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SWS - Hello Spring!

March 21, 2015 by Susan 4 Comments

Let’s all take one deep sigh of relief… Winter is over. IT’S SPRING Y’ALL! Thank you little baby Jesus, we survived the snow and nonsense that this past winter brought us. (This all being said, knowing that 2.5 hours north of me, they got hit with snow yesterday, on the first day of Spring. HA!)

Anyway - whether we have snow on the ground still or not… let’s celebrate because my calendar has told me that it is officially spring! Woo hoo! So for today’s Say What Saturday, I have asked my sponsors to tell us a little bit about what they love about the upcoming season!

Meet my sponsors: Dagmara from Glamista Home // Jenn from What You Make It // J from A Hot Southern Mess

Now as for me, I have to agree with J. I LOVE the bright colors and pastels. While she may be more focus on wearing them, I love decorating with them! I try to mix things up a bit in the house each season of the year. Despite the fact that our house is up for sale and we have people come check it out every other day, my easter tree is up and my mantel is in the works.

I also love the bright pops of color that show up around the yard. God really knew what he was doing when he created the beauty that is around us! I always know when Spring is here because the daffodil’s start blooming! We are definitely going to have to plant these at the new house!

Now it’s your turn! What is your favorite thing about Spring? Have a wonderful, spring-filled Saturday y’all!

If you want to be part of the 2 cats & chloe Say What Saturday Series – it’s easy! This is just one of the many perks as a sponsor of this blog. All the money the comes from your sponsorships goes right out to sponsor bigger blogs, bringing more people back here to see you, your ad, your blog post (if it comes with your sponsorship) and your personality on Saturdays! So you see, it’s a win-win for all of us!

SWS - St. Pat’s Day!

March 14, 2015 by Susan 3 Comments

Are you ready for another installment of Say What Saturday? Tis the season for green clothes, green beer and Irish jigs. I have never really been a huge St. Patty’s Day fan - but I’m definitely not opposed to it! Especially now that I have a very Irish last name: Geoghegan! Lemme know if you figure out how to pronounce it!

With the impending “green” holiday (unless you want to be pinched!) I asked the 2 cats sponsors if they had any St. Patrick’s Day traditions!

MEET MY SPONSORS: SARAH FOR SAY HELLO, DAGMARA FROM GLAMISTA HOME, AND JENN FROM WHAT YOU MAKE IT

As for me, I try to wear green because I passionately hate all of you pinchers out there. And if the year falls just right and my favorite band is in town, you will find me at a Carbon Leaf concert. They are such a fun band and once a year (for St. Patty Shows) they will play all of their old, classic, Irish-inspired tunes like Mary Mac! Carbon Leaf hasn’t been in town for this show in several years! I CANNOT WAIT until Tuesday’s show! If anyone is local - join me!

[The picture above was taken in 2011 when Michael and I were just dating… Other than his silly “mustache march” ‘stache …cute right?! I had no clue that years later I would be sharing his Irish last name!]

So what are YOU doing for St. Patty’s Day? Do you have any special traditions?

SWS - I’m in Switzerland!

March 7, 2015 by Susan 2 Comments

Okay, we are going to keep this one short and sweet because I’m in Switzerland spending some quality time with my family! (And probably eating some cheese and chocolate!) You can follow along on IG with the hashtag #SuzAndRuthGoToSwitzerland Longest hashtag ever right?!

So today, since I’m on holiday in Europe… if you could pick one European city or country, where would you go?

Meet My Sponsors: Sarah for Say Hello, Dagmara from Glamista Home, and Jenn from What You Make It

Normally I’d ramble a bit about my answer, but I think it’s pretty obvious since I’m sitting here in Switzerland after flying from DC to Amsterdam to Zurich in a whirl-wind, snowy flight! So now it’s your turn! Where would you go??

SWS: What is your favorite room?

February 28, 2015 by Susan Leave a Comment

It’s been one month now with the house on the market. I would by lying if I said I wasn’t on edge about it. Between keeping it clean and staying nearby just incase I have to swoop up the dogs for a showing… it’s just high stress. Add to it that we have not had ONE SINGLE SHOWING! I’m not blaming my realtor one bit. She’s a rockstar. She is also my mom and is also not taking a commission if when the house finally sells. I blame the weather. We have either had snow on the ground or temps below 40 every day this month. Only crazy people buy houses in this weather. Albeit I’m totally okay with selling to anyone, crazy or not.

With the lack of interest the world has shown in our home… it has forced me to ponder the “What if’s” of staying. I quickly realized that NONE of these rooms are my favorites. None of them are ideally designed (for me.) None of them are sunny (enough for me.)

The sales person in me is kicking myself for that paragraph, while the marketing person in me is saying add this fine print: This is a perfect home, open floor plan, 5 bedrooms, upstairs AND downstairs master bedrooms… This house is perfect for someone. You should totally buy it tomorrow.

I started wondering how other people felt about their homes… and of course, since it is “Say What Saturday” I asked my sponsors what their favorite room is in their homes.

Meet my sponsors: Dagmara from Glamista Home // Jenn from What You Make It

As of right now, if I was forced to pick my favorite room of the house, I would probably have to go with our master bedroom on a clean day. I love the grey and teal tones I used to decorate it. But even more so, I love just laying in bed and watching netflix. I feel so much more at peace with binge watching television when I’m in my bed rather than on the couch.

So tell me, what is YOUR favorite room in your home? Happy Saturday Y’all!

Dining Room Decor: Glam & Chic

February 19, 2015 by Susan 6 Comments

Hello lovely readers of 2 Cats and Chloe. My name is Dagmara and I write a lifestyle blog focused around home décor named Glamista Home. Susan has been so kind to let me take over her blog for the day. Today I wanted to share with you how I solved the problem of small dining room space.

When we first moved to our current apartment we had a long brown table that could comfortable fit 4+ people. The table was great there was only one problem the space looked really cramped.

Dining Room Decorations

I didn’t enjoy sitting at the table and started to feel claustrophobic. On one side there was the kitchen bar, on the other the bedroom door. I really don’t like to sit in the walk path. Something about that just doesn’t sit right with me (pardon the pun) Are you the same way and do not like sitting what feels like the major traffic area?

So, it was clear a new table has to come in. After a long back and forth I decided that a round table from CB2 would be perfect for the space. I have also opted for a white table, to make that area brighter and more inviting. Now it seems like the light coming through the window reflects on the table top and make the space welcoming and more specious.

Glam Dining Room

Chic and Glam Dining Area

Most of my living room décor is white as well, so the table blends well with the rest of the apartment space and doesn’t look out of place. Because of the color the living and dining space flow well together while still being well defined. If you have an open plan floor plan, like me you can define your dining or living areas by strategically placing rugs and light fixtures.

Chic Dining Room Redo