Little House in the Big D

I found my next project.. any ideas what to do with it?

Everyone needs a little break from office work in the middle of the day... most normal people go out to lunch, hangout by the water cooler, go and talk to other co-workers, etc. I, working from...

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Week 22... 5.5 months and counting

I hate to be "that" girl, but honestly, pregnancy and I are working out like two peas in a pod. I feel fantastic, I have great energy, my hair looks and feels FANTASTIC, and weight gain has been at...

May 16, 2013 Like

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Craigslist Confessions: WHY?

As you all know, I love me some Craigslist... I buy and sell a ton of stuff on there, but what REALLY makes me the happiest, is when I find just RANDOM RANDOM RANDOM things. Its kind of turned into...

May 14, 2013 Like

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Week 20... it's a_____!!!

Sorry all... Its been crazy around here recently.... and I know this post is a week late... I'm sorry... The good news is that I've successfully made it to month 5 of my pregnancy, and Chris and I...

May 6, 2013 Like

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Behind every pregnant woman...

Behind every weird, uncooperative, awkward pregnant lady, is the man she loves rolling his eyes... Outtakes from last week (wk 18) In my defense, I was using him to try and fix the photo lighting...

Apr 23, 2013 Like

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Bump Update: Week 18

Whoo-hoo!! We've hit the 4.5 month mark!! I just had another appointment last week and apparently everything is looking good! So far in the pregnancy, I've lost 5lbs (?!) but between not working...

Apr 17, 2013 Like

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10 Tips for selling your stuff on Craigslist... FAST!!!

One of the things I love most about this blog (other than showing off pictures of my good looking husband and asking advice for why I'm crying over Rocky Road ice cream) is interacting with new...

Apr 10, 2013 Like

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Belly update: Week 16

I put these pictures up on my personal Facebook but thought you guys might want to see them as well. I'm sure all of your are well familiar with all the adorable baby bump week by week pictures on...

Apr 3, 2013 Like

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Let the hoarding, er, I mean ?nesting? begin

I love how prepping for a baby totally over shadows the fact that someone can be a hoarder, but it instantly turns into "nesting" as soon as a baby is involved. How long have I been putting stuff...

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...and then I cried over Rocky Road ice cream

Since the oh-so fun announcement that Chris and I are expecting our first little one coming this September, I have already been bombarded with all the A-typical pregnant questions from friends and...

Mar 27, 2013 Like

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Additions to the Little House...

No, we are not adding a second story to our house (even though we HAVE thought about it) or knocking down some walls to have a true master bath (all in good time)... this update is about other...

Mar 25, 2013 Like

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Kitchen ?After? pictures... ... finally!!

Ok how long has it been since we started re-doing our kitchen? Early February? no... January?... no.... forever ago?... yes, I believe we started forever ago... a good timeline is key. Even though...

Mar 22, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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My husband turned my car into a unicorn...

Quick post, but I HAD to show you guys this... In addition to finishing up the kitchen, we are also working on the guest room (since we had to blow out part of a wall for our new, awesomely-amazing...

Feb 28, 2013 Like

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We are 99% there!... (aka. I hate kitchen hardware)

Seriously! No lie... we are so close to finishing the kitchen we can TASTE the future food we are going to make in it. There is nothing more I rather do then post a TON of before and after pictures...

Feb 27, 2013 Like

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Kitchen update... a million days late...

Where do I even begin? ...I'm sorry? ...I failed you? ...I'm sorry I teased you with our kitchen and then left you hanging? ...I beg your forgiveness? Yea, all of the above. No, Chris and I didn't...

Feb 15, 2013 Like

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Our first set back...

Hey all! Ok I totally planned to have a full update for you today on our brand new floors, but unfortunately, working 8a-8:30p at this work trade show is really kicking my butt and my downtime is...

Jan 18, 2013 Like

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Getting excited about the little stuff... our (AWESOME) new faucet

Appliances aren't the only new thing we have to buy for the kitchen... its the tiny stuff that's pretty thrilling to buy too... Like faucets... who in their right mind gets excited about a faucet?!...

