My Favorite Spinach Smoothie

This smoothie is HANDS DOWN, the best smoothie I have ever had! It's the easiest way to sneak 2 cups worth of greens into my diet... not to mention, into GAVIN'S diet! SCORE! So, here's how it's done:  The other nice thing about this smoothie, is you can swap out the fruits. I've tried it with pineapple instead of mango... you can also use kale instead of spinach! It allows for...

Breast Milk Queen

This is my deep freeze, full of nothing but breast milk. If you're like me, and you want a freezer full of breast milk for your baby, keep reading & I'll fill you in on how I did it! My disclaimer: I am in no way a breast feeding expert. I didn't read any specific breast feeding books before giving birth.  I didn't even take a breast feeding class, BUT, obviously what I did worked,...

December Life

Not gonna lie... Christmas decor went up early this year... How could I possibly wait until AFTER Thanksgiving when I had this gorgeous, new Floating Shelf to decorate... A beautifully, and perfectly balanced ornament, placed byyours truly... Gavin. Being that this is our first Christmas with a mobile, destructive (in a loving way) 1 year old, I have been lucky enough to re-decorate...

Our Kitchen Transformation- HOW I DID IT in 1 weekend!

I will have another kitchen cupboard post, with mostly just photos, once I have the final touches done. For now... these are the photos I will be using... there will still be some blue tape here and there :) I have dreamt of painting my kitchen cupboards white since we moved in (over 2 years ago). But the task seemed too daunting, we also weren't sure we wanted to paint over hickory wood- since...

DIY Floating Shelf (in *3* easy steps!)

Well what do you know,  I have another cheap, easy and beautiful DIY project to share with you! Our living room wall was driving me nuts. I couldn't find anything I liked for that wall. . . UNTIL NOW!!! The floating shelf is absolutely amazing.  It's definitely the focal point of the living room, and it's a perfect spot to showcase seasonal decor!! This project took about...

November '15

Nope. I can't even. There's no possible way, it is already NOVEMBER of 2015. I'm still confused as to where 2014 went!!!!  Now we're almost to 2016? I'm convinced time flies by a million times faster when you have a baby... who I guess is now already considered a "toddler". CASE IN POINT. Time is obviously flying by far too fast for my liking. November for this family means...  1....

CrockPot Stroganoff

Maybe it's just me, but there's something about Fall... and crockpot dinners. I have somehow developed a new obsession with crockpot meals over the past couple weeks. The ease of throwing everything into a crockpot in the morning, and not having to do a thing to it all day, but having a delicious dinner ready for you come 6pm... is a beautiful thing. Especially when you are busy chasing around...

DIY Storage/Entertainment Center

This was such a fun project!! I had this idea in my head of what I wanted for playroom storage and a little entertainment center. After shopping around, looking at cube storage and different shelving ideas... I finally realized I wanted storage that actually HID all of the toys, and could still double as our entertainment center. Since it's me, and I don't seem to like the 'easy road'......

DIY Scrabble Wall Tiles

Usually I drag these "how to" posts on and on... so I'll do my best to keep this short! It really is a simple project- but it did take awhile (hand painting all of the letters took time, and resulted in a sore neck...) 1. Pick out your words. I used these tiles in our playroom- so I wanted playroom related words.  The list of possible options is really endless... especially when you...

Same Blog- New Name!

Well- Things are slightly different around here! New name- but the same blog! ...now... I need to get back to my scrabble tile project & check on the crazy sounds coming from our back yard as my husband attempts to put together some bases for our playroom storage/entertainment center! Enjoy your Friday!! ...

Apricot Lemon Glazed Chicken

This is a favorite in our house!  Super easy, healthy, and tastes delicious!! I LOVE this recipe because it takes under 20 minutes to make!! There's also not a whole lot that goes into preparing it- so it's easy to make this, and at the same time be chasing around my 1 year old :) You can't say that about many other meals! What You Need: (We choose to alway use organic ingredients) 2...