Hello friends! Happy 2018! Can you believe that it is already time to start a new year? I don't know about you...but it seems to me that time is speeding up faster and faster.  I mean...didn't we just start 2017 a little while ago? 

Well, I do love a fresh start and a new year is the perfect time to begin afresh. Personally, I'm excited about what the new year holds.  I'm excited about new God-inspired vision and dreams that are on my heart for the year ahead.

Last year, one of my dreams was to start a blog. My son helped his technically challenged momma set it up and I focused mainly on my home decor and ideas to help inspire you as you decorate your home.  This year, I plan to do the same but I would also like to include inspirational blogging posts to encourage you in whatever season of life you're in as I've realized that encouragement in life is what gives us hope to go on so be on the look-out for some of these posts in 2018.

Many of you may know that in 2016, my husband and I purchased our first fixer-upper (Our Uptown Cottage) and turned it into an Airbnb.  One of our goals in 2017 was to purchase another fixer-upper.  So, in Sept. of 2017, we purchased (alongside of a family member) our second fixer-upper home and turned it into another Airbnb that we are calling, "Our Midtown Bungalow." (We call it this because it is located in the middle of Frederick, MD - the city in which we live.)  It is a two bedroom - two bathroom - one floor home. We did most of the work ourselves, but we did hire out some of the bigger jobs  - like the electrical.  We decided we didn't want to tackle this project in this older home and we're sure our guests will be happy about this, too! :-)