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The End of Blogging

Hello friends. Today I’m going to share my heart with you all about my decision to be done blogging. Five years ago I had a little family blog and it was great fun, random posts about our life,...

May 8, 2013 Like

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The winner of the Stella & Dot gift certificate is Rae Pavey! Congrats Rae! Thanks to all who entered to win. Please head over to my friend Suzi’s facebook page and give her some more love! I’ll be...

May 8, 2013 Like

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Another fun Giveaway, Stella & Dot!

The winner of the Target gift card is Rebecca Porter, Congrats Rebecca and have fun shopping! Thank you to all who entered. Today we have another great giveaway, a $35 gift certificate to Stella &...

Apr 30, 2013 Like

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Black Interior Doors

The other day when I looked at my powder room door and so how gross, dirty and blah it looked, I grabbed my paint brush, some black ACE Cabinet, Door & Trim paint and decided I’d had enough. I...

Apr 25, 2013 Like

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25 Things About Me

I thought it might be fun today to post 25 random things about me. Or maybe it will be rather boring and you’ll have a nice mid-afternoon nap. Either way, enjoy!!! 1. When I say my name, it feels...

Apr 22, 2013 Like

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1,000 FB Likes + Big Thanks = Fun Giveaways!

Hey, Hey, Hey! How are you all? The weather has been super dee duper yucky around here lately, 30,s & 40′s for temps and lots of rain, slush, sleet and even snow which hasn’t been very motivating...

Apr 18, 2013 Like

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Spring Project List

Today is the first of April and the high for here is 32 degrees. At least some of our snow has been melting and we’ve even had some birds chirping around here. This little guy was so cute hopping...

Apr 1, 2013 Like

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Chalkboard Subway Tile Backsplash & My Kitchen

Don’t you love when inspiration hits? It’s a drop everything, I need to do this now kind of thing for me so when I saw Carmel’s Chalkboard Brick Fireplace Makeover on Monday, I was hit hard with...

Mar 23, 2013 Like

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Spring Clean Your Calender with Cozi and a chance to win!

Doesn’t it feel great when you take something that is a constant nag, and tidy it up nice and neat? Like the kitchen drawer where the scissors are, the hall closet, or the crates by the back door...

Mar 20, 2013 Like

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Dining Room Curtains

The dining room is waiting for curtains. I’m waiting for curtains. I envision floral, something kind of vintage looking. The search has been on and I finally found something that I like at Target....

Mar 14, 2013 Like

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Cheap & Free Wall Decor Ideas Roundup

In my work I always try to be budget minded when working with clients. So I thought I’d round up some great ways to create wall art and decor that are fairly cheap and in some cases, even free! I...

Mar 11, 2013 Like

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Random Thursday

Two posts in one week, crazy! Today I thought I’d just throw some random goodness in a post all together. Earlier this week we had a snowstorm, 11 inches total over 2 days. I had some fun taking...

Mar 7, 2013 Like

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Chicken Nachos with Green Chili Cheese Sauce

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I have been busy getting my business up and running, staged a home, have done some consulting for 3 other homes and have a few more jobs on the books for the...

Mar 5, 2013 Like

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The Laundry Room (again)

If you follow me on fb or instagram then you already know that I repainted the laundry room in January. In August last year I had enough of the beige turd look and I was just ready for a laundry...

Feb 4, 2013 Like

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BBQ Meatloaf

Today’s recipe is from my friend Jess, she has been the source of many of my favorite recipes. My hubby and I love this meatloaf while only 1 out of 4 kids eats it with sauce, the other 3 eat it...

Jan 29, 2013 Like

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Anna’s Room Makeover

Last Friday after a great lunch date, my friend Heidi and I were hanging at my house chatting. She said she wanted to give her soon to be 8 year old daughter a bedroom makeover for her birthday....

Jan 28, 2013 Like

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Black French Doors – Updating our Home

This past fall we decided to finally make our formal living room my hubby’s office and a library/music area. This room is large and we have some great plans for it but first we needed some french...

