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Our DIY Playset, Part 1: The Tower

A while ago I showed you the playground Andy built for Weston, but every time I sat down to write the tutorial, I wanted to poke myself in the retina with a fork. Projects like this – following instructions, putting together puzzles, etc – are just not as fun to me as, you know… picking […]

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Chattanooga and July 4th

Andy and I spent our first night away from the kid in Chattanooga this weekend and it was *fabulous!* I forgot how much I love sleeping until I’m done sleeping. No I didn’t. I never forget that. We rented a boat and spent a day on the Chattahoochee River, filled ourselves with tasty tapas and […]

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Bring Back the Fanny Pack, and Other Yard Sale Tips

Last weekend was our annual-ish yard sale, that beautiful day when we trade our trash for someone else’s cash. Can I say there is something so therapeutic about purging our stuff and regaining our space? Here are my tips for a yard sale that helps you clear out your storage space, make a few extra […]

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Four Dollar Pantry Lighting Solution

My name is Kelly and I am a late-night snacker. There, I said it. The problem with this – besides the ramifications to my waistline – is that our pantry has no lighting, so my solo evening cookie searches are conducted in the dark, which makes this whole image of me binging on cookies at […]

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Miracle Tree and a Suicidal Jade

There is a ridiculous little drama playing out in my kitchen right now. Just look at this. Okay, let’s get a little closer: What?! There is so much wrong with this picture. First. Why is everything I’m intending to grow dead or dying? Please, please do not send the Department of Family and Children’s Services […]

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Introducing My Newest Victims

It’s summertime, friends! One way I like to ring in the sweltering heat is to bring the entire friggin’ rainforest into my home. So, I’d like to introduce you to our newest residents: this GIANT beast of a tree which takes up an entire corner of my living room (and still needs a new pot)… […]

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Master Bathroom: Before

Before I show you my master bathroom in its current state, I need you to pinky promise with your WHOLE heart that you will not: immediately begin judging me. tell anyone what you have seen here. stop reading my blog forever. I need your solid commitment here, because I always think I’m one post away […]

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Summer Mantels, etc.

Summer sundresses have officially replaced scarves and boots in my closet, we’ve cranked the A/C and Weston’s cheeks show signs of being kissed by the summer sunshine. So it’s probably a good time to redo my winter mantel, no? I just threw a few things up on the mantel in January, and never got around […]

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Bathroom Inspiration

Hidden within the deepest recesses of my house, behind a door which few may enter, lies a dark secret I’ve been hiding. It’s my master bathroom, and it ain’t pretty. We’ve been living in bathroom purgatory for *years,* and it’s time to fix it. FIX IT. Starting with the countertops and floors. Can I tell […]

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Happily “Insane”

I’m going way off-topic today to tell you how PUMPED I am that I finally finally *FINISHED* the Insanity workout program from start to finish! Insanity is the most ridiculous, stupidly hard workout I’ve ever done. It’s 60 days of killing yourself, and ending up in a sweat-drenched pile of scorched muscles and accomplishment. (Even […]

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Spray Paint Projects: Please Remove Glasses or Contacts Before Viewing

Remember in the last post, when we all agreed to squint and pretend things are perfect when looking at projects on this blog? (Your silence was agreement.) That turned out to be a perfectly-timed *legally binding, contractual* agreement. Because today is about a project that did not turn out cute. But you won’t know that, […]

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Granny’s Plate Wall Gets a Youthful Facelift

Here’s a helpful piece of marriage advice: when your husband doesn’t like a home project you’ve done, just redo it, inject it with steroids and make it wilder and crazier than ever. I’m not saying he’ll love it, but maybe you’ll make enough nail holes in the wall that he’ll decide it’s not worth fighting […]

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A Plate-Hanging Hack

I come to you this Monday morning completely spoiled. My husband gave me the day “off,” so I… SLEPT until I was done sleeping. Laid on the hammock and read a novel Met a friend for antiquing and fro yo and… Decorated. Because that’s what I love to do. I took the morning to rework […]

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Yard Sale Fever

Yard sale fever has struck this household and it will not let go. Where I live, we don’t have those fantastic thrift stores with interesting vintage furniture waiting to be restored. Our thrift stores have broken 80’s furniture and overstuffed black leather loveseats. So we are expert yard salers. EXPERT. Lately, I’ve been stocking up […]

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The “Almost” Lamp: A Tragic Drama

Prologue. It was a moment suspended in time. A moment… of a lifetime. I guess you never expect this to be the day your world changes forever. I was so naive then, as I strolled the lighting section at HomeGoods. So unexpectant, unprepared for this collision of time and space. But then it happened. Act […]

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