Our old couch needed to go. It was ripped and ripping more, stained, and, most depressingly, toxic. For years California had a misguided law requiring sofas to be soaked with flame retardants in order to buy homeowners a measly four … Continue reading
In preparing for future foster children, we planned on one child. Well, of course, with that deciding phone call we got a little over eager and accepted two. This lead to a bit of a dilemma. The children had to … Continue reading
As I mentioned in my last post, I found a turn of the century desk for $20 on Craigslist. I was thrilled to find the desk I did. Since the listing called it an executive desk, I like to imagine … Continue reading
So, I decided years ago that I was going to cut unnecessary chemicals out of my household and beauty/body cleansing routines. I won’t go into too much detail, but the safety of aluminum in deodorant has been questioned and most … Continue reading
Okay, this is my final wedding post! Like I mentioned in an earlier post, the theme of our fall beach wedding was simplicity. We also wanted to keep with the season and be local as much as possible. But my … Continue reading
When one decides last minute to have a wedding, and in the wedding world two months is a last minute decision, it can be hard to get invitations printed and returned in time for your guests to rsvp at a … Continue reading
So after five years of being together, last weekend Kevin and I finally said our “I Dos” on surrounded by family and friends on the sand in Bethany Beach, Delaware. We were kind of surprised we ended up there, after … Continue reading
After making a cucumber salad the other day, I accidentally left the apple cider vinegar open on the counter. I came back a few hours later to find this: A few days later (after I got over my initial, yuck!) … Continue reading
Okay, so I had the best time helping my friend with a garage sale fundraiser last weekend. Especially fun was the end, when we just wanted to get rid of stuff & dropped the prices crazy low. Then, even though … Continue reading
I love DIY. I get moments where I just cruise the pages of craft blogs, looking for inspiration, filing away ideas. I’ve been noticing a lot of rosettes on purses, shirts, you name it. So I filed away a few rosette … Continue reading
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