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My Friday Five – Mother’s Day Recap

My Friday Five – Mother’s Day Recap

Happy Friday the 13th! My grandpa was born on Friday, May 13th back in 1910, so I think good thoughts on this superstitious day. I hope all you moms out there had a nice Mother’s Day! How have we already fast forwarded five days since then? 1 | Sunny Skies for Selling – My weekend was filled with

Top 10 Tips for Hosting a Garage Sale

Top 10 Tips for Hosting a Garage Sale

Whether you call it a garage sale, yard sale or rummage sale, these sales are a great way to declutter your house and make a bit of cash in the process. I recently just hosted my first garage sale. I learned a lot along the way in terms of do’s and don’ts. I had been considering a

Spicy Ranch Chicken Tacos

Spicy Ranch Chicken Tacos

Is taco night a weekly occurrence in your house?  If so, you may have to kick it up a notch with these spicy ranch chicken tacos. Make the chicken in your slow cooker for an even easier weeknight meal! We generally don’t have specific food “nights” at our house, but with the start of Spring activities

My Friday Five – Spring Catch Up

My Friday Five – Spring Catch Up

Happy Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve done a Friday Five post, so I thought I’d do one over some of our happenings over the last few weeks. 1 | Styling Secrets – I was invited to a Yelp Elite event at Salon Spa W in the East Village. I’ve always heard rave reviews on their

Make a Shade Loving Container Garden

Make a Shade Loving Container Garden

You may have more plant options for a shade loving container garden than you think. Check out this recipe for a colorful pot in a shady spot.  We have a bit of a challenging yard for doing much gardening since we have full sun in our back yard and nearly full shade in most of

Salted Caramel Brownie Bites

Salted Caramel Brownie Bites

These Salted Caramel Brownie Bites are sure to be the biggest hit at your next gathering. They’re the perfect one-bite treat, look impressive, and they’re so easy to make! I can’t believe it’s taken me a few weeks to share this recipe with you. Once you try them, you’ll be mad at me for not posting sooner! Ever

Dutch Letter Bars

Dutch Letter Bars

Jump to recipe What’s a Dutch Letter you say? It’s the best almond pasty that ever lived. Dutch Letter Bars are the next best thing. They bring all the decadent almond flavor into an easy to make bar. Once you make these, you’ll be asked to make them again and again. My husband was on the

Pom Pom Yarn Flowers

Pom Pom Yarn Flowers

While Spring has officially started, I’m not sure where it’s hiding. We went from mid 60’s to possible snow again this week. The flowers have just started to peek through the ground, but I guess for a little while I’m going to have to be happy with substitutes like these cute pom pom yarn flowers

My Friday Five: Spring Break

My Friday Five: Spring Break

Welcome to Friday! This week was Spring Break for us. No major trips on our end this year, but we did manage to take a long weekend trip to Minneapolis, then Todd and I both had a bit of work travel this week. Carter enjoyed field trips with the school program. In fact, he’s home with

St. Patrick’s Day “Luck is Going Your Way” T-Shirt

St. Patrick’s Day “Luck is Going Your Way” T-Shirt

Whether you’re Irish or not, you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a custom made t-shirt that might even bring you a little luck. I made this one for my son, and while it’s perfect for celebrating St. Paddy’s Day, the design is versatile enough to be worn all year long. I’ll be traveling tomorrow