Well, I feel like I have been talking about my screened porch reveal forever, but today is the day I finally share my finished screened porch. Let's take another look back at what the porch looked like a year ago. Last year I was unable to paint the floors, so for my daughters eighth grade graduation party last year, I resorted to this outdoor rug I found. But I was beyond thrilled when I could finally paint the floors. Yeah, I totally love my floors. This was a lot of work, but so worth it for sure! Next, I added my furniture pieces to the room, and that pop of color started showing up in my room. But my room was not complete. I needed something to keep the sun out of our eyes at certain times of the day, and also, I needed a little privacy at times too. We are not ... View Post
Building A Screen Porch The Beginning Stages
Last fall we started the beginning stages of building a screen porch. In our past homes we always had a patio,and rarely ever used it. When we moved into our present home I told my husband that I did not want a patio,I would rather wait and save up to build a screen porch. These photos are not very pretty,and it's the reason I rarely ever shared my backyard. Yes this is the back of our home,that little stoop was our porch for seven years! We used to enjoy sitting on our front porch when my daughter was small. But we could never sit out for long because of the mosquitoes and yellow jackets that would fly around and annoy us. Ah that is part of living in the midwest! When we started our research for a builder we had an idea of what we wanted. We wanted to build a room that we ... View Post
THE BEST ANTI-AGING AT HOME DEVICE!
THE BEST ANTI-AGING AT HOME DEVICE! Hello my name is Anne and I'm 52 years old. I no longer have the skin of a twenty something so I need to stay on my game as far as skincare. I found out about this anti-aging device a year ago. When I started using it I was shocked at my results. So what is this anti-aging device? It's an at home microderm abrasion machine. I was skeptical at first if this was really going to work but it really does. I'm going to talk a little about this machine and how it works. At the end of this article you can watch the video demo and more of me talking about this. And by the way this is not sponsored. Post does contain affiliate links please see disclosure policy. Skincare One thing I've always been good about is taking care of my skin. This goes back to when ... View Post
Kitchen Pantry Organizing Ideas
Kitchen Pantry Organizing Ideas My kitchen pantry is nothing to brag about. Recently I had a reader ask me to share ideas on how to organize a kitchen pantry after she read my article on my laundry room storage and organizing ideas. The problem is this is my kitchen pantry. Sorry the photo is a little grainy. As you can see it's very small, and I don't keep much in it because we have so many cabinets, it's not something I use to store most of our food. Sharing how I organized it would be a joke! So I reached out to a few blogging friends and asked if they had kitchen pantry or organizing tips to share and they did! Jann from Newton Custom Interiors Shares these great tips on How To Organize A Pantry. After you read her tips make sure you watch her video tips ... View Post
HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT DURING MENOPAUSE
How To Lose Weight During Menopause The struggle is real. If you're going through menopause you know how hard it is to lose weight and keep it off. When I was in my 20's, 30's and even my early 40's losing weight was easy. I'd just have to cut back on some of my favorite foods that weren't healthy and I'd lose the weight. But as soon as I hit menopause the weight starting slowing creeping up and I couldn't stop it. Until one day I decided I had enough. I decided that if I wanted to feel and look better I needed to make a big change. So what did I do to lose the weight and keep it off? Before we get into that let me first talk about my addiction. SUGAR IS EVIL! I've been addicted to sugar since I was a child. I remember needing that sugar fix even before going to school in the ... View Post
How To Make A Shabby Chic Rosary
I have been in love with Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Rosary for sometime,today I wanted to show you how to make a Shabby Chic Rosary. This rosary is quite large and would used to drape over a door or hung on a wall,or placed on a table. I bought several large wood beads that already have been drilled all the way through. My wood beads are 1 inches,these were found on etsy. I also purchased some suede cording,and a beautiful cross ornament I found on instagram. Yes you can find people selling there goods on instagram too. There are really no rules as far as what to add. I have seen beads added to these rosaries too. First I drilled a hole through this cross,which was easy because this was made of paper mache. The sweet roses and ribbons were already on this when I bought ... View Post