I have a very sensitive nose. I’ve never been a huge perfume, candle, or air freshener person, that is until last fall.

One day we stopped by one of our friends house on our way back to North Carolina and I noticed that the most wonderful scent I’ve ever smelled in a home.

I remember asking her later what it was and she told me it was Yankee Candle’s Christmas Cookie candle. I’m not exactly sure why Christmas Cookie smells 100x better {or more pleasant} than any sugar cookie I’ve ever taken a whiff of, but it does, and I’m pretty sure anything we will ever call “home” – rental or property of our own – will forever smell like this candle. For me, something about it makes it feel more inviting and just like a home should feel, comfortable.

ps – If you come to our house and I forget to offer the cookies that you smell, don’t be disappointed. 🙂

I mentioned earlier this month our love for our hammer.

Because we have a good amount of wall space in our bedrooms, and high ceilings in our living room, filling them at first seemed a little overwhelming. But thanks to Goodwill, IKEA, and Books-A-Million, trying to do this hasn’t broken the bank.

What are ways iii use to fill wall space?

One Sunday afternoon I was sitting in our living room staring out our window at the fence in our backyard.

I started to think about the room and realized if I reversed the layout of our furniture than I would be looking at a tree instead of a fence, which is much more appealing in my opinion. A few moves later and we had a new setup that actually worked much better than the previous.

An easy switch and one that didn’t require us investing anything other than a few minutes of our time.

What are some easy switches you’ve tried in your home to make you happier?