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No-Cost Organizing Kitchen Drawer Tips

I’m a big believer that organization saves you time and frustration so that you can better enjoy life. I also believe that organization doesn’t have to cost a lot of time or money. Hello, Susan here from Organized 31. I’m a busy mom of three and I don’t have the time, or money, for complicated organizing ideas. Today I have six easy-to-implement, and FREE, tips to help you organize your kitchen drawers. An organized kitchen can make a huge impact on simplifying your daily routine and saves you time and stress. Most of our daily tasks start, and end, in the… Read More

How to Completely Eliminate Diaper Smells!!!

It has been five years, five full years since I have not had to change a diaper every few hours. Three kids under 5, means A LOT of diapers and A LOT of, ahem…smells. I know I am not the only homemaking mama that has tried it all to make sure that when welcoming guests into her home, they are not immediately tipped off to the fact that my day is full of diaper duty, because, let’s be real, diapers STINK! It has taken me almost 5 full years of diaper duty to discover the real-deal solution to the diaper… Read More

Downstairs New Floor Reveal!

Have you been following along with our downstairs flooring remodel? A few weeks ago I posted about the installation process and how easy it was to install the new Enviqué flooring by Quick•Step. I’m a little late on posting my “reveal” because we had some friends come and stay with us for a week and they loved the new floors. It was also a good test to see how durable the floors were against 3 kids 5, and under. 🙂 Before I show you the “after” picture, let’s take one last look at what it used to look like. Not… Read More

How to Set Up an Affordable Outdoor Dining Area

With the warmer weather moving in, this is the time of year when we start moving outdoors. Our evenings are spent eating on the deck and sipping on a cocktail while we watch the sun set over the mountains. It’s also the time of year when I start craving outdoor parties and BBQs. It’s no secret that I love to entertain but there’s something so fun about entertaining outdoors, in God’s beautiful creation! Last year I added a seating area on the deck off our living room, but this year I wanted to add some outdoor eating space too. I… Read More

The Fastest Way to Clean up Messes

We love the Olympics! Every time the Olympics are on we spend hours glued to the TV, sitting on the edge of our seats, watching, and waiting to see what will unfold. In honor of the upcoming Olympics, I thought it would be fun to hold a little competition in our house, to see what the fastest way to clean up messes would be. I know, I’m such a cleaning nerd, but as busy moms, I know we don’t have time to waste on cleaning up spills and messes! For the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Bounty has teamed up with… Read More

Overnight Jam, Chia Seed Pudding

Chia seed pudding with jam, topped with fresh berries, and garnished with mint. This jam, chia seed pudding is delicious and the perfect way to start your day. Hi! This is Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower. And I’m back this month to share with you a brand new recipe! It’s May, which means there’s just a little over a month left before it’s officially summer! Are you as excited as I am? I have so many things planned for these next couple of weeks. Graduations to attend, birthdays to celebrate, just to name a few. What will you be… Read More

Bathroom Cleaning Tips & a BIG Giveaway from Libman

Did you get a chance to see our bathroom renovation? If not you’ve got to check it out (click HERE), it’s my new favorite room in the house, in fact, I might never leave! The only problem with our new bathroom is that it’s A LOT more to clean than our old bathroom. When choosing the flooring for the bathroom I knew I wanted marble hexagon tiles but I didn’t think about how much grout would come with an entire bathroom full of 2″ hexagons (oops!). Luckily I found this great No Knees Floor Scrubber that helps me scrub the… Read More

Master Bathroom Renovation Reveal!!!

I am beyond excited to share my master bathroom renovation with you today! After 6, l-o-n-g weeks, it is finally finished and even though it was a long process, the end result was SO worth the wait. Before we get started with all the pretty pictures, and there are a lot of them, let’s take a look back to where we started. Gotta love all that pink tile, orange oak and the fact that the master bathroom was open to the bedroom, and by love it, I actually mean “hate it”. But we had a great view, the only problem… Read More