My heart kinda breaks inside a little bit for all you people who are still experiencing temperatures above 70 degrees. Yeah, I totally realize that might sound crazy, but I am a huge lover of fall and I feel bad for anyone who doesn't get to experience one. I'm from little 'ole Idaho, and I am completely content with our weather here, but I have also lived in the PNW, and been back e…

I find the older I get, the more picky I am with decorating. And since I don't have all the money in the world to be throwing around and buying whatever I want, I decided to create a few pieces myself to bring some pops of pink into my little townhome for the upcoming holiday.

S U P P L I E S:
• foam board (i grab mine at Walmart or DollarTree)
• acrylic paint (pinks, reds, white, gold...what…

Some of you have seen(via my Instagram) that I have a big 'ole chalkboard in my kitchen (about 15"x51"). When we moved back into our townhome last year, I decided I wanted one. So I made one myself, to fit where I wanted it to go. I have absolutely loved having this space to update as the seasons and holidays change. And today I wanted to share with you my February (or Valentine'…

I've got to start off by saying that my kids share a room. We don't have a ton of space right now (we live in a 1250sqft townhome), but I wanted to make their room a little cuter/give it some more personality or whatnot. What I'm saying, is that if I can pull this off, you can too!

I had been eyeing some cute alphabet walls on Pinterest, and decided that that's what I wanted to p…

It all begins with an idea that catches my eye. This one was found via Pinterest, and is a print by Lily&Val. Hot cocoa screams cozy and comfy and Christmas to me, and so I chose to use this for my next chalkboard design (see how i actually made my chalkboard, and my first design HERE).


After I screen-shot-ed (haha oh my word i know that's horrible...how do i say that anyways?!)  the Pint…

we bought our home shortly after it was built, which was great-and i'm totally not complaining-because i was excited to be the first people to live in it! however, part of me wishes we had found this place during it's building days, so that i could be the one to pick out everything before it was finished...and maybe have them throw in a few things (okay, so i know "throwing things i…

if you've kept up with my family blog, you'll recall that when we moved into this new condo, the washer and dryer were front-loading, and that i was very excited about them. since having Bronx, i have started doing laundry at night. he still wakes up at least once, so that's when i move it over.



our last electricity bill was outrageous. like seriously-are-you-kidding-me?! it was the h…