t know if it’s because Valentine’s Day is in the air, or the possibility of having a little girl in the house soon, or because I am channeling my inner princess but I am loving this pop of pink in our family room. We recently rearranged our sitting chairs, and the aqua slipper chairs were brought to the family… View Post
Tips for getting your Christmas Storage Organization done once and for all! You can do it! OK, I may be a little late to the Christmas Storage Organization party here. Most of you overachievers have probably had your holiday decorations neatly organized and stowed away for weeks now! Better late than never, right? Since we left for… View Post
As you know, I am a full-time-working mama and I absolutely adore my team of sassy co-workers! So, how could I forget these winos friends this Christmas? When I found these Wine Glass Tumblers at the Dollar Tree, I knew I had found the perfect little something for my peeps at work. Apparently, our jobs make us drink large amounts of… View Post
It just hit me one day. Like back in July. Yep, when it was 100 degrees. Mr. Big Stuff needed a Sock Monkey Christmas Tree. The Sock Monkey collection started when he was born. The handful of monkey’s he had received as gifts were sitting on a shelf in his nursery. The collection grew when we received this precious sock monkey… View Post
Happy Friday! Part of me is SUPER excited- Only two more work weeks left until Christmas! I am taking off the entire two weeks over the holidays- yay!! But part of me is kind of freaking out. Only two more work weeks left until Christmas! Today I am going to share a quick tip with you on how I made… View Post
Oh there’s no place like home for the holidays! I just love bringing the magic of the holidays into my home this time of year. It’s time for the Southern State of Mind’s Christmas Home Tour! Welcome to our holiday home! Where we love our Nutcracker collection… and get excited about using Christmas plates… and have a “thing” for antlers,… View Post