Hi everyone! Emily, Heather and I are excited to welcome Stephanie and Michelle as co-hosts to our weekly Friday Favorites! And, we have a new party photo to kick off the new co-hosts! Denver has been under a rain cloud for almost 3 weeks! We need the moisture so we aren’t complaining too loudly-yet! Features [Read more…]
Hi everyone- Let me acknowledge that this idea was my {first} husband’s suggestion. And, when I first heard him mention it I was like, “Yeah, that sounds great… don’t forget to pick up primer at the Depot.” So the last phase of our pantry makeover project was the installation of a Leviton Motion Sensor Light: : [Read more…]
When I saw this recycling basket in the Pottery Barn catalog I knew I could re-create it for much less. Over the holidays, I saw the recycling basket in Pottery Barn and it was used as an office filing basket. I loved it because my office has hardwood floors and is lacking storage, but this fell [Read more…]
vintage mailbox | taking suggestions Colorado has a great indoor antique shops appropriately called “The Barn.” A collection of boutique shops contained in a heat controlled environment with coffee ready for the sipping! I don’t get down to The Barn often, but it is a fun visit if I am in the area and have a [Read more…]
Okay these seven layer bars are from Better Homes & Garden Cookbook. My mom used to make these and they are just the right amount of sweet and sweet. The layer of butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, coconut and walnuts is just, well… awesome! And, they are so rich that 1 or maybe 1.5 satisfies [Read more…]
Hi Everyone- It’s graduation season! Here is a super fun graduation gift for the high school grads off to college in the fall! I buy multiple Colorado state flags at a local Colorado store. You can also find state flags on Amazon. I usually pair them with cash since they are so affordable. These are easy gifts [Read more…]
Hi everyone- Here is a simple technique to make window treatments in 1/2 the time. A quick trip to Joanne’s and I found this Waverly print (and it was 50% off). Confession: I am a little out of my league in the fabric department, but after a 2nd trip I felt confident (enough) to order [Read more…]
This weekend I am sharing my popular Pottery Barn Knockoff Chaise project. I still have my eye on this collection, but until I pay off the SBA loan on my company, I need to keep an eye on cash flow and budgets! But, I am not a trophy wife..{yet} so I am forced encouraged to think differently at how [Read more…]
Hi everyone! Emily, Heather and I are excited to welcome Stephanie and Michelle as co-hosts to our weekly Friday Favorites! And, we have a new party photo to kick off the new co-hosts! Thank you Emily!!!! We are playing with format here and there, but we are getting are groove on as we roll through [Read more…]
Dyslexia | notatrophywife Prepositions of place and value. Most of us don’t even think about prepositions of place or directional prepositions: under, over, before, after, through, among, between, beside, below, down, across, above, towards. I haven’t thought too seriously about prepositions since 11th grade English. For most of us prepositions are ingrained in our brains: [Read more…]
A cake that looks like a cupcake is a cupcake cake! It looks and tastes amazing and the whole family helped with this dessert! I didn’t tell the kids what I was making, but I asked my {first} husband and the kids to find me some Necco candies. Apparently, hard to find candy is at Walgreen’s. I [Read more…]
BEFORE | AFTER Warning: the following picture may frighten you! I can’t believe I am sharing this photo but it is the only “before” photo I have of our master bedroom. And, it’s a good one: dated décor colors, dated décor, vertically challenged table lamps and the beige walls. This room just says tired. I guess you [Read more…]
Oh Snap! We are on a Snapple kick at our house.. the lite version. In an attempt to kick my {first} husband off of his diet Pepsi habit, I am stocking the fridge with bottles of Snapple and iced tea. However, I have accumulated a lot of Snapple bottles and wanted to find a way to [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…]
