Confessions of a Tagger

Not only is the price tag visible on the pot of grass on my dining room table, but the mirror underneath still has the price tag too!

Ok. I have a confession. I leave price tags on EVERYTHING. Even stuff I've used for years still has a price tag on it somewhere. 

Am I nuts? Do other people do this too?

I really love the stuff I bring into my home, why am I so afraid to take the tags off? Am I seriously going to return a pillow 2 years later? But the tags remain... 

Yep, I bought this 2 months ago, and it's proudly displayed on my dining room settee -- but the price tag is artfully hidden.

Ohhh! I bought a new pillow from West Elm this past weekend. I didn't take the price tag off.

Turns out I didn't take the price tag of the white pillow either -- you know, the one I bought 2 months ago!

And how about my new night table lamps? I got them on clearance. You can see it from the price tag hanging off of it {you can't miss the glaring red sticker!}. I'm so tacky...

How about my little ceramic egg carton to stash my everyday jewelry?

Yep! Still has the price tag! I have another one of these babies on my kitchen counter too -- and I can assure you that the price tag is STILL on that one as well.

And the pretty picture frame on my dresser?

Still with a price tag on the back. I'm beginning to see this is a major problem.

Cute ceramic cotton ball jar in the powder room -- still with the price tag on 2.5 YEARS LATER!

I'm hoping that my powder towel holder won't have a price tag on it...

...but I would be wrong.

I know this behaviour is bizarre. Or is it? 

Do you have a secret decorating bad habit confession?  Spill your dirty little {and tacky!} secrets. 

I'm listening...but first, I'm going to commit to cutting off all the price tags first!

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What my house really looks like most of the time

Life with 2 kidlets is incredibly messy. I like things neat and tidy {I'm one of those people who can't focus if things aren't in their right place}, but with my two little ones - sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who lives like this. 

Here are some pics of EZ "helping" to tidy up.

These toys are cleaned up from the living room. He brought them up in an old Easter basket, and threw them on the new shag rug. Niiiccceee!!! Oh, and do you see my unmade bed? Check out the pillows on the floor too. At least you can't see the laundry that needs to be put away. We had about 4 baskets of those until Adair put it away yesterday. YAY! THANK YOU!

Oh! EZ found Mummy's old Blackberry. He thinks it's a camera and tries to snap a photo of me while I'm taking a picture of him.

He does this cute thing -- when he "takes" a photo of you, he turns his head sideways and puts the "camera" on the side of his head. Totally adorable.

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