Thursday, May 12, 2016

Beach Vacation Must Haves!

The beach is my ultimate happy place. The breeze, the crashing waves, the warm sand, what's not to love?? Whether it's adult time in a chair drinking something cold and reading a book, or family time covered in sand making castles, I cannot turn down time at the beach. We are about 2 hours away from the nearest beach and we love to take day trips in the summer and if work schedules and finances allowed it, we'd take a week long beach vacation every year! We have been having some pretty warm weather around here and with Memorial Day fast approaching, I thought I'd share some of the things on my "must pack" list for a beach vacation! Some of these are major must haves if you are taking kiddos and others are great for anyone going to the beach! So if this is your first beach trip as a family, or your 50th, hopefully I can help you pack some extras that will make your vacation more enjoyable!

Thursday, May 5, 2016

DIY Lazy Susan Organizer!


Hey guys!! Today I've got a super quick and easy pantry organization project for you! Previously my spices were sitting in little bins, which kept them contained and together in the pantry, but it was super hard to find the one I was looking for (I needed to clean out the old expired spices as well-there were a lot!).

 I love the idea of using a lazy susan/spinnner to keep the spices so they are easy to find, but have you priced those things lately?? Walmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and the Container Store have them for $8 or more! Sorry friends, but I'm not paying that much money for something sitting in my pantry. So I found this little DIY lazy susan hack that only cost $3 each! Boom! I made 4 of these for just over the price of one in the store! I actually like these more than the store bought ones anyway because they have sides, so the spices won't fall over easily. These can be used for just about anything from spices to lotion and other bathroom items, to anything you want easy and organized access to!

All you need is 2 round cake pans and  bag of marbles. You can get all of these things for $1 each at the Dollar Tree, making each one only $3! Walmart has 9" cake pans for $.88, however I had a really hard time finding a store that had them in stock (I went to 4 different stores with no luck!), so I used the 8" pans I found at the Dollar Tree and they were a great size for spices. I eventually found some at a Walmart and made 2 more of these for our bathroom cabinets! 

Step 1: Put marbles in one of the cake pans.

Step 2: Put the second cake pan on top.



Step 3: Put in your spices.
Step 4: Smile, you are done! :) And spin it around 100 times because, well, its fun!

Here's my BEFORE. :( A MESS!!

And the AFTER!! SOO much better!!



Let me know if you make these or have any other genius organization hacks!!

-A

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

March 2016 Favorites!

Happy Tuesday!! I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend (and a bearable Monday)! Ours was relatively low key, but we had some fun! Hubby took kiddo to soccer on Saturday while I stayed home attempting to finish touching up the baseboards and paint in our bathroom, but that just didn't happen. I'm going to have to tape off the trim in order to touch up the wall paint in order for it all to look nice. 

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Dining Table Centerpiece DIY

Hello Friends!! Happy Easter!! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend (I had an extra day off work, so that was extra wonderful)! We kept things VERY low key this year, and it was awesome! The entire weekend we stayed on relax mode and honestly didn't do much of anything...sometimes you just need a few days to unwind! Friday we just ran some errands and lounged around the house. Hubby and I finally got a day date in at the driving range on Saturday, and while we had a blast, I am sore in places I didn't even know had muscles to be sore! It's been YEARS since I've even held a golf club--needless to say, watching us must have been pretty comical!  In years past, we have gone to Ohio to be with my family for Easter, but that didn't work out this year due to hubby's work schedule so we just spent the day mostly at home. Kiddo did his Easter egg hunt in the house because the weather just had to be yucky. Egg hunts are much more fun outside!! After that, we just hung around and watched movies for most of the day and I think that was just what we needed. 3 days off with nothing to do. My house is a disaster and the laundry is piling up, but I'm so glad we had a chill weekend!



Thursday, March 17, 2016

Kitchen Table MAKEOVER!

WOW! I've been 100% absent from this blog for over 6 months...all I can say for myself is that life happens! Between our busy summer, hubby being overly busy with work and training, and having a super active 4 year old (oh and my full time job), I just got busy and maybe a little lazy. In any case, I'm ready to get back to writing and sharing our projects and creations with you!


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