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Baileys with Coffee Ice Cubes
Day 16. I have officially blogged for 16 days straight. I've passed the halfway point. Sweet! It's definitely rewarding and while there's a ton of perks to completing project after project, there are some pitfalls too. Such as... Oh isn't that nice. The laundry is...
Sweater Pillow
I'm a sucker for a good, soft sweater. It just seems natural to me that a pillow would want to wear one too! So when I spied this beauty on Centsational Girl I knew I'd be busting out the sewing machine again. First I headed to the Thrift Store, on 50% off day of...
Birthday Photos
It's been a hard week here in Colorado. Our hearts are all broken for the loss of 10 year old Jessica Ridgeway. We are sad. We are enraged. I feel helpless. So I pray. Then I do the only other thing I know to be right and I love on my children. When I looked at my...
Ultra-Crispy Roast Potatoes
Oh how I love me some ultra-crispy potatoes. I haven't actually had much luck making them but I do love to eat them when I find them! So when I came across this recipe on Pinterest it was a given. Pinned it. When you read the list of ingredients, don't be afraid. I...
Lil’ Buckaroo sign (Cowboy Room part 2)
If you happened to read my first post about the boys Cowboy Room you'll remember I mentioned that I snuck another 'Pinspiration' in there. So sneaky I am. Here it is: If you're following my 31 Days board on Pinterest you probably guessed it. If not...wait why aren't...
Day 11 – DIY Braided Scarf
Today's 'Pinspiration' is this awesome little scarf But we'll get back to that in a moment. I'm about to digress as they say. When I was younger (early college) I worked at Chilis as a waitress. It was pretty fun as far as waitressing jobs go but as anyone who knows...
Day 10 – Boo! Halloween Mantle Inspiration
Well just as quickly as I put up my freshly painted white vases, I took 'em right back down to decorate for Halloween. Honestly, I've never been big on 'going all out' for this particular holiday but when I saw this picture on pinterest from Shelley B Decor and More I...
Day 9 – Cheesy Quinoa (gluten free)
Sometimes I like quinoa, sometimes not so much. To me, if it's not made with something very flavorful then it's a little too 'earthy' tasting. So I was a little nervous to try this one but I figure anything with 'cheesy' in the title was worth pinning. Turns out,...
Day 8 – A Shelf of White Vases
I've been really looking forward to this project. I am on a constant quest to make my living room a comfortable and lovely room for our home. It's the first room you see when you walk into the house so it really sets the tone. It's an evolving room in which I have to...
I love you because…
Wow, day 7. This is bananas. Why couldn't I have chosen 'word of the day' for my 31 Days topic? Well that would be boring that's why! I have to tell you that there is NO WAY I could blog for these 31 Days in a row (on Pinterest projects no less) if it weren't for the...
Point of View
Picture this. We picked up Grace from preschool today and the 5 of us headed out to do some shopping. First to the Sprint store, then to Home Depot to pick up some materials for what was intended to be this post. Then we headed to Sam's Cub to do some grocery...
Cowboy Room
This project comes at a price. My boys are growing up and it's time for me to face it (sniff). I know it sounds a bit dramatic but Jared and I have struggled each time we finally decided it was time to move a 'baby' from our room. But Luke is literally out growing the...