No Spend February 2014

No Spend Month Saving Money

The smack is getting laid down, the belt is getting tightened and sadly I won’t be at Target this month, that’s right friends, we are going on a spending fast.   Don’t ask us to do anything fun in the month of February unless it’s free or you want to pay for us.  :p  

Once a Month Cooking – January

meatballs meatball subs

This is my third month of OAMC (once a month cooking) and I’ve learned a few things about myself after doing this a few times. 1. I LOVE grabbing a meal out of the freezer, dumping it in the crock pot in the morning and having dinner ready without me having to do much of

Fireplace Change Up?

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I’ve been staring at the fireplace lately, wondering if I should paint it gray like the cabinets in the kitchen or perhaps maybe just re-tile the surround or paint the tile instead for a super cheap and easy fix?  It doesn’t look bad, definitely better than when we moved in to what I used to

Going to the Dogs…..Random Thursday

dog miniature schnauzer heidi

I have become slightly obsessed with taking pictures of my dogs, yes my dogs not my kids, it is a bit sad really but the kids don’t cooperate.  Well I should say dog, as the schnauzer always sits nicely for me and even looks at the camera like she knows what is going on.  Ruby,

Back in the Saddle, again

In May of this past year I posted about the end of blogging after taking a break from blogging the past fall for a few months.   I still believe that stopping blogging was what needed to happen for me, to give me a sense of focus, to stop the Perfection Infection and also for me

Downton Abbey Premier Dinner Party Season 4

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This past summer I had some friends over who had never seen Downton Abbey before so like a good friend, I introduced them to my addiction, hoping they would become addicted as well.   Of course they were hooked after a few episodes and from there a Season 4 premier party idea was born.  

My Word of the Year for 2014

deep sin

I have found that occasionally I just need to blog.  Today is that day.  Maybe no one is reading my blog anymore after I quit last May and that’s ok.   This though, felt like it needed to be on here, a place to share my heart and what God’s doing, maybe for someone to