feel good friday >>> end of #31days

well I can't believe today marks the first day of November. where has the time gone the last few months? I've decided life with a baby goes something like this >> days and nights sometimes seem never-ending, but weeks and months fly right by.

thanks for sticking with me during my 31 days to a more golden life challenge with the nester. I may have missed a few days here and there but overall I  t r i e d  writing every day.

here are my #feelgoodfriday words for the day

see what I did there? ;) but really- I hope you can find the golden moments within every day and learn to find joy in life even when life has gotten you down. I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween and have a fabulous and safe weekend--- bring on November!!

here's a little peek at our homemade costumes this Halloween

mummies, nerds, & a black cat

accessorizing your living space >>> keeping it fresh

Accessorizing your living room or living space. This is where people will be invited to sit down & visit; where you gather the majority of the time. We all want this space to be welcoming, a place of comfort, as well as being pleasing and inviting to the eye. Here are a few tips I have written to keep in mind when accessorizing your living room.

1.  Stick to pieces you LOVE only. Don't go out and buy stuff just to buy stuff-- if you are trying to furnish a new home and are looking for items to fit your home, make sure you really love the items you are buying. If it is just okay-- don't buy it.

2. Buy from different stores & sources. Some people[myself included sometimes] feel rushed or anxious to get everything together and want it all done now; they go out an buy everything at whatever one store they are at. It's okay especially if you are just moving in and starting to decorate to look a bit minimal-- take time to look around at different stores. Go to your local main stream stores- but also check the unique boutique or second hand stores.

3. You don't have to buy things in a "set". I know you can buy items that are all bundled in one- which can be fine, but your room decor doesn't all have to "match". When I say that- I mean you don't need to be matchy-matchy, I-bought-everything-you-see-here-in-a-set-from-target. I believe that finding pieces you love and mixing them together is what helps portray YOU and your style in your home.

4. Mix and match style/patterns/textures. Plain and simple- find items that are a bit unique and look for other textures, metals, etc. that will blend together beautifully.

5. Keep it simplistic. Don't add & add....& add......& add. The more you add, the more clutter-y it will feel. You don't have to add every piece you love, if you love a lot of items and also love keeping your room fresh- think about buying items and circulating through them [keep some out, put some away and in a few months change it all up, add some new, take some out]

keeping with my gold theme for #31days-- here are some of my favorite golden pieces I would love to add into my living room

happy thursday!

31days to a more golden life >> writing with the nester

follow me as I write with nester.com & other bloggers for the #31 day writing challenge.

Day 1: I'd like to clarify my topic for the next 3o days. Well what this really means is how to incorporate more gold into my life- whether that is something actually gold or something I want to hold on to like gold.

31 days...to a more golden life, we all have parts of our lives that are golden- but lets make more of it that way-- shall we?

I’ll add a link to each new post here as it goes live.

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