Welcome! Today is Day 3 of sharing my “Blue Christmas” holiday home and we continue to meander our way through the holiday house. I’d have a Blue Christmas without you, so thanks for stopping in! If you are joining me from the 12 Days of Holiday Homes Tour, then welcome! Today is the 6th Day of the tour, hosted by Evolution… 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 Christmas Projects. For those of us that have been blogging for awhile, this is a fun way to share some of our… View Post
Today my Blue Christmas Holiday Home Tour continues and I am sharing some highlights from our Den. I truly would have a Blue Christmas without you and I am so glad you are here! If you’ve been around here, you know we transformed this room during the spring One Room Challenge from an eat-in kitchen to a sitting room/den. So this… View Post
Happy Happy Monday! Aren’t weekends in December just fun? I hope yours was a great one! Our Blue Christmas continues today with all the deets on our main Christmas Tree. For anyone that is just stopping in from Polished Habitat, welcome! This year we are having a Blue Christmas at Southern State of Mind- which means I am just sticking with all… View Post
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