Scenes from The Weekend

Happy November! 

I can’t believe we are in the final stretch of 2012.  And, I really can’t believe that Christmas is only 8 weeks away!

I am about dive head first into a super busy time of year so this weekend was spent doing a lot of prep work for the upcoming holiday season.

On Friday the hubs and I got up early and hit the voting precinct at 7:00 am to vote.  We only had to stand in line for about an hour and then treated ourselves to a yummy breakfast afterwards.  I’m really glad we did early voting because I think the voting lines are going to be monstrous on Tuesday.

 After breakfast we hit a couple of flea markets and thrift stores.  I scored this awesome vintage tinsel garland which will be available in the Christmas section of my shop later this week.

 We also stopped by a wholesale packaging store so I could pick up some new gift bags to ship my items in.

On Saturday, I spent a good part of my day doing Design Workshops at a local retail store here in Atlanta, Smith’s.  The turn out was amazing and the group was so enthusiastic!  I love teaching and sharing my passion of design and decorating!

I’ll be teaching a new series of classes at their other location on Nov. 17th so stop by if you live in Atlanta.

I did manage a little time this weekend to catch up on some magazine reading.  I always look forward to the December issue of O Magazine and Oprah’s Favorite Things.  Have you checked out the list?  What’s you favorite item?

p.s. The cover of the magazine is gorgeous and Oprah looks stunning in that color combo!

 I also kept busy scheduling Christmas decorating appointments with my clients!  Such fun.  I really never get tired of decorating for Christmas!

And….

 I began flushing out my personal decorating plan for Christmas.  I’ll be sharing a sneak peek later in the week.

I read this great article entitled 9 Things Successful People Do Differently!  Lots of great info you can apply to both your personal and professional life.

I also did a little late night browsing on Pinterest adding to my pin count and spotted this saying which I thought was perfect for this time of year…

Make a little time to Celebrate this week!