We got our tree last week. We put it in the same spot as last year, on the wall in the family room where our banister is. We decorated it, had a blast (the kids had SO much fun this year – love how even the 4 year old would say things like, “Awwww, remember […]

Last year at this time, I’d been battling chronic sinusitis since February. I was on antibiotics almost constantly. My left knee would swell up every week for a few days, then mysteriously go down. I’d hobble around with a  huge knee, and not know why. Rheumatologist was stumped. I’d wake up every day with my […]

We got our tree late last week (Christmas Family Room Tour post to come this week!). I did something totally different this year…rearranged the family room to accommodate the tree. Usually it goes in the same spot, but I thought it’d be fun to mix things up a bit this year. (Shocking, I know! ;). […]

I posted the buffet table already (if you missed that, click here to check it out!), but wanted to show you the rest of the dining room this Christmas. Did a couple new things, and I love the bright, cheeriness of it! Since last year, the table was painted white, and the blue hutch turned […]

Super simple mantel for you this year, folks. Sometimes less is more. Greens, berries, candles. The End. You see, (and if you’ve been following for a while you know all of this) I can’t go nuts with our mantel because of the tv mounted above it. So over the summer, I got all my “power […]

So this year I decided to switch it up a little. We usually do the whole glue-the-cotton-ball-on-Santa’s-beard thing, and when it’s Christmas Day, the beard is full. This year, I thought it might be fun to do something different. And since my chalkboard fridge is one of my favorite things I’ve EVER done in this […]

I know, back to back posts – what the what? But this is such a quick project, I thought I’d just take the few minutes to post about it just in case anybody’s going yard saling tomorrow (which, if you are, lucky duck! I’ll be spending the day to and from soccer games and team […]

So I saw THE CUTEST idea in Parents magazine. It’s a monster face for the front door, made up of just poster board, plastic and paper plates, and painter’s tape. Seriously. I thought it would be super fun and different, and the kids LOVED it. Takes all of 5 minutes too. I tell you, those […]

I tackled the dreaded week-long task of packing away the kids’ summer wardrobes and bringing out all the jeans, sweaters, and flannel pjs for the upcoming colder weather seasons. This is always a huge task, and one I am certainly not a fan of. While I’m packing and unpacking, I make bags for the clothes […]

Much like my mantel, the thermostat has been a thorn in my decorating side for a while. It’s in such a weird spot, that I had to get creative to work in into my decor. I thought, I bet some of my readers have this issue as well, so I snapped some pics and decided […]