• Currently

    Savoring a homemade pumpkin spice latte each morning. Wishing I was at the Influence Conference right now. Liking the mom in How I Met Your Mother. Enjoying this crisp fall weather. Hanging curtains in our bedroom. Planning an autumn bucket list. Cherishing my new commute to work. Counting how many granny squares I have left

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  • How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets

    Alright kiddos. This is the epic story of how I got some cabinets from a online store (check their website) and also painted kitchen cabinets and lived to tell about it. Also known as the longest post ever… but I wanted to give as much detail to anyone thinking about painting their kitchen cabinets using

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  • Family Beach Trip

    Oh hey there, blog. I kinda forgot about you for a week. I forgot about a lot of things for a week, actually. Like forgetting to set an alarm, wear make up, and shower daily. It was fabulous. Last week my family and J’s family went to the beach for the week. Yep, you read

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  • Home Tour: Before we moved in

    Happy Tuesday! Who wants a little tour of our new house? I debated showing the MLR photos used on the listing, but decided against it and just show what it looked like the morning after we closed. To preface: these pictures were taken with my iPhone so the quality isn’t that great. And also taking

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  • The Mixed Emotions of Check Writing

    The day before we closed on our house, I went to the bank to pick up the cashier’s check that included our down payment and any leftover closing costs that the seller wasn’t taking care of (I plan to detail all of our closing costs in a post soon. Those pesky hidden costs!). I went

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  • September Goals

    September is here! Enter, the busy season. Work is picking up, evening activities commence and my weekends are filled with fun plans. Despite “routine life” returning for most, I will finally take a week-long vacation this month, and seriously can’t wait. I also have some big plans for getting our house put together, and have

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