Craft Room Ideas Budget Organizing Storage Solutions Several years ago I was inspired by several blogs as they shared their craft room ideas. At the time I was working an antique shop and I also had an online shop. I needed a creative space for crafting and an office too. I updated this room several times but decided I no longer needed this space as a craft room and now it's my makeup room you can read about that HERE. I've been slowly updating many of my older posts so that they are more informative. Craft Room Ideas On A Budget Before I share tips on craft room ideas I wanted to give you a little tour of my room and share how I designed this room. Keep in mind that everything in this craft space was purchased at thrift stores and garage sales. When I ... View Post
MINERAL SUNSCREEN REVIEW COLORESCIENCE
MINERAL SUNSCREEN REVIEW COLORESCIENCE I recently moved to Florida so using sunscreen is more important than ever. And last spring I had a scare. On my yearly visit to my dermatologist she told me I had an A-typical freckle that needed to be removed. I now have a scar and a reminder of how important using sunscreen is. I reached out to colorescience and shared my story. They graciously sent me products to review. This post is not sponsored all opinions are that of my own and my own experience using these products. WHY MINERAL SUNSCREEN? A mineral sunscreen contains titanium dioxide or zinc oxide both of these help to deflect the sun and help to keep damaging UVA rays away from skin. It also helps to protect the skin as soon as it's applied. Although as a precautionary I always ... View Post
HOW TO AVOID CREPEY EYES FOR MATURE WOMEN
HOW TO AVOID CREPEY EYES FOR MATURE WOMEN If you've landed on this page you will see that I don't often share makeup tips. But that's about to change. This blog will have home decorating tips along with beauty tips for us mature women. I also have a Youtube channel that I share lots of beauty tips. I'll be sharing a video below with a step by step tutorial for this post. Today we're going to talk about under eye concealer and how to avoid crepey eyes. I just turned 52 and the last thing I want is to look older than I am. Most concealers setting into my lines. I've tried many and I've also tried many different techniques. But the one that I'm going to share with you today has been a winner! I have no more settling in my fine lines aka wrinkles!(This post contains affiliate links. Please ... View Post
THE PERFECT OFFER LETTER
THE PERFECT OFFER LETTER When we found our dream home I called our realtor and told her we wanted to make an offer. Immediately she informed us that the house had six offers. I didn't want to lose out on this home. We looked at hundreds maybe thousands over the past year and this was the one we were looking for. But what offer would be the best one? After talking with our realtor we thought of a number to offer the sellers. But I asked our realtor if we should write an offer letter to the sellers. She said absolutely! I'm going to share how to write the perfect offer letter so you don't miss out on your dream home. WHY WRITE AN OFFER LETTER AND WHAT IS IT ANYWAY? Some people refer these offer letters as a love letter as well. An offer letter lets the seller know how serious you are ... 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 MOVE OUT OF STATE
HOW TO MOVE OUT OF STATE Recently I shared this post on Why We Moved To Florida. Since writing that post I've received numerous questions on how to move out of state and what the process was. Today I'm going to break down each stage of how we moved out of state starting from the beginning. This is going to a long post. But I want to give you as much information as I can. I'm not an expert but I'm sharing our experience. Research Before you can start planning your move sit down with a piece of paper and pen and write down all of the reasons you're thinking of moving to another state. Then write down why you love where you live. If you have more reasons to leave then your ready for your move. Look for locations (states) and areas (towns) that you would like to move too. Check out ... View Post