Your Content Goes Here Working from home is fairly common these days; no one thinks twice when someone says they work from home. A few years ago, a home office would have been primarily used for personal finances and records. However in today’s world, approximately 32 million peoplework from home professionally. It doesn’t matter whether you're freelancing, running a personal business, or working remotely for a corporation; your home office plays a critical role in your professionalism, productivity, mental clarity, and overall well-being. But creating a space that truly supports your professional life takes more than just a computer and a chair. Working from home requires deliberate planning and a keen sense of balance. Here’s how to thoughtfully blend [...]

serenaandlily.com Have you ever walked into a room and instantly exhaled and felt more relaxed—or, on the flip side, more tense or overwhelmed? You're not imagining it. The spaces we occupy deeply influence the way we think, feel, and interact with the world. Changing your decor isn't just about aesthetics; it's a subtle yet powerful way to shift your mindset. Psychologists say that within 7 seconds of entering a space, our mind processes the space and gives us feedback. Is it welcoming? Is it too warm, too cold, too humid, or just right? Is it bright and cheery or dark and dreary? Is it open, inviting, and clean, or stuffed, closed off, and chaotic? How does it smell — [...]

Lately, more and more people are telling me they don't sleep well; they toss and turn or don't fall asleep until it's almost time to get up for another day. Their children are struggling as well. It's sad to hear this because sleep is extremely crucial for our mental and emotional well-being as well as our spiritual health. The lack of quality sleep quickly slows us down, creates brain fog, causes unhealthy food cravings and compulsive eating, slows our metabolism, drains the color from our complexion, etc. We've all seen the signs. It is not discriminating and is so prevalent that there seems to be a sleep deficiency epidemic happening in today's world. Many factors can contribute to sleepless [...]

We've all felt it….. as soon as the papers are signed, a strange feeling of excitement and buyer's remorse settles into our souls! It's real. It's natural. The excitement is energizing and filled with a fresh start, yet the buyer's remorse can cause a lot of unnecessary angst. I know, I've felt this many times. It's been eight years since my husband and I bought our current home, and the memory of us passing each other as we frantically tried to establish order and simultaneously asking each other if we just bought the "Money Pit" still makes us smile. At that moment, everything we touched seemed to break, and unexpected problems surfaced faster than we could keep up with, but [...]

Lazy warm days, iced tea, and plants dancing in gentle breezes reset my quiet winter thoughts to high-spirited thoughts filled with copious possibilities. The longer days seem to fuel these thoughts, stirring my superpowers for creating a gorgeous outdoor retreat. The fact that my gardening muscles haven’t been used for six months (or more) doesn’t matter; I’m feeling invincible and ready to bring an oasis to my slowly awakening landscape. No sweat…...well, maybe a little a lot of sweat, but sweating is good, right? Springtime is the time of year that tempts me to scurry off to the garden center without a plan. This is not a good idea, trust me. Yes, it’s true that garden centers can lift [...]

That verse was written 2,000 years ago….  yet it still resonates today. How amazing is that?!? It’s also amazing how many interpretations and meanings can be taken from that one verse. One of the ways I see it is that space needs to be at the center of our life in order for us to have room to open our thoughts and discover our true purpose. Yet to have this empty space we need external support. The key seems to be finding the balance with our surroundings so that it allows space for us to grow. I love this, because our surroundings, whether a home or office, shape our behavior, attitude, health, emotions, and mental acuity. I think we [...]

“A real rebellion in art would be to show people that there is real beauty and grace in the world.” Photographer Rodney Smith said this years ago, and it has been my anthem ever since. In fact I try to bring it into everything I do. The Redefined Home is my passion because it allows me to bring beauty and grace to others as well. I absolutely LOVE helping others redefine their homes and fall in love with where they live. Where we choose to live touches us in ways we may not be aware of. The purpose of this blog is to open awareness as to how our surroundings shape our lives. It came about as a direct [...]