Today, I’m doing another fun link up with Mix and Match Mama and Sheaffer Told Me To where we recap the month with a little this and that! I love these kind of posts – they also make me happy because someday, I can look back at these little “journal” excerpts showing a glimpse of our lives lately!
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This week just felt like the start of summer! We were outside pretty much every hour of the day working on projects and getting the pool ready to go for this weekend!
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 am sharing an absolute favorite recipe in our house! I LOVE a good breakfast hash, and this was inspired by a hash I got in Denver at brunch during my cousin’s bachelorette party. I came home raving about it to my husband and figured, heck – I could make this!
Now, this particular hash I got had chorizo! You could have chosen bacon or sausage as well, but chorizo was speaking to me that morning.
We like to have ground sausage on hand, so that is what we used for this particular recipe!
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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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Happy Friday! I am so very excited for the weekend – I think we’ve finally said goodbye to the cold icky weather (fingers crossed at least!) and this weekend and upcoming week yield lots to look forward to!
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There has been so much “tidying up” going on around here and I thought I would share what happens around the house when spring hits since we are going through it!
Upkeep on a home is no joke – especially with a lot of outdoor space – whew. Honestly, I can’t even believe the amount of to-do’s we have going on and some of the things we never even get to! It doesn’t help that I am the type of person dealing with this internal battle, “Why should I pay someone when I can do it myself?” (my husband, exact opposite).
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Welp, it snowed again and we are dealing with more freeze warnings around here. As most of you know by now, I LOVE flowers and gardening! Our fluctuating May temps and cold snaps here in Northeast Ohio has made for A LOT of difficulties in the gardening space. I have been checking the weather non-stop, and I hope we are in the clear of cold weather for good by this weekend. Peace out, COLD!
I thought today’s tip jar would be a perfect thing to share as I will begin all my planting this weekend! I’m loving how my garden journal has turned out and highly recommend creating your own if you have a lot of garden beds that need more plants, forget when the right time for pruning is, are doing a cut flower or vegetable garden, or you want to better understand your landscaping.
Let’s take a look at some of the main things I highlight in my binder!
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First off, Happy Mother’s Day to every MOM out there! I am praying for you all today!
To my incredible Mom, thank you for showing me what selflessness is. You don’t appreciate what Mom’s do, or even see the little things until you are in it, so thank you for IT.ALL. – being my advocate, listener, example of faith, advice giver, rock, and best friend. It has been so amazing watching you become a Grandma and I am EXTREMELY blessed to have a Mom like you!
I also wish Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing Mother-in-Law for raising the most incredible man ever. I am so blessed to have you in my life as a bonus Mom! Raising 5 kids, I could not even imagine! Thank you for the person you are! The kids are so lucky to call you their Grandma!!
To my Grandma, my husband’s Grandma, our deceased Grandmothers and all other Moms I’ve been so blessed to be surrounded by in my life (Aunts, sister-in-laws, cousins and friends) wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day as well!
I figured the day after Mother’s Day would be the perfect day to add Motherhood Monday to the mix on my blog. I thought this would be a fun way to answer questions I’ve had, share insights discovered and be a resource to others all things related to being MOM! At times it will be light and fun and at other times I envision it raw and real.
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Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I have so many favorite things to highlight this week!
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What’s trending around our house here lately? The answer is MOCHA/COFFEE flavored everything!
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Good morning and happy May! Excited to see what this month holds! Personally, I am looking forward to the trees blooming, warmer weather and the start of “summer” things!
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Over the past several weeks particularly, I have found myself thinking what life is going to be like after we come out from our homes and gradually start returning to “normal” life (and I use that lightly). There are so many things we took for granted and having that “freedom” taken from us has really made me appreciate the little things more. During this time, I’ve also discovered to not be so hard on myself, which I explain down below. I’m sure so many of us can relate to this, and hope this can help you get through the “final” stretch.
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Today, I’m doing another fun link up with Mix and Match Mama and Sheaffer Told Me To where we recap the month with a little this and that! I love these kind of posts – they also make me happy because someday, I can look back at these little “journal” excerpts showing a glimpse of our lives lately!
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“Just another manic Monday!” You know what makes me chuckle…is the fact that I should not be feeling this way towards Monday. We are at home. There is nowhere to go or be. Yet, I still find myself getting that Monday feeling still.
Anyway, Happy Monday – I thought today would be they perfect day to share a Day in the Life post! Last week I decided to take pictures throughout the day to show you how we go about our days around here. I LOVE when other people do these posts and so I figured I would do the same and share our Day in the Life – quarantine edition that is…
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Happy last Friday of April! How is next Friday, May 1st?! Hard for me to believe because it’s snowed like four times and I’ve been wearing a winter hat for the past week so, there’s that!
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I am always interested in seeing what other people are serving their kids for lunches and dinners. I try my best to feed my kiddos healthy meals as much as possible, but I also want them to EAT too. Luckily, my kids do crave fruits and veggies A LOT – so that is not the issue. Today I am sharing some lunches, dinners and snacks we have around here. By no means am I an absolute health nut. We do the best we can around here so I am sharing realistic meals that the kids really enjoy!
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Coming at you with some groundbreaking information this Tuesday afternoon (heavy sarcasm) – but I figured maybe this random tip could help someone who is unaware (as I was) of the huge mistake they were making…
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