It’s one of those days today. I had very little sleep last night so a simple update to my life list turned into three hours of blog changes……which lead to moving pictures in the dining room. That’s what I do when I’m tired: I re-arrange things!
PS. Do those pictures look level to you? I keep looking at them and I can’t quite be sure! 
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The pictures look good to me! And I love your mantle – so clean and… minimalist! Time to unclutter mine – it has too many plants on it…
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movetoportugal Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Thanks Rita!
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Laura! LOVE your fireplace, and love your style! Yes, the pics look straight to me!
It’s a bummer to lose a night’s rest. Hopefully you’ll catch up with a nap!
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movetoportugal Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Thanks Sharon! Just had a small nap
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I too love those pictures and they do look straight to me…….
I have been on a cleaning and rearranging binge recently so I know how ou feel, but mine is due to company coming for three weeks!!
Gill in Canada
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laura Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 5:10 am
Gosh Gill company for three weeks would have me in a cleaning frenzy too (although it’s lovely to get visitors!)
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I think they’re ok? I don’t think I’ve ever had pictures completely straight – but now you’ve got me worried that people actually look at that kind of thing. I’ve always been quite oblivious to my surroundings and would probably be content in a cave if it had books.
Can I ask you though how long it takes you to clean every day? Or how you do it – like your methods or m.o.? I think I’m doing it wrong…
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laura Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 5:18 am
I’m probably not the right person to ask if people look at that sort of thing – I straighten everything (and probably have slight ocd tendencies)
I clean for a max of ten minutes a day…kitchen/bathroom surfaces etc, then every weekend hubby and I have a 1-2 hour cleaning blitz . Our house is far from perfectly clean..although it is tidy!
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Jacq Reply:
October 29th, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Yay – you’ve made me set a new goal – max 15 minutes a day of cleaning (outside of dishes and laundry) because I don’t think it’s possible to fit that in as well under that time – plus there’s kids and pets involved for me.
I have OCD too, but I think it’s Oblivious compulsive disorder.
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Straight and stylish !
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Pretty!! Yes, they look straight.
My mantle has about 10 pumpkins on it right now…way more cluttered.
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I love your style.. so clean-cut & modern!
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Are they photos of New York Laura?
They look so classic and so inspirational. I have photos of Africa and places we’ve travelled to around the cottage.
Sft x
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movetoportugal Reply:
October 30th, 2011 at 7:10 am
Yes bought from a street seller back in 2004 and framed when we got home.
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