Welcome to my new blog! My name is Tara and I am an *almost* (not quite) 30 year old mother of a very independent toddler and wife of a soldier in the Army who is currently deployed to the ‘box. We live on an Army post (hence the name of the blog) in old officer housing with 60+ year old original hardwood floors (my favorite part of the house!) and an excruciatingly tiny kitchen (my least favorite part of the house).
In a previous life (read: pre-Army), I was a lemming and followed all of my girlfriends around and “embraced” the Pottery Barn aesthetic for home decor because they said it was what I should do. But now that I’m older, wiser and have a little more life under my belt, I’ve discovered that I don’t need to follow others around…that I should embrace my own style and discover my own aesthetic. So here I am…
I plan on using this blog to share interesting finds that I encounter on my frequent late night jaunts onto the internet. Some I may wind up purchasing or making for use in my own home, others may be mere pipe dreams. Basically I hope for this to be a big “binder” full of ideas to turn my cookie-cutter military housing into something of my own.
So, lets get on with it. Feel free to post links to things, sites and/or blogs you think I may like, comments on items I’ve posted, etc. Enjoy!
March 24, 2007 at 2:17 pm
This came to mind when I heard read story.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/fall-colors-2006-east/-21-francescas-stripes-013428
March 24, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Thanks for posting that link! I’m glad to see that there are other military wives that are interested in making our government issued homes look like our own. I’m also thrilled that you posted! I adore your blogs so it’s so awesome that you dropped by mine. Thanks!
March 26, 2007 at 10:06 pm
thanks for joining in our swap…and love the idea you have for creating a journal of what you want your home to look like…there’s so many great ideas for inspiration for you to take and meld into your own way, your own style…to make it you!
lucy