Cultivate Comfort

The world is a crazy place, maybe a little crazier this year than average, but in my experience the world has always been pretty nuts. That is why I think it is so important to make my home a sanctuary. We all need that refuge from the chaos and the insanity. I have tried to carefully decorate my home in a very spacious, uncluttered style that is easy to maintain so my time here isn't constantly filled with having to tidy up all the odds and ends that find their way out of their places but never back into it. I have also worked hard to make my outdoor area quite relaxing as well. Building a stone patio under the trees, setting aside a tea time space, and putting up...