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Built-In Desk Inspires Organizing & $100 Lowe’s Giveaway

January 27, 2012

I didn’t realize when I started organizing that it was going to make me feel so revitalized. Several days into it I started to feel so free and rejuvenated. I started to organize to finally begin my built-in desk project. I don’t have a junk drawer. I have had a junk room, otherwise known as [...]

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Quality furniture on the cheap

January 19, 2012

One of the things that has taken me years to learn is the fine art of buying great furniture at deeply discounted prices. It seems like it’s either choose quality and hefty price tag or cheap materials and a wallet happy price. It doesn’t have to be either or though! Ikea While Ikea certainly has [...]

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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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Holiday Shopping on a Budget: A Guide for Large Families

December 19, 2011

My immediate family is not a large family. My husband and I each come from a family of two kids and my two kids are two of four cousins that I have to worry about shopping for during the holiday season. However, growing up holiday shopping for my family was a little different. My mom [...]

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How To Create Toy Storage

December 13, 2011

Every year at the beginning of December I go through the playroom with a fine tooth comb, cleaning out the toys that are broken, and those that can be donated. After 4 hours, 3 garbage bags full of toys to donate, and 4 garbage filled with trash, the playroom was spotless. I decided to move [...]

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Christmas Morning Preparedness Kit and #BatteryControlled

December 6, 2011

Creating a Christmas morning kit has been a long standing tradition for me. I saw the idea on Martha Stewart years ago, and since then we’ve gathered up a box or bin of much needed items during the chaos of Christmas morning. Create a Christmas Morning Preparedness Kit: Creating a Christmas Morning Preparedness Kit is [...]

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Save Money Holiday Shopping

November 22, 2011

The winter holidays tend to be the time of year that makes me lose my mind with joy. I love everything about it. I love the decorating, the food, the cookies, Santa, snow men, holiday concerts, cold weather, the fact that it is the only time of year we’re not in soccer season, etc. Because [...]

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DIY Thanksgiving Table Decorations

November 16, 2011

I love the color palette that surrounds Thanksgiving. The rich earthy, and often vibrant jewel tones, are so warm and inviting. Mixing deep reds with rust oranges and mustard yellows exudes a sense of homeyness that no other color combination can replicate. For this reason it was easy to decide on the color palette for [...]

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Perfect Thanksgiving Recipes

November 11, 2011

I have to say that for me and many Americans Thanksgiving Day is one of their favorite days to eat. Sure there’s the smell of the turkey slow roasting in the oven all day, but then there are the sides that make your mouth water. And of course there is pie. Sweet, delicious pie. I’m [...]

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Hiring Help for your Home

May 16, 2011

Living a Centsible Life isn’t just about what makes sense in terms of dollars and cents. Sometimes it means making the most of your time and money to focus on what is important to you. After all it is called personal finance for a reason. I’ve made a decision to do something many people feel strongly [...]

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