Hurricane

 I prefer these types of hurricanes

Over this kind \/

I am off for a long weekend, that may or may not end with Hurricane Sandy, A full moon Nor'easter or Frankenstorm as they are dubbing it locally.  Please say a prayer that this storm will go out to sea and not affect the mid-atlantic as it is currently forecasted to do...

Geez....we are still cleaning up from Hurricane Irene...

Have a lovely weekend ~ thanks for visiting!

just saying...

My parents had a similar fixture in my house growing up.  I didn't appreciate it then and I certainly don't appreciate Horchow charging $340 for this one.  Because I love it.

just saying...

A {week} day in the life...TGIF!

A day in the life…

5:15 Alarm goes off

5:24 Snooze

5:33 Snooze

5:35 Guilt over snooze, get up

Brush teeth, contacts in, shower, moisturize, make-up (minimal), hair (pony), dress,jewelry & perfume

6:05 Assault & taunt husband to get out of bed

6:08 Head downstairs to pack lunches, start coffee, gather jackets & warm up cars (seasonal)

6:30 Head back up to aid husband in dressing toddler (cranky)

6:40 Drop cranky toddler off at daycare and kvetch with his teacher for a few

6:50 Head up the garden state parkway to work

7:20 Arrive at work for a long 8 ½ day. Won’t get into details but the administrative position I hold is feast or famine, extremely slow or extremely busy. Summer is my slow time. Yay! More time to blog.

11:30 Lunch. Often at my desk and quite bland.

12:00 Back to work…

3:45 Head back down the GSP to pick up baby

4:15 Pick up milk, dry cleaning, lottery tickets, sometimes dinner

4:40 Arrive home and unpack us from our day

4:45 Start laundry, wash lunch dishes, get mail, check machine

5:00 Start dinner, normally 75% homemade (except pizza Fridays)

6:00 Eat dinner

6:20 Clean up from dinner, dishes, clean dishes, continue laundry

7:00 Bathe and play with happy toddler, lay out school clothes and cuddle.

7:40 Put snuggly toddler to bed.

7:45 More laundry

8:00 Depends on the day. Mondays & Wednesdays I blow out my hair to save time. The rest of nights cleaning, crafting, eBaying (I sell) or blogging.

9:30 Throw a wave to husband watching a sport of some type as I head upstairs

Wash face, moisturize, brush teeth, remove contacts, chapstick

9:40 Crawl into bed, put on a DVR’d show for background and pick up my current book

9:59 Fall asleep glasses on, book in hand

1:37 Dreaming of the weekend…

Can you tell why I'm so happy for the weekend?!

Thank you for visiting ~ Have a fabulous weekend! xoxo Traci

No Purchase Necessary...

So the Publishers Clearinghouse has sucked me in. I've been completing the entry processes for over a year now, in hopes that they will park that van in front of my house (while I unknowingly answer the door in curlers and a muu-muu) and present me with a very large cardboard check for 10 million dollars. While no purchase is necessary, multiple times per week I am forced to page down through tons of stuff & magazines to complete my entry process (anyone else?? Only me...ok). Here is a sampling of the the temptations I am offered:

There is no family more patriotic than ours, but I'm afraid this would give the kids nightmares.

A close-up of the accessories. All this could be yours for $23.96.

Who wouldn't want this in their display cabinet/curio/hutch, etc...This colorful DAGGER will run you about the same as the set above...

There was a guy I went to high school with the nickname "belt buckle", he would LOVE this.

Who needs to drop a ton of cash at Brookstone on a Tranquil Moments Sound Therapy machine/clock when you can get this for the low price of $29.96? Although, it is SO colorful, I may have trouble darkening the room...

All joking aside, if you have any of these products, I apologize. I'm just a bit more subdued when it comes to decorating and my style. Confession: I actually have purchased something from the PCH folks in hopes that it will better my chances of winning. I received 8 microfiber washcloth sized cleaning rags...for $17.96. It will be so worth it when my winning commercial is aired during the Super Bowl next year.

Thanks for dropping by xoxo Traci

Cape Love

I am needing some inspiration for our cape cod. Love the house color, elevation and dimensions, but it needs some color and some POP. In the meantime, I'll reference these for future inspiration. I'll take a pic of mine as well soon and post, I would love your input!

{sn}oh no!

I'm dreaming of summer, at this point I'd take a bit of spring. It's snowing here again, not accumulating, but still....it's March 24th. So....my summer dreams include clamshell (or wampum?) driveways.
I see them from the Hamptons, to Long Beach Island, to the mile-long driveways of the Virginia's Eastern Shore (often leading up to a quaint 100-year old farmhouse by the shore at the latter).

Not so easy on the feet, but easy on the eyes.

It just screams B~E~A~C~H. As am I right now....

Last Friday it was 77*...warm, sunny & breezy. I can not wait to stop whining about the cold weather, bear with me, it's almost over.

moving on...happy birthday to me

I really could use a spa day for my 38th...I need a pick-me-up
But I'll be content with a cut & color, some white strips, a spray tan and...


a pedi...dim sum plum, a fantastic POP of color for Spring




I treated myself to this...



and this. I am all about gray lately; paired with my boots or flops with my fab new pedi color equally awesome (tanks 50% off + free shipping, makes them a sweet deal! Images courtesy of Nordstrom).





More "Homes I Love" tomm and then I'll be back next week for Home Tour Tuesdays/Show us your Playroom...

This & That {semi} Wordless Wednesday

I'm amazed (exasperated) by this

I treated myself to that

I shrunk this (after 1 wear)

I was treated to that (hubby cooked!)

I'm sick of this....

A random recap of my week (and a shameless repost of my Craigslist find!)

~Happy Wednesday~

{semi} Wordless Wednesday

Ugh...more snow. This is the view from my office, pretty yes, but this is like the 7th or 8th storm this season and we may get another 6-10 inches tonite. I miss my flip-flops...

Keeping a Resolution

Fattening coffee. Coffee-Mate Fat Free French Vanilla liquid creamer is not CALORIE-free. I was drinking probably 200-300 cals worth of the stuff everyday (and I wonder why baby weight goes nowhere). I went from 2 to 3 servings per DAY, to 2 just on the weekends. I miss it and I love it so....BUT in the meantime, I will survive with Skim/Splenda and hope this contributes to the 12-15 pounds I want (need) to lose. I haven't noticed a weight change as of this the 26th day of January, but the mugs above, are feeling much lighter.

Taking a break today....

Bombay Company jewel-toned 5-inch Cordials
Brighton earrings

Aubergine Hunter Boots w/bonus Cable Knit Welly Socks

Not real, but really nice!

to Ebay. I am purging my closet and some items are too good (and new) to put in my goodwill bags, besides we need extra money (doesn't everyone these days). Pics of what I am selling are above, if anyone should be interested, shoot me an email (the LV is not real, the other items are!) I'll be back tomm with a Home I Love and next week with some fun stuff ;-)