monday musing

Perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday...

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master bedroom makeover

Recently the blog, Undomestic Momma, hosted a giveaway for my e-design services. The lucky winner was Rachel and she was ready for her makeover! She said her master bedroom was in major need of an overhaul. I was very excited to take on this project! This is what I came up with...

I aimed to strike the perfect balance between masculine and feminine. I chose dark wood furnishings to appeal to him and more feminine details, such as the side chair and tray table to show off her design style.  Looks like I achieved my goal! They both love it and are excited to execute the design!

If you're interested in design services, email me at jntinteriors@gmail.com!!

Also, check out my guest post at A Curated Lifestyle from earlier this week!

chic storage

I received an email from Crate and Barrel this weekend, the subject line said "Hunting for Clever Storage?"...um, yeah! What person isn't?  So, I went to the website and took a look at their new 'Hunter' trunks.  They are awesome! They could hold any and everything that tends to accumulate on the coffee table, around the living room, and basically all over the place!

 They even have a smaller side trunk that offers a ton of storage...

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i'm back!!

So, my social media free week is over and I am glad to be back!  Here's a recap of what I learned last week...

On the first day, I was itching to check Twitter and Facebook, just once, but I knew that would be cheating so I tried to find other things to keep me busy. Let's just say, my house was VERY clean that day and I managed to purchase a few items online for my daughter. Idle hands and the internet are not a good thing...I couldn't spend the whole week buying clothes online!!

Days 2-5 were difficult but I did thoroughly enjoy all the free time I ended up having. I don't know if this was related to me not being on the computer or my phone all the time, but my daughter was an absolute angel all week. Instead of blogging and tweeting, I was coloring with her and playing baby dolls.

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The last two days of my experiment were pretty easy, but that was because I was distracted with a girls trip to Gainesville. I will admit...I did check in at Facebook a few times, but that was it!

At the end of the experiment, I have learned a few things. I definitely need to balance my social media time a little bit better. Maybe setting aside certain times of the day for my social media needs rather than checking in on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook all throughout the day. It kills my productivity in other areas of life. Definitely no social media when I am home with my daughter! She's growing up so fast and there is nothing so important online that it needs to take the place of quality time with my little one.  I still stand by the fact that social media is a HUGE part of doing business in this day and age and time must be spent on it. 

I recommend everyone taking a little break from it all every once in awhile but I am so glad to be back! I missed you all!!!

monday musing

a little experiment

First, I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful anniversary wishes!!

I am going to do a little experiment this week. I was inspired by Capella Kincheloe of  A Curated Lifestyle.  Last week, she vowed to stay away from social media to see the impact it had on her personal and professional life. We all know how it can consume you and between blogging, Twitter, and Facebook, I feel like I am always on my computer or on my phone. So, this week, I am going to take a break! No blog posts, no tweeting, no Facebook checking... I will still check email...c'mon, I can't stay away from the computer entirely!!!

So, I am signing off and I will be back next week to let you know how the little experiment went!!

monday musing

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