A Carefully Curated Life

Loving the Ordinary

November’s 30 Ways for Loving the Ordinary List

30 Ways for Loving the Ordinary Each & Every Day Every month, I create a list of 30 ways for Loving the Ordinary daily. It is a list to help enjoy life by Carefully Curating the days with home, garden, and life. Taking time to enjoy the moment alone or with someone special. I’ve expanded on some of these ideas to inspire you further. As a result, here is November’s Loving the Ordinary List ... View Post

Fall Love Checklist

   Fall is here -- time for colored leaves, brisk air, blooming mums, apples, and cozy interiors -- all the things to love in fall. After all the summer exploring, now is the time we head towards home and enjoy autumn. Autumn brings us back inside. That is to say, I want to ensure we remember a few little things. This Fall Love Checklist is to help us remember to take the time to ... View Post

Extraordinary Spring Flowering Bulbs to Plant in the Fall

10 Underused Extraordinary Small Spring-Flowering Bulbs It’s time… Yup, definitely time… IT IS BULB TIME!! What? Bulb time?  Spring flowering bulbs and Fall Planting? Tell me more It is time to order and plant bulbs for spring blooms. This is one of my favorite gardening times of the year - fall planting of spring flowering bulbs. The time to dream, plan and order bulbs to ... View Post

“What I did this Summer…”

Today is the 100th day in our Summer Adventure. In short, we're at the end of our 100 Days of Summer. I wanted to write about what I did this summer. It has been a fun summer with all the elements we discussed at the beginning of our Carefully Curated Life Summer Fun Facebook Group Chat. I asked these questions in the 100 Days of Summer Adventure blog. Then we talked about the activities we’d do ... View Post

30 September Ordinary Joys for Loving the Ordinary Life

Welcoming September: A Season of Transition September arrives with a quiet shift — the air softens, the evenings stretch into golden light, and the first hints of fall begin to whisper. It’s a month of transition, where the energy of summer slows, inviting us to notice life in smaller, simpler ways.. Specifically, every month, I create a "Loving the Ordinary" list to help you pause, savor, ... View Post

Container Gardens: End of Summer Notes

Questions to ask myself of the container gardens I planted this summer. Happy August! This is the time of year I review my container gardens. I always ask myself the following questions.  **Warning here if you ask others to review your garden containers you may hear - “Yeah, they’re okay.” or “They are pretty, don’t be so hard on them and yourself.” This process is not to be critical of ... View Post