Monday, December 13, 2021

Christmas Home Tour 2021

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Hello, hello and welcome to our Christmas home tour for 2021!  As in year’s past, many things are similar, but as always, I did a few tweaks here and there to get things just right.  As with any of my home tour posts, I’ll let most of the pictures do the talking!

Come on in! 

This year’s front porch is the same as in year’s past, but I did order new entryway trees this year since ours were on their last leg.  Unfortunately, one of the entryway trees was damaged upon arrival, and my replacement didn’t arrive in time to be photographed, so just pretend there’s a second entryway tree on the right side of the door, too.  ;o)




Heading inside, the formal dining room is on the right with the same decorations as the last few years…





And into the living room!!  The mantle this year is the same as last year, but the wall hanging above the mantle is different… we have the round mirror up right now instead of the pink floral print.  That pink floral print will go back up when Christmas comes down, though!  I do miss the color there.

This year, for the first time ever, we moved the Nativity to the coffee table to make a space for… the Home Alone Lego set.  Yep, B surprised us with one, and we’ve decided to incorporate it into our décor each year.  Nothing says Christmas like Home Alone, and I think the house looks darling sitting in the corner over there.  Now all we need is a light kit for it and we’ll be golden!  And I love having the Nativity on the coffee table as a focal point.  That’s what we should all be focusing on the most this time of year anyway, right?



































Moving on into the kitchen… the bar cart, tablescape, and other random decorations are similar to last year’s…


























Moving on upstairs to the master bedroom… this year’s decorations are the same as last year’s… and, as always, this tree holds all of B’s and my leftover snowflake ornaments from our wedding.







The trees in the kids’ rooms house all of their handmade ornaments throughout the years, and they are my favorites.  Here’s Jacob’s room…




And Olivia’s… so many precious little treasures on both of their trees. 





And finally, my office!  This year, I put up my rainbow tree again, but instead of adding the white garlands to separate the colors, I decided to start adding ornaments of all of my favorite things to add some interest.  As of now, I have a Lindsay’s Sweet World blog ornament, a donut, a glass of red wine, a Starbucks red cup (we’ll just pretend there’s a Peppermint Mocha in there), a cross, a Moscow Mule, a rainbow, and a Friends ornament.  There are soooo many more that I want to add to this tree, so stay tuned as I update it each year!

And in addition to my big rainbow bottle brush trees, this year, I also added some tiny ones to fill in the gaps.  The whole pack was in the Target dollar spot for just $3 and I couldn’t resist it!










And that’s the tour, y’all!  Thanks for stopping by! 

Happy Monday, y’all! 

*Linking up with My Glittery Heart and The Sirois Family for Hello Monday.


Friday, December 10, 2021

Five on Friday - December Goals

Today I’m recapping my November goals and listing my December goals.  As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. 




November Goals

Relationships/Connect/Be the Light

Y  Go to dinner with girlfriends.

Y  Have a lunch date with Brian.

Y  Have a Brian and Lindsay Day of Fun Day Date!

N  Go to lunch with an old coworker. – This time of year is way too busy for them, so we’ll have to try again in January!

                                                                                      

Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty

Y  Meditate, quiet time, and affirmations every day.

Y  Drink 64 oz. most days. 

Y  Close all rings on my Apple Watch 16 days.

Y  Visit with my therapist.

Y  Get my flu shot.

Y  Get my annual mammogram.  (Here’s your reminder, ladies!)

Y  Wash makeup brushes, take 2.

Y  Read 1 fiction book.

 

Family/Fun

Y  Attend my friend Jessica’s 40th birthday celebration.

Y  Celebrate Thanksgiving.

Y  Go to Fantasy in Lights with the whole fam.

Y  Have our annual North Pole breakfast.

Y  RELAX, ENJOY, and SAVOR Thanksgiving Break. – Yessss.  I spent the whole week with the family and relaxing, and I barely did any house stuff or blog work.  It was nice.

Y  Start watching Christmas movies. – So far we’ve watched Home Sweet Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Christmas Chronicals 1 and 2, Noelle, LoveHard, and Elf!

Y  Get a Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks.

Y  Start our new Christmas puzzle.

Y  Have our first fire in the fire place.

Y  Record a video every single day of the month and upload to my One Second a Day app.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Y  Plan school fundraiser.

Y  Decorate the house for Christmas.

Y  Start my new “favorite things” Christmas tree in my office.

Y  Finish most (if not all) of the Christmas shopping.

Y  Start wrapping gifts.

N  List fall clothes on Poshmark.

N  Complete 1 thing on Master To-Do list.

