DIY Cropped Ankle Jeans (and other FREE stuff)

If you have enough jeans in your closet and donā€™t want to purchase a new pair, here is what I did for DIY cropped ankle jeans.  (And some other free stuff!) New friend Susan had an ADORABLE pair of cropped white jeans which suited her perfectly.  I was instantly jealous, of course, and she texted […]

Sexy (Not!) Projects Update

We havenā€™t shared too many projects around here lately, but today?  That all changes!  Here is the sexy (not!) projects update and what weā€™ve been up to. Sexy projects are the best.  You see some crummy ā€œbeforeā€ picture, then the ā€œafterā€ picture and you are wowed!  Maybe itā€™s a stunning kitchen or bathroom. But us?  […]

Free Pintable Art and Crockpot Beef and Broccoli

Some random morning thoughts including free printable art, a recipe for crockpot beef and broccoli and catching up on book reviews. Enjoying an early spring morning with a cup oā€™ joe and suddently inspiration hits.  Iā€™d like a cute piece of cheerful art for my beverage station reflecting my favorite season. And I want it […]

Hello, There 2023

No reflections on 2022 here, but thank you for sharing my journey.Ā  And, hello, there 2023. Letā€™s do this, shall we? Resolutions Do you make resolutions?Ā  Neither do I.Ā  Whatā€™s the point?Ā  If something needs to be fixed or changed, why wait for a new year.Ā  Am I right? So letā€™s not crowd the gym […]

A New Project – German Schmear

It’s been awhile since we’ve tackled a project. But here is a new project – German Schmear. Or German Smear, just in case you’re not German. Remember when we redid hub’s office with a faux brick wall? We have loved the look in there, but the wall is pretty red and it didn’t have much […]

December Skin Care

In case you missed it, I am posting daily in December with a fit challenge.Ā  ā€œFitā€ meaning all aspects of taking care of yourself.Ā Ā  For many reasons, December skin care is really important and no need to lose sight of that during the holidays. Remember Jessy I mentioned a while back? Who not only started […]

Three Money-Saving Hacks

We all know the money-spending season is upon us, but today Iā€™m sharing three money-saving hacks Iā€™m using now. The Frame TV Samsungā€™s Frame TV is the brilliant solution to embellish your wall with lovely art instead of the black hole a giant TV leaves in a room. It allows you to upload your own […]

Honest Review of Fusion Mineral Paint

Do you remember when hub painted our console table to better coordinate with our old dining set?Ā  And then.Ā  We got a new dining set.Ā  And then.Ā  The white looked a little stark in our entryway against the new table.Ā  And then.Ā  I heard about a specialty paint brand for furniture.Ā  So we tried, and […]

DYI Mirror Tile

In one of my recent YouTube viewings, I watched a video on a $7 Walmart DYI Mirror Tile Hack.  The theory is you buy a $7 mirror from Walmart and use leftover tile sheets to frame it and class it up. When I shared the video with John we agreed we could try it on […]

Under Cabinet Lights

You could consider this the first project of 2022.Ā  Changing out our current under cabinet lights has been high on my list for a while, and hub surprised me while I was napping with this less-than-30-minute job. We have such high ceilings in our home and when we first moved in our kitchen only had […]