DIY Cropped Ankle Jeans (and other FREE stuff)

If you have enough jeans in your closet and don’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 haven’t shared too many projects around here lately, but today?  That all changes!  Here is the sexy (not!) projects update and what we’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 it’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 o’ joe and suddently inspiration hits.  I’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. Let’s do this, shall we? Resolutions Do you make resolutions?Ā  Neither do I.Ā  What’s the point?Ā  If something needs to be fixed or changed, why wait for a new year.Ā  Am I right? So let’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 I’m sharing three money-saving hacks I’m using now. The Frame TV Samsung’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 […]