It’s New to Me…

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This has got to be by far the most exciting part of this bathroom redo for me… We have real QUARTZ in the house! Our kitchen counters may still be white formica, but in this little corner of our home I can come in and glide my hands over it’s smooth, soft, sparkly surface. It [...]

Third Time’s a Charm

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Yesterday I showed you an easy $5 way to give a glass door or window great privacy but still allowing tons of natural light in. Today it’s all about the paint, again. This small 6×11 bathroom has been painted THREE times. Here’s why… I had originally painted the bathroom a sky blue (I don’t remember [...]

Gut it. Scrub it. Patch it. Frost it.

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I bet that title got your attention! It’s crazy to think it has been  7 months since we started doing a little facelift to our guest bath. In what I’m sure has to be one of the longest bathroom makeovers in blogging history I’m thrilled to report that we’ve restarted working on it. Why now after [...]

Easy Shepherd’s Pie

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Do you celebrate St.Patricks Day? I’m half Irish so I do, but even if you’re not Irish you can still enjoy this deliciously simple meal any night of the week. Here’s what you need… For the Potatoes 2 pounds potatoes 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 large egg 1/2 cup cream shredded sharp cheddar cheese (to [...]

5 Ways to Stretch Your Tax Refund

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Taxes.  You either hate this time of year or love it, but many of us will get a little money back to do what we please with.  So I asked my friend Eleni from Eleni $aves U to give my readers a little advice and guidance on how to S.T.R.E.T.C.H every penny. Take it away Eleni… [...]

Commitment Issues…

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You know those moms that plan their menu down to a ‘T’? Well, I’m not one of them. You see here’s my problem… I have commitment issues. Especially when it comes to food… How do you know what you’re feeling like five days out? What if I write down chicken marsala for Thursday’s dinner, but [...]

Kids Closet Organization and Bedroom Progress

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As some of you know, I’ve been hard at work transforming my 5 year old daughter’s room, and if you’re new here, I’m about to give you the cliff note version of how this all came about so stay with me… When we moved here a year and a half ago we painted our daughters [...]

Hello Nadine!

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When I last talked to you I introduced you to Nadine and how she happened to come in to our lives. She was a shy little thing, but I knew all it would take to break her out of her dullness was a fresh coat of paint. Now, before you curse the day I was born [...]

Meet Nadine…

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I was long overdue for a furniture post! I haven’t redone anything in a while and with my daughter’s room still lingering in limbo, I decided to go check out the local Goodwill to see if anything would jump out at me. And that’s when I saw her… Wait, I’m getting ahead of myself here. [...]

Get it Ready, Get it Done, Get it Clean (CLOSED)

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We had company from out of town the past few days and that always forces me to get the house in order. I used my weekly cleaning chart as I always do paired with my spring cleaning checklist to knock some jobs off my list before guests arrived. One of the things I knew I [...]