Christmas stockings get me every time. No matter the store, I can’t pass the Christmas decorations and not look at the stockings. Some people hang their stockings the night before Christmas, others when the tree goes up . Passed down from generation to generation or themed. My favorites are always handmade ones. Knit or sewn;…
Today I’ll be finishing getting ready for Thanksgiving. Cleaning the house and preparing foods ahead of time. Nine more people will be arriving tonight and staying with us over the holiday weekend. I’ve got food to prepare, not just for Thanksgiving, but for dinner tonight and our Gilmore Girls celebration on Friday. My focus on…
Before the ink was dry on our offer for our new house, IronFish was dreaming of custom built-ins for what would become his office. I’m not about to let a DIY project pass me by, so of course, I started planning with him. Function was the main concern, but we also wanted it to look…
With a small house and a growing family the entryway is a constant problem. No storage or an actual mudroom let me to create a custom entryway system and an organized “mudroom”. This DIY project has been moved and pictures lost but the concept is still intact – November 2016 The Problem: When I walk…
As the holiday season approaches, I’m getting ready for company in my house. Which means I’m cleaning up… It’s also making me think more about organizing… I thought I’d parlay it into the blog and clean up and organize some of my older posts. I still dream of this two level drawer organizer from my old…
When we moved into our first house, I cleaned all the electrical outlets and light switches. Then when we painted we put new white outlet and switch covers on. It may not seem like much, but to me, it was a finishing touch on a fresh paint job. Updating outlets for today’s technology needs and safety…
