A Carefully Curated Life

Loving the Ordinary

Autumn’s Essence of Lovely Change

September has always been a month that means new beginnings. It is the month school begins, routines change, and different activities begin. The time the colors begin to change, and evenings start to have a crisp air. Autumn's change has a vibrant essence. Especially as the weather and leaves turn beautiful colors, it reminds me that I, too, can change the things I wish and become a more lovely ... View Post

To Curate a Life

Curating Life to Make It Extraordinary Why Curate Life?I founded A Carefully Curated Life, CCL because I want to share a life philosophy with living every day in the ordinary, extra-ordinary way. That is to say, by curating (dreaming, exploring, planning, and intentionally selecting) your home and life as you wish to live your life, our lives become extraordinary. But how do you do that? ... View Post

Curating Life with Loving the Ordinary Lists

How did these Loving the Ordinary lists come about for Curating Life? The idea came about as a way to build a life to cherish who and what we hold dear. Where our values and goals are met daily in enjoyable, simple ways, these lists, eBooks, and now Membership is how I came to curate my life.Curating is a big, fancy word, maybe not used very often, but it's the word I searched for when trying to ... View Post

An Introduction: Fragrance in an Herbal Bedroom

Infusing fragrance into your bedroom can help you sleep, install calm, and create an experience. I want to introduce you to using herbs, their fragrance, and folklore to start an herbal bedroom.There are specific herbs and essential oils that aroma aid in relaxation, bringing a feeling of calm and help in sleep. Plus, they convey a sweet scent to any bedroom, thus creating an experience. Think of ... View Post

Hygge Design? What is it? How do you say it?

Hygge Design & Book ReviewsHygge Style Idea, Our Book Club & CCL LivingLet’s explore Hygge design through what it is and how to explore the style idea. Our CCL Book Club read two books about Hygge, and we discussed how we could integrate them into our lives. Indeed, many sites are telling how to achieve the Hygge aesthetic. Yet this blog introduces the idea so you can go after more ... View Post

3 Ways to Use Chive Blossoms

Ways to Use Chive Blossoms, Part of the Herb Garden SeriesThree ways to use chive blossoms from your garden are the second part of the Herb Garden series. We discussed edible flowers during our last Zoom chat, as well as during a book club meeting. We recently read an herb book in our CCL Book Club. One of my favorite edible flowers is chive blossoms. I wanted to share three ways to use chive ... View Post