Memorable Valentine’s Gift Idea for your Guy As many of you know I affectionately refer to my husband as my {first}. Today I am sharing a fun Valentine’s Day gift idea for your guy! Ladies, if you have been married for “awhile” you know husbands do not put new undergarments at the top of their wish list. [Read more…]
Sundance Dog Food Canister Update
Hi everyone- Who gets the Sundance catalog? My sister introduced me to Sundance a few years ago. I love perusing the catalog, but it’s hard to justify spending $240.00 for a sweater when there is a high probability of 1. getting paint on it 2. puppy inadvertently gets a paw stuck on a loose fiber [Read more…]
How to Organize Math Problems
Can you believe it is the new school year! Geez! I am reposting this suggestion on how to better organize math problems (think columns, those annoying addition mistakes because your columns were not lined up- sorry I am having a flashback)! This suggestion was provided to me by a high school math teacher for my [Read more…]
Roma tomatoes from my container garden
Look what we had in our guacamole this weekend! Fresh Roma tomatoes from my container garden. After multiple years trying to grow anything besides weeds I lowered my expectations with a smaller surface area! Containers are less intimidating for a novice gardener like myself. I texted this image of my Roma tomatoes to my dad. I don’t [Read more…]
Headboard Idea for Child’s Bedroom wait until you see what I used!
~headboard idea~ I am in love with this thrifty headboard idea for son’s bedroom. Wait until you see what I used! My son’s bedroom makeover is a work in progress since he was ten (he is now thirteen- but I tell everyone he is eight so I can subtract 5 years off my age)! After getting [Read more…]
Laundry Sorter from Wayfair
Hi everyone- I am sharing my Weekend Find that I love? Does anyone have that Wayfair commercial jingle stuck in your head? “Wayfair.. you got what I need…..” I think I heard that commercial for weeks before I associated it with the emails that take up space in my inbox and the promotional boxes on every [Read more…]
Updating Wood Spindles to Iron
iron spindles I am in love with this project: replacing our wood spindles with iron spindles. This project is one of those projects that changed the entire look of our home. It also took place over five months (during the holidays). This is what we had in our house. I don’t have a before picture. Who knew I would [Read more…]
Valentine’s Day: Where’s dinner?
**disclaimer: I repost this every year and email my {first} husband a copy a few days before Valentine’s Day. Just a not so subtle reminder of the “happy wife, happy life” motto I subscribe to on a daily basis! ** My Valentine’s Day was spent in the Atlanta airport, making my way back to Colorado. Before leaving [Read more…]
Easy Cleaning Labels!
Today I am sharing an easy cleaning label AND no printer is needed to create it! I do not have the skills to use a template. A template might as well be a Physics problem! Okay, back to my easy cleaning label idea! As many of you know we have a new Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe. We refer to her as [Read more…]
How to paint 26 cabinet pulls in seconds!!!
I wanted a quick change in the laundry room. I had the original chrome pulls.. actually… these chrome pulls are updates from the original brassy finish. I know, I know… #suburbanmomprobs” is what my son would call this post. And I found these egg knob pulls over at Classic Door Hardware . The egg shape was fun and different. They ended [Read more…]
Cooking Light’s Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I originally made this Cooking Light’s carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for Easter. It’s appealing for it’s lower fat content. I gave up desserts for Lent so I was sooo excited to make this for Easter dinner! I love this recipe. I snagged it from Cooking Light a few years ago. I was always intimidated [Read more…]
