Merry almost Christmas! Steve and I just got back from a quick trip to NYC. There’s nothing like it this time of year and it definitely put me even more in the spirit! A separate post to come all about…
Archives for 2016
Chalkboard Winter Bucket List
Hi friends! It’s been whirlwind couple of weeks, but all fun stuff, so I can’t complain! It’s become a lot colder the last few weeks and it really is starting to feel like winter is approaching. We even had a…
Fall Recap
Before another season gets completely behind me, I wanted to catch up on all things fall that happened around here! Anyone else’s life flashing before their eyes??? It’s finally getting cold here in KC, we got our tree and the…
How to Create DIY Colorful Abstract Art
I’ve recently been scrolling through thousands of photos on my Mac trying to clean up duplicates and delete anything that is clogging up space. While doing this, I came across several photos of projects I never blogged about! This DIY…
How to Create Storage in the Mudroom
We recently tweaked a space in our home and I’m loving the added school storage in the mudroom. Our mudroom isn’t huge, but it serves many purposes, so it has to function well. With the kids being in 3rd and…
Cubs Win the World Series!
Well, it’s been over three months since I’ve visited this blog. You know, the one I’m the author of – ha! We have had so much going on with the basement reno and I have a laundry list of things…
Our Trip to London
Read below for details of our trip to London in March! Of course I want to share with all of you, but I also love keeping a little travel diary on the blog so I can always go back and…
Finishing the Basement – Part 1
Well, we all made it to Friday! The sun is shining and Steve and the kids are in Chicago, so I have a feeling it’s going to be a wonderful, relaxing weekend for momma! 🙂 Our basement project is in…
Moving the Fiddle Leaf Fig Outdoors
Hi friends! I decided to try something I’ve been wanting to try for a few years now. I recently moved our 6 foot fiddle leaf fig tree outside, to the back patio. I’m scared. I love “Jewel”. I had my…
Ideas for a Chalkboard Summer Bucket List
I hope you’re summer is off to a wonderful start! Our kids got out of school May 20th this year, so we have been in summer mode for a few weeks already. There were no snow days this year, so…
DIY: (Re)Staining Our Kitchen Table
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about a DIY project, and this one is a long time coming! I restained our kitchen table LAST summer and am just getting around to blogging about it. Yes…last summer. I realize it’s pretty…
String Lights on the Front Porch
I’m currently blogging on the back patio on a gorgeous afternoon! In between rain storms, it’s been warm and sunny. Baseball is in full force around here, kids are out of school in 10 days, and it’s really starting to…