Jan 17, 2013 Like

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Knocking down a wall and creating a built in!

Sooo.... remember this pretty extremely boring wall which took up VALUABLE space in our super tiny kitchen? Yea, dead, unusable space = no beuno. Since our kitchen is pretty darn tiny, about 11x14,...

Jan 16, 2013 Like

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Craigslist Confessions

Ok, sorry, we have to interrupt this regularly scheduled kitchen demolition to bring you this awesome "Craigslist Confessions" story. If you have been following along with my fun little blog here,...

Jan 15, 2013 Like

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Demo... it has begun...

Cue the Jaw's theme music, because the scariest thing that we will probably ever do to this house HAS. BEGUN. Yea, so... welcome to our kitchen...Chris and I have been planning this for a while and...

Jan 14, 2013 Like

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We bought a new fridge!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, the phase from adolescent to adult is complete when the thought of new appliances gets you all excited like a 7 year old on a sugar high....

Jan 11, 2013 Like

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Where we've been....

Happy New Year to all!! I am so sorry for my absence! Las Vegas for work, Christmas in Dallas (with SNOW!!), and New Years in Scottsdale (with a COLD!!... ... ...) First let's start with...

Jan 10, 2013 Like

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Merry Christmas (card)!!

This week im going to be a little MIA since I am currently typing out this post on my phone from the Aria casino in Vegas. I wish I could tell you all I'm going something cool in LV this week, but...

Dec 11, 2012 Like

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Our digital floor plan

I'll admit it... our house layout is kinda weird... and extremely hard to explain ("oh you want to go to the back deck? Shoot through the Master, ignore the dirty clothes and unmade bed, and swing...

Dec 3, 2012 Like

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DIY Nate Berkus vase

Yep... I did it... For $6, I copied Nate Berkus... Seriously, who doesn't LOVE Nate Berkus... no one? Everyone loves him? Yea, that's what I thought... Cute, funny, good-looking, smart, stylish,...

Nov 22, 2012 Like

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All You Need Is Love

In addition to being one of my favorite Beatles songs, "All you need is love" is also a very good mantra to live by, especially when looking for furniture/objects to fix up. Although something...

Nov 15, 2012 Like

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Auction Finale - We bought stuff!!!

Yes, Its true!! After attending the Dallas based Marble and Granite Auction 8x and only buying one thing the entire time (our 3x6 travertine pavers as remembered here, and installed here and here)...

Nov 13, 2012 Like

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Craigslist Confessions

This is a quick post, but honestly too awesome not to share. Although the sunroom/Chris's man cave is a work in progress (and coming along quite well, might I add), Chris is still craving a bit of...

Nov 12, 2012 Like

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Chicken Fight?

I find some weird stuff at garage sales, I'll admit it. Most of the time, you never know the story behind someone is giving away, nor do you really want to. Enter a g-sale I hit up a couple weeks...

Nov 2, 2012 Like

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I found my next project.. any ideas what to do with it?

Week 22... 5.5 months and counting

Craigslist Confessions: WHY?

Week 20... it's a_____!!!

Behind every pregnant woman...

Bump Update: Week 18

10 Tips for selling your stuff on Craigslist... FAST!!!

Belly update: Week 16

Let the hoarding, er, I mean ?nesting? begin

...and then I cried over Rocky Road ice cream

Additions to the Little House...

Kitchen ?After? pictures... ... finally!!

My husband turned my car into a unicorn...

We are 99% there!... (aka. I hate kitchen hardware)

Kitchen update... a million days late...

Our first set back...

Getting excited about the little stuff... our (AWESOME) new faucet

Knocking down a wall and creating a built in!

Craigslist Confessions

Demo... it has begun...

We bought a new fridge!!!

Where we've been....

Merry Christmas (card)!!

Our digital floor plan

DIY Nate Berkus vase

All You Need Is Love

Auction Finale - We bought stuff!!!

Craigslist Confessions

Chicken Fight?

Painting Furniture fabric... yep, painting fabric...

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