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“Decorating” Your Home for Lent

I am not usually on top of the whole decorating your home thing. I despise clutter and I hate trying to keep the little ones out of everything. BUT I have this corner shelf (my “mantle”) that our builder made in some wasted space by our stairs. Unfortunately, it’s proximity to the stairs makes it a clutter catcher for stuff […] Read more…

4 Ways to Freshen Up Your Room Without Paint

This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Happy Homemaker Reviews).   I consolidated them to continue to simplify my life.   – Jen  (04.2012) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ When we built our house six years ago, we painted the whole thing ourselves.   We used six different colors.   Of those, two didn’t turn out the way I wanted.  I’ve […] Read more…

Keep Fresh Cut Flowers Fresh

  We’ve recently decided to quit trying to sell our home. The tough part is making it through the winter. Among other things (like massages & vacations to WDW), I keep my sanity by buying fresh flowers for my house. I have a black thumb & can kill a plant in 30 seconds flat. In […] Read more…

Friday Fav: Rubbermaid Easy Find Lids

This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Happy Homemaker Reviews).   I consolidated them to continue to simplify my life.   – Jen  (04.2012) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~   One of the things that I love the most in my kitchen is my set of Rubbermaid Easy Find lid food storage containers.    I won 2 sets one year […] Read more…

Deal of the Day {6.1.11} – 50% off Green Laundry, etc.

This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Happy Homemaker Reviews).   I consolidated them to continue to simplify my life.   – Jen  (04.2012) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Get $20 worth of green laundry products, cleaners, and soaps for only $10 at The Peaceful Housewife!   They have 12 great scents (Birthday Cake anyone?) and everything is handmade. Not […] Read more…

Time Saver Tuesday – Make It Easy…Use Drawers!

This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Happy Homemaker Reviews).   I consolidated them to continue to simplify my life.   – Jen  (04.2012) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Everyone knows that the easiest way to get things done is to Do It Now!   But is there something stopping you from doing it now? In my house, it’s doing […] Read more…

Feathering My Nest for Fall

I was excited to read Life As Mom‘s post about a fall festival. Never dawned on me to write about fall stuff and my goodness, September has nearly come and gone! It’s especially relevent that today’s theme is Feathering Your Nest! We found out just after Labor Day, that I am expecting again with an […] Read more…