Stay Calm, Cool, Collected & Organized this Holiday Season with these easy, peasy tips offered up by Jen Singer

 via Home Office board

Happy Friday
help is on the way 
with tips for all of us to stay organized 
this holiday season!

via Home Office board

First, 
I want to express to you how much I pine away 
for the perfectly, coiffed home office.  

via LONNY magazine
When we moved into our apartment I was over the moon to have a small space behind the kitchen to create my home office, and immediately spruced it up with a desktop computer, all my design books, lamps, mirrors and decorations.  However, as my life as a design blogger has progressed these past few years, my office has literally become the inside of my purse -- my ipad, camera, phone, some random Brunschwig & Fils swatches, all the design apps, and maybe if I can fish deep down into the bag and pull out a pencil and pad, that too!  

writing on the go 
Blogtour London, September 2010

writing on the go: 

a historic walking tour Carnegie Hill, 2011

 I am not complaining too much (except that this above purse is not mine...take note hubby for Christmas because I love it, and it's Marc Jacobs),  because being on the "go" is exciting and allows me to get the scoop on interior design and all the fabulous events and design wares around New York City, but it can be a tad frazzling at times. 

At the risk of sounding a little "Scrooge-like" I must admit it is difficult to keep it altogether and neatly tied into a bow during the holiday season. I write about how much I love the season over here on Nest each year, and yes, it is true.  The idea of Christmas and visions of sugar plums and snowy days are the memories and images I hold dear to my heart, but sadly only too often those weeks leading up becomes a mad rush of dashing, wrapping, shopping and rather than enjoying myself I become overwhelmed.  

my Holiday Table 2012

 via flicker.com

Happy Nesting 
XO Tamara