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We've always loved going to the "Big Flea Market" (as we call it) at the Nashville Fairgrounds. Even before this was a real business for us, we would search through all the goodies, find potential and treasures and enjoy every second of it. We've done it pretty much my whole life and there are always certain dealers that just stood out and we would have to not only visit or buy something from.  One of these was the sweetest lady who sold vintage linens. She would sit at her little card table in the center of her booth and arrange...

This is one of my most favorite DIYs and if you can use a drill and a level, you can do it too! I so wish I could take credit for coming up with this but I first found this idea from  Brooke at Nesting with Grace and Allie at Proverbs 31 Girl added a ton of great inspiration for it too. Please check out their tutorials for all the details but here is my quick and easy guide to what I used .   Basically, the Magic Light Trick is a way to install lighting in areas where you...

I'm always on the hunt for ways to save money and cut harmful "stuff" out of our home. When I get both it's a huge win! We switched to making our own laundry detergent a year or two ago and haven't looked back. I started with the simplest recipe I could find, thinking it would add or change along the way, but all I changed was the ratio of ingredients. Now it takes 10 minutes to mix it all up and we get 2 months of clean clothes without harmful ingredients for well under $14.  Here's how to make it...

There is always that comforting relief of a house clear from all the Christmas things, but it never seems to last long. The winter blahs follow close behind when everything outside is brown, it gets dark at 2:00 PM and it’s just stupid cold. It’s easy to ignore around Christmas when the pretty decorations warm everything up but a few weeks into January and it’s like it never even happened.   Wow. I sound pretty doom and gloom, but that is just the not so pretty side of winter that has me ready for spring every year! But never fear, I’ve...

  November 1st. October is over. The write 31 days challenge is over. Did I finish it? Yes and no. I failed to post all 31 days, but I wrote 18 real posts which is probably more that all of last year and I call that a huge improvement. But more than just 18 posts, I’ve learned so much, so today, as my favorite Emily P. Freeman started, I’m listing what I’ve learned I October through the Write 31 Days project.  Doing something is empowering. I like to think and overthink before I take action. And while I planned and...