DIY
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Kitchen Hardware Upgrade for the Apartment Renter
As an apartment renter, it can be frustrating not to be able to personalize your home as much as you might want. I'm here to share…
Food and Entertaining
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How to Create a Tablescape that Feels Like Summer
I remember the early days of marriage when my husband and I lived in a teeny tiny apartment with our three cats. Why we thought we…
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Home Decor
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How to Add Some Summertime to Your Apartment Décor
I'm all about budget decorating and using my creativity to create a home I love. After the long winter months, I'm eager to throw open the…
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Apartment Living
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5 Important Questions to Ask Before Getting an Apartment Pet
As a homeschooling family who raised five children, we have had many teachable moments throughout those years. One of the kids’ earliest chores was taking care…
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Apartment Living
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5 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale
I have been committed to living on less (mostly ’cause there was always a lot of “less!”) for many years, but I also have looked at…
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Apartment Living
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5 Easy Ways to Show Love for Mom on Mother’s Day
I celebrated my first Mother's Day 26 years ago. I know it seems like a cliché, but the years have flown by so quickly! When you're…
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Fitness and Style
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3 Tips for Healthy, Handy Snacks
There are a few obstacles in my path to staying healthy and vital. One of these is the fact that my metabolism has slowed down. Boo,…
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Apartment Living
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3 Tools for Organizing Multiple Schedules
I remember the day we brought our first child, a daughter, home from the hospital. I looked at this perfect, beautiful baby and wondered what in…
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DIY
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Chalkboard Fun with Paint and Paper
One of the current trends still making its way around the home décor field is the use of chalkboards and chalkboard paint. Although this is not…
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Food and Entertaining
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Go-To Guide for Throwing a Baby Gender Reveal Party
When my daughter and son-in-law announced they were pregnant with our first grandchild, our entire family was overjoyed with the news. Immediately, my daughter Rachel and…
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Apartment Living
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Practical Tips for Making Care Packages for the Homeless
Do you feel like you sometimes get caught up in the minutia of everyday life and the important elements of life take a backseat? You may…
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Apartment Living
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Organize and Freshen Up Your Car
At the start of a new year, many of us make resolutions and get motivated to freshen up both our lives and our homes. But have…
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Apartment Living
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How to Cope With January Blues
Is it only me or does the beginning of each new year arrive at a bad time? Seriously, you've just traipsed through the holidays, from Thanksgiving…
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Food and Entertaining
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Spread the Holiday Cheer – The Gift of Giving
'Tis the most jolly season of the year and a retailer's dream, but do you ever feel like there's more to the holiday season than just…
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Food and Entertaining
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Healthy Alternatives for the Holiday Meal
My family embraces many traditions throughout the holidays. Our best Thanksgiving memories center around consuming a big meal while sitting around the table laughing, picking out our…
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Food and Entertaining
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Easy Holiday Meal Prep Tips for Stress Free Entertaining
I have been hosting Thanksgiving lunch at my home for most of my 27 years of married life. That's a lot of turkey, dressing and desserts!…
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Food and Entertaining
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3 Valuable Lessons I've Learned from Our Holiday Meal Mishap
The smell of turkey baking in the oven wafts throughout the house as a little black kitty meows plaintively for a bite. The children, all snug…
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Food and Entertaining
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How to Create a Lovely Table Setting without Spending Much Money or Time
Even before I became a DIY lifestyle blogger, I always loved to set a pretty table when company came over for dinner. We were always the…
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DIY
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How to Create a Table Setting Using Mason Jars
Sometimes all you need is a little paint and a dab of inspiration to create beauty in your home! This project is no exception. Using the…
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Food and Entertaining
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Slow Cooker Potato Soup
As a stay at home mom for a majority of the past 25 years, it would be easy to imagine that I had it all together…
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DIY
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Easy Solutions for Renters using Paint and Home Decor
I am a bold color kind of gal. I always knew that I liked color in my personal wardrobe. Definitely no pastel colors for me! But…
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DIY
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4 Questions to Ask Yourself to Achieve the Shabby Chic Style
My husband and I are old pros at repurposing, including everything from fence board DIY projects to clever uses for old windows and Mason jars. The…
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Food and Entertaining
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Cool Down with Healthy and Inexpensive Fruit Smoothie Popsicles
What are your first thoughts when you hear the word "summer?" You could possibly be thinking of soaking up some rays by the neighborhood pool, plastered…
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Apartment Living
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5 Clever Tips for Maximizing Your Storage Space
It doesn't matter whether your home is rented or owned, large or small, storage always seems to be a problem. If we have more space, we…
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