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Some time ago my husband deemed me the caulking queen of our house. When he caulks he always makes a huge mess and it never turns out as well as when I do it. But even when I do the caulking it can still get pretty messy. I usually go through about 10 paper towels trying to wipe up all the excess caulking that gets everywhere! Ages ago I saw a tip on Pinterest that was supposed to make caulking less messy, so I thought I’d give it a try. So today I’m going to show you how I caulked… Read More
Now that Malea is getting older, and we have a teenage daughter, I’ve had to rethink my chore chart system. I realized I needed chore chart ideas for kids of all ages, not just my little one! I needed to set up a paid structure that was fair to the girls, but also to our pocket books, so I’ve switched up my old system a little. I am still going to use a system that pays them when they do their jobs, and pays me if they don’t but they both have more responsibilities and there are more opportunities to… Read More
There’s an easy trick for how to wash a hat, without ruining its shape. This tutorial will teach you how to pre-treat, and wash your hats. Continuing with my Love to Clean series, today I’m going to be sharing a no-fuss way for how to wash a hat. This is a trick I learned many many moons ago from my mom. My dad has always loved to wear hats, and even as a little girl, I remember him wearing lots of baseball caps. The only problem with always wearing a hat is that you end up with a lot of… Read More
Gray paint can be hard to find if you don’t want it too purple or too brown. I’m breaking it all down for you with my top go-to gray paints that are perfectly gray. I love painting with gray colors, they are relaxing and make the perfect neutral background for lots of different styles of decorating. I get asked all the time how I chose the gray colors in my home and in our last house. So today I’m going to share a few of my favorite grays to work with, and a trick for finding the perfect gray paint… Read More
Have you ever purchased a glass vase from the store and it was really cloudy? Here’s a simple way to clean cloudy glass, without soap and water. Have you ever purchased a glass vase, or pitcher, from the store and it had a cloudy residue inside? I recently purchased these pretty vases from Target and they were cloudy. But since the opening at the top is so small, I couldn’t rinse them or soak them the way I would normally wash a vase. So today I want to teach you a very simple way to clean cloudy glass, without soap,… Read More
Need a quick and easy sweet treat for Valentine’s day? There is still time to make these gluten free rice crispy treat hearts! They are pretty cute on their own, but become even more fantastic when they are dipped in chocolate. I’m thinking they would be adorable wrapped in cellophane bags and tied with a red or pink ribbon. Everyone loves a homemade (tasty) Valentine! I used gluten free cereal, but if you don’t need gluten free you can use regular crispy rice cereal. I’ve also included dairy free options too. Mix it up with the sprinkles or maybe try… Read More
Last week I showed you all the inspiration pictures I used to inspire my living room gallery wall, and today I’m ready to show you the reveal! Here’s what the wall used to look like, after I painted it, but before anything was on it. It’s a good looking wall but it’s HUGE and desperately needed to be filled! I had been collecting frames and old windows for a few months and when we finally had time I was ready to hang the gallery wall. The first thing I had to do was lay it out. I’ll be honest, I… Read More
To celebrate February, the month of love, I’m bringing back my Love to Clean Series. Each week I will share something I love to clean, now that I’ve figured out an easier way to clean it! First up is how to clean retainers, you know, those awful things you have to wear for the rest of your life after having braces! I was not one of the lucky few that was born with perfect teeth. I had braces for a couple years in high school and then I was given a retainer. I wore my retainer for years but then… Read More