School has Started...

...and this momma's got a plan for around the house!

Since we moved into our house 5 years ago, my husband has been ironing his clothes for work in our bedroom. Do I have a problem with this? Well, no...

The problem I do have is that our ironing board and iron NEVER get put away!

This is what I hope to do, but also add a shelf up above for the iron.

(we do not have a door in the spot that I want to put this)

Oh, and get us a new ironing board. Can you believe the metal broke!?! Seriously???



Since I had my goal of getting the house cleaned and in order before the start of school, I thought it would be a great idea to have chore check-offs for the kids to complete every day after they get home (yes, mom and dad too). I found this idea here.

Of course, I am making them more appropriate for our family and then will have them laminated to be used over and over and over and...well, you get the idea. Hopefully this will mean a clean house every day and less for mommy to do before she has to head to work in the afternoon.

Ok, we have a realatively large house...5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, and two livingroom areas. Our bathrooms however, are not all that big (especially the master bathroom).

I found this idea and thought it would be perfect in our master bathroom and one of our guest bathrooms. The master bathroom especially, since there is virtually no storage in there.

hmmm.... this could work in our walk-in closet too...

The kids bathroom is in serious need of redecorating.

When we moved in, I thought it would be fun to make the bathroom more child-like and fun.

Now, I am ready to make it a little bit more grown up.

Not completely sophisticated or anything, just not the cartoon fish, turtles, and octopus's any more.

I also want the kids to be reminded of these 4 little things that they, for some odd reason, keep forgetting to do!

That shower curtain is kind of cute, but I won't subject my son to something quite that frilly.

There are so many projects I want to get done now that the kids are both in school.

I guess to prove I have actually completed anything, I will just have to prove it and take photos along the way...

If I actually get them done...

Just kidding, I will eventually get them done, it just may not all be done immediately.

I do have to adjust to the fact that I am home all by my lonesome during the day now.

Beauty Solutions

I am not a vain person, but I do like to think that I take good care of myself.

The only problem is that beauty products are so stinkin' expensive and I am not one to spend a lot of money, unless it is my hair, I like to have my hair looking nice! Who doesn't?

Anyway, as you all know, I am a Pinterest-holic...

So, I have been attempting to pin things that deal with beauty, but can be made from things I already have in my house - bathroom, kitchen, etc.

I have not attempted any of them yet, but this first one is going to be something I try first.

It doesn't hurt to try something right?

How to get white nails -- make a paste using 1 tbsp peroxide and 2 1/4 tbsp baking soda. Let this paste sit on your nails for 5 minutes and voila! White nails!

This will be great since I wear a lot of dark nail polish on my toes.

Maybe I will fore-go the polish altogether if it works well!

During the summer, I am very particular about my feet looking nice.

I wear flip flops and sandals nearly all the time, so I don't want to have rough nasty heals and I definitely want to keep any nail fungus or the like off of my feet.



Vinegar Foot Soaks (click on photo to go to the website)

I don't know what has happened, but recently I have started dealing with breakouts.

Okay, I am 34 years old, seriously I am way past the time in my life that I should have to deal with acne! It has gotten to the point that I made an appointment with my husband's dermatologist, because I am so frustrated with it!

However, that being said, I am still going to attempt to take care of the problem even before I see the doctor about it. Pinterest has had a few things I plan on trying, as long as I don't eat or drink them first!

(click photo to go to website)

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I honestly cannot wait to try these out.

My skin will hopefully love me for the pampering and I will feel better about myself too.

Thursday Pinterests

I thought since I am done with the most recent special orders, I would start making a few of the items that I have pinned.

Some of them may very well be items that show up in the shop and some of them will just be made and kept as a stockpile of gifts and - dare I say it - give-a-ways right here on this very blog.

Check them all out...



I saw something very similar to this in the Victoria's Secret catalog recently.

I am definitely going to make one or two or three...

