I’ll tell you! When Ryan and I were first dating, we’d only been for about 6 months, but I really cared about him, and he did something sweet, and I just spontaneously said – “You’re sweet and wonderful!” And the look in his eyes – just amazement, he was so touched that I had called him sweet n wonderful. He said – “No one has ever said anything like that to me!”
So fast forward back a few weeks ago – I had been wanting to start a home improvement blog for months and months, almost a year. I had been documenting my how to’s, what I was doing and how I was doing it, taking ‘before and afters’, etc., but I just couldn’t decide on a name. And I believe that the name is important… for some reason. I mean, if you look at other amazing home blogs, they are not necessarily at all clever or beautiful names. But I wanted mine to be clever and beautiful. So Ryan and I were talking, and he was recounting the sweet n wonderful story of how he was just blown away, and so touched by me saying that back when we were dating (married now almost 5 years) – and all the sudden I looked up and said – THAT’S IT! SWEET N WONDERFUL!
Okay, we really wanted ‘Sweet and Wonderful’, but you can’t have everything you want, can you? That URL is a bakery, so that is over, but that’s okay – Ryan came up with something just as good – Sweet n Wonderful.
He also pointed out that Sweet n Wonderful, ‘SW’ are my initials. I fell in love with the name instantly. Plus, I had come up with some other names, but I wasn’t obsessed with any of the names, and nothing ‘meant anything’ to me. This has deep meaning for me.
I had been thinking to myself recently – where did I pick up ‘sweet n wonderful’ anyway? I didn’t know, and we had already bought the URL. But recently, while my dear little Gram was in the hospital, my mom and I went to visit her (she’s out now, thank the Lord! and doing great), as we were there giving her her flowers and some magazines, she hugged me and said – “You’re sweet n wonderful!” THAT’S IT – that’s where I got it from – my little Gram! She must have been saying that for years and years, and it just stuck with me.
So for many reasons, all full of love and meaning, this blog’s name is Sweet n Wonderful.
I am so proud of you. You sound so much like me when I got my first house. I put down a slate floor with the help of mother. A kitchen floor, Painted every room, made all the window coverings, changed out the out lets to match the walls, put in flower beds and a lot more. Of course I did this when Dave went out of town because he thought it was to much work. So when I knew he was leaving, Mother and me were all ready to go. When Dave returned he was amazed how great the project looked. All your projects look great and I know the hard work it took to change it. But that is what makes it YOUR HOME. I always thought it was so funny when people put there home on the market to sell and worry about what color to paint the rooms to make it more appealing. What a waste, I want to change everything to make it MINE. Go for it Shauna. Whats next?
Thanks, Aunt Dee Dee! You’re so sweet! It’s really fun and I enjoy the house stuff. I know, you and mom inspire me! You guys were always working on the houses and painting rooms, and being so creative! Thanks so much for the encouragement!
Tamra and I will have to make a trip to your part of town and see the progress in person. Pictures can only show so much.
That would be so fun! You have to come down here!
You did it. Can’t wait to follow all your posts. I’m a proud mom.
Shauna,
I have enjoyed reading and seeing the pictures of what you have accomplished in your home. Honestly it reminds me of myself. We moved so many times and each time I would do what you are doing to make it our home. It certainly brings out creativity but a lot of hard work! You go girl!!!