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Calypso the Foster Puppy

10 Thursday Mar 2022

Posted by AJ Rogers in Household, Inspiration, Life, Personal

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foster puppy, pet adoption, puppies, puppy

Our family fostered a puppy, really I fostered a puppy, for two weeks.

After we lost Duke, it was hard for me to even pet another dog without getting emotional. I began distancing myself from dogs to avoid the roller coaster. And then time passed and like they say, “time heals all wounds.” Heals? I will say it helps because I’m definitely better, but I still heartbreakingly miss him.

Her name was Calypso, a spunky, 8-week-old, white terrier mix. I picked her up at the rescue, where there were a ton of dogs. It was loud and chaotic with people coming and going, picking up and dropping off dogs and supplies, with lots of barking.

Interestingly, within hours of bringing her home I could see how we were providing her the perfect surroundings to just be a puppy. Our home provided this 8 week old, uninhibited ball of love a place to be safe, to run and play, and take naps. Watching her sleep soundly in the quietness of suburbia warmed my heart. It was the best feeling and I knew I made the right choice.

We only had her for two weeks, but in those two weeks that little stinker found her way into our hearts. Dogs are amazing aren’t they? She went up for adoption last Saturday and was adopted by a family who adopted her sister a couple of weeks earlier. YAY! Success!

And thank goodness because any longer and this blog would be about our new dog!

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Middle of September

17 Friday Sep 2021

Posted by AJ Rogers in Architecture, Art and Expression, Design, Household, Inspiration, Life

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kitchen remodel, Remodel, Remodeling

It’s September! And considering it is now September 17th, I think it is safe to say I am late with this blog post.

The last few months have been such a ride with the state of the world and everything that goes along with it. That being said, I feel this may be part of the reason I avoid writing here.

There is so much coming out of the news cycle these days and in everything I have read and learned there is A LOT of corruption. Unfortunately, it is hard for me to keep quiet online when I see lying, cheating and blatant criminality. So I speak out and these days speaking out against corruption gets a whole slew of opposing opinions to come after you. However, I have learned that a lot of this opposition is the product of agencies working for the criminals. Isn’t that something? The criminals are paying agencies to employ teams of accounts to silence us so they can get away with their criminality. Let that sink in.

And isn’t that the point, to silence those who are speaking out? Because God forbid anyone say anything bad about a certain someone or a certain political party, even if it’s true!! It is really mind blowing 🤯 I won’t stop speaking up, but it does keep me from sharing more of what’s going on in my life.

That aside, we are moving forward with our kitchen remodel and it is really coming along. I couldn’t be more thrilled! I will say all these choices and decisions are much more daunting than I could have ever imagined.

Here is where we are in the process. We are now awaiting the arrival of windows. Yay!

On the other hand, the better hand, I am not complaining and grateful we have the ability to make this happen, especially with what is going on in our world today.

Stay safe and please get vaccinated 🙏

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August

09 Monday Aug 2021

Posted by AJ Rogers in Architecture, Art and Expression, Design, Household, Inspiration, Life, Personal, Remodel, Remodeling

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Well, well, here we are, the beginning of August.

A couple of weeks ago our refrigerator decided to bite the dust. I must say a bit upsetting considering we bought it only 4 years ago. It happened just as we began plans for a new kitchen and knowing we would need a whole new appliance package. We got it looked at and were told it was the thermostat, but if we unplugged it for 24 hours the motherboard would reboot and give us a couple days. Since when do refrigerators have motherboards?

So we spent the last 3 weeks unplugging it, waiting 24 hours, plugging it back in, using it for 4 days only to unplug again and start the process all over. What a drag. However, we dont have to do that anymore because now our kitchen looks like this…

Which means we actually did it! We are renovating our kitchen! And can I just say, it’s only been 2 days and it is already quite the surreal experience.

On that note, I’m so glad I have this space to keep track of what’s going on in my life!

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Las Vegas Market Winter 2019

25 Friday Jan 2019

Posted by AJ Rogers in Design, furniture, Household, Inspiration

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Design, fabrics, fashion, furniture, furniture design, inspiration, interior design, trends, unique furniture

The first part of the year is always bustling with markets and shows in the home decor and interior design industry. This Sunday starts Las Vegas Market. It happens twice a year, once in January and once in July. It is a market filled with some of the most glorious looks in home decor and interior design. The best part, if you can’t make the show you can get a peek of some of the design online.

Follow the hashtag #LVMkt and #DesignOnLVMkt to see what designers and innovators are presenting this season. I have been following along for over six years and it never disappoints. I have discovered so much along the way I created another corner of the web at seeitatmarket.com. There I collect everything I see online at markets and trades shows as it relates to home decor, interior design, fashion, apparel and their wholesalers, distributors and retailers.

Market starts Sunday, January 27th and goes through Thursday, January 31st.

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Motivation Monday

11 Monday May 2015

Posted by AJ Rogers in Cooking, Household, Inspiration, Life, Monday Motivation

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cooking, iron skillet, iron skillet recipes

I finally did it – I bought an iron skillet over the weekend. I am so excited!

*This is my Monday Motivation*

Iron Skillet

Being that my husband is the pickiest eater on the face of the planet (I kid you not) I don’t really get to experiment a lot so cooking is relatively simple. Sometimes, I scroll through recipe and cooking blogs and find myself longing for the chance to try all these awesome yummy recipes that fill the world-wide web. Unfortunately, I cannot partake in a lot of this deliciousness because all of the ingredients which give lots of the flavor to all these fabulous recipes are a no-go in our house.

Over the past year I have been relying a lot on Pinterest for gathering recipes. In addition, I have been watching the cooking channel a lot – I have to get my fill of cooking some how! In watching these shows I totally want to try baking or braising my meat in the same pan in which I sear or brown it, I’m guessing doing this adds tons of flavor – Yes?

I’ve been online learning how to “season” my cast iron skillet and looking for a yummy london broil recipe – Hoping this turns out good!

If you have any tips to share with me please feel free – I’m a newbie!

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