I haven’t done an update on our kitchen renovation in quite awhile, because believe it or not it’s still not 100% done! We started this project back in August 2011- doing most of the work ourselves has made it a long, slow process. We’ve actually had it usable and in …Read the Rest
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Miracle-Gro Expand ‘n Gro Concentrated Planting Mix
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I cannot wait to get my flowers and garden blooming this year. Here in Michigan we’ve had some warm weather, then back to cold, and now it’s finally getting warm again. …Read the Rest
Home renovation tips with Hometalk
Hometalk is an online home improvement community to give and get advice, view and share pictures, and enter weekly giveaways. Many of the Hometalk panelists are current or former HGTV hosts (ie. home improvement experts)… how cool is that! I wish I would have found Hometalk sooner- I could’ve gotten home …Read the Rest
I can’t wait to cook again!!
This kitchen remodel has been a long slow process… and it’s still going. In fact I haven’t blogged about it lately because there hasn’t been much change since last time. And the biggest hang up has actually been me. I cannot decide for the life of me on the exact …Read the Rest
My Kitchen Nightmares
If it seems like I’ve been MIA lately and you haven’t noticed much new content on my blog… I apologize. I’ve had so much going on and not enough time in the day to get everything done. To begin with our internet’s been flaky for the past week (Comcast just …Read the Rest
Kitchen Renovation Update… making progress!
Did you see how our kitchen looked last week? Well after getting the electrical done and heating duct moved, here’s where we’re at now: We have insulation… And I’m so excited because… we’re actually at the drywall stage of the project! It’s starting to look like a room again… Paint …Read the Rest
Kitchen Renovation is underway!!
I’ve been talking for months about our kitchen renovation, well on my blog anyway- in real life I’ve been talking about it for approximately the last five years. But we finally did it… the renovation has officially begun! Here’s the before picture I never wanted to show… don’t you just …Read the Rest
Under Construction…
It’s seems everywhere I turn things are ‘under construction’. Here in Michigan, road construction is in full swing. Driving to and from my daughter’s school has become a nightmare with all the road closings. Blogger decided to do some inopportune maintenance the last couple days that lasted a little longer …Read the Rest
Kitchen renovations, island or no island?
That is the question! We have the most old, ugly, and outdated kitchen (at least in my opinion) and I hate being in it. I hate trying to cook in it with no counter space. I hate having friends and family over and having them see my embarrassing kitchen. Yes, …Read the Rest
Repair Projects for Spring…
Swingset tarps, carport roofs, and grill covers… oh my! This has been a long tough Michigan winter, and it’s still going. Looking around outside you can see how harsh the cold weather has been on certain items. Yes, that is a gaping hole in our swingset tarp. And it’s not like …Read the Rest
















