Listen. I don’t like this any more than you do. If I had my way, the holiday season would only exist from Thanksgiving until New Year’s. But I’ve learned the hard way I can’t wait until Black Friday to start…
What our kitchen renovation REALLY cost
(and where we spent—and saved—our money) Renovations are expensive. There, I said it. That show on HGTV that said they did a full kitchen renovation for $15,000? They’re lying. Maybe that cost didn’t include labor, and/or products were gifted. Or…
The Best Fall Candles of 2022
One of my strengths in life has always been researching. I need my decisions and answers to be supported by facts and evidence, it’s just who I am. As a lawyer, research was about 75% of the job, so it…
Long Weekend Sales Round Up
Happy Labor Day Weekend and hello to the unofficial start of fall! We usually spend this weekend soaking up the sun and hanging with family, but I also always end up shopping the sales too. They’re always so good this…
The Ultimate Guide to Ikea Hacks: Everything You Need to Get Started
Everyone loves an Ikea hack—it’s like the rags to riches story of home renovations. I’ve always been a sucker for them too. I just never had the guts to try one, minus switching out some hardware on a dresser or…
My traveling must-haves
Last weekend, we took a long weekend trip to Chicago with our son. We met some friends and their son there, and had the best time—even though it was h-o-t and wrangling toddlers on busy city streets can be stressful. …
Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2
Part two of my gift guides are here, and they’re all about finding gifts for the guys and kids (re: toddlers) in your life. If you missed part one, you can find another ten guides here! I hope these help…
Fall One Room Challenge: Bathroom REVEAL!
REVEAL DAY IS HERE!! The hours were long this week, my friends. But this “before and after” side by side is worth every long hour and “civilized disagreement” Robert and I have had these past eight weeks. I had almost…
Fall One Room Challenge: Week Seven
With one week to go in the One Room Challenge, it feels So. Good. to say we’ve finally got our penny tile installed! It was a crazy week of progress, and I couldn’t be happier with the end result. Technically,…
Fall One Room Challenge: Week Six
I can’t believe we’re six weeks in to this project already!! I feel like, at least for us, the One Room Challenge really kicks into high gear right about now, too. We left off last week with most of the…
Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1
EDITED TO ADD! I am updating this post to add a few more catagories, with ideas for the foodie, the coffee lover, and the wine lover/entertainer. I also added a part two to my gift guides, which includes gifts for…
Fall One Room Challenge: Week Five
We’re through week five of the One Room Challenge, and this blog post is technically a double update because I left you hanging last week without one! Truthfully, we’ve gotten a lot off of our to-do list, but a lot…