Furniture Facelift on a Budget

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I knew that I wanted to keep the cabinets that came from my Gramma’s house. When we first got them, the girls were fine with the “pumpkin” orange color of them. They had lots of “girlie” stuff—nicknacks and other things—which went just fine with the orange. For a few years, orange worked.

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Re-Decorating

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What have I been up to? I know I have had posts going up nearly every day, but I have actually been almost ignoring my blog for the past week. This is why.

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Old Things Must Pass Away

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Lately I have been striving to better myself and my home in various ways. I put myself back on Weight Watchers, and added in 3-5 days per week of exercise.

I have streamlined our homeschooling curriculum, and also applied to be a product reviewer (watch for upcoming news on that!). I managed to get my

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What Would You Replace THIS With?

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When we first began our homeschooling journey 12 years ago, this plastic cart contained all of our school supplies, and curriculum.  My kids were little, then 1st and 2nd plus I had a 4 year old, so we didn’t need much storage.  This was a splurge, from Costco, and when I brought

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De-Cluttering to Re-Decorating

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As I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I am also looking toward the fun part of my to-do list:  Decorating!  Of course, Christmas decorating is the priority, but I have another one that has been bugging me like none other, for a few years now.  Our

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