Home Remodeling In mid-2019 we decided it was time to update our laundry room which is also our kitchen pantry. One of the previous owners had installed built-in shelves, but they were starting to sag and had no adjustability. The shelves were stationary and couldn’t move up or down. Some of them were super deep
Getting a Closet Facelift – Part Three: I Went Shopping
Last week I started sharing about my experience hiring a fashion consultant. I prepped for the appointment and survived the consultation. But then I had homework. Although most of the outfits we put together were straight from my own closet and accessories, there were still some things on the suggested “to buy” list to complete
Getting a Closet Facelift – Part Two: The Appointment
Let’s start with the end first. I was completely prepared for the actual closet consultation and after it actually happened? I was exhausted. The above pile is all of the clothes I decided to donate elsewhere. And the shirt below was voted Worst Item in My Closet. I mean, the colors are bad enough…but the
National Foster Care Month – Support Warm Welcomes
I promise to return with the rest of my closet facelift series. However, May 1 begins National Foster Care month. Please see the letters above and below about the wonderful organization Warm Welcomes. Hello friends and family, We are so excited to see the impact that Warm Welcomes Foster Care Outreach has been making in
Getting a Closet Facelift – Part One: Before the Consultation
My closet no longer excited me! I have been a stay-at-home-mom for over a year now. And when I looked in my closet a month or so ago, it just made me sigh. When I quit my job I held onto all of my clothes not knowing what exactly I would wear or need in
Just One Necklace
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to get some new headshots from a local photographer. More to come on the actual photos themselves. Once I posted a few on Facebook, the comments came in FAST. So many people did NOT like the serious-face Tricia. Sorry! But many, many, many people LOVED the necklace
Baby Doll Themed Birthday Party
Last month the girls were invited to the cutest birthday party. I just had to share the idea, because it was a great one! It was a baby doll themed birthday tea party. The invitation stated that you AND your favorite doll were invited to a fun afternoon. As soon as we walked in the
Instant Margarita Review – Just Add Ice
A friend brought me a bottle of this Wild Berry Sparkling Margarita a couple of months ago. And it was yummy. You literally unscrew the top and pour it over ice. SO SIMPLE. I imagined it more as a perfect poolside drink. Tonight we are having tacos for dinner and I opened up the Mango
Holidays are Give and Take
There have been so many posts lately about going overboard on birthday parties, class parties, and holidays in general. Everyone trying to one-up someone else. To that I say, NO THANKS. Do I sometimes go a bit overboard on a certain idea or holiday or class event…sure. But is it consistent? NOPE. And that’s what
Books Stella Loves – Chapter Books for Early Readers
Are you tired of the Magic Tree House and Cam Jansen series? Does Junie B Jones get on your ever-lovin’-nerves?!?!?! (Just mine?) Is your reader not quite ready for the real Nancy Drew or the Beverly Cleary books we loved? Are you looking for some new ideas for your young reader for an upcoming Spring