31 Days, DIY, Home Keeping, LIVE

My Favorite New Planner Feature

Can we talk, for just a moment, about how much fun I'm having reinstating my paper planner?  I only decided to bring it back a couple of weeks ago and I have already designed and re-designed my weekly pages.  Actually, I could go on and on about a few things, but I'll stick to the… Continue reading My Favorite New Planner Feature

CREATE, Decorate, Handy Tips

Cluttered or Clustered? or The Minor Adjustment That Made Me Stop Hating My Winter Mantel

Earlier this month I posted a peek of some clearance goodies I picked up to help with my winter decorating.  I finally got around to it...BUT, I wondered why I was getting an unsettling feeling every time I walked by my mantel.  I had mostly shopped the house and used items I love and use… Continue reading Cluttered or Clustered? or The Minor Adjustment That Made Me Stop Hating My Winter Mantel

Beauty, LIVE

Have You Done This for Your Skin Lately?

There is a particular thing we can do to keep our skin healthy that I find myself neglecting way too often...CLEANING MY MAKEUP BRUSHES. This should really be done weekly to remove residual skin oils and any accumulating bacteria (yuck). So, today I decided that Monday would be for cleaning Makeup Brushes! I need to… Continue reading Have You Done This for Your Skin Lately?

31 Days of Progress, Fashion

My First Pinterest Project: No Sew Vest

So...I have like 536 pins on Pinterest. Not all of them are recipes to try or craft projects to tackle, but a number of them are. I actually saw someone wearing this vest in person, heard she found it on Pinterest, and searched for it. It is literally no-sew.  All you need is 1 yard… Continue reading My First Pinterest Project: No Sew Vest

31 Days of Progress, EAT, Kitchen Organization, Tips

31 Days of Progress Day 19 :: Organizing Spices {Done}

Remember this little project from this post? I reached my little baby-step goal of getting it organized before I went to bed…BEHOLD! I found out some little things like I had 2 full bottles plus a bag of dried bay leaves {good thing I’m planning to make some pickling spice and rework my refrigerator pickles}. … Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 19 :: Organizing Spices {Done}

31 Days of Progress, Blogging, LIVE

31 Days of Progress Day 9 :: Friendly Blog Tips

Category: Living & Learning Goal: Use Time More Efficiently Baby Step: Find tools to make blog reading & writing quicker - - - Today I just wanted to share a couple of simple tools that I have found very valuable while reading my favorite blogs.  Like you, I have to budget the time I spend… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 9 :: Friendly Blog Tips