When we first moved into our home almost two years ago, I could hardly look at our master bathroom. It was outdated and practically straight out of the 90s. Fast forward two years and I feel the same way. It’s a hodgepodge of black and white 80s style tiles with seashell sinks, oak cabinetry, floral…
Archives for August 2016
How To Create a Cleaning Schedule That Works for You
How do you clean your house, furniture and floors? When you clean them? How do you find time? How clean is clean enough? These questions have no simple answers in a world where most people are working longer hours than ever and juggling ever-increasing responsibilities. The answers are very personal. They center around how clean…
5 Ways to Live a Bold Life
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by the J.M. Smucker company. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Rewind back to the year 2007 when I found myself in the middle of England’s countryside surrounded by a golf course and cow pastures. I was a year out of college and a year into my first job…
Friday Find: 20 Must-Have Clothing and Home Decor Items
I have shopping on the mind. Why? Because this almost 24 week bump is growing at the speed of light and I’m barely fitting into my clothes. I swear, my body is changing so much during this second pregnancy compared to the first. Did that happen to any of you? This weekend, I can’t wait…
10 Places to Find Fixer Upper Decor Items
Show of hands: Who loves the show Fixer Upper? From the amazing designs to the super cute stars of the show, what’s not to love? Before the show aired, I was all about getting the PotteryBarn look in our home. I’ve always been drawn to decorating our home in neutral tones as I continued to…
10 Ways to Get Dinner to the Table Quickly
Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links. It’s 5:30 p.m. and you haven’t given dinner a single thought. And then the dreaded question is asked, “What’s for dinner?” Who is a fan of that question? Certainly not me. Ugh. Day in and day out, dinner can become quite stressful as you either race to the store…
10 New Neighbor Gift Ideas
When we moved into our home almost two years ago, we tried to meet as many neighbors as we could. We were so excited to finally live in a subdivision and give our child the childhood that my husband and I had. Soon after the moving trucks pulled away, we heard a knock on our…