Friday Favorites #98~ Favorites & Features~ not a trophy wife

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HI everyone- How’s your week? I have been doing painting over the weekends in February and can’t wait t show you some of the colors I finally settled on (and love)!  Here’s a sneak peak of the laundry room color I chose (and the paint colors that didn’t make the cut). You can read that post HERE [Read more…]

Cramped Puppy Crate …Puppy Sleeping Arrangements

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It’s hard to believe our Bernese Mountain dog puppy is 7 months and 75 pounds. We are facing the issue of puppy sleeping arrangements at night because of her increasingly cramped crate quarters. Her crate is getting cramped, but her puppy ADHD makes me think she will keep us up all night if we cave and let her sleep with us.   [Read more…]

Dog Collar Favorite Find on Etsy : 2 Minute Tuesday

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Hi everyone- Hey, I chose this dog collar favorite find on Etsy  for my 2 Minute Tuesdays.  Here’s why: in  under 2 minutes I purchased not one, but two dog collars!  I may have a mild addiction to Etsy.. sneaking around on the site, making more than one purchase at a time, hiding the goods in the [Read more…]

Laundry Room Paint Makeover

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Hi  everyone- I am working on my laundry room paint makeover post while watching the recorded  SNL special.  One of my favorite skits  is Alec Baldwin and the schweaty balls Christmas special. My boys laugh at just about anything with the word “balls.”   I know Mr. Baldwin gets in trouble everytime he opens his mouth, but I just think [Read more…]

Window Inspiration

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I have windows on the mind.    So I am spending way too much  time looking for  window  ideas!  What did we do before Pinterest?  Here is the current state of my windows and the post is HERE .  Taking suggestions.   And, here’s some options I am loving: Wrong season, but loving this for next year.. actually [Read more…]

Easy Baby Shower Ideas

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Hi you guys!  How are you?  My sister-in-law and I hosted a baby shower for one of our sister-in-laws a few weekends ago.  Her entire guest list was pretty much made up of accountants so we had to get the shower in before tax season kicks into high gear!  We had the lunch catered by Garbanzos and it [Read more…]

Homemade Peanut Butter Filled Dog Bones

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Hi everyone~ Who has dogs? This is a dog focused 2 Minute Tuesday. My Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe, is going through a bit of a growth spurt.  Her growth spurts includes  her tummy getting rumbly earlier than her usual 6am wake up time.  This also means she thinks the rest of the family should be awake at [Read more…]

Valentine’s Day: Where’s dinner?

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**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…]

Bed Bugs and Pillows

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 Hi Everyone- Let’s talk bed bugs or bed mites. Fun right? Do you ever wake up itching and think you are sharing your bed with a colony of critters?  Or, am I the only one who thinks like this?  But, it got me thinking with spring cleaning it might be time to  replace the bed [Read more…]

Raspberries & Rolos

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  Here is a quick chocolate treat for the family. Seriously 2 ingredients you can buy at the grocery store. Are you ready?  Rolos and a basket of raspberries!  The perfect combination of chocolate and fruit.  Serve responsibly: you can’t stop with just one!

DIY Winter Wreath

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Hi everyone- It’s funny to post a winter wreath when we had temps as high as 70 last weekend in Denver. Seriously, where’s the snow? We need snow. Now, if you are over the snow you can still make this DIY winter wreath and save it for next winter! So I made this DIY Winter [Read more…]

2 Healthy Choices in 2 Minutes: 2 Minute Tuesday

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Hi there~ How are you? Today’s 2 Minute Tuesday is about 2 healthy choices that take seconds to make and prep!   One of my resolutions  I made  was to make easy healthy choices.  So I decided this 2 Minute Tuesday would showcase the 2 healthy choices I  make everyday. The first healthy choice I make everyday is to drink water.  I [Read more…]

Mis-matched windows and trim.

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Oh I need help! I think I screwed up my new  kitchen windows.  The  windows through out my house our the vinyl almond color, so when the Home Depot window guy met with us and asked what color windows we wanted we both said, “almond.”  Actually, my {first} husband didn’t use the word almond, but something along the line [Read more…]