December 2011

Viva La Resolutions!

December 31, 2011

It’s that time of year where everyone talks resolutions, and I’m no exception! While I believe that you can resolve to make major life changes at any time of year (see going gluten-free over 18 months ago–BOOYAH), it really helps to have the motivation of a brand new year to get you going in the [...]

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Fashion Friday: New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2011

I’ve never been a big New Year’s Eve girl. Especially since we have kids (and have for 14 years-eek!) New Year’s Eve usually involves one or both of us falling asleep on the couch before the ball drops. I can vaguely remember waking up in the middle of the night at various times over the [...]

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Barn Beam Mantel

December 29, 2011

One of the big items on our to-do list for the family room was building a new mantel for over the fireplace. The existing mantel was a thick but not deep piece of wood stained a dark walnut color. When I removed the mantel during our demo phase it was nailed into the brick and [...]

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Christmas: Wordless Wednesday

December 28, 2011

We’ve had a lovely holiday-with way too much food, lots of fun screen time, and despite a Christmas cold for my littlest guy (that I’ve now caught-yay!) we’ve had a lovely Christmas holiday. I captured some Christmas morning photos to share-I love how they capture the chaos and excitement. For more inspiring photos, check out: The [...]

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7 Year-End Personal Financial Planning Tips

December 27, 2011

Among the business of holiday frenzy and year end parties it may seem like an odd time to get your financial house in order. But in fact December is an excellent time to take stock of your personal finances.  As you are taking stock there are a few items for you to double-check, and make [...]

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Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2011

I’ll be taking a few days off to eat, unwrap, play, eat some more, and get some much needed sleep in between rounds of playing with the kids and their new toys. I hope you have a wonderful holiday, and take some time to sit back and enjoy your family, friends and life. I’ll be [...]

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Shop and Save (or pay off debt!) with Upromise

December 23, 2011

The holiday shopping season is coming to a close, but it’s not to late to end 2011 with a smart financial move. Signing up for Upromise is a simple step to take to start saving more money on everyday purchases you already make like groceries, entertainment, and of course gifts. Many people think of Upromise [...]

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Holiday Fashion for Less & a Giveaway

December 23, 2011

Between all the baking, wrapping, and addressing cards you may not have had a second to think about what to wear this holiday season, but with all the gatherings and the inevitable holiday photos that accompany them it’s definitely a must. For holiday parties: If it’s a family affair nice slacks with a sparkly top [...]

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5 Easy ways to Give Back for the Holidays

December 22, 2011

Despite the presents are wrapped, the nog being chilled, and the cookies baking sometimes it feels like something is missing from our to do lists at the holiday season. In the spirit of the holiday season we often forget to give to others, but even if you haven’t given back this year there’s still time [...]

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Family Room Reveal Part Two

December 21, 2011

As I shared in my super lengthy post about our family room remodel it took a grand total of 9 months (and several thousand words) to share what changes we made. When I did my big reveal several photos were missing, and so was a big room wide shot. That was intentional since we had [...]

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