Decking the Halls

Well, we’ve done it! The tree is decorated, the stockings are hung, and hot chocolate has been consumed, all while listening to some lovely Christmas carols. We even decorated outside on Saturday, despite the cold, which doesn’t happen every year but totally makes the kids’ Christmas when we do.
And I’m left feeling just [...]

Because I’m So Prompt

Remember back in June when I posted about several areas of my house that I wanted to get organized? So I posted pictures of the areas and stuff to motivate me to actually get them cleaned up?
Riiight.
Well, I am embarrassed happy to report that a mere 4.5 months later, I’m finished with that little [...]

Subliminal Messages

Er, not. This isn’t exactly subliminal…
Meet my new kitchen decor!
What I’ve really wanted to find for a while now are vintage sign letters. But, they are hard to come by. I’ve monitored etsy’s vintage section for a while now for letters big enough to use, and I don’t really have time to [...]

Washing Machines

So, remember just a couple of hours ago, how I blogged about digging myself out of a mountain of dirty clothes? Yeah, that’s not happening anytime soon.
I went downstairs to move the load from the washer to the dryer, and it was still full of water. But the cycle was done. Basically, [...]

WFMW: Organizing Photo Albums

I take a lot of pictures, and while I’m trying to get better about printing fewer (partly so that I can actually keep up with getting them in albums…I’m currently, ahem, a year behind), I still do have a lot to put in albums.
Since I prefer my albums to be pretty plain, it can be [...]

The Finished Product!

Part 1 of the living room redo is here.
I am so, so happy to report that the living room redo is finished! Well, almost. There is a bit of minor accessorizing to be done yet, but that will happen as I find things I like.
I approached this project like a house flipper would, [...]

How To Unload a Dishwasher (With a Toddler in the House)

This may or may not have come from personal experience with my own almost-2-year-old.
Step 1: Tiptoe to kitchen.
Step 2: Open dishwasher as quietly as possible, so as not to alert the almost-two-year-old to your presence.
Step 3: Begin in earnest to unload dishwasher, starting with anything that can maim toddler.
Step 4: Four seconds later, force smile [...]

This Fireplace is Ugly.

I have a bad attitude about my living room right now…the color is getting on my nerves (it’s been the same color for 4+years; I’ve never loved it, but for some reason, now I can’t stand it).  I hate the window coverings, but we aren’t going to be changing those.  And the fireplace…
I planned to [...]

The Big Chill Spill

Oh, I love that movie! Now I’m going to have to rent it. But that’s not what this is about.
Yesterday afternoon, I got showered and ready to go (in plenty of time!!) to Effingham for a very quick trip for the visitation of my lifelong friend Kim’s dad, who passed away last week [...]

Pigsty.

OK, it’s not THAT bad. But this is waaay too unorganized for my taste. So, I thought that posting a picture of this extra cabinet space in my kitchen and my “Tupperware” cabinet (none of it is really Tupperware) in before/after mode will maybe help me keep it tidy.
Also, I’m going to post [...]