 

Blog/Social Media

Y  Post 5 times most weeks.

Y  Share all holiday gift guides in early November.

Y  Share Christmas card sponsored post.

Y  Share some of our favorite things/gift ideas on Instagram stories.

 

Summary

 

30 items accomplished

3 items not accomplished

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 1

    The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews     

Meditation Days: 30

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 16

    Exercise Ring: 16

    Stand Ring: 30

Workouts Completed: 16

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 0

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 0

    Mixed Cardio: 8

    Outdoor Run: 3 (7.11 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 1 (1.53 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 2

    Strength Training: 2

    Yoga: 0

Time Spent Working Out: 12:44:32 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 3,367

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple watch rings

Meditation

Lunch date with B


Day date with B

My friend, Jessica's 40th birthday party

The book I read... spoiler alert, it wasn't great.

North Pole breakfast

Fantasy in Lights

Got the house decorated for Christmas

Shared our Christmas card with Mpix


Now for the December goals…

December Goals

Relationships/Connect/Be the Light

Go to dinner with girlfriends.

Go on an overnight to trip with B to ATL.

Have another Brian and Lindsay Day of Fun Day Date

Go to dinner with old coworkers.

Donate blood.

Shop for families in need and turn in gifts to church.

Put out treats for all of our delivery drivers every day in December.

                                                                                      

Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty

Meditate, quiet time, and affirmations every day.

Drink 64 oz. most days. 

Close all rings on my Apple Watch 16 days.

Get my annual ultrasound (follow-up to mammogram).

Start attending church in person again.

Read 1 fiction book.

 

Family/Fun

Help put on the Reindeer Run at the kids’ school.

Celebrate 14 years with B.

Celebrate Maui’s 12th birthday.

Go to the SEC Championship game!

Watch Olivia perform in the school Christmas program.

Plan and have Olivia’s class Christmas party.

Celebrate my mom’s retirement.

Dentist appointments for Jacob, Olivia, and me.

RELAX, ENJOY, and SAVOR Christmas Break.

Visit Santa Clause.

Make gingerbread houses.

Drive around and look at lights.

Watch all the Christmas movies.

Finish our new Christmas puzzle.

Record a video every single day of the month and upload to my One Second a Day app.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Get Christmas cards addressed and mailed.

Finish Christmas shopping.

Finish wrapping gifts.

List fall clothes on Poshmark.

Put away all Christmas decorations by January 1.

Clean the entire house top to bottom by January 1.

Tidy the entire house top to bottom by January 1.

 

Blog/Social Media

Post 3-4 times most weeks.

Photograph entire house decorated for Christmas.

Share Christmas home tour.

Recap the whole year.

 

Friday Funnies








On the Blog This Week

 What I Ordered from Amazon in November 2021

Our Week – The One with the Reindeer Run, a Girls Dinner, and the SEC ChampionshipGame

What I Wore – November 2021




Previous Monthly Goals Posts



Happy Friday, y’all!

*Linking up with A Little Bit of Everything for Friday Favorites.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

What I Wore - November 2021

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November was such a fun, festive one!  The weather was perfection, and I was able to wear my cozy winter favorites most of the month.  A lot of the time here in Georgia, you just never know what you’re gonna get in November, and there have been plenty of years in the past where we had days in the upper-seventies and lower-eighties!  I’m LOVING this cool weather and today I’m sharing all of my outfits from the month. 

As always, I’ll link as many items as I can underneath each of the pictures.  

November 1 - Polka Dot Vest // Shoes // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 2 - Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 3 - Top // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 4 - Leggings // Shoes

November 5 - Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 6 - Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 7 - Tank // Cardigan (similar) // Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 8 - Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 9 - Top // Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 10 - Leopard Flats // Bracelets //  Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 11 - Top // Leopard Flats // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 12 - Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 13 - Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 14 - Sweater // Spanx Faux Leather Leggings // Shoes

November 15 - Leggings // Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 16 - Top // Leopard Flats

November 17 - Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 18 - Top // Cardigan (similar) // Leopard Flats // Bracelets

November 19 - Sweater (similar) // Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 20 - Dress // Gold Flats // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 21 - Graphic Tee // Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 22 - Leggings // Black and White Tennis Shoes

November 23 - Sherpa // Hiking Boots

November 24 - Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 25 - Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 26 - Sweater // Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 27 - Spanx Faux Leather Leggings // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 28 - Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 29 - Leopard Flats // Bracelets // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

November 30 - Sweatshirt // Leggings // Shoes // Gold Glitter Watch Band (similar)

 


Happy Wednesday, y’all!

*Linking up with Curly Crafty Mom for Thursday Fashion Files