Last week I received an e-mail from a sweet reader asking how I decorate my home on a budget. My husband is in medical school, so our budget is definitely tight... but that doesn't mean I can't have a home I love. There's definitely a constant battle when trying to balance my style wants with practical needs. Here are few ways I do this.Shop Craigslist, garage sells and at Goodwill. Almost every piece of furniture I own was found at these 3 … [Read more...]
01
May
Balancing style wants with practical needs
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26
Apr
Color Clix {fun painting tool}
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Hey friends! Happy Friday! I'm so excited for the weekend, how about you?! I wanted to share this AWESOME tool with you guys in case any of you will be painting this weekend. Olympic Paint & Stain is taking the stress out of the color selection process with Paint Your Own Room, the newest addition to its ColorClix suite. It's actually a very addicting, yet handy tool! Here's what you can do with the tool: - Paint Your … [Read more...]
11
Apr
50 uses for Vinegar via Baby Center
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Hi all! Just wanted to pop in and share this post I wrote for Baby Center today: 50 uses for vinegar...who knew?! It is an AWESOME list, totally pin-worthy! Check it out here. I was recently hired by Baby Center to write for their Life and Home column twice a week (Wednesdays and Saturdays). I feel incredibly blessed for this opportunity! I'd love for you to pop over some time. There are so many great bloggers over there! You can subscribe … [Read more...]
06
Mar
The best way to eat double stuffed oreos
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To celebrate Oreo's 100th Birthday I thought I'd share with you the best {winks} advice ever given to me in college. Me and my roomies would eat double stuffed oreos whenever someone was having one of those nights. To be honest I still do that. ha! Anyways I remember one night sharing a cup of milk with my friend probably because all of our dishes were dirty and she was all "get a fork!" I yelled out GENIUS! No more sticking your hands in the … [Read more...]
27
Feb
My Photography Tips
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Hello my friends! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Today I'm going to share a few tips that I have learned in the past year to wrap up the Photography series. I look at some of my first blog posts and cringe at my pictures. Sometimes I'm tempted to delete them... but I remember those posts are what brought me where I am today. While I'm no where near a professional photographer I think my photos have improved ten fold over the past … [Read more...]
21
Feb
Photo Composition
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If you missed the Photography series you can start here: Basics to Photography Aperture Photography Learn about your ISO setting Shutter Speed Photography The Exposure Triangle Photo Composition Capturing the every day moments 10 Photography tips to help you edit your pictures Some more Photography tips My Photography Tips Today’s Photo composition tips come from Sarah J. McCaffery, owner of Sarah Jordan … [Read more...]
