A friend came to my door for the first time and remarked how cute my patio chalkboard was. I noticed I had a design on there from Valentine's Day. I guess, "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Sugar is Sweet and I Love You" is a nice message any time of year but it was really time for a change. When nothing but kids come in and out of your house you don't really pay attention because they could care less.
I pulled out my trusty overhead projector, printed my design on to a transparency and shot
Homework station.
This vintage library cart has been been around.
I've used it as a bar cart, a night stand and living room display cart.
It's latest duty...
This year I have not just one but two kiddos in school.
The amount of school work scattered on our kitchen counters is out of control.
No can ever find anything in that tornado of school projects (though I did found a stale, mushed up cracker from who knows when in the pile).
We needed a system.
Come in the door, hang your back pack on the
Getting kids to clean up after themselves with Zink and a giveaway.
Stashed under an end table in my living room is a box.
My box.
All its contents belong to me.
In it are things I have collected from off the floor.
I used to harp and nag at my kids to pick up their stuff.
Then one day the clouds parted.
The Pinterest Gods bestowed bounty from Heaven in the form of an idea...a Ransom Box.
Cleaning up toys changed from that day on.
When things don't get picked up after one request, I quietly collect those items without announcement and put them in
Rain gutter maintenance with Home Advisor.
Salt Lake has had a lot of rain in the past few days. During a recent storm, we happened to be sitting on our backyard patio and noticed the water wasn't coming down the rain gutter spout but rather a curtain of water was coming off the roof seemingly by-passing the rain gutter totally. The sheet of water that we were seeing was actually caused by clogged gutters. My husband climbed a ladder after the storm and pulled out several fist fulls of leaves, pine needles and debris. He normally
Good deed cards with the help of my ZINK hAppy.
I am an only child.
Growing up I was an absolute angel (that statement might be a little biased).
My parents used logic and reason to solve problems with me.
I figured I would use that same parenting style when I had kids of my own.
Then I had kids of my own.
I wasn't aware of this phenomenon called sibling rivalry.
I have seen it turn angelic little faces in to calculating little demons.
There are many benefits to having siblings (most of which I'm convinced aren't realized until
Thanks for the feature Young House Love!
One of my favorite daily reads is Young House Love. They are so relate-able and know how to keep it real when it comes to design. John and Sherry of Young House Love are to blogging what William and Kate are to the U.K. Yes, they are blog royalty (in my humble opinion).
Today they are talking money and remodeling and featured yours truly!
Thanks for the feature YHL!
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Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!