A few months ago Malcolm and I took a trip to Cortez, Colorado. Besides seeing the sights, I was the most excited about the possibility of thrifting. Thrifting is often at its best (and worst, honestly) in small town America. Treasures from old farm houses often yield an interesting haul, and I was excited to …
As I've written many times previously (here, here, and here) autumn is basically my entire personality. October is my favorite month, Halloween is my favorite holiday. Usually I decorate for fall well before most people. Like I'm one of those people who decorates for Christmas November 1, but with fall. Malcolm and I've talked about …
Since the racial reckoning of last summer, I have been a lot more conscious as to where my dollars go. Now I try to research companies before I buy from them to ensure that I buy from owners from the BIPOC community, especially from Black women. I've found many Black businesses since then. Below is …
As previously mentioned in a few posts, I find that holiday decorations bring so much magic to the Colorado winter. After the holidays, decorations seem to have an expiration date which is a huge shame because we are just gearing up for the long stretch of winter that is not magical, just cold. I don't …
Usually I am very slow to take down Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations. But this year, we had two snow days within the last week which is bringing some holiday cheer vibes. I've been thinking a lot about when to put up and take down decorations, and after the December holidays, the rest of the winter …
One of my absolute favorite things to do is to decorate for autumn/Halloween, heavy on the Halloween. M and I have an agreement that I can indulge in my love bordering on obsession starting September 15. I would love to tell you that I held out, but the dollar spot at Target and kitschy Halloween …
You know the feeling when you forget that you ordered a package and are delightfully surprised when it shows up on your doorstep? If you shop late at night like I do, you will double your chances of not remembering from a study that I just made up. This post may sound like an advertisement …
{Before} Since moving into our house in November, we've been attempting to style our mantle in a way that genuinely reflects our personalities. A mantle is serious business, and I've never had one to decorate. So much pressure! {After} We've put together many versions that we weren't exactly happy with and then we subsequently changed. …
Mae Goes West 