This summer my tween son said, “Mom, I need a big boy bed.” Okay, now before images form in your heads of my 12 year old son sleeping in a crib, he was referring to not having an official bedroom set. I have shared several of his room updates, but none of them addressed his [Read more…]
If a pantry is any indication of one’s mental health: I am headed for a 72 hour psych hold! Here was the current state of my pantry in January : What was I thinking with this color? Not even my dogs liked this color! Building it Back Up: Full disclosure here: My {first} husband was [Read more…]
Oh… I had so many titles running through my head for this post, but I just didn’t have the …. guts. This post is about getting more real food into your diet without tripling your calories. So I came up with this trick during the holidays when I had my nut chopper out for a [Read more…]
Today we dropped our daughter off at the airport. In a matter of hours she will be en route to Florence Italy where she will study abroad over the next 112 days. But, who is counting. We are so excited for her adventure. We supported her goal to study abroad, because it was a decision [Read more…]
I pinned this healthy white bean dip from Yummy Healthy Easy . The recipe below is an adapted version of her recipe. It literally took less than 5 minutes. It’s great! Especially this time of year when it is time wean ourselves off of the heavy foods from the holidays! Here’s the recipe below! I doubled [Read more…]
The running joke in my family is that mom buys what she really wants! No amount of online links or photos of my wish list work. I even posted this on Instagram since my children are over Facebook! I actually ordered this from Crate and Barrel the day after Christmas when it didn’t show up under the tree! The good news [Read more…]
Here is a diy artwork for under under $5.00. And in less than 5 minutes. This is my kind of project! This project was showcased (sounds way more impressive than posted) in my bedroom reveal post. This framed artwork above our bedroom fireplace costs less than $5.00. The frame was $3.00 on clearance at Michael’s [Read more…]
Martha Stewart made these Heart Sandwich Cookies on an episode of the Today Show. I am not Martha! If you want a laugh make sure to read my instructions in the recipe box below. I wonder what happened in my childhood that I can’t follow a recipe? Here is the recipe and my slightly altered version (like [Read more…]
Stain & Paint 2 Tone Dresser I wish I had the original photo of my {first} husband’s childhood dresser. My mother-in-law could not get this out of her basement fast enough when we bought our first house. It was a piece of my husband’s childhood, made by his grandfather ( born and raised in a small farming [Read more…]
We are in puppy heaven right now with a 16 week old Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe! Of course, during the crate and potty training we nicknamed her Cujo (1990’s movie reference.. or was it the 1980’s) and Crazy Eyes (from Orange is the New Black). But, look at this precious face during the day! We are [Read more…]
