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DIY Custom Paint Pallets
Well...next week I dive into major house project number 2. I've been crazy busy this week and it seems like all of it will come to a screeching halt after this weekend. So, I decided that this is the perfect opportunity to do a little painting. My living room. My...
Easy Awesome Breadsticks
I'm not one to brag about things I do. When I do, it's mostly just making a cocky joke. Really, deep down, I think I'm pretty plain. But I am good a few things. Making bread sticks is one of those things. And because I believe everyone should be entitled to a good...
Alternate Realities
Today reality hit me in the face. Back from vacation and a "do-list" a mile long. {I'm a big list maker in case you didn't know.} Reality. Lists. Work. Editing. Emails. Phone calls. Then I sat for a minute and saw this photo. I snapped this at Sylvan Lake at...
Oh, sorry, was I in the picture? {awkward vacation moment.}
You know when you are on vacation and you ask a stranger to take your photo? I think we've all been there. Over the weekend {possibly the best Labor Day Weekend I've ever had} we were at the Crazy Horse monument in South Dakota. I'll tell you all about the trip in...
It’s Back! {Trim & Tone…hooray!!}
I think very few of you have really been reading since "the start." And if you have, then you know I began writing as a way to broadcast my Trim and Tone fitness classes. Well, here in Minot I've been teaching again. But mostly just senior fitness and some muscle...
Life Unexpected.
This is a small blog. I don't get too many comments and I have no need for a FAQ page. It's a hobby really. I've always like to write and journal. As I've been pulled away from my home town and my family...I find writing here very therapeutic. I've been writing...
A Great Man 60 Years in the Making {Dad’s Birthday}
I know we all have dads. Really there is nothing special or profound about having one. But what is profound is that some men go above and beyond to answer the call of fatherhood. I am lucky enough to have a dad like that. And today is his 60th birthday. Most of you...
5 Tips for the Best Garage Sale of Your Life.
So. The garage sale was a huge success. Since I have no other garage sales to compare it to...I guess that doesn't mean too much. But we got a lot of traffic, we sold a lot of stuff, and we made some money. I owe the success mostly to the great articles I read and...
10 Tips for Successfull Garage Sale-ing
Thanks again to Amanda of Kuzak's Closet for the awesome guest post yesterday. Today I'm sharing my very own Top 10 list. As an experienced garage sale-er I've learned a thing or two about getting a deal. To be honest, I'm much more experienced at shopping the sales...
Kuzak’s Garage Sale Top 10 {Guest Post}
Hey! Today is a great day...Amanda is here from Kuzak's Closet with a crazy informative and entertaining post. It's so awesome...Read on! Hey Everyone! My name is Amanda Kuzak from Kuzak's Closet and I am so excited that Amy asked me to guest blog today! I...
Garage Sale Tips & Flyers {and how to make a big image appear on Craigslist!}
So you may have heard me mention my first ever garage sale this weekend. Up until now, I've had no reason to sell anything. Our house has always had room for our things, it always seemed like we were on the verge of another move. So I always used the excuse,...
Decking Do-Over {Under $100}
When I first saw our house I thought "Whoa...there's a deck." Immediately I knew that I wanted to pretty up the front porch and make the back deck look more like it is part of the house. Instead of something just slapped on the back. I wanted things to flow. To me...
Get on Your Bikes & Ride {get away to unspoiled Wisconsin}
Get away suggestion for a fall trip to the Elroy Sparta State Trail. Have a blast in unspoiled country side and cut rock tunnels.
Darn Those Smarty Pants Sunflowers
While driving the other day I was struck by one of Minot's most spectacular crops: Sunflowers. Where I'm from sunflowers aren't a crop. They are a flower. A decoration. Corn is a crop. We plant fields of corn...not fields of flowers. But this isn't Indiana...and...
Back To School Gifts {Free Printable}
Hey all. So I know, I'm a little late to the finish here...but I've got a great back to school project for you. This is simple and cheap and fast...and sure to get any little one {or bigger ones} off to a great year. I created s simple card-stock envelopes then...
