My heart is already full and there are still five more days left until Christmas. This past weekend, all of the boys were back in town and we had our yearly Christmas gathering. Every year, we get each of them something Polo (because you can never go wrong with Polo for teenage boys), and this…
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Keepin’ It Real Home Tour | Holiday Edition
During my last Keepin’ It Real Home Tour, someone couldn’t believe that my family and I were actually living in our home given the condition it was in – they even said our house and yard should be condemned. Now, I know there was a toilet in the yard during that tour, but really, that’s grounds…
Girl’s Afternoon In
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. I never cook on Sundays. I know that being a southern woman I am supposed to cook a big meal every Sunday afternoon and have everybody and their mama over for dinner, but I don’t. I’m sure that some of the great southern women who have went before…
Renovate for You.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Regions Bank, however all opinions and proclaiming my belief of renovating for you are 100% mine. When Grunt Labor and I realized that the new construction home wasn’t for us, we put it on the market and started house hunting. We were pretty open when it came to houses – we…
70’s Landing Pad Updates: The paint guy knows my color scheme.
We have hit crunch time. We visit Home Depot and/or Lowe’s a minimum of every other day, some weeks every single day and some days multiple times a day. I walked in on Friday to get more black paint and the paint guy didn’t even need to know the name of the paint. “Limousine Leather, right?”…
That time I tackled the two story stairwell…
I don’t like heights. Have I told you that before? Well, I don’t like heights. I also don’t like bridges too much either, which I guess kind of goes along with the heights issue. I’m good if something solid is under me – like when I put on the metal roof in the snow. There was…
A Trip Down Christmas Memory Lane…
There’s a full year that comes and goes between each holiday decorating season. If I were to tell you that I remember exactly where every item is supposed to be placed for Christmas each year, I’d be a liar. It’s usually not until I am looking at photos of old Christmas tours that I remember,…
Freak Show Friday #11
I wasn’t worried about turning 30 at all, but you guys totally rocked my world and eased any sort of worries I could have ever had about turning the dirty thirty.
You are so my people.
9 Things I Wish We’d Registered For (And What No One Should be Without)
Every time I go to pull out my nice china, I kick myself.
Because its not there.
It never was.
I have my great grandmother’s floral patterned china which is perfect for Easter, but no wedding china of my own.
That is the number one item I wish we’d registered for.
Also, I did not intentionally make it wedding week around here. It just kind of happened that way. So yes, while the legality of my marriage is in question, these are all items I wish we would have registered for. I mean did we really need that rug I was over in less than six months? No, we needed this stuff.
Repose Gray Walls + The Easiest Way to Paint a Room
That’s right. I went gray. Not with my hair yet, though. Thank the Lord. Because when the kid tries my patience, its like I can just feel the color fading from my hair, as well as my sanity quickly disappearing. But right now, just my walls are gray, repose gray to be exact. Things do…
4 Home Decor Projects You Don’t Want to Miss
It’s time for the features from last weeks GMTG party!
17 Unexpected Uses for Wrapping Paper
If you like this post, you may want to get my free email updates. Sign up here. I wanted to let you guys in on something I’ve been working on this week… I’ve curated a board on Hometalk all about unexpected uses for wrapping paper. You know nothing stands between me and a good roll of…
Summer Spruce-Up Series {Wildcard!}
Let’s get WILD with this last of our Summer Spruce Up Series Link Party! It has been one FABULOUS series full of wonderful ideas and great spaces! To refresh your memory… In May, you showed off your fabulous backyard and patio areas!
Best of June
Another month in the books! Cannot believe that Haven is less than a month away! Yay! In case you missed something in June, here are the top posts! The blue and pink birthday party extravaganza was finally finished! 1st Birthday Photo Collage
Summer Spruce-Up Backyard Features & Planter Inspiration
Our next Summer Spruce-Up party is coming up next Wednesday! The theme is Planters!! Here are some of our favorites from the backyard & patio link-up last month! FEATURES Decking out the Deck for Summer from Krista at The Happy Housie
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Hi! I’m ecstatic that you decided to stop by my blog! I’m a teacher, but a wanna be interior designer. Decorating is my passion. For my 12th birthday, I didn’t ask for new clothes or jewelry or any of the things most 12 year old girls would be interested in, nope, not me. My way…
