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My New Day Designer

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I was so thrilled when I saw that Day Designer was coming out with some new designs. I ordered my first one years ago and have just not gotten back to ordering a second one.

I follow them on Instagram so when I saw the new climbing floral design I just knew that I had to have it! It was so charming and beautiful.

The Day Designer is “strategic planner and daily agenda for living a well-designed life”.  The goal of the day designer is to help you schedule your daily to-do lists, help you to focus on your “top three to-do’s” and helps to encourage clarity and razor-sharp focus for the most productive day and year.

It provides steps to set goals, inspirational daily quotes to help keep you motivated, yearly, monthly and daily overviews. It is a wonderful organizer and it looks so chic when you carry it into your office meetings (I know I have).

So here are some photos below of my day designer.

Opening it

Such a beautiful box!

Instructions on how to use your day designer.

A peek inside….

Monthly tabs

Wonderful opening letter and expectations of the day designer. 

Goal setting….

Setting plans


Your daily to-do lists

Full calendars also
It is such a beautiful planner. It does inspire you so much!

My old one and my new one. The old one is still in great condition. 


I hope that you enjoyed this post and are encourage and buy your own day designer or create your own. They are wonderful to have and are an absolute joy to use. 
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Have a Chic Lunch

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Does anyone have lunch alone? I know I do! There is nothing wrong with going to lunch with people but I usual take my lunch hour to relax and enjoy things that I like to do. Sometimes I take a walk to the mall (located across the street from my building) and go to some of my favorite stores. I read a magazine that I just recently picked up, read some other blogs, make some phone calls, etc.

I like to enjoy the full hour of my lunch. I recently brought in some of my vintage linen napkins that I just purchased from the flea market. They look so pretty with my antique dishes and cups.

I also take that time to practice table manners and etiquette. It is the perfect time to brush up and perfect those skills. I remember one of my favorite authors Jennifer L. Scott talking about dining alone. I loved the video that she did on her Youtube channel about it.

So that got me thinking about lunch utensils and bags. I saw these beauties at Von Maur and wanted to share them. 
This is the Kate Spade Rugby Stripe Lunch tote. I thought it was very chic.
Here is what the inside looked like.
I thought this one was nice too. It is called the Kate Spade Strawberries Lunch tote. 
Honestly, this is my favorite. If I had seen this at the store I probably would have purchased it. This is the Kate Spade Out to Lunch tote. I think it is quite lovely. 
Some of the lunch tupperware was chic also (see here if you are interested). I hope that you are inspired to go out and buy some nice lunch items for yourself.  Enjoy life wherever you can!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley and Von Maur.com)

Enjoying the Peony Season

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It is finally here!!! Peony Season!!! I couldn’t wait to get a bouquet this year. I have shared my bouquets on the blog in the past, see here and here.

I have it calendared each year to call the florist and see if the peonies have arrived. And they have….

I stopped by bright and early to see if I could get a few stems for my office. 
And I did! I just gazed at them the whole time I was walking to my office. 
They gave such a wonderful scent and added such beauty! Ahhh, I just adore them!
They had to come home with me to enjoy over the Memorial Day weekend! Well this is my first bouquet for the year. I hope that I am able to get more and soon!
Enjoy beauty wherever you can.
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

The Royal Wedding

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I must admit I was not going to watch the wedding. I don’t know why but I wasn’t. But then I saw all of the beautiful photos on Instagram. It was absolutely breathtaking.

I LOVED it! It was done so well. It really was. I just wanted to share some of my favorite photos.

This photo is what captured me. How elegant? The arch blanketed with roses and greenery. It was just like a fairy tale. Her dress was exquisite! Very tasteful, chic, beautiful….. you name it was!

This was a florist’s dream! Just classic!

The tiara was gorgeous! I think I saw on Town and Country that this was a brooch from Queen Mary. I am not sure but I thought that is what I heard. So sophisticated. 
Oh my goodness! I would love to have a photo like this with my husband. Truly inspired!
I could not get enough of the archways around the church.
And I believe this was the cake. So simple, so chic and so graceful. I love it!

I wish more beautiful events like this were on t.v. But I guess we take beauty whenever we can. One thing I did notice about the guests is that there were no Kardashians! I didn’t see any of them arriving with any of the other guests. I was so happy! I am sorry if you are a fan but I am not! I was pleased. Thank goodness!!
Well I hope that you all enjoyed the royal wedding. I know I did and I hope that they have a long and prosperous marriage!

(photos via Instagram)

The Sassafras Tea Room

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I hope all of you had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend! I know I did. It started off with a pedicure and manicure. I do love how french tip manicures can make your toes look so good!

The next thing was a bouquet of flowers from my step son and a nice dinner with my family. On Mother’s Day I took my mother to this wonderful little tea room.

It is called the Sassafras Tea Room! It was quite lovely. We sat at a vintage table that also had antique chairs. My mother was not quite use to it but she was a good sport. 
I didn’t take a lot of pictures. I didn’t want to be rude and ruin everyone else’s lunch and I wanted to enjoy the moment with my mother. 
I did love the vintage glasses. 
The food was wonderful and my mother and I did have a good time. I am hoping to return to have lunch with a really good friend. I will be sending her a message soon. I hope you enjoyed this post and have a great weekend!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley) 

My Peacock Wallpaper

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I have been wanting wallpaper for a very LONG time. My husband will not let me have any. I have been on the hunt for some chinoiserie inspired wallpaper for a while and found this beautiful pattern at Target.

It is called Opalhouse Peacock Peel and Stick Wallpaper. I tried to convince my husband that it would be fine applying it to the wall but he would just not hear of it. So I have been trying to come up with ways to enjoy this print without adding it to the wall. 

Isn’t it lovely?

I just love the colors. 
So I decided to add it to one of my gold frames as a photo. 

And it turned out great!
It’s now hanging in my office at work. I have gotten lots of compliments on it already. Even my husband liked it. I don’t know ladies I might be able to convince him to let me have one wall. Fingers crossed! 
If you want to take a look at more wallpaper options see here. I hope you enjoyed this post and may have found your dream wallpaper too!
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Vintage Linen Napkin Shopping

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On Wednesday I shared my vintage lamp find. Today I wanted to share my linen napkin find. I have a great fondness for vintage linen napkins. While looking for my lamp last week I also wanted to look for some new vintage napkins.

Digging through the pile. There were so many to choose from!

But then I saw these….. I do declare!

Pretty, pretty details and I adore the color.

Now there were only two but this was an excellent price!
Then I found this lovely tablecloth.

And for $6.50, how could I refuse?
I took one of the napkins to work and I USE it! It is so lovely with my vintage cups. It’s the little wonderful details in life that can make it beautiful. I do hope that you enjoyed this post today. Have a great weekend! 
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)