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Front Door Makeover

Everyone loves a red front door, even I love a red front door, so I was excited when we bought our house, that it had a red front door. However, as we’ve torn down walls and completely changed the inside of the house, over the last 2 years, I started to feel like the red front door didn’t quite “work” anymore. I thought about painting it dark purple, and found some great inspiration pictures on Pinterest. But I wasn’t 100% sure about the color so I held off and thought about it some more. As I continued to change/add/makeover things… Read More

Storage Dresser Organization with the DYMO Organizer Xpress

You know I love my label maker, I’ve used it to organize countless things in my house and write about them for my blog. I was recently putting away a platter and turned it over to see a label my grandma put on it, probably over 20 years ago. Every time I see this it makes me smile and think of her, which is why I’ve left it there for the 10 years that I’ve had it. I remember walking into her office and seeing these embossed labels on tons of stuff, she was a very organized woman, especially in… Read More

Fall Home Tour 2015

I love Fall, don’t you? I love Summer but by the time Fall rolls around I am SO ready to be done with the 100+ degree weather. I always welcome the cooler temperatures and the changing leaves are my absolute favorite! Today I thought I’d give you a little Fall home tour to show you what our house looks like all decorated for Fall. This is our 3rd Fall in this house but only my second year to decorate because the first year we were busy tearing down walls. 🙂 As we finish up projects in the house I find… Read More

The Best Fall and Winter Cocktails

There’s something about the cool evenings of Fall and Winter that make me want a delicious martini to warm up my insides. It’s about this time of year when I start craving the perfect blend of my White Cranberry Martini, Bailey’s and the sweet yumminess of hazelnut and almond liqueurs. So today I’ve rounded up 10 of the best Fall and Winter cocktails that will have you heading to the grocery store this afternoon! Are you ready for some cocktail eye candy? Click on the title of the drink to take you to the original post for the recipe and… Read More

5 Tools that will make Dusting Quick and Easy

I don’t know about you, but cleaning my house can sometimes be really enjoyable and sometimes it can really feel like a chore. I think it is the repetition associated with the tasks that can get tedious. It seems that every time I get a little bit ahead of the mess, I forget a task (a chore) and it somehow snowballs into chaos. The answer to changing my chores into something enjoyable again is a cleaning routine that I can stick with. When I follow a simple routine for cleaning my whole house each week, the mess doesn’t get out… Read More

Living room switch-a-roo, what would YOU change?

Okay, I’m just going to start by saying that this is a totally different post than I’ve ever written before because I normally have vision for the rooms in my house but on this one I’m stuck. I’ve been staring at my living room for months, feeling like something is missing, it’s too bland, or something just isn’t quite right, but I can’t figure out what it is. Before I go on, let me give you a tour. Here’s the dilemma… we’ve had the same couch for 5 years and I like it but I don’t love it in this… Read More

Creme Brulee Martini Recipe

This delicious, creamy, Creme Brulee martini is the perfect substitute for a Creme Brulee dessert, it’s all the flavor without all the calories! I was doing some research for a post I have coming up about Fall and Winter’s best cocktails, when I stumbled across this delicious Creme Brulee martini recipe on the Food Network. The last couple months I’ve been cutting back on a lot of food items, especially desserts, because I’m working out, and getting ready for our trip to Mexico in October. But when I found this recipe I thought, “if I can’t eat dessert than I’ll… Read More

10 Things you can Clean with a Lint Roller

I am proud to be a 3M-sponsored blogger, and as part of my responsibilities, I get the opportunity to evaluate 3M products. All my opinions are my own and all the results you see in the post are real. If I’m being honest I’d have to say that sometimes I can be a little lazy when it comes to cleaning. I’m sure you are never like that but just in case I’m not the only one, today I’m going to share 10 things you can clean with a lint roller, that will make your life easier and cleaner! I love… Read More