Yesterday was the first day of the Fall season — which means it was the first day of my FAVORITE season!
I suppose if you don’t live in a state with cool weather and as much beautiful Fall color as Michigan, you might not understand my obsession… but, as I have mentioned before, I love everything about fall.
And even though Fall has only officially been here for 24 hours, I’ve already been doing a lot to get ready.
I’ve been thinking a lot about gift-giving lately — and I want to know how YOU feel about giving and receiving gently used gifts. The holidays are right around the corner and used gifts are a great way to cut costs while still giving great gifts to everyone on your list.
I’m sharing my experiences with both giving AND receiving used gifts, but I’d love to know what you think too!
{Dave and I eating at a really fancy restaurant on our honeymoon} Although Dave and I enjoy going out to eat every once in a while, we make it a habit of eating at home, packing our own lunch, and making food from scratch as a way to significantly reduce our monthly expenses. However, I know there are …
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I don’t know about you, but during the hot summer months, I’m all about making simple dinners that don’t require much cooking — at least not in the oven. I like using simple ingredients, a crock pot, a frying pan, the grill, and the microwave. And on really hot days, we make sandwiches or salads! Here …
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If you live in Michigan and decide to move 3 days before Christmas — chances are pretty good that the weather is going to be cold. So, when we moved into our new house just a couple days before Christmas, we were thankful that although the weather was cold, it was NOT snowing, raining, sleeting…or …
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Today I had the pleasure of writing a guest post for one of my favorite crafty bloggers… the famous Gussy! You know…from Gussy Sews. The girls with all the ruffles!! Did you know, Maggie {a.k.a. Gussy} is from Grand Rapids? Yup, she is! We even got to hang out over Christmas break when she was …
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When I started this blog back in August, I had NO idea what to expect. I didn’t even have a “launch party” because I had no one to launch my website too! I simply announced it to my Facebook friends and hoped they would visit. I wondered if I could come up with valuable information to …
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It’s officially been one month since we moved to our dream house…and while it definitely does NOT look like our dream house just yet, I can sure say that I’ve learned alot through our very first moving experience. I’ve received many emails asking how things are going so I figured it was time for a “moving update”. Things …
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It’s no secret — I LOVE organizing, I LOVE time management, and I LOVE saving money — so when it comes to grocery shopping, cooking, and kitchen storage, I’m all about saving space, time, and money! I love buying in bulk to save money and planning my meals ahead to save time; but when we moved, …
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It’s day 9 of my 11-in-2011 challenge and I’ve got some “NEW” news to share… I love the idea of newness. I love the idea of trying new things, learning new information, experience new things, setting new goals, etc. I love the idea of change…but I don’t always follow through on my ideas. Can you relate? How …
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Ah…day #5 of my “11-in-2011” challenge and you HAD to know we were going to discuss time management at some point!! Better time management always seems to make my list of New Year’s goals each year. It’s not that I don’t follow through; in fact, I can honestly say that I manage my time better today than …
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As many of you know, Dave and I recently purchased our dream home — a 120 year old farmhouse! We moved on December 20, and were SO excited to be all settled in by Christmas Eve. As you can probably imagine, the house is very outdated, so we have all sorts of fun renovations and projects planned…and we can’t …
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The following is a guest post from Barb Reichow; organizing coach, home management expert, and owner of Life in Order. There is a ton of information to digest here, but if you have ever struggled with clutter in your home, family, work, or life — this article is a MUST READ {which means we should all …
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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready for another busy week preparing for New Year’s Festivities! Dave and I were SO excited to be in our new home for the holidays and are still busy unpacking the last of our boxes in the effort to create a little more organization around …
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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house there were boxes, and bins, and baskets throughout. No stockings were hung by the chimney with care for the bin of stockings is hiding somewhere! . The scraggly Christmas tree is set up, but not very round and it’s “naked” for our ornaments are no where to be found. The …
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I did most of my holiday baking several weeks ago, and now it’s either in the freezer or already consumed! So, I don’t have any great recipes to share right now…but I thought I would take a moment to share some of these amazing baked goods from other bloggers I follow. Seriously, these look so delicious, …
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Whew…we’re all moved in! Well, actually, our stuff is all moved in {a.k.a. dumped in piles all over the new house} and we stayed with my in-laws for the evening! It was a LONG day of moving and I assume the next few days will be LONG days of unpacking, sorting, organizing, arranging, rearranging, etc. But …
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We’re moving…TODAY!!! And since I’ll be just a little busy, I have an amazing guest post from Leslie over at One Day Before Yesterday. Leslie is sharing her advice for stress-free, clutter-free, organized moving — how perfect!! She actually sent me this post a couple of weeks ago so I had a chance to look over her list …
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