Good morning and Happy Wednesday! Today I’m sharing a little project I’m working on – a face lift to our dining room! I am SO excited to finally get around to doing this! The space isn’t AWFUL, it can just be BETTER!
Sharing my vision board for the space. I really want to brighten it up a bit and add a little french country/farmhouse flair!
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Spring is ALMOST here and I could not be more excited about it! We spent most of the day outside yesterday even though it was nearly 50 degrees, but the sun was out and we were all about it!
I love the colors of spring decor. It’s so refreshing especially after the cold and colorless months of January and February! Spring is just such an exciting time around here – more daylight, sunshine, warmer weather and
I know I’ve mentioned this in other posts, but I like to decorate around my staple decor pieces – adding seasonal touches here and there. As my decoration inventory grows year after year, I’m sure it may be a different story, but for now, this is how I decorate our house.
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Good morning and happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend and stayed nice and cozy! We 100% did! Our weather was FREEZING and snowy so we kept our noses in all weekend!
Today, in the spirit of being cozy and getting ready for Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share my coffee bar, which I L O V E right now!
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Today I’m linking up with some of my favorite bloggers Erika and Shay, to look at our holiday menu! I LOVE Thanksgiving food – even better – all the leftovers! It’s almost better the day after!
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It’s Thrifty Thursday!! Yes, this title might sound a little EXTREME, but I’m telling you – IT IS NOT!
Last year we welcomed our youngest child, T, and right before his arrival my husband and I sat down to talk over our budget and adjust it accordingly with new baby expenses (i.e. diapers, wipes, formula, etc.) It is so great being able to pull out all the baby stuff we’ve accumulated since having Audrey and JP and I remember pulling one of the things from storage – the infant car seat – and having a moment. How on earth are we going to transport these kiddos, our family of five from place to place?!
My husband drives a sedan and I drive a mid-size SUV – a Ford Edge. These cars obviously aren’t the biggest for transporting a family of five and the back seat did not fit our car seats. That’s when we started our search for a new car. We bickered about the need for 2 SUV’s, argued about getting a minivan (I’m team SUV) or whether we should buy or lease and ultimately could not believe how expensive this investment would be!
I am proud of our financial decisions we’ve made thus far. Budgeting and planning has allowed us to clear away nearly all our debts. We aren’t ones who need the latest and greatest – my car is a 2008, I still have an iPhone 5 – really if it still works, all is good with us! The thought of tacking on more debt was slightly overwhelming – especially when there are no major issues with my car.
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Today I’m linking up with some favorite bloggers to share how we pumpkin around here! Fall is one of my favorite seasons and all the activities we have going on around here make it that much better!
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Happy Tuesday! I was so shocked that it was time to already change out my September coffee stand decor! Today we are headed to a local orchard to enjoy the beautiful fall weather! In fact, it looks like it will be hanging around for a bit, which makes me SO happy!
As you know, and if you’ve been around here for a bit, I have so much fun changing up the decor on my coffee stand every month! Again, I like to inexpensively switch out this decor and subbing in seasonal vibes around a few standard pieces that are always there!! The Dollar Tree has AMAZING little items to help give you the vibe you are looking for!
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Good morning and happy Wednesday! In honor of the second day of fall, I’m sharing a little home tour of how I decorate our house for fall! Hope you enjoy our little tour and feel inspired to get a start on your fall decorating as well!
Our first day of fall included a pumpkin patch, donuts and apple fritters from our local apple orchard, hot coffee, a playground!
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Yesterday we officially celebrated Audrey and Tommy’s birthdays! Audrey has been requesting a unicorn party – so we tried our best to make that happen! For Tommy, we did a Wild “One” theme and I honestly kept it VERY simple and super cost effective!
I know I have mentioned before that I have hoarder tendencies when it comes to party decorations. I throw any decor that is clean and able to be stored into bins in the basement for future use. When it’s party time, I shop those bins to find things/take inventory that could be used for the party before heading out to buy anything new!
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Happy Tuesday! I already know, this week is going to FLY! School starts tomorrow and I have a bunch of errands to wrap up to make sure everything is in order!
Later this week I plan to get out my fall decor and decorate the house, but to get a jump start, I decided to start with my coffee stand!
I have so much fun changing up the decor on my coffee stand every month! To kick off Fall, I swapped out my summer decor with yellow and red fall vibes! Again, I like to inexpensively switch out this decor and subbing in seasonal vibes around a few standard pieces that are there always!! The Dollar Tree has AMAZING little items to help give you the vibe you are looking for!
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Good morning and happy Thursday! It’s Thrifty Thursday, and today I am sharing a little DIY project with a garage sale frame I found a month ago!
I picked up this picture frame for $2 at a garage sale – pretty sure it was brand new, and what I loved about it was that it was a neat size, there were three frames (obviously one spot for each kiddo) and it was in black and white – matching the color scheme of our living room!
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Head over to my Instagram today for my Thrifty Thursday finds! Plus, since it’s garage sale season – I may or may not share some garage sale finds! Follow along through my Instagram page below!
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Happy Thrifty Thursday! Today, I’m sharing these Men’s athleisure shorts that are just TOO good not to share!
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Today I’m sharing a handful of recent garage sale finds with you! I’ve found some really neat things in the home decor department that I am excited about! A couple things are work in progress, but I’ll show you the before and share the after once the project is complete!
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I have so much fun changing up the decor on my coffee stand every month! This month I did a summer-y citrus vibe. Again, it is so simple and inexpensive to switch out and I store these items in a bin that is easily accessible! The Dollar Tree has AMAZING little items to help give you the vibe you are looking for!
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Is it me or did this week FLY. I seriously couldn’t even keep up with my blog this week because it was so fast paced, ha!
Today, I wanted to share a I put together that can be a great resource if you are planting a container/planter in your yard. The quality is average, I did the best I could, but I hope this is helpful for you as I’ve received several questions on how I plant things!
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Are we sick of me talking about planting and gardening ALL.THE.TIME?! (I’m sorry, I just love it!!). Thrifty Thursday today is all about these tall rattan planters from Aldi. They are seasonal and back in stock now – R U N! When you compare these to the price and style of other rattan planters on Amazon (for example), these are literally dirt cheap in comparison ($103 v. $16.99)
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Today I’m sharing some things I “Primed” recently. It is a random assortment of things for around the house, to meal replacement shakes to pool safety items.
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Spring is here! Yay, I love the colors of spring decor. So refreshing and bright, that alone just puts me in the best mood! I LOVE seeing how other people decorate their houses every season and figured I would share some things spring things I place around our house!
I know I’ve mentioned this in other posts, I like to decorate around my staple decor pieces – adding seasonal touches here and there. As my decoration inventory grows year after year, I’m sure it may be a different story, but for now, this is how I decorate our house.
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This post has been a long time coming. We finally got my son’s bedroom “pretty much” completed. I say that because I am still searching for the perfect nightstand and table lamp. I do like exploring garage sales and flea market sales for those items, but given the uncertainty of the virus – I’m not sure how much garage-saling I will be doing this year. Nevertheless, I wanted to show you how his “industrial style airplane” room came together!
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