Pantry Makeover: Small Space, Big Impact!

*This page contains affiliate links for your convenience. For more information, see the FTC guidelines here.*     Finally, about a month after I promised I’d blog about this on social media, I’m sharing my pantry makeover! Thank you for your patience:) Oh my gosh you guys. I’m about to lay it all out here with […]

My Favorite Home Must Haves…Dog Owner’s Edition!

*This page contains affiliate links for your convenience. For more information, see the FTC guidelines here.*   It’s hard to believe, but it’s been one year already since we rescued our sweet Charlie! When we got him, some of you said you were interested to see how the house would fare with a four legged friend […]

Favorite Things Friday #30

*This page contains affiliate links for your convenience. For more information, see the FTC guidelines here.*   Whoa! I can’t believe this is my 30th Favorite Things post?! Time is a crazy, crazy thing, isn’t it? Let’s talk about some fun favorites – seriously, I have a LIFE CHANGING product to share with you today – […]

My Exercise Journey: Why I Stopped and Why I Came Back

This is not a decorating post. If you’ve followed for a while, you know I love talking lifestyle stuff. Family, faith, cooking, and well, a whole hodge podge of things. Mostly decorating, yes, but I like to talk about all the things. Especially if I think they’ll help or inspire you. I wanted to talk […]

Why We All Should Watch This Is Us

Gah. You guys. It’s the morning after the Superbowl, and if you’re a This Is Us fan, you know what also happened last night. I’ll try my very hardest not to spoil anything in this post, but I’m guessing most of you have heard about this epic episode, even if you don’t watch. And if […]

But Where Does It All Go?

*This page contains affiliate links for your convenience. For more information, see the FTC guidelines here.*     One of my readers left an interesting comment on a photo on my Facebook page a while back. The photo was of one of my kids’ rooms, and it was a ‘blog worthy’ pic – you know the […]

Godwinks, Debbie Gibson, and Seizing the Day: My Quick Trip to LA

*This page contains affiliate links for your convenience. For more information, see the FTC guidelines here.*   Oh friends. Let me tell you about last week… I woke up on a rainy Monday. And it was the Monday-est of all Mondays. My 6th grader was crying tears of middle school adjustment, my 4th grader was coming […]

June 2017 Roundup!

Wow, feels like it’s been FOREVER since I’ve done a round-up post…not sure why?! When I realized it’s the last day of June today, I thought maybe I should bring the round-up posts back. I mean, we’re all busy people living our busy lives and I’m sure you don’t check this page every day…or every week…or […]

Repurposed Shelves in My Daughter’s Room…and Realizing I Need To Start Acting More Like My Mother.

Remember my little DIY Coffee Bar we made a couple years ago? (By the way, how was that TWO YEARS AGO??) I loved that thing. But as all things seem to do in this house, the dining room evolved and I rearranged and things changed…I bought a mug rack that I ADORE for that spot: […]

The Easiest, Thriftiest Curtains Ever and The Year of Perfectly Enough

Happy 2017, guys! Hard to believe I’m saying that already. I hate to see the holidays go, but there’s something wonderful about January, isn’t there? I get all reflective with the dawn of a new year. I’m not one for making resolutions, but I do like to reexamine things a bit, and try and better myself. […]