Happy Lamp
Several weeks ago, on Craft Day, I stopped by JoAnn’s and found this little roll of yellow (!!!) pom-pom fringe for $2.99. Naturally, I had to have it! I knew right away where I wanted it to go – on the white IKEA lamp in our living room. It was literally one of the easiest and quickest Craft Day things I’ve ever done. All you need is: + a lamp shade + fringe or pom-poms of any sort + scissors + hot glue gun After my glue gun was hot, I put about six inches... Read More
Fall Cleaning!
Last week T.J. decided we would spend all day Monday cleaning out our attic and other super-cluttered spaces (mini-room/closet and office closet). The attic was definitely the worst though. Anything that never makes it into the basement is always thrown up into the attic. We threw out a lot of stuff on Monday and made an entire garage sale pile too… but who knows when a garage sale will happen! Even though we don’t spend much time in the attic, it’s so nice... Read More
Swap Your Photos
This week’s project is to finally order new prints for all of the frames in your house. There are a few frames in my house that have had the same pictures in them for years – and I barely look at them anymore. What’s the point then! If you don’t already have an account with Shutterfly or Snapfish, you should sign up right now! Both are online photo ordering/printing companies that do equally great work. Just upload your new photos, order the sizes you want... Read More
Just Try It On!
There is a great scene in the movie Spanglish where Flor (Paz Vega’s character) is trying to convince the the young daughter, Bernie, to try on a shirt for the second time… knowing that the night before, Flor ripped the hem’s out of the shirt and restitched it to be a size bigger. Bernie is refusing to try it on and Flor, in her broken English, starts yelling “JUST TRY IT ON!” It’s very funny – and a touching little moment in the movie.... Read More
Donate, Thrift, Consign
Yes, it’s finally that time. All those boxes and bags full of donations need to go. Even those boxes you have had labeled “Garage Sale” since 2004 need to go!!! You should start by getting several empty cardboard boxes, labeled Donate, Trash, Consign. Sort through all of your items until they are all in one of the three boxes (or bags). I still need to sort through all of the items in my trunk that have been riding around with me for like a year, waiting to be... Read More
Clean Your Fridge!
Alright folks, here it is, this week’s project is to clean out your fridge. For real. I did mine this morning and was amazed at how much unnecessary food and bottles where hiding in there! Here are some steps and tips for cleaning yours with ease. 1.) First of all, prep your kitchen so you have the space to take everything out of your refrigerator. Clear off your counters or floor space, have an empty trash can ready and put on some happy, cleaning music. (Today I listened... Read More
