End of Summer To Do List
Source Summer is quickly coming to an end, and I’m pretty excited. Summer is fine, but I don’t like heat, and more importantly, I’ve been waiting for fall and Halloween all year. It’s almost time! Yay!...
View ArticleHouse Update Goals 2.0
Source Just about two years ago, I created a list of updates I wanted to make in, outside of, and around the house. Our house is fine, but it’s definitely not my dream home, so the list was… long,...
View ArticleEffective Ways to Have a Quieter Life at Home
Source Whether you’re an introvert who needs quiet time to recharge, or someone who is very busy with work and other commitments and you want to be able to relax and enjoy some peace and quiet once...
View ArticleMy Pre-Spring Cleaning List
I just looked up the first day of spring, and evidently it’s March 20th. However, since I’m on an organization kick this year, my spring cleaning can’t wait until then! You gotta move when you feel the...
View ArticleRecent Amazon Purchases
I’m not going to lie. I love being nosy and seeing other people’s Amazon hauls because it’s fun to see the random things people have been buying. A good number of the Christmas gifts I’ve purchased...
View ArticleOur Pre-Winter Household To Do List
Why oh why is fall so short-lived? It’s the BEST time of year, but only seems to last for a few weeks. Winter and summer though? Gosh, they DRAG, on and on (or maybe they just feel that way because I...
View ArticleWhen Home Doesn’t Feel Like Home
Home, sweet home. We all dream of hanging a lovely quote on the hall to welcome visitors. Needless to say, for book lovers, there are plenty of choices! There’s no place like home. – L. Frank Baum...
View ArticleHome Improvements We’ve Made on a Limited Budget
If you’ve been around here any length of time, then you know all about me constantly dreaming and scheming about our future dream home (a farmhouse, in the country). While we have a perfectly good...
View ArticleHouse Update Goals
Okay, so I talked last week about how my big goal right now is to sell our house and move out into the country. I’d love to be able to do that in about 4-5 years or so because we’re just nowhere near...
View ArticleWhat I Want in Our Next Yard
Yesterday, I talked about what I want in our next house. In a nutshell, I want a larger house out in the country, preferably a farmhouse. That post talked about the general things I want, and mostly...
View ArticleWhat I Want in Our Next House
One of the things I dream and fantasize the most about is our future home. A farmhouse in the country, to be exact. I dream about it so much that I spend hours poring through listings on Zillow, just...
View ArticleMy At Home Quarantine Goals
This is an absolutely unprecedented time in all of our lives. Never have we had the opportunity to be at home with no plans, no work, and no obligations for months on end. Some days it sucks, but on...
View ArticleTechnology That You Should Introduce To Your Home
Now that we’re living in a digital world, it’s not surprising that people want to introduce it into their homes too. Imagine having all your appliances such as clocks, cameras, windows, blinds, hot...
View ArticleNew Year, New Home?
It’s a little known fact that January tends to be a really good time to put your house up for sale. The reason being is that with the buzz around the new year and looking to make changes, there is a...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Moving to a New City
image I’ve spoken time and again about how I’ve firmly planted my roots here in my hometown. About how I crave a simple life, and cherish nothing more than being near my family. But I’ve also talked a...
View ArticleThankful Thursday (19)
Oh my, I haven’t done a thankful post since May apparently! Glad to be doing another one and linking up with the sweet Rebecca Jo. My Aunt Karin: my aunt and I are really close. She’s one of my...
View ArticleHome is a person or a place
I’ve talked often about home and what it means to me. As someone who has stayed in their hometown — 5 minutes from their parents and 10 from their brother — home to me has always been this place. The...
View ArticleRoots Deep
I used to feel ashamed that I stayed. So many old classmates up and left after high school: for greener pastures, for bigger cities, for warmer weather. They left for jobs and love and sometimes just...
View ArticleUn-domestic
I’ve never been one for domesticity or homemaking. Though I’m proud to be a mother, wife, and homeowner… I’m also a career woman, the budgeter / bill payer / appointment maker, and the person who keeps...
View Article2018 Fall and Halloween Home Tour
You all know that I am a fall lover and Halloween fanatic. Halloween is my favorite day of the year, and I live for the fall season. I’m not exactly sure what it is about Halloween that I love so much,...
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