Hi there- Hey here is a fun, easy, cheap kid friendly 4th of July party favor idea and printable. As a former real estate agent, I made these and left on the doorsteps at my neighborhood’s homeowners’ door steps the night before the 4th of July. I included my real estate card and recent solds [Read more…]
Happy Friday! Hope you had a great week! I had a great time running in the 5k Purple Stride Denver which benefits Pancreatic Cancer research. My husband and I were scheduled to run it together, but he had to get one of my boys to a tennis tournament, so my other son ran as “dad.” He came [Read more…]
I My son loves to play basketball. He plays outside for hours, but still loves to shoot in his room before bed (before school, before homework, before..). The basketball hoop and stand took up alot of floor space and was tipping over (with his ever growing strength). So, my girlfriend came up with this idea! She is an organizational genius! She [Read more…]
Just wanted to share a quick vinyl solution when you find yourself out of transfer paper. This is what worked for me! I use blue painter’s tape in a pinch! Simply tear off what you need (you can layer it if your piece is wide). Make sure to reduce/remove the blue tape’s adhesive by adhering the tape to other [Read more…]
Hi there- just showing off a cheap, easy and super fast vinyl craft to corral my laundry cleaners. I got tired of the the laundry detergent spilling all over the counter. I put the soap in these inexpensive glass jars from Target. Soap #1 is the detergent and Soap #2 is OxiClean. Laundry detergent storage:
Here’s quick painting tip with only one picture! This is perfect when doing touchups or switching between multiple paint colors. In my case, I was using primer and a high gloss white. This saved me time on cleanup. It’s the same concept of using multiple frosting bags. I grabbed this handled paint bucket from Home [Read more…]
THROWBACK THURSDAY POST: This is how my son’s June 1st deadline to BEGIN READING the book, “Diary of Anne Frank” started. “Mom, I think you bought the wrong book.” Me: “Why do you say that?” Son: “Because every page every page has a date on it and it’s the wrong date.” Lord, help me! After explaining [Read more…]
My original goal for my blog was to share our personal experience with our son’s diagnosis of dyslexia in kindergarten. Or should I say his first year of kindergarten. So imagine our surprise when our son announced he is cured of dyslexia. And, with an early diagnosis and intervention, in many ways he is “cured.” [Read more…]
My greatest weakness as a mother is my cooking skills. Hands Down! I just don’t enjoy it: it’s overwhelming, the recipe always calls for a trip to the grocery store , and I don’t have the patience to follow a recipe. I would usually blame my mother on this, but the truth is my 3 [Read more…]
I love getting together with friends for bbq’s. But, figuring out what to bring often causes a panic attack because I am not a confident cook. This is a super easy recipe that everyone loves {even my picky eater husband}. Print Spinach Pasta Salad with Asiago Cheese… Awesome! Perfect for potluck or light dinner on [Read more…]
Here’s a Throwback Thursday post as we head into the junior tennis season! I GASPED WHEN I OPENED MY SON’S BEDROOM DOOR AND SAW THIS ON THE FLOOR! JUST HAD TO SNAP A PHOTO OF MY SON’S “PRE-MATCH” ROUTINE. THIS IS HIS TENNIS OUTFIT THE NIGHT BEFORE A BIG TOURNAMENT!
One of the things we loved about our house was the custom shutters. They were beautiful and were such an upgrade from anything we had ever had in a window window. And, then a funny thing happened last summer… I was at a neighbor’s house and she had wide open windows looking into her backyard. [Read more…]
Hi There! Hope you are having a great weekend! Two years ago this tool box was buried in the garage and filled with miscellaneous bolts and screws! To truly see the transformation of my husband’s vintage tool box check out the original makeover I did on it a few years back HERE. I love the idea of [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…]