Enough of them to match each of my bathing suits. I have plenty of them!

Super simple cover-up.

Super cute too!

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So sorry for the "hiccup" in posts.

I have been a busy beaver trying to get some special orders made.

Now I am finished with those special orders and ready to start gettting my "posts on".

A little spring fun for all y'all...

I can't wait to start picking our strawberries!

Maybe not 100 things, but we can do something very similar.

Definitely gonna have to give this one a try...Grilled peaches with honey and greek yogurt...Yumm!!!

I really need an occasion to make pretty centerpieces!

How could I call this a summer post without some fashions...

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I have totally fallen off the wagon and I can tell!

It is aweful!

These are going to be my starters for getting back in the swing of exercise.

I better keep myself disciplined, because seriously these are so quick and simple.

There is absolutely NO reason I can't do this!

I shouldn't have any problem doing these things!

They are all quick and simple and none of them need a gym!

My only problem is motivation! I just need to get motivated!

If I can accomplish these, I should have no problem getting back to work on the

Couch to 5K program.

I just need to quit being so lazy!

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Spring is finally here!

Nebraska has been lucky enough to have some extremely unusual weather too.

Normally, it is still rather chilly and we have been known to get snow late into April.

It is so unusual, that we have been able to let our kids run through the sprinkler in the front yard.

My husband has already mowed the lawn twice.

Flips flops are my every day footwear.

Everything is in bloom and green!



This is simple enough!

I think this is so adorable!

Pretty simple to make too!

I would love to have this on our mantle...

Oh wait, we don't have a mantle.

Guess I'll have to wait on that!

Thursday Pinterests

Today, I wanted to share with you some of the things that I've pinned to my

Low Carb/Low Calorie pin board.

I felt it was appropriate since I am following a low carb plan and didn't want my foods to

get too boring. There is only so much baked or grilled chicken that one can stand day after day after day...

I am a seriously sugar-aholic, so I wanted to be able to go to my iPad and get on Pinterest to pull up a recipe for something yummy, yet low in carbohydrates.

Here are some of the yummy recipes I plan to try.

**click on the photos to see where I found it**



The next three photos are recipes that I have tried and LOVE!

You can find the recipes and a few others here.

Lemonaide Protein Bars - Low Carb

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes - Low Carb

I eat these with a little bit of butter spread on top then sprinkle with Splenda.

Carrot Cake Protein Bars - Low Carb

WOW, it is a good thing I just ate!

I would be salivating if I hadn't.

All of these look so tastey!

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An ode to old Saint Patrick's Day...

Yes, I know it is on Saturday, I just thought my pins today would be for St. Patty's Day.

Anyway...

May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rains fall soft upon your fields...
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

If you really like this, you can buy it here.

See how to make this here.

If you don't have the creativeness to make this, you can purchase one here.

Yes, I had to add some fashion into the mix!



A little bit of sweet, a little bit of salty, and a bit 'o crunch!

YUMMY!!!

I seriously wish I had an apron for every holiday!

Unfortunately, I don't wear the only apron I own as it is, so they would go unused.

Oh well, at least I can sew my own if I really feel the need!

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I am one of the least organized people I know...

...AT HOME!

At work, I am a completely different person...

...when speaking ORGANIZATION!

I pinned a bunch of great ideas to hopefully, maybe someday get organized at home.

Great ideas by-the-way!

I *swoon* over this linen closet!

Such organization...NOTHING like mine!

(put sheet sets inside a matching pillow case)

Every time I fold the sheets, I think about doing this, but it never happens.

I would no longer be searching through my sewing basket, on the sewing table, or *gasp* on the floor for my sewing thread!

Oh so organized. With a dish drying rack! And I couldn't think of something this simple?!? Sheesh!

I will have to post a photo of my lid cabinet to show you just how rediculously unorganized they are!

Grocery SALE cycles.

Know when to stock up on what!

Click on the image to check it out.