As I mentioned in my last post, my youngest sibling, Heather, graduated from high school on Saturday. We had her party right after the ceremony at our house. It was simple, but sweet, and we all had a great time. For food, we served mac and cheese, ziti, chicken (BBQ and red-wine marinade), fruits, vegetables, … Continue reading Graduation Party
We're going to take a little break in the Peru posts to share a couple of sneak peeks of my bedroom makeover. Wayyyy back (last summer), I shared that I was going to redo my bedroom. Last summer, I made some progress (painting, gathering artwork, figuring out a new layout), but it still had a … Continue reading Bedroom Makeover Sneak Peek
At the beginning of the school year, I shared pictures of my sophomore dorm room. Since then, I have made some small updates, particularly to the desk area and on the wall above my bed. I really like how it looks now, so I thought I'd share the updates. The major difference is the painting … Continue reading Dorm Room Update: Desk Area and Wall Decorations
I was looking for a quick and easy DIY project, and realized my planting containers could use a little pattern and color. This project was really easy! I would give a tutorial, but there isn't really much to this project at all. It took 10 minutes maximum to do both of these. For the first … Continue reading Updated Planting Pots
Way back in June, I mentioned that we were thinking about making some updates in our "backroom", which is our mudroom/laundry room/craft room. Well, I finally finished the project (there are still some minor updates, like news curtains, that need to be done, but for the most part, it's finished)! We really only made two … Continue reading Backroom Makeover
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