Tag: home improvement
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New Year, New Goals

Hello there, my friends. I am really feeling like I want to start writing consistently again. I hate writing those sorts of phases. Because like I always taught my kids, “Don’t talk about what you’re going to write about, just write about it.” But I feel like I just wanted to touch base with you…
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Gonna Build My Own Life.

Hey, everybody! First of all, I really want to thank everyone who visited my blog yesterday. The response was very overwhelming. I felt very loved. Your support was mind blowing. I appreciate each of you very much. I just really wanted to come back to blogging without any false pretenses of who I am. I…
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Project- Kitchen Wood Feature Wall

Hello! Today’s project is the wood wall in my kitchen. I wanted to show you how I completed the wall above the tile. What better way than to just start in on the pictures! This is what the wall has looked like for the last year and then some. I really wanted to put wood…
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Project- Kitchen Backsplash

Last week I finally started finishing up the kitchen! Yay!! First up, the tiled backsplash. Ok, seriously you guys, can you believe that photo was what my kitchen used to look like!? I had to use it because it’s amazing! I’ve had what my younger sister refers to as “prison walls”, in the kitchen for over…
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Just Around the Corner!

Today is one of those days. I see it! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I just counted 76 boxes. That’s right 76 boxes until I don’t have anymore boxes to unpack! Things are looking like a house in here, and I cannot wait to start posting some before and afters…
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Dreams: Nobody Said it Would Be Easy

This week has really been a struggle for me. I feel like all the work and all the moving and all the being responsible is really getting to me. I need something and I don’t even know what it is. Monday, Emma started public school again after being homeschooled by me for the last three…
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Four Week Catch Up at the Ranch!

So, I guess moving your whole life to a different state can be a lot of work! I say that as if I didn’t know it would be. Over the last four weeks, I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had the energy to blog. I still don’t have the energy, but need to bite the…
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To The Ranch!

Emma and I are headed up to the ranch house today. We will have no TV, no internet and no coffee maker. I can’t wait. Of course I’ll have my phone and the DVD player so we’re set! If you’d like to stay in touch with what we’re doing up there you can follow…