Something this blog is not–instant before and afters.  I like to take you a long for the complete ride.  Although the “after” pictures are definitely the most exciting, there’s too much work that happens along the way and too many …

Whew, where has the time gone, huh? I’ve been awol from the blogging world for the past, mmmm, 4 months. You’ll have to forgive me because we have made some pretty rockin’ meals in that time, none of which have …

1.  Surprisingly it’s not that most pants are capris on me.  At least not this time.  I am 6′ tall and the fact that these skinny cargos are more like super-crops or capris on me is okay for the summer. …

Saturday morning, I woke up and decided to paint the front door.  I kinda envisioned getting it painted that day, but deciding on a color took an entire day.  I have been pinning yellow doors like crazy lately because I …

This week has been all about sprucing up our front entry.  This front entry: While we are not quite ready to do a grand reveal (the door needs to dry before we hang it), there are a few other things …

The downward spiral started yesterday when Chris took both sets of keys to work, leaving me no way to get around.  The funny thing is, I usually go nowhere, but yesterday I had a few errands to run, including picking …

Am I a little embarrassed that this is what is welcoming people into my home?  A little.  It’s so boring.  That blue welcome mat was there when we moved in and I never thought to change it.  The door knocker …

Chris has been putting in 80 hour weeks for some time now.  Remember when I mentioned he was busy?–I wasn’t lying.  He is the executive director of conferences for an e-learning software company and just got done with the biggest …

Have you ever read the book, If you give a mouse a cookie? There’s a little mouse that is given a cookie.  As a result of eating a cookie, he wants a glass of milk and then a straw and a …

It took a few days for me to complete, but I finally finished painting our main staircase railing and spindles.  I used the same color as I did to paint the smaller railing in the dining room:  Benjamin Moore’s Steel Wool. …