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• How to Recharge Your Afternoon!
  on Sep 1, 2016 in be healthy Contemplatin' hot drinks Livin' Life healthy life hacks life tips noads sponsored tazo tea tea
  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tazo® Tea for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I don’t know about you guys, but it doesn’t matter how much sleep I get, come about 2PM, I start to lose steam.  Even now that the boy...
• Black and White DIY Abstract Art
  on Aug 29, 2016 in Crafts DIY Home Decor Mantels Paintin' Junk abstract art black and white decoart decoart core blogger post diy art
  I’ve been dreaming of some abstract art making for what seems like eons.  I’ve been oogling the amazing Black and White DIY Abstract Art for years and finally made myself sit down and crank some out.  Funniest thing?  This project is s...
• Spicy Curry Chicken Salad
  on Jul 17, 2016 in Gluten Free Main Dish Gluten-Free chicken chicken salad curry light food
  Summer and Chicken Salad are total Bffs.  They told me so last time we were out shopping for vintage hankies together.  They must have seen the sheer devestation in my sad, forlorn face, because they took me by the hand and said that I could be...
• How to paint a porch swing
  on Jul 11, 2016 in Uncategorized
  If you saw my last post, you know I’m working (ever so turtle-like) on my front porch.  The boys were away at Scout camp last week, and although my schedule was jam-packed with  binging watching VEEP and stuffing my face with Hibachi Shrimp,...
• DIY Outdoor Table Makeover
  on Jul 1, 2016 in Crafts Paintin' Junk porch decoart decoart core blogger post diy furniture gold white
  Whew!  I’ve got a freakishly long to do list for my porch this summer.  Our swing fell and we still have to put it back up.  I’m honestly thinking of just getting some post legs and making it a bench just to be sure we don’t end...
• DIY Flower Pot Crate
  on May 15, 2016 in Crafts Home Decor Makin' Stuff Paintin' Junk Repurposin' Uncategorized decoart decoart core blogger post flower pot flowers front porch gold painting
  Hey, you guys!  I’m so loving the little updates that are going on on my front porch!  I’ve never been much of a gardener.  In fact, I’ve always assumed that my black thumb was just a part of my forgetful personality.  As in, I...
• How to make the most of your home decorating budget
  on May 12, 2016 in For the Home Home Decor budget advice budget decorating decorating decorating tips frugal decorating home tips saving money
  Now that I actually have a home decorating budget…haha… I’ve been trying to make the absolute most out of it.  I know we all try to stretch that lovely dollar when it comes to our homes and families, and decorating can oftentimes t...
• How to buy a sofa online – and what I chose for the new family room!
  on May 2, 2016 in family room For the Home Home Decor Tips
  You guys!  I can’t believe it.  My sectional finally arrived, and it’s seriously made such a huge impact in, not only the room, but our lives as a family. I never thought I would actually figure out how to buy a sofa online.  I’...
• GLITTER IS MY JAM Tote Bag
  on Apr 24, 2016 in Crafts Makin' Stuff craft cricut glitter gold gold glitter tote
  Oh, you guys!  I actually MADE something!  I’ve been on hiatus for a while and it feels great to be back in the creative realm. HOORAY! This post may contain affiliate links. See my full disclosure here. My favorite Christmas gift this year...
• DIY Wooden Doormat with Gold Accents
  on Mar 21, 2016 in DIY DIY workshop doormat Porch
  Hey, you guys! Remember last week when I shared that I was working with Home Depot on that DIY Wooden Doormat?  Well, today’s the day! This post is sponsored by Home Depot and may contain affiliate links. See my full disclosure here. Remember...
• Announcing the Home Depot DIY Virtual Party! DIY Wooden Doormat
  on Mar 14, 2016 in Uncategorized
  Hey guys!  I’m super excited to announce the upcoming Home Depot DIY Virtual Party! Jaime from That’s My Letter invited me to join in the fun and Home Depot has been super generous supporting this and my upcoming post with my project. Le...
• Geometric Metallic Gold Flower Box
  on Mar 12, 2016 in Crafts Home Decor Makin' Stuff Uncategorized deco decoart core blogger post flowers geometric gold metallic gold pink
  Nothing says Earth Day like an upcycle project, am i right? I’ve had this little wooden recipe box in the garage for-evah but just didn’t know what to do with it.  Now it’s a super cute geometric gold flower box that brings in a li...
• How to Make Peace with the Dreaded Scale
  on Mar 2, 2016 in be healthy attitude eliminate the weight health healthy living mindset weight elimination weight loss
  If you are an email subscriber, you might have read my email about my juice fast.  I started juicing about 15 days ago, drinking only green juice for about 10 of those days. I’m now eating some clean fruits and veggies in addition to my go-to...
• 10 Beautiful Hand Lettered Fonts from the amazing Font Designer, Emily Spadoni.
  on Feb 28, 2016 in Fonts fonts hand lettered hand lettered fonts
  Hi guys! I’m so excited today to share these amazing hand-lettered fonts from Emily Spadoni!  She is an AMAZING font designer and I’m so thankful to have gotten to know her and to be able to share these fonts with you!  I’ll be sh...
• Saturday Shares Week #1: That time my traffic took a nosedive and my debit card number got stolen.
  on Feb 27, 2016 in Saturday Shares
  I’ve had a pretty cuh-razy week.  Apparently, the new Pinterest algorithm change finally caught up to me and my exposure (aka. traffic) has seen a steady and rapid decline. It’s funny because the first three weeks in February were actual...
• 5 Healthy Cookbooks for Spiralizing and Eating Light
  on Feb 25, 2016 in be healthy Gluten-Free Noshing
  I’ve been thinking about getting a spiralizer to make some zoodles. Are you a spiralizer-er?  I used to have a curly fry twister thing, but it got lost in the move somewhere.  And anyway, it was only intended for cutting potatoes, so we know...
• How to freshen your entire home with nothing but baking soda!
  on Feb 21, 2016 in For the Home baking soda baking soda uses. uses for baking soda cleaning cleaning tips naturally fresh naturally fresh home
  Baking soda is the diggity bomb. (um. old school slang up in here.) I use it all over the house for just about everything you can imagine.  It’s so versatile and environmentally friendly, why use anything else? Baking soda has so many uses. Ac...
• How to Glam Up a Metal Barn Light
  on Feb 15, 2016 in DIY For the Home Home Decor Makin' Stuff
  Let’s talk lighting.  Have you seen the prices these days? OUCH. So, when we did the big family room/dining room switcheroo, I had to come up with a new light for the new family room. Have you checked how much lights are these days? Good. frea...
• How to Change the Color of a Photograph in Photoshop
  on Feb 11, 2016 in blogging Digital Tutorials and Downloads
  Hey guys! I’ve been using Photoshop for about four years now, and though I still have a ton to learn, I just love using it.  A couple of weeks ago, I was writing my post on my struggle with fatigue and what was working for me, and I used Photo...
• 10 Tips for Hanging Removeable Wallpaper
  on Feb 8, 2016 in DIY Family Room family room For the Home Home Decor Home Tour Tips hanging wallpaper wallpaper
  Before I get to the tips for hanging wallpaper, I’m sure you’re dying to know which one I chose.  I narrowed it down to these 5 amazing black and white designs and then chose two and ordered samples for the Tons of Tiles and the Geo...