Bowls, Trees, Beds + Giveway Winner Announced

I normally don't get this excited over a salad bowl, but i found this yesterday at a thrift store from $5. It's SOLID TEAK and looks to have been used once. I just found a similar one for $155!!!

I remember the BAD salad bowls from my youth - you know.... the extra-thin-wood-patch patterned crap bowl? I think salads are more fun when served out of a sophisticated bowl. Since the bowl has already been seasoned with olive oil -I can use less oil in my dressings.




See? It's taller than the nightstand. Odd.

 After years and years of sleeping on a worn-out mattress, I finally went mattress shopping and found the perfect one (for a hefty price, of course). It was delivered yesterday, and I can't get over how TALL the bed is now. Mr. C (who is 6'3), can sit on the edge and his feet still dangle above the floor. Me (at 5'4 - barely), I feel like a child who climbed into the top of a  BUNK BED. Is this height normal?

It is comfortable though.........even though I feel RIDICULOUSLY CLOSE to the ceiling fan........




The tree is up! This is my op-shopped $12 tree that I found 2 years ago. I bought it as a joke, since I was going to paint it GOLD and use it as part of a 70's themed Christmas party. I ended up loving the light color in the house, so it is now the official Christmas Tree. At night is looks like its glowing... and it really shows off the ornaments. I have a theme each year - and this one is birds, red berries with gold accents. Simple and easy. Last year was peacocks and silver. The previous year -60's gold bomb.

Ms. Angela!

GIVEAWAY UPDATE:

We have a winner for the Hot Pink Passport Cover from Australia. Using the random number generator, a big congratulations goes out to MS. ANGELA from the  REFLECTIONS blog. She lives in Malta - which is an island  in the middle of nowhere. I'm guessing she is pretty excited any chance she has to travel off of the island. Thank you to everyone else for signing up, I appreciate your comments and support.



xoxo

Michelle

PS - I'm off to Seattle today for an UGLY sweater party with my military friends and BFF Gary. This trip should make for some good blogging material......