Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Spring is here! Well, it’s not technically here but considering the aisles are full of giant chocolate Easter bunnies (it should really be illegal to have any candy-pushing holiday less than 6 months prior to bikini-season) and colorful plastic eggs, spring might as well be here. You know what that means. Well, yes, you do […] More
Life is full of little annoyances, which you realize every time you’re eating lunch at your desk and end up with a keyboard full of crumbs and no earthly idea how to get them out. Or when you’re packing for vacation and you cannot figure out why your tennis shoes and flip flops don’t come […] More
Along with falling leaves, pumpkin patches and apple cider comes the cooler weather (at least here in the NW). This means furnaces will be firing up and gas or electric bills rising. In an effort to keep our home cozy and not bust the budget here are a seven simple adjustments you can make this […] More
Primitive decorating is taking the country by storm. It is easy to see why. Primitive decorating makes you feel very comfortable and at home. Nothing is perfect with primitive decorating and sometimes, the more banged up the piece the better it is to the owner. Therefore, you can really relax in a primitive decorating atmosphere. […] More
Sometimes we feel we are in our kitchen constantly. Between cooking for our families and cleaning it back up again a good portion of our day is spent in the kitchen. We can quickly tire of our kitchen’s appearance.  It turns out there are little things that you can do to improve the appearance of […] More
During both of my pregnancies I was most excited about decorating the nursery. Of course, I was more excited about actually having my babies, but that didn’t happen until much later. As soon as I knew what I was having, I could decorate the nursery, you know what I mean? With my oldest daughter, my […] More
Everyone has been a guest in the home of a friend or family member and you can use that experience to pull from when you have a guest in your home. You can think about what things that were done for your visit and how it impacted you. Did they make you feel welcome? Did you wish […] More
It’s the room you spend the most time in, which means it’s probably the room your guests spend the most time in. Kids do their homework at the counter, the family dines together, and guests gather to sip a great glass of wine and talk about their lives. The kitchen is the best room in […] More
Life is busy and you need every available minute to get everything that you need to do done. Whether you work outside of the home, are a stay at home mom or another title altogether, you no doubt find yourself wanting more time in the day. You wonder where all of your time goes. Let’s […] More
We are a people who live life on the go. Life is just so busy that we find ourselves spending more and more time in our cars. It only makes sense that we keep these handy items in the car to make our travels easier. A box of Kleenex is an invaluable resource. At our house, […] More
If you are anything like me, your house stays clean at all times. This does not mean that there aren’t toys on the floor – there are – or sippy cups sitting on the coffee table – there are. This means that there are never dishes in the sink, the furniture is always dusted, and […] More
No matter how hard we try to clear clutter, it seems to pile up in our main living areas where everyone that visits our home can see it. I feel safe in saying that is a big pet peeve to most women in our world. We want our homes to look neat and organized, even if […] More