Merry Christmas from a future Mrs. Claus!

This year, I discovered the song "Mrs. Santa Claus" by Nat King Cole. I love the idea of honoring Mrs. Claus in song - I think her contributions are totally overlooked! I told Andy that if we don't have careers as Clauses in 30 years, I'm going to be very disappointed!!


Enjoy the song above and merry Christmas!

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Christmastime is (almost) here!

Yikes. Haven't blogged in awhile. I closed the booth 2 weeks ago - it was surreal. I gave away most of my stock to other vendors and I kept some things to re-price for 8th & Argyle. I will close my shelves there at the end of February, so expect some more deals in January and February!

I'm leaving in 20 minutes for the airport - I am going to Sacramento for work. Closing the booth was a great choice - my role at work is changing and I will be traveling more, which is exciting - and I'll be doing events - which I love. (I mean, I day-of-coordinate weddings on the side for FUN!)

And now - a mind-dump of the past few months!

Lucy turned 2, is sweeter than ever, and is just the best little friend. Andy's role at his job is changing, too - it's so funny - our jobs have always aligned. We both got promoted around the same time right after getting married and then we both had to find new jobs around the same time and now we're both moving into new areas in our job.

We started going back to our old church - and it's been hard to not be known, or to not know anyone, but last week was great and we got to eat lunch with old friends we hadn't seen in um...a couple years. I'm sad that I'll be out of town tomorrow and won't get to go.

I made some Christmas ornaments with the help of my mom that I'm really excited to post about - but I haven't taken photos. Womp womp. Hopefully soon!

I started watching Gilmore Girls for the first time ever and devoured seasons 1 and 2. I'm taking season 3 with me on my trip and hope to get a good chunk watched on the plane and at the hotel. :)

I made a plan to get rid of 100 things from our house in December. I have a decent-sized donation pile going, but I need to kick into gear and purge some more stuff. I should write a post about it!

Really, we've just been living life and the blog has fallen in priority since I no longer have the booth to support it. I hope to have some time for creative endeavors in the new year and hope to make time to post about them.

If you have the opportunity to see A Christmas Story on stage - GO! I'm kinda over the movie, but the stage production was amazing - so funny and innovative.

In case I don't post again before Christmas, I hope you have a very merry Christmas if you celebrate. And happy new year!

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Only 10 More Days To Shop! (Everything 75% off!)

It's coming to an end...there are only 10 more days to shop my booth at the Tennessee Antique Mall.

It's been such a fun journey, but I'm ready to wrap it up. SO, please come shop - everything in my booth is 75% off! If you've been thinking about coming by, now is the perfect time. The flea market will be in town this weekend and the mall is just up the street from the fairgrounds..and then next Saturday is Small Business Saturday - and the day I'll be packing up.

The China hutch pictured above is for sale for just $100. It cost me $150, so you're getting a deal. It has midcentury danish-style tapered legs and lots of storage. I love it but it can't come home with me - there's no room for it!

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Making Merry in Berry Hill

I'm hauling all my Christmas stuff back out - this time to Making Merry in Berry Hill. I have set up twice before and I really love this event. My mom is going to come down and set up also! Come see us Saturday on Bransford Avenue, probably near Designer Renaissance.

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Belated post: 8th & Argyle grand opening

A few weeks ago, we celebrated the grand opening of 8th & Argyle. Most of the vendors were there and it was so great to meet everyone!

I fell in love...I spied this beautiful paint-by-number in Sabrosa Vintage's space and fell head over heels. I bought it that night and could barely set her down - she's SO pretty and reminds me of Mary Poppins!


I manage to grab a couple photos of my customers! I was so surprised to run into my new friend, Nancy. Just two nights earlier, we met at a dinner we attended for this really great women's group I joined that meets once a month to discuss creativity and leadership. She was driving by and saw all the activity happening at 8th & Argyle and decided to check it out. She loves stationery and ended up buying some from my booth.


The below customer said this pillow reminded her of her grandparents. Amen, sister!! She was so happy to purchase it!


It was a fun night and I was happy that some of my items found new homes! The shop is worth stopping by if you're in town - there are SO many great items and vendors!

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75% Off at Owl Really

Thanks to everyone for all the kind comments on my last post, both here and on Facebook and Instagram. I love this community of vintage bloggers!

So, yup! My booth is now 75% off. The thought of packing everything up and bring it home makes me CRINGE, so I'm attempting to sell everything in one month by marking it way down.

Here are some photos! (Excuse the poor quality of the photos - I did zero editing - this is all about simplifying my life right now!)
















Come get stuff!! :) Booth 85 at the Tennessee Antique Mall - 654 Wedgewood Avenue, Nashville TN.

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Antique Mall Announcement

I started my blog in June of 2011 to document my booth at the Tennessee Antique Mall. Over the past 2.5 years, I have had my ups and downs with the booth, but the experience has been mostly positive. Unfortunately, I find myself having no time to dedicate to the booth - I don't have time to shop for it and I don't have time to swing by and keep it looking good.

Today I called and told them that November will be my last month. My priorities have shifted and keeping up a whole booth is no longer at the top of my list. Andy is impressed that one of my "phases" lasted 2.5 years. :) I am known for being obsessive and flitting from hobby to hobby. I'm a dabbler! This was a hobby that stuck for quite awhile, but honestly it's not very fun anymore - it's mostly stressful...and since it is a hobby, it should be fun!

I will still have my shelves at 8th & Argyle but when my 6 month contract is up, I will move out of there as well. 

A huge chapter of my life is wrapping up and it feels so weird. I'm really excited to simplify, though - and PURGE. I feel completely overwhelmed by STUFF and I can't wait to clearance items out and move them along to their new homes. 

I still want to swing by estate sales and thrift stores, but I don't feel the need to set my alarm extra early to be FIRST IN LINE. (I actually haven't done THAT in a year, probably.) I still want to buy vintage for our home, but I won't feel the need to scoop up every cool piece I see even if it's not totally my style.

I'm also looking forward to getting rid of the tons of items I've held onto to fix "someday" - that's just not going to happen! I know myself. :)

I will do one more craft fair - Making Merry in Berry Hill on Nov 9. I will take my vintage Christmas items and when the festival is over, I will stock the TN Antique Mall with those items - CHEAP!

I'm so glad I had my booth and maybe someday I'll have another one. It was a great way to stay busy, it was fun, and I got to meet a lot of great people because of it. I got to start this blog and make blog friends and be involved in this community. I will still blog - probably not as often as I used to (as you can tell by my poor posting schedule lately) - and I will still buy vintage, of course. I'll just get to do all that with less pressure and stress. It will be a leisurely hobby, not a stressful one. I'm really looking forward to that!