Jan 23, 2013 Like

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Our Family Room

Just like my underwear I am constantly changing, (I may occasionally pee them a little while laughing or sneezing, I’ve had 4 kids what can I say?) so is the family room constantly changing. I love...

Jan 22, 2013 Like

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Reaching Out – Creating Dinner & Friendships

Being a part of the No More Perfect Moms launch team I’ve spent some time thinking about moms and friendships, I’ve loved the devotional emails this past week on friendship, check them out if you...

Jan 17, 2013 Like

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No More Perfect Moms! I’m ready, are you?

With New Years right around the corner, many of us are looking back over the past year of successes and failures, joys and sorrows, resolutions we made, resolutions we didn’t make, goals we met and...

Dec 30, 2012 Like

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Update on my mom & Christmas

Whew, it’s been quite the whirlwind of activity around our home the past week or so. I’m sure you are all feeling the after Christmas crash as well. I know a few of you lucky ducks have still had...

Dec 29, 2012 Like

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Merry Christmas to you!

Wishing you all the joy, peace and love the Christmas Season brings. From our family to yours Merry Christmas!!!

Dec 24, 2012 Like

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Checking up on the 2012 House Goals List

Well here it is, almost the end of December and I swear we were just making our 2012 House Goals List. Now, we are reviewing the list and seeing what we actually accomplished and didn’t accomplish...

Dec 21, 2012 Like

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Preparing for Christmas & the Dining Room

A few weeks ago I posted our mantel and said I’d be back with the dining room all decked out. Well, let’s just say the decking didn’t get done. But I will share a few pics of the dining room...

Dec 19, 2012 Like

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My Christmas Mantel 2012

It is finished, the mantel is done, put a bow on it and check that baby off the list. Last week the mantel looked like this, thanks to my camera phone for capturing the pics. We tried switching the...

Dec 3, 2012 Like

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Generous Tuesday: Giving gifts that really matter

I started this post last year on November 30th but never finished it in time to be published on the blog. I didn’t want to rush it as this post means a lot to me and I want to do it right. So here...

Nov 28, 2012 Like

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Master Bedroom – Progress

I’m back! I will post more on my little blogging hiatus later. Today my bedroom was featured over on Benjamin Moore’s Facebook Page. The comments were not very kind but that’s ok, I like my bedroom...

Nov 17, 2012 Like

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My weekend and a little announcement

This past weekend I had the privilege of attending an amazing conference called Sparkle for women with some great friends. We stayed up way way too late Friday night talking and had to be up way...

Oct 1, 2012 Like

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n Progress: French Doors for the Living Room/Office

Warning: These pictures are not “styled” or “pretty.” This is to document my progress on our office and the doors. If you happen to follow me on Instagram and/or facebook then you were able to see...

Sep 28, 2012 Like

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The End of Blogging

Winner of S&D giveaway

Another fun Giveaway, Stella & Dot!

Black Interior Doors

25 Things About Me

1,000 FB Likes + Big Thanks = Fun Giveaways!

Spring Project List

Chalkboard Subway Tile Backsplash & My Kitchen

Spring Clean Your Calender with Cozi and a chance to win!

Dining Room Curtains

Cheap & Free Wall Decor Ideas Roundup

Random Thursday

Chicken Nachos with Green Chili Cheese Sauce

The Laundry Room (again)

BBQ Meatloaf

Anna’s Room Makeover

Black French Doors – Updating our Home

Our Family Room

Reaching Out – Creating Dinner & Friendships

No More Perfect Moms! I’m ready, are you?

Update on my mom & Christmas

Merry Christmas to you!

Checking up on the 2012 House Goals List

Preparing for Christmas & the Dining Room

My Christmas Mantel 2012

Generous Tuesday: Giving gifts that really matter

Master Bedroom – Progress

My weekend and a little announcement

n Progress: French Doors for the Living Room/Office

Our Master Bathroom Needs Help!

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