This post brought to you by Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine. I normally don’t decorate my front porch for every little holiday, but with Memorial Day fast-approaching, I thought I could do a fun little red, white, and blue makeover then use it again for the 4th of July. The best part? This makeover cost me $50. WOOT!… View Post
This post brought to you by Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. When most people think slow cooker recipes, they think winter meals. But some of my absolute favorite crockpot recipes are for summer, including this… Slow Cooker Pork Pineapple Tacos! Ingredients: 1.5lb boneless pork shoulder roast 2tsp garlic powder 2tsp chili powder 2tsp onion powder 1/2 cup water 1… View Post
So this whole printable idea came to me the other day while I was making Ben his lunch for work and slipped a little love note in it. Yeah… I don’t do that everyday. Most days he’s lucky if he gets anything better than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But just after lunch I got a text from him saying,… View Post
So I’ve started making a mood board for my guest bedroom makeover, but one thing stuck out to me while I was looking for inspiration… do you put a ceiling fan up for practicality, or instead choose some cool ceiling light for aesthetics? Basically it all boils down to: Ceiling fans, yay or nay? When we built our new home we put a… View Post
My nephew’s 1st birthday party was last weekend and it a Mexican fiesta since he was born on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th for those that flunked high school Spanish). For the occasion I whipped up a batch of Strawberry Lemonade Frozen Margaritas and thought I would share the recipe with you cause they’re oh-so-addicting. Ingredients: 2 cups ice cubes, crushed 1 cup frozen strawberries 1/4 cup club… View Post
Oh, I’m so happy to say that the patios are poured and we’re ready to move forward with our next outdoor project: building an outdoor firepit, retaining wall as a seating area, then filling it the gaps with mulch, rocks and some greenery. But here’s what it looks like so far… And here’s the view from above. Totally digging the… View Post
Swimsuit season might be just around the corner, but who really cares if you sneak one more dessert in before summer. Shh… I won’t tell. Well here’s 20 amazingly delicious desserts for you to swoon over. Bet you can’t make just one! Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip from How to Nest for Less Lemon Raspberry Coffeecake from At the… View Post
So when I was starting my powder room renovation and talking with some old friends about my plans to wallpaper, a couple of them retorted “Wallpaper? Really? Isn’t that very 1980s?”. Well I have news for you friends… Wallpaper is BACK. Actually, it’s been back for awhile. And it’s not your grandmother’s wallpaper with large fruit patterns for the kitchen or really ugly oversized florals with… View Post