So we just celebrated the well-known holiday of showing and sharing love–Valentine’s Day. But did you know that February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day? We decided as a family to spend an afternoon doing some random acts of service for people and I just love the feeling we get from doing it. Service…
10 Ways to Add Farmhouse Style To Your Space
You think you like farmhouse style, you kind of want to try it out…but where to start? Your house seems like a hodge podge of styles right now, so how can you unify it and make it cohesive? Here are 10 ways to add farmhouse style to your space to help it flow throughout the…
DIY Valentines Flower Arrangement
When it comes to faux plants and flowers, are you yay or nay? I’ve always thought that faux plants and flower can be done really well. And sometimes it’s just the better option! You can’t always afford to have fresh flowers and then they die anyway. So I am PRO faux flowers if they are…
Farmhouse Style Valentines Decor
I don’t actually ‘decorate’ for Valentines. I used to put out a few cutesy things but then I realized that they didn’t really go with anything and I didn’t enjoy having them out. And what’s the point if that’s the case? I do, however, crave color in the house, especially in the winter. I keep…
My Brand New eDesign Consultation Service (Beta Group)
Hello friends! Starting an eDesign Consultation service is something I have considered doing for a LONG time. I’m not really sure why I haven’t pulled the trigger until now but I’m super excited to offer this service now! I’ve been doing home design seriously for several years now and I’m hoping to expand my expertise…
Hair and Nails Birthday Party Ideas
You’d think that me, being a huge “DIY” person, would also be one to go crazy for birthday parties. Surprise!!–I’m not. Well, that depends. I have done some extravagant parties in the past. But for my daughters party, I’ll admit I’m usually pretty tired because her birthday falls right near Thanksgiving. So by the time…
Top 10 Best IKEA Purchases
I blessedly live only about 15 minutes away from an IKEA. So naturally, I buy lots of my furniture and decor from there…as do a great number of you all do, I’m sure. IKEA can get a bad rap for being more low quality because it is cheaper, but I actually haven’t had that experience….
New Year’s Resolutions: My Word for 2018
2018 is here. I usually gear up in a big way for the new year, bright-eyed and bushy tailed, with new year’s resolutions up the wazoo. This year is the first year that I haven’t felt a need for new year’s resolutions. And I think it’s because throughout the past year or so I have…
5 Ways to Stay Warm in the Winter
Well people, it’s only three more days until Christmas, and that means parties, gatherings, and functions until New Years! It’s a great time of year…except that it is COLD! We usually have heating issues when it gets super cold. We have a pretty spacious home and even the two separate HVAC units struggle to…
How to Add Character to Your Home
There’s one simple change you can make throughout your entire house to add character and pizzazz…can you guess what it is?? Much like putting on earrings or a necklace, switching out your home’s basic hardware adds that little bit of glimmer to your house. We chose chrome metal pulls and knobs for our kitchen, and…
Things to Think about when Building a House
Now that we’ve been living in our house for over 3 years, I wanted to take a minute to reflect on the things we chose when building a house…whether we were glad we did them or what we wished we did. In retrospect, I wish we would have paid for a lot more things, but…
Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
Sugar scrubs are my favorite way to exfoliate my skin. It’s so simple, you just scoop up a little in your fingers and rub it on your body to leave your skin soft and smooth. But did you know they are SO stupid easy to make? Especially if you already have essential oils. {Don’t have…
