From Dump Zone to Sanctuary

Your master bedroom is supposed to be a sanctuary, a place of refuge and rest from the whirlwind of the world. Ours is a dump zone.  Literally piles of laundry and technology and baskets of randomness we threw in there before company showed up. You’re welcome, company. Not exactly the place that brings breaths of fresh air and romantic moments…more …

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How I Lost My Frugalness

I used to call myself a Bargain Hunter.  I loved Thrift store shopping (he thinks it’s gross), generic brand anything and the clearance racks and I had a fabulous relationship.  A $25 pair of jeans was a big buy for me. That is until I married my husband. Being the self employed genius that he is, he has always had …

Toddler Fun Activites

I have been pinning so many things and activities to do with my big boy Liam, but hadn’t taken the time (and it doesn’t take a lot) to do any of them. So, I sat down, picked a couple that I could put together between dirty dishes and diapers and here’s how it went…. When we were not covering baby …

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A Valentine’s Day Vase Pick Me Up!

Since two weeks ago, all my attention has been on my toddler in his cast, the growing baby inside me due to come Monday, and my hubby who has taken on so much. I decided that I wasn’t going to do any of the Valentine’s Day crafts I had been planning; Family comes first. And then last night, while my …

5 Minute Closet Fix-up for $5!

As I move through my home nesting, I noticed my coat/jacket/gift wrap closet was a mess; coats were shoved onto the small rack, batteries falling out of their plastic grocery bag were strewn across the floor, and my gift wrapping chaos was piled onto the shelf where at any moment an avalanche of paper and bows could plummet to the …

Don’t buy, Swap!

I was reading Fast Company, one of Jerad’s magazine subscriptions that I also enjoy, and stumbled across an article about Thredup.com. It’s an genius website James Reinhart from San Francisco started when he realized that we as parents spend AT LEAST $1,000 a year on clothes for just ONE CHILD! And ladies, if we were totally honest with ourselves, we …