After almost 17 years in the office administration world, I've ended my professional career. As of this month, I'm officially a full time stay at home mom! Being that my entire internet presence is built around coming home for comfort, you can imagine that I'm pretty happy with this life change. I've spent the last… Continue reading My New Role As A Stay At Home Mom! {Life Update}
Category: Home
Spring Decor: Cottage Style {2023}
Decorating is always, for me, about doing the best I can with what I have. It's easy to see all the new stuff in stores and think I have to have this or that in order to pull off a fresh new look, but that's not really the truth. Some of my home decor is… Continue reading Spring Decor: Cottage Style {2023}
3 Homemaking Tips To Make Your Life Easier!
this post contains affiliate links I have three things that I really want to share with you. These are things that I think will definitely make your homemaking job a lot easier. Here they are! #1 Buy an Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer I've been making full meals since high school - but I've never… Continue reading 3 Homemaking Tips To Make Your Life Easier!
Easy Ways to Keep the Bathroom Clean: Happy Homemaking Tips
I generally enjoy housekeeping chores like laundry, dishes, or vacuuming. However, cleaning the bathrooms lands at the bottom of that list. It's definitely my least favorite chore. I've developed a few habits over the last year that really help me stay on top of the bathroom cleaning and make it less of an unpleasant task.… Continue reading Easy Ways to Keep the Bathroom Clean: Happy Homemaking Tips
10 Years In Our Home
10 years ago this month, we moved into our very first home. We lived in apartments during our single and newlywed years and the thought of having our own place was thrilling! The house had been completely flipped and was mostly new inside - flooring, paint, doors, and appliances. Here's what it looked like when… Continue reading 10 Years In Our Home
Bathroom Mini-Remodel: Scraping Popcorn Ceiling, Painting and Refreshing Decor
Our 1970's ranch has popcorn ceiling all over the house. When we remodeled the hall bathroom this summer, we paid the painter to scrape that ceiling and paint it while he was doing the rest of the room. I was home while he did this project, so after observing his process and reading a few… Continue reading Bathroom Mini-Remodel: Scraping Popcorn Ceiling, Painting and Refreshing Decor
Fall Decor 2022: Blue and White with Pops of Orange
Welcome to my 2022 fall decor tour! This year I went with mostly blue and white decor, adding in a few pops of orange. The display on the shelf below was inspired by this pin. I always begin my decorating by finding some inspiration photos that I can copy with what I have in my… Continue reading Fall Decor 2022: Blue and White with Pops of Orange
Confessions of an Unappreciated Homemaker
Wouldn't it be nice if our husbands and families always noticed and complimented our homemaking efforts? One of my 5 year old nephews is particularly observant and complimentary. He always notices a new rug or piece of decor in my house and will comment on it with something like, "Oh, you got a new rug.… Continue reading Confessions of an Unappreciated Homemaker
How To Make Your Home A Peaceful Place
Peace is something that's woefully lacking in our culture. Everywhere we look there is strife, unhappiness and fear. It's more important that ever to create a home that is filled with peace. In order to have a peaceful home, we have to take responsibility. Your home is...your home. As the woman, you are the one… Continue reading How To Make Your Home A Peaceful Place
Kitchen Favorites + My Favorite Wedding Gift
A while back I shared my 2 1/2 quart Corningware dish on Instagram Stories and talked about what a great wedding gift it was! I don't remember if I registered for it or if it was just a thoughtful gift from someone who knew it was a great dish, but it's a keeper. It was… Continue reading Kitchen Favorites + My Favorite Wedding Gift