Just call me Oprah because I thought it would be fun to start a little Southern-State-of-Mind-Book-Club-if-you-will and start discussing some faves or recommendations here on the blog. Now, before this past summer, I hadn’t read a book for pleasure in what felt like years. Something about having two little ones didn’t exactly allow me to just kick my feet up… View Post
Happy happy Friday friends! And Happy December! Today is a Five-Minute Friday post coming at you “Blue Christmas” style. If you are just catching up, we are having a “Blue Christmas” here at Southern State of Mind this year. Today I am sharing how I turned a container of plain Dollar Tree ornaments into something more custom for my Blue Christmas… View Post
Hi there! Happy Wednesday. Today is a GREAT day because both boys are in school for the first time in 11 days AND my bestie is having a baby girl as we speak. Talk about a great day for a great day!! Tomorrow is officially December and we are busy decking our halls around here. If you missed Part 1… View Post
Hi friends! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. We got back from the beach on Sunday and we have been busy finishing up the Christmas decorating around here. I did get a head start before we left for our 30-A Thanksgiving trip and I am so glad I did! I really hope to be fully done by December 1 so… View Post
Happy Black Friday friends! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday enjoying time with loved ones. We actually scooted down to 30-A (Seagrove Beach, FL) for the holiday weekend. We opted to give up the formal fancy meal for some sand in our toes. It has been great just hanging with my crew, bike riding, and chilling. So are any… View Post
It’s that time of year. The fridge is full of Thanksgiving leftovers… You survived Black Friday… and made it to College Football Rivalry Saturday. And who doesn’t love some clean, old fashioned hate? The Saturday after Thanksgiving in our family is always a fun one for us because I went to University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) and the Big Sweet… View Post
Hi friends! Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week? I am not really sure how that is possible but the calendar doesn’t lie so it must be true. I have spent the past three days purging, organizing and cleaning… which can only mean one thing… time to bring on the Christmas decorating! We head to the beach next week and then… View Post
Well, today is the day! It is One Room Challenge reveal day! I am excited to share our transformed living room. It has been one crazy six week journey. If you are not familiar, the One Room Challenge is where you redo one room in your home in six weeks. Of course, my space was filled with DIY projects which always… View Post
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and that means it’s time for another volume of the DIY Housewives series. Each month, 12 bloggers have partnered up to share past projects from a specific theme- this month it is all about DIY Thanksgiving Projects. For those of us that have been blogging for awhile, this is a fun way to share some of… View Post