09/21/2026
My pockets of peace 🤍🍂🎃
It feels unreal to say I have lived in Charleston for 4.5 years now.
Five years ago I literally threw a dart at a map which landed me here. I had been living in Columbus, OH for 7 years, and Ohio my entire life. I wanted a complete life change, although that meant saying goodbye to 549 Sheldon Avenue-the house I bought at 24, and transformed into my safe space.
Upon moving here, I had 1 dog and 4 cats. I had adopted my oldest cat, Sophia, when I got my very first apartment at 19. She unexpectedly passed away less than 24-hours before our big move. I put her picture and collar on my dashboard and cried the majority of the 9 hour drive.
I accumulated my other pets during my time in Columbus. I was active in rescue and foster. Brody was my first dog. My soul dog. Two weeks into home ownership, I replied to a photo of him on the euthanasia list. A rescue pulled him, and I planned to foster. However, he bit a child at my housewarming party. The rescue told me to euthanize or keep him. He became my whole heart until he passed 1-year after we moved here.
Anyway, since I had 5 pets, I couldn’t get approved for an apartment from afar. This led me to rent a travel trailer in a campground upon relocation. It was a 50 mile drive to my nanny position in North Mt. Pleasant.
I was miserable.
I had zero knowledge of camper maintenance. I remember pulling a YouTube video up on “how to empty a black hose,” just to have my phone face plant into my own sewage.
Then I started to find my way to the light at the end of the tunnel 🔦
I came across an affordable rental on Zillow. The property was privately owned and managed by the owner. We met, I toured the house, and explained my pet situation. He accepted me on the spot.
I was so grateful and relieved to have a living option on a real foundation!! However, I did not like the house itself. I improperly compared it to the home I had just sold, and couldn’t see the vision of actual living in it. I felt forced to sign the lease because I desperately wanted out of the campground.
Well…I signed the lease anyway and moved in within 30 days of relocating states.
Downsizing has definitely made me more intentional about what I bring into my home. Most furnishings have been made after envisioning where they will go. Functionality is crucial in every home, but most importantly one with limited storage space, like my own. I started from scratch moving here. The buyer of 549 wanted to keep everything in it. I only brought what I could fit into a small SUV and my Honda Civic.
Living in The South has provided me substantial growth in every aspect of life—my personal belief system, my health journey, an abundance of self love and recognizing my genuine passion for home organization.
I love designing functional spaces. I love making people’s lives easier. I also love bringing my personality into my own space.
I think my home is an accurate representation of who I am as a woman and business owner.
A lot of the pieces in my home aren’t fancy or brand new. Today I found my gold entryway shelf for $12 at Kirkland’s! I finally have ample hanging space for my daily grab and go’s.
My pink ottoman was also a today find at Kirkland’s for $22! It solved the biggest problem of them all—somewhere to kick up my feet whilst sitting on the sofa. The same sofa a weekly client gave to me!
My bedroom shoe organizer was also her junk and my treasure! The vertical storage it created holds literally every shoe I own. I used to have shoes on the back of my door, and under my bed, AND on my closet floor! It’s the little things that make life easier, huh!?
And then there’s the fun stuff 🌸🌱💀
I love decorating. I love plants & cats & pink & weird things & pretty things & changing things around. There isn’t a holiday that goes unrecognized in this house!
Halloween is one of my favorite excuses to add 100 little touches that scream EEK! but also “hello, Macy lives here!” For example, can you spot the witchy candle holders on my dining set. What?! 🔮🎃
An organized home should never feel sterile or stripped of personality and individuality!
I should feel like YOU! 💫
I want things to have a place, but I also want you to walk into your home and think, “Yep, this works for me and I love what I see.”
That’s what I strive to create—spaces that are functional, intentional, beautiful, and still feel lived in.
So here are a few of my recent pockets of peace ☮️
In a house that finally feels like home 🏡
Thanks for tuning in 💗
