A Carefully Curated Life

Loving the Ordinary

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

Opportunity to Show Love and Care: 9 Tips for Guest Bedrooms

“Hospitality is Simply an Opportunity to Show Love and Care.” Unknown I love this statement about hospitality. It speaks to how we welcome our guests, but it doesn’t say it has to be a designated bedroom, down comforters, or a complete matching set of linens. It says it is ‘an opportunity to show love and care.’ That is what we ultimately want when we invite people into our homes, especially ... View Post

For the Love of Zinnias; an August’s Table-scape

My Love of Zinnias, the Beginning I am so excited to share my August Tablescape with you! I love Zinnias, but that should be in upper case now, I LOVE ZINNIAS! Can you hear it echo through the countryside? These simple annual flowers have always been exceptional. When I was young, my family would get Jung, Burpee, and Gurney’s seed catalogs. We would read them over and over. We’d talk about ... View Post

Beginning A Carefully Curated Life

Why did I begin A Carefully Curated Life blog? I want to help others find themselves, design homes, and create/curate their lives. We all have dreams and goals. We want beautiful homes that fit our lifestyle and bring us joy. Furthermore, we all want to enjoy our time doing activities we love. But how do we do that? We begin creating our Carefully Curated Life. Often, we come to a spot where we ... View Post