Welcome to another SmithellaneousThrifty Style Post.  Today I’d like to show you how helpful it is to have both understudy (less noticeable) pieces and star (more noticeable) pieces in our wardrobes. Why is that so important?…

I am working on a third post in my Style Series which I’ll put up on Monday. In the meantime, here are a few variations I did on a photo I took at our downtown waterfront.  I’m still tossing around the idea of making cards but am trying to find my style.…

Sarah and I are at our hotel in Durham, getting ready to head out to Duke Hospital for two appointments. Here is our room which we got for $82 through Medstay.com.  It usually goes for $135 so I’m happy I got my bargain! We’ve had a lot of fun enjoying our lovely surroundings and are kind of sad about having to check out.…

It’s been a challenging couple of weeks where we’ve had more than our share of stresses–in fact, we’ve had more stress in the past couple of weeks than we’ve had in the past several years. Summer’s pose perfectly illustrates the way I’ve been feeling the need to lean on something to stay upright. …