Blog Posts
Shared Boys Bedroom With Bunk Beds
I’ve always loved the idea of our boys sharing a room. My sister and I shared a room when I was growing up and in retrospect I’m glad that it was an experience we were able to share (for better or worse). When the boys were in the infant and toddler years I didn’t want…
Toy Storage For Living Rooms & Small Spaces
I love my kids with all of my heart and soul, but why did they have to come with so much stuff?! Since before my oldest son was born 8 years ago I’ve been fighting against the colored plastic jungle that seemingly over takes homes. Tho I know many parents disagree with me, I never…
Work At Home Office Ideas For Any Space
Over the last decade I’ve done my fair share of working at home and setting up home office stations. Since so many of us are finding ourselves at home working I thought I’d share my round up of home offices from our current and former house and a few take away’s on how to easily…
Easter In Quarantine Recap (Easter Table Settings, Decor, & Family Time)
If I was a good blogger I would have published a post about my Easter table over a month ago but I’m just a regular mom who is riding out this quarantine like everyone else. My normal blogging has mostly been put on hold while I switch gears to home schooling and having everyone home…
How to Start Composting for Beginners
A few years ago I decided I wanted to start composting….and truthfully I was overwhelmed and didn’t how to start composting for beginners. As it turns out composting is super simple and easy to begin. Now if you aren’t familiar with composting you may wonder, “what is composting?’. Composting is simply recycling organic material (food…
There’s Water In The Basement….Now What?
With Spring quickly approaching and us *hopefully* wrapping up our basement/guest room in the coming months I’ve been reflecting quite a bit on our experience over the past year and all of the work that we’ve had done. This is a post that is no fun to write and if you’re reading it then you…
The gift of imperfection
This week has had me drawing blanks about what to post. I keep asking myself ‘what could I say that would be helpful?’ and I kept coming up empty. That is until I walked into my kitchen and saw the tray on my counter. It’s cluttered – but also corrals the normal clutter – and…
Thrifting Tips For How to Decorate Your Home
The best homes are ones that look collected and curated over time, but not everyone feels confident in sourcing items that don’t come from a big name store. Today I’m sharing my top thrifting tips for how to decorate your home. Happy hunting! One thing I’ve heard over and over through the years is, “I…
Farmhouse Master Bedroom Tour
I’m 36 and I live across the street from my life long best friend. Sarah and I met in the third grade when I was 8 years old, so I guess technically ‘life-long’ isn’t actually true. We aren’t originally from Kansas City but we moved here for college and both ended up here. Sarah and…
Basement Family Room Before and After – Final Reveal! (Renovation Series Part 5)
baseIt has been 4 long years in the making of the post I’m sharing today. Over the last few weeks you have went through the journey of our basement renovation and today I am sharing our full basement family room before and after renovation! Bear with me as I use all of the exclamation points…