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Recently, (meaning about two months ago) I transformed my living room. It was painted when we first moved in which was 5 1/2 years ago. I was 9 months pregnant so we wanted to get some paint up on the walls before the baby and extended family came. So my husband spent 24 hours painting…

My kids are getting to the age where they can be in charge of completing chores during the day. {This is hard for me because I would just rather do all the chores myself to make sure it’s done how I like… I know I’m a bit controlling and I am learning how to share some…

I recently changed up a shelf in our basement and was in need of some red decor. I always have old picture frames around and I found some scrap wood and I got to work. I made a stenciled picture frame. It’s was a quick and easy project and free, because I had all the…

I posted this a few weeks ago on Time Out For Women, and wanted to share it with you here.  A few years ago, I listened to a very inspirational talk in general conference given by Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In it, he asked us to take a…

I made this framed chalkboard menu as a part of my recent kitchen update. I love it! It’s so nice to actually have our meals written down somewhere where we can all see them. Now when my husband offers to make dinner, he knows what to make 🙂  Here are my supplies: A frame from…

Recently I finished updating my kitchen and one of the things I was really excited about updating was my breakfast table. We used to eat at this table all the time because it was convenient, but it is too small for a family of 5, so I figured we should just start eating at our dining…