Author: Brandi
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It’s All in the Details
I have to thank Ballard Designs for not only having a seriously sweet creative Creative Director Jill Brinson, but also for being an angel on Twitter. Who knew that a company as amazing as theirs would not only respond to their Twitter followers, but help promote their posts too? I’d recommend following them here. Now…
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Where Does Inspiration Come From?
Does it come from the moon? In dreams? In the reflection of dewdrops? Yes it’s a child’s answer. But who knows really? Sometimes I wake up from a luscious sleep with an idea for a poem. Or on a walk while gazing deep into the eye of a flower, I am suddenly touched by an…
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When the Honeymoon Ends
In every relationship, there will come a time when you’ll begin to doubt whether you should be in it. It’s usually when the honeymoon phase ends. You wonder: “Did I do the right thing?” I’m not talking about your romantic relationship or your friendships, but your career. According to Real Simple magazine’s Daily Thought for…
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Courtesy of Ballard Designs
Seeing the HGTV 2012 Green Dream Home in Serenbe, Georgia was pretty sweet. But getting to see a home designed by Ballard Designs creative director Jill Sharp Brinson was pure delight. On the heels of a friendly group of women who asked Brinson if they could venture in, we snuck our way through. Gratefully, the…
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Ocean Talk
I’m far from being the first person to find symbolism in the waves and the ocean. And I certainly won’t be the last. But I hope you’ll humor me a bit with these few pearls of wisdom given to me by loved ones while playing on the beach. “Man just when things are going good,…
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Like a Kid in a Candy Store
That’s how I felt when I walked around Savannah {this girl would know}. Every shop was like a candy store for my eyes. I tried to ingest them all in and got a visual eye ache after and a heartache from wanting to take everything home with me. Even now as I look through these…
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I Don’t Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
If you found yourself revisiting this question as a grown up, you know how frustrating the process of self-discovery can be. Perhaps, you took the first job you got after college or you simply fell into the career you have now. But it doesn’t fulfill you anymore. It pays the bills, but doesn’t make your…