The idea of writing a post about living life to the fullest immediately intrigued me because I spend so much time trying to do just that!
Back in 2003, my husband and I bought our first house and I painted a huge reminder to “live life” across the wall in our dining room:

It read, “ENJOY THE LIFE OF YOUR TIME”. I used to love strolling in there in the morning and starting my day off with a smile. :-)
Nowadays, we call The Lettered Cottage home, and blogging about putting a smile back on its ugly, unhappy face has become such a wonderfully fulfilling adventure. There is a excitement in not knowing what you’re going to reveal about yourself and your home from one day to the next, and I have never felt so fulfilled.

But living life to the fullest doesn’t have to mean everything is all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, I find that the more risks I take and the more mistakes I make, the more fulfilled I feel too. Why? Because the art of living passionately lies in the ability to laugh at yourself and find fun in plain old, ordinary, everyday life.

So don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty and do something that scares you once in a while!
Then go out and climb more mountains, limbo like no one is looking, paint the town raspberry and don’t forget to smile! It doesn’t cost a thing and the world will be a brighter place because of it. :-)
Written by Layla Palmer. Layla Palmer writes The Lettered Cottage, where she shares everything beautiful and inspires us to creating a place that makes our souls smile. She is a design consultant who literally brings the TLC. You can follow her at Twitter @letteredcottage
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Love The Lettered Cottage. Layla is truly inspiring!
Inspirational as always! Thanks TLC!
You deserve this Layla! Good Luck!
Layla-
Thanks for always letting your readers into your life – I love watching your zest for life, passion for your home and love for your husband. Your smile is infectious!
Very inspiring!
Well put…I love the wording on Live the Life of Your Time…so true since we have very little time. You really do have to make the best of it!
I love Layla’s blog, I read it every day!
I love Layla’s website and follow it religiously. She always brings a smile to my day and an inspiration for my own home.
I check out your blog every morning! I love waking up to creative and inspiring ideas. Keep up the good blogging.
What can I say? I love Layla’s blog, her ideas are ispirational to me, and I look forward to checking in with her everyday to see what’s new! She’s part of my bliss!
This is beautiful. So inspirational!
THANKS, LAYLA, FOR THE COUNTLESS BLOGS THAT HAVE
BROUGHT A SMILE TO MY FACE. LIFE IS WORTH LIVING
BECAUSE WE KNOW HE HOLDS OUR FUTURE IN HIS LOVING
HANDS.
Always inspiring! Hope you win.
I love Layla’s site. She’s in my Google Reader because she inspires me to live and enjoy!
Thanks for all the inspiration, Layla. How long is your waiting list for consultations?
Whenever I ‘step’ into The Lettered Cottage I get a huge grin on my face. It’s a little cheesy, I know. But I am always so inspired by Layla’s posts. Not only do I love what they do with their home- but I absolutely love watching the interactions between Layla and Kevin. You can tell that they truly love eachother and enjoy being with eachother. It’s wonderful to see.
So true. Thanks Layla.
Layla is the best! So creative, inspirational and a great writer too. I too love to live life to the fullest.
I have to agree — being able to laugh out loud {even at yourself!} definitely makes life better!!!
"Skimba" is a Finnish slang word for skiing, and CO is for Colorado. "Skimbaco" is a lifestyle of enjoying every minute of life, where ever you are, and doing what you love - whether it's skiing in Colorado, shopping in New York, or sailing in Scandinavia. Think of Skimbaco as modern carpe diem.
Skimbaco® was founded by lifestyle expert Katja Presnal in 2006.

I think living life to the fullest is the very best way to live : ) What a great thing to have painted in your dining room. I love it: )