It's been one heck of a last few days.  Mr Vertigo won't leave me the heck alone.  Then his friend Mr. Strep throat decided to pay me an unfriendly visit.  And to further matters Mother Nature heard I like the warmth so a heat spell came through yesterday and set a 95 degree record...to which the power company responded by knocking our neighborhood's electricity out.  All day.  My sweet wonderful neighbors rescued my milk, popsicles and eggs from a refrigerator that just didn't want to stay

Last week I posted about the opportunity I had to review Home Advisor's site by searching, scheduling and using a couple of services.  I was more than happy to schedule a maid service and also get my windows cleaned.  Who wouldn't? What I loved most about their site was reading the reviews from actual customers.    It's so hard to know if a service is good and read some really positive (and not so positive) reviews which really helped me narrow down who to hire. To have my window's cleaned I

A friend once asked me what my purpose for blogging was and the first thing that came to mind was, "to bring 'pretty' to the world". As plain and simple as that. As my blog grows I have an increased desire to create more beautiful projects. However, with young kids at home...you know how that goes. So in keeping with my purpose, I've decided to enlist some help of some guest contributors from time to time to keep you coming back for more beautiful projects. Please let me introduce Kimberly

Why do these holiday's always sneak up on me? My sweet mom is the "I don't need anything" kind of mom.   Makes shopping so easy, but so hard. I've been frequenting Red Envelope for years now and always click on their site when I'm looking for a beautiful and unique gift. I just received the lovely Nutmeg Tote (shown in the bottom corner) which I'm in love with! They've got great gifts for her that can still make it in time if you hurry and order now. Plus you can take 15% off your order

Spring time is here. Hallelujah! Can I tell you how much I've missed the sunshine?! My soul comes alive when the weather warms up. Now that there's a little more light streaming through my dirty, winter washed windows I'm discovering just how much my home needs a good spring cleaning.  8 years ago this wouldn't have been an issue.  The Mr. and I would just take the weekend and scrub the house top to bottom.  Now that 3 little men have entered the picture, getting (and keeping) the house clean