You ready for some more family road trip fun? Today I've got the 3rd week of our Northeast family road trip for you. This is our 3rd big road trip together in which we've now seen 42 of the 50 states together. Only 8 to go! In this post, I'll cover our 3rd week of this road trip. You can read about week 1 and week 2 to catch up or for other east coast road trip ideas. On our 3rd week, we ... Read More about Fun Northeast Family Road Trip – Week 3
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The Inexpensive Way to Paint a Stairwell
When I last left you in my hallway, I had finished painting the stairs and needed to figure out how to paint a stairwell that is 2 stories high. I figured it out! And I've got all the info. for you today. I should have painted this wall before I painted the stairs. That would have been smart, just like painting the trim before the treads and railing on the stairs. I don't always do things in the ... Read More about The Inexpensive Way to Paint a Stairwell
Your How to Guide for Painting Stairs
In my quest to make my home pretty and WAY more modern, it was time to tackle painting stairs. I'd put this project off for 2 years because it seemed like it was going to be a pain and I hadn't figured out what I wanted to do. To figure out my colors and exactly what I wanted to do, I headed over to Pinterest and did a bunch of visual research. Thank goodness for ... Read More about Your How to Guide for Painting Stairs
How to Print Planner Pages to Fit Your Planner
Who loves a great printable? I know I do, but I don't always want them printed as a full size printable. I like a smaller planner or notebook and need to print planner pages smaller. It took me a bit to figure out how to do this the best way, but I've figured it out, and I've got simple step by step directions for you. I've made tons of printables for you over the years, and I ... Read More about How to Print Planner Pages to Fit Your Planner
Quick Meal Planning Ideas for Busy Moms
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Food Lion. All opinions are 100% mine. I've written quite a few things about meal planning over the years and have tried many different things as well. I'm always looking for the best system. As I'm sure you understand, life with a teen and tween has increased the level of running around at our house, and it leaves this hardworking mom looking ... Read More about Quick Meal Planning Ideas for Busy Moms
How to Travel with Teens and Tweens and Have Fun, Too
Oh my goodness! Have you traveled with tweens or teens? I'm guessing you have if you're taking the time to read this. They can be so much fun, and they can also be so cranky and moody sometimes it feels like a moving target to know how to have fun together....or even look at them. So, when it comes to travel with teens and tweens, how in the heck can we have a fun family trip? I have both a ... Read More about How to Travel with Teens and Tweens and Have Fun, Too
How to Paint Trim
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape®. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you ever have those projects that you know you want to do, but you avoid them for a LONG time? Then you do them and they really weren't as bad as you made them out to be in your mind? AND on top of that, you love the results and wonder why on earth you waited so long to tackle the project? Yeah...me ... Read More about How to Paint Trim
How to Connect Freestanding Bookshelves or Storage Shelves Together
I've got a super simple DIY safety project for you today. I'm going to show you how to connect freestanding bookshelves or storage shelves together. This is perfect for buying storage cubes and creating something custom for your space or doing the same thing with the IKEA KALLAX or IKEA Billy Bookcases. I've connected bookcases and storage shelves together many times around my ... Read More about How to Connect Freestanding Bookshelves or Storage Shelves Together
Our 2016 ‘Road Trip’
Many of you have been asking if we were doing a road trip this year. I have the answer for you today as I share our 2016 'road trip' with you. This year, I wasn't able to save up quite enough for us to do a full road trip. We had planned to do a road trip to the NE to get those states marked off our map of states we want to visit. The NE turns out to be a lot more expensive than the SW ... Read More about Our 2016 ‘Road Trip’
DIY Painted IKEA Curtains
Guess what? I finally got the curtains done in my daughter's room. Yay! I'm pretty sure they took me 5 months to get done. I am so glad to have the curtains off my list of things that need to get done in her room. We ended up deciding to paint her curtains and of course I will show you how you can do the same. A month or so ago when I wrote the post with 15 great DIY curtain ideas, my ... Read More about DIY Painted IKEA Curtains