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Hello Saturday! Happy for a weekend of nothing planned. Maybe I can swing in a trip to an antique store. I always have to stop and look in this particular booth at one of my favorite spots. The wall full of all the vintage dishes make me smile! 🤗

My little sidekick accomplished his dream of going to Chuck E. Cheese today. His energy was unmatched...especially while walking through @homegoods beforehand. 🤣🤗

Oh you know, just over here watching The Bachelor 🤪, thinking of all the potential decorating projects I’d like to tackle. Life seems too busy, between work and grad school, to actually get any of them accomplished. But, it’s the actual dreaming up part I like the most anyways. 😂😉 I just feel like I am in a “create or bust” type mood... So in the meantime, I’ll share this hutch makeover project I did a couple years back. Maybe just rearranging some shelves will cure my creativity bug... or just searching Pinterest while laying in bed. Ha! . Hope you’ve all had a great Monday. 🤗🌿

Feet on the ground. Let’s get this Monday going! . Grateful for my husband who wakes up a little after me, because without his alarm today...me and Leo would have been LATE for school!! 😳🎒⏰Nothing like accidentally turning your alarm clock off and jumping out of bed knowing you are behind! All of this on a rainy Monday morning, nonetheless. . Positive: I actually picked out all me and Leo’s clothes, had all our bags and lunches prepped and ready to go. WE MADE IT! Woohoo! 👏🏻👏🏻

Second day back to school was a success. We both seemed back in the swing of things- much better than yesterday! Always takes a day or two to readjust, right? Leo was playing in my room today after school. He was playing a game and was asking me how to play it. I honestly didn’t know and told him so. His response, “You are a teacher. You have to teach me things.” 🤣 Oh, good gracious my boy! I have a feeling it won’t be long until he realizes I can’t help him with his math homework either... (#iteachenglish 😉) . Still loving getting to “DO” this school routine with him everyday. No better sidekick in the world 🌎!

How cute is this display at the entrance of our school? I wish I could take credit 😉, but it was from some other talented teachers! I’m thinking I may do a little classroom tour soon and share some of the really adorable rooms my teacher friends have! Any interested in that?? . Back to work tomorrow with a teachers workday!

Christmas decor may be down...but my #jadeite collection stays out year-round. Green is my favorite color, after all! 💚 . What are your favorite collected items to display?

You are worthy of new beginnings. 🖤 . Let’s do this, 2020! 😉 . @morganharpernichols @garden24co

And just like that, Christmas was over. Even my little Leo told me to skip over “Santa Shark” when it come up on shuffle because “it’s not Christmas anymore!” (Ps- Santa Shark=Christmas version of baby shark 🎅🏻 +🦈). We took the tree down today. Part of me feels sad to miss its beauty, but part of me enjoys the simplicity of just winter decor touches. Not that I even have a lot of Christmas decor to begin with. I can pack my decor into one tub and feel totally happy about it. I know it’s not everyone’s way to celebrate, but once again, I have learned to enjoy less STUFF. I feel more relaxed when my home is decluttered and my walls and shelves have breathing room. . Any-who— I shared some of my favorite ornaments in my stories today. But I think I forgot to mention that we do indeed have lots of personal and handmade Leo ornaments. They just happen to be on his tree in his room, which he feels over-the-moon proud to display in there. Even though he said Christmas was over, he about cried when I suggested we take his tree down as well (so it remains another few days 🤗). The holidays are what you make them. To each their own. There’s no right or wrong way to decorate your home (at any time of the year). 👏🏻🖤 . Wishing you all a safe & Happy New Year! 🎆 🍾🎉🎈 New Decade, HERE WE COME!

My pal, @td_interiors , sent me a link to a home... and now all my Facebook ads are of beautiful historic homes in Charleston listed on Zillow. Can’t say I’m mad about it either... 😍✨

Oh the irony. I’ve had this quote on my letterboard for over a month. If you’ve read my posts over the last few days, you will see just how funny it is. With all the things breaking. With deciding to stay put in our home. With the hustle and bustle of Christmas. This phrase has been up there staring me in the face 🤭. Gosh, I look at this quote and check myself CONSTANTLY. At the end of the day... the fluff doesn’t matter. I think this quote will be my 2020 Mantra! . #lessismore #onrepeat

Can I let you in on a secret? My house...my life...it’s no where near perfect. GASP!! 🤭😉 What you see on my feed are pictures of spaces that are (hopefully) tidy and styled...as a way to develop my portfolio. Most of those pictures, even when shared, do NOT depict what things actually look like. My house NEVER stays clean. There are always dishes in the sink (and on the counter 😳) and junk mail stacked on the table. There are clothes and shoes scattered about. I think people assume my house stays “picture perfect” 24/7...and I just needed to let you know it is NOT. Even more so, my life is not perfect. Never the perfect wife, or perfect mother, or perfect teacher or perfect friend, etc. I have been through my own share of ups and downs. So I just needed you to know, that while my goal with sharing my home and my life on social media is to hopefully bring positivity...I also struggle with the rat race of reaching “perfection”. It’s hard to not compare yourself to others. It’s hard to not wish you had what someone else does. I am constantly having to refocus myself on those struggles. It’s also hard for people to assume you have it all together, when that is furthest from the truth. Moving into 2020, I aim to be more “real” with sharing the ins and outs of life. I pray that this little account somehow goes beyond the “pretty” little squares, and allows for connection to take place—- a social community, if you will. So, while I may continue to share my cleaned up house on my feed, be sure to check out my stories (like today’s Instagram vs. reality segments 🤣) and remember...never judge a book by its cover! 🤗🖤 . #stewartstylestory #sharethereal

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