Getting Healthy Part 3

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You can catch up with my first post here and part 2 here.   I figured I would add one more post and then check back in January.   My birthday was a few weeks ago and I enjoyed 2 gluten free cakes and also had some lovely gluten free lemon desserts.  I definitely paid for all that

ORC Week 4 Master Bathroom Lighting & Hardware

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This week I don’t have much progress so let’s talk about bathroom hardware and lighting.  I’ve been searching the internet for weeks trying to find cheap hardware that was also brass and didn’t look like it was from my grandma’s kitchen.  I had my heart set on this one from myknobs.com and also I think it’s

ORC Week 3 Tile Inspiration Pics

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Week 3, halfway through the challenge and I think we’re doing well so far.  You can catch up here on week 1 and week 2.   I’ve been without a toilet for over 2 weeks now and thankfully, I can pee in my own bathroom again.  I know, first word problem but seriously, marching down the hall trying not

Kids Bedrooms & Office Spaces, Help!

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Having four children and a five bedroom house doesn’t seem like it would cause much of a problem but when you add in a husband who works from home and needs a room that has a door for his office space, all of a sudden we are faced with a conundrum of sorts. My poor

ORC – Week 2 Master Bathroom Makeover

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Welcome to week 2 of the ORC!  It’s been a productive week here,  including ripping out the tile and scraping off the popcorn ceiling. And on a side note, thank goodness for Minnesota winters and neighbors who let us use their ice scraper driveway thingy so that the hubby could get up the wire/thinset cement stuff off

ORC Linkup Master Bathroom week 1

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It’s that time again, it only happens twice a year, The One Room Challenge or (ORC) as we like to call it.  I’ll be linking up again every Thursday for the next 6 weeks.  It’s not too late for you to join in as well, it’s a great way to meet other bloggers, see awesome

Getting Healthy Part 2

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A little over a month ago I posted about my health, including going Gluten Free and exercising more.  I thought I’d share a little update on here as I’ve had people asking questions about gluten free, thyroid, etc. First off, if you are wondering if you have hypothyroidism, you can check out this list here

Thoughts on For the Love & Community

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So let me start by saying this because it’s important to be honest,  I didn’t love Jen Hatmaker until recently.  I know, scandalous.  Back in 2004 I did one of her first bible studies for women and I didn’t love it.  Then I was going to read Seven and I just didn’t do it because

Our Home Then & Now

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I was looking for some photos the other day and came across the pics from when our home was for sale by the previous owners.  So the furniture pictured in the before photos does not belong to us but it’s fun to see how the home was staged when we looked at it. Scroll down

Crockpot Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup Gluten Free

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Hey friends, just popping in today to share this quick and easy recipe with you!  I love soup and especially in the winter time when it’s cold and dreary outside.  There’s something about the smell of soup filling up my home that makes me happy! Here is the soup I’m making tonight, this recipe is