Our bedroom updates are done(ish)! The spring One Room Challenge is over and I'm SO glad we participated again. I know our bedroom would look exactly the same as it did 5 weeks ago if it weren't for the challenge. Here's what it looks like now: We removed ... read more
Last-minute mother’s day gifts for a minimalist
It seems most mother's day gift ideas are for gifts from children to adult parents. Well...I'm an adult woman with no children and an even more adult mom who happens to be a big fan of simplifying. And I would still like to give my mom a gift for Mother's Day! I'm ... read more
New vintage furniture (ORC Week 5)
Everything is still in progress in the bedroom. This week is all about the furniture. (We LOVE having this corner of our bedroom back from the dogs!) The townhouse we rented a few months ago was unfurnished. We brought a few things up from the house, but we ... read more
DIY dry shampoo for dogs
Guys...dogs just stink. We love them like crazy, so we put up with it until we're to the point of not even wanting to be in the same room anymore. In spite of what some vets recommend (and lots of people on the internet that are just quoting each other), our dogs do ... read more
DIY dog bed (ORC Week 4)
The dogs have been banished to the closet. Our Golden boy isn't a fan of confined spaces, but our Bernese girl loves them, so we thought she would love a bed in the closet and he wouldn't be much of a fan. Of course, it's the exact opposite. They both fit in the bed, ... read more
How to make money from home: start with a hobby
The best way to make money from home is to start with a hobby. This post is going to be the first in a series of steps you can take if you want to start making money from home--based on what has worked for me, and what hasn't. I currently have three income streams: my ... read more
An open closet (ORC Week 3)
Week three already of the One Room Challenge...only two weeks to go to finish our bedroom, and several projects still need to be tackled. But we have the open closet that we love so much again. Apparently, I have lost the "before" photos, but they looked like any ... read more
Can you really put contact paper on countertops?
There have been people sharing this on the internet for years. The first time I heard of someone putting contact paper on a countertop, I simultaneously thought it was an awesome and horrible idea. There seemed to be no way it would last or look decent. But it was so ... read more
How to decide what spices to add to your recipe
Recipes can sometimes be the training wheels of cooking that homemakers never take off. Don't get me wrong, I love recipes. But...to be a good cook, you have to learn how to pair flavors on your own. Just like riding a bike, it's way more fun (and faster) when you ... read more
