Florence you are spot on with everything you said ! Annie I love all that you share from your home decor to organizing tips to clothing. This space is your outlet for creativity. Thank you for opening up and sharing bits and pieces of your life and home . Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle girl !

That should read… Let’s not knock other people down..Ha.

I am not sure if I have ever left a comment on your blog, but seeing these comments made me feel compelled to leave one. I live in Northern Canada and our climates could not be more different. I love watching and reading about warmer places..ha. Enjoying design and home decor costs nothing! Have we forgotten how to enjoy beautiful items, even if we are just window shopping? Society today is becoming “unrealistic” not in whether or not you are a have or a have not, but people expecting others to change to fit what they “perceive” is right/wrong. It is everywhere from politics, to health choices etc. no wonder there is so much division. IF you don’t like something you are free to move along, not buy it etc. Let’s knock other people down because they can afford to purchase something that you may not be able to. If you enjoy design perhaps you can use it as inspiration and find similar items that are more inline with your budget. This calling out in the blog comments reminds me of “mean girls” in a high school setting. You always have the option to walk away without announcing your departure!

Thank you Elise ☺️☺️ I appreciate that.

Kudos to you Annie for taking the high road, but also standing up for yourself.

Thank you, I think? Not sure if you were being complimentary or not. But can I ask you something, what do you follow me for? Is it because I share stuff that you like? I am not sure what you mean by “sources”? I live in Gulf Breeze and the only shopping that we have is at Walmart! So, if you know Creighton Rd, then I will assume you know Gulf Breeze. Many and many of toys for my kids have been purchased at walmart, baby furniture, school supplies, kitchen appliances and accessories, and clothes. Who can’t find stuff they love and want from Walmart? It’s like saying you don’t buy from Amazon. I don’t think that is what this is about.

You go, Annie! That being said, other than groceries, what do purchase and LOVE from Walmart???? Sources say it was for clicks and really not in your wheelhouse…Shopping in Fairhope and private planes to the Bahamas don’t jive with Walmart on Creighton Road. Just own it…it’s not just helping one person. It’s showing showing your privilege.

Thank you Samantha. Buying everything on the list is not the point. If one person finds something they like or needed, then I hope I could help one person. I don’t believe that I am the first person to ever shop at Frontgate or Serena and Lily. And I certainly don’t think I put off the message that the only places I shop are Target and Walmart. Which I happen to absolutely love both of those places for a lot of things, but not everything. So again, I apologize for being unrelatable. I assume you normally follow along because I tend to be relatable and hopefully there is something you take away or some enjoyment you get from Home of Malones.

Thank you, Annie for responding to this. In all honesty, if it is not your intention, then what is? Families in the panhandle? If so, how about showing us what is in our price range? Your home is SO GORGEUOUS!!!!! You certainly some to have it all, but I think a lot of us don’t. Blogs curate a perfect and wealthy lifestyle, and recently, it has been become obvious who needs help and support. I just don’t think promoting Frongate and the lavish expenses were appropriate for the time we are living in right now. Your affluence is so admirable (and enviable),but I think you need to be more relatable, if possible.