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A Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover

Dave recently helped me move almost ALL the bedroom furniture in our entire house… which means all 4 bedrooms got a mini makeover without spending a dime!

Today, I’m so excited to share our (completely free) Master Bedroom Mini Makeover!

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Three Cheese Lasagna Roll-ups (With Zucchini)

This time of year, I’m ALWAYS looking for ways to incorporate our garden-grown zucchini into anything and everything… and today’s recipe for three cheese lasagna roll-ups are one of my trickiest hiding places for shredded zucchini.

They are so yummy, they might even fool your pickiest eaters!

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Wedding Anniversaries… and More Memories Preserved

Dave’s parents’ wedding anniversary is coming up later this month and as an early “anniversary-type gift”, we digitized hundreds of old family pictures (something his mom has wanted to do for years) with the help of Legacybox.

It has been fun to look through Dave’s old family photos — and I’m excited to offer all of you a fabulous discount to help preserve YOUR memories!

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A Few Of My Favorite Things {August 2016}

I’m sharing a few more of my favorite things today — including my favorite swimsuit, food storage containers, and my fabulous web-hosting company!

As always, be sure to check out some of my favorite things from past months and share your favorite things in the comments!

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Slow and Full: My Blogging Break

Our summer has been FULL of people and activities… but at the same time, it has felt SLOW in the best possible way.

As I explain in today’s post, I feel like “slow and full” perfectly describes our family’s summer of 2016.

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When You Have No Time For Yourself

Earlier this spring, I transplanted a bunch of white lilies from my Great-Grandparents’ dairy farm… and while it might sound a bit crazy, the lilies got me thinking about different seasons of my life when I have had very little time for myself.

If you are currently in a season of life with no time for yourself, I hope this post offers some encouragement… you definitely are NOT alone!

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Our Best and Worst Summer Jobs

Although Dave currently doesn’t have a summer job, we both had fun reminiscing about our best and worst summer jobs from previous years.

Today, I’m sharing a whole list of our summer jobs, as well as what we’re up to this summer! And yes, I’d LOVE for you to share your best and worst summer jobs!

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How I Reduce (and even eliminate) Wasted Produce

I absolutely HATE wasting food (especially food I grew or picked myself) so I have a pretty good system for utilizing the extra fruits and veggies in ways that don’t require us to eat the same things over and over again.

Today I’m sharing some of my ideas — I’d love if you chimed in with your ideas too!

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Systems Simplify and Streamline Everything!

Systems are an integral part of everything we do. If we embrace them, they will help to simplify and streamline almost every area of life (at least every example I can think of!)

In case you can’t tell, I’m a huge fan of systems… today I’m sharing 3 reasons why!

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A Few of My Favorite Things {July 2016}

I’m sharing a few more of my favorite things today — including a pair of super cute baby shoes that James literally can NOT pull off!

As always, be sure to check out some of my favorite things from past months and share your favorite things in the comments!

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Dream Weddings, Date Nights, and a Decade with Dave

Today is Dave and my 10-Year Anniversary!

After 10 years of marriage, I’m certainly NOT an expert — but as I thought about what I wanted to write about today, there were 2 topics that kept coming to mind… I couldn’t pick just one, so I’m writing about both today!

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My Top Tip to Simplify Meal Time

Today I’m sharing the one tip I’ve used over and over and over again to drastically simplify all of our meal times, allow me to enjoy entertaining so much more, save boatloads of time in the kitchen, and even reduce the clean-up!

Sound intriguing? Then keep reading!!

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Our Diaper Bags (What We Love and What We Don’t)

Today, I’m sharing some of the diaper bags we’ve used over the last few years, what we like about them, what we don’t like, and a bit more about the bags we use right now.

If you’re in the market for a new diaper bag, I hope my thoughts and insights are helpful for you!

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A Peek Into Our Week

Today I’m sharing another peek into our week…

James is walking, Simon starts speech therapy, Nora is acting way too grownup, and Dave and I are celebrating our 10-year anniversary later this week!

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Homemade Juice Pops – A Simple Summer Snack

A couple months ago, the kids and I stumbled across a popsicle mold at the dollar store and I quickly snatched it up, promising homemade popsicles for a snack later that day.

Since then, we have enjoyed homemade juice pops as an afternoon snack on a VERY regular basis! They taste great on a hot summer day and take roughly 10 seconds to make!!

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Saying “No” Shows Respect

Saying “no” is rarely fun or enjoyable for me as I naturally want to say yes to so many things (I’m sure many of you can relate).

However, in my opinion, saying “no” upfront shows that I respect myself, my time, my prior commitments, and even the person or organization I’m saying “no” to.

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