(This isn’t a sponsored post – The Amazing Monkey Hook people have no idea who I am. Just sharing about a product I love and a tip I thought you could use!) I have been doing a lot more painting recently – almost done painting our huge 2 story stairway and upstairs hallway and I […]
Frugal Friday: Saving money with my favorite shopping apps
It’s a cool and cloudy Friday… and I am so itching to go yard sale shopping!! I was really hoping for a sunny, warm day today and lots of yard sale signs but not a one in sight. I keep telling myself it is not going to rain and be cool EVERY weekend […]
“Everyone has a favorite movie” + $100 giveaway
Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. Everyone has a favorite movie… right? What’s yours? That’s a tough one for me – maybe Elf? But what if you were blind, deaf, or disabled? How would that change the way you would view/watch/hear your […]
Paint colors in our home
" What is that paint color?" is one of the most frequently asked questions I get via facebook, Pinterest, or on my blog. So I thought I compile every paint color used in every room in our house with some before/after pictures too since the paint colors have changed . After this post is published […]
Shopping at a Habitat for Humanity Restore
Have you ever shopped at a Restore? I thought I would take you on a tour of one and hope that you can find one near you that you can check out soon. It is like a home improvement outlet store and thrift store combined in one! So you know I was loving it! You […]
Frugal Friday: 5 ways I save money on groceries + household items
If you are new around here, from March/April until about October I usually have a feature called Friday Fun + Frugal Finds. I share what I bought that week at yard sale or thrift stores. I plan on starting that feature (as soon as we have warm weather AND no rain so I can yard […]
Master Bathroom Budget Makeover
I am so excited to share the final before/after pictures of our master bathroom makeover! This was a very little budget makeover but the inexpensive changes that we did made a HUGE difference! Just goes to show you what a bit of paint, a little bit of DIY, and some updated décor can do for […]
January/February recap and plans for March
Did you miss any of my posts in January + February? Facebook can be so hit and miss showing my posts to people and everyone gets busy so I thought I might start doing these monthly recap posts again. They help me see what I accomplished that month too – sometimes it doesn’t feel like […]
New Blinds in the Master Bedroom
A Master Bedroom post – could it be??! I took off time from working on the bedroom during the holidays and a insanely busy December, then I got bronchitis for 2 weeks in January and the winter blues sort of hit. And the master bathroom has been an easier-to-accomplish and easier-to-see-the-finished-pretty-after so I have […]
Curtains in the Master Bathroom
The master bathroom is almost done and I am so excited to have it done and move on to finish the master bedroom and work in other areas of the house. So here’s where I started with for curtains back in December – outdated, hadn’t been touched in over 10 years, beige from floor to […]