I am new to the world of blogging. I stumbled onto my first blog when I was scanning Facebook. On the side of the page was a notification that one of my friends liked this certain blog called Thrifty Decor Chick. Once I opened it up and began to read …. I COULDN’T STOP!! It […]
Author: Linda
I GOT MY BLUES BACK ~ Lots of pictures!!
After I painted over the navy blue walls in my dining room to neutralize, I was surprisingly sad. I didn’t know how emotionally tied I was to my blues. So, I had a brainstorm! I’ll paint the dining room furniture blue!! Here’s the before: The table and chairs were hand-me-downs. The burgundy armchairs and china […]
A GREAT FOUR LETTER WORD ~ DEAL!!! Let’s redo the kitchen!
This weekend we found a listing on Craigslist (have I mentioned I LOVE CRAIGSLIST?!) for all four kitchen appliances in stainless steel for $1500!!! I’ve wanted to replace my white ones forever. My dishwasher door is broken, one of my sons (using no names Son #3) put an aluminum can of peaches in the microwave […]
FAMILY ROOM ~ Is it yellow or green?
Our family room is the hub of our house. EVERYTHING happens in the family room. When we were moving into our present house, I picked the paint color for the walls to match a couch we had bought on clearance. After the painters had finished painting the walls “green” I walked in and said “YIKES!” […]
THE BEAUTIFUL OUTDOORS ~ and a thunderstorm acomin’
We spent the whole weekend outside tilling our yard. The LOML and I have had a running disagreement about Fescue (cool weather grass) or Zoysia (warm weather grass). I don’t like brown grass. I JUST DON’T LIKE IT!!! But the LOML says you can either have brown grass in the winter or the summer because […]
ORGANIZED IN A DISORGANIZED WORLD
ORGANIZING A DISORGANIZED WORLD! People always ask me how I keep track of my life with six kids running around. I’m not sure if you care but I’ll share a few of my tips anyways. I go through stages of organization. When I’m feeling like I’m drowning in all the school work that comes home […]